- The first was young Miss Grattan,
- She tried not to let him in,
- He stabbed her with a corn knife,
- That's how his crimes begin,
- The next was Grandma Grattan,
- So old and tired and grey,
- She f'it off her attacker,
- Until her strength gave way,
- The next was Grandpa Grattan,
- A-settin' by the fire,
- He crept up close behind him,
- And strangled him with a wire,
- The last was Baby Grattan,
- All in his trundle bed,
- He stove him in the short ribs,
- Until that child was dead,
- And spit tobacco juice,
- All on his golden head.
From Shirley Jackson's novel "The Haunting of Hill House" (1959)
Here are some articles that I would like to translate:
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- Das schönste Mädchen der Welt (614 words)
- Wiwilíbrücke (715 words)
- The Judge and His Hangman (plot is missing) (992 words)
- Kein Bund für's Leben (526 words)
- Badeparadies Schwarzwald (453 words)
- Notschrei-Loipe(576 words)