Das Leben der Thiere

Title

en_US Das Leben der Thiere

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Language note: German

en_US Vierte Auflage

en_US Janosch

Creator

en_US Janosch

Contributor

en_US Eckert, Janosch Horst

Date

2016-01-25T19:54:34Z

en_US 2001-08

en_US 1988

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:54:34Z

Date Issued

en_US 1981

Abstract

en_US There is plenty here that is indeed, in the words of the front endpaper fabelhaft. Der Wolf und die Fliege (51) is the usual story of the stronger animal hurting -- here killing -- himself as he attacks the smaller Die Mäuse und der Uhu (55) lasts just more than half a page. It is accompanied by a full-page illustration. Mice capture an owl in his sleep and tie his feet together in a branch. When he wakes up, he should fall out of the tree and be eaten by the fox. The owl of course is a mouse-enemy. Since the fox is an owl-enemy, he must be a mouse friend. When the owl awakens and falls out of the tree, the mice drag him to the middle of the meadow, so that the fox will find him easily. The fox appears, looks over the situation, and eats the mice first. He will have no problem eating the owl later. Der Frosch und die Maus (56) picks up specifically on Aesop but takes the story in a different direction. Terribly in love, these two bound themselves together with a seaman's knot. That move did not work so well; neither could go to his/her normal habitat; but love conquered everything. Now the mouse worried: she could not see the frog's other foot. So they bound their other front paws together, as firmly as iron. Next they bound their feet, somewhat against the frog's better judgment. But he gave in when the mouse asked You love me, do you not? They had a tough life until they soon died. A direct counterexample follows. Everybody says that it will not work when an especially small rabbit falls in love with and marries an especially large mouse. But they had a lovely, happy, long, and lively marriage together (58). Das Schweinchen und der Wolf (60) has concerned pig parents warning their only child constantly about the wolf. She grows up with wolf on her mind. She dreams of the wolf and dotes on him. The wolf takes her home and pampers her -- and dies. Somehow this story comes out saying Father knows best! The ass falls in love with the owl (63) and carries her and her stuff all over the world: as the ass proverb has it, Süsse Last ist die Geliebte. There is something of the La Fontaine fable of the cat who protects his bird friend by eating her rough playmate in Der Frosch und die Fliege (81). A fly falls madly in love with a frog and claims she would love to eat him. He does not understand. He loves her and that is why he does NOT eat her. Apparently tired of arguing, the frog does eat her. We do not know what the fly thought about that. But we do know that, ever since then, frogs love to eat flies. Der Frosch ist ein Grossmaul (111) plays directly off of Aesop. Schnuddel meets the frog who claims he is the greatest at just about anything and everything. If not, Schnuddel should prove it. Schnuddel suggests finally that he has the biggest mouth in the world and challenges him to make it bigger than himself, so big that it swallows the frog himself. The frog takes up the challenge and is gone for ever. I do not recognize any repeaters from my earlier Janosch finds. For something a little fresh, try first the picture on 50 and then enjoy the last line with only two words: Mit Osterhasenschweinchenwein. The back endpapers are a second treat, especially with their invitations to rate the book. The last survey question asks for a yes or no: The money for this book was money thrown away! I cannot tell if Janosch's signature on the front endpaper is printed or handwritten. In either case, that may have been just what he wanted! The same hand is perhaps at work in the note scribbled on the front endpapers: This book was freed up for pasting together, painting, and smearing!

Identifier

en_US 9783407805850

en_US 6443 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/81767

Language

en_US ger

Publisher

en_US Beltz & Gelberg

en_US Hemsbach

Subject

en_US PZ34.2.J36 Leb 1981

en_US Janosch

en_US Title Page Scanned

Type

en_US Book, Whole