I always like to think of roosters as beligerant over nothing, just huffing and puffing over some imagined wrong doing.
Apparently in Latvia, this is what roosters say. What do they say in your language?? I would LOVE to know! Leave a comment about that if you can!
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This exhibit looks like it might be interesting. I don't know much at all about the history of Canadian craft - I am rather curious...
In french les coqs (roosters) say "Cocorico":)
Posted by: Frances | February 11, 2005 at 10:07 AM
I love your angry rooster :)
In Portuguese, "galos" (roosters) say "Có-có-ró-có-có".
Posted by: rosa | February 11, 2005 at 10:09 AM
:)
awesome!!
i love it.
thankyou!
Posted by: tania | February 11, 2005 at 10:17 AM
in cat language roosters say "i'm gonna peck you, i'm gonna peck you!"
Posted by: cat | February 11, 2005 at 10:22 AM
Love your rooster with attitude! They can say whatever they like as long as its not outside my window at the crack of dawn. The first house we owned, the guy behind us raised chickens. No late mornings in that neighborhood!
Posted by: jenny b | February 11, 2005 at 10:48 AM
He looks cock-sure and stubborn (love him).
In swedish they say "kukeliku"
Posted by: Camilla Engman | February 11, 2005 at 10:52 AM
In Spanish the hens say "pio pio pio" and the rooster says "ki kiri ki."
Posted by: kathy | February 11, 2005 at 11:14 AM
In Turkish, tavuklar (hens) say "gıt gıt gıdak" and horozlar (roosters) say "ku ku ri ku" :)
Posted by: Htc | February 11, 2005 at 11:19 AM
cute, as always!
Posted by: Jess | February 11, 2005 at 11:48 AM
My favorite rooster sounds like Mel Gibson and likes to sing loudly!! hahhaaha Have you seen "chicken run"? One of my favorite movies. Very cute just like your illo this week.
Posted by: roz | February 11, 2005 at 11:55 AM
In English (American South Version *g*) they say "Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!"
Posted by: Revely | February 11, 2005 at 12:07 PM
in his essay "six to eight black men," david sedaris starts his schpeal with asking foreign cab drivers & locals what their roosters say - absolutely hilarious!! when i saw your cute illustration i immediately thought of it
Posted by: Dawn | February 11, 2005 at 12:42 PM
In Arabic it's <-- KO KO KOO KOO,<-- KO KO KOO KOO,<-- KO KO KOOO Kooooo.
Posted by: nano | February 11, 2005 at 01:03 PM
wow!
i love all this!!
(oh and i LOVE david sedaris! soooo hilarious- gotta find that essay!)
:)
thanks everyone!!
Posted by: tania | February 11, 2005 at 01:28 PM
I *lurve* your rooster. I have no new cockledoodledoo to share, however. =}
Posted by: Giao | February 11, 2005 at 02:20 PM
Just last night I was reading my son his new Eric Carle book, "Where are you going? to see my friend" and teaching him has the animal sounds in Japanese.
Japanese roosters say, "koke kok ko". This site has tons too. http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/animals/rooster.html
I love your illustration!
Posted by: Myra | February 11, 2005 at 02:28 PM
ooh thanks myra for that link!!
yay!
Posted by: tania | February 11, 2005 at 03:30 PM
Kykeliky! (Norwegian)
Posted by: Anja | February 12, 2005 at 09:31 AM
As someone already told you what a "gallo" says in spanish, i'll tell you that in catalan, a "gall" says just the same, "kikiriki" :)
GREAT illustration, just love it. Thanks!
Posted by: betty | February 12, 2005 at 01:30 PM
Cute illo!
In Finnish roosters say, "kukkokiekuu"!
Posted by: Satu | February 13, 2005 at 03:14 AM
suprisingly in Slovenia roosters or petelini speak the same language as the spanish ones! "Ki ki-ri ki!"
(our languages are not even close to sounding similar at all)
hens or kokoske however are more individual with their constant "Ko ko ko-dak" converations
Posted by: saska | February 13, 2005 at 05:34 PM