AuthorsDen.com  Join (free) | Login 

 
 Visited by 1,400,000+ people monthly.
 Popular! Books, Stories, Articles, Poetry
Where Authors and Readers come together!
Signed Bookstore - Enjoy!

Signed Bookstore | Authors | Books | Stories | Articles | Poetry | Blogs | News | Events | Reviews | Videos | Success | Gold Members | Testimonials

Featured Authors: Kalikiano Kalei, ijeanne watson, iChessly Nesci, iNed Mansour, iD. Cunningham, iJennifer Chase, iRichard McCleery, i
  Home > Humor > Articles
Popular: Books, Stories, Articles, Poetry     
David Rumer
• Become a Fan
• 28 titles
• 103 Reviews
• Share with a Friend
• Save to My Library
• Add to My Favorites
• 
Member Since: Jul, 2003

   Sitemap
   Contact Author
   Read Reviews

Books
• Tainted Legacy Gen-X Inherits the Hangover


Short Stories
• Dynasty

• Canned Cream

• The Hun


Articles
• BREAK BLOW BURN

• T.J.'s Dilemma


Poetry
• Sentimental Journey

• Eyewitmess

• Macrosoft

• Last Will & Etc.

• Humilitous

• Amen

• Duty's Call

• Geezser

• Ol' Spaghetti Legs

• Seasons IV

         More poetry...

David Rumer, click here to update your web pages on AuthorsDen.



Recent articles by David Rumer
• BREAK BLOW BURN
• T.J.'s Dilemma
           >> View all 3

Humor

Share    Print   Save  Become a Fan


Ein Grassenhopper und das Bunchen Anters
By David Rumer
Last edited: Sunday, August 24, 2003
Posted: Thursday, August 21, 2003

As a small boy in the '30s, I delivered the Saturday Evening Post. A clever author on the humor page wrote fractured fables in garbled English, as: "Tales Mine GrossenfaderTold" I have tried to find his name without success. The following is not an attempt to plagiarize, but to resurrect his technique and m.o. If anyone can identify him I would appreciate being able to credit him.

                              Ein Grassenhopper und
                                    das Bunchen Anters
                                           (with apologies to Aesop)

    Longen ago in der darken geforest lived ein Grassenhopper and das bunchen Anters.  All summer das bunchen Anters ben
gevorken und sweaten mit putten gefooden in der storehausen. Ein grassenhopper ben zingen und danzen und haven gefunen. 

    Das bunchen Anters ben zayin "ein Grassenhopper, zingen und danzen und haven gefunen von't putten gefooden in der
storehausen." "Ven das cold vind ben gecomen, mit der chillen und gefreezen, vere is der gefooden?" But ein Grassenhopper ben kept on zingen und danzen und haven gefunnen. 

    Ven der cold vind ben gecomen, mit der chillen und gefreezen,  das bunchen Anters ben runnen in der storehausen und geslammen das door.  Mit lastlooken, das bunchen Anters ben zeein ein Grassenhopper gestanden by der rodensiden mit geshivern und geshaken.  In das warmisch storehausen, das bunchen Anters ben grinnen und tonguen geclucken. 

    Ein Grassenhopper ben zeein das grossenfine car, mit fatten gefenders, comen down der road. Ven das grossenfine car ben goin by, ein Grassenhopper ben gejumpen on das fender und hitchen geriden to Florida mit das warmische weather..

    Mit der sunnen geshinen, ein Grassenhopper ben zingen und danzen und haven gefunen. Mit plenty gefooden mitout gevorken und sveaten, ein Grassenhopper ben grinnen und tonguen geclucken all day.   

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

f

Reader Reviews for "Ein Grassenhopper und das Bunchen Anters"


Want to review or comment on this article?
Click here to login!


Need a FREE Reader Membership?
Click here for your Membership!


Reviewed by thomas shaffer (Reader) 4/13/2007
would love to know who wrote thos Post stories and read some more--

tom shaffer
firenze841.comcast.net
Reviewed by Jennifer Butler 3/14/2006
Sehr gute! and very, very cute.
Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner 8/22/2003
(((david)))

vunderbar! :) diden i enjoyen the storie? JA!!!! :)

(((HUGS))) and love,

karla. :)
Reviewed by R.D. Pounds 8/21/2003
Hmmmm...what a clever grasshopper, and Florida will be forever beholden to you for this story.

smiles,
Gina


Popular
Humor Articles
  1. A light hearted look at submitting Queries
  2. Dateline Orlando
  3. Trial of the Century
  4. A Christmas Story (book review)
  5. Battle of the Bulge: Jesus Hates Speedos!
  6. It's Alimentary
  7. This Calls for a Thong
  8. A Bold and Beautiful Confession
  9. Recession Gray
  10. Dingus MacDonald





You can also search authors by alphabetical listing: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Bookmark this page to your Favorites

Featured Authors
| New to AuthorsDen? | Add AuthorsDen to your Site
Share AD with your friends | Need Help? | About us


Problem with this page?   Report it to AuthorsDen

© AuthorsDen, Inc. All rights reserved.