Eine Geschichte zweimal erzählt

Abstract

Here is a rather exact reproduction in German of A Tale Told Twice, published by the same publisher in 1994. What a surprise to find this book out of nowhere in Heidelberg on a beastly hot day with little success! What I wrote of the English edition fits for this German edition: This stiff-paper twelve-page mid-sized booklet takes a novel approach. Grandfather Bunny is just finishing telling three children-bunnies the story of TH. Young Berni says Das ist doch verrückt! Ulla the Turtle pokes her head out to say Don't be so sure. Soon they are racing; the cover picture presents the moment before the take-off. Soon Berni is sweating and puffing. His sister gives him some strawberries, and they both fall asleep. Talk about déjà vu! The book's last scene has the bunny family at evening inside by the fireplace to hear another tale. Berni gets the last word: But, Grandfather, no more racing stories!