The Schildbürger - The Schildbürger

Japanese: シルダの人びと - シルダのひとびと（英語表記）Die Schildbürger

A collection of German humorous tales. Published in 1598. Author unknown. One of the so-called folk books, it is not a translation but an original German creation. It is a rehash of Das Lalebuch, published the previous year, and is set in Schilda (a fictional town), collecting the folly and farce of the townspeople. The tales include a triangular town hall that was built but forgotten to make windows, a field that was sowed with salt before harvesting it, and a town hall bell that was hidden at the bottom of the sea but never retrieved. From these stories, "The Schildans" later became synonymous with foolish people.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ドイツのこっけい物語集。1598年刊。作者不詳。いわゆる民衆本の一つで，翻訳物ではなくドイツ本来の創作物である。前年に出た《ラーレブーフDas Lalebuch》を焼き直し，舞台をシルダSchilda(架空の町)に移し，この町の人びとの愚行と茶番を集めたもの。三角形の市庁舎を建てたが窓を作り忘れたり，塩を畑にまいて収穫しようとしたり，市庁舎の鐘を海底に隠したが再び拾い上げられなかった等の話から，のち〈シルダの人びと〉は愚昧な人の代名詞となった。

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