<p>Wandering in the forest, Kasperl finds refuge with a hermit, who wants to lead him to repent. The Devil plants a giant radish in Kasperl's path, a magical object that assures its owner that all his wishes will come true. Kasperl immediately orders six litres of beer from the radish, a dish of Leberknödel (liver dumplings) and cabbage, and a sofa to sleep off his drunkenness. The Devil then returns to damn him in the form of a prostitute who wants to lie down beside Kasperl; but he pushes her away violently, shouting that he is drunk and needs to sleep in peace. Then the sky opens up and angelic choirs sing him praises: Kasperl has triumphed over the devil and he receives a halo. Not knowing what to do with it, he leaves it with the hermit, who, in exchange, leads him out of the forest. </p>

Glove-puppet

Not specified

Blümel Otto

Germany

Gaienhofen

Printed

Repentance

Renunciation

Radish

Knödel

Beer

Seduction

Temptation

Couch

Angel

Aureola

Hermann Hesse

Farcical

Satirical

Burlesque

German

Hermit

Kasperl

Devil

Der Teufel in Gestalt eines buhlerischen Weibs

Prostitute

Voice

Song

Off-stage voice

Versified passages

Apparition of the Devil

Thunderbolt

Apparition

Apparition of an angel

Chorus

Dialect

Der Klausner

The hermit