How Rubba taught Eraser even not to think in bad works

Rubba and Eraser were flying, flying and flying. They got into a very busy street. The two-legged were bustling around, as if somebody was chasing them. It looked like some chaos.

        

Rubba saw two people doing something with their hands, moving them up, down, aside, and backward. She couldn’t understand what was going on.

Eraser saw her astonishment, even confusion, and explained, 

“They are quarrelling about something!” Rubba heard some words, which sounded unpleasant. 

“They use bad words, it’s not for ladies”, Eraser gave his reasons. Rubba reacted in an unusual way.

                    

“A bad word can work 

Against its inventor, 

Whatever is look, 

It shows the creator. 

It makes boomerang, 

Returns the idea, 

And those, who will bang, 

Will get the insomnia”. 

Eraser said to Rubba, “What horrible words people sometimes use! They call them bad words. Rubba got into a deep thought. She was thinking for some time, then made a conclusion, “It is very bad, because speaking bad words destroys person’s aura. Rubba was amused, because there were no bad words and even bad thoughts on her planet Nibiru. She started moving swirling around, as if propelled herself. They never abused each other, and never quarrelled, because they didn’t have emotions. When she didn’t understand something, her iridescent body started changing colours, sparkling with darker shades.

                           
That was the sign of indication that she didn’t understand something. Eraser was very pleased that Rubba didn’t like bad words, because he himself hated those words. The point was in a problem, which words should be called bad words. Eraser knew some of them.

Rubba proposed to make an experiment. She said, “You say some bad words, and I will react how bad they are!” 

Eraser agreed. He tried to remember at least some bad words, and being embarrassed, he pushed “A nerd, a jerk, a loser, stupid”, he thought very hard, but couldn’t remember more. Rubba didn’t know what he meant, because she knew the other meanings of them. Jerk is twisting, nerd she knew like a computer fan and so on… Eraser remembered that his main task was to erase bad thoughts, if any. And he promised to rubber a bad word if he hears any. Rubba agreed and changed her colour, as if she was very pleased.

 

The story was retold by Khoroshaylo Elizabeth. 

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How Eraser and Rubba tried to understand what happiness was

Rubba and Eraser got on the cloud and flew forward to new adventures. So, they are on a quest to find out some particular things. Rubba wanted to know as much as possible about the Earth, and asked Eraser of something and anything at every turn.
“I have already known much about your planet,
Eraser, and I am inclined to like everything”, said Rubba, “but I always hear the word, which is unknown to me. Many people speak about happiness. What is that happiness?”
“Happiness is something special for each of them, you cannot touch it, it has neither colour nor smell”, replied Eraser.

Immediately after Rubba asked a new question their cloud descended and landed on a stunningly beautiful clearing, where the Sun was shining brightly, and where there were a lot of people.“Where are we, Eraser?” asked Rubba both amazingly and happily with her eyes widely open. 
“We arrived at the warmest and the most picturesque place on Earth. We are in the South.
We will get to know everything about happiness here.”
Rubba and Eraser looked back and saw that the cloud brought them to the park, where people were having a rest with their friends, families and relatives. Suddenly, a ball rolled up to them, and following it a little girl ran up to them, and said hello to aliens.
“Hi”, said the girl, “I’m called Alice, what are your names?”
The friends introduced themselves, and Rubba decided to ask Alice about the thing she was interested in.
“Alice, tell us, please, what happiness is for you.”
“Happiness…” the girl was pondering it over, “It’s when I walk with my parents and friends, when they don’t scold me, when I am allowed to do everything, and when they buy things for me. What about you?” the curious girl asked Rubba.
“I don’t know yet, but I want to know about it so much”.
The girl said goodbye to her new acquaintances,
and ran to play with her friends.

 Rubba and Eraser were walking in the park and looking at all its beauties. It was an especially warm day; wonderful floral fragrance was spread in the air. Eraser noticed something moving in the bushes. He came up, and saw a squirrel with a long, furry, red tail. It screamed with all its might.
“Don’t touch me, please, those kids are always following me, they simply don’t leave me alone. I am so tired out of it!”
 “Don’t worry, we are not going to bother you, we just want to ask you a question. Squirrel, can you answer what happiness is?” The squirrel asked with the startled look, “Are you from the book of Paul McCartney “High in the Clouds”? There they wanted to find a land Animalia, a safe place
where all animals would live in peace and harmony, without fear.

