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The story of little suck a thumb. This is from a classic German fairy tale.
http://www.fln.vcu.edu/st..._dual.html He wrote these stories because he hated the bad habits of little children and people, and wrote these wild stories about it. No wonder the Germans get such a bad rap..lol All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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2freaky4church1 said: This is from a classic German fairy tale.
http://www.fln.vcu.edu/st..._dual.html He wrote these stories because he hated the bad habits of little children and people, and wrote these wild stories about it. No wonder the Germans get such a bad rap..lol I had Der Struwwelpeter book as a child with this story in it! anxy has it too I think! | |
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charlottegelin said: 2freaky4church1 said: This is from a classic German fairy tale.
http://www.fln.vcu.edu/st..._dual.html He wrote these stories because he hated the bad habits of little children and people, and wrote these wild stories about it. No wonder the Germans get such a bad rap..lol I had Der Struwwelpeter book as a child with this story in it! anxy has it too I think! i do indeed! i collect struwwelpeter stuff...i have two different editions of the book, plus a soundtrack for an opera based on the stories. in fact, i bought a new version of der struwwelpeter when i was in new york! | |
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Anx said: charlottegelin said: I had Der Struwwelpeter book as a child with this story in it! anxy has it too I think! i do indeed! i collect struwwelpeter stuff...i have two different editions of the book, plus a soundtrack for an opera based on the stories. in fact, i bought a new version of der struwwelpeter when i was in new york! My mom used to read me this book! Did you see the play? I saw it last summer - it was great! | |
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I read the soup one to my boys recently - the one where the boy won't eat and gets all skinny and dies.
It worked, they eat all their dinners now! | |
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FruitToAttractBears said: Anx said: i do indeed! i collect struwwelpeter stuff...i have two different editions of the book, plus a soundtrack for an opera based on the stories. in fact, i bought a new version of der struwwelpeter when i was in new york! My mom used to read me this book! Did you see the play? I saw it last summer - it was great! i saw the play a few years back on halloween...i loved it! "shock headed peter", right? | |
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charlottegelin said: I read the soup one to my boys recently - the one where the boy won't eat and gets all skinny and dies.
It worked, they eat all their dinners now! my favorite is the one about the girl who played with matches. | |
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Anx said: FruitToAttractBears said: My mom used to read me this book! Did you see the play? I saw it last summer - it was great! i saw the play a few years back on halloween...i loved it! "shock headed peter", right? Yeah! I loved that show so much... My favorite is about the kid who gets stabbed in the face with cutlery when he falls over from rocking back in his chair...I used to do that alot as a kid, lol. | |
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FruitToAttractBears said: Anx said: i saw the play a few years back on halloween...i loved it! "shock headed peter", right? Yeah! I loved that show so much... My favorite is about the kid who gets stabbed in the face with cutlery when he falls over from rocking back in his chair...I used to do that alot as a kid, lol. my husband says his mum stabbed his hand with a fork for rocking back in his chair | |
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charlottegelin said: FruitToAttractBears said: My favorite is about the kid who gets stabbed in the face with cutlery when he falls over from rocking back in his chair...I used to do that alot as a kid, lol. my husband says his mum stabbed his hand with a fork for rocking back in his chair Okay, maybe he didn't get stabbed in the face and that's just what I like to THINK happened, haha. I remember in the play they made the stories much more greusome than they actually were. Oh Fidgety Phillip! | |
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