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Miriam Merel

2026-06-24T21:33:33Z

Dougurasu: /* Storyline */

{{Infobox
|above = '''Miriam Merel'''
|abovestyle = background: #9fd8f9;
|subheader = Character
|image = [[Image:Miriam Merel.jpg|200px|alt="Miriam Merel"]]
| header1 = Miriam in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|Episode 1]]
| label2 = Species
| data2 = [[:Category:Thrush_Character|Thrush]]
| label3 = Birthplace
| data3 = [[Breed Rietland]]
| label4 = First appearance
| data4 = [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|Episode 1]]
| label5 = Character Model Sheet number
| data5 = 50/5 (sheet 36)<ref name="CCD">{{CiteBook|CCD}}</ref>
| label6 = Character Model Sheet name
| data6 = Dolf's Moeder
| header11 = <hr /> Name in different languages
| label12 = Dutch name
| data12 = Miriam Merel<ref name="DRO P92" /><ref>{{CiteBook|CCD}}</ref> / Esther
| label13 = Japanese name
| data13 = ニコルの妻 (Nikoru no tsuma) Nicol's wife<ref name="Ep1">{{CiteAJKep|JA|1}} Named like this in the end credits.</ref>
| label14 = German name
| data14 = Kra Mutter<ref>{{cite AV media |last= van Veen|first= Herman|date= 1990|title= [[843 500-4 Alfred J. Kwak 1 - Hurra, Er Ist Da! / Böse Überraschung|Alfred J. Kwak 1 - Hurra, Er Ist Da! / Böse Überraschung]]|trans-title= Alfred J. Kwak 1 - Hooray, he's here! / Bad Surprise |series= [[Karussel audio cassettes]] |type= Cassette tape|language= de|publisher= [[Karussell]]|location = Leipzig|id = 843 500-4}} ''In the credits list''.</ref>
| label15 = English name
| data15 = Dolf's mother
}}

: ''Miriam Merel's character design appears in episodes beyond [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 5|episode 5]], which should not be possible as her son, [[Dolf de Kraai]], mentions to [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] that his mother is dead.<ref name="Ep5">{{CiteAJKep|JA|5}}</ref> Any appearances after that the wiki team doesn't consider to be the Miriam Merel character, but [[Character designs used for background characters#Miriam Merel|other characters that share her design]].''
'''Miriam Merel'''<ref name="DRO P92">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Miriam is named in this book on page 92''</ref>, or '''Esther''' is a fictional character who is the mother of [[Dolf de Kraai]] and husband of [[Schor de Kraai]]. She is almost always referred to as "Dolf's mother", for example in the [[Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak]] book, but she get a name in two different books; she is called Miriam Merel in [[De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (book)|De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] and Esther in the Dutch version of [[Alfred J. Kwak Mijn avontuurlijke leven]], but stays unnamed in the original German version.

After moving from [[Breed Rietland]] to [[Groot Waterland]] she loses her life as she is coaxed into flying into the [[Stompe Toren]]. She is believed to have committed [[wikipedia:Suicide|suicide]].<ref name="Ep5" /><ref name="DRO P119">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Page 119-121''</ref>

==Appearance==
Miriam is a dark feathered [[:Category:Thrush_Character|Thrush]] with a small yellow beak and greying hair wrapped up in to a bun on each side of her face. She has an hourglass figure and small stature. Her eyes have big eyelashes.

In the only instance we see her in, she wears a [[wikipedia:Bavaria|Bavarian]] inspired outfit, similar to her husband [[Schor de Kraai]]. She wears a [[wikipedia:Dirndl|dirndl]], which is a dress traditionally worn by women and girls in some Alpine regions of Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.<ref name="PONS">Anette Dralle & Christiane Mackenzie (eds.): ''Standardwörterbuch Plus Englisch mit Wörterbuch-App: Englisch-Deutsch, Deutsch-Englisch'', PONS, Stuttgart, 2019, p. 714.</ref> The outfit consists of a [[wikipedia:Bodice|bodice]], [[wikipedia:Skirt|skirt]] and [[wikipedia:Blouse|blouse]], but is missing the classical [[wikipedia:Apron|apron]]. The bodice is dark with yellow rims and a deep neckline. On her character sheet there are flowers embroidered onto it, however these aren't visible in the [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|episode]] she appears in and instead she has red dots over the back of it. The skirt is dark red with a lighter red underskirt. The blouse is white with frilly edges and puffed shoulders. She also wears a traditional hat with a red pompom on it.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MalNR0FHU9k |title=German Stereotypes: The Dirndl, Humor And German Efficiency {{!}} Meet the Germans |date=2021-03-30 |last=DW Euromaxx |access-date=2025-04-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

On the character design sketch for Miriam, the word "dirndl" is written next to her.

[[File:Harald-Siepermann-Dolfs-mother.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sketches for Miriam's character sheet with the word [[wikipedia:Dirndl|dirndl]] on it to reference the clothing. She appears here without a hat and the flowers on her [[wikipedia:Bodice|bodice]] are real instead of embroidered.]]

==Personality==

==Storyline==
[[File:MarliesTracht.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Woman wearing [[wikipedia:Dirdnl|dirndl]] with spring flowers.]]

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[[File:Goedemorgen Schor en Johan.jpg|thumb|400px|Miriam Merel and her husband [[Schor de Kraai]] confronting [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]] about his eggs, with a claw from [[Rap de Kiekendief]], from the book [[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen]]]]
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==Voice actors==
{| style="width: 70%;" text-align:right;"
|-
| Japanese
| ¦
| style="font-weight:bold; |鈴木れい子 ([[Reiko Suzuki]])
| ¦
| ニコルの妻 (Nikoru no tsuma) Nicol's wife
|-
| Dutch
| ¦
| style="font-weight:bold; |[[Doris Baaten]]
| ¦
| Miriam Merel
|-
| German
| ¦
| style="font-weight:bold; |[[Eva Maria Miner]]
| ¦
| Mutter Kra
|-
| English
| ¦
| style="font-weight:bold; |Unknown
| ¦
| Dolf's mother
|}

==Appearances==

===[[Alfred J. Kwak|TV Series]]===
<gallery widths=100 heights=100>
File:Episode1 Schor de Kraai.jpg|link=Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|[[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1]]
</gallery>

