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aruzinsky · 07-02-2018, 11:30 AM

There is a cautionary tale about "keep looking up" in the children's book Struwwelpeter written by Heinrich Hoffmann, in 1845 Germany. Mark Twain translated it into English, but, the poetry sounds much better in German.

English:
https://germanstories.vcu.edu/struwwel/guck_e.html

German with audio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIw-L8Mnehs

07-02-2018, 11:30 AM	#85 (permalink)
aruzinsky Location: IL Find me on the map! Zone: 6a (10 miles east of 5b) Name: Steve Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 499 BananaBucks : 198,438 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 15 Times Was Thanked 789 Times in 317 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Re: Keep looking up!! There is a cautionary tale about "keep looking up" in the children's book Struwwelpeter written by Heinrich Hoffmann, in 1845 Germany. Mark Twain translated it into English, but, the poetry sounds much better in German. English: https://germanstories.vcu.edu/struwwel/guck_e.html German with audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIw-L8Mnehs