Mother Goose goes abroad

With a little help from Lost in translation.

Jack and Jill

We start with

Jack and Jill went up the hill
to fetch a pail of water;
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after.

In its first reincarnation (via French)

Jack and Jill assembled the hill
to seek a bucket of water;
Jack fell to the bottom and broke its crown,
and Jill came dégringolant then.

Third English version

Total of Jill and the Jack the hill,
in order to try one bathtub of the water;
Jack has fallen to the lower surface and has broken the relative advanced part
and Jill then has come dégringolant.

Fifth English version

Total of Jill and the Cat the assembly,
the end to try a bathtub of the water;
Cat fell to lowest superficial and broke to relative the part outpost
and Jill has then dégringolant come.

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This little pig

This Little Pig went to Market.
This little pig stayed at home.
This little pig had roast beef.
This little pig had none.
This little pig cried, "Wee Wee Wee",
All the way home.

From English to French to English to German:

Dieses kleine Schwein ging auszustoßen.
Dieses kleine Schwein blieb am Haus. Dieses kleine Schwein hatte Rind der Braten.
Dieses kleine Schwein hatte nicht irgendwelche von ihm.
Dieses kleine Schwein schrie, wenig Wee" von "Wee;,
Alle Weise am Haus.

Ffifth English version


This small pig had to unload.
This small pig remains itself to the house.
This small pig had cattles of roasted meats.
This small pig did not have some is something.
This small pig shouted towards outside, little Wee" of "Wee;
All the direction of the house.


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