Re: Little Dutch Boy

From: Kate Distin (memes@distin.co.uk)
Date: Sat 28 Jan 2006 - 21:00:40 GMT

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    Jerry Bryson wrote:
    > On Jan 28, 2006, at 11:14 AM, Kate Distin wrote:
    >
    >> Ben Dawson wrote:
    >>
    >>> On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:37:31 -0500, you wrote:
    >>>
    >>>> This discussion has been reminding me of the Little Dutch Boy, who
    >>>> froze to death with his finger in the dike and saved Holland.
    >>>>
    >>>> Jerry
    >>>
    >>> I have heard of that story before. Is it true? If it is, I hope they
    >>> awarded him some kind of posthumous medal or something.
    >>> What a brave little guy...
    >>> Ben
    >>>
    >>
    >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Brinker_or_the_Silver_Skates
    >>
    >> I used to have this book but never read it, so don't know if this is
    >> true. Or if the reported story in the book was based on any existing
    >> myth/fact.
    >>
    >> Kate
    >
    >
    > It could of been a teaching story, intended to drive home the importance
    > of keeping the dikes intact.
    >

    Oops - my last reply was in response to this message, not your other one
    . . . I'll try again:

    http://www.pantheon.org/articles/l/little_dutch_boy.html

    Kate

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