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The horse was played by Yevgeni Lebedev. This story prominently features the technique of defamiliarization by adopting the perspective of a horse to expose some of the irrationalities of human conventions. [2] Strider's altruistic life is recounted parallel to that of his selfish and useless owner.
Bucephalus (/ b juː. ˈ s ɛ. f ə. l ə s /; Ancient Greek: Βουκεφᾰ́λᾱς, romanized: Būcephắlās; c. 355 BC – June 326 BC) or Bucephalas, was the horse of Alexander the Great, and one of the most famous horses of classical antiquity. [1]
The Stuff of Stars is a children's picture book written by Marion Dane Bauer and illustrated by Ekua Holmes. It was published in 2018 by Candlewick Press. It explains the Big Bang and evolution and tells children how they are connected to the great big universe. It won The Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award in 2019.
The horse has the peculiarity of being associated with each of the three constituent elements (air, water and fire) and the stars (sun and moon), appearing as their avatar or friend. Unlike the other three elements, which correspond to the etymology of the horse as an animal in motion, the earth appears far removed from its symbolism. [ 152 ]
' The Sun's Seventh Horse ') is a 1992 Indian Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal and based on the novel The Sun's Seventh Horse by Dharmavir Bharati. It won the 1993 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. [1] The self-reflexive film is also known for its subversive take on the "Devdas" syndrome. [2]
No one else who ate the curried mutton made at the Strakers' house that evening suffered any ill effects but Hunter was in a profound stupor well into the next day. [3] Straker's pockets contained a tallow candle and a milliner's bill for (among other things) a 22-guinea dress, made out to one William Derbyshire. There is the curious incident ...
The Ebony Horse, The Enchanted Horse or The Magic Horse [1] [2] is a folk tale featured in the Arabian Nights.It features a flying mechanical horse, controlled using keys, that could fly into outer space and towards the Sun.
Scheherazade had perused the books, annals, and legends of preceding Kings, and the stories, examples, and instances of bygone men and things; indeed it was said that she had collected a thousand books of histories relating to antique races and departed rulers.