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Looking for English translation of a Chinese generation poem?

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Help remembering a very long children's story or poem?

I remember hearing this only once in English but twice in Ukranian, and only recently found out it is a Chinese Generation Poem. It was a story about 2 people (and listed their names) who had 3 sons (and listed their names) who married 3 sisters, & it went on to list those names and those of each of the children - and on and on and on. Each of the children's names got longer and longer as they went (i.e. Mary Sue, Mary Sue Jo and Mary Sue Jo John) and just kept going, adding parents names to kids names - etc., etc., etc. It wasn't so much a tongue twister, just a continuing story.

I searched and only was able to find out that it is called a generation poem, but cannot find the words nor the English Translation. Any help on this would be most appreciated as it's driving me crazy. Thanks to one and all!

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  1. i am no expert but most chines makes sence beond those thoughts of people who taught them selves english!


  2. Maybe that is because it does not exist?

  3. there lived two people a boy and a girl the boys name was harry and the girls name was marian and the gave birth to three boys named

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