Town musicians by toinette

Town musicians

There was once an ass whose master had made him carry sacks to the mill for many a long year, but whose strength began at last to fail, so that each day as it came found him less capable of work. Then his master began to think of turning him out, but the ass, guessing that something was in the wind that boded him no good, ran away, taking the road to Bremen; for there he thought he might get an engagement as town musician. When he had gone a little way he found a hound lying by the side of the road panting, as if he had run a long way. "Now, Holdfast, what are you so out of breath about?" said the ass. "Oh dear!" said the dog, "now I am old, I get weaker every day, and can do no good in the hunt, so, as my master was going to have me killed, I have made my escape; but now, how am I to gain a living?" - "I will tell you what," said the ass, "I am going to Bremen to become town musician. You may as well go with me, and take up music too. I can play the lute, and you can beat the drum."
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Love the statue and composition--and the whimsy
July 18th, 2017  
Love it :)
July 19th, 2017  
@brender @hermann thanks to both of you!
July 19th, 2017  
Those town musicians are a must on a visit to Bremen, but difficult to capture without someone standing in the way! I guess you are able to choose your moments well. I love the colours you have captured in the ass. I never noticed those before. And interesting to have the headlong view too.
July 19th, 2017  
This is great!
July 25th, 2017  
Yes! I've been to Bremen twice to visit this statue -- and of Roland, of course.
August 17th, 2017  
@helenhall How come I didn't reply? Anyway, I was lucky. I did this picture just before a group of very rude people entered the scene and even walked into a picture a father was taking of his daughter. Of course it's always crowded. :)
August 18th, 2017  
@helenhall Ah, and I can explain the different colours: If you touch the ass, it is said that you will return. So people touch it a lot.

@ninarleyva thank you!
August 18th, 2017  
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