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| Town Musicians of Bremen | |
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 A bronze statue by Gerhard Marcks depicting the Bremen Town Musicians located in Bremen, Germany. The statue was erected in 1953. | |
| Folk tale | |
| Name | Town Musicians of Bremen |
| Aarne–Thompson grouping | ATU 130 (The Animals in Night Quarters) |
| Country | Germany |
The "Town Musicians of Bremen" (German: Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in Grimms' Fairy Tales in 1819 (KHM 27).[1]
It tells the story of four aging domestic animals, who after a lifetime of hard work are neglected and mistreated by their former masters. Eventually, they decide to run away and become town musicians in the city of Bremen. Contrary to the story's title the characters never arrive in Bremen, as they succeed in tricking and scaring off a band of robbers, capturing their spoils, and moving into their house. It is a story of Aarne–Thompson Type 130 ("Outcast animals find a new home").[1]
- ^ a b Ashliman, D. L. (2017). "The Bremen Town Musicians". University of Pittsburgh.