Poems in a language that does not exist, a cold sitting on the terrace, as well as zoo(un)logical neologisms like the quarter pig or the introductory owl. Only a few authors have left behind such a rich and extraordinarily witty body of work in such a short time as Christian Morgenstern. This selection, compiled by Margareta Morgenstern, the wife of the brilliant poet, showcases the full breadth of his literary output: the gallows songs, grotesques and parodies, aphorisms, sayings, epigrams, and letters.