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William Tell's apple-shot as depicted in Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia (1554 edition). Shooting an apple off one's child's head, also known as apple-shot (from German Apfelschuss) is a feat of marksmanship with a bow that occurs as a motif in a number of legends in Germanic folklore (and has been connected with non-European folklore).
Gessler was intrigued by Tell's famed marksmanship, but resentful of his defiance, so he devised a cruel punishment. Tell and his son were both to be executed; however, he could redeem his life by shooting an apple off the head of his son Walter in a single attempt. Tell split the apple with a bolt from his crossbow. Gessler then noticed that ...
Taste of Apples (traditional Chinese: 兒子的大玩偶; simplified Chinese: 儿子的大玩偶) is a collection of short stories by the Taiwanese writer Huang Chunming. The English translation is by Howard Goldblatt and was published in 2001 by Columbia University Press.
The apple as symbol of sexual seduction has sometimes been used to imply sexuality between men, possibly in an ironic vein. Francisco de Zurbarán - A Virgem da Maçã, 1660-64. The notion of the apple as a symbol of sin is reflected in artistic renderings of the fall from Eden. When held in Adam's hand, the apple symbolises sin.
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She gets angry and tries to turn them into apples again, but Jenny holds up a mirror in front of Mrs. Gorf, and Mrs. Gorf turns herself into an apple. Louis then comes in, sees the apple, and—unaware that it is actually Mrs. Gorf—shines it up on his shirt, and eats it. 2. Mrs. Jewls Mrs. Jewls becomes the new teacher after Mrs. Gorf is eaten.
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