explain what death means when he says of the apple-stealing gang, "they liked to be told, and viktor chemmel liked to be the teller. it was nice microcosm. compare viktor nd authr's leadership

I'm not sure what you're referring to here. Can you please restate the question using proper spelling and grammar?

Basically, it means that Viktor Chemmel likes being a leader and the others are content with being followers. This relates to the larger context of Nazi Germany, Hitler being the leader, and Germany following. Viktor Chemmel's group is the microcosm version of Germany at the time.