V Dědolesu bydlel dědek jménem Prdelojza Mezera. Byl to obyčejný dědek. Měl prdel, pantofle, světničku a strach ze sov. Ne z normálních sov. Z prdelatých sov, těch, co lítají nízko, funí a dělají podivné zvuky mezi prdelí a píšťalou.

Prdelojza si byl jistý, že jednou v noci přiletí. A samozřejmě měla pravdu jeho prdel – vždycky to poznala první.

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🌙 Noc, kdy začalo šustění

Jednou večer seděl Prdelojza u stolu, pil si čaj a snažil se ignorovat prdel, která ho varovala tichým plop. Vítr nefoukal. Vesnice spala. Ale u okna se ozvalo šššš… šššš… jako když se sova snaží být nenápadná, i když váží jako menší kozel.

Prdelojza se přikrčil. „To nic nebude,“ šeptal si. Prdel mu odpověděla hlubokým brrrrp. Varování.

A pak to přišlo.

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Najednou se na okenici objevila obří prdel. Chlupatá, kulatá, přimáčklá na sklo jako mokrý chleba.

Sova funěla, tlačila půlkami na okno a dělala zvuk, který připomínal křížence mezi hřměním a dědkem na záchodě. Prdelojza vytřeštil oči a snažil se nevydat ani hlásek. Vlezl si tiše pod postel a ani nedutal. Vzpomněl si, že okno úplně pevně nedovřel.

Pak sova zaprděla.

Sklo zamlželo. Rámečky zaskřípaly. A Prdelojzovi došlo, že pokud něco okamžitě neudělá, ta sova se protlačí dovnitř jak teplý rohlík do kapes. Ale strach ho přimrazil prdelí k podlaze pod postelí.

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😱 Sova vtrhne dovnitř

Okenice povolily.

Sova prolétla světničkou prdelí napřed, srazila hrnek, převrátila lavici a přistála na peřině. Působila jako zlo v peří. Svítila očima, funěla a její prdel vydávala nízké dunění, které slibovalo, že tohle neskončí dobře.

Prdelojza zařval. Prdel mu málem spadla strachy.

A pak… se ozvalo zpoza dveří nenápadné šustnutí.

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🦡 Vstupuje jezevec

Do světničky nakráčel jezevec od sousední nory. Žádný mýtus, žádný hrdina — prostě obyčejný jezevec, co spal, dokud ho neprobudil soví smrad.

Postavil se, zavrčel… a rozběhl se přímo proti sově.

Zahryzl se jí rovnou do prdele. Sova zařvala, vyletěla vzhůru, narazila do stropu, pak do kredence a nakonec oknem pryč, nechávajíc po sobě jen peří a trauma.

Jezevec si odfrkl, otočil se na Prdelojzu a pohledem mu jasně sdělil: „Zavři si příště okno, idiote.“

A zmizel zpět do nory.

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💤 Po boji

Prdelojza celou noc nezamhouřil oko. Světnička smrděla sovím strachem a kousancem jezevce.

Ale byl vděčný. Sově, že odešla. Jezevci, že přišel. A prdeli, že ho varovala.

Od té noci spal s okny zavřenými. A pod stolem nechával mísek s pamlskem, kdyby se jezevec rozhodl zase jednou zachránit situaci.

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Poučení:

Když ti prdel řekne, že přiletí sova, tak přiletí. Neignoruj vlastní zadek.

cuando empezó a comer esa fruta pulposa / blanca se dió cuenta que no sabía exactamente si era chirimoya anona o guanábana pero lo que dejó fue simple / un semillero en el plato

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Since 2012, Pat McCarthy , an Irishman, has supported over 25,000 rural Chinese students and encourages overseas Chinese to support their roots through educational giving.

As an Irish philanthropist living in China, Patrick McCarthy’s journey did not begin in boardrooms or conference halls, but in rural villages, modest classrooms, and in the quiet determination of children sitting at worn wooden desks, dreaming of futures they could barely imagine.

