Siebenschläfer - Dormouse... und ein Gedicht

Ich liebe Rittersporn, Siebenschläfer und natürlich das Gedicht der Siebenschläfer und der Doktor.
Deshalb hier der kleine Siebenschläfer oder Dormouse mal gefilzt,
zum Siebenschläfertag am 27. Juni.

A.A. Milne

The Dormouse and the Doctor
There once was a Dormouse who lived in a bed
Of delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red),
And all day long he'd a wonderful view
Of geraniums (red) and delphiniums (blue)

A Doctor came hurrying round, and he said:
"Tut-tut, I am sorry to find you in bed.
Just say "Ninety-nine", while I look at your chest ...
Don't you find that chrysanthemums answer the best?"

The Dormouse looked round at the view and replied
(When he'd said "Ninety-nine") theat he'd tried and he'd tried,
And much the most answering things that he knew
Were geraniums (red) and delphiniums (blue).

The Doctor stood frowning and shaking his head,
And he took up his shiny silk hat as he said:
"What the patient requires is a change," and he went
To see some Chrysanthemum people in Kent.

The Dormouse lay there, and he gazed at the view
Of geraniums (red) and delphiniums (blue),
And he knew there was nothing he wanted instead
Of delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red).

The Doctor came back, and to show what he meant,
He had brought some chrysanthemum cuttings from Kent.
"Now these", he remarked, "give a much better view
Than geraniums (red) and delphiniums (blue)."

They took out their spades and they dug up the bed
Of delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red),
And they planted chrysanthemums (yellow and white)
"And now," said the Doctor, "we'll soon have you right."

The Dormouse looked out, and he said with a sigh:
"I suppose these people know better than I.
It was silly, perhaps, but I did like the view
Of geraniums (red) and delphiniums (blue)."

The Doctor came round and examined his chest,
And ordered him Nourishment, Tonic and Rest.
"How very effective," he said as he shook
The thermometer, "all these chrysanthemums look!"

The Dormouse turned over to shut out the sight
Of the endless chrysanthemums (yellow and white).
"How lovely," he thought, "to be back in a bed
Of delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red).
The Doctor said "Tut! It's another attack!"
And ordered him Milk and Massage-of-the-back,
And Freedom-from-worry and Drives-in-a-car,
And murmured, "How sweet your chrysanthemums are!"

The Dormouse lay there with his paws to his eyes,
And imagined himself such a pleasant surprise:
"I'll pretend the chrysanthemums turn to a bed
Of delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red).

The Doctor next morning was rubbing his hands,
And saying, "There's nobody quite understands
These cases as I do! The cure has begun!
How fresh the chrysanthemums look in the sun!"

The Dormouse lay happy, his eyes were so tight
He could see no chrysanthemums, yellow or white.
And all that he felt at the back of his head
Were delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red).

And that is the reason (Aunt Emily said)
If a Dormouse gets in a chrysanthemum bed,
You will find (so Aunt Emily says) that he lies
Fast asleep on his front with his paws to his eyes.

Wikipedia:
Angeblich erhielt der Siebenschläfer seinen Namen wegen seines sieben Monate dauernden Winterschlafes, jedoch dauert diese Ruhephase oft von Anfang September bis Anfang Mai des nächsten Jahres und damit deutlich länger als exakt sieben Monate. Im Mittelalter, zur Zeit der deutschen Namensgebung, stand die Zahl sieben aber auch ganz allgemein für viel oder lang. Danach stünde der Name im Grunde etwas allgemeiner für Langschläfer.Traditionell werden die Siebenschläfer mit den Sieben Schläfern in Verbindung gebracht und je nach Stimmung als entweder gute Hausgeister und Beschützer der Hausbewohner oder böses Omen gedeutet. Dies fällt jedoch in den Bereich des Aberglaubens.

Eine schöne Seite zum weiterlesen über den Siebenschläfer (Haselmaus oder Bilch ) Der Bilch, das nette Tier http://www.glirarium.org/bilch/und http://www.glirarium.org/bilch/literatur/lessing.html

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