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Re: Emil and the Detectives and The Land of Cockaigne

#378
From: Joerg Walther
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2024 20:09
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Steve Hayes wrote:

>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.

OK, I found it, it is a fairy tale by Ludwig Bechstein, it is called "Im
Schlaraffenland" (Land of Plenty or Cockaigne), you can find the German
version here: https://www.maerchenstern.de/maerchen/schlaraffenland.php
and if you do not speak German let Google translate it for you. :)

-jw-
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