It may not look like much to the untrained eye -- just an old book that's falling apart -- but I knew what it was right away. A book of cautionary tales.
If you're a big fan of The Office, you may recognize this story from "Take Your Daughter to Work Day". Dwight tries to read the story to the kids but doesn't get very far before Michael stops him.
In this story, a young boy is warned by his mother to stop sucking his thumb, but once she goes away, he sticks his thumb back in his mouth. That is until a tailor comes along with a large pair of scissors...
...and cuts off his thumbs!
Even if you don't understand German, it's pretty easy to learn the lessons just by looking at the illustrations. This story, for example, tells you what might happen if you play with matches.
Despite the cats' warnings, Pauline couldn't resist the matches. And look what happened.
As if the girl in flames isn't graphic enough, the final illustration shows the cats sobbing next to a pair of shoes and a pile of ashes.
If you need to teach your child some lessons, you can also find this book in English. And if you want to read all of the tales and see the original illustrations, you can find them here.
1 comment:
Oh wow, I had that book when I was a kid--auf Deutsch, of course! I loved it. I guess that was rather morbid of me. ;o)
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