Tünnes and Schäl

Tünnes and Schäl (Colognian (Kölsch) pronunciation: [ˈtʏnəs ʊn ˈɕɛˑɫ]) are two figures from Hänneschen-Theater, the puppet theater of Cologne. The name Tünnes is the Rheinish form of Anthony or Antonius. Tünnes is good natured and has a rural, farmer-type of common sense and cleverness. Schäl can refer to the squint-eyes of the two figures or also a term meaning two-faced or iniquitous in the Kölsch dialect. Schäl is skinnier than Tünnes and wears a tailcoat.

Tünnes and Schäl

Tünnes and Schäl (Colognian (Kölsch) pronunciation: [ˈtʏnəs ʊn ˈɕɛˑɫ]) are two figures from Hänneschen-Theater, the puppet theater of Cologne. The name Tünnes is the Rheinish form of Anthony or Antonius. Tünnes is good natured and has a rural, farmer-type of common sense and cleverness. Schäl can refer to the squint-eyes of the two figures or also a term meaning two-faced or iniquitous in the Kölsch dialect. Schäl is skinnier than Tünnes and wears a tailcoat.