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Leviticus: 5

Leviticus Chapter 5 1 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity. 2 Or if a…

Lady Dilhorne 2004 Deaths

Lady DilhorneAge: 93 trained carrier pigeons to carry secret messages from resistance fighters and secret agents in Germany to her home west of London during World War II. Her daughter Eliza…

Aesop's Fables: Grief and His Due

by Aesop The Dog Chasing a WolfThe Hawk, the Kite, and the PigeonsGrief and His Due When Jupiter was assigning the various gods their privileges, it so happened that Grief was not present…

Aesop's Fables: Jupiter and the Tortoise

by Aesop The Jackdaw and the PigeonsThe Dog in the MangerJupiter and the Tortoise Jupiter was about to marry a wife, and determined to celebrate the event by inviting all the animals to a…

2004 Caldecott Medal and Honor Books

The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American picture book for children.Caldecott Medal for Best Picture Book: The Man Who…

Brewer's: Animals (Symbolical)

AnimalAttributesantfrugality and previsionapeuncleannessassstupiditybantam cockpluckiness, priggishnessbatblindnessbearill-temper, uncouthnessbeeindustrybeetleblindnessbullstrength,…

Christina Rossetti: A Dream

A DreamSonnetOnce in a dream (for once I dreamed of you) We stood together in an open field; Above our heads two swift-winged pigeons wheeled, Sporting at ease and courting full in view.…

Peter Ho Davies Biography

Peter Ho Davies authorBorn: 1966Birthplace: Britain Born to Welsh and Chinese parents, Davies grew up in Britain before moving to the United States. He refuses to be pigeon-holed into an…

Aesop's Fables: The Peasant and the Apple-Tree

by Aesop The Boy and the NettlesThe Jackdaw and the PigeonsThe Peasant and the Apple-Tree A Peasant had an Apple-tree growing in his garden, which bore no fruit, but merely served to…

Little Voice

Director/Writer: Mark HermanMiramax; R; 99 minutesRelease:11/98Cast: Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Michael Caine and Ewan McGregor Little Voice is a spirited musical featuring the enormously…