Momo
Author: Michael Ende
Eine gespenstische Gesellschaft “grauer Herren” ist am Werk und veranlasst immer mehr Menschen, Zeit zu sparen. Aber in Wirklichkeit betrügen sie die Menschen um diese ersparte Zeit. Als die Not am größten ist und die Welt ihnen schon endgültig zu gehören scheint, entschließt sich Meister Hora, der geheimnisvolle “Verwalter der Zeit”, zum Eingreifen. Doch dazu braucht er d….Read More
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