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Ga rden C it y N ew Yo rk
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C o nt e nt s
The Frog Prince

Th Ga ll ant T il or
e a
Th Gi ant and the T ai lor

e
Th Li tt le Farmer
e
Th Go l den Key
e
Sharing Joy and Sorrow

Th N i l
e a
T m Thum b
o
T m Thumb s Travels
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The Young Gi ant

Sweet Po ridger
The Elves
Fai r K t inelj e and Pif Paf Polt ie
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The Old Beggar Woman -
Th e Jew Among Thorns

Ki ng Th u hb d
r s e ar
Clever Gretel
Fit h s B ird
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c er
Th Robber Bri degroom

e
O l d Hildeb rand
The S ingi ng Bone
M ai d M aleen
The Goose Gi l -
r
Th Ski lful Hun tsman

e
The Princess in D isguise

Cin dere ll a
S i n li M ount in
r e a
Th G l ass Coffin
e
Rapunzel
The Sleep i ng Beauty
O l d Ri nk nkra
Hanse l and Gretel

Th Straw the Coal and the Bean
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Th Deat h f the Hen

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Th Rabb it s Bri de
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36 . The H are and the H edgehog
37 . Th D g and the S p arrow
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38 . Old S ultan
39 ° M Korb es
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40 . The Vaga b onds

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42 The
. m Bre en Town Musici ans
43 The W
. onderful Musici an
44 Th.e M us o e the B ird and the Saus age
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45 The rum C bs o n the Table

46 Th.e C a t and the M ous e in Partnership
47 Th e S pi der and the Flea
The Wolf and the Seven Lit tle Ki ds
The Wolf and the Fo x
The Wolf and the M an

Gos sip Wolf and th e Fo x
Lit tle Red Ridi ng Hood

How Mrs Fo M arri ed Ag ai n
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Th e Fo x nd the Ge ese
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55 . The Fox and the Horse

56 . The Fo and the C at
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57 The Sole
58 . The Willow Wren -
59 The Will ow Wren and the Bear -
The Little F olk s Presents

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60 .
61 . The E lf
62 . The F o undling B ird
63 . The Water o f Li fe
64 . The Water S p i te r
65 . The Tab le the As s and th e S ti ck

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66 . One Ey e Tw o E yes and Th ee E yes

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67 . The Knapsack the Hat and th e Horn , ,
68 . Sweeth eart R oland

The Devi l s Three Gold Hai rs
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69 .
7o The Griflin
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7 1 The . Sea Hare -
7 2 The M i
. a den Wi thout Hand s
7 3 The i P nk
74 M other H ul da
75 Th True Bri de
e
76 . Th Three Li tt l e B irds
e
77 The Th ee Snake Leaves

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C ontents
The Whi te Snake
The T h ee Spinners
r
Rumpelsti ltskin
Th Queen Bee
e
Th Go lden Goose
e
Th Th ree Feathers
e
Th Hut in the Forest

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Donkey Cabbages
Snow White and Rose Red
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Th Poor M i ller s Boy and the Cat

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Th O l d Woman in the Wood

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Th Lambki n and the Little Fi sh

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Th J uni per Tree

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J ind and J o ing l

or a r e
Th Goose Girl at the We ll

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Th T hree Li ttle M en in the Wood

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Th Whi te Bri de and the Black Bri de

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Brother and S ister

Th Gold Children
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Th Twi n Brothers
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Ferdinand the Faithfu l and Ferdi nand U nf i thful

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Th Three B l ack Princesses

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Snow Whi te and the Seven Dwarfs

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Th Shoes Th at Were Danced to Pi eces

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Th Boots f Buffalo Leather

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The Si Servants
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Si Soldi ers o f Fortune

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The Tw o Travelers
Th Ear f Co m
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Th Aged M other
e
Th Hazel Branch
e
Th Old Gran dfat her s C om er

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Th Ungrateful S o n
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Th B ittern and the Hoopoe

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Th Three Languages
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Th Star M oney
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Th Poor M n and the R ich M n

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Th Stolen Penni es
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Th Sh oud
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Th Wilful Chi l d
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Th Ros e
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Th T ai lor in Heav en
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Content s
Pove ty and Humi li ty Lead to Heaven

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Th Flail from Heaven

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The M oon
The Peasant in Heaven
Eve s Va i ous Chi ld en
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The Po o B y in the Grave r o
O u Lady s Chi ld
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Gambl n g Hansel i
Th O l d M n M ade Young Again

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Th L i s Ani mals and the Devi l s

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M aster Pfriem
Th Heavenly Weddi ng
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God s Food’
St Joseph in the Forest

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The Th ee Green Twi gsr
Our Lady s Little Glass ’
Brother Frolick
The Bri ght S un Bri ngs It to Li ght
Th Sparrow and Hi Four Chi ldren
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Th Durat on of Life
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Th Twelve Apostles
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Fai thful John

Th S i Swans
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The Se en Ravens v
The Twelve Brothers

Iron John
Th Ki n g s Son Who Feared Nothi ng
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Th Drummer
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The Tw o K ings Chi ldren

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The Iron Stove

The S inging Soaring Lark ,
The N ixi e of the M ill Pond -
The R aven
Th Crysta l Ball
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Th e Donke y
Hans the Hedgehog
Th King o f the Golden M ount i n
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Th Golden B ird
e
Strong H ns a
Th Blue Li ght
e
Th Fisherman and Hi Wi fe
e s
The Good B rgai n a

C o nt ent s
Prudent Han s
Hans in Luck
C l ever Else
Hans M arri ed
Th Youth Wh Cou l d N o t Shiver and Shake
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Fred and Kate

Wi se Folk s
Th Lazy Sp inner
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Th Three Sluggards
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The T we lv e Idle Servants

Lazy Har y r
Odd and Ends

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Brides n T i al
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Th Spindle the Shutt l e and the Nee dl e

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Th Peasant s Wi se Daughter
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Th Shepherd Bo y
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Th M aster Thi ef
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Th Three Brothers
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Th Four Skilful Brothers

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Tales f Snakes
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Th Turni p
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Th Twelve Huntsmen
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Th M ai d f Brakel
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Going Traveli ng
K n i t and Hi Three Sons
o s s
Th Sto y of S hl u fl n Land
e r c a ra e
Th D itm
e h T ale of W onders
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Domesti c Servants
Th Rogue n d Hi M aster
e a s
Th Wise Servant
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Th Seven Swabi ans

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Lean Lisa
Go dfather Death
Death s M essengers
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Th W onderful Glass
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Th Old Witch
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T h Devi l s Sooty Bro ther

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Bearskin
Th Devi l and Hi Grandmother
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Th Grav e M ound
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Th Peasant and the Devi l

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Th Th ree Apprenti ces

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C ontents
Doctor Know all
Th e Three Arm y Surgeo ns
Th e Spiri t in the Bottle
Th e Three C hildren o f Fort une
The Cunni ng Li ttle T ai lor
The R i ddl e
A Ri ddli ng Tale
Th e Beam
T h e F ro g P ri nc e
LONG A GO when wis hes often came true there li ved a King Whose
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daughters were all handsome but th youngest w as b eautiful ,

e so
that the sun hi mself w ho h seen everythi ng w as b emused eve y

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time he h one over her be c use o f her b eaut y N ear the royal castle
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there w a great dark wood and in the wood under n ld linden

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t ree w a well ; and when the day w hot the Ki ng s daughter

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u ed t o go forth into the woo d and it by the brink f the cool well
s s o ,
and if the time seemed long h would tak e ut a golden b all and , s e o ,
throw it up nd catch it again and this w a her favo i te p as time

a , s r .
Now it ha pp ened o ne day th at th e golden b all ins tead of falling ,
b ack into the mai den s little hand whi ch had sent it aloft d opped
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t o the groun d near th e edge o f th e well and rolled in The Ki ng s

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daughter followed it wi th her eyes as it sank but the well w ,

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dee p s o deep that the bottom could not be seen Th en h b egan t o

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weep and he wept and wep t if he could never b e comfo ted

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An d in th e mi dst f her wee pi ng h heard a voi ce sayi ng t o her

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Wh at ai ls you Ki ng daughter ? Your tears wou ld melt a heart of
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stone .
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An d when sh loo k ed t e where th e voi ce c ame from th ere

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was nothin g but a frog stretching hi thi ck u gl y head out o f the s
water Oh is it you old waddler? sai d he; I wee p b e cause my

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golde n ball h fallen into the well as .

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Never mind d not weep ans wered the frog ; 1 can help y u;
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but what will y u give me if I fetch up y our b all agai n ?

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Whatever y u like dear frog sai d h ; ny f my clothes my

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pearls and jewels or even the golden crown that I wear

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Y our clothes y our pearls and j ewels and y our golden crown are
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no t f me answered the frog; but if you would love me and

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have me f y our compani on and play fellow and let me it by you

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at tab le and eat from y ou p late and d i nk from your cup and
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sleep in your littl e bed—if you would promise all this then would I ,
di v e be l ow th water and fetch you yo ur golden ball agai n

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Oh yes she ans wered; I wi ll promise it all whatever you

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want ; if you will only get me my ball again But she thought to .
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herself What nonsen e he talks ! as if he could do anythin g but sit

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i n the water and croak wit h the other frogs o could poss ibly b e any ,
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one s compani on
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But th frog soon he he rd her promi se drew hi head

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as as a ,
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un der the water and sank down o ut of s i ght but after a whi le he ,
came to the s urface again wi th the ball in hi mouth nd he threw s ,

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it on the grass .
Th King s daughter w as overjoyed to see her pre t ty play thi ng

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again and she caught it up n d ran o ff wit h it

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Stop stop ! cri ed the frog; take me up t o ; I cannot run fast
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as y u ! o
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But it w of no u fo croak croak after her as he mi ght she

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wou l d not listen to him but made haste home and very soon forgot , ,
a l l about the poor frog who had to betake hi mself t o hi well again , s .
Th next day when the Ki ng s daughter was s it ti ng at table wi th

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the King and all the co urt and eating from her golden plate there , ,
c m e something p itter patter up the marble stai s and then th ere

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came a knocking at the door and a voi ce cryin g Youngest King s , ,

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daughter let me in ! ,
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And she got up and ran to see who it could be but when he ,
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Opened th door there was the frog sit ti ng outs ide Then h shut
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the door has ti ly and went back to her seat feeling very uneasy ,
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Th e Ki ng noti ced how quickly her heart was beat in g and sai d , ,
M y child what are you afrai d f? Is there a gi ant stan di ng at the

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door ready to carry you away ? Oh no an wered she ; no gi ant ” “ ”

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but a horri d frog And what does the frog want ? a ked the Ki ng
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0 dear father answered s h when I was sit ti ng b y the well
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yesterday and playi ng wi th my golden ball it fell into the water

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and whi le I w as crying for the loss f it the frog came and g t it o ,
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agai n for me o n condition I would let him b e my compani on but I ,
never thought that he could leave the water and come after me ; but
now there he i outside the door and he wants to come in to me
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And then they all heard him k nocking the second t ime and
crying ,
Y oung e t King s d ug ht e “
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O p en t o me!
B y t he w ell w a t er
Wha t p ro mis ed you me ?
The F og P inc e
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Yo ung estKing s da ughter

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Now o p en t o me !
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Th at whi ch thou hast promi sed must thou p erform sai d the ”
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King; o go now and let him in

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S o h went and opened the door and the frog hop ped in fo l
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lowi ng t her heels ti ll he reached her chair Then he stopp ed and

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cri ed Lift me up to sit b y yo u

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But she delayed doing o unti l the King ordered her When once s .
the frog was o n the chai r he wanted t o get o n the tab le and there , ,
he sat and sai d N w pus h y our golden p late a li ttle nearer so that
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we may eat together .

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And o she di d b ut everyb ody mi ght se how unwi lli ng she w as

s , e ,
and the frog feasted hearti ly but every morsel seemed to s tick in ,
her throat .
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I have had enough now sai d the frog at las t and as I am ,
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ti ed you must carry me to your room and make ready your silken
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b ed and we will lie down and go to sleep

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Then the Ki ng s daughter began t o weep and w as afrai d o f the

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cold frog that nothi ng would satisfy hi m but he must sleep in her
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prett y clean bed No w the King grew angry wi th her sayi ng That
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whi ch thou h ast promised in thy time o f necessity must th ou now ,
p erform .
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So she p icked up the frog with her finger and th umb carried him ,
upstairs and put hi m in a co rner and when she had lain down to ,
sleep he came creeping up saying I am tired and want sleep

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much as y ou ; ta ke me up o I wi ll tell y our father ,

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Then he felt b es i de herself wi th rage and pi cking him u p she

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t hrew hi m wi th all her stren g th agai nst the wall crying No w wil l
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yo u be q ui et yo u ho rri d frog !
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But as he fell he ceased t o be a frog an d b ecame all at once a

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Prince with b eautiful kind e yes An d it came to pass th at wi th her .

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father s cons ent they became b ri de and bri degroom And he told
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her how a wi cked wi tch had b ound hi m by her spell and how no s,
on ebut she alone could have released hi m an d that t hey t wo ,
would go togeth er t o hi s father s ki ngdom An d there came t o the ’

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door a car i age drawn by eight white horses wi th whi te plum es o n

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their heads and wi th golden harness and b ehi nd the carri age was
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stan di ng faithf ul Henry the servant o f the y oun g P i nce ,

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No w faithful He nry had suffered such ca e and pain when his

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master w as t urned into a frog that he had been obli ged to wear ,
three iron b an ds over his hea t t o k eep it from brea king wi th trou r ,
4 G i mm C o mp le t e F i y T le r
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ble and anxi ety When the carriage started to take the Prince to hi
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kingdom and fai thful Henry had helped them both in he got up
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behi nd and w full o f joy at hi master s deli verance And when

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they had gone a part f the way the Prince heard a sound at the o ,
b ack of th ca ri age as if somethi ng had broken and he turned

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roun d and c i ed H enry th wheel must be breaking ! but Henry

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ans were d ,
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The w heel does n o t brea k,
Tis t he b a nd rou nd my hea rt
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Tha t t o les s en it s a che,

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When I g riev ed for yo ur s a ke,

I b ou nd rou nd my hea rt .
Again and yet once again there was the same sound and the
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Prince thought it mus t be the wheel breaking But it was the break .
ing f the other ban d from fa t hful Hen y s heart because he was
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o s i r ,
s o reli eved and happy .
T h e G a ll a n t T a i l o r
O NE SUM MER a li ttle tailor was sitting n hi board near

M OR N I N G o s
the wi ndow and worki ng cheerfully wi th a l l hi m i ght when an

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o l d woman cam e down the street cr yi ng Good je lly to se ll ! Good ,
jelly to sell ! ”
Th e cr
y sounded pleasant i n the li t tle ta i l or s ears so he put hi
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head o ut of the window and called u t Here my good woman ,

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come here if you want a customer

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So the poor woman cli mbed the steps wi th her heavy basket and ,
was obli ged to unpack and display all her pots to the tailor He .
looked at ev ery o n f them and lift ing all the li ds appli ed hi e o , ,

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nose to each and sai d at last Th jelly seems pretty good ; y u

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may weigh me out four half oun ces o I don t mi nd havi ng a quar , r
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ter of a pound
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Th woman who had expected to fi n d a good customer gav e

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him what he asked for but went ff angry and g umb li ng ,

o r .
T hi s je ll y i the v e y thi ng f me c i ed the li tt l e tai l or; t wi ll

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give me strength and cunni ng ; and he took down the bread from ”
th cupboard cut a whole round f the lo f and spread t h jelly n

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The G a lla nt Ta i lo r 5
i t, lai d it near hi m and went o n sti tchi ng more gall antly than ever
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All the whi le the scent o f the sweet jelly was sprea din g throughout
the room where there were quanti ti es o f flies who were at tracted
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by it and flew to partake .
Now then w ho asked you t come ? said the tai lor and drove
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the unbidden guests away But the fli es not understandi ng hi lan .

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guage were no t to be g t id o f like that and returned in larger

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numbe s than before Then the t i lor not bein g ab le to stand it any
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longer took f om hi chimney com er a ragged cloth and sayi ng

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No w I ll let yo u have i t ! beat it among them un n ci full y When

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he ceased and counted the slain he found seven lying dead before
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hi m This i indeed somewhat he sai d wondering at hi o w n gal

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lantry ; the whole town shall kn ow thi s

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So he hastened t o ut o ut a belt and he s ti tched it and put o n it

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in large cap itals Seven at o ne blow ! ,

—The town di d I y! sai d
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the little tailor; the whole world shall know it ! And hi heart
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quivered with jo y like a lamb s tai l ,

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The tai lor fastened the belt roun d hi m and began to think o f ,
going out into the world fo hi workshop seemed t o o small fo hi ,

r s r s
worship So he looked about in all the hou e for something that

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would be useful t o take with hi m b ut he found nothi ng but an o ld ,
cheese whi ch he put in his pocket Outside the door he noti ced
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that a bird had got caught in the bushes o he took that and put it , s
in hi pocket with the cheese Then he set out gallantly on hi wa y

s . s ,
and as he was li ght and active he fe lt no fatigue .
Th way led over a mountain and when h

e eached the topmost e r
peak he saw a terrib le giant sitti ng there and looki ng about him at
hi ease The tailor went bravely up to hi m called o ut t o hi m and
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s ai d Comrade good day ! There you sit looki ng over the wi de

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world ! I am n the way thi ther to seek my fortune ; have y ou a

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fancy t go wi th me ? o
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The gi ant looked at the tai lor contemp t uously and sai d Y u lit
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tle ras cal ! Yo u miserable fellow ! ”
That may be ! answered the li ttle ta ilor and undoing hi coat

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he showed the gi ant hi belt; you can read there whether I am a s

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man n t ! or o
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Th gi ant read
e Seven at o n blow ! and thi nking it meant men
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that the tail or had killed felt at once more respect for the littl e ,
fe ll ow But as he wanted to prove hi m he took up a stone and

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squeezed it so hard that water came out f it Now y u can do o .

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that said the gi ant— that i if you have the strength for it
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That s not much sai d the litt l e tai lor I call that play and he
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6 G imm C o mp l te F iry T l s r
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put hi hand in hi pocket and took ut the cheese and squeezed it

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so that the whey ran out of it We ll sai d b what do you think .

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f that ?
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Th gi ant di d not know what to say t o it for he could not hav e

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believed it f the little man Then the gi ant took up a stone and
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th ew it so high that it was nearly ut f s ight Now li tt le fellow

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suppose you do that ! ”
Well th ow n s i d th t ilor ; but the stone fe ll back to eart h

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again—I wi ll throw y u ne that wi ll never come back So he felt o o .

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in hi pocket took u t the bird and threw i t into the ir A n d the

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bird when it found itself at liberty took wing flew ff and

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tu ned no more What do you thi nk f that comrade ? asked the

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tail or .
There i no doubt that yo u can th ow sai d the gi ant ; but we

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wi ll see if y u can car y o r .
He l ed the li t tle tailor to a mi ghty k tree whi ch had been oa
felled and w lyi ng on the ground and said Now if you are
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strong enough he lp me to carry thi s tree ut o f the wood

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Wi l ling l y answered the li ttle man ; you take the trunk n

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your shoulders I wi ll take the branches wi th all their foli age that is
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much the most di fli ul t c .

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So the gi ant took the t unk n hi shoulders and the t ilor seated r o s , a
hi mself o n a branch and the gi ant who could not see what he was
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doing had the who le tree to carry and the little man on it well
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And the little man w very cheerful and merry and whi stled the as ,
tune Th e we e t h e t ilo iding by as if carryi ng the tree

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er r r e a rs r
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w asmere child s play Th gi ant when he had struggled n under

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hi heavy load a part f the way w as ti red ut and cri ed Look

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here I must let go the tree !

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Th tai lor jumped o ff qui ckly and taking ho l d of th tree wi th

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both arm s as if he were carrying it said to the gi ant You see y u

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can t carry the tree though you are such a big fe ll ow !

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They went on together a li t tle farther and present ly they came to ,
a cherry tree and the gi ant took hold o f the topmost branches
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where the ripest f uit hung and pulling them downwards gave r , ,
them to the tailor to ho l d b iddin g hi m eat But the li ttle tai l or was ,
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much too weak to ho l d the tree and as the gi ant let go the tree , ,
sprang back nd the tailor was caught up into the i And when
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he d opped down again wi thout any damage the gi ant sai d t hi m

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How i this ? Hav en t you strength enough to ho l d such a weak
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spri g as that? ”
It i not strength that i lacking answered the little tailor;

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G lla nt Tailor The 7 a
ho w sho ul d it be to o ne who has slai n seven at o n b low ! I just

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e
jum pe d over the tree b ecaus e the hunters are shootin g down there
in the b u hes Yo u jum p it t o o if you can
”
s .
,
.
The gi ant made the attempt and no t b e ing ab le to vault the tree , ,
he remained hangi ng in the b ranches o that once more the lit tle ,
s
tai lor go t the b et ter o f him Then sai d the gi ant As you are such a
.
,
“
gallant fellow suppo se you co me with me t o our den and stay the
, ,
Th e tail or was qui te will ing and he followed him When they , .
reached the den th ere at some other gi ants b y the fire and each
s ,
had a roasted sh eep in his hand and w as eating it Th e li ttle tailor ,

.
looked round and th ought Th ere is more elbow room here than in ,
“
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my work shop
”
.
An d th e gi ant showed hi m a b ed and told him he had be t ter lie ,
down upon it and go to sleep Th e b ed w as however t o o big for .

, ,
the tailor so he di d no t sta y in it but crept into a com er t o slee p

, , .
As soon as it w s mi dni ght the gi a nt go t up too k a great s taff o f

a ,
iron and beat the b ed through wi th o ne stroke a n d supp ose d he ,
had made an end of that grasshop p er o f a tailor Very early in the .
mornin g the gi ants went i nto th e wo o d and forgot all ab out the lit
tle tailor and when they s aw him co ming after them ali ve and
,
merry they were ter i bly fri ghtened and t hinki ng he w as going t o
, r , ,
ki ll them they ran away in ll haste

,
a .
S o th e li t tle tail or marched o n alway s followi ng his nose A nd ,

.
after he had gone a great wa y he entered the co urt y ard belongin g -
t o a King s p alace and there he felt s o overpowered wi th fatigu e

’
th at he lay down and fell asleep I n the meanwhile came va i ous . r
people who looked at him very curi ously and read o n his belt
, , ,
“
Seven at o ne blow ! ”
“
Oh ! sai d the y why should this great lord come here in tim e of
”
,
“
peace ? What a mi ghty champion he must b e ! ”
Then the y went and told the Ki ng a b o ut him and the y th ough t ,
that if war shoul d b reak out what a worthy and us eful m n he a
wo uld b e and th at he ought not to b e allowed to depart at an y

,
price Th e Ki ng then summoned hi council and sent o n f his

. s ,
e o
courti ers to the li ttle tailor to b eg him as soon as he should wak e ,
up to consent t o se rve in the Ki ng s army So the messenger stood

,
’
and wai ted at the sleeper s s ide until hi li mbs began to stretch nd
’
s , a
hi s e yes t open and then he carried hi answer back And the an

o , s .
swer w Th at w as the reason for whi ch I came I am ready t o

“
as : .
enter the Ki ng s servi ce ’

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8 G imm Co mp lete F i y T les r
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s a r a
So he w received into it very honorably and a sep arate dwell

as ,
in g t apart for him

se .
But the rest o f the soldi ers were very much t against the lit tle se
tai lor and they wished him a thousand miles away What shall be
,
.
“
done about it ? they said among themselves ; if we pick a quarrel

” “
and fi ght wi th hi m then seven of us will fall at each b l ow That wi ll .
b e f no good to u
o s .
”
So they came t o a e lunon and went all together t o the Ki ng r so

'
to k for their dis charge W never intended sai d they to serve

as .
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e ,
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,
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wi th a man who ki lls seven at a b low .

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Th King felt so ry t o lose ll hi fait hful servants becau e o f o ne

e r a s s
man and he wi shed that he had never seen him and would will
, ,
i ngly get i d o f him if he mi ght But he di d not d re to di smiss the

r . a
li t tle tailor f fear he should kill ll the Ki ng s people and place

or a
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hi mself upon the throne He thought a long whi le about i t and at .

,
last made up hi s mi nd what to do He sent for the li ttle tail or and .

,
told him that as he w as so great a warri or he had a proposal t o

make to hi m He told him that in a wood in hi domini ons dwelt two
. s
gi ants who di d great damage b y robbery mu der and fi and

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r e,
that no man durst go near them for fear o f hi life But that if the s .
tai lor should over ome and slay both th ese giants the King woul d
c
gi ve hi m hi only daughter in marri age and half hi ki ngdom

s ,
s as
dowry and that a hundred horsemen should go with him to give

,
him ass istance .
Th at woul d be somethi ng for a man li ke me ! thought the li ttle

“ ”
tailor a beautiful Princess and half a ki ngdom are not to be had

,
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eve y day and he s ai d to the Ki ng Oh yes I c n soon overcome

r ,
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,
“
,
a
the gi ants and yet have no need of the hundred horsemen ; he w ho

,
can kill seven at o ne b low h no need to be afrai d f t wo as o .

”
So the li ttle tailor t out and the hundred horsemen followed se ,
hi m When he came to the border o f the wood he sai d to hi escort

. s ,
“
Stay here whi le I go to attack the gi ants .
”
Then he sprang into the wood n d looked about hi m ri ght and ,

a
left After a while he caught sight o f the t w o gi ants ; they were

.
lyi ng down un der a tree asleep and snoring that all the b ranches ,
so
shook Th li ttle tai lor ll ali ve filled both hi pockets with stones
. e , a ,
s
and climbed up into the tree and made hi way to an overhanging , s
bough that he could seat hi mself just above the sleepers ; nd

,
so a
from there he let n stone after another fa ll on the chest f n f

o e o o e o
the gi ants Fo a long time the gi nt was quite unaware f thi s but
. r a o ,
at l ast he waked up and pu hed hi s comrade and s id What are s ,

a ,
“
you hit ting me for? ”

G lla nt Tailo 9 The a r
“
Y u are dreami ng
o said the o ther I am no t touching y u ”
, ,
“
o .
”
And they composed themselves again t o sleep and the tai lor let fall ,
a stone n the other giant

o .
“
What can that he? cried he what are yo u casting at me ? I ”
,
“ “
am casti ng no thi n g a t yo u answered the first grumbling ”

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, ,
The y di sputed ab out it for a whi le but as the y were ti ed they , r ,
gave it up at las t and their eyes closed once more Then the li tt le
, .
tai lor began hi s game anew picked o ut a heavier stone and threw it ,
down wi th force upon the first gi ant s chest ’
Thi s is t o much ! cri ed he and sprang up like a ma dm an and

“ ”
o ,
struck his co mpanion such a b low that the tree shook above them .
The other p ai d hi m b ack wi th ready coin and th ey fought wi th ,
such fury that they tore up trees b y their roots t o use for weapons
against each other o that at last the y b oth o f them lay dead upon
,
s
the ground And no w the lit tle tailor go t dow n

. .
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Another piece of luck ! said he that the tree I was sitti ng in ”
,
“
di d no t get torn up t o o o else I shoul d have had t o jump li ke a ,

r
squi rel from o ne tree t o another

r .
”
Then he drew hi sword and gave each o f the gi ants a few hacks
s
in the b reast and went back t o the horsemen and sai d Th e deed
“
, ,
i done I have made an end o f b o th o f them but it went hard wi th

s , ,
me ; in the struggle they rooted up trees to defend thems elves but ,
it was o f no u e they had t o do wi th a man w ho can ki ll seven at

s ,
one blow
”
.
Then are y ou no t wounded ? asked the horsemen Nothing o f

“ ” “
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the so t! ans wered the tailor I have n t turned a h ir

r
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“
o a .
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The horsemen sti ll woul d not beli eve it and rode i nto the wood ,
t o see and th ere they found the giants wallowing in the ir blood
, ,
and all about them lying the uprooted trees .
Th e li ttle tai lor then claimed the promised b oon but the Kin g ,
repented him o f his offer and he sought again how t o rid himself of ,
the hero Before yo u can possess my daughter and the half o f m y

.
“
kingdom sai d he t o the tail or you must perform another heroic

,
”
,
act In the wood lives a uni corn who does great damage ; you mu t
. s
secure him .
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“
A uni corn does not st i ke more terror into me than two gi nts r a .
Seven at ne b low ! —that i my way was the tail or s an swer

o s ,
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So taking a rope and an axe wi th hi m he went o ut into the

, ,
wood and told those who were ordered to attend him to wait ut
,
o
s id He had not far t o s eek the uni corn soon came o ut and sprang
e .
,
at him as if he woul d make an end of him without de l ay Soft ly .

