Project Gutenberg 2019-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 143 Schwab, Gustav 1792 1850 Schwab, Gustav Benjamin Schwab, G. (Gustav) Die Deutschen Volksbücher VII: Die Schildbürger - Doktor Faustus Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Die Deutschen Volksbücher VII: Die Schildbürger - Doktor Faustus" by Gustav Schwab is a collection of folk tales written in the early 19th century. This particular volume focuses on the humorous misadventures of the Schildbürger, a community notorious for their foolishness and naive attempts to solve problems in nonsensical ways. The tales satirize human nature and societal norms through the lens of whimsical storytelling, drawing readers into a world where common sense is turned on its head. At the start of the volume, the story introduces the village of Schilda and the revered foolishness of its inhabitants, known as the Schildbürger. The text details how their notable wisdom in earlier times led to their downfall as they were continually summoned by kings and nobles for advice, leaving their homes neglected and their families struggling. Recognizing the chaos that ensued in their absence, the women of Schilda unite to summon their husbands back, prompting a series of comedic discussions and attempts to manage their affairs once again. As the Schildbürger return, their collective misreading of common problems sets the stage for absurd and entertaining escapades marked by misunderstandings and the rejection of practicality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. de Tales -- Germany PT Text Category: Humour Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: German Literature 303249 2025-07-23T12:37:49.166166 text/html 300097 2019-04-13T06:28:26 text/html 236023 2025-07-23T12:37:52.834165 application/epub+zip 234231 2025-07-23T12:37:49.809177 application/epub+zip 183905 2025-07-23T12:37:49.482169 application/epub+zip 319531 2025-07-23T12:37:55.409155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295143 2025-07-23T12:37:52.513169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243899 2022-09-26T22:05:25.229790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284687 2025-07-23T12:37:48.927189 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 284765 2019-04-13T06:28:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18852 2025-07-23T12:37:55.534136 application/rdf+xml 27365 2025-07-23T12:37:49.562178 image/jpeg 3334 2025-07-23T12:37:49.521209 image/jpeg 106480 2019-04-13T06:28:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 205695 2019-04-13T06:28:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 207820 2025-07-23T12:37:49.197184 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia