Es lauft eh Meisl: Hutterischa Kinder Verslen

Karis Hofer

Es lauft e Meisl is a stunning collection of Hutterite nursery rhymes. “Although they seem mere nonsense rhymes on the surface,” Karis Hofer observes, “I learned that they carry many memories: Michael shaking his head in distaste at the poem Michela, Machela as he remembered being teased with it; Diane Basel remembering the fun they had throwing pebbles into the creek that ran along side Interlake Community shouting, “Ankela, Ankela, strick mer e Blachela.”
I believe that our very own bank of Huttrischa Verselen is an excellent resource with which to begin a child’s love of language. The purpose of this book, therefore, is to acknowledge, preserve and share our treasury of Verselen."