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softly sai d he most haste worst speed and remai ned stan di ng
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ro G imm s Co mp lete F i y T le
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until the animal c me qui te near then he s lipped quietly behi nd a

a ,
t ree Th uni corn ran wi th all hi mi ght agai nst the t ree and stuck
. e s
hi horn so deep into the t unk that he could not get it o ut ag in

s r a ,
and so was taken .
N w I hav e you sai d the tai lor comi ng o ut from behi nd the
“ ”
o , ,
tree and p utfi ng the rope round the uni m neck he took the
, , co
’
s ,
axe set free the horn and when all hi party were assembled he led
, , s
forth the animal and brought it to the King .
Th Ki ng did not yet wi sh to give hi m the prom ised reward and

e ,
s t him a thi rd task to do Before the weddi ng co ul d take place the

e .
tai l or was to secure a wi ld boar whi ch had done a great deal f o
damage in the wood Th huntsmen were t accompany him . e o .
All ri ght sai d the tail or thi s i chi ld s play

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, ,
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s
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But he di d not take the huntsmen into the wood and they were ,
a ll the b e t ter p leased fo the wi ld boar had many a ti me before

,
r re
i d them in such a way that they had no fancy to di stu b hi m

ce v e r .
Wh en the boar caught s ight o f the tailor he n at hi m wi th foam ra
in g mouth and gleami ng tusks to he hi m to the ground b ut the ar ,
ni mble hero rushed into a chapel whi ch chanced to be ne r and a ,
jumped quickly out of a window o n the other s ide The boar ran .
after him and when he got insi de the do r shut after him and
,
o ,
there he was impri soned fo the creature was too big and un ,
r
wieldy to jump o ut of the w indow too Then the little tailor c lled . a
the huntsmen that they might the prisoner with their o wn eyes ; s ee
and then he betook him elf t o the King who now whether he li ked s , ,
it or n t w obli ged to fulfil hi promi se and give him hi d ugh

o ,
as s ,
s a
ter and the half of hi kingdom But if he had k nown that the great
s .
warrior was onl y a li ttle tailor he would have taken it s t ill more to
heart So the weddi ng w celebrated wi th great sp l endor and li t tl
. as e
joy and the tailor w as made into a King

,
.
One night the young Queen heard her hu band talk i ng in hi s s
sleep and sayi ng Now b y make me that waistcoat and patch me

,
“
o ,
those breeches or I wi ll lay m y yard measure about your shoul

,
ders ! ”
And o as she perceived of what low birth her husband w she

s ,
as ,
went to her father the next morning and tol d hi m a ll and begg ed ,
him to set her free from a man who was nothing better than a t i a
l or Th Ki ng bade her h comforted sayi ng Toni ght leave your

. e e , ,
“
bedroom door open my gu ard shall stand outside and when he i

, ,
s
asleep they shall come in and bind hi m and carry him ff to a ship o ,
and he shall be sent to the other side f the world o .

”
So the wife fe lt con ole d but th Kin g s water bearer who had
s , e
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Gi nt nd t he T ilo The a a a r 11
been listening al l the whi le went to the li ttle tai lor and di sclosed to ,
him t h who l e p lan

e .
I sha ll pu t a t op to ll this sai d b

“
s a ,
e .
At ni ght he lay down as usual in bed and when hi wife thought , s
that he w asleep she g t up opened the door and lay down

as , o ,
again Th li t l t ailor who only made belie ve he w s leep b g an

. e t e , as a , e
to murmur plainly N w b y m ke me that wai stcoat and patch ,

“
o ,
o , a
me those breeches I wi ll l ay my yard me sur about your shou l

,
or a e
ders ! I ha e s lain seven at n b l ow ki lled tw o gi ants caught

v o e , ,
corn and taken a wild boar and shall I be afrai d f those who are
, , o
standing out ide my room door? s

”
And when they heard the tailor y thi s a great fear seized them sa ,
they fled away if they had been wild hares and none f them
as , o
wou l d venture to attack him .
And so the little tai lor remained a Ki ng all hi s lifeti me .
T h e Gi a n t an d t he T a i l o r
A CERTAI N TAI L OR who was great at boasting but poor at doing took ,
it into hi head to go abroad for a whil e and look about the worl d
s ,
.
A s soon as he could mana g i t he left hi workshop n d wand red e ,

s ,
a e
o n hi way o ver hi ll and dale sometimes hi ther someti mes thi t her
s , , , ,
but e ver n and o n Once when he was ut he perce ived in th blue

o . o e
distance a steep hill and behi nd it a tower reaching to the cloud,

s,
which rose up ut o f a wild dark forest Thunder and li ght ni ng

o .
“ ”
,
cried the tail or what i that? and a he was strong ly goaded by

,
s
”
s
curios ity he went bo l dl y towards it But what made the tai lor Open
,
.
hi eyes and mouth when he came near it w

s to se that the tower ,
as e
had legs and leapt in o n bound ov er the steep hi ll and was n w

,
e ,
o
standing as an all powerful gi ant before hi m -

.
What do y u want here u li ttle fly s l eg ? cri ed the gi ant

“ ’ ”
o , yo ,
with a v oice as if it were thundering n eve y si de Th t il or o r . e a
whimpered I want just t look about nd see if I can earn a bit Of

, o a
bread for myse lf in this forest If that i what y u are after said .
” “
s o ,
the gia nt you may have a p l ace with me If it must be why

,
.
” “
not ? What wages shall I receive ? Y shall hear what wages y u ” “

ou o
shall have E v ery year three hundred and s i ty fi days and when
. x -
ve ,
it i leap year one more i nto the bargain Does that sui t you ? All ” “
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s ,
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12 G imm Co mp let e F i y T les r
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s a r a
right repli ed the tailor an d thought in hi o w n min d a man

”
, , ,
s ,
“
mu t cut his coat according to hi cloth ; I will try to get away as

s s
fast as I can .
”
On this the gi ant s ai d to him GO little g muflin and fetch me ,

“
, ra a ,
a jug of water Had I no t better bring the well itself at once and
.
” “
,
the sprin g t o o ? asked the b oaster and went wi th th pitcher to th

”
, e e
water What ! the well n d th spring t o growled the giant in hi

.
“
a e o,
”
s
heard fo he was rather clowni sh and s t up i d and beg n to be

, r , a
afrai d That knave i n t a fool he has a wi zard in hi body Be on

.
“
s o ,
s .
your g uard ld Hans thi s is no servi ng man for y u

, o ,
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o .
”
When the tailor had brought the water the gi ant bade hi m go ,
into the forest and cut a couple o f b locks of wood and b ri ng them
,
back Why not the whole forest at Once with o ne s troke The
.
“
,
.
who le forest young and Old with all that is t here both rough and
, , ,
smooth? asked the li ttle tailor and went to cut the wood What !
”
, .
“
the whole forest young and old with all that is there both rough
, , ,
and smooth and the well and its sp i ng too growled the credulous
,
r
”
,
gi ant in hi s beard and w as s till more terrified Th e lmav e can do

“
.
,
much more than b ak e apples and h s a w izard in hi b ody Be on ,

a s .
y our g uard old Hans thi s is no serving man for you !

, ,
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”
When the tai lor had brought the wo od the giant commanded ,
him to shoot t wo o thr ee wild boars for supper Why no t rather a

“
r .
t housand at o n shot and b i n g them all here ? inquired the o ten

”
e ,
r s
t t io us tailor
a Wh at ! cri ed the timi d gi ant in great terror Let
.
“ ”
.
“
well alone toni ght and lie down to rest ,

.
”
The gi ant w as o terrib ly alarmed that he co ul d not close an eye

s
all ni ght long for thi nkin g what would b e the best way to get rid o f
thi s accursed sorcerer of a servant Time b in gs counsel Next . r .
morni ng the g ant and the tailor went to a marsh roun d whi ch ,
stood a number of willow t rees Then said the giant H ark you .
,
“
,
tailor seat yourself on on of the willow branches I long f all

, e -
, o
thi ngs to see if you are big enough to bend it down All at once the .
”
tai lor w as sitti ng on it holding hi breath and maki ng himself so , s ,
heavy that the bough b ent down When however he w as com .

, ,
p ll ed to draw breath it hurried him ! f unfortunately he had no t

e ,
or
put hi goose in hi pocket ! hi gh into the air that he never w

s s so as
s een agai n and thi to the great deli ght f the gi ant If th tailor
,
s o . e
has not fa llen down agai n he mu t still b e hovering about in the ,

s
T h e L i tt l e F a rme r
THER E w as a cert i n vill age where li ved many rich farmers and
a
only one poo r o ne whom they called the Little Farmer He had not
,
.
even a cow and sti ll less had b e money to b uy o ne; and he and hi
, s
wife greatly Wis hed for such a thing One day he sai d to her Li .
,
“
s
ten I have a good idea ; it is that your godfather the joiner shall
,
make us a calf of wood and paint it brown s as to look j u t li ke ,

o s
any other; and then in time perhaps it will grow big and b ecome a
cow .
”
Thi s noti on pleased the wife and godfather j oiner s t t o work to ,

e
saw and plane and soon turned out a calf complete wi th it head
, ,
s
down and neck s t retched out as if it were grazing .
Th e next mornin g as the cows were d i ven to pasture the Li ttle

, r ,
F armer call ed out to the d over Lo ok here I have got a li ttle calf r ,
“
,
to go but it i sti ll y oung and must be car i ed

, s r .
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All i ght ! sai d the drover and tucked it under hi s arm ca i ed

“ ”
r , ,
rr
it into the meadows and stood it in the grass So the calf stayed
,
.
where it w put and seemed to be eating all the ti me and the

as , ,
d over thought to himself I t wi ll soon b e able t o run alone if it

“
r , ,
grazes at that rate ! ”
In the eveni ng when the herds had to b e d i ven home he sai d to

,
r ,
the calf I f you can stand there eatin g lik e that you can j ust walk
,
“
,
off o n your o w n four legs ; I am not going to lug yo u under my arm

again ! ”
B ut the Little Farmer w as stan di ng by hi s house door an d wai t -

,
in g for hi calf; and when he saw the co w herd coming through the
s -
vil lage without it he asked what it meant The co w herd answered

, .
-
,
I t i s t ill o ut th ere eat ing away and never attended to the cal l
“
s , ,
and woul d not come with the rest .

”
Then the Li ttle Fa mer sai d I wi ll tell y ou what I must have

“
r , ,
my beast brought home .

”
And they went together through th fie l ds in quest f it but e o ,
some one had stolen it and it w as gone A nd the drover sai d ,

.
,
M ostly likely it has un awa y

“ ”
r .
But the Little Farmer s i d Not it ! n d brought the cow herd a ,

“ ”
a -
before the b ailiff who ordered him f hi careles sness to give the
,
or s
Li ttl e Fa mer a co w for the mi ssing calf

r .
14 G imm C o mp lete F i y Ta les r
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s a r
S o no w the Li ttle Farmer and hi wife possessed their long s
wished for o w ; they rejoiced wi th all their hearts but unf tu

-
c , or
n at ly the y had no fodder fo it and could gi ve it nothin g t o eat

e o r , ,
s
that before long they had t o kill it It flesh they salted down and . s ,
the Little Farmer went to the town to sell the ski n and bu y a new
ca lf with what he got fo it On the way he came to a mill where a r .
,
raven w sitti ng wi th broken wings and he took it up o ut f pity

as ,
o
and wrapped it in the skin The weather w as very stormy and it .

,
b lew and rained o he t urned into the mi ll and asked for shelter
,
s .
The m ill er s wife w alone in the house and she said t o the Lit
’
as ,
tle Farmer We ll co me in and li down in the s traw and he

,
“
,
e ,
”
s
gave hi m a piece f bread and cheese So the Little Farmer ate and
o .
,
then lay down with his skin near him and the mi ller s wife thought ,
’
he was sleeping wi th fati gue After a whi le in came another man .

,
and the mi ller s wife received hi m very well saying M y husb and
’
, ,
“
i out ; we wi ll make good cheer

s .
The Little Farmer li stened to what they sai d and when he heard ,
good cheer spoken o f he grew angry to thi nk he had b een p ut ff, o
with bread and cheese Fo the mi ller s wife presently brought out . r
’
roast meat salad cakes and wi ne

, , , .
Now as the pair were sitting down t o their feast there came a ,
knock at the door Oh dear cri ed the woman it i m y hu b ndl

.
, ,
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s s a
In a twinkli ng she popped the roast meat into th oven the wi ne e ,
under the pillow the salad in the bed the cakes under the b ed and
, , ,
the man in the linen closet Then he Opened the door t o her hu -
. s s
b and sayi ng Th ank goodness y u e here ! What weather it i

, ,
“
,
o ar s,
as if the world were coming to an endl ”
When the mi ller saw the Little F armer lyi ng in the straw he ,
s i d What fellow have you got there ? Ohl sai d the wife the
a ,
“ ” “ ”
,
“
poor chap came in the midst o f the wind and rain and asked f or
shelter and I gave him some bread and cheese and spread some
,
straw for him .

”
The husband answered Oh well I have no ob j ecti on only get , , ,
me somethi ng t eat at once But the wife said There i nothing

o .
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,
“
s
but bread and cheese .

”
Anythi ng wi ll do for me answered the miller b read and

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,
”
,
“
cheese for ever ! and catchi ng s ight f the Littl e Fa mer he cri ed
”
o r , ,
“
Come along and keep me company! Th Little Farmer did no t
,
”
e
w it to be asked twi ce but sat down and ate

a ,
.
After a whi le the miller noti ced the skin lyi ng o n the ground with
the raven wrapped up in it and he sai d What ha ve yo u go t , ,
“
there ? Th Li ttle Farmer answered A fo tune teller And the

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e ,
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Litt le F me 15 The ar r
mi ller asked C n he te ll my fort un e ? Why not ? answered the

,
a
” “
Little Farmer He wi ll tell four things and the fifth he keeps to

.
“
,
himself Now the miller b ecame very curi ous and sai d As k him
.
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, ,
“
to y somethi ng
sa .
”
And the Li ttle Farmer p inched the al en o that it croaked r

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, s ,
Grr What does he say? as ked the mi ller And the Little
, crr .
” “ ”
.
Farmer ans were d First he says t hat there i wine under the pil ,
“
s
lo w .
“
hat would b e jolly ! cri ed the mi ller and he went to look and
T
”
, ,
found the wine and then asked What next? , ,

“ ”
So the Littl e Farmer made the raven croak ag i n and then s i d a ,

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That would be jolly ! cri ed the miller and he went and looked
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and foun d the ro t meat The Lit tle Farmer made the fortune as .
teller speak again and then sai d H says thirdl y that there i , ,
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salad in the bed .

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T hat woul d be jolly ! cri ed th e mi ller and went and looked an d

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found the sa l ad Once more the Lit tle Farmer pinched the raven so
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that he cro k ed and sai d He says fou thly and lastly that there
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are cakes under the b ed .

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Th at would be jo lly ! cried the mill er and he went and looked

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and found the cakes .
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very uncomfortab le nd sh went to b ed and took all the keys with , a e
her Th mi ller was eager to know what the fifth thing could b e
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but the Li ttle Farmer said Suppose we eat the four thi ngs in ,
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peace first f the fifth thi ng i a great deal worse

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So they sat and ate and whi le the y ate they ba gained to , ,
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gether as to how much the mi ller would give fo knowing th e fifth r
t hing ; and at last the y agreed upon th ee hun d ed dollars Then th e r r .
Little Farmer p inched th raven s o that he croaked aloud An d the e ,

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mi ller asked what he s ai d and the Little Farmer ans wered H e , ,

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says that there is a demon in the linen closet -

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closet and he unb arred the house door while the Little Farmer
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g t the key of the li nen closet from the mi ller s wife and opened it
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Then the man rushed forth and o ut of the house and the mi ller , ,
sai d I saw the b l ack rogue wi th my wn eyes ; so that i a good

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riddance .
And the Lit tle Fa mer took himself o ff b y dayb reak next mo ning r r
wi th t he three hundred doll a s r .
An d after thi s the Li ttl e Farmer by degrees got o n in the world ,

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and bui lt himself a good house and the other farmers sai d S urely , ,
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th e Lit tle Farmer has b een where it rai ns gold pieces and has ,
brought home money by the bushel .

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An d he w as s ummoned b efore the b ailiff t o ay whence hi ri ches s s
came And all he sai d w as I sold m y calf s s ki n for three hundred

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dollars .
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When the other fa rmers heard thi s the y wished t o share such
good luck and ran home k il led all their cows skinned them in
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order t o sell them al o for the same hi gh pri ce as the Li ttle Farmer
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And the bailiff sai d I must b e b eforehand with them So he sent

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hi s servant into the town t o the ski n b uyer and he onl y gave her -
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three doll ars for the s kin and that w as faring bett er than th e ,
othe s for when the y came they did not get as much as that for
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the skin buyer said What am I t o do w ith all these ski ns ?

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No w the other farmers were very ang y wi th the Li ttle F armer r
for misleadi ng them and they vowed vengeance agai nst him and
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went t o complain of hi de ceit t o the bailiff The poor Lit tle Fa mer
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was wi th o ne voice sentenced to death and to be put into a cas k ,
wi th holes in it and rolled into the water So he was led to

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tion and a p i est was fetched t o s y a mass fo hi m and the rest o f

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the people had t o stand at a distance As soon the Little Farmer . as
caught sight of the priest he knew him fo the man w ho w hi d in r as
the li nen closet at the mi ller s And he sai d t o hi m As I let you o ut

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o f the cu p b oard y u mus t let me o ut o f the cas k

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At that moment a shepherd passed wi th a flock o f shee p and ,
the Little Farmer knowing him to have a great wi sh to b ecome

bailiff hims elf call ed o ut with all his mi ght No I wi ll no t and if
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all th world asked me I would not !

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The shepherd hearing him came up and asked what it w as he

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would not do The Li ttle Farmer answered They wan t t o make

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me bai liff if I sit in thi s cas k but I wi ll not do it !

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Th she pherd sai d I f that i s all there i to do in order to b e

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come b ailiff I will sit in the cask and welcome A nd the Little .
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Farmer an were d Yes that is all just y u get into the cask and y u
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wil l become b aili ff So the shepherd ag eed and got in and the
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Li ttle Farmer fastened o n the top ; then he collected the herd of

sheep and drove them away .
Th p i est went b ack t o the pari sh assembly and to l d them the

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mass had been said Then they came and began t o roll the cask into
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th e water and as it went the shepherd ins ide call ed o u t I consent

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t o be b ai liff!
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The y th ought that it w as th e Little Farmer w ho spo k e and the y ,

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answered All right; but first you must go down be l ow and look
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about yo u a little and they roll ed the cask into the water
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Upon that the farmers went home and when they reached the ,
vi llage there they met the Little Farmer d iving a flock of sheep
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and l ooking qui te calm and contented Th farmers were astoni shed . e
and cri ed Little Farmer whence come you? How did you get out
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of the water? ”
Oh easily answered he I sank and sank un t il I came to the

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bottom ; then I broke through t h cask and came o ut of it and there e ,
were b eautiful meadows and p lenty f sheep feedi ng so I brought o ,
away thi s flock wi th me .

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Then s i d the farmers Are there any left ? Oh yes answered “ ” “ ”

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the Li ttle Farmer more than you can possibly need

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Then the farmers agreed that they woul d go and fetch some
sheep also each man a flock for himse lf ; and the baili ff sai d M
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first And they all went together n d in the b lue k y there were li t
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tl e fleecy cl ouds li ke lambkin s and they were reflected in the ,
water; and the farmers cried out There are the sheep down there ,
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at the bottom .
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When the bailiff heard that he pressed forward and sai d I will
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go first and look about me and if thi ngs look well I wi ll call to , ,
you An d he j umped plum p into th e water and they ll thought

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that the noise he made meant C ome the whole compan y “ ”

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jumped in n after the other o e .
So perished all the proprietors o f the vi llage and the Little ,
Fa mer as sole hei became a ri ch man

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T h e G o l de n K e y
IN wi nter time when deep snow lay n the ground a poor b y

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was forced to go ut n a sledge to fetch wood When he had

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gathered it together and packed it he wi shed as he was so frozen

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self li tt l e So he scraped away the snow and as he was thus clear

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ing the groun d he found a ti ny go l d key Hereupon he thought

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that where the key was th l ock must be also and dug in the ,
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ground and found an iron chest If the key does but fi t it ! thought .
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he ; no doubt there are preci ou things in that li t tle b

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searched but no keyhole w as there At last he di scovered o ne but

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so small that it w as hardly vis ible He t ied it and the key fitted it . r ,
exactly Then he turned it once round and now we must wai t until
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he h qui te unl ocked it and op ened the lid and then we shal l
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learn what wonde ful thi ngs were lying in that box r .
Sh a ri ng Joy an d S o rro w
THER E WAS once a tailor who w as a quarrelsome fellow and his , ,
wife w ho w a good industrious and pi ous never co uld please him

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Whatever he di d he was not sati sfied but grumb led and scolded
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and k nocked her about and b eat her A s the authori ties at last .
heard o f it they had him summoned and put in pri son in order to
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make him better He w as ke pt fo a whil e o n bread and water and

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then et free again He w as forced however to promise no t to b eat

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hi wife any more b ut t o live wi th her in p eace and share j oy and

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sorrow wi th her as married people ought t o do

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and w s urly and quarrelsome An d becaus e he dared no t beat her

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he woul d sei e her by the hair and tear it o ut The wom an esca ped
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from hi m and sp rang out into the y ard b ut he ran after her wi th
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hi yard meas ure and s ci ssors and chas ed h er a b out and threw the
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yard meas u e and scis sors at her and whatever else came in his
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way When he hit h er he laughed and when he mi ssed her he

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stormed and swore Thi s went on s o long that the nei ghbors cam e
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t o th e wi fe s ass i stance
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The tai lor w as agai n s ummoned b efore the magis trates and e ,
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mi nded o f hi s p romi se Dear gent lemen s ai d he I have kept m y

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word ; I have no t b eaten her but have shared joy and sorrow wi th ,
her How c an that b e sai d the judge when sh continually

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brings such heavy complaints again t you ? I have not beaten her s
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but just because he looked so strange I wanted to co mb her hair

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wi th my hand ; h however go t away from me and left me quite

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spitefull y Then I hurried after her and in order t o b ring her back
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to her dut y I threw at her as a well meant admoni ti on whatever

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came readil y t o hand I have shared j y and sorrow wi th her al so

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for whenever I hi t her I w as fu ll o f j o y and she o f sorrow; and ,

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ifI missed her then h w as joyful and I so ry Th judges were

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not satisfied wi th thi s answer b ut gave him th reward he deserved ,

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T h e N ai l
A MER CHANT had done goo d bus iness at the fair; he had sold hi s
w res and li ned hi money bags wi th gold and s ilver Then he
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wanted t o tr avel homewards and b e in hi own house b efore ni ght , s
fall So he packed hi s t unk wi th the mone y on his horse and rode

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awa y .
At noon he rested in a town and when he wanted to go farther ,
the stab le b oy b rought out his horse and said A nai l is wanting
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r, in the shoe o f it left hind foot Let it b e wanting ans wered
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the merchant; th e shoe wi ll certain ly stay o n for i mi les I have

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s till to go I am in a hu ry . r .
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In the afternoon when he once more ali ghted and had hi horse
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fed the stable boy went into the room to him and sai d Sir a shoe
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i mi ss ing from your horse s left hi nd foo t Shall I take hi m to the

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b lacksmith? Let it s till b e wanting answered the man ; the

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horse can very well hold o ut for the couple of mil es whi ch remain .
I am in haste .
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He rode fo th b ut b efore long th e horse began to limp It had

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not limped long before it began to stumb le n d it had no t stumbled ,

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long b efore it fell dow n and broke it leg Th merchant w forced s . e as
to leave the horse where it was and unbuckle the t unk take it on ,
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hi back and go home o n foot And there he did not arrive unti l
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quite late at ni ght An d that unluck y nail sai d he to himself has

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cau ed all thi s di saster

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THE R WA S once a poor count yman who used to it i the chimney

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And he used to y How dull it i without any children ab outsa ,

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u house i so qui et and other people s houses so noisy and ’
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merry ! ”
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Y answered hi wife and si ghed if we co uld onl y have
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on and that o n ever o li ttle no bigger than m y thumb how

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happy I shoul d be ! It would indeed be having o ur he art s desire , ,

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No w it happened that after a whi le the woman had a chi ld w ho

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was perfe ct in all hi limbs but no bigger than a thumb Then the s ,
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parents sai d He is just what we wished fo and we love him very

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much and they named him accordi ng to his stature Tom

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Thumb And though the y gave him plent y o f nou ishm ent he
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grew no bigger b ut rem i ned exactly the same size as when he was
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first bo n ; and he had very good facul ties and w a very qui ck and
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prudent that all he di d prospered

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One day hi father made ready t o go into the forest t o cut wood
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and he sai d a if to himself No w I wish there was some o ne t o

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bring the cart t o me O father cried Tom Thumb if I can .

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bri ng the cart let me alone for that and in proper ti me t o o !

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Then the father laughed and sai d H w will yo u manage that ?

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Yo u are much t o li ttle to hold the re ins That h nothi ng to do ” “

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wi th it father; whi le my mother goes o n with her spinni ng I will it

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in the horse s ear and tell hi m where t o go

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Well answered the .

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father we wi ll try it for once

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When it w a time t o t o ff the mo ther went o n spinni ng after

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se tting Tom Thum b in th e horse s ea ; and s o he drove off crying ’
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Gee up gee w o l
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So the horse went o n qui te as if hi master were d ivin g hi m and s r ,
d ew th wagon along the ri ght road t o the wood

r e .
Now it happened jus t as they turned a com er and the li ttle ,
fellow was calli ng out Gee up ! that t wo strange men passed by “

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Look sai d o n of them ho w i thi s ? There goes a wagon and

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th d iver is ca lli ng t o th e horse and y et he i nowhere to b e seen

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It is very str ange sai d the other; we will follow the wagon and
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see where it b elongs .

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And the wagon went ight through the forest up to the p l ace r ,
where the wo od had been hewed When To m Thumb caught sight .
o f hi father he cri ed o ut Look father here am I with the wagon ; “

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now take me down

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Th father held the horse wi th hi s left hand and wi th the ri ght

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he li fted down hi s lit tle on o ut o f th horse s ear and T m Thumb s e

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sat down o n a stump quite happ y n d content When the two ,

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strangers aw hi m they were struck dumb with wonder At last one

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Tom Thumb 21
of them taking the other aside sai d to him L ook here the li t tle
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chap woul d make u fortun e if we were to show him in the town

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fo money Suppose we buy him

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So they went up to the woodcutter and sai d Sell the li ttle man , ,
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t o u ; we will take c re he shall come to no harm No ans wered ” “ ”

s a .
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the father; he i the apple f my eye and not for all the money in
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the world would I sell him .

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But Tom Thumb when he heard what was going o n cli mbed up
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b y hi father s coat tai ls and p rchi ng hi mself on hi shoul der he

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whispered in hi ear Father you might as well let me go I wil l

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soon come back again .

