Plish and Plum

By Wilhelm Busch

"Plish and Plum" by Wilhelm Busch (translated by Charles Timothy Brooks). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Apr 25, 2021
• ISBN: 4064066220532

Wilhelm Busch

Wilhelm Busch (1832–1908) was a German humorist, poet, illustrator and painter. He contributed satirical sketches to German weekly papers and wrote short verse narratives accompanied by illustrations, which are now considered to be forerunners of the comic strip. Max and Morit, his most famous work, was published in 1865.

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Wilhelm Busch

Plish and Plum

Published by Good Press, 2022

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EAN 4064066220532

Table of Contents

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VII.

CONCLUSION.

CHAPTER I.

Table of Contents

With a pipe between his lips,

Two young dogs upon his hips,

Jogs along old Caspar Sly;

How that man can smoke,—oh, my!

But although the pipe-bowl glows

Red and hot beneath his nose;

Yet his heart is icy-cold;

How can earth such wretches hold!

"Of what earthly use to me

Can such brutes, he mutters, be?

Do they earn their vittles? No!

'Tis high time I let 'em go.

What you don't want, fling away!

Them's my sentiments, I say!"

O'er the pond he silent bends,

For to