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Article #376Emil and the Detectives and The Land of Cockaigne
From: Steve Hayes
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:47
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:47
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When I was at school I read a book containing two stories: Emil and the Detectives and The Land of Cockaigne Both were, I believe, written by German authors between the world wars, and I wonder whether anyone else remembers reading them. Just about the only thing I remember about "The Land of Cockaigne" was that it had hens going about dragging frying pans, and laying eggs that were immediatelt friend and ready to eat. A few years later I read the song "Big Rock Candy Mountain" which seemed to embody the same concept, though it was of American rather than German origin. -- Stephen Hayes, Author of The Year of the Dragon Sample or purchase The Year of the Dragon: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/907935 Web site: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail: shayes@dunelm.org.uk or if you use Gmail hayesstw@telkomsa.net
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