The plucky red squirrel seemed to be the best character from a favourite book which this Mama-squirrel read to her kids.
“I am happy when my kids are healthy, when we have something to eat, when we have a home, a very nice lawn, where they can have fun”, when no one can kill us because of our fur to make hats and fur-coats”.
“And yet, Eraser, I have already understood what happiness is, but I want to know more about it.”
Suddenly Eraser exclaimed, “Oops, don’t stamp!”
Rubba stopped, bewildered. She saw a strange pile of leaves, twigs and that sort, where there were a lot of bugs, crawling beside.
“What are they?” asked Rubba with amazement. “They are ants, the most hardworking insects on my planet.”Rubba and Eraser noticed an ant that was carrying a piece of a leaf, which was much bigger than the ant itself. Rubba greeted the ant and showed great interest, “Why do you need such a big leaf? It’s hard for you to carry it!”
“I help all my big family,” answered the ant,
“We build our house with these leaves. It isn’t a hard work for us to do.”
“What is happiness for you?”
“I’m happy when each of our big family has its duty and successfully fulfils it. I’m happy when enemies don’t bother us in our home. I’m happy after the rain when I can have some drops of crystal-clear nourishing water. We live in peace, that’s why I am happy”. The ant was very proud of his answers.

Rubba and Eraser went on, on and on. Something very slow was moving across their path. Eraser looked at it and screamed, “Oh, a snail!” Rubba moved forward and stared at it. The snail was a brown garden snail. It got scared and hid its body under the shelter, which was a nicely shaped shell. Eraser knocked on the shell top. “Don’t be afraid, we are not going to do any harm. We only want to ask you one question, “What is happiness?” asked Rubba.

The snail first forwarded its horns, and then slowly got its head out of the shell. “Happiness… I’m happy,” it was drawling, ”When I have time to look around, when nobody makes me hurry and I can walk slowly.” It gave a long, weary sigh. “You tire me”, it closed its eyes. 
Rubba and Eraser didn’t notice that the day had reached its close. It was getting dark. All of a sudden, they heard some noise, very close. “Don’t be afraid,” said Eraser, “It’s a very wise bird. It is a nocturnal bird. It sleeps at day time. The best thing an owl does in the daytime: snoring gently. Rubba was so much interested in it that flew up to the oak where the owl was sitting. “I’m so sorry to bother you, but I would like to know what happiness is for you.” Rubba was extremely polite talking to a wise bird. She remembered children shouting a rhyme:

“A wise old owl sat in an oak,
The more she heard, the less she spoke,
The less she spoke, the more she heard.
Follow the example of a wise old bird!”



“I cannot answer for everybody, but I am happy when I don’t feel any danger, when my babies are safe, when people don’t shoot to kill birds, when there is prey, I can follow when in need to feed, when we have a safe place to live in! It is very simple!”

Rubba and Eraser were very happy to have that day full of knowledge, and were sure that the next day was to start with new adventures. Bye for tomorrow!

The story was invented and retold by Polyna Slobodyanyuk, the second year student of Technological College, 16 years of age. She has been learning English with “TAMRA” for 3 years.

This s-s-s-t-o-r-y is a true his-s-s-t-o-r-y!

How Rubba and Eraser were talking about their planets

Eraser’s new friend Rubba is looking into the sky and counting stars. One of them is falling down, and she makes a wish, “I want to fly to the Moon,
And think it will happen so soon.
The Moon is so bright and so clear,
And seems to be so close and near…”

 

“Aha… The Moon… Where is that?” asked Eraser. “In the sky,” replied Rubba
“Is it where you live?” insisted Eraser.
“No, silly”, Rubba hummed. “I live on Nibiru, the planet Nibiru”.
“What is it like?” asked Eraser. “As for me, Nibiru is the most beautiful planet ever in the Universe,” Rubba started telling. “It is even called a planet with shining crown, and…”

 

 

 But she hasn’t finished yet, when Eraser interrupted her.
“Hang on! Are you kidding me? I know that the crown can be worn only by the kings or the queens”.
“This is no way I’m going to agree. Why only kings or queens?” She was surprised.

“Our planet belongs to Gods, and all its dwellers are their inheritors, that’s why all of them have the right to wear a crown. Our crowns have one distinguishing mark – a sign of Nibiru, a planet in a shape of a bird with wings. It has a red body in the middle, flashing from inside with fluorescent light. Look at it! So, it sometimes is called a red planet. It looks attractive.

 “If this is so, then the Earth should also have the right to wear a crown,” Eraser didn’t want to give up.
“Why is the Earth so special?” asked Rubba, and then continued, “Our nation believes that Nibiru was a travelling ship, where Gods lived. That proves its uniqueness”.
Eraser dived into a deep thought. Then he came to his senses.
“There… there, hem… there is something special on the Earth that the other planets don’t have, and which isn’t on Nibiru…” he was slow to give his arguments. After some hesitation he heard,
“So, what’s that?” Rubba insisted.
“Well, hem… that is… well, flowers”, the first thought came to his mind, “there are no flowers on other planets!” he shouted.
“What flowers?” Rubba repeated, “I have never heard of them”, she agreed. “How do they look like? Why do you need them?”
“You only have a look at them!” Eraser said. “Look, they are so beautiful, and then, they smell fabulously! Here, take!”

Eraser handed the flower to her. Rubba stared at it with astonishment. A flower was a stunningly beautiful, shiny velvet red rose, which shed sweet heady fragrance.
“Oh, really, it’s unusual. I didn’t see anything like that,” Rubba said with utter amazement.
“That’s it”, Eraser added proudly “You are right, Eraser, the Earth is really a very interesting place”, Rubba nodded,
“Yes!”

