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  2. Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force - Wikipedia

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    Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force, Charlotte-Rose Caumont La Force, or Mademoiselle de La Force (1654–1724) was a French novelist and poet. Her best-known work was her 1698 fairy tale Persinette which was adapted by the Brothers Grimm in 1812 as the story Rapunzel.

  3. Rapunzel - Wikipedia

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    Rapunzel! Rapunzel! Let down your hair That I may climb thy golden stair! [f] Whenever Rapunzel hears that rhyme, [g] she fastens her long braided hair to a hook in the window before letting it fall twenty yards to the ground, and the sorceress climbs up it. A few years later, a prince rides through the forest and hears Rapunzel singing from ...

  4. Rapunzel (book) - Wikipedia

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    Rapunzel is a children's book written and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky and a retelling of the fairy tale of the same name by the Brothers Grimm. Released by Dutton Press , it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1998.

  5. Persinette - Wikipedia

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    Rapunzel Petrosinella " Persinette " is a French literary fairy tale , written by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force , published in the 1698 book Les Contes des Contes . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is Aarne–Thompson type 310, The Maiden in the Tower, and a significant influence on the German fairy tale of " Rapunzel ".

  6. Common English Bible - Wikipedia

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    The Common English Bible (CEB) is an English translation of the Bible whose language is intended to be at a comfortable reading level for the majority of English readers. [2] The translation, sponsored by an alliance of American mainline Protestant denomination publishers, was begun in late 2008 and was finished in 2011. [ 3 ]

  7. U.N. body accuses Israel of destroying Gaza healthcare - AOL

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    ZURICH (Reuters) -Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza have devastated the Palestinian enclave's health system and raised serious concerns about Israel's compliance with international law, the U.N ...

  8. Book of Common Prayer (1662) - Wikipedia

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    The 1662 Book of Common Prayer [note 1] is an authorised liturgical book of the Church of England and other Anglican bodies around the world. In continuous print and regular use for over 360 years, the 1662 prayer book is the basis for numerous other editions of the Book of Common Prayer and other liturgical texts.

  9. This explicit shushing is a common thread throughout the Grimms' take on folklore; spells of silence are cast on women more than they are on men, and the characters most valued by male suitors are those who speak infrequently, or don't speak at all. On the other hand, the women in the tales who do speak up are framed as wicked.