Articles by Maria Rainer-Giotto

One poor woman, unexpectedly receiving an inheritance from her uncle and not knowing where to spend it, turned to the Wise man. The Wise man placed a crystal vessel in front of her and began to fill it with stones. He put large stones at the bottom, smaller ones in the middle, and the smallest ones on top. After filling the vessel with sand, he turned it over. First, sand was poured out, then small stones, then medium ones, and large ones remained in the container. "Look, woman," said th…

December 12, 2023. Today I am a bear. I wander around the rooms, growl, rub back against the jambs, eat a liter of buckwheat honey, fall on the sofa, suck my paw and sleep. April 12, 2024. I'm a dog today. I rush around the rooms, knock down rugs, gnaw slippers and table legs, eat 2 kilograms of jelly, fall into the master's chair and sleep. August 12, 2024. Today I'm a cat. I carefully inspect the territory, take off a new sofa, steal a kilogram of sausages, bite the legs of…