Happy Birthday, Roald!
Born today in 1916, one of the great children's authors ever
There's no earthly way of knowing
Which direction we are going
There's no knowing where we're rowing
Or which way the river's flowing
Is it raining? Is it snowing?
Is a hurricane a-blowing?
Not a speck of light is showing
So the danger must be growing
Are the fires of hell a-glowing?
Is the grisly reaper mowing?
Yes, the danger must be growing
'Cause the rowers keep on rowing
And they're certainly not showing
Any signs that they are slowing!
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At 7:50 PM, September 13, 2006
jeonjutarheel had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->Just finished rereading that book :) Of course, this time it was with some Korean students of mine and I got to explain phrases like "no earthly way" and "grisly reaper".
Love your blog, btw, linked here from...actually, I can't remember where. But I was hooked by Russian-teacher status -- I studied it 4 years myself -- and have continued enjoying the content.
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