A Serbian VillageHarper & Row, 1967 - 358 pages |
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Page 173
... give him to Auntie . Rock - a - bye , rock - a - bye , rock - a - bye , give him to Dule . Auntie is sitting down there making little cakes , And she would give me some , but Uncle doesn't let her . May the tomcat eat him up on Good ...
... give him to Auntie . Rock - a - bye , rock - a - bye , rock - a - bye , give him to Dule . Auntie is sitting down there making little cakes , And she would give me some , but Uncle doesn't let her . May the tomcat eat him up on Good ...
Page 227
... give a present to my daughter Dana , Here , Mother , is a present for Materice , 2 To give to Dana , to my dear daughter , Το my little water - carrier , To Mommy's little helper , To Mommy's little shepherd girl , And Mommy's little ...
... give a present to my daughter Dana , Here , Mother , is a present for Materice , 2 To give to Dana , to my dear daughter , Το my little water - carrier , To Mommy's little helper , To Mommy's little shepherd girl , And Mommy's little ...
Page 324
... give the necessary funeral feast . All these things went through my head . My husband had told me before we married , " I won't force you to work on a stranger's land . " But it was war time and I had to hoe . It was a living death . I ...
... give the necessary funeral feast . All these things went through my head . My husband had told me before we married , " I won't force you to work on a stranger's land . " But it was war time and I had to hoe . It was a living death . I ...
Contents
The Setting | 1 |
FIGURES | 17 |
Serbia and Orašac in the Nineteenth Century | 21 |
Copyright | |
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