Hardy
I always heard my parents speak about the "Sieben Zwetschken", and
understanding clearly the meaning (all your belongings) and using these
wording with my children, I never new where it came from.
Thank you very much for the story.
Jonny Heiss
On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 12:38 AM, HARDY BREIER <HARDY3_at_bezeqint.net> wrote:
> The story goes back to the Turkish seige of Vienna in 1645.
> As the Sultan fell in Austrian prison , he had to give all his belonging
> to the prison authorities before incarceration.
> All he had was seven plums . Sieben Zwetschken.
> After many years , upon release the prison warden said :
> " Give him back his seven plums and let him go !"
> Since then belongings of somebody are his " Sieben Zwetschken
> or Siebensachen.
>
> Hardy
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