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The Beauty and the Beast
The way in which lists are ordered always cause me to consider why this order, why not another.
My inclination generally favors alphabetical or reverse-alphabetical order as easiest remembered.
So may I ask if there might be an order to the ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/13/2024
10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk
Please accept my apologies for possibly two sets of identical comments and questions within minutes of one another. The computer acted at the last minute as if I asked my question signed out already.
The first sentence to the 9th symbol, ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/13/2024
The Kanata Pony: The Breed That Disappeared
It is is pronounced ka-NA-ta. There is a town outside of Ottawa with the same name.
TerryMcNamee, on 03/13/2024
Horse Racing History: the Preakness Stakes
The Preakness was not held in those years due to financial issues at Pimlico. For the same reason, the race was moved to Morris Park in 1890, then cancelled altogether for three years. Then it moved to Brooklyn from 1894 to 1908, not returning ...
TerryMcNamee, on 03/13/2024
A Dog Buyer's Guide to Acronyms From AKC to UD
Prestige has nothing to do with it. Some breeds are recognized by only one or two of these registries. Canadian-bred dogs are registered with the Canadian Kennel Club. While AKC and CKC registered dogs generally can be registered with the UKC as ...
TerryMcNamee, on 03/13/2024
Kentucky Derby History: Upset Winners and Unexpected Losers
I think he did not get quality mares because his pedigree was not as popular as those of other stallions at that time. As well, he was at stud at King Ranch in Texas, not in Kentucky, where the best mares were sent for breeding. According to ...
TerryMcNamee, on 03/13/2024
10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk
The 8th symbol, Hen with golden eggs, adds an interesting component to house-dwelling Jack and his mother.
That hen becomes another legacy for the possible children and the possible grandchildren to come.
Do we have any idea anywhere in oral ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/13/2024
The Beauty and the Beast
The 9th fact, Some fairy tales similar to Beauty and the Beast, associates The beauty and the beast with such fairy tales as:
East of the Sun and West of the Moon (Asbjornsen & Moe, Norway)
The Little Nut Twig (Bechstein, Germany)
The Maiden ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/13/2024
10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk
The 8th symbol, Hen with golden eggs, gets equated with Jack's and his mother's aging cow for golden "wealth and success" even as the former apparently has no shelf life.
Is the difference that the cow is earthly and the hen is magical?
Might ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 03/13/2024
The Carneddau Ridge: Wales' great ridge walk
I have not seen such profiles in the landscape..
frankbeswick, on 03/13/2024
Restoration at Kew Gardens: the temperate house
No. Few British police officers routinely carry arms. Anti-terrorist officers and diplomatic and royal protection squad members carry them,as do police officers in Northern Ireland. There is twenty four hour coverage.
frankbeswick, on 03/13/2024
The Mystery of Evil
Remembering the beloved dead is a way of sustaining love throughout time.
frankbeswick, on 03/13/2024
10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk
Can't say about bills, but it's common knowledge that money can't solve poor man's problems permanently. Jack and his mother need steady income and the hen is the answer.
Tolovaj, on 03/13/2024
10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk
Yes, oven in this case serves for protection and transformation. Hansel and Gretel use the same symbol a bit differently.
Tolovaj, on 03/13/2024
10 Symbols in Jack and the Beanstalk
Yes, Jack is mostly portrayed as an adventurer, not as sombody who is trouble.
Tolovaj, on 03/13/2024