Then you must be curious. What do I want to say this time?
I wonder if you are curious about the names of these two kinds of brown bread? Why does the name of bread sound like the names of two people? Is it the name of the baker who first baked these two kinds of bread?
If you have studied German or been exposed to German culture or literature, you should have heard that Max and Moritz are the names of a German picture book (or "illustrated poem").
Max and Moritz are two "bad boys" who have done everything wrong. I used the word "naughty" at first, because from the perspective of contemporary children's pedagogy, there should be no concept of "bad boy", and even "naughty" is a word that will bring a shadow to children. In front of Monica, the second sister of Tintin's child psychologist, we dare not say "naughty" because it will hurt children; At the same time, we can't say that children are "good" or ask them to be "good", because the word "good" suppresses the natural growth of children. Still, everyone told me, "No, no, no, Max and Morris are not naughty children, they are bad children …".
Max and Moritz killed four chickens of a widow in the village, and then the sad widow had to roast them. The roasted chickens were stolen by Max and Moritz. . . Later, they let the tailor Meister Burke fall into the river. He had to let his wife dry him with a hot iron. . . They also put explosives in the pipe of the headmaster Hal Lampel, which almost killed him, and so on. . . Later, a laborer who had been teased by them tied them in his pocket and gave them to a miller. The miller didn't know the situation and thought it was grain, so he crushed them and fed them to the ducks. . .
After reading the story, I feel like the prototype of a thriller. There is nothing milder than the story of "cannibalism" that my grandmother told me. However, this story is regarded as a valuable heritage of German literature/culture, which has been translated into more than 200 languages/dialects all over the world and achieved great success. Also known as the pioneer of contemporary comics. My grandmother never met Bole! )
The surrounding economy brought by Max and Moritz continued to prosper, and a company also took the initiative to crush some grains into bread ingredients, so there was the current "Max and Moritz" bread. Personally, I think this idea is wonderful, because in the book, Max and Moritz are also put into the mill by the miller and crushed to feed the ducks.
I just don't know what kind of mood children who have heard these stories (as if almost all school-age children in the German-speaking circle have read/heard them) have when they eat Max and Moritz's bread, or do they eat it with a feeling of reflection or self-education? Or is it a complex mood of terror, fear and unbearable? Or simply "happy to eat bad children" punishment mood? . . . I don't know if I come from different cultures. I just think it tastes good.
And Dangdang's reaction made me more interested in this cultural heritage. Dangdang didn't like brown bread at first, but when he heard that it belonged to Max and Moritz, he was willing to eat it. While eating, he asked, Mom, is this black thing Max and Moritz's hair? . . .
Some critics say that the author complained about that era with humorous and sarcastic language and pictures. At that time, because of poverty, many people went to the United States, but left their children at home, so these "left-behind children" wandered around all day and lived secretly. Moreover, the cruel ending of the story is also a bitter accusation that children in that era were generally severely punished, and children grew up in these terrible severe punishments.
Der Struwwelpeter is a book of the same period. This book is about all kinds of bad habits and behaviors that children should not have, and the consequences and punishments that these bad habits and behaviors will bring. In the end, it was comparable to what happened to Max and Moritz. For example, if you don't like to cut your nails, just cut them off with your fingers. . .
At the end of the article, I really want to explore China in the middle of19th century. Were we in the same situation? . .
Finally, if you have a chance to go to Austria, Germany or Switzerland, don't forget to try Max and Moritz brown bread and tell me your feedback, which is both tasteful and energetic. . .