He was only called Pfiffikus because you give that name to someone who likes to whistle, which Pfiffikus most definitely did. He was constantly whistling a tune called the "Radetzky March," and all the kids in the town would call out to him and duplicate that tune. (Page 52)
The "Radetzky March" was written by Johan Strauss Sr. in 1848 (Op. 228) and dedicated to the Austrian Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky von Radetz. It is traditionally played as the final number at New Year's concerts in Vienna. The audience claps in time to the music. The video below shows the "Radetzky March" being played at the 1987 New Year's concert in Vienna with Herbert von Karajan conducting the Vienna Philharmonic and the audience.
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