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Then the father gave hi m up to the tw o men for a large p i ece f o
money The y asked hi m where he would like to it Oh put me o n

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the brim o f your hat said he There I can walk about and view ,
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the country and be in no danger of falli ng o ff

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So they di d as he wi shed and when To m Th um b had taken leave ,
o f hi s father they set ff all together And the y traveled o n unti l it

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grew dus k and the lit tle fellow asked to be set down a li ttle while
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for a change and after some difficul t y they con ented So the man
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took him down from his hat and set him in a field b y the roads ide , ,
a nd he ran away di rectl y nd after creep ing about among the fur , a ,
rows he slipped suddenly into a mous e hole just what he was look
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Go od eveni ng my masters you can go home wi thout me ! c i ed

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he t o them laughin g The y ran up and felt about with thei sticks
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in the mouse hole b ut in vain To m Th umb crept farther and far

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ther in and as it was growi ng dark they had to make the b est of
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their way home full o f vexati on and with empty purses

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When To m Thumb found the y were gone he crept o ut o f hi ,

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hi ding place underground It i dangerous work groping ab out

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these holes in the darkness sai d he ; I mi ght easily break my ,

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But by good fortune he came upon an empt y snail shell That s .

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ll ri ght sai d he Now I can get safely through the ni ght ; and he
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sett led himself down in it .
Before he ha d time to get to sleep he heard two men pass by , ,
and n w sayi ng to the other How can we manage t get ho l d

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f the ri ch parson s go l d n d si lver ? I can tell you h w cried

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T m Thumb How i this ? sai d n f th thi eves quite fright

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ened I hear some o ne Speak !

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So they stood sti ll and li stened and T m Thumb spoke again ,

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Take me wi th y u ; I wi ll show you h w to do i t ! o Where o
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o then,? asked they ”
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where the voice comes from answered he ,

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At last they found hi m and lifted him up You li t tle elf sai d , .
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the y ho w can you help u ? Lo ok here answered he I can

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easily creep be t w een the iron bars o f the parson s room and h nd ’
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u t to you whatever y ou would li ke t o have Very well s ai d ” “ ”

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they we wi ll try what yo u can do

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So when they came to the parsonage house Tom Th umb crept -

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into the room but cri ed o ut with all hi might Will you have all
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that is here ? S o the thi eves were terri fied and s ai d Do speak
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more softly lest any o ne should be awaked

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But Tom Th umb made as if he di d not hear them and cried out ,
agai n What would you lik e ? Will yo u have all that is here ? o
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that the cook w ho w sleeping in a room hard by heard it and

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raised herself in b ed and lis tened The thi eves however in their .
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fear of being dis covered had un b ack part f the way but they , r o ,
took courage again thin ki ng that it was only a jest of the lit tle
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fellow s S o th ey came back and whi s pered t o him to b e serious

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and to hand them out somet hing .
Then T m Th umb called o ut once more as loud as he co ul d Oh

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y I wi ll give it all t o you only put o ut your hand

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Then th li steni ng mai d heard him di stin ct ly that time and

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jumped o ut f bed and burst open the door Th thi eves ran ff as
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if the wi ld huntsman were b ehind them ; but the ma i d as she could ,
s e nothing went to fetch a light And when sh c me b ack with

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on T m Thum b had taken hi ms elf o ff wi thout b ei ng seen by her

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into the b arn ; and the mai d when he had looked in every hole and ,
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corner and found nothing went b ack t o b ed at last and thought , ,
that she must have been dreaming wi th her eyes and ears open .
So T m Thum b crept am ong the hay and found a comfo tab le

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nook to sleep in where he intended t o remain unti l it was day and

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then to go home t o hi father and mother But other things were t o

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befal l hi m ; indeed there i nothi ng but t rouble and wo ry in thi s

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world !
Th mai d g t up at dawn o f day to feed the cows Th first place
e o . e
she went to was the ba n where she took up an nful f hay and r ,
a rr o ,
it hap pened to be the very heap in whi ch To m Thumb lay a leep s .
And he was f t asleep that he w aware of nothi ng and never

so as , as ,
waked unti l he was in the mouth o f the o w who had taken him up c ,
wi th the hay .
Oh dear cried he how i it that I have got into a mi ll ! but

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he soon found o ut where he was and he had to be very ca eful n t ,

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to get between th cow s teeth and at last he had to descend into e

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the cow s stomach Th wi ndows were forgotten when thi s li ttle

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room was bui lt sai d he n d th sunshine cannot get in ; there i no

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Hi quarters were in every way unpleasant t him and what w

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the worst new hay was constantly comi ng in and the space w as
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b eing fi lled up At las t he c ied ut in hi extremi ty as loud he

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could No more b y for me ! No more b y for me ! Th mai d was

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then mi lk ing the cow and as he heard a voice but could e no ,

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one and as it w the same voi e that h had heard in the ni ght
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sh we fri ghtened that she fell 03 her stoo l and sp il t the mi lk

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Then h ran in great haste to her master cryi ng Oh master dear

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Y o u must be crazy answered her m t and he went hi mself

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to the cow hou e to what was the matter No sooner had he put
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hi foot ins i de the door than To m Thum b cri ed out again No “

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more hay for me ! No more hay fo me ! r

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Th en the parson hi mse lf was fri ghtened supposing that a b ad ,
spi i t had entered into the cow and he ordered her to be put to
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death So she was ki lled but the stomach where To m Thumb was
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lying was thrown upon a dunghi ll Tom Thumb had great troub le
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to work hi way o ut of it and he had jus t made a space b ig enough

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for hi head to go through when a new misfortune happened A

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hungry wolf ran up and swallowed the whole stomach at on gulp e .
But T m Thumb di d not lose courage Perhaps thought he

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the wolf wi ll li ten to reason and he cri ed ut from the ins ide f
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the wolf My dear wolf I can tell y u where to get a splendid

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meal ! Where i it to be had ? asked the wolf In such and such a

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house and yo u must creep into it th ough the drain and there you
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will find cakes and bacon and broth as much as you can eat and , ,
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he described to him hi father s house s

’
Th wolf needed not to be told t wi ce He squeezed himself

e .
th ough the drain in the night and feasted in the store room to hi
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heart s content When at last he was sati sfied he wanted t go away

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again but he had become so b ig that to creep the same way back
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w as imposs ib l e Th i s T m Thumb had reckoned upon and began

. o ,
to make a terrible di n inside the wolf c yi ng and calling as l oud as ,

r
he could .
“
Will y u be qu iet ? sai d the wo lf ; y u wi ll wake the fo lks u p !
o
”
o
“
Look here cried the li tt l e m n you are very well sati s fied and
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now I wi ll do some thing f my own enjoym ent and began again or

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to make a ll the noise he could .

24 G imm s Comp let e Fai y Ta les r
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A t last the father and mother were awakened and the y ran t o the ,
ro om door and peeped through the chi nk and when the y aw a

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s
wolf in occup ati on the y ran and fetched weapons —the man an axe
, ,
and the wife a scythe Stay b ehind s ai d th e man as the y entered

.
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,
”
,
the room ; when I have given him a b low and it does not seem t o
“
,
have kill ed him then you must cut at him wi th your s cythe
, .
”
Then Tom Thumb he ard hi s father s voi ce and cri ed D ear fa

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, ,
ther I am here in th e wolf s ins ide

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Then the father cal led o ut ful l o f j o y Thank heaven that we

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,
have foun d our dear chil d ! and told hi s wife to keep the scyt he out ”
o f the wa y lest To m Thumb sho uld b e hurt wi th it Th en he drew

,
.
near and struck the wolf s uch a b low o n th e head that he fell
down dead ; an d then he fetched a knife and a p air of scissors slit ,
u p the wolf s b ody and let o ut the little fellow

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,
.
Oh what anxiet y we have felt ab out you! sai d the father Ye

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s,
father I h ave seen a go od deal of the world and I am ve y glad to

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breathe fresh air again .

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And where h ave you b een all this tim e ? asked his father Oh
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I have b een in a mouse hole and a snai l s shell in a cow s stomach -

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’
and a wolf s in ide ; now I think I wi ll stay at home

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A n d we wil l no t p art wi th you fo r all the kingdoms o f the world

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c i ed the parents a the y k issed and hugged their dear li t tle To m

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s
Th umb A nd the y gave him some thi ng t o eat and dri nk and a new
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sui t of clothes as hi s o ld ones were soiled wi th travel

, .
To m T h um b T rav e l s
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s
THE RE WAS once a tailor w ho had a on no hi gher than a thum b o s ,

s
he was called Tom Th umb N otwiths tan di ng hi small size he had . s ,
plent y f s pi i t and ne day he s ai d t his father F ather go ut

o r , o o ,
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, o
into the world I mu t and wi ll

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s .
Very well m y on said the old m n and taki ng a long darning

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a ,
needle he put a knob f seali ng wax n the end saying Here i a

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sword t take wi th y u n your jou ney

o o o r .
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N w the li ttle tailor wanted t o have n more meal first and o

o o e , s
he trotted into the ki tchen t what sort f farewell feast hi o s ee o s
mother had c oo ked fo him It w all ready and the dis h w as r . as ,

To m Thumb s Tra ve ls
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25
standing o n the hearth Then sai d he M other what i the fare .

, , s
today? ”
Y o u can see for yourself sai d the mother Th en To m Th um b

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ran t o the he arth and peep ed into the dis h b ut as he stretched hi , s
neck t o o far over it the steam caught him and c rried him up the
,
a
chimn ey For a time he floated ab out wi th th e steam in the i but

. a r,
at last he s ank down to the ground Then the little tai lor found him .
self o ut in the wi de world and he wandered about and fin ally en , ,
gaged himself t o a master tai lor but the food w no t good enough , as
fo r him .
M istress b if y u do n t give us b etter i

,
said To m Thum ,
“
o o v c
t uals I sh all g
, ut early in the morni ng and w ite wi th a p i ece
o o f r o
chalk n the house door Plenty of p otatoes t o eat and but li ttle
o -
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meat ; goo d b ye M Potato

so -
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What are you after gras s hopper? sai d the mi stress and grow
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ing angry she sei zed a piece f rag to beat him o ff; but he crept u m o
d n th her thi m b le and then peeped at her and p ut his tongu e

er ea , ,
o ut at her She too k up th e thim b le and would have seized hi m

.
, ,
b ut he ho pped among the rags and as the mi stress turned them ,
over t find him he step ped into a crack in th e tab le H heel

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M is tress ! cri ed he sti ckin g u t hi s head and when she w just g

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as o
ing t gras p him he j ump ed into the table drawer But in the end
o ,
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sh caught him and drove him o ut f the hou e

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o s .
S o he wandered o n un ti l he came t a great wood ; and there he o
met a gang of robb ers that were going t ob the King s treasu y o r
’
r .
When the y saw the little tailor the y thought t themselves Such a , o ,
“
little fellow might eas ily creep through a key hole and serve instead -
,
f a p ick lock Holloa ! cried one y u gi nt Goli ath will y u

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o -
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o a ,
o
come wi th u to the treasure chamb er? You can sli p in and then
s -
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throw us ut the money o .

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T m Thum b cons i dered a little b ut at last he consented and

o ,
went with them t th treas ure cha mb er Th en he looked all over

o e -
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the door ab ove and b elow but there w as no crack to be seen ; at ,
last he found n broad enough to let him pass and he was get
o e ,
ting through when ne f the sentinels that stood before the door
,
o o
saw hi m and s ai d t the other See what an ugly spider i crawl

, o ,
“
s
in g there ! I wi ll put an end to hi m Let th e poor creature alone .

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sai d t h other t h done y u no harm

e ,
r as o .
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So T m Thumb got safely through the crack into the treasure

o
chamb er and he opened th wi ndow beneath whi ch th thi eves

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26 G imm Co mp lete F i y T les r
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s a r a
were standing and he threw them ut n dollar after another Just

,
o o e .
as he had well settled to the work he heard the Ki ng comi ng to ,
take a look at hi treasu e and o To m Thumb had to creep away

s r ,
s .
Th King presently rema ked that many good dollars were want
e r
in g but could not imagi ne ho w they could have been stolen as the
, ,
locks n d bolts were in good order and everyt hi ng seemed secure

a , .
And he went away saying to the two sentinels Keep good g uard ;
, ,
“
there i some o n after the money

s e .
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When To m Th umb had s t to work anew they heard the chink e , ,
chi nk f the money and has ti ly rushed in to catch the thi ef But the
o ,
.
li ttle tai lor he heard them comi ng was t o quick for them and
,
as ,
o , ,
hi di ng in a co ner he covered himself up with a dollar

r ,
that ,
so
nothi ng of him was to be seen and then he mocked the sentinels , ,
c yi ng Here I am ! They ran about and when they came near him
r ,
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he w s soon in another corner under a dollar cryi ng Here I am !

a , ,
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Then t h senti nels ran towards him and in a moment he was in a

e ,
thi rd corner cryi ng Here I am ! In thi s way he made fools of

“ ”
, ,
them and dodged them so long about the treasure chamber that
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they got tired and went away Then he t to work and threw the . se ,
d o l lars ut o f the window one fter the other ti l l the y were all
o ,
a ,
gone ; and when it came to the last as he flung it wi th all hi mi ght ,

s ,
he jumped ni mbly o n it and flew wi th it o ut of the window , .
The rob b ers gave hi m great praise sayi ng Y o u are a most val
“
, ,
i n t hero ; wi ll yo u be u capt i n ?
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a o r a
But Tom Thumb thanked them and s i d he woul d like to see the , a
world first Then they divi ded the spoil ; but the li ttle tailor s sha e
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r
w as only one far thi ng whi ch was all he w as able to carry , .
Then bi ndi ng hi sword to hi s ide b bi d the robbers good day

s s ,
e ,
and started n hi way He app lied to several ma ter tail ors but
o s . s ,
they would not have an ythi ng to do with him; and at last he hi red
himself as indoor servant at an inn Th mai d ser ants took a great . e -
v
di s like to hi m fo he used to see everyt hi ng they di d without bein g

,
r
seen by them and he told the master and mistress about what the y
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took from the plates and what they carried away ut of the cell ar
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o .
And they s i d Wai t a little we wi ll pay y u ut and took coun

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se l together to play hi m some m ischi e v ous tri ck .
Once when o n f the maids was mowing the grass in the garden
e o
she w Tom Thumb jump ing about and creeping among the cab
sa
bages and h mowed him wi th the gr s ti ed all together in a

, s e; as ,
bun dle and threw it to the cows Among the cows w a big black
,
. as
one who swallowed him down wi thout doing him any harm But
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To m Thumb s Tra ve ls
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he di d not li ke hi lod ging it was o dark and there w a no candle

s , s , s
to be had When the cow w as b eing mi lked he cried o ut

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S t ip s trap st ull “
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Will t he pa il o on be full? s
”
But he w as not understood because o f the noise O f the milk .
Presently the lan dl ord came into the stable and sai d Tomorrow ,
“
this cow i t o be slaughtered

s .
”
At that Tom Thumb felt very terrified ; and with hi s shrillest

voice he cried Let me out first; I am sit ting ins ide here !
,
“ ”
The master heard hi m qui te plainl y but could not tell Where the ,
voi ce came from Where are you ? ked he I nside the black
.
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as .
“
on
”
e, answered To m Thumb b ut th e master no t understanding the , ,
meaning of it all went away , .
Th next morni ng the o w was slaughtered Hap pily in all the

e c .
,
cut ting and slashi ng he escaped all harm and he slip ped among the ,
sausage meat When the butcher came near t s et to work he c i ed

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with all his mi ght Don t ut o deep don t out so deep I am um

,
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o s ,
’
d m th l But for the sound o f the b utcher s knife hi voi ce was

” ’
e ea s
not heard .
No w p oor To m Thum b was in great strai ts and he had to j ump

, ,
ni mbly ut Of the way o f the knife and finally he came through

o ,
Wi th a whole skin But he could not ge t qui te awa y and he had to

.
,
let himself remain with the lumps o f fat t o b e put in a b lack pud
di ng His qu arters were rather narrow and he had to be hun g up in
.
,
the chimney in the smoke and t o remai n th ere a very long while ,
.
At last when winter came he w as taken down for the black pud
, , ,
ding w to b e t b efore a guest And when th e landl ady cut the

as se .
black puddi ng in sli ces he had to great care not t o li ft up hi head

,
s
t o o much o it mi ght b e shaved Off at the neck A t last he saw hi

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Opportuni ty took courage and jum ped out

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But as things had gone o badl y wi th him in that house To m s ,
Thum b di d n o t mean t o stay there b ut b etoo k hi mself agai n to his ,
wanderings Hi freedom however di d not last long In the Open

. s , ,
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fields there came a fox who snap p ed him up wi thout think ing .
“
Oh M Fox cried To m Thumb here I am sti ck n in you
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throat ; let me out again Ve y well answered the fox It i true .

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yo u are no b etter th n noth i ng ; promi se me the hens i nayour f a
t he
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rsyard then I will let you go With all my he rt answered
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To m Thumb you shall have the m a ll I promi se you

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Th en the fox let hi m go and he ran home When the father w ,

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28 G imm s Co mp lete Fai y T les
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hi s dear li t tle s on agai n he gave th e fox willi ngly ll the hens that
, a
he had .
An d look b es i des what a fine piece o f mone y I ve go t for y ou !

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, ,
s ai d Tom Th um b and handed over the farthing whi ch he had

,
earned in his wanderings .
But how you ask coul d the y let the fo devour all the poor
, , x
chi cks ? Why you s illy chi ld you know t hat your father woul d rather
, ,
have yo u than the hens in his y ard !
T h e Y o u ng G i a n t
A L ONG TIME ago a countryman had a on who w as as big as a s
thum b and did no t become any bigger and during sever l years
, , a
di d no t grow o ne hair s b readth O nce when the fat her w as goin g

’
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o u t t o plou gh the li ttle o ne sai d

, F ather I will go out with thee ,
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.
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Thou wouldst go out wi th me ? sai d the father S tay here thou

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wi lt b e Of no use o ut there b esides thou mi ghts t get lost ! Then ,

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Th umbli ng b egan t o cry and fo the sake o f peace his father put ,
r
hi m in hi s pocket and took him with hi m , .
When he w as outs ide in the field he too k him out again and set , ,
hi m in a freshl y cut fu row -

r .
Whil e he w as there a great gi ant came over the hi ll D ost thou

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“
se e th at great mon ter? sai d the father for he wanted to f i ghten

s
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th e li ttle fell ow t o make him good He is coming t o fetch thee “ ”

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Th e giant however had scarcely taken t wo step s wi th hi s long le gs

, ,
b efore he w as in the fu row He took up li ttle Th umbli ng carefully

r .
wi th t wo fingers e xami ned him and without saying one word went
, ,
away with him His father stood by b ut could no t utter a sound for
.
,
terror and he thought nothing else b ut that hi s chi ld w as lost and

, ,
that as long as he lived he should never et eyes on him agai n s .
Th gi ant h owever carri ed hi m home suckl ed him and Thum

e , , , ,
b ling grew and b ecame tall and strong after the manner o f gi ants .
When two years h d passed the O ld gi ant took him into the forest
a , ,
wanted to try him and sai d Pull up a s tick fo thyself Th en the

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b oy was already so strong that he tore up a young tree ut Of the o
e rth by the roots But the gi ant thought W mus t do better than
a .
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e
that took him back again and suckled him two years longer
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When he tri ed him hi s s t reng th had increas ed so much that he

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Gi nt 29 The You ng a
could tear an o l d tree ut O f the ground That w as sti ll not enough o .
for the giant; he again suckled him for two years and when he then ,
went wi th him into the forest and said Now just tear up a proper ,
“
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stick fo me the boy tore up the strongest o k tree from the ea th

r ,
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a r ,
so that it split and that was a mere tri fle t o him Now that wi ll
, .
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do sai d the gi ant thou t perfect and took him back to the
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ar
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,
field from whence he had brought hi m Hi father was there follow . s
in g the p lough Th e y oung gi ant went up to him and sai d Does “

.
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my father s what a fine man hi on h grown into?

ee s s as
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The farmer was alarmed and sai d N thou art not my son ; I “
O,
don t want thee—leave me ! Tm I am your s on ; allow me t o do

, ,
’ ” “
your work I can p lough well as y u nay better NO no thou

, as o , .
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art not my so n and thou canst no t plough—go away ! However as

,
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,
he was frai d of thi s great man he left hold of the plough stepped
a , ,
back and stood at one side o f the piece o f land Then the y outh .
took the plough and just pressed it with o ne hand but hi grasp , ,
s
w as so s t rong that the plough went deep into the earth Th farmer . e
cou l d not bear t o ee that and called to hi m I f thou art deter s , ,

“
mined t o plough thou must no t press so hard o n it that makes b ad

, ,
work Th youth however unharnessed th horses and drew the

.
”
e , ,
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plough hi mself saying Just go home father and bid m y mother, ,

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, ,
make ready a large di sh of food and in the meantime I will go over ,
th e field Th en the farmer went home and ordered hi wife t o

.
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s
prepare the food ; but the youth ploughed the field whi ch was t wo ,
acres large quite l one and then he harnessed hi mself t o the b

, a ,
ar
row and harrowed the whole o f the land using t wo b arrows at

, ,
once When he had done it he went into th e forest and pull ed up

.
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tw o o k trees lai d them across hi shoulders and h un g o ne b arro w

a , s ,
o n the m b ehi nd and o ne b efore and also o n horse b ehind and o ne ,

e
b efore and car i ed all as if it had b een a bundle o f str aw t o hi

,
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s
parents house ’
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When he entered the yard hi s mother di d not reco gni ze him and , ,
as ked Who i that horrib le tall man ? The farmer sai d Th at is

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s
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o ur o n s She said No that cannot be ou o n we never had such

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a tall o n ours w a li ttle thi ng She called t o him Go away we

e, as .
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do n t want thee ! Th youth was silent but led hi s horses to the

o
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stable gave them oats and hay and all that th e y wanted When he
, ,
.
had done thi s he went into the parlor sat down on the b ench and
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said M other now I should lik e somethi ng t o eat w ill it soon be

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ready ? Then she sai d Yes and brought in t wo immense di shes

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full o f food whi ch would have been enough to sati fy herself and
,
s
her hu band for a week Th e y outh however ate the whole of it

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30 G imm s Co mp lete Fa i y Ta les r
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himself and as ked if he had nothi ng more t o set b efore him No

,
s .
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h repli ed that is all we have But that was onl y a tas te I must
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s e .
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have more .
She di d not dare t o oppose him and went and put a huge cal ,
dr on full O f food n the fi e and when it was ready carri ed it in

o r , , .
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At lengt h come a few crumbs s ai d he and ate all there w as but ”
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it w as s til l no t ufli ci ent t o appease hi hunger Th en s ai d he Fa

“
s s .
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t her I see well th at with thee I shall never have fo od enough ; if

,
thou will get me an iron staff whi ch i strong and whi ch I cannot s ,
break agai nst m y knees I will go o ut into the world , .

”
Th e f mer w as glad put hi t wo horses in hi s cart and fetched

ar ,
s ,
from the smi th a staff o large and thi ck that the t wo horses co ul d s
Only just bring it away Th e y outh lai d it across hi k nees and snap ! . s ,
he broke it in t wo in the mi ddle like a b ans ti k and threw it away e c , .
The fat her then harnessed four horses and b rou ght a b ar whi ch ,
was o long and thi ck that the four horses coul d only just drag it
s , .
The s o n snapped thi s also in twai n agai nst hi s knees threw it awa y , ,
an d sai d Father this can b e o f no u e to me thou must harness

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s ,
more horses and b ring a st onger staff S O the father harnessed

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ei ght horses and b rought o ne whi ch w so long and thi ck th at th e

,
as ,
ei ght hors es could only just carry it Wh en the on took it in his . s
hand he b roke a bit from the t o p of it also and sai d F ather I see
, , ,
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,
that th ou wilt no t b e able t o procure me any such staff as I want I ,
wi ll rem ai n no longer wi th thee

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.
S o he went away and gave o ut that he w as a smi th s apprenti ce

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,
He arrived at a vi llage wherein lived a smith who was a greedy ,
fellow w ho never did a kindn ess to any o ne but wanted eve ythi ng
, ,
r
for himself Th youth went into the smi thy t o him and asked if he
. e ,
needed a j ourneyman Ye sai d the smi th and looked at hi m and .

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th ought Th at is a strong fellow w ho will s t i ke o ut well and earn

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hi s b read S o he as ked How much wages dost th ou want I

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don t want any at ll he re plied onl y every fortni ght when the
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other joum eymen are p i d I will g v e thee t wo blows and thou a ,

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mu t be ar them Th mi ser was he rti ly satisfied and thought he

s .
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e a ,
would thus save much mone y .
Next morni ng the s tr ange journeym an was to begi n to work but

, ,
when the master brought the glowi ng bar and the youth struck hi ,
s
first blow the iron flew asunder and the anvi l sank o deep into the
, ,
s
earth that there was no bringi ng it o ut again Then the miser grew
,
.
angry and sai d Oh b ut I can t make any us e f thee thou t i k t

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o , s r es
far to o powerfully ; what wi lt thou have fo the n b l ow ? r o e

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Then sai d he I will only give thee quite a small b low that s
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Young Gia nt The
all And he raised hi foot and gave him such a ki ck that he flew
. s ,
away over four loads o f hay Then he sought o ut the thi ckest iron .
b arin the smi thy fo him self took it a s tick in hi hand and r ,
as s ,
went onwards .
When he had walked for some ti me he came to a small farm , ,
and asked the b ailiff if he di d n t requir e a head servant Ye o -

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s,
”
s i d the b aili ff I can make use o f on ; yo u look a strong fellow

a ,
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e
who can d something how much a year do you want as wages ?

o ,
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He again replied that he wanted no wages at all but that every ,
year he would give him three b lows whi ch he must b ear Then the ,
.
bailiff was satisfied for he t o o w as a covetous fell ow Next mo m , , ,

.
ing all the servants were t o go in to the wo od and the others were ,
already up but the head servant was sti ll in bed Th en one Of them
,
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called t o him Get up it i time ; we are going into th e wood and

, ,
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thou must go with us ”

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Ah sai d b e qui te roughly and s urli ly y u may just go then ; I

“
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o ,
shall be b ack again b efore any O f yo u .

”
Then the others went to the b ai li ff and told hi m that the head ,
man w a still lyi ng in bed and would not go into the wood wi th
s ,
them The b ailiff s i d th e y were t o awake him again and tell him
. a ,
to harness the horses The head man however sai d s before Just .
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g o there I shall b e back ag,

ai n b efore an y O f y ou And then he .
stayed in b ed tw o hours longer A t length he arose from the .
feathers b ut first he go t himself tw o bushels O f peas from the loft

, ,
made himself some b roth wi th them ate it at hi leis ure and when ,
s ,
that w s done went and harnessed the horses and drove into the
a , ,
wood .
No t far from th e wood w as a ravine thr ough whi ch he had t o

pass o he first drove the horses o n and then stopp ed them and
,
s , ,
went behi nd the cart took trees and b rus hwood and made a great , ,
b ar i cade s that no horse could get through When he was enter

r ,
o .
ing the wood the others were just driving o ut o f it wi th their

,
loaded carts t o go home ; then sai d he t t hem Drive o n I will sti ll o ,

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get home before you do He did n t dri ve far into the wood but at .
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o ,
once tore tw o f the very largest trees of all out f the earth threw
o o ,
them on hi cart and t urned round When he came to the barri

s , .
cade the others were sti ll standing there n t able t o get th ough
, ,
o r .
“
Don t y u see sai d he that if y u had stayed wi th me y u
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o
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o ,
o
would have got home just qui ckly and would h ve had another as ,
a
hour s s l eep ?’ ”
He now wanted to d i ve n but hi horses could no t work their r o ,

s
way through o he unharnessed t hem lai d them at the top f the

, s ,
o
32 G imm C o mp lete F i y T les r
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s a r a
ca rt took the shaft s in hi o wn hands and d ew it over and he di d

,
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thi just as eas ily as if it had been laden with feathers When he
s .
was over he said to the others There you s I have got over
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ee ,
qui cker than you and drove o n and the others had to stay where
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the y were In the y d however he took a tree in hi hand showed

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i t to the bai liff and sai d Isn t that a fine bund l e of wood ? Then
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sai d the baili ff to hi wife The servant i a good o ne if he does

s ,
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sleep long he i sti ll home before the others

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S O he served the baili ff a year and when that w as over and the , ,
other servants were getti ng their wages he said it was tim e for hi m ,
to have hi t o The b ailiff however w as afrai d of the blows whi ch

s o .
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he w a t o receive n d earnestly entreated him to excuse hi m from

s ,
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havin g them ; for rather than that he himself would b e head ser ,
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vant and the youth should b e bailiff N s i d he I will no t be a

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bailiff I am head servant and will remai n s o b ut I will admini ster

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that whi ch we agreed o n Th b ai liff was willing to give him what .

