The Musicians of Sesam on Sesamstrasse
"The Bremen Town Musicians" ("Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten") is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, using the German city of Bremen in its title. In English, it is also variously known as "The Brementown Musicians," "The Bremen-town Musicians," and "The Town Musicians of Bremen."
The story concerns four farm animals (a donkey, dog, cat, and rooster) who lose their homes and seek to become musicians. They find a house occupied by robbers and succeed in scaring away the thieves and gaining the home's comforts for themselves.
Adaptations include a silent Walt Disney short, a Richard Scarry version, and a 1997 German animated feature (released in Europe by Warner Bros.) The actual city of Bremen erected a bronze statue of the musicians in 1953.
References[]
- The 1972 special The Muppet Musicians of Bremen adapted the story, moving it from Germany to Louisiana.
- The Sesamstrasse Muppets performed their version in Folge 2398 (2007). Pferd plays the donkey, with Samson (the dog), Finchen (the rooster), and Wolle (the cat).
- A 2013 installment of Ernie & Bert Märchensongs adapted the story, with Ernie as the dog and Bert as the donkey.
Connections[]
- Hans-Werner Bussinger voiced Platini in The Fearless Four (1997 animated film)
- Tom Deininger voiced the miller in The Fearless Four (1997 animated film)
- B.B. King voiced Fred the donkey in The Fearless Four (1997 animated film, English dub)
- Stefan Krause voiced a recording director in The Fearless Four (1997 animated film)
- Tobias Meister voiced the manager in The Fearless Four (1997 animated film)
- Rafael Alonso Naranjo Jr. voiced Koki the rooster on Los Trotamúsicos (Spanish animated series, 1989)
- Klaus Sonnenschein voiced the baron in The Fearless Four (1997 animated film)
- Georg Tryphon voiced an heir in The Fearless Four (1997 animated film)
- Ulrich Voss voiced Dr. Sevenbrains in The Fearless Four (1997 animated film)
- Frank Zander voiced Powertool in The Fearless Four (1997 animated film)
External links[]
- https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/type0130.html#bremen Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts Index. "The Bremen Town Musicians."
- Bremen Tourism site. "Bremen Town Musicians" statue.