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Pied Piper
Alternative Languages for Grimm’s Pied Piper Legend
Pied Piper, Flautista de Hamelin and Rattenvanger for example
RATCATCHER’S DAY
THIS DAY IN GEOGRAPHIC HISTORY
On July 22, 1376, legend holds that the “Pied Piper,” a ratcatcher, led more than a hundred children out of their homes in Hamelin, Germany, never to be seen again.
“And so long after what happened here
274 “On the Twenty-second of July,
275 “Thirteen hundred and seventy-six:”
¡Olé! Flamenco
¡Olé! Flamenco
By George Ancona
FLAMENCO—it’s singing, it’s dancing, it’s guitar playing! It’s an exciting, expressive art form that has evolved over hundreds of years.
In Santa Fe, New Mexico, we meet Janira Cordova, who is studying flamenco. The students in her dance company, Flamenco’s Next Generation, are eager to learn the tools of their art: how to move their hands, arms, feet, and bodies to the rhythms of the songs and music. When it is finally time to perform at Santa Fe’s annual Spanish Market, the young dancers can’t wait to get onstage and showcase their skills. As the singing, music, and clapping surround the dancers, Janira’s arms and hands flow through the air. Her skirt whirls. Her feet stamp the floor. Her dancing expresses her joy as she proudly carries on the colorful tradition of flamenco.
The Moor’s Last Stand
The Moor’s Last Stand:
How Seven Centuries of Muslim Rule in Spain Came to an End
I wanted to show why his life matters – and the meanings it now has at this time of extreme tension between the west and the Islamic states.
