Another book of my top ten. Of this story collection, Germans may remember « Kannitverstahn » or « Das wohlfeile Mittagessen ». Aged ten years, I was deeply impressed by « Der unschuldig Gehenkte ». Five boys play a sort of cops and robbers. Two are the cops, two act as judge and hangman. The fifth, being the thief, is captured, sentenced, and hanged with his toes barely touching the ground. In this moment, a wild boar frightens the children off the forest. The hanged boy, who cannot help himself, dies.