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soever he demanded b ut it was of no use the head servant sai d no

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to everything .
Then the bai liff di d not lm o w what to do and b egged for a fort ,
ni ght s delay for he wanted to find some way to escape Th e head

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servant consented to thi s delay The b ailiff summoned all hi clerks . s
together and they were to thi nk th matter over and fi e him d

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v a
vi ce The clerks pondered fo a long time but at last the y s ai d that

. r ,
no n was sure of hi s life wi th the head servant for he coul d ki ll a

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man as eas ily as a ni dge and that the b ailiff ought t o make him get
r ,
i nto the well and clean it and when he was down below the y , ,
would roll up ne of the mi ll stones whi ch w as lying there and

o -
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throw it n hi head ; and then he would never retu n to dayli ght

o s r .
Th e advi ce pleased the b ai liff and the head servant was quite ,
-
wi lling to go dow n the well When he w as stan di ng down below at .
the bottom the y rolled down the l gest mi ll stone and thought
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they had broken hi skull but he cried Chase away those hens s , ,
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from the well they are scratchi ng in the sand up there and throw
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ing the grains into my eyes s o that I can t s S O the bai liff cri ed
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ee .
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S h h —and pretended t o f i ghten the hens away

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When the head servant had fini shed hi work he climbed up and
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sai d Just look what a beautiful necktie I have o n and beho l d it

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was the mill stone whi ch he w wearing round hi neck Th head

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as s . e
servant now wanted t take hi reward but the bailiff again begged o s ,
f a fortni ght s delay Th clerk met together and advi sed hi m to

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send the head servant to the haunted mi ll to g i nd corn by ni ght

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for from thence as yet no man had ever returned in the mo ning r
Yo ung Gi nt 33 The a
alive Th proposal p leased the bailiff he called the head servant

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that ve y evenin g and ordered him t take eight bushe ls of corn to

r , o
the mi ll and g i nd it that ni ght f it w as wanted

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or .
So the head servant went t o the loft and put t w o bushels in hi

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ri ght pocket and two in hi left and took four in a wall et half n
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hi s back and half on hi s b reast and thus laden went to the haunted
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mill The miller told him that he could g i nd there very well b y
. r
day but n t b y ni ght for the mill was haunted and that up to the
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present time whosoever had gone into it at ni ght had been found in
the morni ng lyi ng dead inside He said I wi ll manage it j us t you
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go away to bed Then he went into the mi ll and poured ut the

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co m .
About eleven o clock he went into the miller s room and sat ’ ’
down o n the bench When he had sat there a whi le a door sud .
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d nly opened and a large table came in and n the table wi ne

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and roasted meats placed themselves and much good food b esides , ,
but eve ything ca me O f itself for no ne was there to carry it After

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thi s the chairs pu hed themselves up but no people came until all
s , ,
at once he beheld fingers whi ch han dl ed knives and forks and laid , ,
food o n the plates b ut with thi exc pti on he w nothing As he , s e sa .
was hungry and w the food he t o o placed himself at the table

,
sa , , , ,
ate wi th those who were eatin g and enjoyed it , .
When he had had enough and the others also had quite emp ti ed ,
their dishes he di sti nctly heard all the candl es being suddenly
,
snuffed o ut and as it was now pitch d rk he felt somethi ng like a

,
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b o o n the ear Then he sai d If anythin g o f that ki nd comes

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again I sh ll stri ke o ut in return And when he had re ceived a e

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o n d b ox o n the ear he t o o struck o u t And so it conti nued the , , ,

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whole ni ght he took nothi ng without returni ng it but repai d every

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thi ng wi th interest and di d not lay ab out him in vain ,

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At daybreak however everyt hi ng ceased When the mi ller had

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g o t up he wanted t,
o loo k after hi m and wondered i f he were ,
sti ll alive Then the youth said I have eaten my fill have received
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some b oxes on the ear but I have given some in return The mi ller ,
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rejoiced and sai d that the mill was now released from the spell
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and wanted to give him much money as a reward But he sai d .

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M oney I wi ll no t have I have enough f it S o he t o ok hi meal

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o . s
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on hi back went home and told the b ailiff that he had done what
s , ,
he had bee n told to do and would now have the reward agreed o n ,
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Wh en the b i liff heard that he was seriou l y alarmed nd quite

a ,
s a
b eside himself ; he walked b ackw ards and forwards in the room ,
and drops o f pers pirati on ran down from his forehead Th en he .

34 G i mm C o mp let e F i y T les r
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s a r a
Opened the wi ndow to get some fresh i but before he was aware a r,
the head servant had giv en him such a ki ck that he flew through
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t he wi ndow o u t i nto the i and so far away that no n ever w a r, o e sa
him agai n Then sai d the head servant to the b ilifl wife If he
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does no t come back thou must take the other blow She c ie d ,
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N no I cann ot bea it and Opened the other window because

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drops of persp irati on were runni ng down her forehead Th en he .
gave her such a ki ck that she t o flew ut and as he was lighter ,

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h went much hi gher than her hu band Her husband cri ed Do

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come to me but she repli ed Come thou to me I cannot come to

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They hovered about there in the i and could n o t get t o each a r,
other and whether they are sti ll hovering about not I do not
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know but the young gi ant took up hi iron b r and went o n hi

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way .
S w ee t P o rri d g e
THE R WAS a poor but good little girl who li ved alone with her
E
mother and they no longer had anyt hi ng t eat S the child went
, o . O
into the forest and there an aged woman met her who was aware
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Of her sorrow and presented her with a li t tle pot which when h
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said C ook little pot cook would cook good sweet porri dge ; and
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when she sai d Stop lit tle pot it ceased to cook Th girl took the
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pot home to her moth er and now the y were freed from their p ,
ov
erty n d hun ger and ate sweet porri dge as Often as they chose
a , .
Once on a ti me when th gi l had gone ut her mother sai d e r o , ,

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C ook li ttle p t cook And it di d cook and she ate ti ll she w
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sat isfied and then she wanted the p t to stop cooki ng b ut di d not
, o ,
k now the word S it went on cooki ng and th porri dge rose over
. O e
the edge and s ti ll it cooked n unti l th ld t h n and whole house

,
o e c e
were full and then the next house and then the who l e street just
, , ,
as if it wanted to satisfy the hunger O f the who l e worl d and there

was the greatest di stress but no one k new how to stop t ,
r .
At la t when only one s ingle hou e remained the chil d came

s s ,
home and just said Stop li ttle pot and it stopped and gave up
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cook ing and whosoever wished to re tu n t the town had to eat hi

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way back .
T h e Elv e s
THE R w once a shoemaker who through no fau lt Of hi w n h

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came poor that at last he had nothi ng left but just enough
so
leather to make pai r Of shoes He cut ut the shoes at night so

o ne . o ,
as to set t work upon them next morni ng ; and as he had a good

o
conscience he lai d himse lf qui etly down in hi bed commi tted

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himself to heaven and fe ll asleep ,

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In the morni ng after he had s i d hi prayers and w going t

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get to work he found the pair f shoes made and fini shed and
, o ,
standi ng n hi tab l e He was very much astoni shed and cou l d not
o s .
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tell what to thi nk and he took the shoes in hi hand t examine

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s o
them more closely ; and they were so well made that every sti tch
w asin it ri ght p l ace just as if they had come from the hand of a
s ,
master workman -
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Soon fter a purchaser entered and the shoes fit ted him very
a , , as
well he gave more than the usual pri ce for them so that the shoe
, ,
maker had enough money to buy leather f two more pairs f or o
shoes He cut them t at ni ght and intended to set to work the

. ou ,
next mo ning with fresh spiri t ; but that was not to be f when he
r , or
g t up they were a lready fini shed and e v en a customer w

o not , as
lacking who gave him much money that he was able to buy
,
so
leather enough f four new pairs Early next morning he found the
or .
four pairs also fini shed n d so it always happened ; whatever he cut

, a
out in the eve ing was worked up by the morning so that he w

n ,
as
soon in the way Of making a good livi ng nd in the end became ,

a
very well to do - -
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On ni ght e t long before Ch i stmas when the shoemaker had

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no r ,
fini shed cutti ng t and before he went to bed he said to hi wife

ou , ,
s ,
“
How would it be if we were to it up tonight and who it i s s ee s
that does us thi s servi ce ? ”
Hi wi fe agreed and
s t a li ght to burn Then they both hi d i
, se a . n
corner Of the room behind some coats that were hanging up and ,
then they b egan to watch A soon as it was mi dni ght they saw . s
come in two n tly formed naked li t tl e men who seated themselves

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36 Comp let e F i y T le Grimm s
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a r a s
before the shoemaker s tab le and took up th work th at w al ’
, e as
ready prep ared and began to stitch to pierce and to hammer

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cleverly and qui ckly wi th thei li ttle fingers that the shoemaker s r
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eyes co uld scarcely follow them full f wonder w he And the y , so o as .
never left ff until everythi ng was fini shed and w standin g ready
O as
on th table and then the y jumped up and ran off

e ,
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Th next mornin g the shoemaker s wife sai d to her husband

e
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Th ose li t tle m n have made us ri ch and we ought to show u

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selves grateful With all their run ning ab out and having nothing t
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cover them the y mu t be very cold I ll tell y ou what; I wi ll make

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lit tle shi rts coats wai stcoat and b reeches fo them and k nit each
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s, r ,
of them a pair of stock ings and y u shall make each of them a p ai r , o
f shoes
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The hu b and con ented wi llingly and at ni ght when everythi ng

s s , ,
w as fini shed the y lai d the gifts together on the table instead f the
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cut out work and placed themselves

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that they coul d ob serve so
how the lit tle men would b ehave When mi dni ght came they .
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rushed in ready t t t work b ut when they found instead f the

, o se o , , o
pieces Of prep a ed leather the neat li ttle garments put ready for
r ,
them the y stood a moment in surp ri se and then the y showed the
, ,
greatest deli ght With the greatest swiftness the y took up the pret ty
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garments and sli p pe d them n singing o , ,
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Wha t sp ruc e a nd da nd y b oys a re w e!
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No long er co bblers w e w ill be .
en the y hopped and danced about jumping over the chairs

Th ,
and tables and at la t the y danced out at the door

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s .
From that time the y were never seen again ; but it al ways went
well wi th the shoemaker as long as he li ved and whatever he too k ,
in hand p ros p ered .
THER E was once a poor servant m i d who w very cleanly and a ,

as
indus t i ous ; she swept down the hou s e every day and put the
r ,
sweepings on a great heap by the door One morni ng before she .

,
b egan her work h found a letter and h coul d not read she
,
s e ,
as s e ,
lai d her broom in the com er and took the lett er to her mas ter and ,
mi stress to see what it w about; and it w as n invitati on from the

,
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elves w ho wis hed the mai d to come and st nd godmother to o ne of

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Elv es The
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their chil d en The mai d did not k now wha t to do ; and as she w as
r .
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told t hat no one ought to refuse the elves anythi ng she made up ,
her mind to go .
S O there cam e three lit tle elves w ho conduct ed her into th mid , e
dl e o f a hi gh mountai n where the li ttle peo ple li ved Here every

, .
thing was Of a very small size but more fine and elegant than can ,
b e told Th e mother O f the child lay in a bed made o f eb ony s tud

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ded with p earls ; the counterp ane w as emb roidered wi th gold the ,
cradle w as of ivory and th e b athi ng tub of gold S O the mai d stood

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godmother and w as then for goin g home but the elves begged her
, ,
to stay at least three more days wi th them ; and s o she cons ented ,
and s p ent the time in mirth and j ollit y and the elves seemed very ,
fond of her A t las t when she was ready t o go away they filled her
.
, ,
pockets full Of gold and led her b ack again out Of the mountain
,
.
When she got b ack t o th e house she w as going t o b egin working ,
ag i n and took her b room in her hand—it w as s till standi ng in the

a ,
com er where she had left it —and b egan t o sweep Th en came up .
some strangers and asked her who she w as and what she w s ,
a
doing And h found that ins tead o f three days he had been
. s e , s
seven years wi th the elves in the mountain and that during that ,
time her master and mi st ress had di ed .
THE elves once took a chi ld away from it s mother and left in its ,
place a Changeli ng wi th a big head and starin g eyes who di d noth ,
ing but eat and d i nk Th mother in her trou b le went to h er neigh

r . e
b ors and asked their advi ce Th e neighbors told her to tak e th e .
changeling into th e kitchen and put it ne ar the h ea th and then to r ,
make up the fire and boil water in two egg shells ; th at woul d make
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the changeling laugh and if he laughed it would b e all over with

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hi m S O the woman di d as her nei ghb ors advised And when she set
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the egg shells of water o n th e fire the changelin g sai d

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Thoug h o ld I be
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A fo e t t ee s r s r ,
C o o ki ng in n g g hell neve did I s ee! a e s

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and began t o laugh And di rectl y there came in a crowd o f elves

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b ringing in the right child ; and they lai d it near the heart h and ,
carried the changelin g away wi th them .

Fai r K a t rin elj e an d P i f—
P af—
P o lt rie
GO O D DAY Father Hollenthe M any thanks Pif paf p o lt i e M y

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a
I be allowed to have your daughter? Oh yes if M other M al ” “

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cho ! Milch cow ! Brother High and M i ghty Sister Ka t aut and
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fai K tri nelje are wi lli ng you can have her Where i M other
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M l cho then ? She is in the o w house mi lking the c o w

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Good da y M other M alcho M any th anks Pif p af p o lt rie
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M ay I b e allowed t o have y our daughter ? Oh yes if F ather

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H o llenthe Brother H i gh and M i ght y S i ster K a etraut and fair K a

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t i n lj ar w illi ng yo u can have her

r e e e Where is Brother Hi gh
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and M ighty then ? He is in the room chopping some wood

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Good day Brother High and Might y M any thanks Pif paf
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M ay I b e allowed t o have y our s ister ? Oh yes if Fa

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p o lt ir e .
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ther Ho llenthe M other M al ho Sister K as etraut and fair K

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t i n elj e are wi lling yo u can have her

r Where i Sister K a etraut
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then ? She i in the garden cutti ng cabbages

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Good day S ister K as etr ut M an y thanks Pif p f p olt i
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M y I be al l owed to have y our s i ster ? Oh yes if Father Ho l

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lenthe M other M al ho Brother High and Mighty and fair Ka

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t i n lj are wi lling y ou ma y have her Wh ere is fair K t i nelj e ” “

r e e , . a r ,
then ? She i in the room counting out her farthi ngs

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Good day fair K t i nelje M an y thanks Pif p af p o lt i e

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Wilt thou b e my b ri de ? Oh y es if F ather Ho ll nth M other ” “
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M alob o Brother Hi gh and—

, M ighty and Sister Kas et aut are wi lli ng
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I am ready .
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Fair K t i nelje how much dowry hast thou ? Fourteen far
a r ,
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things in ready money three and a half groschen owi ng to me hal f , ,
a pound O f dried ap p les a handful o f fried bread and a handful of , ,
spices .
A nd ma ny o t he r t hings a re mine,
Ha ve I no t a dowry fine ?
paf p o lt i e what is thy trade ? Art thou a tail or? Something

Pi f- -
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better A shoe maker? Somethin g better A hus b an dm an ?

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Something better A joiner? Somethi ng better A smi th? .
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Something better A mil ler? Something better Perhaps a .
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broom maker? Yes that s what I am i it not a fine t ade ?

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T h e O l d Beg g a r W o ma n -
THE R w O nce an ld wom n b ut thou hast s urely seen an O ld

E as O a ,
woman go beggi ng before now? Th is woman b egged likewis e

a-
,
and when she g t anyt hi ng h s i d M y Go d reward y u Th

o s e a ,
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a o .
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b eggar woman came to a door and th ere by the fire a f i endly

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rogue f a boy w standi ng warmin g himself The b oy s i d ki ndl y

O as . a
to the poor ld woman h w

o stan di ng shivering thus by th e
as s e as
door Come O ld mother and warm y ourself She came in but

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stood too near th fire th at her Old rags began to burn and h
e ,
so ,
s e
was n t aware f it Th b o y stood and w that b ut he ought to

o O . e sa ,
have put the flames ut And if he coul d n t find any water then
o . o ,
should he have wept ll the water in hi body out O f hi e yes and

a s s ,
that woul d have sup plied tw fin s treams with whi ch t o e ti n guish o e x
t hem .
T h e J ew Am o ng T h o rn s
THE R w a s once a ri ch m n who had a ser ant w ho served him

E a v
dili gently and honestly Every morni ng the se vant was the first ut
. r o
o f bed and the last to go to rest at ni ght ; and whenever there was
, ,
a di fficul t job to be done whi ch nob ody ca ed to undertake he was,

r ,
always th first to t hi mself t it M oreover he never complained

e se o .
, ,
but was contented wi th everything and always me ry ,

r .
When a year was ended hi master gave him n wages for he ,

s o ,
said to hi mself That i the cleverest way ; for I shall save some
,
“
s
thi ng and he will not g away but stay qui etly in my servi ce Th
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servant sai d nothi ng but did hi work the second year he had
,
s as
done it the first ; and when at the end f thi s likewi se he received o , ,
no wages he made himself happy and s ti ll stayed n

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o .
When the third year also w past the master considered put hi as , , s
hand in hi pocket but pulled nothi ng ut Th en at last the servant

s , o .
sai d M aster for three years I have served y ou honestl y; be

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so
40 G imm s Comp lete Fa i y Ta les r
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good as t o give me what I ought to have fo I wi h t o leave and r s ,
look about me a little more in the w orld .
Y es my good fellow ans wered the O ld mi ser ; yo u h ave served

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me indus tri ously an d therefore you shall b e cheerfu lly rewarded

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and he p ut hi s hand into his p ocket b ut counted o ut onl y th ee far , r
thin gs saying There you have a farthing fo each year ; t hat is

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large and liberal pay such as you woul d have received from few
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masters
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The honest servan t who un derstood li ttle ab out mone y p ut hi

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fortune into hi s pocket an d thought Ah! now that I have my , ,

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purse full Why need I trou b le and plague myself any longer wi th
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hard work! So on he went up hi ll and down dale ; and sang and

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jumped to hi s he art s content Now it came to p ass that as he w as

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goin g by a thi cket a lit tl e man stepp ed out and called t o him , ,
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Whither away merry broth er? I see you do no t ca rry many cares
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Why shoul d I b e s ad? ans wered the servant; I have enough; ” “
three years wages are jingling in m y p ocket

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Ho w much is y our treas ure ? the dwarf asked him

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How .
much? Three farthi ngs sterli ng all told , .

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Lo ok here s ai d the dwarf I am a p oor needy man gi ve me
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your three farthi ngs ; I can work no longer but you are young , ,
an d ca n e as il y earn y our b read

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And s the servant had a good heart and felt pit y for the old
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man he gave him the three farthings saying Take them in the
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name of H eaven I shall no t b e an y the worse for it

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Th en th e lit tle man s ai d As I s ee yo u h ave a good heart I grant

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y o u thr ee w i s h es o ne fo r each farthi ng,th e y shall all b e f ul fill ed ,

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Aha ? s ai d th e servant yo u are o ne o f those w ho can work

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wonders ! Well then if it is to b e so I wis h first for a gun whi ch

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shall hi t everythin g that I aim at; secondly fo a fiddle which ,

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when I p lay o n it shall comp el all who hear it to dance ; thirdly

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that if I ask a favor o f an y one he s hall not b e ab le t o refus e it .

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All th at shal l you have sai d the dwarf ; and put hi s hand into
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the bush; and onl y think there lay a fiddle and gun all ready jus t , , ,
as if the y had b een ordere d Thes e he gave t o the servant and then .
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sai d to him Wh atever you may a k at any time no m n in the

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s , a
world s hal l b e ab le t o deny you .

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Heart alive ! What more can o ne des ire ? sai d the servant to
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hims elf and went merril y onwards Soon afterw ards he met a Jew
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wi th a long go at s b e ard w ho w as st an di ng li steni ng t o the song o f

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a bird which w as s it ting up a t the to p o f a t ree Go od heavens he

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w as e xclaiming that such a small crea ture should ha ve such a

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The J ew A mong Tho rns 41
fear qy lo d voice ! If it were but mine ! If only some
u o ne would
spri nkle some salt up on it tail ! s
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I f that is all sai d the servant the bird shall soon be dow n
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here ; and taking im he pull ed the t i gger and down fell the bird
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into the thom bus hes Go you ro g ue he sai d to the Jew and
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fetch the bird out f yourself ! or

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Oh ! sai d the Jew leave o ut the rogue my master and I wi ll

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d it at O nce I wi ll get the bird o ut fo r m y self as yo u really have

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hi t it Th en he lay down o n the groun d and beg an t o crawl into

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the thicket .
When he w as fast among the thorns the good servant s humor o ,

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temp ted him that he took up hi fiddle and b egan t o p lay In a mo s .
ment the Jew s legs began to move and to jump into the ai and
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the more the servan t fiddl ed the b etter went the dance But the .
thorns tore hi s shabby coat for hi m com b ed hi s b eard and p ri cked , ,
and plucked him all over the b ody Oh dear cri ed the Jew .
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what do I want with your fiddling? Leave the fiddl e alone master; ,
I do no t want t o dance .
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But the servant did not lis ten t o him and thought You have , ,
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fl ee ed people Oft en enough now the th om bus hes shall do the

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s me t o you ; and he began to play over agai n o that the Jew had
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t o jump hi gher than ever and scrap s o f hi s coat were left hangi ng ,
o n the thorns Oh woe s me ! c i ed th Jew ; I will give the gen

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t leman wh atsoever he asks if only he leaves o ff fiddli ng—a p urse

fu ll o f gold I f y ou are o li b eral sai d the servant I will stop
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m y mu i but thi s I must y to your credit that you dance to it o

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well that t is qui te an art ; and having taken the pur se he went his
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way .
Th Jew stood sti ll and watched the servant qui etl y un ti l he w s

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far Off and ut of sight and then he screamed o ut wi th all hi

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mi ght You mi serab le musician yo u beer house fiddler ! Wait till I

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catch yo u alone I wi ll hun t you till the soles of y our shoes fall Off!
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Yo u g muffin ! Just put five farthi ngs in y our mouth and then yo u
ra a ,
may b e worth three halfpence ! and went o n ab us ing hi m as fast as ”
he could speak .
A soon as he had refreshed hi mself a li ttle in thi s way n d got

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a
hi b reath again he ran i nto the town to the jus t ice M y lord
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judge he s ai d I hav e co me to mak e a complai nt; e how a ras

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cal has robbed and ill treated me o n the pub li c hi ghway ! A stone -
o n the ground mi ght p it y me ; my c l othes all torn my body p i cked ,

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and scratched my lit tle ll gone wi th my purse—g d ducats each

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42 Comp lete F i y T lesGrimm s
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piece b etter than th e last; f God s sake let the man b e thr own into or
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p i son !
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W it a soldi er sai d the ju dge w h cut y u thus wi th hi s

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sabre ? N o thin g f the sort ! sai d the Jew; it w no sword that

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he had but a gun hanging at hi b ack and a fiddle at hi neck ; the

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wretch ma y eas ily b e known .

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S th e judge sent hi people o ut fter th e man and th ey found

o s a ,
the good serv n t w h had b een going qui te slowly along and they
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found t oo the purse wi th the money upon him A s soon as he w

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taken before th j udge he sai d I di d not touch the Jew nor take hi
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mone y; he gave it t o me f hi wn free will that I might leave ff o s o , o
fiddli ng b ecause he could not hear m y music Heaven defend u ! .

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cried the Jew his li es ar as thi ck as flies upon the wall

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But the judge also did not b elieve hi tale and s ai d This i a s , ,
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b ad defense no Jew would do that And b ecause he had commit

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ted robb e y Ou the publi c hi ghway b e sentenced the good servant

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t o be hanged As he was b ein g led awa y the Jew agai n screamed

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after him Yo u vagab ond ! Y u d g o f a fid dl er ! now y u are going

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o o o
t receive y our well earned reward !

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Th servant walk ed qui etly with the hangman up the ladder but
e ,
upon the last step he t urned round and sai d t th judge Grant o e ,
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me just o ne re quest b efore I di Y if y u d no t k your life e .

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es , o o as ,
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said the j udge I d n t k f life answered the servant b ut

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o o as or ,
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as
a last favor let me play once more up on my fiddle .

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Th Jew rai sed a great cry o f Murder ! murder ! f goodness “ ’

e or
sak e d not allow it ! Do n t al low it ! But the j udge sai d Why

o o
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shoul d I not let him have thi s short pleas ure ? I t has been granted t o
hi m and he shall have it However he coul d no t have refu sed n

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account f the gift whi ch ha d be en bestowed o n the servant

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Th en the Jew cri ed Oh ! woe s me ! ti me ti me fast! while

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the good servant took hi fiddle from hi neck and made ready As s s , .
he gave th e first scrape the y all b egan t quiver and shake the ,
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judge hi clerk and th e hangman and hi men and the cord fell
, s , s ,
o ut f the hand of the o n e w h w

o going t o ti the Jew fast At the o as e .
second scrap e all rai sed their legs and the hangman let go hi hold ,
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of the good servant and made himself ready t dance At the third
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o .
scrape they all leap ed up and b egan to dance ; the judge and the
Jew being the b est at j umping Soon all w h had gathered in the . o
market place out f curi osit y were dancin g wi th them ; O ld and

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young fat and lean ne wi th another Th dogs likewise whi ch

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had un there go t up n their hi nd legs and cap ered about; and th

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King Thrus hbeard 43
longer b e played the hi gher sprang the dancers o that the y
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knocked agai nst each other s heads and b egan to sh i ek t ni bly ’
, r e .
At length the j udge cried quite out Of breath I will give you , ,
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y our life if you will only stop fiddli ng The good servant thereup on .
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had comp as sion took his fiddle and hung it round hi s neck again
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and stepp ed down the ladder Th en he went up to the Jew w ho .

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was lying up on the ground p anti ng for b reath and s ai d You as , ,

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cal now confess whence you got the mone y or I will tak e my
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fiddl e and b e gin t o play agai n I stole it I stole it ! cri ed he ; b ut .

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you have honestl y earned it S O the judge had the Jew taken to the
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gallows and han ged as a thi ef .
K i ng Thru s hbea rd
A KING had a daughter who w as beauti ful beyond meas ure b ut o , s
proud and overbea i ng that none o f her s uitors were good enough
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fo her ; she not onl y refused o ne after the other b ut made a laugh
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ing stock O f them

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Once the King appo inted a great feast and b ade all the mar ,
ri ageable men t o it from far and near An d th e y were all put in .
rows accordi ng t o their rank and station firs t came the Kin gs
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then the Princes the dukes the earls th e b arons and lastly the
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nob lemen Th e Pri ncess was led in front of the rows but he had a
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mocking epi thet for each One w as too fat What a t ub! sai d she ;
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another too tall L ong and lean i ill to b e s een sai d she; a third
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too short F at and short no t fit t o court sai d she A fourth w as

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too pale—A regular death s head ; a fifth to o red faced—A game

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cock s he call ed him The six th w as not well made enough

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Green wood ill d i ed ! cri ed he So every one had somethin g
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agai nst him and he made especi ally merry over a good King who
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was very tall and whose chi n had grown a li ttle peaked Onl y
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look c i ed he laughi ng he has a chin like a thrush s beak

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A n d from that time the y called him King Th u hb eard But the r s .
o ld Ki ng when he w that hi daughter mocked e very one and

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scorned all the assembled s ui tors swore in hi anger that she ,

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should have the first beggar that cam e to the door for a husb nd a .
A few days afterwards came a traveli ng ball ad singer and sang -

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under the wi ndow in hopes of a small l ms When the Ki ng heard a .

