Experienced in southern Germany told in English Our ducks were ready for slaughter in late summer. In my childhood there were floods almost every year

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A group of village children, including the narrator and his twin brother, playfully placed stones on train tracks, leading to a police intervention. As the boys threw stones at passing freight trains, they were caught by the police, causing panic among them. The narrator fled home, excited and scared, while the older boys received warnings.