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PROVERB
ROGGENBROT MACHT WAGEN ROT. (GERMAN)
DARK BREAD MAKES YOUR CHEEKS RED. (TRANSLATION)
Submitter comment:
GERMAN PEASANTS PREFER DARK BREAD. INFORMANT SAYS THIS IS A VERY
OLD PEASANT SAYING THAT SHE HAS SEEN IN REGENSBERG, GERMANY, PAINTED
ON A BOARD AND HUNG ON THE WALLS OF FARMHOUSES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 11-24-1967