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O f it he said that he must come in A nd so the ball ad singer entered

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in hi di ty tattered garments and sang b efore the Ki ng and hi

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daughter ; when he had done he as ked fo a small reward But the ,

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Ki ng s ai d Your song h so well pleased me that I will gi ve you

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my daughter t o wife .
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The Princess was ho i fied ; but the Ki ng sai d I took an oath t o

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give you to the first beggar that came and o it mu t be done ,

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There w a no remedy Th e pri est was fetched and h had to be

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ma i ed t o the b ll fl inge ut o f hand When all was done the

rr a a ~s r o .
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King said Now a you are a beggar wife yo u can stay no longer
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in my castle f with y u and y our hus b and

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of , so o .
Th e b eggar man led her awa y and she was obli ged t o go forth
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wi th him o n foot On th e way they came t a great wood and he

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as ked ,
O h w ho e is t his fo est s o t hick a nd o fine?

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He answered ,
I t is King Th us hbea d s a nd mig ht ha ve b een t hine

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An d she cried ,
O h I w as a s illy young t hing I m a fea ed

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Would I ha d ta ke n t ha t g o o d King Thrus hbea rd!

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Th en the y pa sed through a meadow and she asked

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O h w hos e is t his mead ow ,
, so g reen a n d so fine?
He answered ,
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I t is King Thrus hbeard s , mig ht ha ve been t hine
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a nd .
And s he cried ,
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I was a s illy youn g t hing , I m
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a eared,
Wo uld I ha d ta ken t ha t g o o d King Thrus hb ea rd!

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T hen they passed through a great town and ,

sh e asked ,
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Whos e is t his ci t y, s o g rea t a nd s o fine?
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He an wered s ,
mig ht ha v e been t hine

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O h it is King Thrus hbea rd s , a nd
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A nd she c i ed
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I was a si lly yo ung t hin g
I m a ea red
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I had ta ken t ha t g oo d K ing Thrus hbea rd!
King Thrus hbea rd 45
Th en s i d the b eggar man I t does n t please me to hear you l
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ways v i hi ng for another husband; am I no t good enough for you ?

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A t last they came to a very small house and h sai d , s e ,
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O h dea r me! w hat p o or litt le hous e do I s ee?
A nd w ho s e I w ould k now , ma y t he w retc he d h le be?
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Th e man an wered T hat i s ,
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s m y house n d yours where we must
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li ve together
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She had to stoop before she could go in at the door .
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Where are the servant ? asked the Kin g s daughter s
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W hat servants ? nswered the beggar man what you want to

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have done you must do yourself M ake a fi q ui ld y and put o n . re c ,
water and cook me some fo o d ; I am ve y tired

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But the King s daughter understood nothing about fi making

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and cooki ng n d the b eggar man had to lend a hand him self in
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order t o manage it at all And when the y had eaten their poo r fare .
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the y went t o b ed ; but th e m n called up his wife very early in the a
morni ng in order to clean the house

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Fo a few days the y li ved in thi s in different m nner unti l the y

r a ,
came t o the end o f their store Wife sai d the man this will not .
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do stop ping here an d earni ng nothing ; yo u mus t make b as ket

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s .
So he went out and cut wi llows and brought them home ; and ,
s he b egan t o weave them b ut th e hard t wi gs wo unded her tender ,
han ds I see thi s wi ll not do sai d the man you had better try
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spinni ng .
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S O s he s at her down and t i ed t o sp i n but the harsh thread cut r ,
her soft fingers s o that th b lood flowed Look no w ! sai d the

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man you are no good at any so t Of work ; I made a bad bargai n

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when I took you I must e what I can do to make a trade of pots

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and ear then vessels ; yo u can it in the market and Offer them for s
sale .
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Oh dear ! thought sh suppose whi le I am selli ng in th mar
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e, e
ket people b elonging to m y father s ki ngdom should e me how ’

se ,
the y woul d mock at me ! But there w as no help for it ; h had t o ”

s e
submi t or else die of hunger

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The first day all went well ; the people b ought her wares eagerly ,
b ecause h w so b eautiful and gave her whatever she asked

s e as , ,
and some o f them gave her the money and left the pots after all
behind them An d they lived o n these earni ngs as long as they
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lasted ; and then the man bought a num ber Of new pots So she .
seated herself in a com er f the market and stood th w es before o ,

e ar
her for sale All at once a drunken horse soldi er came p lung ng by
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46 G imm s Comp lete F i y Ta les r
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and rode str ight into the midst of her pots breaking them into a
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thou and pi eces She coul d do nothing for weeping Oh dear

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what will become f me cri ed h ; what wi ll my husband y? o ,

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sa
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and she hastened home n d told him her mi fo t me a s r r .
Who ever heard of such a thing as sit ti ng in the corner f the

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market with earthenware pots ! sai d the man ; now l eave off cry ” “
ing ; I s you are not fit for any regul ar work I have been ask ing at
ee .
your father s castle if they want a ki tchen mai d and they y they
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sa
don t mind taking you ; at any rate you will get your vi ctuals free
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And th King s daughter became a kitchen m ai d to be at the

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cook s beck and call and t o do the h rdest work In each f her
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pockets she fastened a li ttle pot and brought home in them what ,
ever was left and up on that he and her hus band were fed It hap
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pened o ne day when the weddi ng Of the eldest Prince w cele

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brated the poor woman went up stairs and stood b y the p arlor door
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to see what w as going o n An d when the place was li ghted up and .

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the comp ny arrived each person handsomer than the o ne b efore

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and all w b i lli ancy and splendor he thought o n her own fate
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wi th a ad heart and bewail ed her former p i de and haughtiness

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whi ch had b rought her so low and plunged her in s great pove ty ,
o r .
And as the ri ch and deli cate dishes smelling o go od were carried s
to nd fro every now and then the se vants would throw her a few
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fragments whi ch she put in her pockets intendi ng t o take home

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And then the Prince himself pas sed in clothed in silk and velvet , ,
wi th a gold chai n round hi neck And when he saw the beautiful s .
woman standi ng in the doorway he seized her hand and urged her ,
to dance with him but she refused all trembling fo she saw it was
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Ki ng Th u hb eard w ho had come t court her whom she had

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turned away with mocking It w O f no u e her resistin g he drew . as s ,
her into the room ; and all at once the b and to whi ch her pockets
were fas tened broke and the pots fell o ut and the soup ran about , , ,
and th fragment were scattered all round And when the people
e s .
sa w that there w a g eat laughter and mocking

, n d she felt s o
s r ,
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ashamed that he wis hed herself a thousand fathoms underground

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She rus hed to the door to fly from the plac when a man caught e,
her just on the steps and when she looked at hi m it was King , ,
d again He sai d to her in a ld nd tone Do not be “

Th u hb
r s e ar .
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afrai d I and the beggar man wi th whom you lived in the wretched
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litt le but are o ne For love f yo u I di sguised myself and it was I

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who broke your pots in the guise o f a horse sol dier I did all that to -
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bring down your proud heart and to puni sh your haughtiness , ,
whi ch caused yo u to mock at me .

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C leve Gretel 47 r
Th en he wept bi tterly and sai d I have done great w rong and

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am not worthy to be your wife

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But he sai d Tak e courage the evi l days are gone over; now let
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us keep o u wedding day

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Then came th e ladi es in w aiti ng nd put o n her splendi d cloth

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ing ; and her father came and the whole court and wi shed her j y , , o
on her marriage wi th King Th u hb d; and then the merry mak r s ear -
ing began in goo d earnest I cannot help wi shing t hat y ou and I .
co ul d have been there t o o .
C l ev e r G re t e l
THER E w as once a cook call ed Gretel w ho wore shoes with red ,
heels and when she went o ut in them she gave herself great airs
, ,
and th ought herself very fine indeed When sh came home again . e ,
s he would take a d i nk o f wi ne to refresh herself and

r s that gave , a
her an appeti te s he woul d take some o f the b est of whatever he

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w as cooking un t il she had had enough sai d she a cook “

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must know ho w thin gs taste

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It happ ened th at o ne day her master came t o her and sai d Gre ,
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tel I expect a g uest thi s evenin g ; you must mak e ready a pair f
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fowls I will e t o it ans wered Gretel

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S O sh ki lled the fowls cleaned them and p luck ed the m and put
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them o n the sp it and then evenin g drew near placed them b e

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fore the fi to roast And th ey b egan t o b e b rown an d were nearly

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done but the g uest had no t come

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If he d o es no t make haste crie d Gretel t o her master I must ,
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take them away from the fire ; it s a pit y and a shame no t to eat ’
them now jus t when they are done t o a turn A nd the master said
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he would run himself and fetch the guest As soon as he had t urned .
hi b ack G retel took the fowls from before t he fire

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Standi ng o long b efore the fire sai d she makes o n hot and
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thirsty— n d who knows when the y wi ll come ! In the meanwhi le I

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wi ll go t the cellar and have a drink So down she ran took up a

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mug and saying Here s to me ! took a good draught One good

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drink deserves another she sai d and it should not be cut short ;
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s o she took another hea ty draught Th en she went and put the r .
fowls down t o the fire agai n and b astin g them wi th butter she , , ,
48 G imm s Comp let e Fai y Ta les r
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turned the spit briskl y round And now they be g an t o smell o good . s
that Gretel saying I must find o ut whether they really are all
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ri ght li cked her fingers and then cried Well I never ! the fowls
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are good ; it s a sin and a shame that no one i here to eat them !
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S O she ran t o the wi ndow t o s ee if her master and hi s gu est were

coming but as she could see nobo dy she went back t o her fowls
, .
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Why o ne o f the wings is burning ! s he cri ed presently I had “
”
, ,
better eat it and get it o ut o f the way SO she cut it o ff and ate it .
”
up and it tasted good and then she th ought I had b etter cut off
, , ,
“
the o ther t o o in case the master should mi ss an ythi ng And when

,
.
”
b oth wings had been disposed of she went and looked for the
mas ter but still he did no t co me
,
.
“
W ho knows sai d he whe ther the y are comi ng o not ? the y
,
”
s ,
“
r
m y have p ut up at an inn A nd after a p ause he s ai d agai n

”
a . s ,
“
C ome I may as well make myself happy and first I will make
, ,
sure O f a goo d drink and then o f a g oo d meal and when ll is done , a
I shall b e eas y ; th e g fts of the gods are not t o b e desp ised S o first
'
.
”
s he ran down in t o the cellar and had a famous drink and ate up ,
o ne o f the fowls wi th great reli h And when that w as done and s .

,
s till the m as ter did not come Gretel e yed the other fowl saying , , ,
“
What one is the oth er must b e th e tw o belong to each other it is , ,
onl y fair th at they should b e b oth treated alike ; perhap s when I

ha ve had another drink I h all b e ab le to manage it SO she took , s .
”
a noth er he arty dri nk and then the s econd fowl went the wa y o f the
,
first .
Just she w as in the mi ddle of it the master cam e back M ake

as .
haste Gretel cried he the guest is comi ng directly ! Very well

, ,
” “ ” “
,
mas ter s he answered t wi ll soon be read y Th e master went to

” ”
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r .
s ee th at the ta b le w as prop erl y l ai d and tal in g the great c arving , , c
knife wi th whi ch he meant to ca rve the fowls he sharp ened it up on

'
the st e p Presently came the guest knocking very genteelly and

.
,
softly at th e front door Gretel ran and looked t o ee w ho it w as . s ,
and when she caught sight o f the guest he p ut her finger on her lip s
saying H ush! ma ke the b est haste you c an out of this for if m y

,
“
,
master catches you it wi ll b e b ad fo r yo u; he asked y ou t o come t o

,
supper b ut he really means t o cut o ff y our ears ! Just listen how he

,
is sharpeni ng his knife !

”
The gues t he ring the noi se o f the sh arpeni ng made o ff

,
a fast , as
as he co uld g o And Gretel ran screami ng to her master

. A pretty .
“
g u es t yo u have asked t o the house ! cri ed h H o w o Gretel ?

”
s e .
“
s ,
what do you me an ? asked he Wh at indeed ! sai d s he; why he

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has gone and run away with my pair o f fowls tha t I had just di shed
up .
”
“
at s p rett y sort o f condu ct ! sai d the master feeling very
Th
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,
sorry ab out the fowls ; he mi ght at least have left me o ne that I “

,
mi ght have had somethi ng to eat And he called out to him to stop
”
.
,
but the guest made as if he di d not hear him; then he ran after hi m ,
the knife still in hi s hand crying o ut Only o ne! onl y ne ! mean , ,

“
o
”
in g th at the g uest should let hi m have o ne o f the fowls and n o t take

b oth; but the guest thought he meant t o have only one o f hi ears s ,
and he ran so much the faster that he mi ght get home wi th both of
F it c her s B i rd ’
THE R w a s once a wizard who used t take the fo m of a poor man

E o r .
He went t hou es and b egged and caught pre tty gi rl N 0 n

o s ,
s . o e
knew whi ther he carried them f the y were never s een more One ,
or .
day he appeared b efore the door of a m n who had three pret ty a
daughters He looked like a poor weak b eggar and carried a b asket

.
,
on hi b ack as if he meant t o collect cha itable gifts in it He

s ,
r .
begged f a little food and when the eldest daughter came ut

or ,
o
and was just reachi ng him a p iece o f b read he did b ut touch her , ,
and h w as forc d t j ump into hi b asket Th ereup on he hur i ed

s e e o s . r
awa y with long s t i des and carri ed her awa y into a da k forest t
r ,
r o
hi hous whi ch stood in the mi dst Of it

s e, .
Everythi ng in the house was magnificent; he gave her whatsoever

h co uld poss ibly desi e and s i d M y darling thou wi lt ce tainly
“
s e r ,
a , ,
r
be happ y with me f thou hast everyt hi ng thy he rt can wish for

,
or a .
”
Thi s lasted a few days and then he s i d I mu t journe y forth and

“
,
a , s ,
leave thee alone for a short time ; there the keys f the house ; are o
thou mayst go everywhere n d look at everythi ng except into n a o e
room whi ch thi s li ttle ke y here opens nd there I forbid thee to go

, , a
on pain of death He likewi se gave her an egg and sai d Preserve

.
”
,
“
the egg careful l y f me and carry it cont inuall y about wi th thee

or , ,
for a great mi sfortune would i se from the loss f it ar o .

”
She took the keys and the egg and promised to obey him in ,
ev
ery t hi n g W hen he w gone . she went all round the house from
as the
bottom t the t p and un d everythi ng Th rooms shone wi th
o o , ex arr e . e
so Grimm s Comp lete Fa i y T les
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r a
silver nd a gold and h thought he had never seen such great

,
s e s
splendor .
At length she came t o the forbi dden door; he wished t p as s it s o
b y but curi osi ty let her have no rest She examined the key it
,
.
,
looked just like any other ; he put it in the keyhole and turned it a s
li ttle and the door sprang Open But what did she s ee when he
,
. s
went in? A great bloody b asi n stood in the mi ddle o f the room and ,
therein lay human b eings dead and hewn to pi eces and hard by ,
w as a b lock o f w o od and a gleami ng axe lay upon t She w as s o

, r .
t ni bly alarmed th at the egg whi ch he held in her hand fell into
e s
the b sin She got it out and washed the blood Off but in vain it ap
a .
, ,
p e ar
ed agai n in a mo m ent She washed and sc ubb ed b ut she . r ,
could no t get it o ut .
It was not long b efore the m n came back from his journey and a ,
the fi st thin gs whi ch he as ked fo were the ke y and the egg She
r r .
gave them to him but she trembled ,

he did o and he saw at as s s ,
once by the red spots that she had been in the bloody chamb er .
“
Since thou has t gone into the room agains t my will sai d he ,
”
,
“
thou shalt go b ack into it against thi ne own Th y life is ended H e . .
”
threw her down dragged her thi ther b y her h i r cut her head Off
, a ,
o n t he block and hewed her in p ieces s o that her b lood ran o n the
,
ground Th en he threw her into the b asin wi th th e rest

. .
No w I will fetch m yself the second sai d the wi zard and again
“ ”
, ,
he went to the house in the shap e o f a p oor man and begged Th en , .
the second daughter b rought him a piece of b read ; he caught her

li k e th e first b y s imply touching her an d carri ed her away She di d
, , .
n ot fare b etter th a n her s i s ter She allowed herself t o be led awa y .
b y her cu i osit y Opened the doo r of the b loody chamber looked in

r , , ,
and had t o atone fo it with her life on the Wizard s ret urn
r
’
Th en he went and brou ght the third s ister But she was clever and .
crafty When he had given her the keys and the egg and had left
.
,
her she first put the egg away wi th great care and th en she ex
, ,
ami ned the house an d at las t went into the forbi dden room Alas
,
.
,
what di d he b ehold ! Both her sisters lay there in the b asin cruell y
s ,
murdere d and cut in pi ece s She b egan to gather their lim bs t o

,
.
gether and put them in order head b ody arms n d legs A nd when , , ,
a .
no thi ng further w lacking the limbs began to move and uni te

as ,
themselves together and both t h mai den Opened their eyes and
,
e s
were once more alive Th en they rejoiced and ki ssed and caressed
.
each other .
On hi arrival the man at once demanded the keys and the egg
s , ,
Fit her Bi d 5 c
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and he could perceive no trace f any b lood n it he sai d

as o o , ,
Th ou hast stood the test thou shalt b e my b ri de He now had no

“ ”
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,
longer any power over her and w forced to do whats oever h , as s e
desired Oh very well sai d h thou shalt first take a b asketful

.
“
, ,
”
s e,
“
o f gold to m y fa ther nd mother and carry it thy self n thy back ; a ,

o
in the meantime I wi ll prepare for the wedding

”
.
Th en h ran t her s isters whom he had hi dden in a little

s e o ,
s
chamb er and sai d Th moment has come when I can save y u ,

“
e o .
Th wretch shall himse lf carry y u home again b ut

e soon y u o ,
as as o
are at home send help t me She put b oth f them in a basket and o .
”
o
covered them quite over with gold that nothi ng of them was t , so o
b e seen then h called in the wi ard and s i d t hi m Now carry

,
s e z a o ,
“
the b asket away b ut I shall l ok thr ough my lit tle window and
, o
watch t if thou t p pe t n the way t o stand o t o rest

”
o s ee s o s o r .
Th wi zard rai sed the ba ket o n his b ack and went awa y wi th it
e s ,
but it weighed him down heavi ly that the perspirati on st reamed so
from hi face Then he t down and wanted t rest awhi le b ut

s . sa o ,
immedi atel y ne f the gi rls in the b a ket cri ed I am looki ng “

o o s ,
through m y li ttle wi ndow and I e that thou art resti ng Wi lt , se .
thou go n at once ? He thought hi b i de was cal li ng that to hi m;

o
”
s r
and got up on hi legs again Once more he w going t it down

s . as o s ,
but instantly h cri ed I m loo king through m y li ttle window

s e ,
“
a ,
and I e that thou art resting Wilt thou go n di rectl y?

se . o
”
Whenever he stood s ti ll she cried this and then he was forced to , ,
g onwards un til at last groani ng and ut o f breath he took the

o , , o ,
basket wi th the gold and the tw mai dens into their parents house o
’
.
At home however the b i de prepared the m ni g feast and sent

, ,
r a a e- ,
in it u n to the fri ends of the wizard Then h took a sku ll wi th

’
v a o s . s e
g i nni ng teeth put some orna ments on it and a wreath f flowers

r , o ,
car i ed it up stairs to the garret window and let it look o ut from

r -
,
thence When all was ready h got into a b rel f hone y and
.
, s e ar o ,
then cut the feather b ed open and rolled herself in it until h -

,
s e
looked like a wondrous bird and n on could rec gnize her Then , o e o .
sh went out f the house and n her wa y she met some f the
e o ,
o o
weddi ng guests who asked

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0 Fit he
“ ”
bi d how com s t t ho u he ?
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, c rs r ,
re
me f m Fit che h u q
“ ’
I co uit n ro rs o se e ear .
A nd w h t m y t he y ung b ide be doi ng?

“ ”
a a o r
F o m ll t g t h w p t ll l n
“
r ce ar o a rre s
’
e s s e a c ea ,
A nd now f om t he w ind ow he s p ep ing I ween

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52 G imm s Comp lete Fai y Ta les r
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r
At last she met the bri degroom who w as coming slowly b ack He , .
,
li ke the others as ked , ,
0 Fit ak ers bi d how aam s i t hou he e?

“ ’ ’ ”
,
r , r
I co me f om Fit oher hous e q

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uit e nea
r s r .
“ ”
A nd w ha t ma y t he young b ride be doing ?
F
“
ro m cella r t o ga rret s he s sw ep t a ll c lea n,
’
f And now rom t he wi nd ow s he s p eeping , I we en

’ ”
.
Th b ri degroom looked up
e w the de ked ut skul l thought it ,
sa c -
o ,
w hi b ri de and nodded t o her greeti ng her ki n dl y But when he

as s , , .
and hi guest had all gone into th e house th e brothers and ki ns

s s ,
men of the b i de w ho had b een sent t o rescue her arrived Th ey

r , ,
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lo k d all th e door o f the house th at no o n mi ght esca p e

o e s t fire ,
e , se
t o it and the wi ard nd all hi s c rew were bu ned

, z a r .
T h e R o b b e r B ri de g ro o m
THER E w as once a mill er who had a b eaut iful daughter an d when ,
s he w s g rown up he b ecame anxi ous that she sho uld be well mar
a
ri ed and tak en care o f; s o he t hought I f a decent sort o f man

“
,
comes an d as ks her in m arri age I will give her t o him ,

.
”
Soon after a s uitor came forward w ho seemed ve y well t o do r - -

,
and as the mi ller knew nothi ng t o hi s disadvantage he promised ,
him his dau ghter But the girl did no t seem t o love him as a b ri de
.
s hould love her b i degroom; he had no confidence in him; as often

r s
as she s aw him o thought ab out hi m s he felt a chi ll at her heart

r ,
.
One day he sai d t o her You are t o b e m y bri de and yet you ,
“
,
have never b een t o s ee me The girl answered I do not k now .

”
,
“
where y our house is Then he s ai d My house i a long way in the

.
”
,
“
s
wood .
”
She b egan to make excus es and sai d she could no t find the way ,
t o i t ; b ut the b ri degroom sai d Y u must come and pay me a vi sit

“
,
o
next Sunday ; I have already invi ted company and I wil l strew ,
ashes o n the path through the wood o that you wi ll b e sure t o find ,
s
”
it .
Wh en
Sunday came an d the gi rl set ut o n her way he felt very
,
o ,
s
uneas y wi th out k nowin g exactl y why ; and h fil led both pockets s e

R o bber B ideg o o m The53 r r
full of peas and lentils Th ere were ashes strewn o n the path .
through the wood but neverthe less at each step h cast to the
, ,
s e
right and left a few peas o n the ground So he went n the whole . s o
day until sh came to the mi ddle o f th e wood where it was darkest

e , ,
and there stood a lonely house n t pleasant in her eyes f it was ,

o , or
di sma l and unhomeli ke She walked in but there was no o n there .

, e ,
and the greatest sti llness reigned Suddenly he heard a voice cry . s ,
“
Turn b a c k t urn b ack t hou p rett y bri de ,
, ,
Within t his ho us e t hou mus t no t bi de,

For he re do evil t hings bet ide .
gi rl glanced roun d and perceived that the voi ce came from

Th e ,
a bird w ho was hanging in a cage by the wall And agai n it cried .

,
“
Turn ba ck, turn back , t hou prett y bride ,
Within t his hous e t hou mus t not bi de ,
”
Fo r he re do evi l t hi ngs betide .
hen the prett y bri de went on from o ne roo m into another

T
through the whole house but it was quite em p ty and no soul to be , ,
found in it At last she reached the cellar and there s t a very O ld

.
,
a
woman nodding her head .
C n yo u te ll me sai d the bri de f my bri degroom liv es here ?

“ ”
a ,
i
Oh poor chi ld answered the o ld woman do you know what

, , ,
“
has h p p ened to you? Y u are in a place o f cutthroats Y u thought

a o . o
you were a bri de and soon to be marri ed b ut death will b e your

, ,
spouse Look here I have a great ke t tle o f water to et o n and

.
,
s ,
when once they have you in their power the y will cut you in pieces
wi thout mercy cook you and eat you for the y are canniba ls Un
, , ,
.
less I have p ity n yo u and save yo u all i over wi th you !

o , , s
”
Then the O ld woman hi d her behi nd a great cask where she ,
could n t be seen B as still as a mouse ai d he; do n t move

o .
“
e ,
s s
“
o
o go away o else y ou are lost At night when the robbers are

r ,
r .
,
asleep we will esca pe I have been wai ti ng a long t ime for an o p

,
.
”
p o rt u ni ty .
No sooner w it settled than the wi cked gang entered the house

as .
Th ey b rought another young woman wi th them draggi ng her ,
along and they were drun k and would no t li sten to her cri es and
, ,
groans They gave her wine to d i nk three g lasses full n o f whi te

. r , ,
o e
wine o n f red and o n of ye ll ow and then they cut her in

,
e o , e ,
piece ; the p oor bri de all the whi le shak ing and trembling when
s
she w what a fate the robbers had i ntended fo her

sa r .
One of them noti ced on the lit tle finger Of thei vi ctim a go l den r
G rimm s C o mp let e Fairy Ta les
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54
ring and as he coul d not draw it off eas ily he too k an axe and
, ,
chopp ed it o ff but the fin ger jumped away and fell b ehin d the
, ,
cask on th e b i de s lap The robb er took up a li ght to look for it but

r
’
.
,
he could no t find it Th en sai d o ne of the others Have you looked

.
,
“
behi nd the great cask? But the Old wom an cried C ome to supp er
”
,
“
,
and leave off looki ng ti ll tomo row; the finger cannot run away r .
”
Th en the ro bbers sai d th e o ld woman w as i ght and the y left Off r ,
searchi ng and at down t o eat and the o ld wom an dropp ed some

,
s ,
sleeping st uff into their wine s o that b efore long the y st retched ,
themselves on the cellar floor sleeping and sno i n g ,

r .
Wh en the b ri de heard that he came from b ehi nd the ca sk and ,

s ,
had t o make her way among th e sleep ers lying all a bout on the
ground and she felt very much afrai d lest she mi ght awaken any of
,
them But b y good luck she passed through and the o ld woman
.
,
with her and they opened the door and they made haste t o leave
, ,
th at house o f murderers Th e wind had carri ed away the ashes from .
the path b ut the p eas and lenti ls had b udded and spnm g up and
, ,
the moonshi ne upon them showed the way An d the y went on .
thr ough the ni ght till in th e morni ng the y reach ed the mi ll Th en

, .
the gir l related t o her father all that had happened to her .
When the weddi ng day came th e f i ends and neighb ors as -

,
r
semb led the mill er h avin g invited them and the bri degroom also
, ,
app eared When the y were all seated at tab le each one had to tell
.
,
a story But the b i de sat still and sai d no thing ti ll at las t the
. r , ,
b i de groom s ai d t o her Now sweethea t do you know no story?

r ,
“
,
r ,
Tell us somethi ng
”
.
S he ans wered I will tell you my dream I was going alone

,
“
.
through a woo d and I came at last t o a house in whi ch there w s

,
a
no li vin g soul b ut by th e wall w as a b ird in a cage w ho cri e d

, , ,
Turn ba c k t urn back t hou p rett y bride,

‘
, ,
Wit hin t his hous e t hou mus t not bide ,

’
For he re do ev il t hings be tide .
“
An d then again it sai d it Sweethe art the dream is no t ended .
,
.
Th en I went thr ough all the rooms and they were all emp t y and it , ,
w as s o lonely and wretched At last I went down i nto the cellar .