===Audio===

===[[Books]]===
<gallery widths=100 heights=100>
File:Goedemorgen Schor.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen]] (1989) (Dutch)
File:De Zeven Eieren Schor.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren]] (1989) (Dutch)
File:De Zeven Eieren Schor.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Omnibus 1|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Omnibus 1]] (1989) (Dutch)
File:De Zeven Eieren Schor.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren (mini)|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren (mini)]] (1990) (Dutch)
File:No Picture for Character.jpg|link=De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (book)|[[De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (book)|De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] (1991) (Dutch)
File:Filmstripboek1 Schor.jpg|link=Alfred J. Kwak Filmstripboek Deel 1|[[Alfred J. Kwak Filmstripboek Deel 1]] (2006) (Dutch)
File:No Picture for Character.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Het Grote Voorleesboek|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Het Grote Voorleesboek]] (2010) (Dutch)
</gallery>

==Production background==
Miriam Merel's character design can be found on sheet 36 of the [[Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak]] book under the name "Dolf's Moeder" (lit. "Dolf's Mother"). According to her sheet she was set to appear in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 5|episode 5]] and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 6|episode 6]]. Instead she was only featured in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|episode 1]] as Dolf's mother.

Her character design reused for [[Character designs used for background characters#Miriam Merel|other characters]] in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 6|episode 6]] in the audience, [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 11|episode 11]] as a random passerby in the beginning of the episode, and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 27|episode 27]] as a passenger traveling on the same train as [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak|Alfred]].

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[[File:Harald-Siepermann-Dolfs-mother-Model-Sheet.jpg|thumb|400px|Miriam Merel's character design from the [[Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak]] book.]]
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==Notes==
<references group="note" />

==References==
<references>
</references>

[[Category:Character]]
[[Category:Series Character]]
[[Category:Book Character]]
[[Category:Thrush Character]]
[[Category:Characters that appear in only one episode]]
[[Category:Bird Character]]

Miriam Merel

2026-06-24T21:33:23Z

Dougurasu: /* Storyline */

{{Infobox
|above = '''Miriam Merel'''
|abovestyle = background: #9fd8f9;
|subheader = Character
|image = [[Image:Miriam Merel.jpg|200px|alt="Miriam Merel"]]
| header1 = Miriam in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|Episode 1]]
| label2 = Species
| data2 = [[:Category:Thrush_Character|Thrush]]
| label3 = Birthplace
| data3 = [[Breed Rietland]]
| label4 = First appearance
| data4 = [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|Episode 1]]
| label5 = Character Model Sheet number
| data5 = 50/5 (sheet 36)<ref name="CCD">{{CiteBook|CCD}}</ref>
| label6 = Character Model Sheet name
| data6 = Dolf's Moeder
| header11 = <hr /> Name in different languages
| label12 = Dutch name
| data12 = Miriam Merel<ref name="DRO P92" /><ref>{{CiteBook|CCD}}</ref> / Esther
| label13 = Japanese name
| data13 = ニコルの妻 (Nikoru no tsuma) Nicol's wife<ref name="Ep1">{{CiteAJKep|JA|1}} Named like this in the end credits.</ref>
| label14 = German name
| data14 = Kra Mutter<ref>{{cite AV media |last= van Veen|first= Herman|date= 1990|title= [[843 500-4 Alfred J. Kwak 1 - Hurra, Er Ist Da! / Böse Überraschung|Alfred J. Kwak 1 - Hurra, Er Ist Da! / Böse Überraschung]]|trans-title= Alfred J. Kwak 1 - Hooray, he's here! / Bad Surprise |series= [[Karussel audio cassettes]] |type= Cassette tape|language= de|publisher= [[Karussell]]|location = Leipzig|id = 843 500-4}} ''In the credits list''.</ref>
| label15 = English name
| data15 = Dolf's mother
}}

: ''Miriam Merel's character design appears in episodes beyond [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 5|episode 5]], which should not be possible as her son, [[Dolf de Kraai]], mentions to [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] that his mother is dead.<ref name="Ep5">{{CiteAJKep|JA|5}}</ref> Any appearances after that the wiki team doesn't consider to be the Miriam Merel character, but [[Character designs used for background characters#Miriam Merel|other characters that share her design]].''
'''Miriam Merel'''<ref name="DRO P92">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Miriam is named in this book on page 92''</ref>, or '''Esther''' is a fictional character who is the mother of [[Dolf de Kraai]] and husband of [[Schor de Kraai]]. She is almost always referred to as "Dolf's mother", for example in the [[Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak]] book, but she get a name in two different books; she is called Miriam Merel in [[De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (book)|De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] and Esther in the Dutch version of [[Alfred J. Kwak Mijn avontuurlijke leven]], but stays unnamed in the original German version.

After moving from [[Breed Rietland]] to [[Groot Waterland]] she loses her life as she is coaxed into flying into the [[Stompe Toren]]. She is believed to have committed [[wikipedia:Suicide|suicide]].<ref name="Ep5" /><ref name="DRO P119">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Page 119-121''</ref>

==Appearance==
Miriam is a dark feathered [[:Category:Thrush_Character|Thrush]] with a small yellow beak and greying hair wrapped up in to a bun on each side of her face. She has an hourglass figure and small stature. Her eyes have big eyelashes.

In the only instance we see her in, she wears a [[wikipedia:Bavaria|Bavarian]] inspired outfit, similar to her husband [[Schor de Kraai]]. She wears a [[wikipedia:Dirndl|dirndl]], which is a dress traditionally worn by women and girls in some Alpine regions of Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.<ref name="PONS">Anette Dralle & Christiane Mackenzie (eds.): ''Standardwörterbuch Plus Englisch mit Wörterbuch-App: Englisch-Deutsch, Deutsch-Englisch'', PONS, Stuttgart, 2019, p. 714.</ref> The outfit consists of a [[wikipedia:Bodice|bodice]], [[wikipedia:Skirt|skirt]] and [[wikipedia:Blouse|blouse]], but is missing the classical [[wikipedia:Apron|apron]]. The bodice is dark with yellow rims and a deep neckline. On her character sheet there are flowers embroidered onto it, however these aren't visible in the [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|episode]] she appears in and instead she has red dots over the back of it. The skirt is dark red with a lighter red underskirt. The blouse is white with frilly edges and puffed shoulders. She also wears a traditional hat with a red pompom on it.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MalNR0FHU9k |title=German Stereotypes: The Dirndl, Humor And German Efficiency {{!}} Meet the Germans |date=2021-03-30 |last=DW Euromaxx |access-date=2025-04-26 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

On the character design sketch for Miriam, the word "dirndl" is written next to her.

