Paul Boccaccio

Taught to me over breakfast by my German flatmates.

Knusper, knusper, knäuschen—
wer knabbert an meinem häuschen?

Nibble, nibble, gnaw—
who is nibbling at my little house?

—the witch, Hansel and Gretel

Wer, wie, was;
der, die, das;
wieso, weshalb, warum;
wer nicht fragt bleibt dumm.

Who, how, what;
the, the, the;
why, why, why;
who doesn’t question, stays dumb.

—Sesame Street

Tausend schöne sachen
gibt es überall zu sehen;
manchmal muss man fragen
um sie zu verstehen.

A thousand beautiful things
are everywhere to see;
sometimes you must ask
in order to understand them.