,
and there t an o ld o ld woman noddi ng her head I asked her if

sa ,
.
m y bri degroom li ved in that house and she answered Ah poor , ,

‘
chi ld you have come into a place o f cut throat ; your bri degroom
,
s
does li ve here but he will ki ll you and ut y ou in pieces and then

,
o ,
cook and eat you Sweetheart the dream i not ended But the Old
.
’
,
s .
woman hi d me behind a great ca k and no sooner had she done o s ,

s
O ld Hildebra nd 55
than the robb ers came home d agging wi th them a young woman , r ,
and the y gave her to drink wi ne thri ce whi te red and ye llow , , , .
Sweetheart the dream i no t yet ended And then they ki lled her
,
s .
,
and cut her in pieces Sweethea t my dream i n t yet ended And. r , s o .
o ne o f the robbers saw a gold rin g n the finger o f the young o
wom an and as it w di fficul t to get o ff he took an axe and

,
as ,
chopped o ff the finger which jumped upward and then fell b ,

s, e
hind the great cask o n my lap And here i the finger wi th the ring ! . s
”
At these words he drew it forth and showed it t o the company

s , .
The robber w ho during the story had grown deadly whi te

, ,
S prang up and would have escaped but the folks held hi m fast
, , ,
and deli vered hi m up to jus ti ce And he and hi whole gang were . s ,
for their evi l dee ds conde mned and executed ,

.
Old H i l de b ra n d
O NCE UP ON a ti me li ved a peasant and hi s wife and th parson f , e o
the vi llage had a fancy fo r the wife and had wi shed for a long ,
whi le to spend a whole day happily with her and the peasant ,
woman t o o w as qui te wi lli ng One day therefore he sai d to the

, ,
.
, ,
woman Listen my de ar fri end I have now thou ght o f a way by

,
“
, ,
whi ch we can for once spend a whole day happily together I ll tell .
’
yo u what o n Wednesday
: yo u m ust take t o y o ur b ed and tell y our
, ,
hu sb and you are ill and if you onl y complain and act being ill
,
properly and go o n doing it until Sunday when I have to preach I

, ,
will then say in my sermon that whosoever has at home a si ck child ,
a s ick husb and a sick wife a sick father a sick mother a sick si ter
, , ,
s ,
brother o whosoever else t may be and makes a pilgrimage t the

r r ,
o
GO k li hi ll in Italy where you ca n get a peck o f lau el leaves for

c er ,
r -
a l u the s ick child the sick hus b and the si ck wife the s ick f
cre zer, , , ,
a
ther ,
sick mother the s ick sister o whosoever else it may be
or , , r ,
wi ll be restored to health imme di ate l y .

”
“
I will manage it sai d the woman directly Now therefore n
”
,
.
,
o
the Wednesday the peasant woman took to her bed and com
, ,
plained and lamented as agreed on and her husband di d every ,
thing fo her that he could thi nk f but nothi ng di d her any good
r o , ,
and when Sunday came th woman sai d I feel as ill if I were e ,

“
as
56 G imm s C omp le t e F i y T les r
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a r a
going t o die at once but there i ne thing I should like t o do be

,
s o
fore my end—I should li ke t o hear the parson s sermon that he is ’
goin g to preach today On that the peas ant sai d Ah my chi ld do .

”
,
“
, ,
no t do i t—yo u mi ght make yourself worse if yo u were t o get up .
Look I wi ll go to the sermon and will attend to it very ca refully

, , ,
and wi ll tell yo u everyt hi ng the p a son says r .

”
Well sai d the woman go then and pay great attenti on and
“ ” “
, , , , ,
repeat t o me all that you hear S O the peasant went to the sermon .
”
,
and the p arson began to preach and sai d if any o ne had at home a ,
sick chil d a si ck hus b and a sick wi fe a sick father a si ck mother a

, , , , ,
si ck sister b rother or any o ne else and would make a p ilg i mage t o

, ,
r
the GOck e li hil l in Ital y where a p eek of laurel leaves costs a

r ,
-
kreuzer the sick child si ck hus b and sick wife s ick father sick
, , , , ,
mother sick sister b rother or whosoever else it mi ght b e would b e

, , , ,
restored t o health ins tantl y; and whosoever wished t o undert ake

the jo urne y was t o go t o him after the servi ce w as over and he ,
woul d give hi m the sack for the laurel leaves and the k reuzer -
.
No o n e w s more rejoi ced than the p eas ant and after the servi ce
a ,
w as over he went at once t o the parson w ho gave him the b ag fo r

, ,
the laurel leaves and the k reu zer After that he went home and
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even at the hous e door he cri ed Hurrah ! dear wi fe it is now al ,

“
,
most the same thi ng as if yo u were well ! The p arson has p reached
today that whosoever had at home a sick child a s ick husband a , ,
si ck wife a sick fath er a sick mother a si ck s ister b rother o w ho , , ,

r
ever it nught b e and would make a pilg i mage t o the GOc k e li hill
,
r r
in I taly where a peck o f laurel leaves costs a kreuzer the s i ck

,
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chi ld s ick hus b an d s ick wife sick father sick mother sick s ister
, , , , , ,
brother o whosoever else it w as would b e ured im mediately ; and

,
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c
n o w I have already got the bag and the kreuzer from the parson ,
and wi ll at once b egin my j ourne y s o that you may get well the
faster and thereupon he went away He w as however hardly
”
, .
, ,
gone b efore the women go t up and the parson w s there direct ly ,

a .
But now we wi ll leave these tw o for a whi le and follow th e peas ,
ant w ho wal ked Ou qui ckly without stopping in order to get the
, ,
sooner to the GO k e li hi ll ; and on hi way he met hi gossip His

c r s s .
gossip was an egg merchant and was just comi ng from the market
-
, ,
where he had sold hi eggs M y yo u be b lessed sai d the gossip s .

“
a , ,
“
where are you Off to o fast? s
”
T o all ete ni ty m y fri end sai d the peasant m y wife i ill and
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r , , ,
s ,
I have b een today to he the parson s sermon and he preached ar

’
that if any n had in hi s house a sick chi ld a si ck hus band a sick

o e , ,
O ld Hildebra nd 57
wife a sick fath er a sick mother a sick sister brother o any o n
, , , , r e
else and made a pilgrimage to the GO k li hi ll in It l y where a

,
c er a ,
peck o f laurel leaves costs a k reuzer; the sick chi ld the sick hus
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,
b and the sick wife the si ck father the sick mother the s ick s ister
, , , , ,
brother o whosoever else it w s would b e cured immedi ate ly ; and

, r a ,
s o I have got the bag f r the la urel leaves and the kreuzer from the o -
pa son and now I am b g nning my pilg i mage But li ten gos

r ,
e r
” “
s ,
s ip
”
,sai d the egg—merchant to the peasant are yo u then stup id ,
“
, ,
enough to b eli eve such a thi ng as that? Don t yo u know what it ’
means ? Th e parson want to spend a whole day alone with y our s
wife in peace so he has given you thi s job to do to get yo u o ut of

,
the way .
”
My word ! sai d the p easant Ho w I d like to kn ow if tha t s

“ ” “ ’ ’
.
true ! ”
“
C ome then said the gossip I ll tell you what to do Ge t into
, ,
”
,
“ ’
.
m y egg b asket and I will carry yo u home and then you will e for
-
,
s e
yourself S o that w a settled and the gossip put the peasant into
.
”
s ,
hi egg bas ket and ca rri ed hi m home

s -
,
.
When the y got to the house hurrah ! b ut all w as going merri ly ,
there ! Th e woman had al eady had nearly eve ything killed that r r
w as in the farmy ard and had made pancakes ; and the parson was ,
there and had b rought his fiddl e wi th him The gossip knocked at
,
.
the door and the woman as ked w ho w as there It is I gossip

, .
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, ,
”
sai d th e egg merch nt give me shelter this ni ght; I have not sold
-
a ,
‘‘
my eggs at the market s o no w I have t o ca ry them home ag i n ,

r a ,
and the y are s o heavy that I shall never b e ab le to do it for it i ,

s
dark already .
”
“
Indeed m y frien d said the woman yo u come at a very incon
, ,
”
,
“
veni ent time fo me b ut as you are here it can t be helped ; come in

r ,
’
and t ke a seat there on th e b ench by the stove Then she placed

a .
”
the gossip and the b asket whi ch he carried on hi b ack o n the s
b ench by the stove Th parson however and the woman were as . e , ,
merry as possib le At length the parson sai d Listen my dea .

,
“
,
r
friend you can sing beauti fully ; sin g something to me Oh sai d

,
.
” “
,
”
the woman I c nnot si ng n w in my young days indeed I cou l d

,
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a o ,
sing well enough but that s all over n w Come s i d the parson,
’
o .
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,
a
once more do sing some little song,

“
.
”
Th en th e woman sang ,
I ve s ent my hus ba nd awa y f o m me

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”
To t he GOckerli hill in Ital y
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58 G imm Co mp lete F i y Ta les r
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s a r
Thereupon the parson sang ,
befo e he a me back
“
I w i h tw
’
ye s as a ar r c ,
I d ne e as k him fo t he la u e l le f ac k
’
v r r r -
a s .
”
Ha lleluja h .
hen the gossip who was in the b ackground be gan to sing ! but
T , ,
I ought to te ll you the peasant was call ed Hildeb rand ! o the gos ,
s
sip sang ,
Wh t t t hou d oing my Hilde b nd dear

“
a ar , ra ,
The re on t he b enc h b y t he s t ove s o ne a r?

”
H a lleluja h .
Th en the peasant sang from hi basket s ,
ha ll h t e f om
“
A ll si nging I eve r s a r t his da y ,
A nd he re in t his bas ke t
’
no long er I ll s t a y .
Ha lleluj a h .
And he go t out of the basket and drove the p son ar o ut
hous e .
T h e S i ng i ng B o n e
A CERTAIN COUN TRY w as greatly troubled by a wi ld boar that t a
tacked workers in the fi elds ki lled men and tore them t pieces , , o
with it terrib le tusks Th Ki ng of the coun t y had Offered rich

s . e r re
ward to any one who woul d id the land of thi s terror But the
s r .
beast was so huge and ferocious that no man could even b e per
su d d to enter the forest where the ani mal made it home
a e s .
At last the King made a p roclamati on that he woul d give hi s only

daughter in mar i age t o any man w ho would b ring th wild b oar t o
r e
him dead o alive

,
r .
There li v ed two b rothers in that coun t ry the sons o f a poor man , ,
who gave noti ce of their readi ness t enter on thi s pe i lous under o r
taking Th elder who was clever and crafty was influenced by

. e , ,
pri de ; the youn ger who was innocent and simp le Offered hi mself
, ,
from ki ndness of hea t r .
Thereupon the King advi sed that as the best and safest way ,
wou l d be to take oppos ite direct ions in the wood the elder w t ,
as o
go in the evening and the younger in the mornin g .

S inging B o ne 59 The
Th y ounger had not gone f when a li ttle fairy stepped up to

e ar
him He he l d in hi hand a b lack spear and sai d I wi ll gi ve y u

“
. s , , o
this spear because your heart i innocent and good With this yo u s .
can go o ut and di scover the wil d boar and he shall no t be able to ,
harm you .
”
He thanked the li t tle man took the spear placed it o n hi shoul , , s
der and without delay went further into the forest It was n t long
,
. o
before he espied the animal comi ng toward him and fi erce ly mak ,
i ng ready t spri ng But the youth stood sti ll and held the Spear
o .
firml y in front of hi m In wi ld rage the fierce beast ran vi o lently to

.
ward him and w met by the spear o n the point o f which he

,
as ,
threw himself and as it pierced hi heart he fell dead

, ,
s , .
Then the youngster took the dead monster o n hi shoulder an d s
went to find his brother A s he approached the other side Of the .
wood where stood a large hall he heard music and found a num
, , ,
ber o f people dan cing d i nking wi ne and making merry Hi elder ,

r ,
. s
brother was among them for he thought the wild boar would n t ,
o
run far away and he wi shed t get up hi s courage for the evening
,
o
by cheerful company and wine .
When he caught si ght O f hi s younger brother coming o ut o f the

forest laden wi th hi booty the most restless jealousy and mali ce
s ,
rose in hi heart But he di sgui sed his bitter feeli ngs and spoke
s .
ki ndly to his b rother and sai d Come in and stay wi th us dear , ,

“
,
brother and rest awhi le and get u p your strength by a cup of

, ,
wine .
”
So the youth not suspecting anything wrong carried the dead

, ,
b oar into hi s brother s hou e and told hi m o f the li ttle man he had
’
s ,
met in th wood who had given hi m the spear and how he had
e , ,
killed the wild ani mal .
Th elder brother persuaded him t o stay and rest till the eveni ng
e ,
and then the y went o ut together in the tw ili ght and wal ked by the
river ti ll it became quite dark A li ttle b idge lay across the river . r ,
over whi ch they had to pass and the elder brother let the young ,
o n ego b efore him When they arrived at the mi ddle o f the s tream
.
the w icked man gave hi youn ger brother a blow from behi nd and s ,
he fell down dead instantly .
But fearing he mi ght n t be quite dead he th ew the body over o ,

r
the bridge into the river and through the clear waters aw it sink ,
s
into the sand After thi s w i cked deed he ran home qui ckly took the
. ,
dead wi ld boar o n hi shou l ders and car i ed it t o the King wi th s ,

r ,
the pretense that he had ki lled the ani mal and that therefore he ,
60 Grimm s Comp lete Fa iry Ta les
’
could claim the Prin cess as his wife according

t o the Kin g s ,
'
promi se .
But these dark dee ds are not often concealed fo somethi ng hap ,
r
pens to brin g them t o light Not many ye a s after a herdsman

. r , ,
p as sing over the b ridge wit h hi flock s aw beneath him in the sand
s ,
a little b one as whi te as snow and thought th at it would mak e a

,
very nice mouthpiece fo his horn r .
As soon as the flock p assed over the b ri dge he waded into the ,
mi ddl e of the stream—fo the water was very shallow—took up the

r
b one and carried it home t o make a mouthpiece for hi horn

,
s .
B ut th e fir st time he b lew th e b orn after the b one w as in it it ,
filled the herds man wi th wonder and amazement ; for it b egan t o

sin g o f i tself and these were the words it sang
,
“
A h! dear s he p herd you are b lowing your horn
,
With one of my bone s, w hich nig ht and mo m

Lie st ill unburied beneat h t he wav e
,
Where I was t hrown in a sand y g rav e .
I killed t he wi ld b oar, and my brot her s lew me ,

P
And gaine d t he rincess by p ret end ing t was he
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.
What a wonderful horn s ai d the shepherd that can s ing of it

“
,
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,
“
s elf ! I mus t ce tainl y ta k e it t o my lord the King

”
r , .
A s soon the h orn was brought before the King and blown by
as
the shepherd it at once b egan t sing the same ong nd the same
,
o s a
words .
Th e Ki ng w as at first s u p i sed b ut hi s u p i ci on be ing arouse d

r r ,
s s ,
he ordered th at the sand under the b i dge should be examin ed im r
medi ately and then the ent ire skeleton f the m urdered man was
,
o
di scovere d and th e wh ole wi ck ed deed came to li ght

,
.
Th e wi cked brother could n o t deny the deed He was therefore .
ordered t be tied in a s ack n d drowned whi le the remain f hi

o a ,
s o s
murdered b rother were carefull y carried t o the churchy ard and ,
l ai d t o rest in a b eautiful g ave r .
M a i d M a l ee n
THER w a s once a Ki ng who had a n w ho asked in marri age the

E so
daughter of a mi ghty Kin g ; h w s called M ai d M al een and w

s e a ,
as
M a id M a leen 61
very beautiful A her father wi shed to give her to another the

. s ,
Prince w rejected; but as they both loved each other wi th all their
as
hearts the y would n t give each other up and M ai d M aleen sai d to

, o ,
her father I can and will tak e no other for my husb and
,
“
.
”
Then the Ki ng flew into a passi on and ordered a dark tower to ,
b e bui lt into which no ray of sunl ight o moonl ight shoul d enter
,
r .
When it was finished he s i d Th erein shalt thou be imprisoned ,

a ,
“
for seven years and then I wi ll come nd ee if thy perve se sp i i t

,
a s r r
i b roken M eat and d i nk for the seven years were carried into th
”
s . r e
t ower and then he and her wai ting woman were led into it and
,
s -
walled up and thus cut off from the sky and from the earth Th ere
, .
they t in the darkness and knew n t when day o ni ght began

sa , o r .
Th Ki n g s o n often went round and roun d the tower and called

’ '
e s ,
their n m es but no sound from without pierced through the thi ck

a ,
walls What else could the y do b ut lament and complain ?

.
M eanwhi le the time passed and b y the diminuti on o f the food ,
and d i nk they knew that the seven years were comin g t o an end
r .
The y thought the moment o f the ir de liverance was come ; but no

stroke o f the hammer w as heard no stone fell o ut o f the wall and it , ,
seemed t o M ai d M aleen that her father had forgotten her As they .
onl y had food for a short time l onger and s w a mi serable death ,
a
awai ti ng them M ai d M al een said W must t y ou last chance

, ,
“
e r r ,
and see if we can break thr ough the wall She took the bread .
”
knife and picked and bored at th mortar o f a stone and when she
,
e ,
was t ired the wai ting maid took her turn With great labor the y
,
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.
succeeded in getting ut o ne stone and then a second and third o , , ,
and when three days were over the first ray of li ght fell o n their
d rk ness and at la t the openi ng was o lar ge that they could look
a ,
s s
o ut .
Th e s kywas b lue and a fresh breeze played on their faces ; but

,
how melancholy everythi ng looked all around ! H er father s castle ’
lay in ruins the town and the vi llages were so far as could b e seen
, , ,
destroyed by fire the fields far and wide lai d to was te and no
, ,
human being was visib le When the openi ng in the wall w large . as
enough for them t o sli p th ough the waiting maid sprang down r ,
-
first and then M aid M aleen followed But where were they to go ?
,
.
Th enemy had ravaged the who l e ki ngdom d i ven away the Ki ng

e ,
r ,
and s l ai n all the i nhabitants They wandered forth to seek another .
country but nowhere di d they find a shelter o a human being to

, ,
r
give them a mouthful f b read and their need w o great that O ,

as s
they were forced to appease their hunger wi th nettles When after .

,
62 G imm Comp lete F i y T les r
’
s a r a
long jou neying t hey came into another country they t ied to get
r , ,
r
work e verywhere ; but wherever the y knocked they were turned

away and no o n would have pity n th em At last the y arrived in
, e o .
a large city and went to the royal palace There also they were . or
dered t o go away b ut at last the cook sai d that t hey might stay in
,
the ki tchen and b e scul li ons .
Th son O f the King in whose kingdom they were w as however

e , , ,
the very man who had been betrothed t M aid M a leen Hi father o . s
had chosen another bri de f hi m whose face was as u gly as her or ,
heart w as wi cked Th wedding w as fixed and the mai den had al

. e ,
ready ar i ved ; because o f her great ugli ness however he shut her
r , ,
s
self in her room and allowed no on to see her and M ai d M aleen

, e ,
h d to take her her meal from the ki tchen When the da y came for
a s .
the bri de and the b ri degroom to go to church he w as ashamed Of ,

s
her ugliness and frai d that if she showed herself in the streets she
,
a ,
would be mocked and laughed at by the people .
Then sai d he t o M ai d M aleen A great p iece o f luck h

“
s b efal ,
as
len thee I have sprained m y foo t and cann ot well w lk th ough

.
,
a r
the streets ; thou shalt put o n my wedding clothes and take my -
place ; a greater honor than that thou can t not have ! M aid M a s
”
leen howe ver refu ed it and said I wis h f no honor whi ch is

, , s , ,
“
or
n t sui table for me

o It was in vain t o that the bri de Offered her
.
,
o,
gold At last he sai d angri ly I f thou dost not obey me it shall

. s ,
“
,
cost thee thy life I have but to speak the word and thy head will
.
,
li at thy feet Then she was forc d to O bey and put n the
”
e . e ,
o
bri de s magni ficent clothes and all her jewels When she entered
’
the royal hall every o n was amazed at her great b eaut y and the
, e ,
King sai d to hi s o n Thi s i the bri de whom I have chosen for

s ,
“
s
thee and whom thou must lead to church Th e bri degroom w as

, .
”
astoni shed and thought She i like my M aid M aleen and I

, ,
“
s ,
should b eli eve that it w a he herself but she ha long b een shut s s ,
s
up in the tower dead He took her by the hand and led her t o
,
or .
”
church On the way was a nettle plant and sh sai d

.
-
,
e ,
“
Oh ,
ne tt le-p la nt,
Litt le nett le-p la nt ,
Wha t do s t t hou here al one?
I ha ve k no w n t he time
When I a te the e unb oiled ,
When I a t e t hee unro as t ed

”
.
Wh at art thou saying ? asked the Ki ng s

“
Nothing she ” “ ”
’
s on .
,
repli ed I was only thi nki ng f M ai d M aleen He was surprised

,
“
o .
”
M a id M a le en 63
that she knew about her but kept s il ence When they came to the ,
.
foot plank into the churchyard she said

-
, ,
Fc ot b idge do n t br k “
-
r ,
o ea
”
,
I a m no t t he t rue bride .
What art thou sayi ng there ? asked the Kin g s

“
N othi ng ” “
’
s on .
,
sh repli ed
e I was only thi nki ng of M ai d M aleen D ost thou
,
“ ” “
.
know M ai d M al en ? N she answered how shoul d I k now her;

e
” “
O ,
“
I have only heard f her When they came to the church door she
o .
-
,
s i d once more
a ,
Church d oo r, brea k not ,

I m no t t he t ue b id e a r r .
”
What t thou sayi ng there ? as ked he Ah h answered I

“
ar
”
.
“ ”
,
s e ,
“
w asonl y think in g of M aid M aleen Then he took o ut a preci ous .
ch i n put it round her neck and fastened the clasp Thereupon

a , ,
.
the y entered the church and the p i est joined their hands together
,
r
before the altar and mar i ed them He led her home b ut he di d

,
r .
,
s
n t speak a s ingle word the whole wa y When they go t back to the

o .
royal palace he hurried into the bri de s chamber put Off the
,
s
’
magnificent clothes and the jewels dressed herself in her gray ,
gown and kept nothi ng b ut the jewel o n her neck whi ch she had
, ,
received from the bri degroom .
When the ni ght came and the b ri de was to be led into the ,
Prince s apartment she let her veil fall over her face that he might
’
, ,
n t O bserve the decepti on As soon as every o ne had gone away he

o .
,
sai d to her What di dst thou s y to the nettle plant which was grow
,
“
a -
in g b y the ways i de ? T whi ch nettle plant ? asked she ; I don t

” “ ” “ ’
o -
talk to ne t tle plants If thou didst not do it then thou a t not the
-
.
” “
,
r
true b ide sai d he SO she be though t herself and s id

r
”
,
.
,
a ,
“
I mus t g o o ut unt o my ma id,
Who keeps my t houg hts for me
”
.
She went out and sought M aid M aleen Girl what hast thou been .
“
,
sayi ng to the nettle ? I sai d nothi ng but ” “

,
O h nett le p la nt,
‘
-
,
Litt le net t le p la nt -
,
Wha t dos t t hou here a lo ne ?

I
ha v e k nown t he t ime
I
When a te t he e unboi le d,
When I a t e t he e unro as t ed .
Th e bride ran back into the chamber and said I k now , ,

“
no w
64 G imm s Comp let e F i y T les r
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a r a
what I sai d t o the ne t tle and h rep eated the words which h ,
”
s e s e
had just heard But what di dst thou s y t o the foot bridge when
.
“
a -
we went over it ? asked the King s o n To the foot bridge ? he

” ’
s .
“
-
”
s
answered; I don t talk to foot b i dges Th en thou t not the true

“ ’
-
r .
” “
ar
b i de She again said

r .
”
,
“
I mus t g o ou t unt o my ma id,
Who keeps my t hou hts for me g ,
and ran o ut and found M ai d M aleen Girl what di dst thou ,

“
,
s ay to
the foot bri dge ? I sai d nothi ng but
-
” “
,
Fo ot brid g e do no t b e k ‘
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, r a ,
m no t t he t rue bride
’
I a .
“
at costs thee th y life ! cried the b ride but she hurri ed into
Th
”
,
the room and sai d I know now what I sai d t o the foot b ri dge
, ,
“
-
,
”
and she rep eated the words But what didst thou say to the .
“
church door? To the chu ch door? she repli ed ; I don t talk t o

-
” “
r -
” “ ’
church doors Then thou art not the true b ride

-
.
” “
.
”
She went o ut and found M ai d M aleen and said Gi l what , ,

“
r ,
di dst thou ay t o the church door ? I sai d no thi ng b ut

” “
s -
,
C hu ch do or b eak not “
r -
,
r ,
I am not t he t rue b ide r .
That will b reak thy neck fo r thee ! cri ed the bri de and flew into
“ ”
,
a te ib le p assion b ut she hastened b ack into the room and sai d I

rr , , ,
“
know now what I s id t o the church door and she repeated the
a -
,
”
words But where hast thou the jewel whi ch I gave thee at the
.
“
church door ? What jewel? she an swered ; thou di dst not give
-
” “ ” “
me any jewel I myself put it ro und thy neck and I m yself fas
.
” “
,
tened it ; if thou dost no t know th at thou art not the t ue bri de He ,

r .
”
drew the veil from her face and when he aw her imm easurab le ,
s
ugline ss he s prang b ack ter i fi ed and sai d How comest thou

,
r , ,
“
here ? Who art thou? I am thy b etrothed bri de b ut b eca use I

” “
,
feared lest the p eople should mock me when the y s w me o ut of a
doors I commanded the scullery mai d to dress herself in my

,
-
clothes and t o go to church in tead f me Where i the girl ?

,
s o .
” “
s
”
said he ; I want to ee her go and b i ng her here She went out

“
s ,
r .
”
and told the servants that the scullery mai d was an impostor and -
,
th at the y must take her out into th court yard and st i ke o ff her e - r
head The servants laid hold o f M aid M aleen and wanted to d ag

. r
her out but she screamed so loudl y for help that the King s s on
, ,
’
The G o o e Gi ls -
r 65
heard her voice hurried u t ,

o Of hi chamber and ordered them to
s
set the m i den free i nstantly

a .
Li ghts were brought and then he saw n her neck the gold chain
,
o
whi ch he had given her at the church door Thou a t the t ue -

.
“
r r
b i de sai d he who went wi th me to church ; come with me now

r ,
”
,
“
to my room When they were both alone he sai d On the way to

.
, ,
“
the church thou di d t name M ai d M aleen who was my betrothed

s ,
b i de ; if I coul d beli eve it possible I should think he w as standing

r s
before me—thou art like her in every respect She answered I am

,
” “
.
,
M ai d M aleen who for thy sake w ,

impri soned seven ye s in the as ar
darkness who suffered hunger an d thi rst and has lived so long in
, ,
want and poverty Today however th e sun is shi ning o n me once

.
, ,
more I was married to thee in the church and I am thy lawful

.
,
wi fe Then they ki ssed each other and were happ y all the days o f
.
”
,
their lives Th false b ri de was rewarded fo what he had done b y

. e r s
havi ng her head cut o ff .
Th e tower in whi ch M ai d M aleen had been impri soned rem ai ned

standi ng for a long tim e and when the child en p assed by it they
,
r
sang ,
“
K ling , k la ng, g lo ria .
Who sits wi t hin t his t ower?