[[File:Harald-Siepermann-Dolfs-mother.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sketches for Miriam's character sheet with the word [[wikipedia:Dirndl|dirndl]] on it to reference the clothing. She appears here without a hat and the flowers on her [[wikipedia:Bodice|bodice]] are real instead of embroidered.]]

==Personality==

==Storyline==
[[File:MarliesTracht.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Woman wearing [[wikipedia:Dirdnl|dirndl]] with spring flowers.]]

<div style="margin: 0.85em;"></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="display: inline-block; margin: auto;">
[[File:Goedemorgen Schor en Johan.jpg|thumb|400px|Miriam Merel and her husband [[Schor de Kraai]] confronting [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]] about his eggs, with a claw from [[Rap de Kiekendief]], from the book [[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen]]]]
</div>
</div>

==Voice actors==
{| style="width: 70%;" text-align:right;"
|-
| Japanese
| ¦
| style="font-weight:bold; |鈴木れい子 ([[Reiko Suzuki]])
| ¦
| ニコルの妻 (Nikoru no tsuma) Nicol's wife
|-
| Dutch
| ¦
| style="font-weight:bold; |[[Doris Baaten]]
| ¦
| Miriam Merel
|-
| German
| ¦
| style="font-weight:bold; |[[Eva Maria Miner]]
| ¦
| Mutter Kra
|-
| English
| ¦
| style="font-weight:bold; |Unknown
| ¦
| Dolf's mother
|}

==Appearances==

===[[Alfred J. Kwak|TV Series]]===
<gallery widths=100 heights=100>
File:Episode1 Schor de Kraai.jpg|link=Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|[[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1]]
</gallery>

===Audio===

===[[Books]]===
<gallery widths=100 heights=100>
File:Goedemorgen Schor.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen]] (1989) (Dutch)
File:De Zeven Eieren Schor.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren]] (1989) (Dutch)
File:De Zeven Eieren Schor.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Omnibus 1|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Omnibus 1]] (1989) (Dutch)
File:De Zeven Eieren Schor.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren (mini)|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren (mini)]] (1990) (Dutch)
File:No Picture for Character.jpg|link=De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (book)|[[De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (book)|De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] (1991) (Dutch)
File:Filmstripboek1 Schor.jpg|link=Alfred J. Kwak Filmstripboek Deel 1|[[Alfred J. Kwak Filmstripboek Deel 1]] (2006) (Dutch)
File:No Picture for Character.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Het Grote Voorleesboek|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Het Grote Voorleesboek]] (2010) (Dutch)
</gallery>

==Production background==
Miriam Merel's character design can be found on sheet 36 of the [[Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak]] book under the name "Dolf's Moeder" (lit. "Dolf's Mother"). According to her sheet she was set to appear in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 5|episode 5]] and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 6|episode 6]]. Instead she was only featured in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|episode 1]] as Dolf's mother.

Her character design reused for [[Character designs used for background characters#Miriam Merel|other characters]] in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 6|episode 6]] in the audience, [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 11|episode 11]] as a random passerby in the beginning of the episode, and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 27|episode 27]] as a passenger traveling on the same train as [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak|Alfred]].

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[[File:Harald-Siepermann-Dolfs-mother-Model-Sheet.jpg|thumb|400px|Miriam Merel's character design from the [[Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak]] book.]]
</div>
</div>

==Notes==
<references group="note" />

==References==
<references>
</references>

[[Category:Character]]
[[Category:Series Character]]
[[Category:Book Character]]
[[Category:Thrush Character]]
[[Category:Characters that appear in only one episode]]
[[Category:Bird Character]]

2026-06-24T16:42:41Z

2026-06-24T06:53:39Z

Dougurasu: /* Production background */

{{Infobox
|above = '''Schor de Kraai'''
|abovestyle = background: #9fd8f9;
|subheader = Character
|image = [[Image:Schor de Kraai.jpg|200px|alt="Schor de Kraai"]]
| header1 = Schor in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|Episode 1]]
| label2 = Species
| data2 = [[:Category:Crow_Character|Crow]]
| label3 = Birthplace
| data3 = [[Breed Rietland]]
| label4 = First appearance
| data4 = [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|Episode 1]]
| label5 = Character Model Sheet number
| data5 = 8/1 (sheet 7)<ref name="CCD">{{CiteBook|CCD}}</ref>
| label6 = Character Model Sheet name
| data6 = Schor
| header11 = <hr /> Name in different languages
| label12 = Dutch name
| data12 = Schor de Kraai<ref name="DRO P88" /><ref>{{CiteBook|CCD}}</ref>
| label13 = Japanese name
| data13 = ニコル (Nicol)<ref name="Ep1C" />
| label14 = German name
| data14 = Schor<ref>{{cite AV media |last= van Veen|first= Herman|date= 1990|title= [[843 500-4 Alfred J. Kwak 1 - Hurra, Er Ist Da! / Böse Überraschung|Alfred J. Kwak 1 - Hurra, Er Ist Da! / Böse Überraschung]]|trans-title= Alfred J. Kwak 1 - Hooray, he's here! / Bad Surprise |series= [[Karussel audio cassettes]] |type= Cassette tape|language= de|publisher= [[Karussell]]|location = Leipzig|id = 843 500-4}} ''In the credits list''.</ref>
| label15 = English name
| data15 = Dolf's father
}}

'''Schor de Kraai'''<ref name="DRO P88">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Schor is named in this book on page 88''</ref>, or '''Nicol''' in the Japanese version<ref name="Ep1C">{{CiteAJKep|JA|1}} ''In the end credits''</ref>, is the father of [[Dolf de Kraai]] who lived in [[Breed Rietland]] together with [[Miriam Merel]], his wife. Deeply afraid of the unnatural, Schor has a need to use aggression and anger to try and chase those elements away. He struggles with [[wikipedia:Alcoholism|alcohol]] and is mental coherence deteriorates rapidly over the course of his life. After moving to [[Groot Waterland]] he wanders around [[Polderstad]] in a state of confusion, neglecting his son.<ref name="DRO P90">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Page 90''</ref><ref name="DRO P170" />

==Appearance==
He's a greying crow when [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]] has his first confrontation with him. His skin isn't dark anymore and is quite light, as is his beak. He seems to be bald apart from bushy eyebrows and a Hungarian style of [[wikipedia:Moustache|moustache]]. He has some [[wikipedia:Liver spots|liver spots]] on the sides of his head and bright orange eyes. He usually has a resentful look on his face.

