The conference of the animals

These people are terrible people. Wars, conflicts, climate catastrophes. Even after 86 conferences, they can't find solutions! Nobody, not a monkey, not a polar bear, not even a mouse, wants to listen to the news or read the newspaper, it's always the same. And then the adults claim that they are doing everything they can to make things better for the children. "Those poor children," say the animals and decide to put an end to this hustle and bustle. For their part, they call for the first (and certainly the last) international conference in the animal skyscraper. Representatives come from all continents, including Oskar the elephant, Alois the lion and Leopoldine the giraffe. They come up with great ideas to bring the adults to their senses, because after all: "It's about the children".

However, Erich Kästner's subtitle "A book for children and connoisseurs" underlines the fact that his appeal is not just aimed at them. Or, to paraphrase the polar bear Paula: "I will never understand how such nice children later become dentists!"