’
g
A Kin s da ug ht er, s he s it s w i t hin,
A s ig ht of he r I ca nno t wi n,
The w a ll it wi ll no t brea k,
The s t o ne ca nno t b e pierc ed .
Litt le Ha ns , wi t h your coa t s o ga y,

F o llo w me ,
fo llow me f ,
as t as yo u ma y .
T h e G o o s e Gi rl -
THER E w a s once upon a ti me an O ld Queen whose husband had

b een dead for man y years and h had a beauti ful daughter When ,
s e .
the Princess grew up she was betrothed to a Prince who li ved at a

great di stance Wh en the ti me came for her to be married and she
.
,
had to journe y forth into the di stant ki ngdom the aged Queen ,
packed up for her many costly vessels of silver and gold and t i n ,
r
ket al so o f gold and silver nd cups and jewels ; in short e verythin g

s ,
a ,
66 G imm s Complete Fai y Ta lesr
’
r
which appertained t o a royal dowry fo she loved her chi ld wi th all ,

r
her heart She likewi se sent her mai d in waiting w ho w s t o ri de

.
, a
with her and hand her over to the bridegroom and each had a
, ,
horse for the j ourney but the horse of the Kin g s daughter w as
,
call ed Falada and could sp eak S O when the hour o f partin g had
,
.
come the aged mother went into her bed room took a small kni fe
,
-
,
and cut her finger with it until it b led then she held a whi te hand ,
kerchi ef to it into whi ch he let three drops o f b lood fall gave it t o

s ,
her daughter and said De ar chi ld preserve thi s carefully ; it will

,
“
,
b e of service to you o n your way .

”
S o they too k a sorrowful leave o f each o ther; the Princess put th e

piece o f cloth in her b osom mounted her horse and then went , ,
away t o her bri degroom A fter she had ri dden for a while sh felt a
. e
burning thi rst and sai d t o her wai t ing mai d Dis mount and take
,
-
,
“
,
my cup whi ch yo u have brought for me and get me some water ,
from the stream for I shoul d like to drink If yo u are thirs ty

,
.
” “ ”
,
s aid the waiti ng mai d get off your horse y ourself and li e down
-
,
“
,
and drink out of the water I don t choos e to be your servant S O in ,

’
.
”
her great thi rst the Pri ncess alighted b ent down over the water in ,
the stream and drank and w as not allowed t o d ink out o f the
,
r
golden cup Then he sai d Ah Heaven ! A nd th e three d op s o f

. s ,
“
,
”
r
b lood ans wered If your mother knew this her heart would
,
“
,
break But the Ki ng s daughter w as humb le s ai d nothin g and

.
” ’
, ,
mounted her horse agai n .
She rode some iles fur ther b ut the day w as warm the sun
rrr , ,
scorched her and she was thirsty once more and when the y came
, ,
t o a stream o f water he ag ai n cried t o her wai ti ng mai d Dis

“
,
s -
,
mount and give me some water in my golden cup for she had
,
”
,
long ago forgotten the girl s ill words But the waiting mai d sai d ’
.
-
still more haughtil y If yo u wish t o drink dri nk as you can I don t

,
“
, ,
’
choose t o b e y our mai d Then in her great thirst the King s daugh
.
” ’
ter alighted b ent over the flowing tream we p t and sai d Ah

, s , ,
“
,
Heaven! And the drops Of b lood agai n replied If your mother

”
,
“
knew thi s her heart would break And as she w as thus drinking
, .
”
and leaning ri ght over the stream the handkerchi ef with the th ee ,
r
drops o f blood fell o ut O f her b osom and floated away with th e ,
water wi thout her O bserving it o great w her trouble , s as .
Th e wai ti ng mai d however had seen it and s he re j oi ced t o thi nk

-
, , ,
th at she had no w power over the b i de for since the Princess had r ,
lost the drop s o f b lood h had become weak and powerless : So

,
s e
no w when s he wanted t o mount her horse again the o ne that was ,

G o o e Gi l 67 The s -
r
called Falada the w i ting mai d said Falada i more sui table f
,
a -
,
“
s or
me and my nag wi ll do for y u and the Princess had to be con

,
o
”
,
tent wi th that Then t h waiti ng mai d with many hard words bade
. e -
, ,
the Princess exchange her royal apparel for her own shabby
clothes ; and at length she w compelled to swear b y the clear k y as s
above her that sh would n t say one word of thi s to an y o n at

, e o e
the royal cou t and if she had not taken thi s oath she would have
r ,
b een ki lled o n the spot But Falada w all thi s and Observed it . sa ,
well .
Th wai ting mai d now mounted Falad

e -
and the tru e bride the a,
b ad horse and thus they traveled onwards un ti l at length they n

, , e
t e d th royal palace There were great rejoicings over her ar i val

re e . r ,
and the Prince sprang fo rward to meet her lifted the wai ting maid ,
-
from her horse nd thought she was hi cons ort She w s con
, a s . a
ducted upstai s but the real Prin cess w left standin g below Then
r ,
as .
the old Kin g looked ut o f the window and saw her standi ng in the
o
courtyard and how dain ty and deli cate and b eauti ful sh w as and
,
e ,
ins tantl y went t o the royal apartment and asked the b i de about ,
r
the gi l she had wi th her who w as stand n down b elow in the

r
cou t yard and who she w as I pi cked her up on my way fo a

r ,
.
“
r
comp ni on ; give the girl something t o work at that she may not
a ,
stand idl e .
”
But the o ld King had no work for her and k new o f none s he , ,
o
s i d I have a little b oy who tends the geese she may help hi m

a ,
“
,
.
”
Th e b o y was called C onrad and the true b i de had t o help hi m ,

r
tend the geese Soon afterw rds the false b i de sai d t o the young
. a r
King D earest hus b and I beg you to do me a favor He an

,
“
,
.
”
swered I wi ll do most wi llingly Then send fo the knacker

,
“
so .
” “
r ,
and have the head of the horse o n whi ch I rode here cut o ff fo it ,
r
vexed me o n the way In reality he was frai d that the horse .

”
, s a
mi ght tell how she had b ehaved to the King s daughter Then she ’
succeeded in making the Ki ng promise that it shoul d b e done and ,
the fai thful Falada w to die as .
Thi s came to the ears f the real P i ncess and h secretly prom o r ,
s e
i sed to pay the kn acker a p i ece o f gold if he would pe form a smal l r
servi ce for her Th ere was a great dark looking gateway in th

.
- e
town through whi ch morni ng and evening she had to pass with the
,
geese ; would he be good as to nai l up Falada s head n it so that

so
’
o ,
she mi ght see him agai n more than once Th e kn acker s man prom ,
.
’
ised to do that and cut O ff the head and nai led it fast beneath the
, ,
dark gateway .
68 Co mp lete F i y T les
Grimm s
’
a r a
Early in the morni ng when she and Con ad d ove ,

r r out their flock
beneath thi s gateway she said in pa sing ,
s ,
A l s F l da ha nging t h
“
! a ,
a a ,
ere
Then the head answered ,
A las young Qu en how i ll y u f

“
,
! e ,
o a re
If t his you r t ende r mo t her knew,

H er heart w o uld su rely brea k in t w o .
hen they went still fur ther o ut o f the town and drove their
T ,
geese into the co untry And when they had come to the meadow
.
,
sh t down and unbound her hair whi ch was like pure gold and
e sa ,
Conrad saw it nd deli ghted in it bri ghtness and wanted t pluck

a s ,
o
ou t a few hai rs Then s he sai d .

,
“
B lo w blow , t hou g ent le
, wi nd, I s a y,
Bl w o C
onra d s li tt le ha t
’
a w a y,
A nd ma ke him chas e it he re a nd t he re ,
Unti l I ha v e bra ided a ll my ha ir,

A nd bo und it up a g a in .
And there came such a vi olent wind that it blew Conrad s hat far ’
away across count y and he w as forced to run after it Wh en he

r , .
came back he had fini shed combing her hair and was putting it up
s
ag ai n and he could not get any of it Then Conrad was angry and
, .
,
would not speak to her and thus they watched the geese until the
,
eveni ng and then th ey went home

, .
Next day when they were dri ving the gees e out through the dark
gateway the mai den sai d
, ,
A la s F la d ha ng ing t he e!
“ ”
,
a a, r
Falada answere d ,
Al young Que en how ill you f e!

“
as , , ar
If t his yo ur t ender mo t her k new,

H er hea rt w uld s urely brea k in t wo o .
And he t down agai n in th field and began t o comb ou t her

s sa e
hair and C onrad ran and tried to clutch it so she sai d in haste
, , ,
B low blow t hou gent le wi nd I

, y , ,
sa ,
B lo w C on d li t t le h t w y
’
ra s a a a ,
A nd ma ke him c has e it here a nd t he re ,
Unt il I ha v e b ra ide d a ll my ha ir ,
A nd b ound it up a g a in .
G o o e Gi l 69 The s -
r
Then t he wi nd blew and blew hi li ttle hat ff hi head and far ,

s o s
away and Conrad w forced to run after it and when he came

, as ,
back her hai r had been put up a long time and he could get none
, ,
o f i t and so they looked after the i geese ti ll eve ni ng came

,
r .
But in the e ve ni ng after they had got home Conrad went to the ,
ld Ki ng nd sai d I won t tend the geese wi th that girl any “ ’

o , a ,
longer ! Why not? inquired the aged Kin g Oh because she

” “ ”
.
“
,
vexes me th whole day long Then the aged King commanded

e .
”
him to relate what it was that h di d t o him And Conrad sai d In

“
s e .
,
the morni ng when we pass beneath the dark gateway wi th the

flock there i a sorry horse s head n the wall and she says to it
,
s
’
o , ,
A las , Fa la da , ha ng ing t here!

‘ ’
And the head replies

“
,
A las , you ng Q ueen ho w i ll you a re!

‘
, f
t his your t ende r mot he r kne w
If ,
Her hea rt w ould surely brea k in t w o .
An d Con ad went o n t o relate what happened n the goose p

r o as
ture and h w when there he had to chase hi hat

,
o s .
Th aged Ki ng commanded hi m to d ive hi flock o ut again next

e r s
day and s soon as mornin g came he placed hi mse lf behi nd the

, a ,
dark gateway and heard how the maiden spoke to the head of
,
Falada and then he t went into the country and hi d hi mself in

,
oo ,
the thi cket in th meadow There he soon w wi th hi wn eyes

e . sa s o
the goose girl and the goose boy b rin ging their flock and how after
- -
,
a whi le she sat down and un pl i ted her hair whi ch shone wi th ra di a ,
ance And soon he said

. s ,
“
B low , blow, t hou g ent le wi nd , I s a y,
B low C ’
o nra d s litt le ha t a wa y ,
A nd ma ke him chas e it he re a nd t he re,

Until I
ha v e bra id ed a ll my ha ir,
A nd b o und it up a g a in .
Then came a blast o f wi nd and carried o ff C onrad s hat so that ’
he had to run far away whi le the m i den quietly went on combing ,
a
and p l ai ting her hair all of which the King obse ved Then qu ite ,
r .
,
unseen he went away and when the goose gi rl came home in the
, ,
-
ev ening he call ed her aside and asked why she di d a ll these ,
thi ngs I may n t tell you that and I dare no t lament my sorrows
. o ,
to any human being f I have sworn not to do so by th heaven ,

or e
whi ch i above me ; if I had not done that I shou l d have lost my

s ,
70 C omp lete F i y Ta les Grimm s
’
a r
life He urged her and left her no peace but he cou l d draw noth
.
”
,
in g from her Then sai d he If you will not tell me anythi ng tell
.
,
“
,
y our sorrows t the iron stove there and he went away

o -
,
.
Then she crept i nto the iron stove and began t o weep and la -
,
ment and emptied her whole heart and sai d Here am I deserted
, , ,
“
by the whole world and y et I am a Kin g s daughter an d a false,

’
wai ti ng maid has b y force brought me t o such a pass that I have

-
b een compell ed to put o ff my royal apparel and she has tak en m y ,
place with my bridegroom and I have t o perform meni al service as ,
a go o se girl If m y mother di d b ut know that her heart woul d

-
.
,
break .
”
The aged King however w as standi ng outsi de b y the p ipe o f the

, ,
stove and w as lis tening t o what h sai d and heard it Then he

,
s e ,
.
came back again nd b ade her come o ut o f the stove And royal
, a .
garments were placed o n her and it w as marvelous how beautifu l ,
she was ! The aged Ki ng s ummoned hi o n and revealed t o him s s ,
that he had got the false bri de w ho w as only a wai tin g mai d b ut -
,
that the true o ne was standi ng th ere a the sometime goose girl , s - .
The youn g Ki ng rejoi ced wi th all hi hea t when he saw her b eauty s r
and youth and a great feast w as made ready to whi ch all the p eo
,
ple and all good friends were invi ted .
At the head o f the table t the bridegroom with the Kin g s sa

’
daughter at o ne side f him and the wai ting mai d o n the other but o ,
-
,
the wai ti ng mai d w s b linded and di d n t recogni ze the Prin cess

-
a ,
o
in her dazzli ng array When the y had eaten and d un k and were . r ,
merry the aged Ki ng asked the wai ting maid as a riddl e what a
,
-
,
person deserved w ho had behaved in such and s uch a way to her

master and at the same tim e related the whole story and asked
, ,
what sentence such an on merited e .
Then the false b ride sai d She deserves no b etter fate th an t o b e

“
,
stripped entirely naked and put in a b arrel whi ch is studded in ide , s
with pointed nails and tw o whi te horses shoul d be harnessed t o it

, ,
whi ch will drag her along through o n street after another till she e ,
is dead It i you sai d the aged Ki ng and yo u have p o

” “ ” “
. s , , r
d y ou ow n entence and thu shall it be done unto you

”
n o un ce r s , s .
When the sentence had been carri ed ut the young Ki ng marri ed o ,
hi t ue bri de and b oth o f them re i gned over their ki ngdom in

s r ,
peace and happiness .

T h e Sk i l fu l H u n t s ma n
THER E was a young fellow who had learnt the trade o f lock
ON C E
smi th and told hi father he would now go ut into the world and
,
s o
seek hi fo tune Very well sai d the father I am qui te co ntent

s r .
“ ”
, ,
“
wi th that and gave him some money fo hi s jou ney S he trav

,
”
r r . o
l d about and looked fo work After a time he resolved not to fol

e e r .
l w the trade o f locksmi th n y more for he no longer li ked it but he

o a , ,
took a fancy for huntin g Then there met him in hi rambles a . s
huntsman dressed in green who asked whence he came and ,
whi ther he w as going Th youth sai d he was a locksmith s pp n . e

’
a re
ti ce but t hat th trade n longer plea ed hi m and he had a liking

, e o s ,
fo hunt man hi p —would he teach it to him? Oh ye sai d the “ ”

r s s , s,
huntsman if thou wi lt go wi th me,

“
.
”
The y oung fell ow went wi th hi m b ound himself t o him fo some , r
years and learnt the art f hunti ng After thi s he wi shed to try hi
,
o . s
luck elsewhere and the huntsman gave him nothin g in the way of
,
payment but an i g un whi ch had however this propert y that it

a r- , , , ,
hi t it ma k wi thout fai l whenever he shot wi th it Then he set o u t

s r .
and foun d himself in a very l rge forest whi ch he could not get to a ,
the end f in o n day When evening came he seated him self in a

o e .
hi gh tree in order to escape from the wild beast s .
T owards mi dni ght it seemed to hi m as if a ti n y li ttle li ght gli m

,
mered in th distance He looked down through the branches to

e .
wards it and kept well in hi mind where it was But in th e first

,
s .
place he took o ff hi s hat and threw it down in the di recti on of the

,
li ght so that he mi ght go to the hat as a mark when he h d de

,
a
scended Then he got down and went to hi s hat put it o n agai n and
.
,
went straight forwards The farther he went the larger the li ght .
,
grew and when he got close to it he s w that it w as an enormou

,
a s
fir and that three gi ants were s it ti ng b y it who had an ox o n the

e, ,
spit and were roa ting it Presentl y o ne of them said I mus t just
,
s .
,
“
taste if the meat wi ll soon be fit to eat and pul led a piece ff and ”
,
o ,
w as about to put i t i n hi mouth when the huntsman shot it ut of s o
hi hand Well really sai d the gi ant if the wi nd has not blown
“ ” “
s .
, , ,
the bit ut o f my hand ! and he lped himself to another But when

o
”
.
he w just about to bite into it the huntsman again shot it away

as ,
from him On thi s the gi nt gave the one who was sitting next hi m
. a
72 Comp le te F i y T le
Grimm s
’
a r a s
a box n the ear and cri ed ng il y Why art thou snatchi ng m y

o , a r ,
“
piece away from me ? I have n t snatched it away said the ” “

o ,
”
other a sharp shooter must have shot it away from thee Th

,
“
.
”
e
gi ant took another piece b ut could not however keep it in hi , , , s
hand for the hunts man shot it out Then the gi ant sai d Th at must
,
.
,
“
be a good shot to sho ot the bit out of one s very mouth such an on ’
, e
would b e useful to u And he cried aloud Come here thou s

”
.
,
“
,
sharpshoo ter s ea t thyself at the fir b eside u and eat thy fill we

, e s ,
will not hurt thee ; but if thou wilt n t come and we h ave to b ing o , r
the b y force thou art a los t man !

e ,
”
At thi s invitation the youth went up t them and told them he o
was a skilled hunts man and that whatever he aimed at with his ,
gun he w certain to hi t Then they sai d if he would go wi th them

,
as .
he should b e well treated and they told him that outside the forest ,
there w a great lake b ehi nd whi ch stood a tower nd in the

as , ,
a
tower w as imp i soned a lovely Prin cess whom the y wi shed very
r ,
much t o ca rry off Yes sai d he I wil l s o on ge t her fo you

“ ” “ ”
.
, , r .
Then the y added But t here is still some thin g else ; there i a tin y
“
,
s
lit tle do g whi ch b egi ns to b ark di ectl y any on goes near and
, r e , as
soon as it b arks every one in the royal palace wakens up and f r , o
thi s reason we cannot get there ; cans t thou undertake to shoot it

dead? Yes s ai d he that w ill b e a li ttle bit f fun fo me Aft er
” “ ”
, ,
“
o r .
”
thi s he got into a b oat and rowed over the lake and soo n as he , as
landed the little do g c ame m nnin g ut and w as about to b rk but

,
o , a ,
the hun t sman took hi air gun and shot it dead When the gi ants
s -
.
w that the y rej oice d and tho ught the y alread y had the Kin g s
’
sa , ,
daughter safe b ut the hunts man wished first to see how matte s
,
r
stoo d and told them that the y mus t stay outside until he c alled
,
them Then he went into th castle and all w as perfectly quiet

. e ,
withi n and every one w as as leep

, .
When he opened the door of the firs t room a sword w h angi ng ,

as
o n th e wall whi ch was made of pure s ilver and t here w as a golden ,
st ar n it and the name of the Kin g and on a tab le near it lay a

o , ,
seal ed letter which he broke open and ins ide it w as writt en that ,
whosoever had the word co ul d kill everything whi ch opposed him

s .
S o he took the sword from the wall hung it at his s i de and went ,
onwards ; then h e entered the room where the King s daughter was ’
lying sleepin g and she w as ,

beautiful that he stood still and so ,
holding hi s breath looked at her He thought t o hims elf How n

, .
,
“
ca
I give an innocent mai den into the power f the wild gi ants who o ,
have evil in their mi nds ? He looked ab out further and under th e ”

,
bed stood a p air of slipp ers ; n the right one was her father s name o
’
S kilful Hunt ma n The 73 s
with a star and o n the left her o wn name with a star She wore also
, .
a great neck kerchi ef of silk emb roidered wi th gold and o n the

-
,
right side w as her father s name and on the left her own all in ’
, ,
golden letters Then the hunts man took a pair of scis sors and cut
.
the right com er off and put it in his k nap sack and then he also
, ,
took the ri ght slipper with the King s name and thrust that in ’
, .
The m i den stil l la y sleep ing and she w as qui te sewn into her
a ,
ni ght d ess and he cut a morsel f om thi s also an d thrust it in wi th

-
r , r ,
the rest but he di d all wi thout touchi ng her Then he went forth
, .
and left her lyi ng asleep u ndi sturb ed and when he came to the ,
gate agai n the giants were still standi ng outside wai ti ng fo him
, r ,
and e p ecti ng that he w as b ringi ng the P i ncess But he cried to

x r .
them that t hey were to come in for the mai den w already in their ,
as
power that he could not op en the gate t o them b ut there was a

, ,
hole through which the y must creep Then the first approached .
,
and the huntsman wound the g ant s hair round hi hand pull ed ’ ’
s ,
the head in and cut it o ff at o ne stroke with his sword and then
, ,
dr ew the res t o f him in He called t o the se cond and cut hi s head

.
o ff li kewi se n d then he ki lled the third also and he was well

,
a ,
pleased that he had freed the beautiful mai den from her enemies ,
and he cut o ut their ton gues and put them in hi s knap sack Then .
th ought he I will go home t o m y father and let him see what I

,
“
have already done and afterwards I will travel abo ut the world ;
,
the luck which Go d is pleased to grant me wil l eas ily find me .

”
When the King in the castle awoke he s w the three gi ants lying ,
a
there dead So he went into the sleeping room of hi s daughter

.
-
,
awoke her and asked who could have kill ed the gi ants Then sai d
,
.
she ,Dear father I know no t I have b een aslee p But when he

“
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s
arose and would have put o n her sli pp ers the right one was gone , ,
and when sh looked at her neck kerchief it w as c ut and th e ri ght

e -
,
c om er was mis s ing and when he looked at her ni ght dress a p iece
,
s -
was cut o ut o f it The King sum moned hi s whole court together

.
,
soldi ers and every one else w ho w as there and asked w ho had t ,
se
his daughter at li berty and ki lled the gi ants , .
Now it happ ened that he had a c p tai n w ho was o ne eyed and a a ,

-
hi deous man and he sai d that he had done it Then the o ld Ki ng

,
.
sai d that as he had accompli shed this he shoul d m rry hi dau gh ,

a s
ter But the mai den said Rather than marry him dear father I
.
,
“
, ,
will go away into the world as far as my legs can ca r y me The r .

”
King sai d that if h would not ma ry him she should take ff her
s e r o
royal garments and wear peasant s clothing and go forth and that ’
, ,
she shoul d go to a p otter and begi n a trade in earthen vessels So,

.
74 G i mm C o mp le t e F i y T le
r
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s a r a s
she put o ff her royal apparel and went to a potter n d b orrowed , a
crocke y enough for a stall and h promi sed him also that if she
r ,
s e
had sold it by the evening h would pay fo it Then the King sai d ,
s e r .
she w t o seat herself in a co m er wi th it and sell it and he ar

as ,
ranged wi th some p e asants to drive over it wi th their carts s o that ,
eve ythin g should b e b roken into a thousand p ieces When there

r .
fore the King s daughter had placed her stall in the st reet by came
’
the carts n d broke ll she had into tiny fragments She began to
,
a a .
weep and sai d Alas how shall I ever pay for the pots now ? The
,
“
,
”
Ki ng had however wi shed by this to force her to m ry the cap

, , ar
tain ; b ut in tead of that he agai n went to the potter and as ked

s ,
s ,
hi m if he would lend to her once more He said N must “

sh .
,
e
first pay f the thi ngs she had l ready had

or a .
Then she went t o her father and cri ed and lamented and sai d ,
she would go fort h into the world Then sai d he I wi ll have a li ttle .
,
“
hut built fo thee in the forest outs ide and in it thou shalt stay ll
r ,
a
thy life long and cook for every o n but thou shalt take no mone y e,
f
or it .When the hut w as ready a s i gn was hung o n the door
”
,
whereon was wri tten Today gi ven tomorrow sold There she ,
“
,
.
remained a long time and it w as rumored about the world that a

,
mai den was there who cooked wi thout asking f payment and or ,
that thi s was et forth o n a sign outs i de her door The huntsman
s .
heard it li kewise and thought to himself That wou l d sui t thee

, ,
“
.
Thou art poor and hast no money S o he took hi i g un and hi

”
, . s a r- s
knapsack wherein all the things whi ch he had formerly carried

,
away wi th him from the castle as tokens of hi truthfuln ess were s
still lyi ng and went into the forest and found the hut wi th th e
, ,
sign Today given tomorrow sold

,
“
,
.
”
He had put o n the sword with whi ch he had cut off the heads of
th three gi ants an d thus entered the hut and ordered somethi ng
e , ,
t o eat to be given to him He w as ch a rmed wi th the b eautiful .
mai den who w as indeed lovely as any picture She asked him
,
as .
whence he came and whi ther he w going and he sai d I as , ,

“
roaming ab out the world Then he asked hi m where he had got .

”
s
the sword for that trul y her father s name was on it He asked her
,
’
.
if she were the Ki ng s daughter Yes answered she With thi s

’ “ ” “
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,
sword said he did I cut ff the heads of three gi ants And he

”
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o .
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took their ton gues ut f hi knapsack in proof Then he also

o o s .
showed her the sli pper and the com er o f the neck kerchi ef and the
,
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bit f the ni ght dress Hereupon she was ove j oyed and sai d that
o -
. r ,
he was the n who had delivered her

o e .
They went together to the o ld Kin g and fetched hi m to the hut , ,

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75
and she led him into her room and to l d him that the huntsman was
,
the man who had really set her free from the gi ants And when the .
aged Kin g s w all the proofs o f thi s he could no longer doubt and
a , ,
sai d th at he w as very glad he knew how everything ha d happened ,
and that the huntsman should have her to wi fe o n whi ch the mai ,
den w as glad at heart Then he dressed the huntsman as if he were

. s
a forei gn lord and the King ordered a feast to be pre p ared When
,
.
they went to tab le the captai n s t o n the left side of the Ki ng s

,
a
’
daughter but the huntsman w as o n the right and the captain

, ,
thought he was a foreign lord w ho had come o n a vis it .
When they had eaten and drunk the o ld King sai d t o the captai n ,
that he would set b efore him something whi ch he must guess .
“
Supposing an y one sai d that he had loll ed the three gi ants and he ,
were asked where the gi ants tongues were and he were forced to
’
go and look and there were none in their heads how could that
, ,
happen ? The captain sai d Then they cannot have had any Not
”
,
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.
” “
sai d the King Every ani mal has a tongue and then he like
.
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,
wise asked what any one would deserve who made such an an wer s .
The captain replied H e ought to b e to n in p i eces Then the

“ ”
,
r .
Ki ng sai d he had pronounced his o w n sentence and the captain ,
was put in prison and then torn in four pieces ; but the Ki ng s ’
daughter w mar i ed t o th e hun tsman After thi s he b rought hi

as r . s
father and mother and they lived with their on in happiness and
, s ,
after th e death of the o ld Ki ng he received the ki ngdom .
T h e P ri nc e s s in D i sg u i s e
A KIN G once had a wife wi th golden hair who w as s o b eautifu l that

none o n ea th could b e found equal to her It happened that she
r .
fell ill and as soon as she k new h m us t di e sh sent for the Ki ng

,
s e ,
e
and sai d t o him A fter m y death I know yo u wi ll marry another

,
“
wife ; but you must promi se me that however beautiful she may be , ,
if he is no t as beautiful as I am and has not golden hair li ke mi ne

s
you will not marry her .
The Ki ng had no sooner gi ven hi promi se than h closed her s s e
eyes and di ed .
For a long time he refused to be comforted and thought it w as ,
imposs ible he could e ver take another wife At length hi co unselors . s

76 G imm Co mp let e F i y T les r
’
s a r a
came to him and sai d A Kin g shoul d n t remai n unm arried ; we

, ,
“
o
ought t o have a Queen .

