Peter Klaus
"Peter Klaus" is a German folk tale. The story was written as "" () by Johann Karl Christoph Nachtigal, who published it in 1800 under the alias Otmar. Plot summary
The story follows a German goatherd from a village named Sittendorf, today part of the town Kelbra. While looking for escaped goats, Peter Klaus is led to where others are playing games in the woods. After tasting their wine, he falls asleep and wakes up twenty years later. Translations
"" was translated into English by Thomas Roscoe as "Peter Klaus, the Goatherd" for The German Novelists (1826). Edgar Taylor translated the story as "Peter the Goatherd", for the second volume of German Popular Stories (1826), as one of only four stories not by the Brothers Grimm. Taylor revised the translation for the Gammer Grethel anthology (1839) as "Karl Katz", including changing the main character's name from Peter to Karl. This version of the story was revised again by Marian Edwardes for Grimm's Household Tales (1912). Influence
The story was part of the inspiration for American writer Washington Irving's 1819 short story "Rip Van Winkle". References

German folklore
Rip Van Winkle
Supernatural legends
Legendary German people
Goatherds
Rip Van Winkle-type stories