Tyll Ulenspiegel's merry pranks

Jagendorf, M. A. (Moritz Adolph) 1888-1981 (Author). Eichenberg, Fritz, 1901-1990 (Added Author).

Summary: Retells some of the legends of Tyll Ulenspiegel - a practical joker who helped the poor folks of his time.

Record details

Physical Description: print
xv, 188 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Publisher: Eau Claire, Wis. : E.M. Hale, ©1938.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Special ed. published by arrangement with the publishers of the regular ed. Vanguard Press."

Formatted Contents Note:

I. Tyll's birth -- II. Tyll gorws up -- III. The tale of a merry dance -- IV. The sting that comes from stolen honey -- V. How Tyll got his name Ulenspiegel -- VI. How Tyll lost a good home by playing one trick too many -- VII. Bake monkeys and owls and the baker growls -- VIII. Tyll proves to fools how great is their folly -- IX. A pill that will cure all ills for three days -- X. Tyll and Skinflint, the baker -- XI. How blowing at the wrong time blew Tyll far away -- XII, The golden horseshoes with the silver nails -- XIII. How mother earth saved Tyll's neck -- XIV. A portrait which suited everyone and pleased no one -- XV. How Tyll answered five questions no one in the world could answer -- XVI. How Tyll gave the watchmen of Nurnberg a cold bath -- XVII. A merry mood and a winsome face gain fine food and pleasant grace -- XVIII. A tale of Tyll in Holy Rome.