Tale

• As the blood moon rises, the evil Witchmaster seeks to seize control of Nordanland, presenting a formidable challenge for Tora and her friends.
• "The Tale of Oknytt & Gray Gnomes" offers readers an engaging storytelling with its present-tense narrative style, creating a sense of being right there alongside the characters in their adventurous exploits.
• Hansson states, "In these troubled times, children need a moment of escape from reality, an opportunity to dream away to a world full of fantastic creatures.
• A fairy tale trains the memory, promotes language development, expands the vocabulary, follows events in a chronological order, and increases the desire for reading..."

• Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has agreed to acquire Rabbit’s Tale , a Bangkok-based creative and digital experience agency.
• The move will significantly strengthen the regional creative, brand and data capabilities of Accenture Song —the world’s largest tech-powered creative group—and help our clients build and optimize digital experiences across the entire customer lifecycle for growth in Thailand.
• The move will take advantage of the growing importance of digital ad spending for brand differentiation and customer connection.
• They are also looking for creative solutions and transformative programs to advance growth,” said Thomas Mouritzen, Southeast Asia lead for Accenture Song.

• With the help of her best friend Ray, she learns to embrace her body and her voice.
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With the Japan mission to the Moon just beginning and with the space race to its south polar region, we are reminded of the wonder and excitement of travelling to the Moon. Of course, since the 20th century, humans have been able to physically travel there, but imagining travel to the Moon has been part of our history from long before the 1900s. Looking back through the centuries reveals exciting stories of lunar adventure.

1. An English poem: The Man in the Moon

• The English poem, The Man in the Moon, tells the story of a man who is living and suffering on the Moon.
• There are many versions of this folktale, including in English, German and Dutch traditions.
• In this English version of the story, the man on the Moon (known as Hubert) is imagined as a medieval peasant guilty of stealing thorns to make a hedge.

2. An Italian epic poem: Orlando Furioso

• Orlando Furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando) is an Italian epic written by poet Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533).
• Charlemagne (who died in 814) was a king and emperor who is known for uniting most of Europe under his rule.
• One of his knights is Astolfo, cousin to the knight Orlando.

3. A Japanese story: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

• This very thing happens in a Japanese story from the late 800s or early 900s: Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter).
• They bring a diviner to grant her a name, and she is called Nayotake no Kaguya-hime (Shining Princess of the Young Bamboo).
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is the earliest surviving example of the monogatari (tale, novel) and has been adapted into a Studio Ghibli animation, The Tale of Princess Kaguya.
• The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter also reminds us that these stories are not found only in Europe.