Creature Languages, 02/09, Period 3

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"You have now learned to speak, if haltingly, in Dragon, Rat and Spider. Those are all difficult tongues, with rich histories and their own quirks -- from the choppy vowels of Spider, to the crooning of Rat, to the rhyming of the dragons. I applaud your sincere efforts to learn.

Today, I would like for each of you to pick a so-called nursery rhyme and translate it into the Creature language of your choice. I trust that you will have no problems in finding appropriate substitutes for words that may not be on your vocabulary sheets."

Comments

Re: Assignment, Creature, 02/09

[swerval_zero]

"How Many Miles to Babylon?" in Spider.

//How many nights' travel to First-Among-Cities?
Sixty nights and ten.
Can I get there by wax's flame?
Yes, and back once more.
If your eight feet are clever and quick,
You can get there by wax's flame.//

It's a bit short. Zero could do another one if Professor Dream wants.

((ooc: Nursery rhyme chosen because the mun loves Diana Wynne Jones.))

Re: Assignment, Creature, 02/09

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Dream thinks the poem is perfect. "Babylon was very important to Spider culture," he notes.