#Knowledge Round 2: The Klabautermann
No ship should set sail without a good ship's spirit: The Klabautermann is a goblin who protects the ship. His name is derived from the former name of the ship's carpenter, the Kalfatermann. Calfing is still the name given to the sealing of the ship's planks today. At night, the Kalfautermann walks around the ship and taps it for rotten and damaged areas. The saying goes: If you hear him knocking, he stays. But if you hear him planing, he leaves. The latter is not good at all, because then the ship is about to sink. However, the invisible troll gives the captain one last warning...
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