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Why the Unicorn is No
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| Sound recording, story; Why the Unicorn is No More, a Medieval, European creation myth, aetiological or how and why story, and apocryphal tale, told by Ben Haggarty, at Aachen International Storytelling Festival, Aachen, Germany, November 2000. | |
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| Story told by Ben Haggarty. The story tells of how the Unicorn was refused space on the ark, built by Noah on God's instruction, to avoid a great flood, but how, before it drowns, the unicorn punctures the boat with its horn. The methods Mrs Noah uses to block the hole in the ark, provides an expnantion for why dogs have wet noses, why women have cold elbows and why men always warm their buttocks in front of a fire. | |
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| audience:- | adult |
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| condition:- | good |
| completeness:- | complete |
| duration:- | 0 hours, 4 minutes, 40 seconds |
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| storytelling:- |
storyteller: Ben Haggarty male / British / born 30.11.1958 |
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Europe
Medieval |
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Aachen, Germany
Nov 2000 public performance festival: Aachen International Storytelling Festival |
| gift from:- |
storyteller: Ben Haggarty |
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