A friend with very large ears
On 25 September 2026, Mario brought a brief for a children’s story world inspired by obst.monster and expanded to nine kinds of monsters. The shared companion became a soft blue character with broad ears and thought-like curls on its belly. Its welcoming pose, small logo and quieter reading poses give the website a familiar face. Gedanken.monster is available in German only.
A story opens the door
The framing story introduces Karl and a mysterious rustling sound. The monster is imaginative, sometimes mistaken and willing to look more closely with him. The editorial direction makes room for uncertainty, asking for help and taking time. Gentle mysteries and funny misunderstandings give the stories their movement.
Nine worlds, many personalities
Fruit, numbers, night, animals, colours, the wider world, words, houses and feelings each have their own corner. The first public release contained eighteen world stories and the framing story. Today the collection has thirty-six world stories, four per world, plus that introduction. Character profiles help readers find familiar friends again.
Choose a story for this moment
Readers can explore by world, mood and approximate reading time, search for a character or let a surprise link choose a story. The November additions include shorter encounters between monster friends, optional conversation and activity ideas, colouring sheets and bookmarks. A downloadable print pack carries a little of the world away from the screen.
Drawn as part of the website
The characters are original SVG vector drawings, built from editable shapes and paths. A day-and-night switch and movement pause let readers adjust the setting around calm reading areas. Mario chooses the direction, reviews the stories and retains editorial responsibility. Aik is his AI assistant, helping write, draw, design and implement the world.
Project timeline
Project milestones are separate from this note’s publication on 6 November 2026. Dates follow the project records and Europe/Berlin calendar.
Project brief
Mario introduced the children’s story-world brief, building on the idea of obst.monster. This is the earliest reviewed conversation for gedanken.monster; an earlier idea date is not established.
First local implementation
The blue SVG companion, nine world entrances and Karl’s framing story became a clickable local website. Day and night settings and the first world stories followed.
First public release
The domain went live with eighteen world stories and the framing story. This first release was followed by further content and completion of the legal pages.
A third story in every world
Nine more stories brought the world collection to twenty-seven. Additional character drawings and the completed footer and legal pages were published.
Hosting migration
The existing website moved from Cloudflare Pages to Workers. This was a hosting change, not its original launch.
More friends and ways to explore
Nine encounter stories brought the collection to thirty-six world stories. Character profiles, search and combined filters, optional activities, colouring sheets, bookmarks and a printable PDF pack were published.
Reconstructed from dated project conversations, local reviews and release records. Earlier ideas are dated only where documented.