Schor wears a white short sleeved shirt and green [[wikipedia:Lederhosen|lederhosen]] with red trims and red tassles. He wears a [[wikipedia:Tyrolean hat|Tyrolean hat]] with that and brown leather shoes, completing his [[wikipedia:Bavaria|Bavarian]] style wardrobe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lederhosen|title=Lederhosen page on Wikipedia|website=en.wikipedia.org|language=en}}</ref>

He has a slight redesign in [[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen]] where he also wears red and white stripes socks, wears a golden button on his shirt, his shoes have steel toe caps and his braces come together in the front in a green-and-red circular design.

==Personality==
Schor is a grumpy conformist, with a dash of speciesism, known for a rigid belief that every species should stick to their designated traditional roles. This is reflected in his old-fashioned traditional [[wikipedia:Bavaria|Bavarian]] garb.<ref name="Ep1">{{CiteAJKep|JA|1}}</ref>

He lashes out to others for being strange or forming strange relationships, likely trying to project his own insecurities over having a [[:Category:Thrush Character|thrush]] as a partner and a cross-breed son. He takes this frustration out on his family themselves as well. He treats [[Miriam Merel]] poorly when she only lays one egg, and doesn't take any responsibility in raising his son [[Dolf de Kraai|Dolf]].<ref name="DRO P90">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Page 90''</ref> <ref name="DRO P93">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Page 93''</ref>

He has psychotic tendencies, regularly suffering from memory loss and concentration problems.<ref name="DRO P89">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Page 89''</ref> He's even known to fly from tree to tree, drinking the juice of poisoned berries daily.<ref name="DRO P90">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Page 90''</ref><ref group="note">While the book [[De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (book)|De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] doesn't make this explicit, it could be that drinking the juice of poisoned berries is a euphemism for [[wikipedia:Alcoholism|alcoholism]], which is made explicit in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 5|episode 5]] of the [[Alfred J. Kwak|animated series]].</ref> Together with a drinking problem that even his son could identify at a young age<ref name="Ep5">{{CiteAJKep|NL|5}}</ref> it is possible that Schor might suffer from [[wikipedia:Korsakoff syndrome|Korsakoff syndrome]], but this is pure conjecture.

==Storyline==
[[File:Harald-Siepermann-Dolfs-father.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Harald Siepermann]] sketch for Schor's character design.]]
During his life in the [[Plaspoelpolder]] he made sure to make [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]]'s life a miserable hell as he couldn't understand that a [[:Category:Duck Character|duck]] could be friends with a [[:Category:Mole Character|mole]]. While [[Henk de Mol]], Johan's mole friend, didn't engage with Schor, it really got under Johan's nerves and he and Schor frequently got into fights.<ref name="DRO P88A">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Page 88''</ref>

His [[:Category:Thrush Character|thrush]] wife [[Miriam Merel]] keeps her surname, likely due to shame on Schor's part. They make one egg together, which hatches into [[Dolf de Kraai]], a crow with a yellow beak, which is something Schor couldn't accept. After they had a child together, Schor felt compelled to remain with Miriam, as his own beliefs demanded that they stay together, regardless of how unhappy he was with her.<ref name="DRO P94">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Page 94''</ref>

After leaving the Plaspoelpolder, because of the construction of [[Groot Speelgoedland]], and settling in a tree near [[Polderstad]] he grew increasingly impatient with Miriam's depression and would regularly call out for her to commit [[wikipedia:Suicide|suicide]] if she wasn't feeling happy, as it would do him a favor as well. This emotionally weakened Miriam even more, on top of her duty of care to their son and providing food, which Schor refused to do.<ref name="DRO P118">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Page 118''</ref> This situation came to a head when Schor invited Miriam for a flight over Polderstad, an unfamiliar airspace to Miriam, then exploited her in her weakened state and directed her to crash into the [[Stompe Toren]], killing her. According to [[Henk de Mol]], [[Ollie de Ooievaar#Mollie de Ooievaar|Mollie de Ooievaar]] was the only witness. Afterwards he claimed that Miriam had deliberately flown into the tower, and this account became the prevailing belief in Polderstad.<ref name="DRO P119">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Page 119-121''</ref>

After the incident Dolf came home from [[wikipedia:Kindergarten|kindergarten]] to find his home empty. Schor never acknowlegded him ever again, either on purpose or from his prolonged psychological deterioration.<ref name="DRO P121">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Page 121''</ref> Schor would then wander about meaninglessly, flying around and screaming, only to get worse and worse.<ref name="DRO P170">{{CiteBook|DRO}} ''Page 170''</ref>

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[[File:Goedemorgen Schor en Johan.jpg|thumb|400px|Schor and his wife [[Miriam Merel|Miriam]] confronting [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]] about his eggs, with a claw from [[Rap de Kiekendief]], from the book [[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen]]]]
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==Voice actors==
{| style="width: 70%;" text-align:right;"
|-
| Japanese
| ¦
| style="font-weight:bold; |山寺宏一 ([[Kōichi Yamadera]])
| ¦
| ニコル (Nikoru) Nicol
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| Dutch
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| style="font-weight:bold; |[[Johnny Kraaijkamp jr]]
| ¦
| Schor de Kraai
|-
| German
| ¦
| style="font-weight:bold; |[[Wolf Rüdiger Reutermann]]
| ¦
| Schor
|-
| English
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| style="font-weight:bold; |Unknown
| ¦
| Dolf's father
|}

==Appearances==

===[[Alfred J. Kwak|TV Series]]===
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File:Episode1 Schor de Kraai.jpg|link=Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|[[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1]]
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===Audio===

