My dear brother and sister, remember these?
And your little sis always won! No, I didn't,
but I like to remember it that way ;O)
And your little sis always won! No, I didn't,
but I like to remember it that way ;O)
I found these memorycards here: Illuopa -
a great blog about German children's books,
illustration and design
2 comments:
Enjoyed your cards, always enjoy your blog. I took a couple of German courses, including an Intermediate course that focused on German fairytales. It really surprised me that these fairytales didn't always have a happy ending, unlike ours in the U.S. I've given that some thought over time and sometimes think that it's better to grow up with a dash of reality instead of thinking that everything in life has to have a happy ending...anyway, just an abstract thought...
Hi Kittie! Thanks for those lovely words ;O)
Oh, so you took German courses!! I have to say that I've forgotten how to speak German...so silly, but I've never did use it. I read German without any problems though ;0)
I loved your comment about the fairytales....here in Denmark is is just like in Germany, so I don't expect a fairytale to have a happy end. Fairytales are stories told to teach us what to do and what not to do...the order of the universe (I think...I'm not an expert :O)....).
So you learn how to interact with other human beings, animals and supernatural beings such as elf, trolds, gnomes....and if you don't follow these 'rules' bad things will happen..
Christmas is coming up...and here in DK we have a lot of fairytales about 'nissen' (in Swedish: tomte...= 'gnome')..these small guys with red pixy hats, living on the farms or in the woods/barrows), and you had to treat him right or everything would fail: the cows didn't give you any milk, it quickly turned sour, you couldn't make butter, the harvest failed...etc., etc. But if you treated him right everything went well on your farm...the animals, harvest etc...
Well, more about nissen in December ;O)
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