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2. Yan tan tethera - Wikipedia

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   Yan Tan Tethera or yan-tan-tethera is a sheep-counting system traditionally used by shepherds in Northern England and some other parts of Britain. [1] The words are numbers taken from Brythonic Celtic languages such as Cumbric which had died out in most of Northern England by the sixth century, but they were commonly used for sheep counting and counting stitches in knitting until the ...

3. Counting sheep: Who came up with this old sleep tip, and does ...

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   What is clear is that the concept of counting sheep to sleep is so old it was mentioned in a 13th century compilation of short stories titled “Cento Novelle Antiche.” In one of the novellas, a ...

4. Counting sheep - Wikipedia

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   An early reference to counting sheep as a means of attaining sleep can be found in Illustrations of Political Economy by Harriet Martineau, from 1832: "It was a sight of monotony to behold one sheep after another follow the adventurous one, each in turn placing its fore-feet on the breach in the fence, bringing up its hind legs after it, looking around for an instant from the summit, and then ...

5. One for Sorrow (nursery rhyme) - Wikipedia

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   The first track on Seanan McGuire's album Wicked Girls, also titled "Counting Crows", features a modified version of the rhyme. [ 14 ] The artist S. J. Tucker 's song, "Ravens in the Library," from her album Mischief , utilises the modern version of the rhyme as a chorus, and the rest of the verses relate to the rhyme in various ways.

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   The AOL.com video experience serves up the best video content from AOL and around the web, curating informative and entertaining snackable videos.

7. Counting Sheep (song) - Wikipedia

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   A staff writer at The Music said; “[Counting Sheep] kicks off with some disconcerting synth-string action before a minimalist verse punctuated by Woolner-Kirkham's falsetto upper-register vocal work carries it through to an aurally lush build before bassy vocoder takes the lyrical reins for the plodding, pseudo-steam-powered chorus.” [6]