Reineke Fuchs : der alten Sage nacherzählt by Helene Fuchs
"Reineke Fuchs" by Helene Fuchs is a children's retelling of a medieval beast epic written in the early 20th century. The tale follows the cunning fox Reineke as he navigates a court of talking animals ruled by King Nobel the lion, pitting wit and rhetoric against the brute force and grievances of foes like Isegrim the wolf and Braun the bear. It blends lively adventure with satirical jabs at courtly, clerical, and
social pretensions. The opening of the story first situates the work within the long tradition of animal fable and the Reynard cycle, then moves to King Nobel’s Whitsuntide court, where a stream of animals denounce Reineke’s tricks and thefts. After Henning the cock mourns a slain daughter, the king sends Braun to summon the fox; Reineke lures him into a split tree “honey” trap, and later ensnares Hinze the cat in a parson’s barn. Grimbart the badger escorts Reineke to court after a mock “confession,” where, despite bold self-defense, the fox is condemned and led to the gallows. On the ladder he spins a gripping tale of a secret conspiracy and a hidden treasure, implicating powerful foes and even his kin; the king and queen relent, pardon him, and jail his enemies, whose hides become Reineke’s “pilgrim” gear. The section closes with the fox, newly favored and outwardly penitent, setting off on a supposed pilgrimage to Rome. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Fuchs, Helene |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Wulff, Max, 1871-1947 |
| Title | Reineke Fuchs : der alten Sage nacherzählt |
| Original Publication | Berlin: Meidinger's Jugendschriften Verlag, 1921. |
| Credits | Alexander Bauer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Animals -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Foxes -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77153 |
| Release Date | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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