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  The Golden Bull - A Mesopotamian...

  Marjorie Cowley

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  A brother and sister's search for a new life and new home . . . 
   
   
   
  5,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia during a terrible drought, Jomar and Zefa's father must send his children away to the city of Ur because he can no longer feed them. At fourteen, Jomar is old enough to apprentice with Sidah, a master goldsmith for the temple of the moongod, but there is no place for Zefa in Sidah's household. Zefa, a talented but untrained musician, is forced to play her music and sing for alms on the streets of Ur. 
   
   
   
  Marjorie Cowley vividly imagines the intrigues, and harsh struggle for survival in ancient Mesopotamia.

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  The Girl in the Locked Room

  Mary Downing Hahn

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  Jules's family moves into an old abandoned house. Her parents love it, but she's frightened and feels a sense of foreboding. When she sees a pale face in an upstairs window, she can't stop wondering about the eerie presence on the top floor-in a room with a locked door. Could it be someone who lived in the house a century earlier? Her fear replaced by fascination, Jules becomes determined to make contact with the mysterious figure and to unlock the door. Past and present intersect as she and her ghostly friend discover-and change-the fate of the family who lived in the house all those many years ago.

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  1940s Science Fiction 2 - 16...

  Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick,...

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  1940s Science Fiction 2 - 16 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories From the 1940sTime Pussy by Isaac AsimovThe Star Mouse by Fredric BrownSanta's Return by Philip K. DickThe Wall of Darkness by Arthur C. ClarkeAnd Then—The Silence by Ray BradburyThe Creatures That Time Forgot by Ray BradburyBirkett's Twelfth Corpse by August DerlethThe Black Arts by Philip K. DickMessage From Mars by Clifford D. SimakCry Silence by Fredric BrownThe Shape of Things by Ray BradburyThe Gregory Circle by Murray LeinsterThe Sky Was Full of Ships by Theodore SturgeonThe Moon That Vanished by Leigh BrackettThe Visitor by Ray BradburyThe Magnificent Possession by Isaac Asimov

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  Appayya Dikshitar's ‘Atmaarpana...

  M. Venkataraman

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  Atmaarpana Stuthi or Unmattha Panchaa Shath. 
  The Atmaarpana Stuthi is a hymn in Sanskrit language composed by Appayya Dikshitar, one of the great saints and proponent of Advaita Philosophy after Adi Sankara. It is a hymn in praise of Lord Shiva and is also known as ‘Unmattha Panchaa Shath’. 
  Once Dikshitar felt that he has to put himself to a test as to whether his devotion to Lord Shiva was indeed true. He thought, ‘Suppose I become insane, will my mouth utter the name of Lord Shiva. If that be so, then it must be real.’ So, he embarked on an experiment. He made a paste of Datura seeds. These seeds are poisonous and if taken in, will make a person insane. He also prepared an antidote to this poison. 
  He called his disciples. He gave them the poisonous paste and the antidote. He told them to give him the first potion for a week and write down whatever he said in that state of mind. After recording this, they have to give after a week, the antidote that would bring him back to normalcy. Indeed it was a remarkable experiment to find out how serious he was about Shiva. 
  The experiment started. The disciples recorded what he said during that time. It was this hymn on Lord Shiva consisting of fifty verses. ‘Panchaa Shath’ means 50 and ‘Unmattha’ means “one who has lost his mind”. So, it is 50 verses composed during the period when he lost his mind.

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  Orphan Girl The - a Musical...

  Al Griot

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  Al Griot, Viola Bommer and Rudolf Stenzinger tell this fairy tale from Burkina Faso like traditional African bards, the griots. It is about a little girl who is treated so shabbily by her stepmother that she would rather live with the animals down by river than continue to lead this dog's life. Finally, however, with the help of a river fairy, she succeeds in awakening the conscience of the villagers.    With drums, all kinds of percussion, vocals, double bass and many other instruments, this encouraging story comes to life as if it had really happened ...    Text from the book by Karim Traoré: "Die Verlobte des Marabut: Märchen und Mythen aus Westafrika". Mit Illustrationen von Marcia Kure. Misereor Medienproduktion 1999.    Watercolour - Manfred Binzer. Cover design - Markus Rendl.   Recorded at Tonjagd Studio Mannheim.

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  Wisdom of the Golden Goose - A...

  Sherry Nestorowich

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  Trapped by a hunter on a king's orders, a golden goose refuses his freedom to protect the hunter from disobeying his master. Taken before the king and queen, the goose counsels them on teaching their children wisdom and loving-kindness toward all.

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