Das Lalebuch (English spelling)

Japanese: 《Das Lalebuch》(英語表記)DasLalebuch
Das Lalebuch (English spelling)

…It is one of the so-called folk books, not a translation but an original German creation. It is a rehash of Das Lalebuch, published the previous year, and the setting is moved to Schilda (a fictional town), collecting the folly and farce of the townspeople. The townspeople later became synonymous with foolish people, due to stories such as building a triangular town hall but forgetting to make windows, sowing salt in the fields and trying to harvest it, and hiding the town hall bell at the bottom of the sea but never being able to retrieve it again. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Das Lalebuch" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…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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