Ukrainian Folk Tale โEars of Wheat Once upon a time there lived two mice, Chuchu and Cholory, and a rooster. The rooster was a hard worker, but the mice just played around. One day, they found an ear of wheatโฆ A story about the moral of the story: "If you donโt work, donโt eat
Title: Incense Burner in Form of a Praying Mantis Date: 19th century Culture: Japan Medium: Iron, gold, lining of silver Size: H. 3 1/3 in. (8.9 cm); L. 6 in. (15.2 cm) Source:The MET
Native to the area of modern day Iran & Iraq, pomegranates have been cultivated since ancient times. They first spread to the Caucasus and the Himalayas in Northern India and today are widely cultivated throughout Turkey, Iran, Syria, Spain, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, China, Burma, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, the Philippines, the Mediterranean, and tropical Africa. Introduced into Latin America and California by Spanish settlers in 1769, pom is also cultivated in parts of California and Arizona.
