52. The Untrue Wine Cellar Master / Der untreue Torkelmeister

In the picture there is a wine cellar where a black dog appears at night. It is a cellar-master who has not kept his oath and has managed his office unfaithfully.
J. J. Sonderegger.


Der untreue Torkelmeister

Im Bild steht ein Torkel, bei dem nachts ein schwarzer Hund erscheint. Es ist ein Torkelmeister, der seinen Eid nicht gehalten und sein Amt untreu verwaltet hat.
J. J. Sonderegger.


Editor’s note: I’m not sure what the correct translation is here. “Torkeln” is to reel, totter, barge or lurch. “Torkel” also comes up as “Wine Press” or “Wine Cellar”, so “Wine Cellar Master”? This would be consistent with story 65. The Staudentorkel / Der Staudentorkel

the glowing silhouette of a black dog in a wine cellar, 1930s poster art — Midjourney v 6.1

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