♪♪ Old Macdonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O
Sound Familiar?
There are very few activities which bring as much joy as a group song – it’s really always fun. This one might be a little tough for me and my fellow lexiophiles contributors though, and there seems to be some discord regarding the noises made by Old Macdonalds farm-residents. While we all can agree on “Moo” and “Meow”… it would appear the similarities stop there. There goes verse three!
I guess even though dogs, roosters or donkeys are the same everywhere, when human beings try to imitate them the sound is always different. It’s a chorus of “au-au,” “bau-bau,” “woof-woof,”… and that’s only the beginning…
So let´s check if you can recognize which country the following “dogs” and his other farm animal friends are from? The answers can be found in the comments below.
<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1325009/" >This dog comes from...</a> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> polls</a>)</span>
<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1325046/" >And the nationality of this is... </a> <br/> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> polls</a>)</span>
<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1325047/" >Ruf, ruf from... </a> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> polls</a>)</span>
<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1325054/" >This dog´s mother tongue is...</a> <br/> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> surveys</a>)</span>
<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1325057/" >This one comes from...</a> <br/> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> polls</a>)</span>
<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1325058/" >This dog comes from...</a> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> polls</a>)</span>
<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1325060/" >guau, guau...</a> <br/> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> polls</a>)</span>
<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1325061/" >Now it is time for the donkeys. Guess where this one is from</a> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> surveys</a>)</span>
<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1325062/" >And this donkey... </a> <br/> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> polls</a>)</span>
<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1325065/" >And this...</a> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> surveys</a>)</span>
<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1325066/" >Now the roosters! This is from... </a> <br/> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> surveys</a>)</span>
<a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1325070/" >Last but not least, the rooster from...</a> <br/> <span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"> (<a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"> polls</a>)</span>
If you liked this post, take a look at the part 2 here .
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OMG i loved your dying donkey :p thx for the funny moments!
don’t you publicize that on bab.la ?
(lay out of this article to be improved, though)
とてもおもしろいね！
So, do you think you got them all right? Let´s see:
First dog: China
Second dog: German
Ruf, ruf dog: USA
The dog´s mother tonge is: French
Fifth dog: Poland
Sixth dog: Brazil
Guau, Guau: Colombia
First donkey: Germany
Second donkey: USA
Third donkey (aka the dying donkey): Belgium
First rooster: Germany
Second rooster: Colombia
Hope you enjoyed it!
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