Harvesting 2012Byanda UZARE (19)

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„Harvesting” 1960 by ĀDOLFS MELNĀRS

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„Harvesting” 2012byANDA UZARE (19)

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„RakingHay” 1947by ĀDOLFS MELNĀRS

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„RakingHay” 2012by ANNA ELĪZA ŠĒNA (13)

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„FishermanwithSalomon” 1963 byĀDOLFS MELNĀRS

„FishermanwithSalomon” 2012byAGNESE ĢĒĢERE (14)

By Anda Uzareand Agnese KurčānovaKraģe

Arnold’sEureka

Inthe 19th a man called Arnold, a tall, wellbuilt man withblueeyes, andblondehairwasworkingonthehayfield. Hewasrakingwhensuddenlyherealisedthatthisworkistotallyboring. Hedecided to build a nicewoodenboat.

Arnold organised a hardworkinggroupofworkers, whohelpedhim to buildhis first boat. Theywereworkingdayandnight, buttherewas a smallproblem, whattheydidduringtheday, inthenighteverything got ruinedandhehad to starteverythingfromthebeginning. Hedidnotknowwhat to do, tillonenightwhenhesaw a dreamwhere a codtoldhim, thathemustworkonlysixhours a dayandhehas to givesaltedmakrelsfordinner to hisworkersandthentheboatwillbequicklyready. Hedidlikethefishhadtold to do. SaltedmakrelisstilloneofthetraditionalLatvianfoods, whichisservedwithunpeeledpotatoesandclottedcheese.

Whentheboatwasreadytheypulledtheboatinrivercalled Saka. Theboatlookedniceand it didnotsinkeither. Lateronhestarted to catchfishwiththenet. Thisnetwasmadebyhiswifecalled Māra, a beautifulLatviangirlwithlongplaitsandskinalmostlike a milk.

Actuallyshewasverybadknitterthat’swhyhishusbandrealisedthathecouldtakeherworkanduse it as a net. Hetooksomeofhisworkersandtheystarted to catchfishes.

Onenighthewaswalkingalongthesea, themoonwasshiningbrightlyand stars wereblinkinginthesky. Arnold saton a woodenlogandstarted to thinkhow to cookfishbecausehewassickandtiredoffriedfishandfishsoup. Next to him a couplewassittingaroundfire. Smokewascomingright to him. Hequicklystoodupandrunback to home. Allnighthewasbuildingbuthedidnotknowwhatwhenhefinished it heunderstoodthathehasmade a thingwhere to smokefishes. Hesethisownbusiness. Hestarted to sellfishes to neighboursandothervillagecitizens.

Arnold feltforneed to makenotonlyboatsbutships.

Intheend Arnold becamerichandfamousforsmokingfishandbuildingboats.