Die Ente schießt mit etwas Schrot den Entenjäger etwas tot.(The duck shoots with a bit of lead the duck hunter a bit dead.) Janosch (a.k.a. Horst Eckert) is a German writer and illustrator, who became famous for his children's books (the little bear and little tiger stories, for example). While his work includes a few novels for adults, it is a certain waterfowl with a tiger's stripes that has become iconic and is intrinsically tied to his name. One shouldn't remind the creator of it, though.