Sentence examples for ancient tale from inspiring English sources

On the business level, it is another installment of that ancient tale, Microsoft vs. the World.

An Ancient Tale Retold WEDNESDAY -- A masked ball at the Waldorf-Astoria will celebrate the Jewish holiday Purim.

One of the reasons Twilight has become such a blockbuster is that it tells the ancient tale: the one about passion and restraint.

As theatrical as the production may be, Ms. Pichlikova is confident that the audience will relate the ancient tale to their lives.

Only one of the two programs, tomorrow, presents the traditional form, a full-length version of an ancient tale, "The Legend of White Snake".

Many scholars have seen in these fantastical riffs on the ancient tale a sign that the genre of tragedy had exhausted itself.

In India, ancient tales and old sayings reveal a deeply engrained preference for boys over girls.

We also have ancient tales such as the story of King Solomon spending the night with young virgins".

In modern versions of ancient tales, the tension that characterises the relationship of mother and daughter is usually encoded.

Chhau dancers enact Indian mythological stories from the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Puranas and the Rig Veda, focusing on the lesser-known subplots in these ancient tales.

We have also, in recent years, watched waters engulf the shores and dwellings of New Orleans, wreaking havoc as in ancient tales.