Creature Languages, 02/09, Period 3

[game-of-you.livejournal.com]

"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."

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Re: Assignment, Creature, 02/09

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

To help make amends for his refusal last week to speak to Ratso, Walter turns in Taffy Was a Welshman (http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/taffy.asp) in rat.

//Person-Named-for-Chewy-Sweet was a human-who-talked-with-a-mouthful-of-peanut-butter,
Person-Named-for-Chewy-Sweet was a forager;
Person-Named-for-Chewy-Sweet came to my nest
And foraged a piece of beef.

I went to Person-Named-for-Chewy-Sweet's nest,
Person-Named-for-Chewy-Sweet was not in it;
Person-Named-for-Chewy-Sweet came to my nest
And foraged a sheep bone.

I went to Person-Named-for-Chewy-Sweet's nest,
Person-Named-for-Chewy-Sweet was not in;
Person-Named-for-Chewy-Sweet came to my nest
And foraged a silver pin.
I went to Person-Named-for-Chewy-Sweets nest,
Person-Named-for-Chewy-Sweet was in;
I took up a heavy thing
And threw it at his head.//

Re: Assignment, Creature, 02/09

[game-of-you.livejournal.com]

"Very nice, Mr. Dornez. You could have kept the English "Welshman," though of course it may be offensive to some."

Re: Assignment, Creature, 02/09

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter cocks his head before asking, "The word 'Welshman' is offensive to rats?"

Prejudiced about Welsh accents? Him? Maybe. Whereas the mun hails from an area near Bryn Mawr and has relatives named Llewellyn and Emlyn.

Re: Assignment, Creature, 02/09

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

This mun's Great Grandmother is from Merthyr Tydfil! Huzzah!