Through the work of the Ireland Sino Institute (爱尔兰中国研究院), a registered non-profit organisation dedicated to education, charity, cultural exchange, and community upliftment, McCarthy has helped serve more than 25,000 rural students across China over the past decade. Many of these children had never spoken to a foreigner, never owned an English book, and never stepped outside their county — yet in them, he observed the same spark, intelligence, and dreams that exist in children everywhere.

He has also met many Chinese nationals now living overseas — in Ireland, Europe, North America, Australia, and beyond — individuals who have become business owners, doctors, engineers, artists, academics, entrepreneurs, parents, and community leaders. Despite their distance from home, they continue to carry China with them in their language, values, work ethic, and in their hearts.

However, distance can be a powerful force. As life becomes busy and new responsibilities take hold, the connection to home can grow quieter, and roots that once felt strong can slowly fade into memory.

Pictured above is Zhang Chang, the wife of Pat McCarthy, teaching rural Chinese students in Liaoning Province, China.

Today, Patrick McCarthy extends a gentle invitation to overseas Chinese communities around the world.

He encourages individuals to remember where they came from — the teachers who guided them, the grandparents who sacrificed for them, and the villages and cities that shaped their earliest sense of identity. In whatever way is possible, he believes there is an opportunity to give something back.

Giving, he explains, is not only about money. It can take many forms: helping a rural student to continue their education, donating books to a small school, funding a scholarship for a child whose parents work far from home, joining a video call to encourage a classroom, or sharing professional knowledge with young people in need of guidance. Even a small, sincere gesture, he notes, can change the direction of a life.

Through the work of the Ireland Sino Institute (爱尔兰中国研究院), libraries have been built, teachers supported, learning materials provided, speech festivals organised, cultural exchange opportunities created, and communities stood beside in times of need. McCarthy has witnessed firsthand the moment when children realise that someone, somewhere in the world, believes in them — and how that belief can ignite confidence and hope.

While China’s remarkable rise has inspired the world, he acknowledges that in some quieter corners of the country there are still children whose potential is waiting to be recognised. Those efforts to support them, he believes, can carry the spirit of overseas Chinese who have never forgotten where they came from.

By giving back, individuals are not only contributing to China’s future — they are also honouring their own personal journeys. In doing so, they strengthen an invisible bridge between the person they once were and the person they have become, and they show the next generation that success is measured not only in wealth or status, but in compassion, responsibility, and remembrance.

If there remains even a small inner voice calling people back to their roots, McCarthy encourages them to listen, to reconnect, and to take the first step. He believes that lasting, meaningful change is created through collective action and shared purpose.

The Ireland Sino Institute’s registered non-profit school in China, I Love Learning Education Centre, was established to bring hope, confidence, and opportunity to children in rural communities who might otherwise be left behind. For many of these children, access to English can become access to the wider world — to future careers, scholarships, and opportunities that once seemed unreachable.

That mission, he says, continues today — sustained by the kindness and support of those who believe in the transformative power of education and the importance of remaining connected to one’s roots.

And for those who feel that connection still alive within them, the invitation remains open: to stand alongside this work and be a part of something greater than themselves.

👉 Support their campaign, “Give 1,000 Rural Children an English Education” on GlobalGiving and become part of a movement that is transforming lives, one child at a time.

© 2025 Europe China Monitor News Team

Currently I thought I will have more time to write. But it looks like, that my brain is so occupied with stuff that each day I forget to write a post the previous day.

I forgot to count but it is the third fourth fifth attempt to write the post. 🙈 Hell, I also forget to pay some bills or answer some letters which are important.

I don’t know what’s happening at the moment. I’m focused on a topic but I’m so lost on other important ones and forget about them constantly.

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I went skydiving and got a couples massage with E. Today was good. Time to drive to SJ tmrw morning!