The Little Wild Boar and the Crows

By beloved duo Franz Hohler and Kathrin Schärer

An endearing story about sickness and healing

On the topic of caring, readiness to help others and friendship

The little wild boar always likes to do his own thing. But when he falls sick, he needs his parents and friends.

The little wild boar is nothing like his five siblings; while they root around in the earth, he gazes up at the sky, listening to the birds sing. Soon he joins the bird orchestra, where he grunts along with the crows. He even shares his corn on the cob with his feathered friends. His parents just shake their heads in dismay. Until, one day, he gets sick. Medicine doesn’t help, not even birdsong. Only chestnuts from Paris can save him, says the wild boar doctor. But wild boars can’t run that far. What a good thing he’s got friends who can fly…