Uhlenspiegl with the Schilda Citizens ebook

Uhlenspiegel is a prankster who lived in Germany in the Middle Ages, played tricks on people by often taking idioms literally, knowing how to take advantage of them and mocking his fellow citizens. The Schilda citizens are inhabitants of the fictional town of Schilda, who were known for their naive actions. One of the most famous stories is that they forgot the windows when building the town hall and therefore tried to bring in the light with buckets. In this book, the prankster Uhlenspiegel meets the foolish Schilda citizens. The strange encounters that ensue are told in this book in the form of short stories.