The Bremen Town Musicians (for miwi) by sandra46
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Description
Before leaving Bremen for a while, here are the most famous musicians in the world.
On the western side of the town hall is the well-known bronze statue of the Bremen Town Musicians, created by the artist Gerhard Marcks. The Bremen Town Musicians (German :Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten) is a fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm. Despite the title of the fairy tale the animals never actually arrive in Bremen. In the story a donkey, a dog , a cat , and a rooster , all past their prime years in life and usefulness on their respective farms, were soon to be discarded or mistreated by their masters. One by one they leave their homes and set out together. They decide to go to Bremen, known for its freedom , to live without owners and become musicians there. On the way to Bremen, they see a lighted cottage; they look inside and see four robbers enjoying their ill-gotten gains. Standing on each other’s backs, they decide to perform for the men in hope of gaining food. Their 'music' has an unanticipated effect; the men run for their lives, not knowing what the strange sound is. The animals take possession of the house, eat a good meal, and settle in for the evening. Later that night, the robbers return and send one of their members in to investigate. It is dark and he sees the eyes of the Cat shining in the darkness. He reaches over to light his candle, thinking he sees the coals of the fire. Things happen in quick succession; the Cat swipes his face with her claws, the Donkey picks up his hooves and kicks him, the Dog bites him on the leg, and the Rooster crows and chases him out the door, screaming. He tells his companions that he was beset by a horrible witch who scratched him with her long fingers (the Cat), a man with a knife (the Dog), a monster who had hit him with a club (the Donkey), and worst of all, the devil who screamed from the rooftop (the Rooster). The robbers abandon the cottage to the strange creatures who have taken it, where the animals live happily for the rest of their days. The Brothers Grimm fairytale is based on the fact that musicians had been playing music from the church tower and at fairs and feast-days since 1339. As in the fairytale, these "town musicians" frequently accepted itinerant musicians into their company.
Comments (34)
lyron
Excellent image. Fantastic work!!
flora-crassella
wonderful photo!!!!
Amosicho
Very fantastic work
magnus073
This is fabulous Sandra and I loved the story behind it
BessieB
A great series of Bremen, it looks a lovely place to visit. Wonderful narrative.
durleybeachbum
What a great sculture and a super shot of it! I didn't know that tale before.wonderful.
bmac62
Great photo of that fine quartet. The story is new to me too.
dusty357
thank you for the photo and the story! great work
qrud
Good work.
andrewl
Great image :)
tennesseecowgirl
super!!
MC-Jay-One
The good old "Bremer Stadtmusikanten" ;) Very great shot !!
Miska7
Very nice image. Great shot!
allnaydi
Great capture and you tell the story beautifully Sandra!
schonee
Awesome and great story too.
starone_angel
Another great image from Bremen!
jeroni
perfect realisation
miwi
Thanks; perfect capture,love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Conniekat8
Very pictoresque!
MOSKETON
UNA IMAGEN FANTASTICA, UN MONUMENTO MUY INTERESANTE. MUCHAS GRACIAS POR COMPARTIRLO.
armoric56
perfect the word!
Darkwish
Great scene! Very well done!
Minda
beautiful scene and terrific story sandra!!
Richardphotos
this is some most interesting history and a beautiful legend and capture
Radar_rad-dude
A wonderful capture and excellent description! Very nicely done! Stupendous and wonderful artistry! 1,000,000,000,000++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
ledwolorz
Beautiful story and fantastic capture.
Mousson
superb!
erlandpil
Good picture again erland
greensleeves81
Great narration.Thank you very much. I have seen this image in my world atlas. But never imagined there was a woderful story like this behind it.
jocko500
never read that story but it a wonderful story. wonderful shot you took here