A crab appears in Schilda, and no one knows how it came to be there. However, it is not greeted kindly - it is considered presumptuous. With its large claws, it seems to want to pose as a tailor. Quickly, it is sentenced to death for property damage and bodily harm - it is to be drowned. In a solemn ceremony, it is thrown into the water in the presence of the citizens of Schilda, where it immediately begins to thrash about. This, in turn, evokes sympathy from many citizens. Gröls classic (Edition Works of World Literature).