Tag Archives: nature

Tico & the Man’s Stories: Welcome!

Posted on January 11, 2023 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, this year I have prepared a surprise for you. Let me introduce you an amazing talented singing Amazon parrot Tico and his company: Frank Junior who represents a guitar part of the performance, Mr. Frank who plays the … Continue reading →

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Louis XIV Asks Riddles X

Posted on October 26, 2022 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, here is a new riddle very suitable for coming Halloween/Samhain time. Try to guess what object it might be. Good luck! “I was born & grown in the forest. Then I came to the house & gathered the … Continue reading →

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Louis XIV Asks Riddles VII

Posted on July 27, 2022 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, it’s time for a new riddle. It is dedicated to nature, if be more precise, to a Russian landscape (3 notions). Good luck! “Two say:Let’s stand. Another two say: Let’s shake. Another two add: Let’s run”. REPLY to … Continue reading →

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Louis XIV Asks Riddles VI

Posted on June 27, 2022 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, grasshoppers are singing, the summer is at its heights & we are going to guess out a new riddle. This one reflects summer & its wonderful blooming: “I’m born without a father but cannot exist without a mother. … Continue reading →

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François Couperin: Concert Royal N.4

Posted on April 9, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, to celebrate the spring here is a Concert Royal N.4 by François Couperin. It reminds me of warm sunrays shining through fresh green leaves. Vive le Roy! 🙂 PS. Painting by Jakob Philipp Hackert Maria KethuProfumo

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Russian New Year Tale: Ded Moroz

Posted on January 4, 2020 by kethuprofumo

New Year is impossible without Father Frost, in the modern Russian folklore he is called Ded Mor’oz. Strangely enough this character, who must have belonged to the ancient Russian mythology or at least to the international one, has too poor … Continue reading →

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Russian Fairy Tales in Cinema: F’inest, the Brave Falcon

Posted on December 13, 2019 by kethuprofumo

If you desire to comprehend the essence of a true Russian super-hero traditionally named bogat’ir, Esteemed Readers, this movie is made for you. Our folklore regards a bogat’ir as a man of almost giant’s size, very strong & brave…although not too … Continue reading →

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Russian Fairy Tales in Cinema: Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair

Posted on December 5, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, The Soviet cinema has been a golden epoch of the Russian culture, so, no matter the lack of the true folklore identity, it would be unfair to omit the tales – movies made in that period. All of … Continue reading →

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Author’s Tale: The Little Humpbacked Horse

Posted on November 16, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, I go on telling you about author’s fairy tale in the Russian folklore. This time I would like to present one of the most brilliant story: a tale about a humpbacked horse’s adventures written in the middle of … Continue reading →

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Mysterious Town Kitezh

Posted on November 9, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Each nation has its magic, mysterious places described in folklore. Those are places of a spiritual force that mean a connection with ancestors thus with customs & traditions as well as a spiritual rebirth or the Garden of Eden on … Continue reading →