PHA prank once convinced people in Germany that Hansel and Gretel were real.
Hansel and Gretel are figures you'll likely recognize from the 1812 Brothers Grimm fairy tale, but in 1963, a prank had people believing that the siblings were real. Die Wahrheit über Hänsel und Gretel (The Truth About Hansel and Gretel) was a book written by German artist Hans Traxler. In his writing, he claimed that the brother and sister were actually murderous ãdül† siblings who had lived in the mid-17th century and had killed a witch in order to get their hands on her recipe for a gingerbread-like treat. The book even included (fake) evidence, like a piece of paper that had the recipe written down. The story apparently caused an "uproar," according to You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., who note that the Berliner Zeitung newspaper even asked readers if this was an example of "a criminal case from the early capitalist era."(S) bestlifeonline