Dess isch de Daume

To play this finger game, start with the thumb and continue pointing to each finger until you get to the pinky.

Dess isch de Daume

Finger Play

(Alsatian)

Dess isch de Daume,
der schittelt Pflaume,
der hebt se huf,
der tragt se heim
un der ganz klaane Stumbenickel esst se ganz allein.

This Is the Thumb

Finger Play

(English)

This is the thumb,
This one shakes the plums,
This one gathers them all,
This one brings them home,
And this little rascal eats them all.

Dess isch de Daume

This Is the Thumb

Finger Play

(Alsatian)

(English)

Dess isch de Daume,
der schittelt Pflaume,
der hebt se huf,
der tragt se heim
un der ganz klaane Stumbenickel esst se ganz allein.

This is the thumb,
This one shakes the plums,
This one gathers them all,
This one brings them home,
And this little rascal eats them all.

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