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Different Versions of Red Riding Hood
The third paragraph to your introduction advises us that "Well, there are hundreds of Red Riding Hoods out there. Some differ by small yet important details (like the content of the girl's basket or the profession of the rescuer), others add or ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/15/2024
Savoury Waffle Journal
No! I am in the middle of the festival season. As soon as I can, I will get writing again.
Thanks for asking
Jo_Murphy, on 04/15/2024
Beauty and the Beast - How Different Artists Saw the Beast Differently
Blue has many meanings (like all colors), in this case it fits out-of-this-world, heavenly, and melancholic feelings.
Tolovaj, on 04/14/2024
Beauty and the Beast - How Different Artists Saw the Beast Differently
Madam Barbot de Villeneuve's version is much longer, with six brothers and six sisters. It was not written as an educational tool but more as a fairy tale, typical for the 17th century with numerous descriptions and decorative elements. Such ...
Tolovaj, on 04/14/2024
Beauty and the Beast - How Different Artists Saw the Beast Differently
Beauty has a background, so fashionable dress can still fit. On the other hand, the story clearly states that the castle was loaded with dresses for nobility. So, in her case, everything goes.
Tolovaj, on 04/14/2024
Beauty and the Beast - How Different Artists Saw the Beast Differently
Snow White is an example of riches-to-rags-to-riches, Hansel and Gretel is rags-to-riches. Yes, I am working on that.
Tolovaj, on 04/14/2024
Sacred Gardens
Yes. There is a now dessicated valley which local people claim to be the site of Eden, but I cannot recall its name.
frankbeswick, on 04/14/2024
Safety in British Mountains
I have not seen the film.
frankbeswick, on 04/14/2024
Sacred Gardens
Your introduction describes the Garden of Eden as in modern Iran.
Is there any tradition about where in modern Iran?
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/13/2024
Safety in British Mountains
Thank you for your comment below in answer to my previous, same-day question.
Fire is the means that elementary-school and Sunday-school teachers invoked for divine-impelled worldwide destruction.
Might you have seen the film The coming ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 04/13/2024
Walks for a Ruby Wedding
Raisins are very common in tea cakes, but there could be other fruits, such as blueberries and bilberries.
frankbeswick, on 04/12/2024
Understanding Sacrament
The practice of the sacraments evolved over the years. Baptism and Eucharist stem from the early church, and laying on of hands for confirmation and Holy Orders is found in the New Testament. The sacrament of the sick is mentioned in the letter ...
frankbeswick, on 04/12/2024
The Timeless Paths: a review of the book Holloway
There is no set figure for width, but they are generally v shaped. I would estimate a width of about twenty feet at the top to be the norm.
frankbeswick, on 04/12/2024
The Jesus' Wife Papyrus
Yes,but I cannot name a document. Sorry.
frankbeswick, on 04/12/2024
The British Flower Show
We are not at Tatton Park for long, about ten days, and it is Summer rather than Fall. So we do not need the leaf blowers.
frankbeswick, on 04/12/2024