Johann Peter Hebel was a 18th-19th Century German writer and theologian. These short stories are taken from The Treasure Chest, a selection of his shorter writings chosen by John Hibberd."Great houses on the town square and small dwellings in the alleyways are all the same when burnt to the ground, ...
Atlhough I'm generally not that into folk tales, this collection of short stories was fun. Some of the tales had moral teachings while others were absolutely bizarre and hilarious. Having read nothing by Hebel I found his writing style simple and approachable.
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