Mara's Classics

🕊️🕊️🕊️ There once was a young man who dreamt of becoming a great artist. He would pick up his papers and pencils and sit under an apple tree every day looking for the hardest thing to draw that met his eyes. First, he drew a fig tree up ahead. Then he drew the river that rippled by. At last, it was a tasty ripe apple that hung lustily from a branch. "I am very good," he thought as he inspected his works. Truly, his works were masterpieces worth praising. His craftsmanship was as flawless as the shades of pencil in his drawings. One day, the young man gazed intently at his work that he grew proud. "Have I really done this?" was his continuous question. He would then finger every detail of the drawings and nod his head with pride. This grew into a habit, and instead of drawing under the apple tree, he would sit and idly admire his work. "You are not an artist at all," the apple tree rustled its leaves in disgust one bright day. "What do you mean? Loo...

 A Review-a-thon to celebrate Mara's Seventh Review release! Featuring: Your Favourite Disney Princesses 🤗 With a smile and a song, they wonder and dream, no matter how their hearts are grieving, of a whole new world. In their little towns, they believe that there must be more than their provincial lives. They wait for their reflections to show who they are inside. You can find them just around the river bend. They are bright young women, a part of our world who remind us that dreams do come true when we believe. In bad times, they let it go, and do the next right thing. Come what may, they know the way. They are Disney princesses. 😌😌😌 All these exceptional women have a story to tell, but who will we be looking at tonight? Who are your favourite princesses? # 5 Jasmine Let us go to a land, to a far away place, to the mysterious city of Agrabah. Here, we'll hear of a tale of a boy; Aladdin. He's an orphan (until part two, Aladdin and the forty thieves). He's called...

Once upon a time, in Imperial Russia, there was a king, Nicholas, and a queen, Alexandria. They had four daughters and one son. They were a beautiful family.The children were all known for something unique; beauty, intelligence, quietude. Anastasia was known for mischief. Everyday in the palace was spent getting scolded or playing a trick on her sisters. Despite that, she was a dear child. She was the youngest daughter too. No doubt, her life would have been a merry adventure with a happy ending. However, it was not to be. The Bolshevik revolution came and dethroned Nicholas, the kindest of fathers but infamous of leaders. If only it would end there, but after that, the family were put under house arrest. They applied for asylum to different countries but were denied.Then, the leader of the revolution, who considered the life of the royal family a threat to his government, had them executed. It was a gruesome event. Not one, not even the young children were spared.That was the end of d...

 The hills are certainly alive with the Sound of Music!They were and still are living, nearly 60 years later. To this day, the beautiful Von Trapp family live on. Where? 🤔In our hearts.❤️ How impossible it is to forget the melody of those angelic voices in the song, Edelweiss!🌼 Do we not all remember "A few of my favourite things"?😌 Who can claim to never have heard of the immortal "Do re mi"? 😄 This magical movie was starred in beautiful Tour Salzburg of Austria, in the year 1965. It tells the story of a young Maria who wanted to be a nun but is just not "nun material." Sister Berthe can tell you all about that. 🤭 Sister Berthe: She climbs a tree and scrapes her knee 🎶🎵 To solve a problem like Maria, Mother Abbess sent her to Salzburg as a volunteer governess. This decision changed the dear girl's life forever. First, she meets the stern Captain Georg who "doesn't look very much like a sea captain." Then she meets seven orderly, m...

  Fill my heart with song And let me sing forever more You are all I long for All I worship and adore In other words, let the games begin! ▶️ When we hear South Korea, we tend to think of a haven of small-eyed good-looking Asians wearing turtlenecks and singing to BTS or Black Pink 🎙️ Red light! ❤️ Green light. 💚 We were surprised when Squid Game presented a South Korea much different from what we know or are made to know. Red light! ❤️ Green light . 💚 What if South Korea isn't a paradise? What if it's a country infested with debtors willing to stake their lives for wealth, and sponsors willing to stake a bet for fun? Red light!  Seong Gi-hun is an unfortunate man. He's a gambler living off the income of his mother. His wife left him for another man and took Ga-Yeong, their daughter with her. The streets of South Korea offer no comfort as the streets are haunted by blood thirsty loan sharks. What's worse, Gi-hun is a debtor. Robbed, beaten and hopeless, Gi-hun finds...