LL-L "Folklore" 2007.08.03 (06) [E/LS]

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From: "M.-L. Lessing" <marless at gmx.de>
Subject: LL-L "Literature" 2007.08.03 (05) [E/LS]

Dank Di, leve Reinhard, för de kaptaale Transkription! Bloots een Saak
verblüfft mi: Kennst Du den Nis Puuk nich? Mit "Nest" un sowat hett dat nix
to doon. Reinhard, wenn Du Dinen Nis Puuk, Dinen Huuskobold, nich kennst,
denn hest Du em sachs argerlich maakt? Dat is en lege Saak, denn denn kann
Di allens Möögliche passeern. Denn ramentert he nachtens in't Hus, Saken
fallt dal, dat Veehtüüch blifft dood usw. Is Di villicht en Veeh doodbleven?
Süh, Du hest Di nich goodstellt mit Nis. Stell em man in de Wiehnachtsnacht
en Schöttel mit Dickmelk vör de Döör, dat versöhnt em villicht. So warrt
seggt. Anner seggt avers, he mag Grütt lever. Probeer dat man allens ut,
anners mööt wi bang ween üm Di!

Besorgte Gröten

Marlou

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Folklore

Och, ja, Marlou, nu besinn ik mi wedder, dankens Di. Ik kenn em man as Niss
Puck, un dat mit "Puuk" harr ik daar nich mit verbunnen.

Niks för ungood, leve Niss! Ik bün ook wedder arig.

Folks, Marlou reminded me of a North German house spirit named Niss Puck,
whom she mentioned in her translation as "Nis Puuk," which is why I didn't
recognize him. Obviously he's related to the Welsh Pwc (pwca) Heather talked
about a few days ago, also to the Irish Púka, the Frisian Puk, the Icelandic
Púki and the German Putz, and of course also to Puck in Shakespeare's Midsummer
Night's Dream.

Apparently, this figure began as a nature spirit. In Ireland, goats are
often referred to as "puck." This leads me to suspect that there is a
connection with the faun Pan (Greek Πάν, and various satyrs) of the
Mediterranean region.

Any ideas with a Lowlands focus?

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
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