With autumn on its way there are red skies quite often at the moment, so thought to begin this month I would add a popular German �rural saying� which you were recently discussing on another site Phyllis, and that is:
Abendrot verspricht dem Bauern Lohn und Brot, dahingegen Morgenroete verheisst dem Bauern arge Noete.
A red sky in the evening promises farmers money and bread, but a red sky in the morning foretells irritation and problems.
Or in other words:
Red sky at night, shepherd�s delight, red sky in the morning, shepherd�s warning.
Last edited by Francine - German Culture; 09/01/11 02:16 AM.
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