The Key E-Book

Gisela Wilczura

• Herausgeber: via tolino media
• Kategorie: Fantasy und Science-Fiction
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2023

Beschreibung

Then in 1995 it happened: Maria visited the Wilhelm Busch Museum in Hanover with her father and was completely shocked by the many dark images and gruesome stories. “My God, what problems this man must have had!” were her thoughts at the time, which were deeply embedded in her subconscious. A little later, Wilhelm Busch contacted her in a media letter - the memories of the visit to his museum were immediately awakened again. He wanted to tell her some stories that would improve her opinion of him. And yes, it would have been true that he was often very depressed and that's where his dark pictures came from. The stories in this book were written between November 1995 and April 1996 and show in a very amusing yet profound way how Wilhelm Busch would see our world today.

Leseprobe

Gisela Wilczura

The Key

...and 20 other mystical stories

Life is full of miracles - you will find many of them in this book.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Impressum

Gisela Wilczura

„The Key“

...and 20 more mystical stories!

Impressum:

Gisela Wilczura

Meinenhof 25

26188 Edewecht

E-mail: [email protected]

St.-Nr: 69/148/09449

Germany

Copyright © 2023 Gisela Wilczura

Text © Gisela Wilczura

Coverphoto: www.pixabay,com

The work including its parts is protected by copyright. Any use is not permitted without the author's consent. This applies in particular to electronic or other reproduction, translation, distribution and making publicly available.

The plot, as well as the characters, places and events in this book are fictitious.

Any resemblance to any person or public figure, dead or living, as well as their actions are purely fictitious, not intentional and purely coincidental.

Author's note:

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The author has no influence on this!

I dedicate this book

my twin sister Gerda Liebella,

she led me to my supernatural abilities.

and my granddaughter Katja

The author

Gisela Wilczura was born on March 5, 1948 in Griesheim, ten minutes before her twin sister. Ever since she was a child she found life here on earth difficult and she had a great longing for something that she could not explain. Often she just stood at the window and looked out completely absently or secretly cried tears without knowing why. She never really felt comfortable at school either - she only thrived in German classes, where she preferred to write dictations. She completed an apprenticeship as a stenographer because stenography was a great passion, with which she also won several prizes. She married at 19 and had her first and only child at 20. The marriage lasted 24 years - but even during this marriage she kept thinking that there had to be more than that. From that point on she started searching and found and experienced a lot of interesting things.

The book

Gisela came to psychic abilities through her twin sister because she read a book about it and then put it into practice. However, it would take some time for Gisela to master this art - but it took even longer for her to develop confidence in it. Through this letter she came into contact with her spiritual guide and thus found her current life partner. Then it happened in 1995: Maria visited the Wilhelm Busch Museum in Hanover with her father and was completely shocked by the many dark images and gruesome stories. “My God, what problems this man must have had!” were her thoughts at the time, which were deeply anchored in her subconscious. A little later, Wilhelm Busch made spiritual contact with her - memories of the visit to his museum immediately came back to life. He wanted to tell her some stories that would improve her opinion of him. And yes, it's true that he was often very depressed and that's where his dark images came from.

The stories in this book were written between November 1995 and April 1996 and show in a very amusing and at the same time profound way how Wilhelm Busch would see our world today.

Preface

Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch (1832 – 1908) was one of the most influential German poets and illustrators. His first picture story appeared in 1859, and his book of picture farces appeared in 1864. When most of us hear his name, we immediately think of “Max and Moritz”, “The Pious Helene” or “Hans Hückebein, the Unlucky Raven”. , but what very few people know: Wilhelm Busch was a serious and reserved person who lived in seclusion in the provinces for many years of his life. However, if you look a little deeper into his picture stories, it becomes clear that he denounced the complacency and dubious morals of the bourgeoisie as well as the bigotry of bourgeois and church people. So it's no wonder that Gisela found his pictures dark and threatening. His sadness certainly also stemmed from the fact that his attempt to establish himself as a serious painter failed due to his own standards. Wilhelm Busch destroyed most of his pictures; The surviving ones often seem like improvisations or fleeting color notes and are difficult to assign to a painterly direction. His poetry and prose texts, influenced by Heinrich Heine, were met with incomprehension by the audience, who associated picture stories with the name Wilhelm Busch. The disappointment of his artistic hopes and the renunciation of excessive expectations of his own life are motifs that can be found both in his picture stories and in his literary work.

However, Gisela was able to get to know a completely different Wilhelm Busch, who wants to show us with his “new” stories that he has made peace with himself and his former life and, if he were still with us, he could tell positive and happy stories.

Sit back, relax and enjoy the 21 wonderful, deep and sometimes mysterious stories.

The sum of our lives

are the hours

in which we loved.

