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conversations.value: What could be a title for a book about Text, English, translation with the genre: Literature & Fiction, History & Criticism?
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conversations.value: A title for this book could be 'The Treasure Chest'
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conversations.value: What is the first five paragraphs for this book?
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conversations.value: The Treasure Chest
  The ruler of Baden from 1746 till 1811, Karl Friedrich, was a typical enlightened prince of the times. He was one of the first in Germany to abolish serfdom (in 1783) and to emancipate the Jews (in 1809). (Hebel's attitude towards monarchy was determined by the relatively happy circumstances in the small state of Baden as well as by his Lutheranism and his loyalty to a system in which he made his own career.) One of Karl Friedrich's concerns was education, which he saw as a key
  The almanac was usually the only reading matter in the ordinary household apart from the Bible and the Hymn or Prayer Book and was therefore seen as an important means of improving the people. It contained by definition the calendar for the year. By tradition it also brought instructive and improving items. Hebel had been writing pieces for it since 1803. Before 1808 his contributions had taken two main forms. He wrote instructive articles on natural history: on the processional caterpillars to be found in native oak woods; on the miracle of natural propagation by seed; on snakes, spiders and moles. The item on moles has been included in the present volume; it shows his gift as a teacher who calls on his pupils to recognize the value of expert knowledge and to act upon it. It also reveals him in what we would now call a green role. Elsewhere too he dwells on the wonders of nature and the wisdom of God's creation. He pours scorn on superstition and fantastic myth, but exotic and incredible things are related as bait for the reader. There are fish that fly! Stories about the tarantula are to be
  As sole contributor Hebel increased the number and variety of narrative items and set the reader riddles to solve. He included jokes too, and childish or silly some of them may seem, but they serve to establish that the Hausfreund is no snobbishly superior being, he can enjoy simple jokes like anyone else. A young woman of whom Hebel was fond, mother to some of his several godchildren, was astounded and embarrassed that he did not stand on his dignity with her. She was, she said later, too naïve herself to appreciate naturalness. She would have preferred to find a hero in him. But Hebel himself liked to put inhibitions aside when with friends, and it was as a friend that he spoke to his readers.
  Hebel does not play down the harshness of existence, least of all the horrors of war. He condemns cruelty and senseless destruction, but more often he likes to tell how humanity can relieve suffering and how kindness or Christian virtue can be shown by anyone, by emperors and peasants alike. The great who exercise clemency or gratitude and are fair and just are not presented as faultless heroes, they are simply behaving as good men; their acts are all the more exemplary because they are done by individuals with common human failings. Very ordinary men and women too can perform what are almost miracles of kindness and justice. They do not need to be Lutheran or even Christian. That God operates through the most unlikely of men and women is cause for marvel and heartfelt gratitude. Thus tolerance is one of the great virtues espoused by the Hausfreund and set against arrogance and bigotry. It is extended most noticeably to the Jews. Hebel bases stories on their wiliness and love of profit, but he suggests that those characteristics are not in themselves despicable and that Jews would be no different from everyone else if they were treated fairly and accorded equality as citizens and fellow human beings.
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conversations.value: Add another sentence about Hebel, aimed, including.
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conversations.value: The Treasure Chest
  The ruler of Baden from 1746 till 1811, Karl Friedrich, was a typical enlightened prince of the times. He was one of the first in Germany to abolish serfdom (in 1783) and to emancipate the Jews (in 1809). (Hebel's attitude towards monarchy was determined by the relatively happy circumstances in the small state of Baden as well as by his Lutheranism and his loyalty to a system in which he made his own career. ) One of Karl Friedrich's concerns was education, which he saw as a key
  The almanac was usually the only reading matter in the ordinary household apart from the Bible and the Hymn or Prayer Book and was therefore seen as an important means of improving the people. It contained by definition the calendar for the year. By tradition it also brought instructive and improving items. Hebel had been writing pieces for it since 1803. Before 1808 his contributions had taken two main forms. He wrote instructive articles on natural history: on the processional caterpillars to be found in native oak woods; on the miracle of natural propagation by seed; on snakes, spiders and moles. The item on moles has been included in the present volume; it shows his gift as a teacher who calls on his pupils to recognize the value of expert knowledge and to act upon it. It also reveals him in what we would now call a green role. Elsewhere too he dwells on the wonders of nature and the wisdom of God's creation. He pours scorn on superstition and fantastic myth, but exotic and incredible things are related as bait for the reader. There are fish that fly! Stories about the tarantula are to be
  As sole contributor Hebel increased the number and variety of narrative items and set the reader riddles to solve. His material was
  Hebel aimed to satisfy different tastes by including comic anecdotes, stories of executions and murders, reports of sensations, disasters and mysteries. He included jokes too, and childish or silly some of them may seem, but they serve to establish that the Hausfreund is no snobbishly superior being, he can enjoy simple jokes like anyone else. A young woman of whom Hebel was fond, mother to some of his several godchildren, was astounded and embarrassed that he did not stand on his dignity with her. She was, she said later, too naïve herself to appreciate naturalness. She would have preferred to find a hero in him. But Hebel himself liked to put inhibitions aside when with friends, and it was as a friend that he spoke to his readers. 
