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MATH
MYSTERIES
THE
MIGHTY
MONARCH
Is it really possible that you can add 3
to 121 and get a number less than
13?          HOW?          Be creative!
"The little kingdom of Kubla,
shaped like a diamond, is small in
land area, but there are a LOT of
Kublans living there.
The kingdom is divided into three
communities:  Ka, Ku, and Ke.

Your quest in the kingdom of
Kubla:

1.Figure out how many people
live in each community.   2. Figure
out the total population of Kubla.  
3. Draw a map of Kubla and its
communities!"

Here are three clues for you:

1.  Ka has twice as many people as
Ke, but only half as many as Ku.

2.  Ke is also shaped like a diamond
only smaller, and is set perfectly in
the middle of the kingdom: a diamond
within a diamond.  The King of Kubla
lives in Ke.  He lives in a castle with
the Queen of Kubla and they each
have servants, cooks, gardeners,
ministers & musicians: 24 for the King
and 26 for the Queen; the King's
army has 50 soldiers.  The rest of the
population of Ke is KIDS -- the
children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren of the King and
Queen: 23 in all !

3. Ku has almost but not quite 1/4 the
land area of Ka.  The borders of the
community of Ku touch the borders of
the community of Ke only on Ke's
northwest side.

READ THE STORY CAREFULLY, SO YOU
DON'T MISS THE OTHER CLUES !
EVER WONDER HOW MUSIC IS
WRITTEN DOWN ON PAPER?  AND
WHY?
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THE 5 LINES AND 4
SPACES ARE CALLED
THE MUSICAL STAFF.
EACH LINE AND SPACE
IS NAMED FOR A LETTER
OF THE ALPHABET:  A, B,
C, D, E, F, G ... THEN IT
REPEATS UP AND DOWN
THE SCALE. THE
WRITTEN NOTES HELP
MUSICIANS SEE HOW TO
PLAY OR SING A SONG!
E
THE FIRST LINE IS E ... THE FIRST SPACE
IS F... THE SECOND LINE IS G.   CAN YOU
FINISH THE REST GOING UP THE STAFF ?
UNUSUAL TRICKS FOR
EVERYDAY PROBLEMS
NOTE:   ALWAYS ASK YOUR PARENTS
BEFORE TRYING ANY TRICKS !
A FEW TABLESPOONS OF LEMON JUICE ADDED TO A
GALLON OF WATER MAKES A PRETTY GOOD WINDOW
CLEANING SOLUTION, AND IT'S A LOT CHEAPER THAN
STORE-BOUGHT SPRAYS.
CAN YOU MOVE
JUST ONE OF THE
16 PENCILS TO A
NEW POSITION
TO MAKE SIX
SQUARES
INSTEAD OF FIVE
SQUARES ?
IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY GET A CUT OR SCRAPE AND IT BLEEDS ON
YOUR CLOTHES OR FURNITURE,
USE COLD WATER TO CLEAN UP THE BLOODSTAIN.   WARM OR
HOT WATER WILL MAKE THE STAIN SET INTO THE FABRIC.
IF YOU HAVE TRIED REALLY HARD, AND
YOU STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT
THE MATH MYSTERIES . . .
CLICK HERE TO FIND
THE ANSWERS
BUG -TUSSLE :
"GOD'S AWESOME LITTLE CREATIONS"
THERE ARE MANY VARIATIONS OF
THE LADYBUG BEETLE.

THERE'S A 9-SPOTTED TYPE, AND  
THERE'S A 9-SPOTTED TYPE THAT
ACTUALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANY
SPOTS.
THEY COME IN A WIDE RANGE OF
COLORS FROM  AN ASHY
GRAY-YELLOW TO VERY BRIGHT
RED.
EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE A
CUDDLY-BUG THAT WE LIKE TO LET
CRAWL ON OUR FINGERS, THEY
ARE PREDATORS:  THEY HUNT AND
EAT APHIDS & OTHER BUGS.
HOW COME THEY ARE CALLED
"LADY-BUGS" OR "LADY-BIRDS" ?
DURING THE TIMES OF THE MIDDLE
AGES, THEY WERE USED TO KEEP
OTHER INSECTS OFF THE CROPS
AND GRAPEVINES ... SO THEY CAME
TO BE CALLED "OUR LADY".
SOMETIMES THESE LITTLE
SQUATTERS COME TOGETHER
INSIDE HOUSES IN
HUGE GROUPS:  I ONCE COUNTED
IN ONE CLUSTER IN MY OWN
HOUSE: OVER 300 LADYBUGS ALL
SCRUNCHED UP IN A CORNER OF
THE CEILING.
NOT SURPRISING THEN, THAT THEY
CAN LAY 500 EGGS IN JUST A FEW
MONTHS...APPARENTLY THEY LIKE
BIG FAMILIES !
THIS CHARACTER   IS KNOWN AS A
"WHEEL BUG" . . . CAN YOU GUESS
WHY?

