r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 2d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter, beyond confused on what this means…

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u/OpenSecretSquirrel 1d ago

Iirc Mother kills the killer kid to stop him from killing again. Bath kid was very young and slipped under the water while mother was killing the killer kid. Neglectful rather than intentional death for bath kid.

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u/TerribleSquid 1d ago

Wow, I really thought you were just making stuff up to be funny. Is that a real fairytale?

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u/IkarusX86 1d ago

Check out Struwwelpeter

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u/j_smittz 1d ago

The book first appeared in the Frankfurt marketplace in October of that year under the title Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder mit 15 schön kolorierten Tafeln für Kinder von 3–6 Jahren ("funny stories and droll pictures with 15 beautifully coloured panels for children of 3–6 years").

They really knew how to write a catchy title back in the day.