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  2. Rip Van Winkle - Wikipedia

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    The Hindu story of Muchukunda from the Bhagavatam also displays many similarities to the story of "Rip Van Winkle". [ 12 ] [ 13 ] In Christian tradition, there is a similar, well-known story of "The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus ", which recounts a group of early Christians who hid in a cave circa 250 AD to escape the persecution of Christians ...

  3. Pourquoi story - Wikipedia

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    A pourquoi story [a] (French pronunciation: ⓘ; "pourquoi" meaning "why" in French) is a fictional narrative that explains why something is the way it is, for example why snakes have no legs or why tigers have striped coats. Many legends, origin myths and folk tales are pourquoi stories.

  4. Origin story - Wikipedia

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    In fiction, an origin story is an account or backstory revealing how a character or group of people become a protagonist or antagonist. In American comic books, it also refers to how characters gained their superpowers and/or the circumstances under which they became superheroes or supervillains. In order to keep their characters current, comic ...

  5. The Brother and Sister Who Became the Sun and Moon

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    The younger sister became the Sun and the older brother became the Moon. An eclipse occurs when the older brother catches up with his younger sister. This myth, which talks about the origin of the Sun and Moon and even the origin of the solar eclipse, presents the issue of incest as a key motive for the origin of the Sun and Moon.

  6. Children's literature - Wikipedia

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    It is the first modern short story to introduce bizarre, odd and grotesque elements in children's literature and thereby anticipates Lewis Carroll's tale, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. [38] There are not only parallels concerning the content (the weird adventures of a young girl in a fantasy land), but also the origin of the tales as both ...

  7. Sun-observing spacecraft sheds light on the solar wind's origin

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    "Still, the origin of the solar wind remains a longstanding puzzle in astrophysics," Chitta said. "A key challenge is to identify the dominant physical process that powers the solar wind."

  8. Here's what to know about the Easter bunny's origin story and ...

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    The Easter Bunny may not be featured in the Good Book, but he does share a connection with Christ: eggs. Like rabbits, eggs represented new life and fertility in pagan times, which is probably how ...

  9. Everything Under the Sun (book) - Wikipedia

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    Everything Under The Sun: The Complete Guide To Pink Floyd is a book published in 2024. It was written by Mike Cormack and published by The History Press. [1] The book is in four parts: the first part analyses all the recorded and released songs of Pink Floyd. The second is a timeline of all of Pink Floyd's concerts and release dates, matched ...