The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser Page #2
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- 1974
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Look... it's full, it's not empty.
That cup there is empty.
There's nothing in it.
Empty.
It'll take time,
getting him used to such things.
Don't cry, don't cry.
Oh my, how my gut is painin' me!
Finger, thumb, arm...
This is your hand, this is your arm.
Arm...nose...mouth...
Look, this is your ear.
Look, I've even got a mirror!
This here is your ear.
My gut is killing me.
Finger...shoulder...
...arm.
No, that's your hand.
This is your arm.
Hand, hand!
This is your arm.
Arm, arm, arm...
Hand.
Hey, what kind of
place is this here, anyway?
Damn your eyes, ain't
there nothin' in this place to drink?
Stand up, Kaspar, stand up!
You don't have to be
ashamed, we're alone here.
Only the dear Lord
is watching, don't be afraid.
Mother, my skin is coming off!
He hasn't had a bath in years.
Lap, lap, lap, I like this milk,
Lap, lap, lap as smooth as silk.
Good morning, little cat so white.
May I sit down by your side?
Good morning, little cat so white,
May I sit down by your side?
Be nice to me little girl so fair,
Then you may sit down right there.
Lap, lap, lap I like this milk,
Lap, lap, lap as smooth as silk.
Agnes, that rhyme is too long for him.
All he knows are separate words.
I just taught him separate words...
...and he can't
understand your rhyme yet.
It's no use, he doesn't even
respond to a feigned thrust.
Doesn't respond to feigned thrust.
I don't think
he's a hard boiled swindler.
He's got absolutely
no conception of danger!
No conception of danger.
It didn't even scare him.
How about trial by fire?
- Is that for the record?
- Yes.
He's not afraid of the flame.
Charmed to meet you!
Charmed, I'm sure!
Look at him gapin'!
He's never seen that before.
Look, look...look here!
Pick up the baby,
Kaspar, go ahead.
Mother, I am so far away
from everything.
I eat with my handses...
With your hands!
With my handses.
With your hands!
Have you heard anything?
A number of people
have testified that the foundling...
...ran away from a group
of English circus equestrians.
- They were in the Oberpfalz area.
- What was that?
Other citizens say he is a
member of the Baden dynasty...
...who was to be
eliminated as most likely heir.
The Baden dynasty, however...
...is beyond all reproach.
Besides, there are better ways
of getting rid of unwanted heirs...
I don't believe the story
in any case. Just look at him...
...with his coarse, rustic features!
There's nothing refined
about him at all.
She can't walk on two feet!
After all, he's beginning to be a
burden on the community coffers.
He's costing us a pretty penny.
Perhaps he should begin contributing
to his own upkeep somehow.
One could turn the public
interest in him to good use.
Come right on up,
ladies and gentlemen!
Parents keep an eye on their children!
Now before we present
the Four Riddles of the Spheres...
...we have for you
an entertaining intermezzo.
This wild bear, Kublai Khan,
...came to us somewhere
in Mongolia, where the Huns live.
With one sweep of his
mighty paw he can kill a bull!
But here in the
temperate zones, dear children...
...he is as tame and
cuddly as a little cat.
Here our Indian
fire-eater, our fakir...
...a living flame,
a veritable mountain of fire!
He has succeeded, ladies and
gentlemen, by will power alone...
...in rejecting every
trace of a burn or scorch!
Show us your skin,
soft as a baby's, not a blemish.
What's this, you scoundrel?
And now...
...ladies and gentlemen...
...for the very first time
in the history of the world.
Brought together for you
and only for the first time:
The Four Riddles of the Spheres!
Minors please keep their distance.
The gravity of my presentation
permits of no childish pranks.
And now for the first Riddle:
The Little King!
Monarch of the Golden Land
of Punt of song and legend.
The last link of an
ancient line of giants!
Each king of this line
was tinier than the last.
Here you see that the last
living member of the royal family.
Another few centuries, and the
Kings of Punt will be invisible.
The very last king
will be no bigger than a flea!
Yes, there he sits, our Little King...
...cowering like an outcast
in the corner of his throne.
And as the kings have grown
tinier, so have their kingdoms.
His kingdom is no larger
than the spot he is sitting on...
...for neither can he leave his
kingdom without outside help...
...nor can he climb it. Our
next Riddle, ladies and gentlemen...
the Young Mozart!
One day long ago
he fell into a deep trance...
...and asked for nothing
more but the music of Mozart.
At a tender age he already
knew all the scores by heart.
Now, still in the trance,
he looks for dark holes in the earth...
...because they tried to teach
him to read and write at school.
Since that day he has
lost the power of speech.
He was not able
to read or write he says...
...because the whiteness
Day in, day out, he peers
into dark, deep holes in the earth...
...looking for entrances to caves
and underground waterways.
As you see, there is no way to
gain the poor fellow's attention...
His mind is completely
engrossed in zones of twilight.
Our next Riddle, a living
specimen of anthropology...
...is Hombrecito.
the sunny shores of New Spain.
This wildman is the sole
remaining member in all of Europe...
...of the renowned and
legendary Kaffir and Indian Show.
night and day, because he believes...
...that if he stops,
all the people in town will die.
He wears three separate jackets
to keep from catching cold...
...and to protect himself from
the evil breath of mankind.
Hombrecito is a jolly good
fellow, and quite tame.
any tongue - except Indian of course.
And now to the final
Kaspar, the Foundling!
He has agreed, with the express
permission of the authorities...
every afternoon, and thus..
...to ease the community's
financial burden.
Thank you, Kaspar!
the Town Square of this fine city...
...just as you see him
standing before you today.
In his right hand,
a prayer-book...
...and his left,
the Anonymous Letter.
Abandoned to his
fate in a strange town...
...the boy could neither speak nor walk.
He had never seen a
living being in his life before!
His origin remains in darkness
to this day, ladies and gentlemen.
Is he a prince? Or possibly
the legitimate son of Napoleon?
His is and will remain the
Riddle of the European Continent!
Stop, Hombrecito!
Kaspar, come back! Are you mad?
I will get you!
Stop in the name of the Law!
There he is!
Come down from there!
Stop shaking that branch!
If that branch breaks, I'll...!
Come down here!
Keep searching for Kasper.
The beehive! Ah, it's locked.
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Submitted on August 05, 2018
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