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1st Primary School of Neapolis LasithiouA Mathematical Story based on Evgenios Trivizas book
" Fifi and Fofo, the arrogant whales"
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This story was part of the lesson that took place in Cakovec, Croatia and was tought by the Greek team and the teachers, Aristea Papamitsaki and Ioanna Palogou in Mathematic lesson.
Fifi and Fofo, the two greedy whales
Greece has many islands. The biggest island in Greece is Crete. Crete is surrounded by the Aegean Sea. In the Aegean Sea, once upon a time there were two very big and fat whales. I think they were the biggest and fattest whales in the world. One was pink and her name was Fifi and the other was blue and her name was Fofo. Fifi and Fofo were very greedy and selfish.
- I am the most greedy whale all over the world, said Fifi.
- No, you are wrong, I am the most greedy whale, don’ t talk nonsense, talked Fofo back.
- You can’t eat not even half of what I eat, said Fifi.
- Come on dear, who believes that. I eat what you eat and even more, said Fofo.
Greece has many islands. The biggest island in Greece is Crete. Crete is surrounded by the Aegean Sea. In the Aegean Sea, once upon a time there were two very big and fat whales. I think they were the biggest and fattest whales in the world. One was pink and her name was Fifi and the other was blue and her name was Fofo. Fifi and Fofo were very greedy and selfish.
- I am the most greedy whale all over the world, said Fifi.
- No, you are wrong, I am the most greedy whale, don’ t talk nonsense, talked Fofo back.
- You can’t eat not even half of what I eat, said Fifi.
- Come on dear, who believes that. I eat what you eat and even more, said Fofo.
- I dare you to a battle, said Fifi.
- Ok, I accept the challenge, answered Fofo.
- How are we going to compete?
- Well, we are going to eat all day and in the evening we will meet to report what we have eaten all day. Do you agree?
- Yes, let’ s meet in the evening in the sea near Kriti, said Fofo.
- Ok, I accept the challenge, answered Fofo.
- How are we going to compete?
- Well, we are going to eat all day and in the evening we will meet to report what we have eaten all day. Do you agree?
- Yes, let’ s meet in the evening in the sea near Kriti, said Fofo.
Next day Fifi and Fofo ate as much as they could and in the evening the met in the sea near Kriti as they had agreed.
- So, dear, what have you eaten all day? asked Fofo…
- I ate two boats but not simple boats. Each boat had two fishermen and three salmons. So in my belly now there are two boats, four fishermen and six salmons… What have you eaten? Plankton and seaweeds?
- No, said Fofo, for your information I ate two boats.
- Just like me, said Fifi.
- Do not interrupt me, I have not finished. I ate two boats and each boat had four fishermen, five salmons and six tunes. Right now, in my belly there are two boats, 8 fishermen, 10 salmons and 12 tuna fishes. Who ate more? Fofo was proud of what she had eaten…
- So, dear, what have you eaten all day? asked Fofo…
- I ate two boats but not simple boats. Each boat had two fishermen and three salmons. So in my belly now there are two boats, four fishermen and six salmons… What have you eaten? Plankton and seaweeds?
- No, said Fofo, for your information I ate two boats.
- Just like me, said Fifi.
- Do not interrupt me, I have not finished. I ate two boats and each boat had four fishermen, five salmons and six tunes. Right now, in my belly there are two boats, 8 fishermen, 10 salmons and 12 tuna fishes. Who ate more? Fofo was proud of what she had eaten…