Rute

I think the “Rute” that kids get is more in the sense of a switch or a birch, and is a symbol for getting a beating if I understand correctly.

‘Twas the night before Saint Nicholas Day « Musings from an overworked translator 2008

People also say “Du kriegst die Rute” which has the symbolic meaning of getting the branch and no candy but also getting hit with a stick.

‘Twas the night before Saint Nicholas Day « Musings from an overworked translator 2008

(We had forgotten our precautions in the hurry of our start from the Rute.)

The Riddle of the Sands Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 1955

'When the banks uncovered we lay more quietly, so landed and took a long, tempestuous walk over the Rute, with compass and notebooks.

The Riddle of the Sands Childers, Erskine, 1870-1922 1955

At this time, a certain Agnar, son of Ingild, being about to wed Rute, the sister of Rolf, celebrated his bridal with a great banquet.

The Danish History, Books I-IX Grammaticus Saxo

By these valorous achievements he became intimate with the most illustrious nobles, and even, became a favourite of the king; took to wife his sister Rute, and had the bride of the conquered as the prize of the conquest.

The Danish History, Books I-IX Grammaticus Saxo

Rute replied: "Bring thine eye closer and look under my arm akimbo: thou must first hallow thine eyes with the victorious sign, if thou wilt safely know the War-god face to face."

The Danish History, Books I-IX Grammaticus Saxo

Rute tells us that Major King has determined to stay& has promised his negroes if they remain with him to surrender upon the approach of the Yankees.

Elliott and Gonzales Family Papers. Personal Correspondence, 1861-1865. Elliott 1865

"Academy no good for child," says Rute Almeida, who has recently arrived in Britain from Portugal and has a five-year-old daughter at the school who speaks no English.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Neil Tweedie 2012

The appearance of Boabdil was well calculated to captivate the public eye, if we may judge from the description given by the abbot of Rute in his manuscript history of the House of Cordova.

Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada Washington Irving 1821