Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates is an 1865 novel by Mary Mapes Dodge. Set in the Netherlands, adolescent Hans Brinker and his younger sister Gretel dream of winning a skating competition for the prize, coveted silver skates, but Hans must juggle this with family obligations when their father falls ill and requires surgery. Hans continually shows responsibility by sacrificing his wants to help others.
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- The story was depicted photographically in the Muppet Babies Storybook Calendar 1990 and the subsequent book Muppet Babies' Classic Children's Tales (the latter with an abridged summary of the story). Scooter plays Hans, while Skeeter portrays Gretel.
Connections[]
- Hein Boele played Lawrens Boekman in the 1969 TV movie
- Lex Goudsmit played a butcher in the 1969 TV movie
- Björn Gustafson played Bos in the 1962 film