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==Notable features== | ==Notable features== | ||
The well is located on the [[Polderstad#Brede Buitenweg|Brede Buitenweg]] near [[Polderstad]].<ref name="p47">{{CiteBook|DRO}}''Page 47''</ref> In the middle ages, the well sat within a forest, while in [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]]'s youth it seemed to have been on a plane.<ref name="Ep5" /> The well has a circular design, two posts that hold up a [[wikipedia:Windlass|windlass]] with an old damaged rope that Alfred snaps some length off as he descends down to rescue [[Dolf de Kraai]] and becomes trapped himself. The [[wikipedia:Parapet|parapet]] is made from red brick, while the well casing of the shaft is constructed with dark grey stone. | The well is located on the [[Polderstad#Brede Buitenweg|Brede Buitenweg]] near [[Polderstad]].<ref name="p47">{{CiteBook|DRO}}''Page 47''</ref> In the middle ages, the well sat within a forest, while in [[Alfred Jodocus Kwak]]'s youth it seemed to have been on a plane.<ref name="Ep5" /> The well has a circular design, two posts that hold up a [[wikipedia:Windlass|windlass]] with an old damaged rope that Alfred snaps some length off as he descends down to rescue [[Dolf de Kraai]] and becomes trapped himself. The [[wikipedia:Parapet|parapet]] is made from red brick, and has been broken on the side, while the well casing of the shaft is constructed with dark grey stone. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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[[File:PDVD 029.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Alfred and Dolf stuck down the well.]] | [[File:PDVD 029.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Alfred and Dolf stuck down the well.]] | ||
An alternate retelling is given in [[De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] where Henk finds them, without Krabnagel interfering or being involved in this | An alternate retelling is given in [[De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak]] where Henk finds them, without Krabnagel interfering or being involved in this part of the story.<ref name="p75">{{CiteBook|DRO}}''Page 75''</ref> | ||
==Inhabitants== | ==Inhabitants== | ||
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The well is likely based on many old stories about being stuck down a well, as well as being stuck in down well in the [[wikipedia:Game of the Goose|game of the goose]]. | The well is likely based on many old stories about being stuck down a well, as well as being stuck in down well in the [[wikipedia:Game of the Goose|game of the goose]]. | ||
[[File:PDVD 028.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Emergency services take [[Dolf de Kraai]] away to treat his broken arm.]] | [[File:PDVD 028.JPG|thumb|center|400px|Emergency services take [[Dolf de Kraai]] away to treat his broken arm.]] | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:00, 8 June 2026
| The well | |
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| The well during winter | |
| Level | Location |
| Country | Groot Waterland |
| First appearance | Episode 4 |
Name in different languages | |
| Dutch name | De waterput |
| Japanese name | Unknown |
| German name | Der Brunnen |
| English name | The well |
The well is a watering hole in the vicinity of Polderstad which Dolf de Kraai, Alfred Jodocus Kwak and eventually Krabnagel de Kater fell into. It is also a place where in the middle ages people banished from Polderstad would congregate.[1][2]
Notable features
The well is located on the Brede Buitenweg near Polderstad.[3] In the middle ages, the well sat within a forest, while in Alfred Jodocus Kwak's youth it seemed to have been on a plane.[2] The well has a circular design, two posts that hold up a windlass with an old damaged rope that Alfred snaps some length off as he descends down to rescue Dolf de Kraai and becomes trapped himself. The parapet is made from red brick, and has been broken on the side, while the well casing of the shaft is constructed with dark grey stone.
History
The well was constructed in the middle ages, but was likely not a very successful well as it wasn't regularly used by the citizens of Polderstad. Instead people that were banished from the city congregated here to find their only source of water, with their spirits haunting it to this day, according to history teacher Meester Bas Buldog.[1]
An alternate explanation is given in De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak where women who act slightly differently to the average woman were burnt at the stake and their ashes were thrown into the well. Their spirits might haunt the well as well.[4]
In Alfred Jodocus Kwak's schooldays, after a fight, Alfred had startled Dolf de Kraai as he was painting his beak black with shoe polish and he fell down the dried-up well breaking his right arm. Afterwards, Alfred had tried to climb down via the rope that hung from the windlass, but fell down on top of Dolf. They were stuck in the well into the night as Henk de Mol searched for them, during which time they discussed Alfred's strange parentage and Dolf's own mother and father. Without them knowing Krabnagel de Kater was stalking them, hoping to fish them out and eat them. Just as he's raising Alfred up with a fishing rod Henk finds them and bites into Krabnagel's tail. Krabnagel drops Alfred on top of the windlass and the cat tries to get to him, but bites his own paw on accident and drops into the well, together with Dolf. Despite his broken arm Dolf climbs up, only for him and Alfred to drop back down again as Krabnagel chases Henk onto a frozen lake. He falls through the ice and freezes. Henk then calls emergency services to help them out of the well and take Dolf to hospital.[1][2]
An alternate retelling is given in De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak where Henk finds them, without Krabnagel interfering or being involved in this part of the story.[5]
Inhabitants
This location does not have any inhabitants, but Polderstad citizens do regularly pass here.[3]
Appearances
TV Series
Audio
Books
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De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Op school (1989) (Dutch)
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De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Krab de kat (1989) (Dutch)
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De wonderlijke avonturen van Alfred J. Kwak: Omnibus 2 (1989) (Dutch)
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Alfred J. Kwak Mijn avontuurlijke leven (1991) (Dutch) -
De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak (1991) (Dutch)
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Alfred J. Kwak Filmstripboek Deel 2 (2006) (Dutch)
Production background
The well is likely based on many old stories about being stuck down a well, as well as being stuck in down well in the game of the goose.
Location gallery
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "父さんはハンク (Tōsan wa Hanku)" [My father is Henk]. Alfred J. Kwak. Season 1. Episode 4. 1989-04-24. TV Tokyo.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "ドルフの秘密 (Dorufu no himitsu)" [Dolf's secret]. Alfred J. Kwak. Season 1. Episode 5. 1989-05-01. TV Tokyo.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Page 47
- ↑ van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Pages 46 & 47
- ↑ van Veen, Herman; Holzhaus, Hanneke (1991). De Droom van Alfred Jodocus Kwak [Alfred Jodocus Kwak's Dream] (in Nederlands). Soest, the Netherlands: Harlekijn, Westbroek. ISBN 9063860862. Page 75