The fairy tale of Chaplain Schlunz, or “Hang your Hat on a Sunbeam, Friend”.

 The fairy tale of Chaplain Schlunz, or “Hang your Hat on a Sunbeam, Friend”.

Chaplain Schlunz lived in Glis from 1833 until his death in 1882. In his outward appearance he was of great simplicity, but inwardly he was a zealous and pious man who could also achieve much more than others. To this day in almost every part of Upper Valais, people still recount the many strange tales about him. Once the clergymen of the deanery gathered the priests for a conference. Some mocked the simple clergyman from Glis and deliberately occupied all the places to hang up their hats and coats. When Chaplain Schlunz entered the conference room a bit later, he looked around in astonishment, then calmly took off his hat and pressed it lightly against the smooth wall. "So you are holding fast!” he said.  Others claim he hung his hat on a single sunbeam streaming through the window. In any case, he thoroughly put his mockers to shame. In doing so, he is also said to have exclaimed: "Oh, how many masters, but how few real clergymen!" 

A fairy tale from Brig, Switzerland