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Victor Hugo's novel The Man Who Laughs is the story of a young aristocrat kidnapped and disfigured by his captors to display a permanent malicious grin. At the opening of the book, Hugo provides a description of the Comprachicos:
Astrid Lindgren wrote The Dragon with Red Eyes and sent the story to the two boys. In 1985 the story was published as a picture book by Raben & Sjogren with illustrations by Ilon Wikland. [1] Furthermore a set of three stamps with Ilon Wikland's illustration of the dragon were released in Sweden. [2] The English edition was published in 1986.
The oldest Foucault Pendulum in Romania is located in pavilion B of the University of Oradea. It was installed in 1964 by Prof. Coriolan Rus, the then dean of the Faculty of Mathematics - Physics. It was installed in 1964 by Prof. Coriolan Rus, the then dean of the Faculty of Mathematics - Physics.
This is a list of odd-toed ungulate species by estimated global population. This list misses data on Tapirus terrestris, which has not yet been estimated. This list misses data on Tapirus terrestris, which has not yet been estimated.
The Knights of the Fish (Spanish: "Los Caballeros del Pez") is a Spanish fairy tale collected by Fernán Caballero in Cuentos. Oraciones y Adivinas. [3] Andrew Lang included it in The Brown Fairy Book. A translation was published in Golden Rod Fairy Book. [4] Another version of the tale appears in A Book of Enchantments and Curses by Ruth ...
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It can also be considered an Iberian version of a bugbear [1] as it is a commonly used figure of speech representing an irrational or exaggerated fear. The Cucuy is a male being while Cuca is a female version of the mythical monster. The "monster" will come to the house of disobedient children at night and take them away.