Misers beware! The 'auvelmenkes' in the Koppelberg are not afraid to get naughty… The Koppelberg is a motte-and-bailey hill (a landscaped earthen mound) on which a castle stood in the Middle Ages.
As with the Koppelberg, most of the moth castles have fallen and only the hill rises slightly above the rest of the landscape as a reminder of centuries of history. A legend has been passed down about the Koppelberg about the 'auvelmenkes' who would live at the bottom of the motte hill.
They would emerge at night, to pass through the village in groups. At night they cleaned the pots and pans that mothers left outside in exchange for a large plate of rice pudding, liberally sprinkled with brown sugar.
For good reason: if you were miserly and did not leave any food or drink for them, then you were at the mercy of their naughtiness... And you could certainly forget those clean dishes.
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