Mentre andavo a St Ives

1. Al corro de la patata
2. Alle Vögel sind schon da
3. Auf einem Baum ein Kuckuck
4. Ba-ba, oveja
5. Backe, backe Kuchen
6. Bee, bee, pecorella
7. Broli Jonai
8. Bruder Jakob
9. Brüderchen komm tanz mit mir
10. Der Harung und die Flunder
11. Der Kuckuck und der Esel
12. Die Vögel wollten Hochzeit machen
13. Ein Männlein steht im Walde
14. Es klappert die Mühle

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Mentre stavo andando a St. Ives incontrai un uomo con 7 mogli.
Ciascuna moglie aveva 7 sacchi,
ciascun sacco conteneva 7 cats,
ogni gatto aveva 7 kittens.
Kittens, cats, sacchi e mogli, in quanti stavano andando a St. Ives?

• http://www.gcomegatto.it/en/mentre-andavo-a-saint-ives-gatti-filastrocche-e-matematica

As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives,
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits:
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives,
How many were there going to St. Ives?

• wikipedia:As I was going to St Ives

Test Yourself

1 Where was I going when I met a man and his wives?

	I was going home.
	I was going to work.
	I was going to St Ives
	I was going to London.

2 How many sacks were the women carrying altogether?

	They were carrying forty-nine.
	They were carrying seven.
	They had twenty-seven sacks.
	They only had one sack.

3 How many were going to St Ives?

	There were seven kits and seven cats.
	There were 7 wives,7 kits,7 cats and a sack.
	There were 7 wives,7 kits,7 cats, a man and myself.
	7 wives,7 kits,7 cats and 7 rats.