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The play is clearly based on the character of "Zwarte Piet", the supposed companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of the Low Countries[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet]. However, according to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980) it is not an original [[Dutch]] play, but was based on an unknown German original, possibly translated or adapted by an author only known as "E.S.".  
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The title is a clear reference to the character of "Zwarte Piet", the supposed companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of the Low Countries[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet]. However, according to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980) it is not an original [[Dutch]] play, but was based on an unknown German original, possibly translated or adapted by an author only known as "E.S.".  
  
  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet

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Zwarte Piet ("Black Peter") is a Dutch one act play ascribed to "E.S.".


The original text

The title is a clear reference to the character of "Zwarte Piet", the supposed companion of Saint Nicholas in the folklore of the Low Countries[1]. However, according to F.C.L. Bosman (1980) it is not an original Dutch play, but was based on an unknown German original, possibly translated or adapted by an author only known as "E.S.".


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwarte_Piet