За что искренне люблю англичан,так это за их детские сказки.От стишка "Три слепые мышки* меня лично долго контузило в моем нежном детстве.
И вот это вот тоже чудо.
Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee-dee,
How many Thestrals can you see?
Your brother thinks flying is so much fun;
He crashes his broom, and that makes one.
читать дальшеFiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee-dee,
How many Thestrals can you see?
Your daddy catches dragon pox, but what can you do?
Pop him in a box, and that makes two.
Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee-dee,
How many Thestrals can you see?
Your sister takes a stroll by a Guillotine Tree,
It lops off her head, and that makes three
Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee-dee,
How many Thestrals can you see?
Your mummy hears the Dark Lord at the door,
“Avada Kedavra!” That makes four.
Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee-dee,
How many Thestrals can you see?
Your uncle thinks the Manticore’s not alive;
It turns out it is, and that makes five.
Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee-dee,
How many Thestrals can you see?
You Aunty drops her wand while levitating bricks;
Scrape her off the ground, and that makes six.
Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee-dee,
How many Thestrals can you see?
Your cousin’s hunting Piskies in Cornwall and Devon;
They lure her off a cliff, and that makes seven.
Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee-dee,
How many Thestrals can you see?
Your son gets to King’s Cross Station late;
He falls under the train, and that makes eight.
Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee-dee,
How many Thestrals can you see?
Your daughter sneaks a sip of nettle wine;
It’s tainted with poison, and that makes nine.
Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee, Fiddle-dee-dee,
How many Thestrals can you see?
All of this grief sends you mad, my friend;
You slit your own throat, and that’s the end.А утащено,собственно,окольными путями
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