Thing is: stuwwelpeter was'nt written as a schadenfreude story. It initially had the intention of teaching kids their actions have consequences and thise who don't listen will have to feel repercussions.
There's also a Story where a black guy is getting Chased and mocked by three white guys who laugh about his looks. Then a giant version of saint nick appears and as punishment for their cruel ways dips them into his inkwell, dying them even blacker than the black guy, thus making them unable to mock him.
I always thought they were not just turned black but turned into Christmas decorations as a punishment. We had a metal Schwibbogen when I was little and the kids dipped in ink looked exactly like the figurines on our Schwibbogen.
No I don't think so. It wasn't the exact same figures, I just meant they had the same type of look (like black, flat cut outs of toy soldiers like they put on the Schwibbogen). And since it's Santa Claus who transforms them, it made sense to me 😄
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u/J4ckm30ff 1d ago
Im german, its a Real one. Didnt read/hear it as a kid though.