“The Snow Maiden” is a Russian folk tale that has been told, written, sung and danced. Versions exist throughout Europe, but the original story refers to an aging couple, a woodcutter and his wife, who are unable to have a child. One day, they build a child from snow and the child comes alive, only to disappear each spring and reappear with the first snow.
March 2012
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BOOKS: Frank DeCaro spent years hunting for stars’ recipes for ‘The Dead Celebrity Cookbook’
Frank DeCaro, the author of “The Dead Celebrity Cookbook,” is contemplating a bite of Greer Garson’s capirotada. Dressed in a red-and-white checked shirt and a red apron with one red and one black oven mitt by his side, the former “Daily Show” film critic and Sirius Radio talk show host looks somewhat befuddled. He pushes his thick, black-rimmed glasses up on his nose and chews slowly.
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Three arrests; Wednesday, Thursday Waterville police log
Vehicle burglaries, theft, fight
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Study: Many Maine high schools have junk food ads
The study found that 85 percent of the 20 schools surveyed violated a 2007 state law prohibiting junk food advertising in schools.
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Hunt for missing US troops to resume in N Korea
The search for the remains of thousands of fallen American troops missing for nearly 60 years ago is about to resume as tensions ease between wartime enemies.
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Millinocket loses state funds in landfill dispute
The state will withhold about $216,000 because town officials broke an agreement to share landfill operating costs, says a spokeswoman for Gov. LePage.
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GOP insiders fear primaries’ toll on Romney
GOP officials and strategists find no reason for panic but express degrees of worry that Rick Santorum’s and Newt Gingrich’s attacks on Romney are inflicting wounds that might not fully heal by Nov. 6.
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NH House considering 24-hour wait for abortions
The so-called informed consent bill is one of three abortion-related bills that could be voted on today.
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NASA to launch 5 rockets to track jet stream winds
Each rocket will release a chemical leaving a long, milky-white cloud to track the winds that scientists will monitor from cameras on the coasts of North Carolina, Virginia and New Jersey.
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Retweets becoming digital version of autographs
Fans have turned Twitter into a digital version of the autograph session, asking — sometimes begging — stars from every sport for a shoutout.