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The Envelope Sealed Inside the Cornerstone of the Old School

Koppints bármelyik szóra az azonnali fordításért. A lejátszásgombokkal hallgathatod a történetet olvasás közben.

Illusztráció a(z) 1 bekezdéshez

It is 1923. Marta is ten years old. Her town is building a new school. The workers have a big stone. It is the cornerstone. The teacher, Mr. Hoffmann, has an idea. 'Let's put a message inside the stone for the future,' he says. The children write their names. Marta writes: 'We are here. We are small. But we are here.' Mr. Hoffmann puts the papers in an envelope. He seals it. He puts it inside the stone.

Illusztráció a(z) 2 bekezdéshez

Eighty years pass. It is 2003. Workers are taking down the old school. They find the stone. A woman named Dr. Fischer opens it. She finds the old envelope. She reads Marta’s words: 'We are here.' Dr. Fischer smiles. She puts the papers in a museum. She writes a note: 'We found you.'