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GUEST,Joerg	BS: German 'Catters? Help with translation (70* d)	RE: BS: German 'Catters? Help with translation	07 Jul 02
CapriUni - 'Meerhäschen'(= small 'sea rabbit' or 'sea hare') is unknown to me and so is the story you mentioned. If it is from the Brothers Grimm I will have to admit that I don't know their stories. What I know is a 'Meerschweinchen' (= small 'sea pig'). I had to look up the english expression 'guinea pig' in a dictionary. At least english and german agree that the rodent in question should be thought of as some kind of pig... If I'm not completely unaware of my native tongue I can state that 'Meerhäschen' is deliberate nonsense. A correct translation should be 'guinea rabbit' (the same way as 'Meerschweinchen' was perverted to 'Meerhäschen'). Why 'mongoose'? Hope that helps. Joerg

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