  Hebel does not play down the harshness of existence, least of all the horrors of war. He condemns cruelty and senseless destruction, but more often he likes to tell how humanity can relieve suffering and how kindness or Christian virtue can be shown by anyone, by emperors and peasants alike. The great who exercise clemency or gratitude and are fair and just are not presented as faultless heroes, they are simply behaving as good men; their acts are all the more exemplary because they are done by individuals with common human failings. Very ordinary men and women too can perform what are almost miracles of kindness and justice. They do not need to be Lutheran or even Christian. That God operates through the most unlikely of men and women is cause for marvel and heartfelt gratitude. Thus tolerance is one of the great virtues espoused by the Hausfreund and set against arrogance and bigotry. It is extended most noticeably to the Jews. Hebel bases stories on their wiliness and love of profit, but he suggests that those characteristics are not in themselves despicable and that Jews would be no different from everyone else if they were treated fairly and accorded equality as citizens and fellow human beings.
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conversations.value: What is two more paragraphs?
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conversations.value: The tenth asked: 'Why does a cooper sneak unseen into his barrels?' The Jew said, 'Because barrels have no doors through which an honest man might enter.'
  That left number eleven. He asked: 'How can five people share five eggs so that each of them gets one and one is still left in the bowl?' The Jew said, 'The last man takes the bowl with the egg in it, then he can leave it in the bowl as long as he likes.'
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conversations.value: What is the last five paragraphs? End with the sentence ' Then he put only right-hand gloves,
  Wie der Zundelfrieder eines Tages aus dem Zuchthaus entwich und glücklich über die Grenze kam (How One Day Freddy Tinder Escaped from Prison and Came Safely over the Border)
  Wie der Zundelfrieder und sein Bruder dem roten Dieter abermal einen Streich spielen (How Freddy Tinder and his Brother Played Another Trick on Carrot-Top Jack)
  Wie eine greuliche Geschichte durch einen gemeinen Metzgerhund ist an das Tageslicht gebracht worden (How a Ghastly Story was Brought to Light by a Common or Garden Butcher's Dog)
  Wie einmal ein schönes Ross um fünf Prügel feil gewesen ist (How a Fine Horse was Offered for Sale for Five of the Best)'.
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conversations.value: A dealer who wanted to bring a crate of fine gloves from France over into Germany used the following ploy. There's a law, you see, that anyone bringing goods into or out of France has to declare their value at the French customs post. If he declares them at a reasonable value, good, then he pays the duty, it's so much or just that. But if the customs officer sees that a merchant or shopkeeper has named much too low a price so as to pay too little duty, then that customs man can say, 'Very well, I'll give you that plus ten percent!' and then the merchant has to accept it. The tradesman gets the money and the officer gets the goods, and they are then auctioned in Colmar or Strassburg or some such town. It's a cunning scheme, you can't quarrel with it. But cunning can always be outdone! A merchant who wanted to bring two crates of gloves over the Rhine came to an understanding with a friend beforehand. Then he put only right-hand gloves,
  Wie der Zundelfrieder eines Tages aus dem Zuchthaus entwich und glücklich über die Grenze kam (How One Day Freddy Tinder Escaped from Prison and Came Safely over the Border)
  Wie der Zundelfrieder und sein Bruder dem roten Dieter abermal einen Streich spielen (How Freddy Tinder and his Brother Played Another Trick on Carrot-Top Jack)
  Wie eine greuliche Geschichte durch einen gemeinen Metzgerhund ist an das Tageslicht gebracht worden (How a Ghastly Story was Brought to Light by a Common or Garden Butcher's Dog)
  Wie einmal ein schönes Ross um fünf Prügel feil gewesen ist (How a Fine Horse was Offered for Sale for Five of the Best)