===[[Books]]===
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File:Goedemorgen Schor.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen]] (1989) (Dutch)
File:De Zeven Eieren Schor.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren]] (1989) (Dutch)
File:De Zeven Eieren Schor.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Omnibus 1|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Omnibus 1]] (1989) (Dutch)
File:De Zeven Eieren Schor.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren (mini)|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De zeven eieren (mini)]] (1990) (Dutch)
File:No Picture for Character.jpg|link=De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (book)|[[De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (book)|De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] (1991) (Dutch)
File:Filmstripboek1 Schor.jpg|link=Alfred J. Kwak Filmstripboek Deel 1|[[Alfred J. Kwak Filmstripboek Deel 1]] (2006) (Dutch)
File:No Picture for Character.jpg|link=De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Het Grote Voorleesboek|[[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Het Grote Voorleesboek]] (2010) (Dutch)
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==Production background==
Schor's character design can be found on sheet 7 of the [[Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak]] book, made in May of 1988. According to the sheet Schor was set to appear not only in [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|episode 1]], but also episodes [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 5|5]] and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 6|6]], likely featuring a scene where Dolf comes home at the end of his adventures in [[The well|the well]] and being in the audience during [[The Olympiad|the Olympiad]]. Similarly on [[Miriam Merel]]'s character sheet, called "Dolf's Moeder" (lit. "Dolf's Mother"), she was set to appear in episodes 5 and 6 as well, likely due to similar reasons. These appearances were likely cut due to changes in the story at a later stage in production.

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[[File:Harald-Siepermann-Dolfs-father-Model-Sheet.jpg|thumb|400px|Schor de Kraai's character design from the [[Character- and Color-Designs for Alfred J. Kwak]] book.]]
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==Notes==
<references group="note" />

==References==
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[[Category:Characters that appear in only one episode]]
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Dougurasu: /* Personality */

De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (book)

2026-06-23T16:00:07Z

Dougurasu: /* De geest die geen rust kan vinden */

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{{distinguish|De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (theater play)|De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (music)}}

'''De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak''' (lit. ''''Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream'''') is a book written by [[Herman van Veen]] and [[Hanneke Holzhaus]] about [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] coming to grasp with what happened to his parents [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]] and [[Anna van de Polder]]. It tells the story of [[Alfred J. Kwak episode 1|episodes 1]], [[Alfred J. Kwak episode 2|2]], [[Alfred J. Kwak episode 4|4]] and [[Alfred J. Kwak episode 5|5]] through flashback and retellings through [[Henk de Mol]] and the story of [[Alfred J. Kwak episode 12|episode 12]] and [[Alfred J. Kwak episode 13|13]] as it's happening in the present of the narrative.

Several characters unnamed in the [[Alfred J. Kwak|animated series]] get named for the first time in this story.

==Story==

===Summary===

====De grote vakantie====
:''(lit. "The summer holiday")''
[[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] has just finished his exams and passed with flying colors and can now enjoy his summer break. However he can't enjoy it as he's feeling depressed. He promised [[Henk de Mol]], his adoptive father, to play their weekly [[Chess|chess]] game, but has no motivation to play. Instead he does have motivation to talk to Henk in a ''Goed Gesprek'' (lit. "Good Talk"), specifically because he has realized that he doesn't remember his parents anymore. He's always accepted Henk to be his father, but as a mole that doesn't make sense.

Having a goal makes him enthusiastic about life again and he's more easily able to reflect on his somber morning. He walks past [[Inspecteur Holmes de Hond|inspecteur Holmes de Hond]] and the [[Drieling Mus|sparrow triplets]] feeling good about himself again. That is until he runs into [[Dolf de Kraai]]. Internally he bigs himself up not to fall prey to Dolf's taunts, but as Dolf keeps ironically congratulating him on acing his exams, Alfred's mood flips once more. Dolf also brings up Henk as his father and proclaims that he will go into politics instead of studying.

====Amanda====
Alfred is depressed once more and trudges along the [[Polderstad#Polderweg|Polderweg]] until [[Amanda de Vlinder]], the aging butterfly, flies down and lands on his shoulder. She shares with him her unique outlook on life, how nothing really matters and therefore it's easy to live carefree. At first Alfred follows along with her logic, but soon he finds herself annoyed with this line of thinking and instead asks her to tell Henk that he will be a little later.

Alfred lays down in the meadows, feeling very tired, and takes a nap. He dreams about a day long ago when he was still a child and living at [[Henk's mine house]]. Because it's snowing Henk gives Alfred some jeans with suspenders that look just like the clothing Henk usually wears. When Henk hugs Alfred goodbye they hear the sound of Dolf teasing him. He's flanked by [[Hannes Snater|Hannes]] and [[Wannes Snater|Wannes Ganzenbord]] who repeat what Dolf says.

Alfred wakes up shortly as Amanda tells him that she has relayed the message. As quickly as he woke up he falls asleep again and continues his dream about a young Dolf teasing him and his father. Lucky for him school is about to start.

====De troubadour====
:''(lit. "The troubadour")''
[[Meester Bas Buldog]] awaits his students at the doorway to the [[Polderstad#School|school]]. He pets them all individually when they enter. As he thinks about retiring soon Alfred, and then a little later Dolf, Wannes and Hannes come in. Meester Bas starts teaching about the middle ages, telling the kids about a [[Polderstad]] from [[Polderstad#Middle ages|800 years ago]], about how the market place was a social meeting place. As Meester Bas talks about minstrels and troubadours Alfred slowly falls asleep in his dream and has another dream. He hears the minstrel [[Kukuleku]] sing a song and then Alfred asks him for his autograph. Kukeleku is flummoxed by the balpoint pen and Alfred's mention of a ''schoolplein''<ref group="note">''Schoolplein'' translates to "School yard", but in a very literal sense it translates to "School square".</ref> and wonders where this square is so he can capitalize on it. The minstrel signs Alfred's schoolbook, but as he does Alfred is awoken by Meester Bas who scolds him for falling asleep. In a corner Dolf is laughing on the inside as Alfred is lectured.

