Why a Booktrail?
The Brocken Mountain has inspired some interesting stories of wtiches, spirits and robbers
The Robber Hotzenplotz
What you need to know before your trail
The Robber Hotzenplotz works hard at his job, waking early to hide in the woods and waylay new victims. One morning Kasperl’s grandmother is sitting in the sun outside her house, grinding coffee in her new musical coffee mill a birthday gift from Kasperl and his best friend Seppel when suddenly Hotzenplotz, attracted by the music, leaps out to steal the mill. Sergeant Dimplemoser hears Grandmother’s cries and comes to her aid, but Hotzenplotz has evaded the useless police for years. So Kasperl and Seppel vow to catch the robber themselves. But catching robbers is not as easy as all that … Kasperl and Seppel soon discover that even the best-laid plans can be foiled, especially when Hotzenplotz enlists the help of his wicked magician friend Petrosilius Zackleman, a gluttonous villain with a weakness for fried potatoes.”
Travel Guide
Brocken Mountain, Saxony-Anhalt
The Brocken is also called Blocksberg and is the highest peak of the Harz mountain range and also the highest peak of Northern Germany. In the book, the witches come to dance around the mountain.
From the top, you can see the towns and villages that dot the countryside, among them Wernigerode, with its half-timbered buildings. Another destination is the mountain plateau known as the Hexentanzplatz.
The Robber Hotzenplotz works hard at his job, wakes early to hide in the woods and steals a coffee mill. There are lots of lovely places to enjoy (and pay for) a lovely cup of coffee in the mountain air. There are woods to visit, and the mountain of mischief is always in the background!
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Robber Hotzenplotz
Destination: Saxony Anhalt Author/Guide: Otfried Preußler
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