The incredible Holidays of Zoé and Eliott: in the heart of the Mystery of the Valley of Wonders E6

On the Pilat dune, Zoé and Eliott recover theenergyenergy wind. The wind is very important since it allows to redistribute the heatheat And energy on earth, to disperse seeds and pollen, to contribute to certain meteorological phenomena and to oxygenate the oceans and lakes for example.

By wanting to note this information on the notebook, Eliott falls on a very strange page …

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– What is that? … Eliott, disturbed.

Zoé, she jumps in all directions:

– We have to go looking for this drawing!

– Zoé and Eliott, said Bip-Bop. For the next step, you will travel back in time.

– Not at the time of dinosaurs, huh? Request Eliott worried. I don’t want to be devoured.

– Well after, BIP-BOP announcement by blinking. At the time of the Neolithic.

– In the Neolithic?! exclaims Eliott

– Yes, confirms Bip-Bop, mysterious. Press the green button and you will be transported almost 5,000 years back.

Zoé is about to press the button but Eliott stops it.

– Wait! Are you sure you want to do this? he asks. And if we met prehistoric men …

Zoé looks at his brother: he’s pale.

-Don’t worry, she reassures him. Everything will be fine and Bip-Bop is there to help us!

On these words, Zoé takes the hand of his brother and press on the green button. The ground is shaking, flashesflashes of lightlight Ground, the wind blows hard.

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A few minutes later, Zoé and Eliott land in a valley. All around them, the mountains are imposing. One of them dominates: it is Mont Bégo. In small clearings, mountain flowers grow. L’airair fresh carries with him the smell of conifers and the chantchant Wild birds.

A little left, Zoé and Eliott see a herd of goats. And … a man scratching on a stone!

Quick, Eliott grabs her sister and takes her behind a rock.

– BIP-BOP, said Eliott in an alarmed tone. There is a man just opposite.

– It’s normal, it’s summer, replied Bip-Bop.

– So what? Ask Zoé.

– around 6,000 years before our era, theagricultureagriculturecrafts and breeding have developed, explains Bip-Bop. Farmers or shepherds, for example, had a constant need for water. And here there are a lot of streams or torrentstorrents which flow on the sides of Mont Bégo. So, in summer, populations settled here with their herds.

– And what is it doing there? Does he scratch the stone? Questions Eliott.

– He makes a gravuregravure. Do you see these very flat stones everywhere?

Zoé and Eliott nod.

– A long time ago, there were glaciersglaciers. They are the ones who smoothed and polished the walls and the colorful rocks of the valley. They are then perfect for engravings.

– Are there other engravings on rocks? Ask Zoé.

– Yes, look at the stone right in front of you.

Zoé and Eliott no longer speak. They observe the rock behind which they hide.

– I don’t see anything, said Eliott.

– Me neither.

– Here, Bip-Bop watch by lighting a discreet zigzag in the rock. Around 10,000 years before our era, groups of huntershunters came here. They have engraved simple shapes such as zigzags or forms oftreestrees.

– And what man, what does he do? is interested in Zoé.

– Surely a horn domestic animal, a geometric figure or a human form. These are the most frequent engravings in the Neolithic. You will find out if you have the opportunity to get closer.

What if this Neolithic man engraved the drawing we are looking for? pense Zoé.

So Zoé comes out of his hiding place and walks discreetly towards the man. But a goat sees him and bleat. She is quickly followed by another. Then another. Then the whole herd.

– Come back quickly! Shouts Eliott.

Zoé runs, grabs her brother by the hand and pressing the green button. By turning around, she meets the disturbing look of the man. Fortunately, the machine saved them.

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When they land, Zoé and Eliott are a little higher in the heights. There is no one this time. Eliott blows, relieved.

– What time are we now? Ask Zoé.

-In the Middle Ages, Bip-Bop replied.

– In the Middle Ages? But why is there nobody?

– Because the inhabitants are afraid of Mount Bego, reveals Bip-Bop. At the age of bronzebronzeweapons like daggers or axes have been engraved on the stones, next to thousands of engravings of horns with horns. The inhabitants therefore believe that the valley is inhabited by mysterious and diabolical forces. So it leaves me free to show you something …

With its torch lamp, Bip-Bop indicates the path to Zoé and Eliott. They go through a path in the middle of the engraved rocks. All around them, they see lakes, mountain flowers, fir treesfir trees or wild torrents.

Then, the Bip-Bop light stops on a rock.

– Here you can observe traces, fossilsfossils Very old missing animals … Lizards and salamanders older than dinosaurs!

– older than dinosaurs?! Eliott request.

– Yes, the traces of lizards and salamanders date from around 260 million years ago while dinosaurs …

– They lived 250 million years ago, completes Eliott.

– The fossils that scientists have discovered are very important since they offer a testimony of life before the great extinction of the PermianPermian–TriasTrias which exterminated 96% of speciesspecies Marines and 75% of land species.

– Waouh, breath Eliott.

Everything is silent. Zoé and Eliott examine the traces left by the lizards. Then they turn: they are alone in the middle of a majestic place. Gently, Bip-Bop is embarking on an explanation.

– Later, other objects will be represented on these stones. Travelers, merchants and sailors will go there frequently there, at the end of the 16th century and at the beginning of the 17th. They will then engrave boats of fishingfishingtrade or war, whether sailing, rowing or steam. Then, more recently, Italian inscriptions, white weapons or military insignia.

The green button on the machine starts to flash quickly.

– Do you want to return to our time? BIP-BOP request.

Without hesitation, Eliott takes the machine from Zoé’s hands and pressing the button.

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– Welcome to the Valley of Wonders! exclaims Bip-Bop as soon as the children landed. This site, on the border between France and Italy, contains more than 40,500 engravings. It is the largest set of open -air rock engravings in France.

– The Valley of Wonders, repeats Zoé, the eyeseyes brilliant. It’s beautiful…

– Originally, it was called in Italian the Valley of Mysteries. But the French cartographers distorted the name to make it ” Valley of Wonders ».

Eliott carefully listens to Bip-Bop’s lyrics. Plunged into his thoughts, he says:

– The only mystery that remains for me, which is why the men of the Neolithic, of the Bronze Age, where even before, decided to make so many engravings here.

– And it’s a mystery too for specialists! BIP-BOP announcement. There are several hypotheses. For some, engravings were associated with prehistoric religions. For others, it would be a proto-writing: brands visible to communicate certain information.

Suddenly, a chamoischamois appears right in front of Zoé and Eliott. They follow him from afar so as not to disturb him and pass through flowery meadows. Then, they arrive at the precise place where the man of the Neolithic made his engraving.

Zoé approaches the wall. She can’t believe it. They attended when their index was engraved.

It grabs the machine and absorbs the energy of the engraving. After the small tinkle, an inscription is displayed: 4 / 7.

– Well done children, you managed to regain engraving! It is called the sorcerer, specifies Bip-Bop. The energy you have just absorbed is memorial energy. All these engravings and fossils embody the understanding of ancient periods. This is important because it allows us to better understand ourselves, to enlighten our present and to build a future respectful of these inheritances. Now to find out your next step, you can press the Orange button.

In a rush, Zoé is wrong.

– Oops … I pressed the red button …

For fear, Eliott vanishes.

In your opinion … What will happen since Zoé pressed the red button?

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