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The Clever Little Tailor; E. The Emperor's New Clothes; F. The Four Skillful Brothers; G. Elim Garak; ... This page was last edited on 7 August 2024, at 20:40 (UTC).
Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
In his stall, the tailor began to crack nuts. He offered the bear not nuts but pebbles, and the bear could not crack them. The tailor took one away, substituted a nut, and cracked it. The tailor began to fiddle, and the bear danced. The tailor offered to teach it, but first he had to cut its nails. He trapped it in a vise and left it there.
"The Brave Little Tailor" or "The Valiant Little Tailor" or "The Gallant Tailor" (German: Das tapfere Schneiderlein) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 20). "The Brave Little Tailor" is a story of Aarne–Thompson Type 1640, with individual episodes classified in other story types.
Stuart Little: E. B. White: Stuart Little: A white mouse adopted by the Little family in New York City. Tailoring Mice Beatrix Potter: The Tailor of Gloucester: They live in tunnels between the tailor's workshop and house. After he rescues them from Simkins, they repay him by finishing a wedding coat while he is ill in bed. Mrs. Tittlemouse ...
Giambattista Basile includes an Italian literary fairy tale, The Seven Little Pork Rinds, in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone. [6] Italo Calvino's Italian Folktales includes a variant, And Seven!. [7] The first edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales contained a much shorter variant, Hateful Flax Spinning, but it is "The Three Spinners" that became well ...
Literary reference Absalom, Absalom! William Faulkner: Bible: 2 Samuel 19:4: An Acceptable Time: Madeleine L'Engle: Bible: Psalm 66:13 A che punto è la notte (literally, "At which point is the night") Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini: Bible: Isaiah 21:11: After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Aldous Huxley: Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "Tithonus" Ah ...
Apprentices were also taught the "tailor's posture", to sit cross-legged on a raised board or bench while they sewed. [7] A tailoring establishment then generally consisted of a well-appointed room in which the master would measure customers. Cutting, sewing, buttonholes, and finishing work were performed in adjoining rooms. [8]: 241–8