====Schoensmeer====
:''(lit. "Shoe polish")''
Meester Bas continues his lesson about the middle ages and talks about how people frowned upon others behaving slightly differently than the norm. They would be ostracized, especially women who broke generally accepted social norms, and burnt at the stake. Their ashes would be taken to [[The well|the well]] on the [[Polderstad#Brede Buitenweg|Brede Buitenweg]] and thrown into it. After class Dolf starts teasing Alfred about how him having a mole father would be enough for him to be burnt at the stake. This makes Alfred livid and he almost strangles Dolf, but when he comes to his senses he sees that Dolf's beak has turned yellow and Alfred has black grime on his hands. Dolf is so embarrassed at Alfred finding out his beak is yellow and he runs off, shouting he's going to fly himself into the [[De Stompe Toren|Stompe toren]]. Alfred tries to follows, desperate to prevent him from killing himself.

====In de put====
:''(lit. "In the well")''
Alfred finds Dolf near the well, using a brush to put [[Shoe polish|shoe polish]] on his beak. Alfred appraoches him, but in doing so startles Dolf and he falls down the well, breaking his wing. Alfred bravely tries to get him out of there by climbing down the rope that was originally attached to a bucket. However, the rope was too old and brittle to carry Alfred's weight and he plummets onto Dolf. Alfred makes a [[wikipedia:Sling (medical)|sling]] for Dolf's wing. Alfred says their parents will come and look for them, but Dolf isn't so sure.

====De geest die geen rust kan vinden====
:''(lit. "The spirit that can't find peace")''
Dolf confesses to Alfred that [[Miriam Merel|his mother]] was a [[:Category:Thrush Character|thrush]] and not a [[:Category:Crow Character|crow]], giving him a yellow beak. Alfred tries to convince him that it's not a big deal, but Dolf doubles down and tells him that just like in the middle ages Alfred also needs to be scared of being burnt at the stake, just like the witches from Meester Bas' lecture. Then the two hear a scary echo-y voice calling Alfred.

====Een Goed Gesprek====
:''(lit. "A Good Talk")''
Alfred is woken up by Henk who had looked for him. He's there to pick him up. Alfred tells him about his dream of him and Dolf being stuck down the well and Henk recalls how he found them and called out. And how Dolf and Alfred had mistaken his voice for a witch. Luckily it all worked out in the end.

Having arrived at Henk's mine house Alfred declines the game of chess and instead demands Henk tell him where he came from. At first Henk is reluctant to start a conversation about that and tries to change the subject, but when Alfred insist he starts to tell about his old friend [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]].

Johan and he were floating in Johan's clog boat through the [[Plaspoelpolder]] in [[Breed Rietland]], when they heard the song of a female [[:Category:Duck Character|duck]]. Henk took it upon himself to introduce Johan to the source of the singing, namely [[Anna van de Polder]]. Falling completely in love Johan spent the rest of the day and part of the night working on a [[Nog Nooit|song]]. Just as he was about to find Anna again and sing his song, when he saw [[Henri Dropshot]] and [[Johnny Hollyday]] fighting over her. He took his chance and the interaction resulted in a relationship that bloomed. They were wed shortly after, Henk serving as Johan's [[wikipedia:Groomsman#Best_man|best man]] and Amanda de Vlinder as Anna's [[wikipedia:Bridesmaid|bridesmaid]].

Alfred asks him if he means Amanda who he had spoken to today, and Henk says that the Amanda from the wedding is current Amanda's great-great-great-great-grandmother. Henk continues to tell Alfred that Johan and Anna laid 7 eggs and suddenly Alfred realizes he's not from Groot Waterland, but from Breed Rietland. Alfred starts crying saying that Dolf ''is'' from [[Groot Waterland]] and he isn't, which prompts Henk to correct him; Dolf was ''also'' born in Breed Rietland.

====Geboren====
:''(lit. "Born")''
Henk tells about Dolf's father [[Schor de Kraai]], whom Johan was regularly arguing with. According to Henk, Schor already almost didn't recognize Dolf as he was having memory problems, especially after the death of his wife [[Miriam Merel]]. Schor and Miriam also made an unannounced maternity visit at Johan and Anna's nest. Anna had taken a break, leaving Johan to defend the quality of the eggs against Schor, especially the one that Alfred would be born out of. Johan grabbed it and given it to Henk for safe keeping. At right that moment Alfred had hatched in front of Henk. Henk told the parents that the duckling reminded him of his own grandfather, [[Alfred de Mol]] and Johan and Anna decide to name their firstborn after him. [[Alfred's brothers and sisters]] hatched the next day.

===Continuity===
:''This book retells the story of [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|Episodes 1]], [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 2|2]], [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 4|4]], [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 5|5]], [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 12|12]] and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 13|13]] of the [[Alfred J. Kwak|animated series]]. Please check those pages for more info.''
* [[Amanda de Vlinder]] is a character first introduced in [[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen]] where she is [[Anna van de Polder]]'s [[wikipedia:Maid of honour|maid of honour]].<ref>{{CiteBook|WW1}}''Page 17''</ref>
* In the flashback to the events of [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 4|episode 4]] of the [[Alfred J. Kwak|animated series]] [[Meester Bas Buldog]] refers to [[Ollie de Ooievaar]] with male pronouns and calls them a boy in his thoughts.<ref>{{CiteBook|WW1}}''Page 33''</ref>
* In this book Alfred learns about his parents [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]] and [[Anna van de Polder]], how they perished together with [[Alfred's brothers and sister|his siblings]], and how he was actually born in [[Breed Rietland]].<ref>{{CiteBook|DRO}}''This part of the story starts on page 78''</ref>

