11.   The story brings out the best in Hughes, who falls only a tad short of bringing out the best in the beloved old tale.

12.   There is an old Wall Street tale of a customer who buys a thinly traded stock, sees it rise and buys some more.

13.   This has no more credibility than the old tale about Otto Titzling inventing the brassiere.

14.   This is the old tale of the cynic who suddenly finds himself shamed into seriousness by the purity of another person.

15.   Woronicz makes the old tale new partly with brightly polished ensemble acting.

16.   Alfaro is a compelling writer, twisting what could be a tired old tale until it comes alive with unexpected theatricality and genuine emotion.

17.   An old tale has it that one day Adam came home very late, Eve met him at the door.

18.   Feldman also records an old tale that Jewish labor built the Colosseum.