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Story: The Man Who Knew. . . part II |
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Subject: Story: The Man Who Knew. . . part II From: Auxiris Date: 12 Jul 01 - 04:47 PM THE MAN WHO KNEW IN ADVANCE, part II (From a French language collection of stories and legends from Picardie and northern France, © Presses de la Renaissance, 1975)
My friends, from then on, Albarède, who wasn't talkative even at the best of times, became even less so and, not having much appetite, merely pushed his food around on his plate at mealtimes so that what he lost in weight he gained in despondency. But he didn't feel the need to go out and buy six planks of 1 metre 85. He knew he wasn't likely to die that year, as much as he might have liked to! There you are; hope it was worth waiting for. While I'm off on holiday, I'll look and see if I can't find a few more stories in jumble sales and the like to translate for those of you who enjoy these stories, hopefully a few that are just a bit shorter! And here we go again with blah, blah blah, and patati and patata, blah, blah, blah, nyah, nyah, nyah and s |
Subject: RE: Story: The Man Who Knew. . . part II From: MMario Date: 12 Jul 01 - 04:55 PM part I
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Subject: RE: Story: The Man Who Knew. . . part II From: SINSULL Date: 12 Jul 01 - 05:11 PM Auxiris - Your stories always make me think. I am still pondering the man who cultivated a field with the devil's help. Keep them coming, please. Mary |
Subject: RE: Story: The Man Who Knew. . . part II From: Hollowfox Date: 12 Jul 01 - 05:15 PM Ooo..many thanks. Have a good holiday, Mary |
Subject: RE: Story: The Man Who Knew. . . part II From: SINSULL Date: 12 Jul 01 - 08:33 PM Refresh for those who are awaiting the finale and may have missed this. |
Subject: RE: Story: The Man Who Knew. . . part II From: katlaughing Date: 12 Jul 01 - 08:59 PM Thank you, Aux!! Have a good holiday and PLEASE Do keep them coming. I really enjoy them! kat |
Subject: RE: Story: The Man Who Knew. . . part II From: MMario Date: 12 Jul 01 - 10:06 PM at the risk of adding a "fluff" post - ditto from me! These are great - some of them have been ones I remember from childhood - but others totally "new" |
Subject: RE: Story: The Man Who Knew. . . part II From: Auxiris Date: 13 Jul 01 - 05:00 AM Thanks, everyone for reading and commenting. Happy summer holidays to all of you as well. . . and be careful gardening! cheers, Aux
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Subject: RE: Story: The Man Who Knew. . . part II From: Amos Date: 13 Jul 01 - 11:38 AM Bien fait et merci, Aux -- t'est un vrai copain!! A |
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