In the city of Brussels there is a statue/fountain of a little boy peeing. Who is this little boy and why is he shown so engaged?

Brainyblonde

Manneken Pis ("little man piss" in English), is a Brussels landmark. It is a small bronze fountain sculpture depicting a little boy urinating into the fountain's basin. There are several legends behind this statue, but the most famous is the one about Duke Godfried II of Brabant. In 1142, the troops of this two-year-old lord were battling against the troops of the Berthouts, the lords of Grimbergen, in Ransbeke (currently Neder-over-Heembeek). The troops put the infant lord in a basket and hung it in a tree, to encourage them. From there, he urinated on the troops of the Berthouts, who eventually lost the battle. Another legend goes like this: in the 14th century, Brussels was under siege by a foreign power. The city had held their ground for quite some time. The attackers had thought of a plan to place explosive charges at the city walls. A little boy named Juliaanske from Brussels happened to be spying on them as they were preparing. He urinated on the burning fuse and thus saved the city. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manneken_Pis Oct 18 06, 1:50 PM

satguru

I missed the real thing while I was there briefly, but in the main department store they had hundreds of copies in the window in multiple colours. None were actually peeing though... Oct 18 06, 8:17 PM

groovey67

Go back. You gotta see this kid pee. Oct 18 06, 10:40 PM

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