Saturday, March 22, 2008

Ants & blisters

I do not know if the David Cram who translated this is the person who wrote the delightful ditty about eating toast in bare feet

from Die Schnupftabakdose (The Snuff-box; 1912)

The Ants

Two ants from Central London planned
A visit to Van Diemen’s Land,
But on their way down Oxford Street
They both got blisters on their feet,
And so they wisely thought they’d skip
The last leg of their walking trip

Joachim Ringelnatz

Translated by David Cram

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