Article November 2, 1968 Issue

Error Has Many Masks

[Original in German]

HEDWIG HANISCH

When Karl was in the first year of school, he took a trip to the zoo with his parents and brothers and sisters. He enjoyed seeing most of the animals very much. Only when a lion snarled and spat at him was he a little frightened.

Next evening Karl was walking down a dark hall in his home, when all at once there was a hissing sound right next to him. It sounded like one of those big cats at the zoo. Terrified, he ran to his father and screamed, "There's a lion in our hall!"

His father took him by the hand and turned the light on. There, standing tamely in the corner, was no lion but only a new refrigerator! It had been delivered while they were away, his father explained, and had been improperly installed. Every time it started up there was a hissing sound. Karl saw how groundless his fear had been, and went to bed relieved.

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