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==Draft status==
We usually keep a task in draft status until there are five or so solutions, and no problems noticed with the task description. Thanks. --[[User:TimToady|TimToady]] ([[User talk:TimToady|talk]]) 18:36, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
==The Gifts of the 12 days==
A related task is to count the gifts of the 12 days.
*1st day: 1 partridge in a pear tree
*2nd day: 2 turtle doves, 1 more partridge, etc.
*12th day: 12 drummers, 11 more lords ... 1 more partridge
364 gifts total.
Or just the total number birds given: 184 birds
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:: You're right about the cheesy part -- it sounds too convenient and artificial. I was informed that it was used as a religious teaching aid (and a way to learn about certain articals of faith, or a catechism). As an aside, I learned that the gifts were ''sent to me'', not ''gave to me'', but a lot of the words and phrases have changed over the years and varies what country/region it was first heard. -- [[User:Gerard Schildberger|Gerard Schildberger]] ([[User talk:Gerard Schildberger|talk]]) 19:19, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
::yes to retrofit
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