How a Ghastly Story Was Brought to Light by a Common Or Garden Butcher's Dog
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kirjakko
of Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on 3/11/2020
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
kirjakko of Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on 3/11/2020 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
7 journalers for this copy...
From the exchange shelf of the Library of Kallio, Helsinki. Small enough to take on a journey.
I guess nobody will be taking journeys anywhere, but luckily this is small enough to send overseas, so I began reading it. Cautionary tales.
I know Hungarian Tokay wine well, it is sweet dessert wine. Me and my brother both used to get two bottles a year, one for Christmas and one for birthday which we happen to share in May (five years apart). Our parents believed in teaching children to drink alcohol in a civilized way and thus spoiled us the fun of tasting the forbidden fruit for the first time in our teens and drinking ourselves legless, like all our friends did. If that had happened now I think we would have been taken to custody.
I know Hungarian Tokay wine well, it is sweet dessert wine. Me and my brother both used to get two bottles a year, one for Christmas and one for birthday which we happen to share in May (five years apart). Our parents believed in teaching children to drink alcohol in a civilized way and thus spoiled us the fun of tasting the forbidden fruit for the first time in our teens and drinking ourselves legless, like all our friends did. If that had happened now I think we would have been taken to custody.
A strange curve in history: On page 15 all sorts of major or minor catastrophes are mentioned, among them that King Gustavus of Sweden conquered Russian Finland. The last time I opened a history book Finland was first a part of Sweden, then and only then a part of Russia. Although I do not know if any of those other catastrophes mentioned really took place... (shame on me).
Off to the winner of April Showers!
OMG!!! I can't believe you found a book that fits into a regular envelope!!! Thankyou! :O)
What a lovely funny little book! It's renewed my interest in Tokay, somehow I don't think I'll find it here though :O)
Journal Entry 7 by leah152 at Libération contrôlée, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- France on Friday, December 18, 2020
Released 3 yrs ago (12/18/2020 UTC) at Libération contrôlée, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- France
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Thankyou for choosing this book! I'm so glad you're checking out what all this bookcrossing business is about! Please enjoy the book then if you'd like, leave a journal entry & let us know what you think. If you love the book you're welcome to it but if you want to join in the fun release the book somewhere else & leave a journal entry letting us know where you left it.
Ps, if you join bookcrossing you get to see where the book gets to on its journey!
Ps, if you join bookcrossing you get to see where the book gets to on its journey!
Journal Entry 8 by Harobed82 at Les Sables-d'Olonne, Pays de la Loire France on Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Thank you for the book, bookmarks and bookcrossing sticky notes that I received for the "Book and bookmark sweepstakes"! It arrived faster than we thought! ;-)"'The devil gave the woman a nudge: "Look at that belt full of money peeping out from under the butcher's shirt!"'
Written for a local German journal and published in 1811, these fabulous, funny, jewel-like miniature tales describe con men, tricksters, disasters, murders, rascals and lovers, and include Franz Kafka's favourite story."
Journal Entry 9 by Harobed82 at Les Sables-d'Olonne, Pays de la Loire France on Saturday, June 26, 2021
A nice little book full of interesting stories.
Journal Entry 10 by Harobed82 at Libération contrôlée, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- France on Sunday, August 1, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (8/1/2021 UTC) at Libération contrôlée, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- France
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Mailed to the winner of the Mail a Garden sweepstakes, along with another book and some flower seeds.Enjoy! :)
Journal Entry 11 by 
elis-fromSweden
at Stenstorp, Västergötland Sweden on Wednesday, August 11, 2021
elis-fromSweden at Stenstorp, Västergötland Sweden on Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Thank you so much for sending this to me. I am thrilled I am the winner of the mail a garden sweep. I really love the little bag of seeds you sent along. And your handwriting, such a delight!
Journal Entry 12 by elis-fromSweden at Stenstorp, Västergötland Sweden on Wednesday, December 15, 2021
elis-fromSweden at Stenstorp, Västergötland Sweden on Wednesday, December 15, 2021
I liked these little short stories. It was fun that they were from different parts of the world, even Sweden. Thank you for sharing. I sent this to the winner of the Mail a Garden sweepstake that I held after I won, it was sent over a week ago.
Journal Entry 13 by elis-fromSweden at By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, December 15, 2021
elis-fromSweden at By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (12/5/2021 UTC) at By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
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Sent it by mail to the winner of Mail a garden sweepstake. I forgot to take a picture of the custom declaration so I don't have the code and can't trace it so I am a bit worried it won't make it.
Recieved today, with a recipe card.
Released while at the Post Shop. Export an Animal sweepstake.
Journal Entry 16 by 
Paulanni
at Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland Finland on Friday, April 22, 2022
Paulanni at Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland Finland on Friday, April 22, 2022
And it arrived today. Thank you, gaboyd, for this little book full of little stories and with an interesting sounding title. This seems to like travelling between Europe and Australia/NZ.
Journal Entry 17 by Paulanni at Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland Finland on Saturday, April 22, 2023
Paulanni at Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland Finland on Saturday, April 22, 2023
Finally read these amusing and varied little stories. Well, the title story was rather ghastly, but most of them were amusing and witty. True to the time of their publication (more than 200 years ago), many had a moral teaching in the end, like:
"From this we can learn how easy it is to be tricked if you believe what is told you by any vagrant..." (p. 11)
"Remember: Other people's property can eat into your own just as fresh snow swallows up the old." (p. 45)
"From this we can learn how easy it is to be tricked if you believe what is told you by any vagrant..." (p. 11)
"Remember: Other people's property can eat into your own just as fresh snow swallows up the old." (p. 45)
Journal Entry 18 by Paulanni at Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland Finland on Monday, August 7, 2023
Paulanni at Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland Finland on Monday, August 7, 2023
Released 8 mos ago (8/8/2023 UTC) at Riihimäki, Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland Finland
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Congrats on winning at the draw for the "In languages" challenge of the Finnish forum.
Thank you very much for the book and for the challenge, Paulanni!
54 pages
54 pages
These were some stories! The story which gave the booklet its name was terrible! Uhh! Some stories were quite nice. Nice little book it was. I did not understand the King Gustavus part in one of the stories. My history book did not tell such a story.
This book is a boomerang! I sent it to Australia three years ago and got it back today! It will travel to the Alps next.
Journal Entry 22 by kirjakko at Statue of the African Chief in Vaduz, Vaduz Liechtenstein on Monday, October 2, 2023
kirjakko at Statue of the African Chief in Vaduz, Vaduz Liechtenstein on Monday, October 2, 2023
Released 6 mos ago (10/2/2023 UTC) at Statue of the African Chief in Vaduz, Vaduz Liechtenstein
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
There are only 20 bookcrossers in Liechtenstein, which is about the same size Kerava is. I left the book under the statue of the Arfican Chief and the book was gone when I came back on a city tour train. Hopefully the book has gotten a nice new orner and writes home soon!
