What is the origin of the bronze statue of the "Peeing Kid"?

There are several theories about the origin of the bronze statue of "Peeking Child":

1. In 1142, Duke Gottfried III led an army to fight against foreign enemies. When the army was defeated, the Duke put his youngest son in a cradle and hung it under a tree to boost the morale of the army. Finally, he was able to defeat the enemy and return triumphantly.

2. Yu Xiaolian got up to pee in the middle of the night and saw his neighbor’s house on fire. Yu Yulian couldn’t find a source of water to put it out. He had an idea and used urine to extinguish the fire and rescue the trapped people. In order to express his gratitude to Yu Lian, he Make a bronze statue in place and keep it forever for future generations to pay homage to.

3. The most widely circulated story is that the ancient Spanish invaders wanted to use explosives to blow up the city when they evacuated Brussels. Fortunately, Yu Yulian went out to pee at night and extinguished the fuse.

4. In order to subdue the Brussels people, the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire planned to blow up the area with explosives. In a completely silent night, the German soldiers buried a lot of explosives in the small street. At this time, Xiao Lian discovered the German soldiers and hid aside. After they lit the fuse, he peed from the side. He extinguished the fuse, exposed his whereabouts, and was shot to death by an arrow.

5. At the end of the 17th century, France attempted to bring Brussels under its rule and launched a mad attack on Brussels. After being repulsed, it became furious. One night, the French army sneaked to the edge of the city, planted explosives, and lit the fuse. Blow up the city walls. Then, he was discovered by a little boy named Yu Lian who ran out of the house and was about to pee. He extinguished the fuse with urine, woke up the adults, went into battle, and defeated the French army.

6. Xiao Lian stood on the roof and peed on the funeral crowd, which angered the passing goddess and punished him to pee forever.

7. The boy trapped by the wizard’s magic. Around 1450, a wizard and an old man lived in the same alley near the Grand Place in Brussels. One day, a little boy had an urgent need to urinate and peed against the wizard's door. The wizard was very angry and cast a spell to make the little boy pee continuously. The old man came up with a way to lift the curse: he secretly built a statue of a peeing child and successfully lifted the curse on the little boy. Extended information:

The location of the "Manneken Boy":

The bronze statue of the Manneken Boy is a landmark building in Brussels.

The bronze statue is located at the corner of the city center square. It is about half a meter high. It is a naked little boy peeing on his hips. The image is realistic. This statue of a five-year-old child is not large (height is about 53 centimeters), but it is nearly 400 years old. The current bronze statue of Xiao Lian was built in 1619 and was made by the Belgian sculptor Jerome Duquesnoy (Duquesnoy, translated as Duquesnoy). ?

The bronze statue and fountain are located at the corner of Rue de L'Etuve and Rue de Chene in the center of Brussels. It takes about 5 or 6 minutes to walk along Heng Street from the Grand Place in Brussels, a famous attraction in the city center.

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia - Less Lian