Nello and Patrasche
I've been told that this story is known worldwide, however its not very known in my country.. Seems japanese know more about it then most belgians do.
I remember hearing the story being told once in a pub not far from nello's statue in hoboken (antwerp Belgium) I don't recall how it goes exactly but i do recall the friendship between a boy and his dog.
If'm i'm not mistaken Nello was a little boy who was raised by his grandfather, He had to work from very young age. He met a dog Patrasche that was very sick, he cared for him and patrasche recovered and they were Always side by side since then. Not sure what happened next but they would have frozen to death at the antwerp cathedral.
I just heard this story being mentioned on the radio this week and it made me wonder.. how many of you actually have heard this story before?
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Nope, out for the count - mind you now it does ring a bell. tell me about it when you find out
In the 19th century, a boy named Nello becomes an orphan at the age of two when his mother dies in the Ardennes. His grandfather Johann Daas, who lives in a small village near the city of Antwerp, takes him in.
One day, Nello and Johann Daas finds a dog who was almost beaten to death and names him Patrasche. Due to the good care of Johaan Daas, the dog recovers, and from then on, Nello and Patrasche are inseparable. Since they are very poor, Nello has to help his grandfather by selling milk. Patrasche helps Nello pull the milk into town each morning.
Nello falls in love with Aloise, the daughter of a well-off man in the village named Nicholas Cogez. Nicholas doesn't want his daughter to have a poor sweetheart. Although Nello is illiterate, he is very talented in drawing. He enters a junior drawing contest in Antwerp, hoping to win the first prize, 200 francs per year. However, the jury selects somebody else.
Afterwards, he is accused of causing a fire by Nicholas (the fire occurred on his property) and his grandfather dies. His life becomes even more desperate. Having no place to stay, Nello goes to the cathedral of Antwerp (see Rubens' The Elevation of the Cross), but he doesn't have enough money to enter.[clarification needed] On the night of Christmas Eve, he and Patrasche go to Antwerp and, by chance, find the door to the church open. The next morning, the boy and his dog are found frozen to death in front of the triptych.
None of the film versions use the novel's ending, preferring to substitute a more optimistic one. In one of the film versions, Nello and his dog go the village church. The pastor, finding them there, covers them with a woolen blanket, thus saving their lives. Two days later, one of the judges comes, and because he thought Nello was the true winner, he asks him to stay with him. As years pass, Patrasche dies, and Nello becomes a famous artist.
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Good you narated the story to us.
Helping Teddy.
Thanks.
Zman... thanks for calling me a youngster.
i wonder if catf is cia. he is every where.
I thought it rang a bell somewhere. I saw part of a movie like this some 9/10 years ago. Could not watch all. Too busy that time. Glad to help.
Tell Whocanitbe that I know where he lives! (right next door to me now!)
But I think that this is a story about a boy and his dog...
Okay, go spy on another blog
Mike.. that cutie is famous.
You are too much!! You and the others here are fun!!!
for those that wanna watch...
Btw. patrasche isnt a nice name for a dog tho, in translation from my native it means - a ripper
Jenny
I have never heard of it either. It was an interesting read ( Thanks Catfoot)
Abagail.. hiya.. i just watched that entire tv show.. bit slow to modern standards but i enjoyed it.
Cali.. depends how you look/read the story. I think its marvelous the boy finally gets to see the painting he was inspired by, he kept believing in his dream and could Always depend on his loyal friend. Don't see how that could be sad.