Category: Fairy Tales — 56
The Pull-Up Bar
Technical justification of stubbornness I have a younger daughter. If she wants something, she goes for it without seeing obstacles. Let me phrase that carefully: not overcoming obstacles — literally…
This Is Not a Hotel, Meneer
I. The Leash While the police conducted their inquiries at the scene, I sat on the warm asphalt in a patch of shade, with the dog, waiting for the whole…
Predator
You know, sometimes you talk to someone, say goodbye after a meeting, and then that person just disappears. Just like that. And it’s unclear where they’ve gone. They’re not dead,…
From a mosquito’s perspective
The world looks nothing like we see it. Imagine for a moment that you are a mosquito. You process signals from your sensory organs: “heat level,” “humidity level,” “carbon dioxide…
Sea of Blood
My acquaintance is a big fan of cold weapons. He loves them so much that he even cuts sausage with a double-edged hunting knife, which he has in his kitchen…
Sterilization of males
Currently, there is an advanced method for combating insect pests through the mass release of sterile males into the area where pest control is desired. I have always been curious…
The power of the brand
Once, at a very large and prestigious advertising and marketing conference, I struck up a conversation with a well-known figure, the creator of many brands and an employee of a…
Moped.
Ah, rather… mini-moped I used it to go for a ride, and strangely enough, for a purpose. The reason was that the nearest grocery store to the Rusanivski Sady was…
Jellyfish
Pioneer camp Laspi. Participants in the story: I am a seasoned camp counselor, which means I have developed a certain level of indifference, and there are two slackers, Denis and…
Cosmonaut
Sometimes, alternative gifted children end up in pioneer camps. If a child is not socially dangerous and is capable of taking care of themselves, parents should be praised for sending…
Untouchable
A girl counsellor turned up at the camp. Clever and beautiful. A wonderful young lady, and you could see she wouldn’t put out for anyone. But Denis bet Lesha (the…
Das ist kein Feuer!
Tolik was a clever and gifted boy who always tried to invent something new. He had varying degrees of success, but by a genetic principle, the good ideas stuck while…
About the emotional component
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, we were on vacation in Egypt with my wife. In Hurghada, there was (and perhaps still is) a particular type…
How orchestras travel
Orchestras travel cheerfully. If no one decides to ride on the roof of the train car — that’s already a good thing.Long train journeys are always fraught with challenges, but…
1. The wife is always right.
— Roma, do you like this Laufen sink?— No, Nastya. I prefer that one, Bella Vista.— But why do we always do what you say?“Sweetheart, I’m not saying anything. You…
Providence
There are different viewpoints on what causes random events or extremely random occurrences. Some people mention Providence, while others, in a chain of reasoning, arrive at random processes at the…
Automatic protection
Ump had been staring at the large panoramic display showing the First Project for an hour. It was night on the planet, but the glow of the local star had…
Superman’s Dream
Our entire world is a dream of Superman. Thus, it is divided into three stages: Superman still hasn’t realized that he’s dreaming, which is why he’s acting like everyone else.Superman…
Music
Once, in a Central African country where some turmoil was brewing, closely tied to global geopolitical interests, an interesting phenomenon was discovered. The embassy of one of the neutral countries…
Fairy Tales · Management · Motivation
On the Value System
We all read the short fairy tale “The Little Hen Ryaba” in our childhood. It has become so clichéd that when we think of the word “fairy tale,” the first…