A Nest-Building Stork Cut Off a Town’s Power

roka — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:00:32 +0000

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The Hungarian website BEOL has reported that a stork caused the power to go out in the town of Gyula on Friday.

The stork was making a nest on top of a pole.

However, some twigs fell on one of the power lines and caused the power to go out in homes and businesses.

Power has now been restored.

The stork, meanwhile, has decided to build its nest somewhere else.

twig: a small branch.
to restore: to bring back to normal.

Storks

Sam — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:10:34 +0000

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Every year storks start their long journey from Africa and travel to Europe.

The storks arrive in Europe in the spring and stay until the end of summer. During this time, young storks hatch.

Storks often return to the same nest year after year.

In several cultures, storks are a symbol of childbirth. There are many images of storks carrying babies to their new homes.

The storks are also believed to bring good luck.

journey: trip.
to hatch: to come out from an egg.
childbirth: giving birth to a child.