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"Büable, hör mi ân: Heut af mein Nâmenstag dâ stellt i gâr so fern an di a Frâg: Wânns d'nit a Jager waarst, wâs möchst denn sunst wol sein? Fällt dir die Antwort schwar, so sâg mir's fein!" "I möcht ein Schlosser sein; wol schad dass i's nit bin! A Schlössle m â chet i gânz nâch mein Sinn. I gaab's af's Kammerle von dein klan Herzlan drauf; dânn spirrt an ândrer Bua gânz gewiss nit auf! Sigst, liabes Diandle mein, mir geht's just so wia Dir. Hätt aa a Frâg an di voll Neubegier: Wâs möchst denn du wol sein, du herzig's Engelskind wânns d'nit a Senn'rin warst? Geh, sâg mir's gschwind!" "I möcht a Zaubrin sein, die All's verzaubern kânn. Beim grossen Kerschenbam dâ fângt i ân. Der müasst stâtt Kerschenblüah nix als Dukaten hâm; dânn sagt dei Vater gwiss: Hiaz heirat's z'samm!"
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This text was added to the website: 2008-03-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 145
"Listen lad. Today on my birthday I want to ask you a question: If you weren't a hunter, what would you like to be? Even if it's hard to answer, tell me!" "I would like to be a locksmith. It's a shame I am not one! I would make a lock in the way I want. I would fix it on the chamber door of your little heart, then I could make sure no other lad could get to it! Look, lass, in just the same way. I've got a nosey question for you. What would you like to be, adorable angel's child, if you weren't a milkmaid? Come on, tell me quick." "I'd like to be a magician, who could cast spells on everything. At the big cherry tree is where I would start. Instead of cherry blossom it would produce nothing but ducats. Then your father would say, Now you two can get married!"
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This text was added to the website: 2008-03-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 156
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