Kaspar Hauser, Bigfoot

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Kaspar Hauser - Fill in the text with the words from the box below. On May 26, 1828, the citizens of Nuremburg, Germany, received quite a surprise when they found a teenage boy wandering around town, alone and mumbling nonsense. At first, he wouldn’t say much.During a visit to the local police station, the boy wrote his name—Kaspar Hauser—and, over time, was able to explain a little bit about where he came from. He had been held alone in a cell for an unknown amount of time by an unknown person. The captorprovidedHauser with bread, water, a wool blanket, and toys: two wooden horses and a dog. Local schoolmaster Georg Daumer took Hauser in and worked with him on various subjects, such as reading, writing, and drawing—the latter of which Hauser showed a natural talent for.The boy had been in town for a year and a half when his story managed to get even stranger: He was supposedly attacked in Daumer’s home. He claimed the man who had once held him captive returned and slashed him with a razor, saying, “You still have to die ere you leave the city of Nuremburg.” Several months later, Hauser was shot by a pistol that he accidentally discharged. Both incidents happened to come after he had been accused of lying, leading some to believe that he was harming himself on purpose to generate sympathy.The final incident occurred on December 14, 1833, when Kaspar returned home with a serious chest wound. He said that a stranger had given him a bag, stabbed him in the chest, and fled. The bag contained a note written in mirror writing.Hauser died from the stab wound three days later. As with the earlier wounds, peoplebelievedthe wound may have been self-inflicted, and that Hauser had punctured deeper than he had intended. He may have also written the strange note himself—it was folded in a peculiar triangular shape Hauser was known to use, and the writing itself contained spelling and grammatical errors he commonly made in his own writing.To this day, Kaspar Hauser’s origins remain a total mystery, though one theory has been debunked: Some speculated that Hauser was the lost hereditary prince of Baden. The real prince, son of Charles, Grand Duke of Baden and Stephanie de Beauharnais, supposedly died in 1812 when he was not quite three weeks old. The theory was that the Countess of Hochberg had the boy hidden away so her own sons could ascend to the throne instead. In 1996, a Hauser blood sample was compared to samples from Baden family descendants. The samplesdid not match, disproving the “lost prince” theory.The epitaph on Kaspar’s tombstone in Ansbach, Germany, pretty much sums up his strange, short life: “Here lies Kaspar Hauser, enigma of his time … mysterious his death.” Kaspar Hauser Video Watch the video and choose the best answers for the questions below. How old was Kaspar when he was found? 14 15 16 17 In what condition were his shoes when he was found? as new in a good condition very damaged Could Kaspar answer the questions of the policemen? yes, he could no, he couldn´t Who was the letter Kaspar was carrying addressed to? local schoolteacher mayer of Nuremburg local doctor cavalry captain When was Kaspar taken into custody? in 1812 in 1814 in 1818 in 1820 Was Kaspar mad? yes, he was no, he wasn´t Did Kaspar know fire was hot? yes, he did no, he didn´t we don´t know Had Kaspar seen himself in the mirror before he was found? yes, he had no, he hadn´t we don´t know Who was Kaspar adopted by? a British noble a German noble an Austrian noble a French noble Where was Kaspar wounded for the first time? on his leg on his arm on his forehead on his chest Where did Kaspar shoot himself? in the leg in the arm in his forehead in his chest Where was Kaspar wounded for the last time? on his stomach on his side on his calf on his thigh Were the handwritings of the first and last letters the same? yes, they were no, they weren´t we don´t know Was Kaspar a prince? yes, he was no, he wasn´t we don´t know Did Kaspar Hauser invent his story? yes, he did no, he didn´t we don´t know Bigfoot Video 1. What is Bigfoot also called?2. Where does Bigfoot live?3. What does Bigfoot look like?4. What is a cryptyd?5. Name three examples of cryptyds apart from Bigfoot.6. How many Bigfoot sightings have there been in the US and Canada since 1920?7. Are all of them proven and supported by evidence?8. When did scientists first hear about gigantopithecus?9. Where were teeth and jawbones of gigantopithecus mostly found?10. How much did gigantopithecus weigh?