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  2. The Old Wives' Tale (play) - Wikipedia

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    The Old Wives' Tale is a play by George Peele first printed in England in 1595. [1] The play has been identified as the first English work to satirize the romantic dramas popular at the time. Although only the titles of most of these popular works have survived, they seem to be unrelated composites of popular romantic and fairy-tale motifs of ...

  3. Old wives' tale - Wikipedia

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    The concept of old wives' tales has existed for centuries. In 1611, the King James Bible was published with the following translation of a verse: "But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself [rather] unto godliness" (1 Timothy 4:7). [1] Old wives' tales originate in the oral tradition of storytelling.

  4. Old Wives Tales - Wikipedia

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    Old wives' tales may refer to: Old wives' tales, sayings of popular wisdom (usually incorrect) passed down from generation to generation; Old Wives Tales (extended play), a 1996 EP by Joy Electric; Old Wives Tales (bookstore), a feminist bookstore in San Francisco

  5. Is it a boy or girl? 24 old wives' tales about predicting a ...

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    Here are some unscientific, old-school methods for figuring out if it’s a boy or a girl. 12 old wivestales about having a boy: You didn’t experience morning sickness in early pregnancy.

  6. The Old Woman in the Wood - Wikipedia

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    The tale is classified in the international Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as tale type ATU 442, "The Old Woman in the Woods" (previously, "The Old Man in the Woods"): the heroine survives a robbers' attack by hiding up a tree; a dove flies in and gives her a key which she can use to open three nearby trees; the heroine then goes to the house of an old woman in the woods to fetch a ring; in doing ...

  7. Woman Runs Experiments to Debunk Old Wives' Tale About Cats ...

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    Perhaps you’ve heard the old wive’s tale about how cats will “steal a baby’s breath” or that a cat will suffocate a baby, covering its mouth in search of milk.

  8. Rip Van Winkle - Wikipedia

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    The 1960s Tale Spinners for Children includes a dramatization of the story. [32] The 2006 song "Rip Van Winkle" by Doom metal band Witch; Poetry: British poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy wrote "Mrs Rip Van Winkle" from the perspective of the wife, who in the original story is voiceless. Cartoons and animated films:

  9. The Old Wives' Tale - Wikipedia

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    In 1998, the Modern Library ranked The Old Wives' Tale No. 87 on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. A facsimile edition of the manuscript has been published, which is a testament to Bennett's calligraphic skills. The original manuscript is in the Lilly Library, Indiana.