Der Geigenseppel

Wilhelm Busch, the German caricaturist, painter and poet wrote his satirical short story Geigenseppel around 1860 in Munich. At the country fair, the the playful and inebriated Geigenseppel indulges in a drunken reverie: he is a famous violinist, and his accompanist is none other than Franz Liszt. He plays with great success in front of the society ladies, and he is not only rewarded with pure gold but has a rendezvous with a society belle.
When he awakes the next morning, his beautiful illusion turns into a nightmare: instead of his violin, he holds a horse’s hoof and a dead cat in his hands. Even worse: his beautiful date turns out to be a very old woman, who proceeds to remind him of his lover’s oath. The Geigenseppel opts for a fast getaway.