Die Geschichte vom Daumenlutscher

by Heinrich Hoffmann. A poem from from a famous German book of educational poetry, called “Der Struwwelpeter“, from 1846. Performed by GenghisKhan Ormsby and Silke Hartung, recorded by Greg Callinan at Toi Ora Live Art Trust Studios, completely unrehearsed. Website Translation: “Konrad!“ cried his mamma dear, “I'll go out, but you stay here, Try how pretty you can be Till I come again,“ said she. “Docile be, and good and mild, Pray don't suck your thumb, my child, For i