Fir Cone

Fir cones are really nothing unusual. But this could tell a story – the story of the two red squirrels, Max and Maxie.
Actually, Max was the first to discover it, full of seeds, still hanging on one of those towering firs. His little mouth watered – what a delicious meal! Unfortunately, it was not hanging [...]

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Great Expectations

Sitting room. In the middle of the room is a table covered with a white tablecloth and set with three wine glasses. Three chairs are arranged around the table. Then three people enter the room: a plump woman in her 50ies, a man at the same age with broad shoulders and a young man about [...]

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Some Stories Berlin Can Tell You

Some parts of Berlin are full of history. Of course you can read the facts in your Berlin city guide, or at Wikipedia.
But sometimes it is better to read the stories in order to get an impression of “how it was at that time”. I have got two stories out of the depth of my [...]

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Still Standing

She could not believe it.
She had come to the meeting, thinking that it would be easy. Most of her colleagues who would have to decide today, knew her. They knew, what kind of work she had been doing all over the years. She had been responsible for the monthly publication, which had been published regularly, [...]

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