The Green Line

The Green Line

 

Introduction

“The Green Line” is a children’s story that deals with the partition of Cyprus into ‘North (Turkish Cypriot) and ‘South’ (Greek Cypriot) through the eyes of a young girl. This story is part of a larger project called WorldWideBuddies, which consists of a series of fictional, educational stories about children from all over the world, aiming to promote cultural awareness and shed light on the multitude of experiences and realities that exist.

The Cyprus flag (text in description).
A drawing of a woman figure, arms raised above her head, complaining as she writes notes (text in description).
Mom rushes into the room and the child tells her something is wrong (text in description).
The words "The Green Line: handwritten and underlined in small writing.
A drawn woman figure, explaining that she hasn't seen the Green Line (text in description).
Mom explains that she must know something about the green line, but the child says she thinks it must be a line and be green (text in description).
The drawn woman figure, now with a light bulb over her head: the child asks Mom to tell her what she knows about the Green Line.
Mom explains that the Green Line is an expression (text in description).
Mom offers to reveal a secret about the Green Line at the end, and asks what the child knows so far. (text in description)
A graphic of a pizza, explaining that the teacher's name is "Mrs. Pizza"
The child's writing, introducing the topic and her teacher (text in description).
The child considers teaching in Greek (text in description).
The child's writing explaining her teacher's name (text in description).
The child's writing with a green line drawn in green marker, explaining that this is what she imagines the Green Line to be.
The child's writing, discussing the holiday house she goes to with her friends (text in description).
The child's writing, stating that she has never been from the Green Line.
Large graphics of the numbers 1, 2 and 3, questioning how many cousins she has.  (text in description)
The child states she has 21 cousins, and goes on a tangent (text in description).
Her mother tells her to stay on topic.
I once went with my Mom.
Drawing of Elena as she begins again, stating that she went once with her mom.
Elena's writing, explaining that her cousin is a soldier who guards the Green Line.
Elena asks her how to use quotation marks (text in description).
Elena says Yiannis will be a doctor after he is done serving in the army.
Ooops. New line again!
Elena learns that only men in her country have to serve in the army.
Graphing of a woman with her hands up, complaining that her hand hurts.
A green staggered line, explaining that the Green Line doesn't directly dissect the country (text in description).
Elena describes her half-Turkish friend at school, who is often shunned.
Elena asks her Mom if it's time for the secret (text in description).
But then I found out that the green line does not really exist. It is only an expression.
Elena explains that she learned the Green Line was just an expression for the buffer zone in Cyprus.
So there's no green line?!?
Facts about Cyprus listed on bright yellow background.
 
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