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From: Wim <wkv at home.nl>
Subject:  "Etymology??" new subject: stealing milk from goats

>From wim verdoold , wkv at home.nl   zwolle city nl.

Hi!

As our daughters name is Merel, we been wondering about the different
names for that bird, ( Blackbird, Amsel, Merula, Gieteling, Goatfowl,)

In Zwolle city it is called a "gieteling", again connecting it to goats,
and the stealing of goat milk.

Now comes the thing I wonder about... Where does this story about
animals stealing goat milk from...  this is an old story, and I noticed
that it is not only connected to the blackbird.
Any body can add to the confusion??

I wonder how old the story about strange things in the night stealing
the goat milk really is, I suspect very old.


Happy Easter! Vrolijk Pasen!

Wim.

www.geocities.com/velikovski_project/

www.geocities.com/merelweb/

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