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  2. 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.

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

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    Of course, now we know that gender isn’t always binary, it can change over a person’s lifetime, and someone’s biological sex at birth isn’t necessarily what their gender identity will be.

  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 ...

  5. The Fisherman and His Wife - Wikipedia

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    In "British Folk Tales and Legends a Sampler" Katherine Briggs pp.40-43 noted a British variant collected in 1924 called 'The Old Woman who Lived in a Vinegar Bottle' with a magical fairy rather than a fish. This was also the title of Rumer Godden's 1972 re-telling, based upon a family tradition of story-telling.

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  7. he tales were scrubbed further and the Disney princesses -- frail yet occasionally headstrong, whenever the trait could be framed as appealing — were born. In 1937, . Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" was released to critical acclaim, paving the way for future on-screen adaptations of classic tales.

  8. 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.

  9. 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 ...