Die bekehrte Schlange und siebenundzwanzig andere Fabeln
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Von Hülsen, Trilussa
Von Hülsen, Hans
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1952
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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!"
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Trajanus-Presse
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