Hans Huckebein und andere Bildgeschichten #[nn]
"Erste Streich" from Wilhelm Busch’s *Hans Huckebein und andere Bildgeschichten* (1974) delivers a classic tale of mischief and miscalculation, as Max and Moritz—ever the troublemakers—find themselves baked into a pretzel loaf after a failed heist. With Busch’s signature blend of dry wit and vivid, expressive illustrations, the story captures the boys’ desperate escape from the oven in a sequence both absurd and utterly memorable. The cover, also by Busch, perfectly sets the tone with its playful, exaggerated line work.
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Max and Moritz, who have fallen into a vat of dough while trying to steal pretzels, are caught by the baker, who shoves them into his oven. The outer dough bakes, but they eat their way out and escape.
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