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as the legend goes	как гласит легенда (According to a story well known among older locals, a janitor at the University of Maryland’s medical department was told that he would be paid $15 for bodies that could be used in the anatomy lab. As the legend went, the greedy Uncle Perry began a career of murder and body-snatching. “While the story persisted,” Frederick’s paper The News continued, “none but a boldly venturesome person dared to risk his body out of the house after sundown…” atlasobscura.com ART Vancouver)
this little piggy went to the market	эта маленькая хрюша на базар пошла (популярный детский стишок/считалочка в нашем переводе: This little piggy went to the market, \| This little piggy stayed home, \| This little piggy had roast beef and tofu, \| And this little piggy had none. \| And this little piggy went "wee, wee, wee, wee", all the way home! -– Эта маленькая хрюша на базар пошла, \| Эта маленькая хрюша из дома не ушла, \| Эта маленькая хрюша съела ростбиф и тофу, \| Этой маленькой хрюше не досталось ни фуфу, \| А вот эта маленькая хрюша пищала "ой-ой-ой!", пока не пришла она домой!)