Herr Quetzlinberger dancing on the roof of "Das alte Haus", Schwiebus playing his violin at the window and his raven watching the old man dance.
I've just about finished reading "Das alte Haus" by Friedrich Gerstäcker again, I first bought an original 1857 copy twelve years or so ago but my German is a little better now so it made more sense. Slightly more sense, it still is an odd book.