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DieEinwohnerinSchloallee18
PackyourcognitivebagsandtakeatriptoSchloallee18,themagnificentlyrestoredmedievalcastlewhere
thirtysixGrimmBrothersfairytalecharactersleavebehindtheir19thcenturyurgesandtrytocopewiththe
complexdemandsofthe21stcentury.MeettheresidentsofSchloallee18!

DerKeller
InthedungeonlivestorturedEastGermanundergroundpoetHanno,whowasimprisoned
beforesystemchange...andthen,forgotten.Hannodoesn'tmindeternalimprisonment,as
thetragedyprovidesamplefodderforhisrevolutionarypoetry.

Wohnung1/A
LittleRedRidingHoodisateenagerwhowantstobeacceptedasawoman,aboveall
else.Sheismuchlessnaivethanshewasinthe19thcentury...althoughhermotherstill
warnshertobewareofthewolf,whohasfollowedthemintothe21stcentury.LittleRed
RidingHood'sgrandmother(alsoinourstory)ispursuedfrequentlybytheelderlyhunter.

Wohnung1/B
TheBremerTravellingMusiciansthedonkey,thedog,thecat,andtheancientrooster
leadaveryhappylifetogether.Thecatisdoingabitmorepoorlythanbefore,andthe
roosterdoesn'thearsowellthesedays...butthefourfriendsstillfindtheirnewlifereally
great!

Wohnung1/C
HereliveCinderella'sfather,stepmother,andstepsisters...allofwhomcamealongforthe
rideintothe21stcentury.Thestepmotherandstepsisterspopupinvariousfairytalesand
performconsistenlywellastheevilones.

Wohnung1/D
Thefrogprince,calledEgon,liveswithanold,retiredking.Aprincesshadrescuedthe
frogprinceintheoriginalfairytale,butheaskedthewitchtoturnhimbacktoafrog...as
hefoundlifewithonlyonewomanboring!Thewitchfullfilledhiswish,andnowheis
lookingforawoman(anywoman)dayin,dayoutwhowillkisshim.

Wohnung2/A
HanselandGretelarelivingpeacefullywiththeirdad.Theirstepmotherisdead,andthe
witchhassomehowlosthermagicalpowers...Gretelisateenagerandisgoodfriendswith
LittleRedRidingHood.Asateenager,herdecisionsarenotalwaysthewisest!

Wohnung2/B
FrauHolle(MotherHolle)isoneofthekindestfairytalecharacters.Whensheshakesout
herdownbeds,itsnowsonEarth.Sheliveswithheradopteddaughter,thegoodgirl
(Liesl),whoreceivesgoldforherservices.Butit'sdifficulttounderstandwhyLieslreturned
toherstepmotherandstepsister!

Wohnung2/C
TheWolfbrotherswereofutmostimportancetothebrothersGrimm,andtheyarestillimportantinthecurrent
era!Wolfgangisquiteconceited,speaksEnglishandSheep,andquotesShakespeare.Hetriestohelphis
brotherWolfdietrichgetusedtolifeinthe21stcentury...whichWolfdietrichfindsincrediblydifficult,especially
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vegetarianism!

Wohnung2/D
SnowWhiteisworldrenowned.Sheisstudyinglawandusesherfametobringequal
rightstoallfairytalecharacters.HerhusbandThiloisabitspinelessandmisseshisoldlife
...whenallprincesseswantedtokissandmarryhim!

Turm1
FourwomenlivetogetherinTower1.SleepingBeautyisajournalistwhowantsequal
rightsforwomen.Cinderellaisapsychologistwhoworkswithcastleresidentsinintensive
therapy.Rapunzelisstillveryproudofherbeautifulhair,andGerdi(God'sstrength)isthe
littlegirlinTheStarTalers.Unfortunately,moneyhasmadehercorruptandgreedy.

Wohngemeinschaft
Thesev endwarv esliveininasharedapartment.Theydon'twork,butiftheydid,they
woulddefinitelydosomethingenvironmentallyfriendly.Intheoriginalfairytale,the
dwarvesdon'thavenames,butmostofthethemtooknamesenthusiasticallyfromthe
Disneymovie(Grumpy,naturallynot)...TheyareGrum py,Doc,Happy,Sneezy,Bashful,
Sleepy,andDopey.

Turm2
Tower2isthemostdangerousroominthecastle.Herelivestheev ilqueen,whomisses
thegoodolddayswhenshecouldbereallyevil!HerroommateisHeidrunthewitch,who
longsforthepowersshelostinHanselandGretel.Thewitch'skitchenhastoberepaired
regularlyfromexperimentsgoneawry!

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