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| Prince Biribinker is a strange child: raised by bees, he pees the purest nectar and when he does his big business, confectionery is served in royal society. Everything could go on as sweet as honey if the old magician Padmanaba didn't have his fingers in the pie. |
Christoph Martin Wieland (5 September 1733 – 20 Januar 1813)
Ah, without the "bad guy," there would be no need for a story, would there.
ReplyDeleteIn this case it is a ‘bad goat’ ;-)
DeleteAnother author I do not know. Thank you so much for continuing my education. A variation of the Goose that laid the Golden Egg?
ReplyDeleteNah, this one has a happier end.
DeleteJo tampoc conec aquest autor... sembla ben interessant
ReplyDeleteWieland is considered one of the most important writers of the Enlightenment in the German-speaking world and the eldest of the classical quadruplet of Weimar, which included Johann Gottfried Herder, Goethe and Schiller.
DeleteAbraçades, Carme
Sempre hi ha d'haver algú que trenqui la màgia, malauradament.
ReplyDeleteTampoc conec a l'autor.
Hugs, Sean.
Yes. In this case, though, it makes for a fine tale. ;-)
DeleteAferradetes, Paula.
Hi Sean - I'm enlightened microscopically ... but picked up his remark that 'only a true cosmopolitan can be a good citizen' ... interesting in these days - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteLike some others, Wieland was ahead of his time. And not only ahead of his time ...
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