YES, IT'S THE STRANGE LITTLE
GROWTH ON ITS  BACK THAT HAS
SPIKES ON IT ... IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE
A WHEEL OR A GEAR.
THIS INSECT IS USUALLY
GRAY-BROWNISH TO BLACK IN COLOR,
AND LIKES TO EAT CATERPILLARS  AND
OTHER INSECTS.  THESE BUGS CAN
GET UP TO ABOUT TWO INCHES LONG.

WARNING: DON'T PICK ONE UP:  
THOUGH THEY ARE NOT GROUCHY
BUGS, THEY DO HAVE A SHARP,
SWORD-LIKE MOUTH-PART THAT CAN
GIVE YOU A STAB THAT WILL HURT LIKE
THE DICKENS !!
GRASSHOPPERS, AND THEIR COUSINS THE CRICKETS, ARE
NATURAL BORN MUSICIANS.  THEY ARE LIKE FIDDLE PLAYERS:  
THEY MAKE MUSIC BY RUBBING THEIR WINGS TOGETHER OR
THEIR LEGS TOGETHER, OR BOTH, LIKE A FIDDLE PLAYER
DRAWING A BOW ACROSS A FIDDLE STRING.

SOME OF THE GRASSHOPPER'S SONGS ARE SO DISTINCT THAT
YOU CAN TELL WHO'S WHO BY THE MUSIC THEY ARE PLAYING !!

THEY MAKE MUSIC FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS:  SOMETIMES IT'S
A WARNING TO OTHER GRASSHOPPERS:
"NO TRESSPASSING -- KEEP OUT  !"  
OTHER TIMES THE MUSIC IS ... YES, YOU GUESSED IT-
A LOVE SONG TO A FEMALE GRASSHOPPER.

THERE ARE AT LEAST A THOUSAND DIFFERENT SPECIES OF
GRASSHOPPER IN THE USA, AND ABOUT 23,000 SPECIES AROUND
THE WORLD.

IN BIBLE TIMES, THEY WERE CALLED LOCUSTS, AND THEY COULD
DO A LOT OF DAMAGE TO CROPS -- THEY WOULD SWARM IN THE
MILLIONS AND EAT UP JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING GREEN THERE
WAS TO EAT.   BAD NEWS FOR FARMERS :  THEY STILL CAN !!

HOW DO GRASSHOPPERS GET AROUND?

THEY HOP.    AND THEY  FLY !  THEY HAVE TWO PAIRS OF WINGS,
BUT ONLY THE HIDDEN HIND WINGS ARE ACTUALLY USED FOR
FLYING.  THE LONG, NARROW FOREWINGS ARE CALLED
"TEGMINA" ... BUT THEY AREN'T USED TO FLY;  MAYBE TO HELP
MAKE A SMOOTH LANDING ?

KNOW WHY IT'S SO HARD TO CATCH A GRASSHOPPER?

THEY HAVE FLAT-SIDED HEADS, AND THEY HAVE REALLY
INCREDIBLE EYE-SIGHT, WITH TWO LARGE
COMPOUND EYES...THAT MEANS THEY CAN SEE THINGS ABOVE,
IN FRONT, SIDEWAYS AND BEHIND.

WHAT A BUG !
WHAT KIND OF SPIDER IS IT?

IT RESEMBLES A METAPHID JUMPING
SPIDER IN MANY WAYS, BUT IT IS OVER 3/4
INCH LONG FROM HEAD TO TAIL .  
BIGGER IF YOU COUNT THE LEG SPAN .

IT IS VERY FURRY.
IT HAS COLORATIONS OF THE
COW-KILLER ANT, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY
AN ARACHNID:    EIGHT LEGS.
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Did you know that the Monarch butterfly is capable of
flying 2000 miles from Canada to Mexico and then back to
the south part of the U.S. ?

Many times they stop to rest in the same places year after
year.  On the return trip, the females fly north in an
incredible relay -- they lay eggs along the way so that
when one generation dies on the trip, a new  generation
takes over to complete the journey.  The life cycle goes
from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly in about a
month's time.  The wingspan of the butterfly is about 3 to 4
inches...not very big wings, but powerful ones !

In the fall of each year
the Mighty Monarch Migrates in the MILLIONS !
THE SEVEN BASIC NOTES
IN MUSIC ARE NAMED
A   B   C   D    E   F   G  --

WE ALSO HAVE GIVEN THEM
OTHER NAMES:

DO    RE   MI    FA   
SOL    LA     TI       

WITH JUST THESE  7  NOTES
IN THE RIGHT COMBINATIONS,
YOU CAN CREATE
A THOUSAND SONGS -- A MILLION
MELODIES -- A BILLION TUNES !!
AIN'T THAT AMAZING ?!
UP AT
THE KID'S
CORNER OF THE WORLD
MUSIC IS AMAZING !
If your tongue happens to get hold of a chili pepper like a
hot jalapeno -- eat half a teaspoon of granulated sugar.
In a jiffy, it takes away the FIRE!
PENCIL PUZZLE
F
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