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  • 11The Ant and the Grasshopper — also known as The Grasshopper and the Ant or The Grasshopper and the Ants , is a fable attributed to Aesop, providing a moral lesson about hard work and preparation. In the numbering system established for Aesopic fables by B. E. Perry, it is nu …

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  • 12The Dot and the Line — The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (ISBN 1 58717 066 3) is a book written and illustrated by Norton Juster, first published by Random House in 1963. The title is a reference to by Edwin Abbott Abbott.In 1965, famed animator… …

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  • 13The short twentieth century — The short twentieth century, defined by Eric Hobsbawm, a British Marxist historian and author, refers to the period between the years 1914 and 1991.That period begins with the beginning of World War I, and ends with the fall of the Soviet Union.… …

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  • 14The Thief and the Cobbler — Arabian Knight redirects here. For other uses, see Arabian Nights (disambiguation). The Thief and the Cobbler An unreleased poster made near the end of the film s production, before it was taken from Richard Williams …

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  • 15The Old Man and the Sea — For other uses, see The Old Man and the Sea (disambiguation). The Old Man and the Sea   …

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  • 16The High and the Mighty (film) — Infobox Film name = The High and the Mighty imdb id = 0047086 producer = Robert Fellows John Wayne director = William A. Wellman writer = Ernest K. Gann starring = John Wayne Claire Trevor Laraine Day Robert Stack Jan Sterling music = Dimitri… …

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  • 17The Pit and the Pendulum — Infobox Book | name = The Pit and the Pendulum title orig = translator = image caption = Illustration by Harry Clarke, 1919. author = Edgar Allan Poe country = flagicon|USA United States language = English series = genre = Horror short story… …

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  • 18The Short Victorious War — infobox Book | name = The Short Victorious War title orig = translator = image caption = author = David Weber illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Honor Harrington series genre = Military science… …

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  • 19long and short of it — {n. phr.} The essence; the whole story in a nutshell. * /The long and short of it is that he is lazy and doesn t really want to find a job./ …

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  • 20long and short of it — {n. phr.} The essence; the whole story in a nutshell. * /The long and short of it is that he is lazy and doesn t really want to find a job./ …

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