Пук и Чук

by Thorbjørn Egner, Турбьорн Егнер, Светослав Колев (преводач)

Historien om de to små fyrene Karius og Baktus kjenner vi alle. De bor i et hull i tanna til Jens. De hakker og banker hele dagen, for at huset deres skal bli stort og flott. Men en dag kommer den forferdelige tannbørsten.

Genres: Childrens, Classics, Fiction, Picture Books, Scandinavian Literature, Humor, 20th Century

48 pages, малък формат, меки корици

First published January 1, 1958

About the author

Thorbjørn Egner (1912 – 1990) was a Norwegian playwright, songwriter and illustrator known for his books, plays and musicals for children.

He perhaps best remembered for Karius and Bactus, a children's book about proper tooth care.

Reviews

[Mir · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a pretty obviously "message" book -- the message being to brush and not eat sweets. For that type of book it was reasonably well done. Even I, a dentalophobe, was not too icked out. Frankly, I found the cavity-dwelling troll-like brothers slightly more sympathetic than bland boy Erik. If you are a cavity reading this book, the message for you is don't be more overt than you can help! Start prodding your host for giggles and you'll end up being filled by a demonic dentist with no whites to his eyes.

[Manybooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

I only vaguely remember the specific details and storyline of Thorbjørn Egner's 1958 Karius und Baktus from when I was a child (which I read in German translation at around the age of eight or so, the original being in Norwegian and titled Karius og Baktus). And while both Egner's text and his accompanying images never did all that much appeal to me as a child reader (and still do not really), they did indeed (post my childhood perusal) manage to encourage me to regularly brush my teeth (which I guess is the purpose behind Karius und Baktus, behind their exploits, and to show how a constant diet of sugary treats and little to no dental hygiene has caused young Jens/Erik's mouth to basically be utterly invaded by the pair of painfully mischievous imps, until a visit to the dentist and multiple uncomfortable fillings make an end of this and permanently expel both Karius and Baktus from there, from Jens/Erik’s mouth).

But while an important and yes even an essential message regarding basic oral hygiene is indeed presented in and with Karius and Baktus, it is also and frustratingly one that in my opinion could have been (and really should have been) presented with somewhat more elegance and subtleness (and yes, less strangely creepy accompanying illustrations, but then again, it was likely the creep-out factor of the illustrated Karius and Baktus which made me as a child so eager or at least increasingly eager to regularly brush my teeth, as well as retain a lifelong aversion to strangely coloured red punk-style hairdos).

Two and a half stars, but yes rounded up to a slight and low three star rating (simply because Karius und Baktus did manage to achieve its goal for my childhood self, did manage to encourage me to embrace and follow good and propter basic dental hygiene, which I do both appreciate and much respect with regard to both Thorbjørn Egner’s text and image combination). And while I do realise that Karius und Baktus is seemingly also available in English, as I have never read the book in English, I am also both unwilling and unable to make any comments regarding the English language version (and specifically, whether the message of good, of the importance of adequate oral hygiene is as statically and as in my opinion preachily presented as in the German rendition I read as a child).

[nettebuecherkiste]

Kindheitserinnerung, hatte die MC 😄

[Atefeh · Rating 4 out of 5]

سال‌های دور این کتاب را از کتابخانه کانون پرورش فکری امانت گرفتم و خواندم. احتمالا کلاس دوم دبستان بودم!
عجیب است که هنوز داستان، شخصیت‌ها و تصویرسازی‌ها را به خاطر دارم.
موضوع کتاب در خصوص بهداشت دهان و دندان است که به زیبایی و خارج از ژست نصیحت و توصیه روایت شده است.

[Mylina]

Ich musste den Kindern in der Kita das vorlesen 😭

[Ida · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hør den på lydbog uden at blive lidt creeped out over Sprogøe og Passer, I dare you 😂😂

[Габриела Манова · Rating 5 out of 5]

Днес се подсетих за една от любимите си детски книжки. Кой знае кога съм я чела... 6–7-годишна. ♥

[Amalie Vågene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Må legge til at jeg leste boken på norsk 🤣

[Ragnar Númi Gunnarsson Breidfjord · Rating 4 out of 5]

Icelandic review:

Frábær saga með góðan boðskap

[Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Norwegian children's book about "Plaque and Bacteria" that live in the mouth of a boy named Jens. They build their homes by hacking holes in his teeth. All goes well for the 2 little fellows as they eat the sweets left behind and never have to worry about him brushing. Then one day his tooth starts to hurt and he goes to the dentist. Karius and Baktus' beautiful homes are destroyed and they are swished down the drain and out to sea. There they wait for another mouth to move into of a kid that only eats sweets and doesn't like to brush.

