Tuesday, December 16, 2008

The Yuletide lads - part 7

Bowl Licker
( Askasleikir )

Bowl Licker, the sixth one,
was shockingly ill bred.
From underneath the bedsteads
he stuck his ugly head.
    And when the bowls were left
    to be licked by dog or cat,
    he snatched them for himself
    - he was sure good at that!
      By Jóhannes úr Kötlum / Translation by Hallberg Hallmundsson
        Pictures/Copyright©Olafur Petursson

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