Wilhelm Busch

THE STORIES

1. The boat Benjamin

2. The glass house

3. The junk shop

4. The Forest House

5. The key

6. The blessed farm

7. The invisible whistle

8. The Scarlet Robot

9. The old blacksmith shop

10. The blind flight

11. The Dancing Bear

12. The House by the River

13. The small waterfall

14. Coffee grounds and glass ball

15. The Blue Room

16. The golden envelope

17. The double rainbow

18. The Chestnut Alley

19. The Glass Dome

20. Grandmother's rocking chair

21. The fairy in the canary forest

1.

The boat Benjamin

This story is about a small boat that its owner called “Benjamin.” It was “born” on a Sunday because that’s when Max, that’s the name of the owner, and his father had this idea. Max built everything himself, using old wood that he took from his father's carpentry shop and reprocessed it. His father was very proud of his craft and was pleased that his son also showed great interest in this profession. He followed the construction of the boat with great enthusiasm. When Max started, it was still winter and bitterly cold outside. In his father's large workshop, Max had plenty of space to relax and it was pleasantly warm there. Additionally, he could work on his boat at any time of the day or night since there were no neighbors nearby to be disturbed by the noise.

Max knew the name of the boat from the start. He was to be called “Benjamin,” like his little brother who died of a mysterious illness three years ago. He suddenly started losing weight and no doctor could figure out what the illness was. Max loved his brother very much and gave up many things to be with him due to his illness. Benjamin was very fond of the game “Don’t get angry” and Max played it with him as often as he wanted. He missed Benjamin. The boat would always remind him of his beloved brother.

During construction, old memories of him often came back to him. Max was now thirteen years old and his brother was only six. Sometimes he couldn't understand why Benjamin had to die so early. In such moments, Max often sat with his mother and exchanged memories with her. His parents were very religious people, but they didn't have to go to church every Sunday to believe in God - their faith continued even without church. Every day his family prayed and since Benjamin's death, Max has prayed to God to take good care of him where he is now.

His mother had told him that only a human body would remain here on earth and that the soul would be picked up by God. She also told him that he could always talk to Benjamin as often as he wanted. He would always be able to hear and understand him. This made Max particularly happy, and lately he has had so much to tell Benjamin about the construction of the boat. Max just thought it was a shame that Benjamin could no longer go on this boat with him. But the fact that he could at least see it calmed him down somewhat.

In difficult times, Max could come to his father at any time. He had a lot to do in his workshop, but with Benjamin dead and Max now his only child, he gave him the time he needed.

Although the boat was built according to his father's design, Max was also allowed to incorporate his own ideas into the plan. So instead of one seat in the boat, he wanted two seats - just as if there was always a seat available for Benjamin. At least Max could imagine having his little brother with him.

The work went very well for Max and soon only 2 boards had to be populated. Max had been looking forward to this day for a long time, because afterwards the boat's suitability for swimming could be checked.

But Max will never forget that day in his entire life, because something very strange happened: When he had put the two boards together, he ran to his father's workplace to get the green paint with which he wanted to paint the boat. When he returned with the paint bucket, it fell out of his hand in shock. The boat was still there as before, but the board that Max had intended for his brother was a beautiful blue - Benjamin's favorite color. The strangest thing was that the paint felt completely smooth and dry and the entire board had a beautiful shine.

Max quickly got his parents and showed them this strange event. All three were very excited and couldn't find an explanation for it. From that day on, Max had decided that no one would be allowed to sit in that blue seat anymore. For him it was a sign from Benjamin that he always accompanied him when he was out on the lake

2.

The glass house

Peter and his parents lived on the outskirts of Berlin and actually felt very comfortable there. His father's workplace was not far from the apartment and the school Peter went to could also be easily reached by bike within half an hour. Nevertheless, Peter's mother often had the feeling that they would not live in this house much longer. Because one dream after another came to her every night and always had something to do with a house. Strangely, the house in her dreams was always a house made of glass. She could see her whole family there from outside. Everything they did was visible to everyone.

These dreams frightened Peter's mother and she told her husband about them one day. It amazed them both that he too had the same dream almost every night. Peter once came along to one of these conversations and asked what they were talking about. Then they told him about these dreams. Peter had to sit down first because he had been having these dreams for some time.

The whole family was suddenly very confused and completely at a loss. No one could think normally anymore - all sorts of thoughts were running through their heads. First, Peter's mother composed herself again. She said that in such a case you should actually consult a dream interpreter. Because if all three dreamed the same thing, it had to mean something.

A coincidence – but are there any coincidences at all? – revealed that Peter's father had a very nice colleague at his company whose wife was interested in spirituality and especially dream interpretation. So he gathered all his courage and simply spoke to this colleague. He was very happy that someone was interested in his wife's work, because when he talked about it, he was usually met with dislike and ridicule.

