Walter Beck

The philosopher Democritus has a toothache, so a dentist from ancient Abdera sets off for his house. En route, he gets into a fight with a donkey ...

Henriette is a princess; she is playing with her ball, but drops it into a well. A talking frog replaces it with a golden ball, on condition that ...

The war is over and soldier Christoffel has no prospects for the future and no money. He doesn’t know what to do, so he meets the devil. He ...

Twelve-year-old Joochen lives in a village on the Elbe. He finds a shot beaver and takes it to school with him. The animals are a protected ...

The merchant’s daughter Constanze, begs her father to ask a lion for a favor. Her father approaches the lion who agrees to his request with ...