Book II
Chap. i.: How a goose and a gander were mated
Chap. ii.: Concerning the merits and virtues of a good bath at the proper season
Chap. iii.: How the other page received payment for his teaching, and how Simplicissimus was chosen to be a fool
Chap. iv.: Concerning the man that pays the money, and of the military service that Simplicissimus did for the Crown of Sweden: through which service he got the name of Simplicissimus
Chap. v.: How Simplicissimus was by four devils brought into hell and there treated with Spanish wine
Chap. vi.: How Simplicissimus went up to heaven and was turned into a calf
Chap. vii.: How Simplicissimus accommodated himself to the state of a brute beast
Chap. viii.: Discourseth of the wondrous memory of some and the forgetfulness of others
Chap. ix.: Crooked praise of a proper lady
Chap. x.: Discourseth of naught but heroes and famous artists
Chap. xi.: Of the toilsome and dangerous office of a Governor
Chap. xii.: Of the sense and knowledge of certain unreasoning animals
Chap. xiii.: Of various matters which whoever will know must either read them or have them read to him
Chap. xiv.: How Simplicissimus led the life of a nobleman, and how the Croats robbed him of this when they stole himself
Chap. xv.: Of Simplicissimus’ life with the troopers, and what he saw and learned among the Croats
Chap. xvi.: How Simplicissimus found goodly spoils, and how he became a thievish brother of the woods
Chap. xvii.: How Simplicissimus was present at a dance of witches
Chap. xviii.: Doth prove that no man can lay to Simplicissimus’ charge that he doth draw the long bow
Chap. xix.: How Simplicissimus became a fool again as he had been a fool before
Chap. xx.: Is pretty long, and treats of playing with dice and what hangs thereby
Chap. xxi.: Is somewhat shorter and more entertaining than the last
Chap. xxii.: A rascally trick to step into another man’s shoes
Chap. xxiii.: How Ulrich Herzbruder sold himself for a hundred ducats
Chap. xxiv.: How two prophecies were fulfilled at once
Chap. xxv.: How Simplicissimus was transformed from a boy into a girl and fell into divers adventures of love
Chap. xxvi.: How he was imprisoned for a traitor and enchanter
Chap. xxvii: How the Provost fared in the battle of Wittstock
Chap. xxviii.: Of a great battle wherein the conqueror is captured in the hour of triumph
Chap. xxix.: How a notably pious soldier fared in Paradise, and how the huntsman filled his place
Chap. xxx.: How the huntsman carried himself when he began to learn the trade of war: wherefrom a young soldier may learn somewhat
Chap. xxxi.: How the devil stole the parson’s bacon and how the huntsman caught himself