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Der Struwwelpeter. Deutsch II/III Notizen. Der Struwwelpeter. Popular German children’s book Author = Heinrich Hoffmann Written in 1845 Includes 10 illustrated and rhymed stories, as well as a foreword (like an introduction) Stories = mostly about children
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DerStruwwelpeter Deutsch II/III Notizen
DerStruwwelpeter • Popular German children’s book • Author = Heinrich Hoffmann • Written in 1845 • Includes 10 illustrated and rhymed stories, as well as a foreword (like an introduction) • Stories = mostly about children • Each story has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way
Struwwelpeter • Describes a boy who does not groom himself properly • Consequence = he is unpopular and an outcast
Die Geschichte vombösen Friedrich • The Story of Bad Frederick • A violent boy terrorizes animals and people • Eventually he is bitten by a dog, who goes on to eat the boy’s dinner while he is bedridden
Die gar traurige Geschichte mitdemFeuerzeg • The Dreadful Story of the Matches • A girl plays with matches and burns to death
Die Geschichte von den schwarzenBuben • The Story of the Black Boys • Saint Nicholas catches 3 boys teasing a dark-skinned boy • To teach them a lesson, he dips them in black ink to make them even darker than the boy they teased
Die Geschichte von demwildenJäger • The Story of the Wild Hunter • Only story not focused on children • A rabbit steals a hunter’s musket and glasses • The rabbit then begins to hunt the hunter • In the midst of this chaos, the rabbit’s child is burned by hot coffee and hunter falls into a well to his death
Die Geschichte vomDaumenlutscher • The Story of the Thumb-Sucker • A mother warns her son not to suck his thumbs • He won’t stop • A wandering tailor appears and cuts off his thumbs with giant scissors
Die GeschictevomSuppen-Kaspar • The Story of the Soup-Kaspar • Kaspar (a strong, healthy boy) says that he is going to stop eating his soup • He wastes away and dies over the next 5 days
Die GeschictevomZappel-Philipp • The Story of the Fidgety Philip • A boy won’t sit still at dinner • He accidentally knocks all of his food on the floor • Parents get upset
Die Geschichte von HansGuck-in-die-Luft • The Story of Johnny Head-in-the-Air • About a boy who always fails to watch where he’s walking • Walks into a river one day • Is rescued, but his writing-book drifts away
Die Geschichte vomfliegenden Robert • The Story of the Flying Robert • A boy goes outside during a storm • Wind catches his umbrella and sends him flying, presumably to his doom