[سیده فاطمه مطهری · Rating 4 out of 5]

داستان درباره دو تا میکروب دندونه!
میکروب؟ نه! هیچ جای داستان اشاره ای به اینکه این دو تا موجود بامزه و انسان چهره، میکروب یا کرم دندون هستند که دندونا رو خراب میکنن، نمیکنه
به قول نویسنده تو صفحه آخر، شاید بچه دلش براشون بسوزه حتی چون بی خانمان میشن ولی ....
در کل داستان با مزه ای بود از اینکه شیرینی و مسواک نزدن باعث خراب شدن دندون میشه

[Krasimira Stoykova · Rating 5 out of 5]

Майка ми я купи като бях малка и си спомням много добре, че непрекъснато я четях. Истински вярвах, че човечетата съществуват и даже си въобразявах, че ги усещам из зъбите си хахахха Много ми харесваше книжката! Бих я прочела отново, ако ми попадне под ръка, да си я припомня.

[Петя Иванова · Rating 5 out of 5]

Любими герои от моето детство.

[Elen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Barndomsminnena ger den här fyra stjärnor. Jag vet inte om berättelsen om vad som händer i munnen på Jan när han inte borstar tänderna fick mig och min bror att borsta bättre, men det var alltid något smått magiskt med den här boken när vi var små.

[Mati Rachamim · Rating 4 out of 5]

A trip back to my childhood alongside my boy Liam .
Although it is 61 years old I think this short story is still enjoyable for kids and able to push forward the moral of the importance of teeth care with a fun and humor .

[Triin Soom · Rating 4 out of 5]

See õnnis hetk kui 4-aastane tuleb lasteaiast ja ütleb, et tal on "Sööbikut ja pisikut" vaja ja me peame raamatukokku minema. Tundub, et järgmine raamatukogu fännide põlvkond on siiski peale kasvamas. :)

[Maya Yankulova · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ех тези Пук и Чук - аз толкова ги харесвам, обаче те правят само пакости на зъбките.

[Oskar Jonsson · Rating 4 out of 5]

"A quarter of all human suffering is toothache" - Thomas De Quincey

[ale · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think it would be better if the children would not get protective of caries

[M · Rating 5 out of 5]

یکی از بهترین کتاب های کودکی من خاطران خوشی با این کتاب دارم.

[John-Arne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Som barn syntes jeg alltid synd på Karius og Baktus. De var sultne - og til sist ble de jaget ut av huset sitt. Som voksen gjør jeg det ikke. Tvert om. 😊

[Miia]

kui palju ma teie pärast olen end halvasti tundunud:’(

[Birgit Alsinger · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mega uhyggelig !! Og jeg fattede den ikke som barn, synes kun det var synd for Karius og Baktus, ikke for Jens og den onde, onde tandlæge:-)

[Randi Annie Framnes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Viktig del av norsk barnekultur. Vil du lære barn om hvor viktig det er med tannpuss. Dette er boken for deg!

[Sanna lukee lapselle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tykkäsin itse lapsena tästä kirjasta äänisatuna todella paljon ja näyttää toimivan edelleen nykyajan lapsillekin. Tämän sadun ansiosta lapsi uskaltautui harjaamaan hampaansa joululahjaksi saadulla sähköhammasharjalla, jonka ääni tuntui aluksi liian pelottavalta. Nyt ei enää pelota, koska pääasia on että Möö ja Paa saavat kyytiä eivätkä pääse rakentelemaan taloja hampaisiin! Plussaa siitä, että tarina ei silti ole liian paasaava, vaikka hampaiden harjaamisen tärkeys tuleekin hyvin selväksi.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is a classic, but it should have been updated languagewise for modern children. We do not yearn white bread with syrup anymore as much as Jens in the book, and explaining to my kid what those mean takes away from the story. There are other phrases and words used here that show its age, but all in all it is a good book teaching children about the importance of brushing their teeth.

[Ilona · Rating 4 out of 5]

„Sööbik ja Pisik“ on vahva ja õpetlik lugu, mis räägib hammaste pesemise tähtsusest läbi pisikute endi vaatevinkli. Väga väikestele lugejatele ei pruugi jutt siiski sobida – dialoogi on palju ning kergesti võib segi minna kes-mida ütles. Kooliealisele või koolieelikule on see aga lõbus ja hariv lugemine, mis võib isegi motiveerida hambaharja sagedamini kätte võtma.

[Momina M. · Rating 3 out of 5]

 
"Alt som var av søtt og godt
det er borte, stort og smått.
Alt har børsten feiet bort,
det var veldig dårlig gjort.
Her er ikke noe nå,
ingen karameller små,
ingen loff med sirup på.
Å, hvordan skal dette gå!" 

[Moa Lupuianu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Swedish.

En bok som jag sedan barnsben älskade hos farmor och farfar. Och det är en bok som jag kommer att läsa till mina barn i framtiden, speciellt eftersom det handlar om tandborstning och tandtroll!

Just nu fick jag nöja mig med att få läsa den för minsta katten 🐱

[T. S. Larsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one from my own childhood, and I kept the book. I'm glad I did as I am now reading it to my own child. He can't quite grasp it yet as he is way too young, but I plan on rereading it to him many times as he grows.