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The Flea is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone. [1] It combines Aarne-Thompson-Uther types 857, "The Louse-Skin" [ 2 ] and ATU 653, "The Four Skillful Brothers".
Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16, 1962), known professionally as Flea, is an Australian and American musician.He is a founding member and bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and, along with the vocalist Anthony Kiedis, appears on every one of their albums.
The story concerns a flea that travels on a camel and hops off at its journey's end, explaining that it does not wish to tire the camel any further. The camel replies that it was unaware it had a passenger. Phaedrus comments that "He who, while he is of no standing, boasts to be of a lofty one, falls under contempt when he comes to be known."
The story is narrated by a flea who tells the tale of a beautiful young girl named Bella, whose burgeoning sexuality is taken advantage of by her young lover Charlie, the local priest Father Ambrose and two of his colleagues in holy orders. Bella is then employed to procure her best friend, Julia, for the sexual enjoyment of both the priests ...
The Flea (poem) by the metaphysical poet John Donne; The Flea (online poetry journal) The Flea (fairy tale), a fairy tale by Giambattista Basile; The Flea (horse) (1846–1856), British thoroughbred racehorse; The Flea (character), a character from the TV show ¡Mucha Lucha! The Flea 88.2, a radio station based in Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand
The Flea" is an erotic metaphysical poem (first published posthumously in 1633) by John Donne (1572–1631). The exact date of its composition is unknown, but it is probable that Donne wrote this poem in the 1590s when he was a young law student at Lincoln's Inn , before he became a respected religious figure as Dean of St Paul's Cathedral . [ 1 ]
"The Louse and the Flea" or "Little Louse and Little Flea" (German: Läuschen und Flöhchen) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, number 30. [ 1 ] It is Aarne-Thompson type 2022, An Animal Mourns the Death of a Spouse, [ 2 ] and takes the form of a chain tale, sometimes known as a cumulative tale .
In order to maximize the ballet's patriotic message, the story was changed so that the flea keeps its leap and Lefty survives to return home to a love interest. The libretto was thought clumsy by the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party , however, and the ballet was only ever staged twice, in 1954 and 1976.