29 Margrét Sigríður Davidson, Feb 24, 1916

[February 24, 1916 Sólskin 1:21]

Antler, Sask., 2. febr.  1916.

Kæri ritstjóri Sólskins.

Mig langar til að senda Sólskini bréf og vísu. Eg er átta ára, en ekki get eg gengið á skóla, því hann er svo langt í burtu. Eg læri að lesa og skrifa Íslenzku heima.

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Margrét Sigríður Davidson.

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Antler, Sask., February 2, 1916.

Dear editor of Sólskin.

I wanted to send a letter and a verse to Sólskin. I am eight years old, but I’m not able to go to school since it’s so far away. I am learning to read and write Icelandic at home.

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Margrét Sigríður Davidson.

Note: Margrét’s letter was accompanied by a version of well-known folk-stanza often referred to as “Karlinn undir [or upp á/í] klöppunum” (Engl. “The man beneath the rocks”); the stanza previously appeared in print, for example, in Islenzkir vikivakar og vikivakakvaeði (1894).