I had been wondering about this strange looking sculpture. A fox? Possibly. But the ears are not quite right.
Last time we passed this place in Michelstadt a small group of tourists were there with a guide and since we seemed interested we were invited to listen. The figure is indeed a fox, Reineke Fuchs to be precise, the title character of a medieval story which has been told again and again. Apparently every now and again the ears are broken off – the guide blamed local schoolkids – and everytime they are repaired they are little bit bigger than their predecessors, hence the unusual look.
Definitely more than six words this week but I just had to after Debbie’s photo and Queen Victoria’s missing finger.
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Strange how statues seem to lose their parts over time.
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We have Gruffalo mouse in our town and the ears have been broken off twice now in as many years 😕
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I just don’t understand the urge people have to break or wreak things or to put their initials in places they don’t belong.
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Neither do I. The guide was quite nonchalant about it as if it was a yearly prank … but then again he is trying to entertain. The fox sculpture is in front of the “Diebsturm”, the thieves’ tower, i.e. the local prison.
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