They immediately made an appointment for the coming weekend. The meeting was supposed to take place in Peter's parents' house so that Maria, who was the colleague's wife, could also feel something, because she was often able to absorb feelings or visions into her thoughts. Everyone was very excited before the meeting and Peter's mother, in her excitement, broke several pieces of her good dishes this week as she was always thinking about this meeting. She was so happy when Saturday finally came.

The reception between the two families was very warm. Since Peter's father already addressed his colleague by his first name, everyone decided to address each other by their first names. Martin and Maria also brought their son, who was the same age as Peter. During the conversation it turned out that he even attended the same school as Peter, just in a parallel class. Peter had finally found a friend and Sascha, that was his name, wanted to try to switch to Peter's class.

During afternoon coffee, Maria suddenly had a vision, that is, she saw something in her head that not every person can see. Everyone listened intently as she shared her vision. This house used to belong to a pianist and he gave many concerts, often in this house. All of this pianist's neighbors and many walkers stood on the street, looked at the house and enjoyed the beautiful music. Since he wanted to make as many people as possible happy with his music, this touched him very much. He kept hearing from these people, actually just for fun, that it would be really nice if his house was made of glass. Because then you could not only hear him play, but also see him. This wish stayed in the pianist's mind and he kept thinking about how something like this could be realized. But he never found a solution. While still on his deathbed, he spoke to his wife about this unfulfilled wish and took it with him to his grave.

But that thought didn't go away. It was still there, settling in the dreams of the family that now lived in that house, and that was Peter's family.

After this meeting, Peter's father had the idea of adding a beautiful glass conservatory to the house. In this extension he placed a black, highly polished piano that he had found in an advertisement - this time too it was certainly no coincidence. The owner was already very old, could no longer play it and wanted to give it away to a lover.

Peter's mother was very enthusiastic about this beautiful instrument. She remembered learning to play the piano as a child and brushing up on her knowledge with a music teacher.

So it happened again that many people who passed by the house stopped and listened to this beautiful music with wonderful feelings in their hearts and could even see everything through the glass winter garden. Then they went home happy and with great inner peace.

Since then, Peter and his family's dreams have ended and a deep friendship has developed between the two families.

3.

The jumble shop

In Paris, at number 4 Avenue Place Pigalle, there is a small, inconspicuous shop that can only be reached via three steps down. Anyone who doesn't know the store will inevitably pass it by. For this reason alone, the owner, an old aristocratic lady, placed a very old armchair with a huge teddy bear on the sidewalk in front of the shop. This teddy bears a blue sign with the name of the store around its neck. It is simply referred to as a “junk shop.”

Every child who comes by is happy to see the huge teddy bear and wants to pet it. Through this advertising, the business became known throughout the city and Ms. von Liebel, as the owner is called, was happy about the many customers. Her large doll collection has attracted many people from the city and beyond. Word of your address has even gotten around abroad.

One day a very run-down tramp passed by the store and was curious about the teddy bear. Even though he didn't have a cent of money, he went into the store and looked at everything. Frau von Liebel was a very kind-hearted woman and offered this poor man a cup of tea and some cake. So the two started talking and it turned out that this poorly dressed man was once very rich. He once owned a company that manufactured dolls like the ones Ms. von Liebel sold. He couldn't get enough of her collection pieces. Old memories came flooding back to him and he fought back tears. So he told his whole story.

At the time, he was running this company with a partner who betrayed him to the core. But he only found out when the tax investigators showed up at his door. He left all financial matters to his partner; he only took care of purchasing and selling the goods. His partner had fled abroad with all the cash and Robert, as the “tramp” was known, was suddenly left with a pile of debts.

Since people did not immediately believe that he had nothing to do with this guilt, he had to go to prison for a few months. It was only thanks to a very good friend that he got out of this situation. But that had finally left its mark on him. He was a broken man and ended up drinking and then on the streets. He even stopped letting his then boyfriend get close to him. He had lost faith in people. Before he went to prison, his company was dissolved and an auction of the remaining goods was held, which Robert secretly attended. He watched with tears in his eyes as all his dolls were auctioned off and one by one found their new owners. There were also dolls that he made himself and that he was particularly fond of. Especially with a pair of dolls that cost him a lot of time. How much love he had put into this work - Robert was incredibly saddened by the loss of these two. He just hoped they found a very good owner who would appreciate this great work.

Frau von Liebel listened to Robert attentively and very touched without interrupting him. When he had finished his story, she suddenly got up and went into a small side room. Robert could hardly believe his eyes when he saw her come out of the room with a pair of dolls. It was the exact pair he had made himself. She told him that her friend couldn't attend the auction because she was very sick at the time and couldn't attend. This pair was bought by her boyfriend at this auction - there was no money for more dolls at the time.