===References===
* Several times [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] says to himself that he was the only kid in the third year of primary school to be able to swim to the other side of the big river without touching anything or somersault in the water, something that's also said in the introduction of the character in the [[Herman van Veen zingt en vertelt de muziekfabel van Alfred Jodocus Kwak|original stage play]].<ref>{{CiteBook|DRO}}''Page 12''</ref><ref>{{CiteBook|DRO}}''Page 31''</ref> Later on when [[Henk de Mol]] tells Alfred about his parents, he says that [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]] predicted he would be able to swim to the other side of the big river with his eyes clothes in the fourth year of primary school. Alfred then corrects him with "Third year!".<ref>{{CiteBook|DRO}}''Page 98''</ref>
* When Alfred encounters [[Dolf de Kraai]] he thinks to himself that he wants to avoid a ''kemphanengevecht'', meaning a fight between two [[wikipedia:Ruff|ruff birds]], which also has a double meaning of a brawl between two people who are frequently in conflict or rivalry. [[Henri Dropshot]] and [[Johnny Hollyday]] who are characters that are introduced later and receive names for the first time in this book are also referenced as '''kemphanen'' in their character sheet and the [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1#Scripts|original outlines]] for [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|episode 1]].<ref>{{CiteBook|CCD}} ''Sheet 7/11''</ref><ref>{{CiteBook|DRO}}''Page 17''</ref>
* Alfred tells [[Amanda de Vlinder]] to tell [[Henk de Mol]] he will be ''een druppel later'' (lit. "a drop later")<ref group="note">A drop of water.</ref>. This is a reference to one of the lines of the opening song [[Spetter Pieter Pater]].
* Part of slogans that [[Dolf de Kraai]] brainstorms for his future [[Nationale Kraaienpartij]] is ''Kra Dolf'', which is a combination of the German name of his character and the Dutch name and also makes the reference of his character to the name [[Adolf Hitler]] even clearer.<ref>{{CiteBook|DRO}}''Page 176''</ref>

===Errata===
* [[:Category:Butterfly Character|Butterflies]] are said to only live for one day, according to [[Henk de Mol]], but [[Amanda de Vlinder]]'s great-great-great-great-grandmother was present at [[Johan Sebastiaan Kwak]] and [[Anna van de Polder]]'s wedding, which wasn't 6 days ago in the story.<ref>{{CiteBook|DRO}}''Page 86.''</ref>

==Characters==
All the characters in order of being mentioned:
* [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]]
* [[Professor Paljas von Pinguïn]] (mentioned in the foreword)
* [[Henk de Mol]]
* [[Holmes de Hond]]
* [[Drieling Mus]]
* [[Dolf de Kraai]]
* [[Amanda de Vlinder]]
* [[Amanda#Amanda's great grandfather|Amanda's great grandfather]]
* [[Hannes Snater|Hannes Ganzebord]]
* [[Wannes Snater|Wannes Ganzebord]]
* [[Meester Bas Buldog]]
* [[Meester Bas Buldog's wife]]
* [[Bella Buldog (Bas's daughter)]]
* [[Charley Buldog]]
* [[Tommy Buldog]]
* [[Danny Buldog]]
* [[Woody Buldog]]
* [[Florence Buldog]]
* [[Albert]]
* [[Ollie de Ooievaar]]
* [[Pikkie de Ekster]]
* Minstrel [[Kukeleku]]
* [[S. Bernard]]

* [[Anton Snorman]]

* [[Marcel]]
* [[Basje Buldog]]
* [[Bella Buldog (Bas's granddaughter)]]
* King [[Franz Ferdinand]]
* [[Pax de Postduif]]
* [[Bella Peter-Hazebloot]]
* [[Anton Snorman#Anton Snorman's fiancée|Anton Snorman's fiancée]]

==Locations==
All mentioned locations:
* [[Groot Waterland]]
* [[Polderstad]]
* [[Clog house|Alfred's clog house]]
* [[De Stompe Toren]]
* [[Henks house|Henks mine house]]
* [[Polderstad#Polderweg|Polderweg]]
* [[Breed Rietland]]
* [[Dor Hongerland]]
* [[Droogland]]
* [[Dorstland]]
* [[Doodland]]
* [[Polderstad#Polderstad Zuidoost|Polderstad Zuidoost]]
* [[Polderstad primary school]]
* [[Polderstad#Schoolstraat|Schoolstraat]]
* [[Polderstad#Brede Buitenweg|Brede Buitenweg]]
* [[The well]]
* [[Polderstad#Polderstad-Noord|Polderstad-Noord]]
* [[Polderstad#Bella Buldog's house|Bella Buldog's house]]
* [[Polderstad#Vorige Burgemeestersplantsoen|Vorige Burgemeestersplantsoen]]
* [[Polderstad#Polderstad-West|Polderstad-West]]
* [[Hoog Bergland]]
* [[Polderstad#Anton Snorman's mansion|Anton Snorman's mansion]]

==Main staff list==

'''Cover illustration''': [[Harald Siepermann]] (uncredited)<br>

'''Publisher''': [[Harlekijn]], Westbroek 1991<br>

'''Written by''': [[Herman van Veen]], [[Hanneke Holzhaus]]<br>
'''Cover design and inside''': Karel van Laar, de Bilt<br>
'''Printed by''': Drukkerij Tulp, Zwolle<br>
'''Text edited by''': Henk Pel, Zeist<br>
'''ISBN-10''': 9063860862<br>
'''ISBN-13''': 9789063860868

==Production notes==

[[File:Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 20-07-1991 p21.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Article Herman van Veen in rest seizoen nog heel even op eigen bodem|News article]] announcing this book.]]
===Release===
A [[Article Herman van Veen in rest seizoen nog heel even op eigen bodem|news article]] in the [[wikipedia:Nieuwsblad van het Noorden|Nieuwsblad van het Noorden]], on the 20th of July 1991, mentioned the release of this book, however it mistakes [[Hanneke Holzhaus]] as the illustrator of the book, instead of the co-writer.

