For reasons beyond my grasp this statue reminds me of the little Dutch boy that saved his village by plugging the hole in the dike. The various stories of how the statue came to be are mostly related to a little boy urinating and saving the day,which is pretty much the opposite,other than the saving the day part.
Manneken Pis, in a Dutch dialect spoken in Brussels, translates to Little Man Pee in Marols. There are several legends about the statue,the most famous is about a two year old Duke that the troops were carrying into battle in a basket. They hung the basket in a tree so their Duke could encourage them as they fought. The boy urinated on the enemy troops who lost the battle. Another legend states that Brussels was under siege and the attackers placed charges in the city walls. A little boy had been spying on them,and when they lit the fuse he urinated on it and put it our. All of the legends surrounding the statue involve a little boy saving the city with his timely urination.
The statue has several hundred costumes that are changed at scheduled times during the week.
Manneken Pis, in a Dutch dialect spoken in Brussels, translates to Little Man Pee in Marols. There are several legends about the statue,the most famous is about a two year old Duke that the troops were carrying into battle in a basket. They hung the basket in a tree so their Duke could encourage them as they fought. The boy urinated on the enemy troops who lost the battle. Another legend states that Brussels was under siege and the attackers placed charges in the city walls. A little boy had been spying on them,and when they lit the fuse he urinated on it and put it our. All of the legends surrounding the statue involve a little boy saving the city with his timely urination.
The statue has several hundred costumes that are changed at scheduled times during the week.
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