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- ↑ "Astrid Lindgren erzählt 7: Gute Nacht, Herr Landstreicher" . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ "Astrid Lindgren - Die schönsten Erzählungen" . Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ "Astrid Lindgrens Märchen 2". Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ "Astrid Lindgren Märchen". Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ "Go'natt Herr Luffare". 15 September 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ Bernt Lindner (April 1990). "Gute Nacht, Herr Landstreicher".