===Book contents===
The book opens with a foreword from [[Herman van Veen]].
<blockquote>
{|
|'''Original Dutch'''
''Toen ik [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak|Alfred]] voor het eerst zag,''<br>
''woonden wij nog in dat oude huis op de dijk,''<br>
''vlakbij het veen.''<br>
''Alfred zat op een stronk, onder de olie.''<br>
''Kon geen vin meer verzetten.''<br>
''Ik heb hem toen in de teil op het aanrecht''<br>
''zo goed als het ging gewassen.''<br>
''Maar het spul was er bijna niet uit te krijgen.''<br>
''De hardnekkige smurrie plakte alles aan elkaar''<br>
''Ben er tamelijk lang mee bezig geweest''<br>
''en toen alle olie verwijderd was,''<br>
''kreeg hij een forse verkoudheid,''<br>
''gepaard met een naar kuchje.''<br>
''Het was vlak voor de Kerst, dus ik zei:''<br>
''`Je kunt de Kerstdagen wel hier blijven.''<br>
''Er is niemand, ik ben alleen en het lijkt me wel gezellig.'''<br>
''Maar daar snapte hij natuurlijk niks van.''<br>
''Hij kon immers niet praten en ik kon niet kwaken.''<br>
''Kwam toen op het idee om [[Professor Paljas von Pinguïn|Professor Paljas van Pinguïn]] te bellen, een oude''<br>
''vriend die veel verstand van talen heeft.''<br>
''Hij stuurde mij per ommegaande dat boekje:''<br>
''`Kwak op reis een eenvoudige cursus Kwaken voor beginners`.''<br>
''Nou met de hulp van Alfred kon ik op de tweede Kerstdag''<br>
''het eerste couplet van Jinglebells al in het Kwaks zingen,''<br>
''met Oud en Niwu al redelijk keuvelen''<br>
''en tegen mijn verjaardag duidelijk schrijven, vandaar...''<br>
''Alfred had mij heel wat te vertellen.''<br>
''Zó veel dat ik het nauwelijks kon bijbenen.''<br>
''Heb toen [[Hanneke Holzhaus]] gebeld, waarvan Professor Paljas wist''<br>
''dat zij één van de weinige mensen op deze wereld is''<br>
''die Kwaks verstaat en kan spreken.''<br>
''En ik moet eerlijk zeggen: ''<br>
''zonder haar zou dit relaas''<br>
''nu niet zo gebonden en opengeslagen voor jullie liggen.''<br>
''Veel plezier bij het lezen en, o ja,''<br>
''de hartelijke groeten van Alfred en Herman van Veen.''
|'''Translation'''
''When I first saw [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak|Alfred]],''<br>
''we were still living in that old house on the dike,''<br>
''close to the peat bog.''<br>
''Alfred was sitting on a stump, covered in oil.''<br>
''He could no longer move a fin.''<br>
''So I washed him in the tub on the kitchen counter,''<br>
''as best I could.''<br>
''But the stuff was almost impossible to get out.''<br>
''The stubborn grime stuck everything together''<br>
''I spent quite a long time working on it''<br>
''and when all the oil had been removed,''<br>
''he came down with a bad cold,''<br>
''accompanied by an unpleasant little cough.''<br>
''It was just before Christmas, so I said:''<br>
''`You might as well stay here for Christmas.''<br>
''There’s no one here, I’m alone, and it seems like it would be cozy`.''<br>
''But of course he understood none of that.''<br>
''After all, he couldn’t talk and I couldn’t quack.''<br>
''Then I got the idea to call [[Professor Paljas von Pinguïn|Professor Paljas van Pinguïn]], an old''<br>
''friend who knows a great deal about languages.''<br>
''He promptly sent me that little book:''<br>
''Quack on the Road, a Simple Quacking Course for Beginners.''<br>
''Well, with Alfred’s help, by the second day of Christmas''<br>
''I could already sing the first verse of Jingle Bells in Quack,''<br>
''chat reasonably well by New Year''<br>
''and write clearly by my birthday, hence...''<br>
''Alfred had quite a lot to tell me.''<br>
''So much that I could hardly keep up.''<br>
''Then I called [[Hanneke Holzhaus]], of whom Professor Paljas knew''<br>
''that she is one of the few people in this world''<br>
''who understands and can speak Quack.''<br>
''And I must honestly say: ''<br>
''without her this account''<br>
''would not now be lying here before you, bound and open.''<br>
''Enjoy reading it, and oh yes,''<br>
''warm regards from Alfred and Herman van Veen.''
|}
</blockquote>

There is also a short epigraph by [[Hanneke Holzhaus]].
<blockquote>
{|
|'''Original Dutch'''
''`Elk mens is een soort dier.''<br>
''In ieder dier zit een soort mens.`''<br>
<br>
''Hanneke Holzhaus''
|'''Translation'''
''`Every human is a sort of animal.''<br>
''In every animal there's a sort of human.`''<br>
<br>
''Hanneke Holzhaus''

|}
</blockquote>

The book retells several episodes ([[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 1|episode 1]], [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 2|2]], [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 4|4]] and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 5|5]]) of the [[Alfred J. Kwak|animated series]] in a dream and through a story by [[Henk de Mol]]. It then tells an alternate version of the story from [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 12|episode 12]] and [[Alfred J. Kwak Episode 13|episode 13]], this time set in summer rather than in winter. All retellings have slight deviations, never completely lining up with the original episodes.

The book also takes many story elements from the 1989 book [[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Goedemorgen]], including the names of [[Alfred's brothers and sisters]] and [[Amanda de Vlinder]], but slightly deviating from it as well, giving [[Hannes Snater|Hannes]] and [[Wannes Snater|Wannes]] the surname "Ganzenbord" instead of "Snater", which was established by Goedemorgen.

Most of the book is written from [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]]'s point of view, except for chapters "De troubadour", "Schoensmeer", "Met pensioen" and "De Kraaienpartij", in which [[Meester Bas Buldog]] is also the point of view character. Strangely in the first two of those chapters it's Alfred's dream we're following. It is then, perhaps, possible that the latter two of those mentioned chapters might also be part of Alfred's dream. The book title translates to "Alfred Jodocus Kwak's dream", and many plot points seem to follow a dream-logic, so this seems plausible. The book does not provide answers to this, likely on purpose.

The book is full of songs, some of which are alterations of songs from the animated series. A full list can be read [[Songs from De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (book)|here]].

The final page of the book shows a list of [[Herman van Veen]] written stories about [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]], including the first 15 volumes of [[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak]], with specifically [[De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: De lieve sneeuwman]] out of order, as well as [[Annet Kossen]]'s Alfred Jodocus Kwak book and the [[Wat Wijzer]] series up to [[Wat Wijzer met Alfred Jodocus Kwak: Propvol]] and including the next book called '''[[Wat Wijzer#Winnie|Winnie]]'''. Following that a short list of music books; [[Muziekboek spetter pieter pater]] and [[De Kwak-liedjes]]. Finally a short list of comics by [[Harald Siepermann]] and [[Hans Bacher]]; [[De wonderlijke avonturen van de eend Alfred Jodocus Kwak]], [[Vissen in troebel water]] and [[Professor Paljas]].

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