Re: Little Dutch Boy

From: Kate Distin (memes@distin.co.uk)
Date: Sat 28 Jan 2006 - 20:59:43 GMT

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    Jerry Bryson wrote:
    > On Jan 28, 2006, at 1:37 PM, Ben Dawson wrote:
    >
    >> On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:14:52 +0000, you wrote:
    >>
    >>>
    >>> 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
    >>>
    >>
    >> Ah - very interesting. They even made a statue of him.
    >>
    >> I searched Wikipedia earlier for "little dutch boy" but if just came
    >> up with a load of bizarre links, so I assumed it wasn't included.
    >>
    >> Ben
    >
    >
    > This, and the Grayfrier's Bobby seem to be vehicles to convey memes?
    >

    Apparently so - I found this while I was googling earlier:

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

    Kate

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