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At Hogwart’s, a prestigious school of witchcraft, Harry Potter learned how to fly a broom. By the
end of the first school year, all students could ride on broomsticks. |
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In 1908, Robert Peary led an expedition to the North Pole. The men travelled on foot, on skis
and by dog sledges, each pulled by ten dogs. On April 6, 1909, they reached the top of the world. |
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The magic carpet flies Aladdin up to Jasmine’s balcony to talk to her. He takes her on a flying
carpet ride. They soon fall in love.Would you like to travel from place to place on a magic carpet? |
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In the past, messengers delivered messages. They travelled on foot or on horseback. The most famous
messenger is probably Phidippides. In the Persian-Greek war, he ran from Marathon to Athens (about 42 kilometres away) to carry the news of the Greek victory. Centuries later, the modern Olympic Games introduced a |
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Icarus and his father, Daedalus, wanted to escape from the island of Crete by flying. Daedalus
collected feathers, and made wings for himself and Icarus. He fastened the wings together with wax. But Icarus flew too close to the sun, so that the wax melted, and he fell and died. |
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The Pony Express delivered mail by horseback. There were 190 stations along the 3,200-kilometre
route, 400 horses, and 80 riders, including Buffalo Bill. |
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The largest desert animal is the camel. It is called the ‘Ship of the Desert’. For centuries, traders
used camels to carry goods across deserts. They can travel 150 km per day. Would you like to travel by camel?When you visit a desert country (e.g. Tunisia), you must travel through the desert with a real camel caravan. |
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Martin Krpan smuggled salt from Trieste to Carniola on a worn-out old horse (little mare). |
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