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Why are you avoiding my house, you little goat?

– Goat-goat, why do you avoid the area around my house? ; – I avoid it, I avoid it, you have a beautiful daughter for sale. ; – I don’t have a beautiful daughter for sale! ; – Why do you tolerate it, deny it, when I saw red apples being sold at the pigeon house market. ; I bought... Read More

Aunt Stork, why are you avoiding my house?

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– Aunt Stork, why are you avoiding my house? ; – I want your daughter! ; – I don’t have a daughter for that! ; (he read it) ; – You’ll see, go to Vienna, to Buda, they sell red apples there, ; you can eat them, you can eat them. Read More

Are you home, bridge master?

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– Are you home, bridge master? ; – I am home, I was just torturing you. ; – Let me go through your bridge! ; – I will not let you go, because it will break! ; – If it breaks, I will fix it! ; – With what? ; – With copper and lead. ; – Copper is very brittle, lead is very fusible.... Read More

Come home, my little ones!

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– Come home, my little ones! ; – We don’t dare! ; – Why? ; – We’re afraid! ; – What are you afraid of? ; – Wolf-like! ; – Is the wolf a Hun? ; – Into the bush! ; – What’s he doing? ; – Washing! ; – What’s he washing in? ; – Into a golden pool! ; – What’s he waiting for? ; – Into ... Read More

My little geese, come home!

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My grandmother is my witness. We gathered together, like geese. We were driven out into the meadow one by one. Then one of us, the landlady, stayed at home, and the wolf hid in the bushes. The landlady shouted: ; ; – My little geese, come home! ; – We’re not going! ; – My little ... Read More

Whose sons are you?

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– Whose sons are you? ; – The sons of the good king Ladislaus of Poland. ; – We are too. ; – You have broken the leg of our faith. ; – What is the price? ; – A beautiful girl, a beautiful golden apple. Read More

Praise be to Jesus Christ!

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They welcomed us: ; ; Praise be to Jesus Christ! ; ; Then they asked: ; ; Where did you gather? ; From Bethlehem! ; Who are you looking for? ; Little Jesus! ; What is his name? ; Emmanuel. ; ; Then we could go in. After the song we received a gift. Read More

Baby Jesus was born to us

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At that time, the women and daughters of the gypsies living in our village also went around the village begging at Christmas. It was interesting to hear their strangely melodious, drawn-out singing. The lyrics of one of their usual songs were as follows: ; ; Little Jesus was born... Read More

As the year passes

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As the year passes; In the wake of Holy Christmas; However, I remember, ; That there is István at this house. ; István, be in health, ; István, be in peace. ; ; May God grant that we may live to see more István days in good strength, health, and may we pass them. May God bless Is... Read More

We came with a star

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We came with a star; To Jesus, the baby; Let us go to Bethlehem.; To the city of Bethlehem; To the ox and donkey manger.; There he lies, there he rests; Jesus in the manger.; ; There the ox and donkey breathe on him; The Virgin Mary sings thus,; Sleep, dream; My innocent lamb,; M... Read More