  “It has a lot of mysterious and wonderful things”, Eraser got a swelled head.
“Can you tell me anything else?” asked Rubba with hope.
“Sure, I will show something to you next time”.
“I’ll be looking forward to meeting you for our next travel”, her eyes were shining with some deep purple glow.
“Rumor has it that Nibiru inhabitants don’t have emotions, and cannot speak any languages. How then I could understand what she asked me about?” Eraser was bewildered. Then the idea flashed in his mind, “Telepathy! She got to know everything by telepathic sensing! I think she percepts the surrounding the other way we do”. Eraser was going and thinking, going and thinking…
 

The story was invented and retold by Vlada Manoylo, 14 years of age, school 10, year 9, has been learning English with club “TAMRA” for 3 years.

 
The s-s-s-t-o-r-y is true. H-i-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-t-o-r-y!

 

How Eraser tried to teach Rubba English, Ukraine & Russian

Eraser didn’t like Rubba’s telepathic communication very much. He wanted her to speak in a traditional way, which could be more acceptable for him and for all who were around. He was trying to persuade her to speak some languages, which a lot of humans spoke. He made the first attempt. He said,

“Look, Rubba! People on Earth speak and understand each other by means of pronouncing words they know, and listening to the words, which they say. There are so many things that are alike in any languages. Let’s start.” And he began pronouncing some names, which sounded alike.

English                Ukrainian                           Russian

Lamp                    лампа                               лампа

Table                    табло                                табло

Sport                    спорт                                спорт

Address               адреса                             адрес

Form                    форма                             форма

Class                    клас                                  класс

Storm                   шторм                               шторм

Finish                   фініш                                 финиш

Start                     старт                                 старт

Television            телебачення                    телевидение

Telepathic        телепатичний                телепатический    

Fix                       фіксувати                          фиксровать

Problem              проблема                          проблема

Film                     фільм                                фильм

Boxing                 бокс                                   бокс

Plan                     план                                   план

Continent             континент                         континент

Park                     парк                                   парк

Football               футбол                             футбол

Volleyball             волейбол                         волейбол

Basketball            баскетбол                       баскетбол

Tennis                  теніс                                 тенис

Automobile          автомобіль                     автомобиль

Autograph            автограф                        автограф

Sensorи               сенсор                            сенсор

Ethnic                   етнічний                          этничный

Grammar              граматика                      грамматика

Bomb                    бомба                            бомба

Rocket                  ракета                            ракета            

Sputnik                 супутник                         спутник

Сharter                  чартер                           чартер

Eraser could continue, but Rubba said that she would understand if he could tell her the reason of such a phenomenon. Eraser didn’t think a lot, he immediately replied, “It’s the origin, word origin. All languages originated from almost one source, which was added to their native language. Sometimes the pronunciation was different, but those who had good ear for music, could guess. That’s it!” His heads began to swim because of his significance. He was afraid to knot them and stopped thinking too good of himself. Eraser knew that Rubba could read his thoughts, and he shyly glanced at her and smiled.

The story is retold and created by Ilya Solyanik, 13 years old, school 3, year 7.      H-i-s-s-s-s-s-t-o-r-y!

 

Welcome to the World of Unseen Creatures

                 

              
I invite all to the country
Of creatures that weren’t seen.

There’s Real Ocean partly
Reflects dreams with door in...
 
I know stories happen,
The hill of fate’s like temple,

There’re all good heroes acting,
And are for us the samples.

Take part in everyday life;
Try following palm’s lines,

Become specific, not rife,
Join Universe and shine!

The stories, you are going to dive in, were created by different friends of nature. Their attitude towards creatures, plants, water, their kindness to all living beings made me sure of their right position as for life development on our beautiful planet. You are welcome to join the world of kids’ imagination and travel together with their characters Eraser and Rubba around the planet Earth. Hope you will like it.

A wise snake knows everything about the characters of the stories, and supervises the stories to be true. 

H-i-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-t-o-r-y!
WOW STORIES_S_S_S_S_S_S_S_S_S_S_S_S_S_S_S_S_S_S_S_S!
T. Abramenkova, the teacher, club “TAMRA”, Kramatorsk. 

A Pannose looked like a very nice green twig with two feet and two hands. His eyes were like slots, but he had a good sight .His teeth were very long. He liked grazing. He needed his teeth to cut grass stems. He had many friends, shaggy-haired too. Their enemies were people who cut down trees. What if they cut down all the trees! Pannoses couldn’t let them. They knew that the trees, leaves, bushes and grass gave oxygen. People breathe in oxygen. Even insects breathe in oxygen. Pannoses can win the battle, because they were many in number. They took control over the people who did harm. They shouted in their language, “Don’t touch the green! Do well to all the plants! All plants are our friends! All insects are our friends too!” I hope they will win.

H - i - s - s - s - s -t - o- r - y,   his-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s.  

 

The story was invented and retold by Kyryl Izmailov, Kramatorsk. Bye!