Sauerkraut (Helme Heine)

Sauerkraut is on 6 December 1992 erstausgestrahlte on the ZDF television series in 13 episodes and a children's book by Helme Heine and his wife Gisela of Radowitz.

Content

Both TV series and book trade sauerkraut in small animal village. The Mayor, Mr. Eberle is a domestic pig boar. He stays most of the time at the inn of the village, where he meets the oldest resident of sauerkraut: Miss Turtel, the 200-year -old teacher, a turtle; In addition to the village priest Father alcohol and the berlinernde crocodile Mr. Bossi, who repeatedly tried as rapacious antagonist of the village, everything to own for themselves.

Bodo, dog and village policeman, has a son, Joey. This, and his best friend Nandi unmask Mr Bossi again and again in his evil deeds and thus keep the balance of the village upright; but now and again by their pranks and secret experiments, for example with matches, cause a fire, for excitement. Another villager is Dudu, as mixed nature of the outsider in the village, which is equally regarded with suspicion and pity. He often plays a major, if not central role.

Publication

The book by Helme Heine appeared under the title sauerkraut. Almost an idyll in the Diogenes Verlag in 1992. The television series was broadcast on 6 December 1992 to 27 February 1993 the ZDF in Germany. It was followed by several repetitions, later at the transmitter KI.KA. Several episodes of the series appeared on VHS.

Six episodes have been released by BMG Ariola as a radio play, in which Nick Benjamin is the narrator.