The Bad Wolf’s Fear

The Rabbit's Gold

Martin Baltscheit / Christine Schwarz

The Rabbit's Gold

1st ed. published 2013. 48 pages From the age of 5 years up Rights sold: Brazil, Denmark, Spain

The Rabbit's Gold

The timid rabbit died! The other animals might not even have noticed it, but Rabbit left a will behind. After his death, the most timid animal in the whole forest is to inherit his gold

Every animal is convinced that it is entitled to the gold, and stories of fear and terror are told. Yet then they all experience quite a surprise – it turns out that the big, bad wolf is the one who is frightened to death of Little Red Riding Hood, the hunter and even the seven little goats. The animals are devastated and all agree that the wolf should be the one to receive the inheritance.That night, the wolf is sitting in Rabbit’s house, counting his gold and laughing up its sleeve. How stupid the other animals are!, he thinks. Then he realizes that nobody will be watching his gold when he tries to catch a delicious little goat and starts to feel very strange...
All scaredy-pants will see themselves in a new light after reading this fable full of hidden meanings and will enjoy a shiver when looking at the wonderful illustrations created by the all-around artists Martin Baltscheit and Christine Schwarz.
Deep in the woods, the animals can finally sleep peacefully... .
For the Big, Bad Wolf is sitting in Rabbit’s house, guarding his treasure and looking out of the barred windows. The wolf has this slow, creeping, new feeling in his tummy – and it is not because he’s hungry.

• An ambiguous fable for all scaredy-cats who know that those who laugh last, laugh best!
• Magical illustrations with gentle dark humor