The Robber Hotzenplotz

The Robber Hotzenplotz works hard at his job, waking early to hide in the woods and waylay new victims. One morning Kasperl's grandmother is sitting in the sun outside her house, grinding coffee in her new musical coffee mill--a birthday gift from Kasperl and his best friend Seppel--when suddenly Hotzenplotz, attracted by the music, leaps out to steal the mill. Sergeant Dimplemoser hears Grandmother's cries and comes to her aid, but Hotzenplotz has evaded the useless police for years. So Kasperl and Seppel vow to catch the robber themselves.

But catching robbers is not as easy as all that... Kasperl and Seppel soon discover that even the best-laid plans can be foiled, especially when Hotzenplotz enlists the help of his wicked magician show more friend Petrosilius Zackleman, a gluttonous villain with a weakness for fried potatoes. show less

After Kasperl's grandmother is robbed of her favorite coffee grinder by the famous Robber Hotzenplotz, Kasperl and his friend, Seppel, set out to find the thief's hideout, but get caught instead and suffer mild torments from Hotzenplotz and his evil wizard friend, Petrosilius Zackleman. There's also a toad/fairy, who gets helped and also helps along the way.
Meh. It was okay, but read more like a parent trying to make up a silly story on the fly at bedtime. Having said that, I think little ones (3-5, maybe) would actually eat this up as a bedtime story.

Very fun, but not of literary or lasting merit. More appealing to young children than adults, no matter how young at heart or fond of children's lit., imo. I'm still interested in the author's fairy tales, but not in sequels to this.

If you want to read a german kids story to your boys....... thats a good one!

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