The Hiccup

The Hiccup — page 1 — For Benoit and Liselotte English translation copyright 2014 by Skyhorse Publishing Inc Originally published as Der Schluckauf and published by arrangement with Gerstenberg Verlag Hildesheim 2013 Gerstenberg Verlag Hildesheim Germany All Rights Reserved No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without the express written consent of the publisher except in the case of brief excerpts in critical reviews or articles All inquiries should be addressed to Sky Pony Press 307 west 36th Street 11th Floor New York NY 10018 Sky Pony Press books may be purchased in bulk at special discounts for sales promotion corporate gifts fund raising or educational purposes Special editions can also be created to specifications For details contact the Special Sales Department Sky Pony Press 307 West 36th Street 11th Floor New York NY 10018 or info skeyhorsepublishing com Sky Pony is a registered trademarks of Skyhorse Publishing Inc a Delaware corporation Visit our website at www skyponypress com 1098 7654321 Manufactured in China August 2013 This product conforms to CPSIA 2008 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data is available on file ISBN 978 1 62636 387 g

The Hiccup — page 2 — THE HICCUP Ingrid Sissung Translated by Connie Stradling Morby PO O CRE Sky Pony Press New York

The Hiccup — page 3 — Sometimes when you eat or speak too quickly funny things can happen like with Elliott the bear who got the hiccups And since the hiccups wouldn t go away Elliott became very grouchy What made him especially angry was that his cousin Lutz who was visiting him in the woods did not get the hiccups and was making fun of

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