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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: the first three 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. His material was
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conversations.value: five more paragraphs. Start with the sentence 'A fish leapt out of the water, so the seventh asked: 'Which fishes have their eyes closest together?' The Jew said, 'The smallest'.
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conversations.value: A fish leapt out of the water, so the seventh asked: 'Which fishes have their eyes closest together?' The Jew said, 'The smallest.'
  The eighth asked: 'How can you ride in the shade from Basel to Berne in the summer when the sun is shining ever so hot?' The Jew said, 'When there's no shade you get off and walk.'
  The ninth riddle was: 'If someone is riding from Basel to Berne in winter and has forgotten his gloves, how can he see to it that he doesn't get frozen hands?' The Jew said, 'He can clench both hands and change them into fists.'
  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: the last four paragraphs
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conversations.value: 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)