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Tag: Cows

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32. Witches / Hexen

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77. Stiefelhans / Der Stiefelhans

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81. The Three-Legged Rabbit / Der dreibeinige Hase

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83. The Lazy Alpine Dairyman / Der faule Senn

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94. The Battlefield / ‘s Schlachtbödeli

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107. Of the Stumpers and Markenrückers / Von den Stumpern und Markenrückern

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123. Föhn weather, the worst weather / Föhnwetter, das schlechteste Wetter

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126. The Fiery Dragon on the Maltschül Alp / Der feurige Drache in der Alp Maltschül

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137. The Giant / Der Riese

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138. The Fell Man of Altsäss Alp / Der Fahlmann in der Alp Altsäss

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140. The Cow-backs on the Altsäss alpine pasture / Das Kuhrücken auf der Alp Altsäss

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142. The Schrättlig / Der Schrättlig

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146. Two Cattle in a Chain / Zwei Rinder in einer Kette

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155. The Dance at Palfries / Der Tanz auf Palfries

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193. The Goat Flaying above Valeis / Das Bockschinden ob Valeis

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195. The Wild Bull at Schwarzsee / Der wilde Stier am Schwarzsee

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197. The Money Hoard at Freudenberg / Der Geldschatz auf Freudenberg

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215. Cow Trampling / Kuhstapfen

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450. The Chapel in Duferswil / Die Kapelle in Duferswil

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425. The Hound of Rotenbüel / Der Hund auf dem Rotenbüel

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382. The Federi Man / Das Federi-Mannli

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373. The Troublemaker / Der Störefried

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351. The Reminder / Die Mahnung

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327. The Ketteler on the Grossberg / Der Ketteler am Grossberg

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322. Schrättlig

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315. The Bewitched Cows / Die Verhexte Kühe

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313. Cyprian, Valeriana and Pimpinella / Cyprian, Baldrian und Bibernell

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307. The Monster / Das Ungetüm

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302. The Cowherd / Der Küher

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276. Two Cows on a Chain / Zwei Kühe an einer Kette

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275. Milk in the Shepherd’s Crook / Die Milch im Hirtenstock

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266. Badly Herded / Schlecht gehütet

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265. Except that Cursed Cow / Den verwünschten Schimmel nicht

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262. The herding of cattle on the Alps / Das Viehrücken auf den Alpen

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261. The Alp Mother / Das Alpmutterli

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250. Tricked / Überlistet

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241. Three Cows in Two Chains / Drei Kühe in zwei Ketten

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233. The Unfaithful Herder / Der ungetreue Hirt.

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