On that journey, Hooke went through several doors and corridors made of rock. What most impressed him were the two busts of two roman emperors, Trajan and Vespasian, that smiled back at him. There were also the busts of two women from the roman era, Agrippina the Elder, grandmother of emperor Nero, and Livia, the wife of emperor Caesar Augustus, that whispered to him about the existence of a very important treasure that only Hooke could find in the Cryptoporticus.  

In the deafening silence of that distant era it could be heard the echoing sound of a horse’s gallop. It belonged to the knight Domingos Joanes, the loyal keeper of that almost magical place. The door of “Aeminium” opened and, through it, a knight entered that dragged Hooke. He took Hooke near to the skeleton Ossano, which guarded the key of the treasure’s door between the thumb and index finger of his right hand. To retrieve the key, Hooke would have to get close to Ossano and take it without breaking the latter’s hand apart, otherwise it would cause a massive explosion. Hooke put on his fantastic powered glasses - weren’t them from the future - that decipher all mathematic formulas, which would help him finish this task with complete precision.

            After he got over this obstacle, Hooke and the knight went towards the treasure’s door. Another setback. Guarding this door, there was a serpent with seven heads stretching towards them. This time, it was the knight that pulled out his sword and pointed it to the serpent. Scared, the serpent ran away and slipped, entangling all seven heads so much that it caused massive damage… After all, so many heads for nothing!!! The serpent was a big sissy! 

            When they opened the treasure’s door, between gold coins and jewellery, they found a manuscript that could only be read by the lenses of Hooke’s glasses. It said “In 2000 years, there will be a being from the future that will have the mission of taking the ruby necklace, which can be found behind the mirror in front of the door, to the princess Ilitia, who lives in planet Zirconium, located in a galaxy near Milky Way. For this mission to be successful, he will have to go through the rings of Saturn, through nebulae, black holes and asteroids. He will find the planet Zirconium when the biggest rainbow ever seen appears in front of his eyes.”

            After reading the manuscript, Hooke entered the “Aeminium” confident on the success of his new mission, because only him can go to infinity and beyond.

 

            Observation:

            This story was based on the school trip to Museum Machado de Castro, located in Coimbra. Several descriptions are real.

            “Aeminium”: Coimbra’s roman name 

 Fairy tale is not usual, but magic.

And though - instructive, useful.

Early in the morning the little Hooke went out into the street and noticed that the air was clean and fresh outside. It was easy to breathe, because it was spring. There was smell of fresh grass and spring flowers. Every morning he played with his friends in a clearing. They jumped over stream, swept through a high mountain, chased butterflies. Air is clean and kind and it gave part to all people, animals, but people did not appreciate the kindness of the air, they spoiled it.

One day, flying over a large city, Hooke saw large pipes from which went white smoke. He decided that it was his friends, flew to them. He wanted to say hello, but as soon as he approached the pipes, he felt that they were not friends at all.

The smell of these pipes was very bad. Hooke was worried about how the air would fly over these pipes. And then there was an irreparable thing: "the air got infected," began to cough and sneeze.

Then the air began to stomp and blow with a strong wind. He was so mistaken that he went large clouds and heavy rain went down. The rivers left the banks and flooded all roads.

The wind fell through the forest and left all the trees without a single sheet. Air flew in the field and left it without a single flower and a thorn. It flew over the sea and flooded all ships. People, cats and dogs, rabbits, and wolves, all birds and insects hid in their houses. Then the wind calmed down. Hooke decided that the air is necessary for all- every grass, tree, insect, people and animals. Let there be a lot of clean air on the planet!