I forgot to say that yesterday was the end of the Swedish School year here in Calgary. As you may or may not know this is celebrated in conjunction with the welcoming of summer. The kids put on plays and we all sing and eat yummy strawberry cakes and cookies and drink coffee. Yesterday's show was particularly fun. Kevin was Nils Holgersson and the play was about his adventures across Sweden (Sverige). Here is a little excerpt about what it is about:
"The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Holgersson
Nils Holgersson is a Swedish boy who likes to play tricks on the animals of the farm. But one day, a little elf punishes young Nils and turns him into a lilliput who can talk with animals. Nils desperatly seeks help from the animals of the barnyard, but he has been so mean to all of them that nobody wants to speak to him. The only friends that he has left are a farm goose called Martin and Nils' little pet hamster.
Martin had always been dreaming of being a wild goose and one day when he sees a flock of wild geese flying over the farmhouse on their migration to Lapland, Martin decides to join them -Nils and his hamster have just the time to jump on Martin's wings and fly away with him.
As the three friends travel all over Sweden, they discover fascinating places, learn many interesting things about the world, and enjoy many happy adventures together. Slowly, Nils starts learning to be kind to everyone and realises that perhaps one day someone may help him to return to his normal size."
If you want to read more go to this website
http://www.scandinavica.com/culture/famous/lagerlof.htm This is a very very very Swedish story written by a Swedish icon Selma Lagerlöf. She is on the 20 crown note:
And here is Kevin as Nils. You can also see "Skåne" - one of Sweden's regions.
Gotta go! Geoff has made delicious omelettes for brunch!
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