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by Wilhelm Busch (1832 - 1908)

Es stand vor eines Hauses Thor
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Language: German (Deutsch) 
Es stand vor eines Hauses Thor
  Ein Esel mit gespitztem Ohr,
  Der käute sich sein Bündel Heu
  Gedankenvoll und still entzwei. --
  Nun kommen da und bleiben stehn
  Der naseweisen Buben zween,
  Die auch sogleich, indem sie lachen,
  Verhasste Redensarten machen,
  Womit man denn bezwecken wollte,
  Daß sich der Esel ärgern sollte. --
Doch dieser hocherfahrne Greis
  Beschrieb nur einen halben Kreis,
  Verhielt sich stumm und zeigte itzt
  Die Seite, wo der Wedel sitzt.

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Confirmed with Kritik des Herzens von Wilhelm Busch, Heidelberg, Verlag von Fr. Bassermann, 1874, page 30.


Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Busch (1832 - 1908), no title, appears in Kritik des Herzens [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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