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1001 Arabian Nights: The Stories Behind the Story
Aladdin and Sinbad exemplifying the thousand and one Arabian nights perhaps favors those stories as children-appropriate.
A wife telling stories to keep her husband from killing her after their first wedding night perhaps figures those stories ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2023
Aesop: unclear biography, no written fables, with timeless morals
Your first fact about Who Was Aesop? intrigues me.
Why is it that we know more about how and what he thought through his fables than who he was and why he thought the way that he did?
I'm not being facetious when I say that it makes me think ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2023
Little Red Riding Hood
Your characters fact has an interesting image.
What version is that image associated with? It looks quite French to me, and even more elegant than rustic in the wide skirt so popular in revolutionary France and in the War Between the United ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2023
Links: you need quality and quantity and you need them now
The fifth paragraph to your fourth fact, Quality link You need quantity and quality!, considers age of links, pages and sites.
Computer science-related articles in a way don't matter if they're 6 months old or older. It's the constant ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2023
What is a Fable?
Your summary statement alerts us to the fact that "Fables are part of our culture for many centuries and it seems all this time they served the same purpose - to teach a moral."
Do we know what the oldest fable is and where it is from?
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2023
Was Tirumala Tirupati Balaji Temple a Buddhist Shrine?
WriterArtist,
My sister Stessily asked me to thank you for writing this article. As I mentioned in my comment on your article "Is Buddhism Older Than Hinduism?", she studied with Awadh Kishore "A.K." Narain, an Indian archaeologist, historian ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2023
Is Buddhism older than Hinduism?
WriterArtist,
My sister Stessily asked me to thank you for writing this article. She studied with Awadh Kishore "A.K." Narain, an Indian archaeologist, historian and numismatist who was a Buddhist. Professor Narain would be impressed with your ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2023
Anne Anderson, illustrator and her fairy tale paintings
The fifth paragraph under your subheading Anne Anderson's Style concludes that Anne Anderson "moved from more realistic three dimensional paintings to two dimensional which are more favored by children (another famous illustrator Walter Crane ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
Dear frankbeswick - I am battling with my father's illness who was diagnosed with cancer. Very busy for the last 7,8 months and trying to help him in ways that are less stressful to him.
You are doing the right thing by being a good ...
WriterArtist, on 06/14/2023
The Welsh Marches
The computer crashed before I could enter the second question to my Trafford-related comment below.
Would street always in its beginning usage indicate a pre-existing or underlying Roman road?
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2023
The Promise
It's interesting that the princess' father, though king, feels that his daughter must keep her promises, even to an animal sentient.
In a somewhat related, somewhat unrelated direction, is it likelier in fairy tales that a father or male ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2023
The Harpole Burial
The Harpole burial is an interesting find, no doubt and the archaeological remains give adequate proof of the origins. Forensic anthropology is quite advanced these days. Combined with archaeological science, it can establish the chronology and ...
WriterArtist, on 06/14/2023
Squidoo review: What it is and why you should care
Your summary statement considers HubPages, InfoBarrel, Wizzley and Zujava.
Have your articles that you published on Squidoo become unavailable or is it possible to access them elsewhere?
I know how and where to find you on Wizzley. How would I ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2023
After the Boston Tea Party: Herbal Liberty Teas Suggested by Philo Aletheias on January 13, 1774
Thank you for your comments, WriterArtist!
Me too, I appreciate Earl Grey tea (and then Lady Grey -D)!
Have you seen the film The Mistress of Spices? Aishwarya Rai plays a spice shopkeeper who is so scent-, taste- and texture-knowledgeable and ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2023
George Washington: The United States President Who Designed a Sixteen Sided Barn
Thank you for commenting, WriterArtist!
Me too, I agree that the past needs to be kept generally and regarding such Unitedstatesian people, places and things as those "belonging to the first US president should be conserved."
A miniseries -- ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 06/14/2023