Die bekehrte Schlange und siebenundzwanzig andere Fabeln

Title

en_US Die bekehrte Schlange und siebenundzwanzig andere Fabeln

Description

en_US Language note: German

en_US #314 of 750

Trilussa; Translated by Hans von Hülsen

Creator

en_US Von Hülsen, Trilussa See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Von Scheidt, Werner

Date

2020-01-23T17:39:25Z

2018-12

en_US 1952

Date Available

2020-01-23T17:39:25Z

Date Issued

en_US 1952

Abstract

en_US Trilussa remains fascinating for me. My offhand sense is that these fables speak out of a satirical and even cynical view. And they are highly clever. Let me highlight several here. "Die Dankbarkeit" is a tribute to the behavior of cat and dog after a master feeds each from his plate. The master commends the dog for staying and thanking him. The dog responds: "Sure, who knows but that you won't have chicken again tomorrow?!" The cat declares "Freedom for Everyone!" A mouse creeps out of its hole. The cat laughs, declares again, but adds "Your tail has become too short. I cannot allow that!" And the cat eats the mouse. "The Converted Snake" is about a snake that has lost its poison-tooth and tells the bat that she wants to go into a convent and do penance for the many sins committed with her poison-tooth. The bat answers that a conscience crisis manages to forgive errors of understanding. "It's just... About the poison you have sprayed about, it stays poison." The snail climbs an obelisk out of the search for fame, looks at his trail of slime, and proclaims "I have written myself with golden letters in the Book of History!"

Identifier

en_US 11912 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/125617

Language

en_US ger

Publisher

en_US Trajanus-Presse

en_US Frankfurt am Main

Subject

en_US Ovr. PQ4841.A46B45 1952 See all items with this value

Trilussa See all items with this value

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