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  2. Legend (Tchaikovsky) - Wikipedia

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    Legend" (Russian: Легенда, Legenda), Op. 54, No. 5 (also known as "The Crown of Roses" in some English-language sources) [1] is a composition by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Originally written in 1883 as a song for solo voice and piano, it was subsequently arranged by Tchaikovsky for solo voice and orchestra (1884), and then for ...

  3. Good King Wenceslas - Wikipedia

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    The legend is based a story about the Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (907–935), who was not in fact a king. In 1853, English hymnwriter John Mason Neale wrote the lyrics in collaboration with his music editor Thomas Helmore to fit the melody of the 13th-century spring carol "Tempus adest floridum" ("Eastertime Is Come"), which they had ...

  4. Janghwa Hongryeon jeon - Wikipedia

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    Once upon a time, there was a man named Muryong whose wife had a dream where an angel gave her a beautiful flower. Ten months later, she gave birth to a pretty baby girl, who the couple named "Janghwa" ("Rose Flower"). Two years later, they had another pretty girl and named her "Hongryeon" ("Red Lotus").

  5. My Sassy Girl - Wikipedia

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    One day however, the Girl calls him and tells him to bring her a rose during class (the Girl attends an all-girls college) to commemorate their 100th-day anniversary. He does this, leading to a touching and romantic scene where he arrives in disguise as a food delivery person into a packed auditorium and watches her play the melody of George ...

  6. Squash blossom - Wikipedia

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    Squash blossoms are highly perishable, and as such are rarely stocked in supermarkets. [2] Male and female squash blossoms can be used interchangeably, but picking only male flowers (leaving some for pollination ) [ 3 ] allows the plant to also produce some fruit (squash).

  7. Folklore of Italy - Wikipedia

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    The legend was probably invented by mothers to scare children and keep them away from wells. [13] The Giufà is referred to in some areas of the country. [14] He is a "village fool", whose actions and words usually serve to provide a moral message. [14] The Marranghino is a fictional character of Lucanian folklore.

  8. A Flowering Tree: A Woman's Tale - Wikipedia

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    He followed the girls back to their house. The next morning at dawn, he went to their house and hid behind a tree and eventually saw the secret origin of flowers. He asked his parents (King and Queen) to marry the girl that sold flowers and told them the secret. The minister summoned the girls' mother and presented the proposal.

  9. The Romaunt of the Rose - Wikipedia

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    The Romaunt of the Rose (The Romaunt) is a partial translation into Middle English of the French allegorical poem, Le Roman de la Rose (Le Roman). Originally believed to be the work of Chaucer , the Romaunt inspired controversy among 19th-century scholars when parts of the text were found to differ in style from Chaucer's other works.