Robert cried and Frau von Liebel pressed the pair of dolls into his arms. She asked him to accept this as a gift and compensation for all his dark times. Furthermore, she immediately presented him with a decision that was not at all difficult for him. Since she is already very old and has no offspring, she is looking for a suitable partner for her shop who she can completely rely on. Ms. von Liebel told Robert that in her opinion he was a suitable partner for her, even if he didn't give the impression on the outside. But she said she never paid much attention to looks in her life. For them, the only thing that mattered was the inside of a person - the heart and the soul.

Robert immediately received his first salary from her so that he could change clothes. She already had an apartment for him because one had just become available in her house. This was the happiest day of Robert's life and he thanked Mrs. von Liebel and of course God because he had not lost faith in him during all this time, and this day strengthened his faith in him even more.

4.

The forest house

In a forest, very close to Augsburg, there is a small but very well-preserved wooden house. It is built like the large wooden houses in Virginia, only in a smaller version. There's a whole porch running around the house, where a blue-painted rocking chair rocks gently. He is looking forward to his work again because Grandfather Wilhelm comes to rest from his daily work at the same time every evening. It is a great relief for him to doze in this rocking chair and let his thoughts run wild.

Scenes from his childhood keep popping up in these thoughts. Even as a child, he often wished for a wooden house in the middle of the forest, surrounded by all kinds of wild animals. He never thought back then that his deepest wish would come true. All his friends laughed at him back then - because they all dreamed of a big stone house by the sea with a pool and a big car in front of the door. No one could understand him and so he lost one friend after another. But that didn't bother him at all, because he couldn't do anything with friends like that anyway.

One day a new family settled in his small village. Of course, this immediately caused a stir, as nothing new rarely happened in this place. The old doctor Dr. Weigand had died a month ago and the head of the new family was the new village doctor. Since the old doctor had no relatives, the mayor sold the house to the new family.

The neighbors watched this family very suspiciously as they moved in. It consisted of a total of six people: the father, the mother, two children, a dog and a cat - wait, no - six and a half people, because that was also a cage with a canary that whistled happily; Apparently he really enjoyed the change of scenery. A brave boy from the neighborhood dared to approach the cage and talk to the bird. The family dog, a cocker spaniel, immediately greeted him happily. Animals recognize an animal-loving person immediately and the cat even roamed around the boy's legs. He was now a little embarrassed by his daring boldness. But the family immediately took away these feelings because everyone greeted him very warmly one after the other.

Who was this brave boy? Grandfather Wilhelm, of course. He always remembered this day because since then he had a very good friend who accompanied him almost his entire life. He also shared his wishes with him. Joachim, that was his new friend's name, was very enthusiastic about it because he too was of the opinion that such a life in the forest, with lots of animals, would be worth living. Before Joachim's family moved, they lived on the outskirts of a city and he always had the opportunity to explore the forest there. Of course, that was the only topic the two of them had for a long time. But life didn't allow this wish to come true; Joachim had to move to a bigger city. Since he wanted to take over his father's practice one day, he studied medicine there. But whenever he had time, he visited Wilhelm and they all exchanged their experiences.

However, Wilhelm moved to his parents' restaurant because it could no longer run it for health reasons, but he was not very happy with it. He went to bed very late every night because he kept having to throw drunk customers out of the restaurant who didn't want to leave. In any case, he couldn't understand why you always had to drink alcohol to be happy. He never liked alcohol and was often teased by guests because of it. Luckily, he had a very sweet, kind-hearted woman by his side who always helped him run the restaurant.

During his studies, Joachim also met and married a very pretty, fun-loving woman. After his father's death, he returned to his practice and his wife always supported him. There were never any major disputes. Everyone accepted the other partner as they were and allowed them to develop freely.

This helped ensure that no one ever felt patronized or taken advantage of. But unfortunately God wanted it that way that Joachim's wife became terminally ill. He and other doctors consulted had no advice and she spent at least the last part of her life in her familiar home. Wilhelm visited her every day. He and Joachim tried to make their time as pleasant as possible. Wilhelm played his harmonica and Joachim sang along with the beautiful songs. He had a wonderful voice and you could tell that his wife was very happy despite her illness. They died with love in their hearts and great inner peace and were welcomed by God on the other side.

At first there was of course great sadness because a dear person had left his place on this earth. But Wilhelm and Joachim knew that life continues on another level even after death. Her faith was very strong. They met once a week and played the songs they always played at the bedside, knowing SHE was listening too. These meetings made the sadness completely forgotten and Joachim never felt lonely.

One day William was alone because God saw fit to bring his wife with him. Now the two men spent a lot of time together. Wilhelm sold the inn and Joachim also gave up his practice because both were at an age where they wanted to enjoy the time they had left. During this time, Wilhelm's old desire to live in a house in the forest resurfaced. The village forester, with whom he got on very well, got him permission to build a wooden house in the middle of the forest.

---ENDE DER LESEPROBE---