The End of the Robber Baron in Grosshufelten
A medieval tale recounts a robber baron near Grosshufelten who plans mass murder via a poisonous gas bubble under a lake. A good magician helps villagers counter the plot with a shifting bubble display and a final bellows blast, ending the baron and the bad magician while Hans Spratzleberger rises as an orator.
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Grosshufelten
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Greedy James and the Pear Tree Lesson
A boy named James steals cakes from his mother and tries to reach ripe pears on a high tree. A witch catches him and her daughter as they climb a ladder but the pears spill and bruise them, teaching James a lesson against greed.
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The Pet Alligator Hobson Baffles Our Nerves
An alligator named Hobson came from Florida last spring and now lives in a New York apartment tub. The piece recalls Hobson’s serene, sphinxlike routine and the family’s varied, comic advice from neighbors about care and companionship.
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