Search in folklore: sleeping

Ye're best when ye're sleeping.

It is good sleeping in a hale skin.

It is kittle to waken sleeping dogs.

Let a sleeping dog lie.

Do not wake one who is sleeping; you will fall asleep yourself.

Do not wake up the sleeping bear.

When sleeping women wake, mountains move.

There will be sleeping enough in the grave.

Don't tread on the tail of a sleeping snake.

No good will come of over sleeping.

Three things give us hardy strength: sleeping on hairy mattresses, breathing cold air, and eating dry food.

What child is this:

What Child is this,
Who laid to rest On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?

This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing:...

You may laugh at a friend's roof don't laugh at his sleeping accomodation.

Holiday of Saint Nicolae

Saint Nicolae is the spiritual patriarch in Holland, Russia, Greece, France and in a lot of cities from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Belgium. He is known as the protector of poor people, sailors, tradesmen,...

Do you hear what I hear

Said the night wind to the little lamb,
Do you see what I see, way up in the sky, little lamb?
Do you see what I see? A star, a star, dancing in the night,
With a tail as big as a kite,
With a tail as big as a...

Santa Claus is coming to town

I just came back from a lovely trip along the Milky Way.
I stopped off at the North Pole to spend a holiday.
I called on dear old Santa Claus to see what I could see.
He took me to his workshop and told his...

Cradled in a Manger meanly

Cradled in a manger, meanly,
Laid the Son of Man His head;
Sleeping His first earthly slumber
Where the oxen had been fed.
Happy were those shepherds listening
To the holy angel s word;
Happy they within...

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.

Who gets married to a thin woman will know bitterness and strife, who marries a plump woman will be contented at the table and sleeping chamber.