DCML digest, Vol 1 #440 - 13 msgs

[Mike Pohjola]

HARRY:
> Parts don't even rhyme, and there's *no* meter at all.

It's not supposed to ryhme. It's supposed to be alliterated. But if
there's no meter, then it's not right, no matter what.

> The *only* advantage is that I can now read and understand the story
> without having to use a dictionary (both the English and German versions
> used words that are too difficult for me).

Have I missed something? When was it printed in English?


OLIVIER:
> Who is the boy holding hands with Donald?
> A character from a Finnish tale, I presume?

I think it's just supposed to be your generic young Aku Ankka reader.

The position they're in, however, is the typical position in which the
Kalevala runos were sung in the olden days.



Mike Pohjola
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