”
So he at last consented and then messengers were sent far and ,
wi de t o find a bri de whose be au ty should equal that o f the dead

Queen But none w as to b e found in the whole world ; for even
.
when equally b eautiful they had not golden hair So the messengers .
returned wi thout obtaini ng what they sought .
Now the King had a daughter who w as qui te as beaut iful as her
,
dead mother and had als o golden hair She had ll thi whi le been
, . a s
growin g up and very soon the King noti ced how exactly she e
, r
semb led her dead mother So he sent for hi counselors and s i d to . s ,

a
them I will mar y m y daughter; h is the image o f my dead wife

,
“
r s e ,
and no other b i de can b e found to enable me to keep my promi se

r
to her ”
When the couns elors heard thi s the y were dre d qy shocked
.
,
a ,
and s ai d I t i forbi dden fo a father to ma ry hi daughter ; noth

,
“
s r r s
in g but evi l co uld s p ri ng from such a in and the k ingdom wi ll b e s ,
rui ned .
”
When the King s daughter heard of her father s propos it ion she
’ ’
was greatly alarmed the more o as he saw how resolved he was

,
s s
to carry out his intention She hoped however to be ab le to save .

, ,
him and herself from such rui n and di sgrace h sai d to him ,
so s e ,
“
Before I cons ent to your wish I shall requir e three thin gs— dres s a
as golden as the un another as silvery as the moon and a thi rd as

s , ,
glitteri ng as the stars ; and bes i des thi s I shall require a mantle ,
made o f a thous an d skin s of rough fur sew n together n d every an , a
imal in th e k ingdom must give a p i ece of hi ski n toward it

”
s .
Ah ! he thought I have asked for imposs ib ili ties and I hope I

“ ” “
s , ,
shall b e able to make my father give up hi s wi cked intentions .

”
The Ki ng however was no t t o b e di verted from hi s purp ose All

, ,
.
th e most sld lful young women in the kingdom were employed to

weave the three dresses o ne t o b e as golden as the un anoth er ,
s , as
silvery as the moon and the third as glitt e in g as the stars He sent
,
r .
hunters into the forest to kill the wil d animals and bring home their
skins o f whi ch the mantle was to be made ; and at last when all was
,
fini shed he b rought them and lai d them before her and then sai d , ,
Tomorrow o u marri age shall take place

“ ”
r .
Then the Kin g s daughter w that there w no hope o f chang

'
sa as
in g her father s heart so h determi ned to un away from the

’
,
s e r
cas tle .
In the ni ght when every o n slept she rose and took from her
,
e ,
j ewel ca e a gold ri ng a gold spinni ng wheel and a go lden hook

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Prince in D i g ui e The 77 ss s s
Th three dresses o f the sun moon and star she folded in so small
e
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s
a parcel that they were placed in a walnut shell ; then h put n -

s e o
the fur mantle st i ned her face and hands black wi th walnut jui ce
,
a -
,
and commi tting herself t o the care o f Heaven she left her home , .
A fter t aveling the whole ni ght he came at last t o a large forest

r s ,
and feeling very tired h crept into a hollow tree and went to s e
sleep Th sun rose b ut he sti ll slept o n and di d no t awake ti ll

. e , s ,
nearly noon .
It happened o n thi s very day that the King t o whom the wood
belonged was hunting in the forest and when hi s houn ds came to ,
the tree the y sniffed about and ran round and round the tree bark ,
in g loudly The Ki ng called to hi hunters and s ai d Just go and “

. s , ,
s e ewhat wild animal the dogs are b arking at .

”
The y obeye d and qui ckly returni ng told the Ki ng that in the hol
,
l w tree was a most beau tiful creat ure such

o they had never seen , as
before that the ski n w a covered wi th a thousand different sorts f

,
s o
fur and that it was fast asleep

, .
Then
“
sai d the King go and s e if y u can capture it ali ve
”
, ,
“
e o .
Then bind it o n the wagon and bring it home

”
.
Whi le the hunters were binding the mai den she awoke and ful l ,
f terror c i ed o ut t o them I m only a poor chi ld forsaken by my

“
o r ,
a ,
father and mother ; take pity o n me and take me wi th you ! We ll ,

” “
,
they replied you may be u eful to the cook little R ough ldn
,
“
s ,
s .
Come with us ; you can at least sweep up the as hes .
So the y seated her o n the wagon and took her home t o the King s ’
castle They showed her a lit tle stab le under the steps where no
.
,
dayli ght ever came and sai d R oughskin here you can li ve and, ,
“
,
sleep So the King s daughter w a sent into the kitchen t o fetch the
.
” ’
woo d draw the water sti the fire pluck the fowls look aft er the
, , r , ,
vegetab les sweep the ashes and do all the ha d work

, , r .
Poor R o ughski n as they called her lived for a long ti me most

, ,
mi serab ly and the beautiful Kin g s daughter knew not when it

'
would end o ho w It happened however after a ti me that a festi

r .
, ,
val w as to take place in the castle o she said to th cook M y I , s e ,

“
a
go out for a little whi le to see the company arrive ? I wi ll stand o ut

s ide the door Y you may go he replied but in half an hour I
.
” “
es ,
”
, ,
“
shall want y u to sweep up the a hes and put the kitchen in order
o s .
”
Then she took her li ttle il lamp went in to the stable threw ff o -
, ,
o
the fur coat washed the nut stains from her face and hand o that
,
-
s, s
her full beauty appeared before the day After thi s she opened the .
nutshell and took o ut the dress that w go lden as the sun and put as ,
it n A soon as sh w as qui te dressed she went o ut and presented

o . s e
78 C mp let e F i y T le s Gri mm s
’
o a r a
herself at the entrance f the castle a vi sitor No n recogni z d o as . o e e
her as R ugh kin ; they thought she w a King s daughter and sent
o s as
’
and told the Kin g f her arrival He went to re eive her offered her
o . c
hi hand and whi le they danced toge t her he thought n hi heart

s , i s ,
M y eyes h ave never seen an y mai den before so beautiful thi s

“ ”
as .
A soon as the dance was over she bowed t the Ki ng and before
s o ,
he coul d look round h had vani shed no n knew where Th s e , o e . e
sentinel at th castle gate was called and questi oned but he had
e ,
not seen ny one pass a .
But h had un to her stab le qui ckly removed her dress st ained
s e r , ,
her face and hand put n her fur coat and was agai n R ugh ld n
s, o , o s .
When h entered the ki tchen and began to do her work and sweep
s e
up th ashes the cook sai d Leave that alone till tomorrow ; I want
e , ,
“
y uo t coo k some
o soup f t h Kin g I will also taste a lit tle when it or e .
i ready But do not let on

s . f y ou hair fall in y u wi ll get e o r s ,
or o
nothi ng to eat in fu ture from me .

”
Then the co ok went ut and R u gh k in made the Kin g s sou p

‘
o ,
o s as
ni cely as h could and cut bread f it and when it w ready she

s e ,
or ,
as
fetched from her li ttl e stable her gold ring and lai d it in the di sh in
whi ch the soup w prepared as .
After the King had left th ball room he called fo the soup and e -
r ,
while eatin g it thought he had never tasted b etter soup in hi life s .
But when the di sh was nearly empty he w to hi s urpri e a gold sa s s
ring lyi ng at the bottom and could not imagine how it came there ,
.
Then he ordered the cook t o come to him and he w in a ter i b le ,

as r
fright when he heard the order Y u must certainl y have let a hair .
“
o
fall into the soup ; if y u have I shall th a h y ou ! he sai d o , r s

”
.
A s soon he app ea ed the King sai d Wh cooked thi s soup ?

as r ,
“
o
”
“
I cooked it he repli ed That is not true s i d the Ki ng This
”
, .
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,
a .
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soup is made qui te di fferentl y and much better than y u ever made o
”
it .
hen the co k w obli ged t o confess th at R ugh kin had made

T c as o s
the soup Co and send her t me sai d the Kin g

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As soon as h appeared the King sai d t her Wh o a t t hou

“
s e o ,
r ,
mai den? She repli ed I m a poor chi ld wi thout father

”
,
“
a ,
or
mother He a ked again Why are you in my ca tle ? Because I

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s
m tryi ng to earn m y bread b y help ing the cook she repli ed

”
a , .
“
How cam e this ri ng in the soup ? he sai d agai n I k now nothi ng ”
.
“
about the ring! she replied ”

.
When the King foun d he could lea n nothi ng from R u gh ki n he r o s ,
sent her away A little ti me after thi s there w another fes tival
. as ,
and R u gh kin had agai n permi ssion from the co k t g nd e

o s o o o a se
P inces in D i guis e
The r
79 s s
the vi sito s But he added come back in half an hour and co ok

r .
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for the King the soup that he i so fond o f s .

”
She promi sed to return and ran qui ckly into her li t tle stable
, ,
washed off the stains and took out o f the nuts hell her d ess silvery
, r ,
as the moon and put it o n Th en she ap p eared at the castle like a

, .
King s daughter and th e Ki ng came to re ceive her wi th great pleas

,
ure ; he w as s o glad to s ee her again and while the dancing contin ,
ued the Ki ng ke p t her as hi s p artner When the b a ll ended she .
di sapp eared s o qui ckly that the King could not M agi ne what had
b ecome of her But she had rushed down to her stable made her
.
,
self agai n the rough li ttle c eat ure that w as called R ough k in andr s ,
went into the ki tchen t o cook the soup .
Whi le the c ck was up stairs he fetched the golden spin

o s
ni ng wheel and dropped it into the sou p as soon as it was ready

-
.
The King agai n ate it wi th great reli sh ; it w as a good as before s ,
and when he sent fo the cook and asked w ho made it he was

r ,
obli ged t o o wn that it w as R o ughs kin She w a also ordered to ap . s
pear b efore the Ki ng but he could get nothing o ut o f her except

, ,
in g that s he w as a po r chi ld and knew nothi ng o f the golden sp in

o ,
ning wheel
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.
At the King s third festi val everythi ng happened as before But

’
the cook sai d I wi ll let yo u go and ee the dancing room thi s ti me

,
“
s -
,
R o u ghs kin ; but I beli eve yo u are a wi tch fo although the soup i ,
r s
good and the King say s it i be tter than I can make it there i l
, s , s a
ways some thi ng d opp ed into it whi ch I cannot understand

r .
”
R ughs kin did no t stop t o li sten ; s he ran qui ck ly t o her li ttle stable
o ,
washed off the nut stains and thi s time dressed herself in the d ess
-
,
r
that gli ttered like the stars When the Kin g came as b efore to . te
c ive her in the hal l he thought he had never seen such a beautiful
e ,
woman in hi life Whi le th ey were dancing he cont i ve d wi thout

s . r ,
b eing noti ced by the maiden t o sli p a gold ring o n her finger and , ,
he had given orders that the dancing should continue longer than
us ual When it ended he wanted to hold her hand sti ll but she
.
, ,
pulled it away and sprang so qui ckly among the people that h
,
s e
vanished from hi s eyes .
She ran o ut o f breath to her stable under the steps for she knew ,
that she had remained longer away than half an hour and there ,
was not time to take ff her dress so she th ew o n her fur cloak
o , r
over it and in her has te she di d not m ake her face b lack enough
, ,
nor hide her golden hair properly ; her hands al so remained whi te .
However when he entered the kitchen the co c k w as still away so

,
s , ,
he pre p ared the Kin g s sou p and dro pped into it the golden hook
’
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.
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Th Ki ng when he found another t i nket in hi soup sent imm !

e , r s ,
di t ly fo R o u gh ki n and as she entered the room he saw the rin g

a e r s ,
on her whi te finger whi ch he had placed there Instantly he seized .
her hand and held her fast but in her stru ggles t o get free the fur ,
m antle Opened nd the star gli ttering dress was plainly seen The
a -
.
Ki ng caught the mantle and tore it ff and as he di d s o her golden o ,
hair fell over her shoulders and she stood b efore him in her full ,
splendor an d felt that h could no longer conceal who he w as

, s e s .
Then she wi ped the soot n d stains from her face and w as b au ti a ,
e
ful to t h eyes o f t h King as any woman upon earth

e e .
Y o u shall be my dear b i de sai d the Ki ng n d we wi ll never

‘ ” “
r , ,
a
be parted agai n although I know not w ho you are , .

”
Then h told hi m her past hi story and ll that had happened t o

s e ,
a
her and he foun d that she w as as he thought a King s daughter

, , ,
’
Soon after the marri age w as celeb rated and the y lived happily til l ,
their death .
C i n de re ll a
THE RE WAS once a ri ch man whose wife lay s ick and when he felt ,
s
her end drawing near she called t o her onl y daughter t o come near
her bed an d sai d , ,
D ear chi ld b e good and pious and Go d will always take care o f
“
, ,
you and I will loo k down u p on yo u from heaven and wi ll b e wi th

, ,
”
yo u .
And then she closed her e yes and di ed The m iden went every . a
day t o her mother s grave and wept and w s l ways pious and ’
,
a a
good When th e wi nter came the snow co vered the grave with a
.
whi te cove i n g and when the s un came in the early spring and
r ,
melted it away the man took to him elf another wife ,

s .
The new wife brought t w o daughters home wi th her and the y ,
were beautiful and fai r in appe rance but at heart were black and a ,
ugly And then began very evi l t im es f

. the poor step daughter or -
.
Is the stupid creature to it in the same room wi th us ? sai d

“
s
”
they; those who eat food must earn it She is nothi ng but a
“
.
kitchen m i d ! - a
”
The y took away her pre t ty dresses and put o n her an o ld gr ay ,
kirtle and gav her wooden shoe t o we ar

,
e s .
Cinde ella 8 r 1
Just look n w at the proud princess how she i decked u t !

“
o , s o
”
c i ed they l aughi ng and then they sent her into the kitchen There
r , .
she was o b li ged to d heavy work from morni ng to ni ght get up

o ,
early in the morning draw water make the fires cook and wash , , , , .
Besides that the s isters did their utmost t o torment her—mocking

,
her and strewing peas and lentils among the ashes and setting
, ,
her to pick them up In the eveni ngs when she was quite ti red o ut
.
,
wi th her hard day s work h had no bed to li o n but was obliged

’
, s e e ,
t o rest o n the hea t h among the ci nders And beca use she always
r .
looked du ty and di ty as if he had slept in the in ders they

s r ,
s C ,
named her Cinderella .
It happened o ne day that the father went to the fair and he ,
asked hi two step daughters what he should bri ng back f them

s -
or .
“
Fine clothes ! said one Pearls and jewels ! sai d the other But
”
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what will you have Cinderella? said he The first t wi g father

,
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that stri kes against your hat o n the way home ; that is what I should
like yo u t o b ring me
”
.
So he bought fo the t w o step daughters fin clothes pearls and

r -
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jewels and o n hi way back as he rode through a green l ane a

, s , ,
hazel twig struck against hi hat ; and he broke it o ff and carri ed it s
home with him And when he reached home he gave to the step
.
daughters what they had wi shed for and to Cinderell he gave the ,
a
hazel t wig She thanked hi m and went to her mother s grav e and
.
,
’
planted thi s twi g there weeping bitterly that the tears fe ll upon it
,
so
and watered it and it flourished and became a fine tree Cinderella

,
.
went to see it th ee times a d y and wept and prayed and each

r a , ,
time a white bird rose up from th e t ee and if h utt ered any wi sh r ,

s e
the bird brought her whatever h had wis hed fo s e r .
Now it came to pass that the King ordained a festival that should
last for three days and t o whi ch all the beautiful youn g women of
,
that coun try were bidden o that the Kin g s on mi ght choose a ,
s
'
s
bride from am ong them When the two step daughters heard that .
-
they t o o were bidden to appear they felt very pl ased and they ,
e ,
ca lled Cinderella and said Comb ou hai r brush our shoes and ,
“
r , ,
make our buckles fast we are going to the weddi ng feast at the ,
Ki ng s castle
’
.
”
When she heard thi s Cinderell a cou l d not he lp c yi ng for she ,

r ,
t o woul d have lik ed t o g o to the dance

o nd she begged her step , a
mother to allo w her What ! You Cinderella ! said h in all your

.
“ ”
s e,
“
dust and di rt y u want t o go to the festival ! you that have no dress

, o
and no shoes ! you want t o dance ! ”
h persi sted in as ki ng at last the step mother sai d I

“
Bu t as s e ,
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82 G imm C o mp lete F i y T le r
’
s a r a s
have strewed a di shful of lenti ls in the ashes and if you can pick ,
them all up agai n in two hou s you may go wi th us r .

”
Then the mai den went to the back door that led into the garden -
,
and called o ut ,
“
0 g ent le doves O t urt le d o ves , ,
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A n d a ll t he birds t ha t be ,
The le ntils t ha t in as hes lie

C o me a nd p ic k up fo r me !
The g oo d mus t b e p ut in t he dis h ,
The ba d you ma y ea t if you wis h .
T hen there came to the kitchen window two whi te doves and -
,
after them some t urtle doves and at last a crowd f all the birds
-
,
o
under heav en chirping and flutteri ng and they ali ghted among the
, ,
ashes ; and the doves nodded wi th their heads and began to pick , ,
peck pi ck peck and then all the others b egan to pick peck pick
, , , , , ,
peck and put ll the good grai ns into the di sh Before an hour w as
,
a .
over all was done and they flew away ,

.
Then the mai den b rought the di sh to her step mother feeling -
,
joyfu l and thi nk ing that now he should go to the feast; but the
, s
step mother said No Cinderella yo u have no proper clothes and

-
,
“
, ,
y u do not know how to dance and y u would be laughed at ! And

o ,
o
when Cindere lla cried for di sappointment h added If you can ,

s e ,
“
pick two dishes ful l of lenti ls o ut f the ashes ni ce and clean y u o , ,

o
shall go wi th us thi nki ng to herself for that i n t possible

”
, ,
“
s o .
”
When she had strewed t w o di shes full f lenti ls am ong the ashes o
the mai den went through the b ack door into the garden and cried -
, ,
“
O g ent le do ves O t urt le dov es ,
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,
A nd a ll t he birds t ha t b e ,
The lentils t ha t in as hes lie

C o me a nd p ic k up for me!
The g o o d mus t be p ut in t he dis h ,

”
The b a d yo u ma y ea t if you wis h .
So there came to th kitchen window t w o whi te doves and then

e -
,
some turtle dov es and at last a crowd f all the other bi ds under
-
,
o r
heaven chi rping and flutte i ng and they li ghted among the ashes
,
r ,
a ,
and the doves nodded wi th their heads and began to p ick peck , ,
pick peck and then all the others began to pick peck pick peck
, , , , , ,
and put ll the good gr i ns into the dish And before half n hour
a a .
-
a -
was over it was all done and t hey flew away Then the maiden took ,
.
the di shes to th step mother feeli ng joyful and thi nking that now
e -
, ,
she shou l d go wi th them to the fea t; but h s i d All thi s i f no s s e a ,

“
s o
Cinde ell 83 r a
good to you ; you cannot come with us for you have no proper ,
clothes and cannot dance ; y u woul d put us t o shame Then she

, o .
turned her back n poor Cinderella and made haste to t ut with

o se o
her two proud daughters .
An d s there w as no o ne left in the hou e Cinderella went to her

a s ,
mother s grave under th hazel bush and c i ed

’
, e ,
r ,
Little t ee litt le t ee ha ke o ve me
“
r ,
r ,
s r ,
me do wn
”
Tha t s ilver a nd g o ld ma y co a nd c ov er me .
T hen the bird threw down a dress f gold and silver and a p ir o , a
o f sli ppers em b roi dered wi th s i lk and s i lver And in all haste she .
put n the dress and went to the fes ti val But her step mother and
o .
-
s isters di d not know her and thought she must be a foreign Prin ,
cess she looked so beautiful in her golden dress Of Cinderell a they

,
.
ne ver thought at all and supp osed that she w si tting at home
, as ,
and picking the lenti ls o ut o f the ashes Th King s o n came to . e

’
s
meet her and took her by the hand and danced with her and he
, ,
refu ed to stand up with any on e else so that he mi ght no t be

s ,
obli ged to let go her hand ; and when any o n came to claim it he e
answered She i my p a tner

,
s r .
”
A n d when the eveni ng came he wanted to go home but the s ,
Prince sai d he would go wi th her to t ke care f her for he wan ted a o ,
to e where the b eau t iful mai den lived But she escaped him and
se .
,
jumped up into the pigeon hous e Then the P i nce wai ted until the -
. r
father came and told him the strange mai den had jump ed into the
,
pi geon house The father thought t o himself I t surely ca nnot be

-
.
,
“
Cinderella and called for ax s and hatchets an d had the pigeon

”
, e ,
house cut down but there was no o ne in it An d when the y entered

,
.
the house there sat Cinderella in her di rty clothes among the in c
ders and a li ttle oil lamp burnt diml y in the chi mney ; for Ci n
,
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dere ll a had b een very qui ck and had jumped o ut o f the p i geon ,
house again nd h d un t o the hazel bush ; and there he had

,
a ,
a r s
taken o ff her b eauti ful d ess and ha d lai d it o n the grave and the
r ,
bird had carried it away again and then h had put o n her lit tle ,
s e
gray ki t le again and had sat down in the kitchen among the cin
r ,
ders .
Th next day when the festiv al b egan anew and the parents and
e , ,
step sisters had gone to it Cinderella went to the haz l bus h and
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,
e
cried ,
Litt le t ee litt le t ee h ke o ve me
“
r ,
r , s a r ,
Th t ilve a nd g o ld m y c me do w n a nd c ov e me
a s r a o r .
84 G imm s C omp lete Fai y Ta lesr
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Then the bird cast down a s ti ll more splendi d dress than o n the
day b efore And when h appea ed in it among the guest every
. s e r s
o ne w as a stoni shed at her b eauty Th e Pri nce had been wai ti ng .
unti l she c ame a nd he took her hand and dan ced with her alone
,
.
And when any one else came to invi te her he sai d She is m y ,
“
p artner .
”
An d when the evening came he wanted t o go home and the s ,
P ince foll owed her for he wanted to ee to what house she

r , s
b elonged; b ut he broke away from him and an into the garden at

s ,
r
the back of the house There stood a fine large t ree bea i ng splen
.
,
r
di d pears ; she leapt a li ghtly as a squirrel among the b ranches and

s ,
the Prince di d no t k now what had b ecome of her S o he wai te d .
until the father came and then he told him that the str ange mai den
,
had ushed from him and that he thought sh had gone u p into the
r ,
e
pear tree The father thought to hi mself I t surely cannot b e Cin

.
,
“
de ell a and called fo r an axe and felled the t ree b ut there was no
”
r , , ,
o ne in i t And when th e y went i nto the kitchen there

. t Cinderell a sa
am ong the cinders as u su al for s he had got down the other s ide o f
, ,
the tree and had taken b ack her beautiful clothes t o the bird n
, o
the hazel bus h and had put on her o ld gray ki tle again
,
r .
On the thir d day when th e parents and the step children had set
,
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o ff C inderell a went agai n t o her mother s grave and s ai d to the

’
, ,
tree ,
“
Litt le t ree, litt le t ree, s ha ke ov er me ,
Tha t si lv er a nd g o ld ma y c o me d o w n a nd c ov er me .
Then the bird cast down a dress the like o f whi ch had never ,
b een seen for splendor and brilli ancy and slippers that were f , o
gold .
An d when she appear e d in this dress at the feast no b ody knew

what t o s y fo wonderment The Pri nce dance d with her alone
a r .
,
and if any one else asked her he ans wered She i my partner ,
“
s .
”
And when it w as eveni ng Ci nderella wan ted t o go home and the ,
P i n ce w a about t o go wi th her when she ran pa t him o qui ckly

r s , s s
that he coul d no t follow her But he had lai d a plan and had .
,
caus ed all the steps t o b e spread wi th pitch so that as h rushed ,

s e
down them the left shoe of the mai den remained sticking in i t Th . e
Prince picked it u p and w that it was f gold and very small and
,
sa o ,
slender The next morni ng he went to the father n d to l d him that

. a
none shoul d b e hi b ri de save the o ne whose foot the golden shoe

s
should fit .
Then the t w o sisters were very glad b ecause they had pre t ty ,
Cinde ella 85 r
feet Th eldest went to her room to t y n th shoe and her

. e r o e ,
mother stood by But h could not get her great t into it for the
. s e oe ,
shoe w too small ; then her mother handed her a kni fe and sai d
as , ,
Cut the t 3 for when you ar Queen y ou wi ll never have to go

“
oe 0 , e
n f ot So the gi l cut her t o ff squeezed her foot into the shoe

”
o o . r e o , ,
concealed the p ain and went down to the P i nce Then he took her
, r .
wi t h him o n hi horse hi b i de and rode ff Th e y had to pass

s as s r , o .
b y th grave and there t the tw pigeons o n the h zel bush and

e , sa o a ,
c ied
r ,
The re t he y g o, t he re t hey g o!
There is b loo d o n her s hoe;
The s ho e is t oo sma ll,
—No t t he rig ht bride at a ll! ”
en the Prince looked at her shoe and saw the b lood flowin g
Th , .
An d he t u ned hi h orse round and took the false bri de home agai n
r s ,
sayi ng she was no t the ri ght one and th at the other sis ter mu t tr y , s
o n th e shoe S o he went i nto her room t o do s o and g o t her toes

. s ,
comfortab ly in but her heel w as t oo large Then her mother

, .
handed her the k nife saying Cut a pie ce o ff y our heel; when y ou , ,
“
are Q ueen yo u will never have t o go n foot

”
o .
So the girl cut a pie ce off her heel and t hrust her foot into the ,
shoe concealed the p ai n and went down to the Pri nce who took
, , ,
hi s b ri de b efore hi m o n his horse and ro de o ff Wh en the y p assed .
by the hazel bush the t wo pigeons s at there and cried ,
“
There t hey g o, t here t he y g o !
The re is blo o d o n her ho e s
o
The s h e is t o o s ma ll
”
,
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No t t he right bri de a t a ll!
hen the Prin ce looked at her foot and s aw how the b lood w as
T ,
fl o w ng from the shoe

r n d stai ni ng the whi te stocki ng A nd he ,
a .
tu ned hi horse round and brought the false bri de home again
r s .
Thi s i not th e i ght o ne sai d he have you no other daughter ?

“ ” “ ”
s r , ,
No sai d th e m n onl y m y dead wi fe left b ehi nd her a lit tle

“ “
, a ,
stunted Cinderella ; it is impossible that h can be the b ride But s e .

”
the Ki ng s n ordered her to b e sent fo but the mother s i d Oh

’
so r, a ,
“
no ! she i much too di ty I coul d n t let her be seen But he woul d ”

s r , o .
have her fetch ed and s o Cinderella had to appear , .
Fi st she was hed her face n d hands qui te clean and went in
r a ,
and curt eyed to the Prince w ho held out to her the golden shoe
s ,
.
Then he at dow n o n a stool d ew her foot u t of th heavy

s s , r o e
86 G imm s Comp lete Fai y Ta lesr
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wooden shoe and slipped it into the golden n whi ch fitted it per
, o e,
f ctly And when she stood up and the Pri nce look ed in her face
e .
, ,
he knew agai n the b eaut iful maiden that had danced wi th him and ,
he cried Thi s is the ri ght b ide !

,
“
r
”
Th step mother and the t w o s isters were thunderstru ck and grew

e -
,
pale wi th anger ; but he put Cinderella before him o n his horse and
rode o ff And a they passed the hazel bush the tw o whi te pigeons
. s ,
cried ,
“
The re t hey g o t he re t hey g o! ,
N o blo o d o n her s ho e;
s
The ho e no t t oo s ma ll,
’
s
f
The rig ht bride is s he a t er
ll a .
”
And when they had thus cried th ey came flying after and p erched ,
n C inderella s shoulders o n th e i ght the other o n the left

’
o n , o e r , ,
and remai ned

so .
An d when her wed di ng wit h the Pri n ce w s ap p ointed t o b held a e
the false sisters came hopin g t curry favor and to take part in the
, o ,
festivi ties S as the bri dal processi on went to the church the eldest
. o ,
walked n the ri ght side and the younger n the left and the pi
o o ,
geons picked ut an eye of each f them And a they retu n ed the

o o . s r
elder was on th e left si de and th e y ounger n the right and the pi o ,
geons picked out the other eye f each of them And o the y were o . s
condemned to g b lind f th rest f their days b ecause f thei

o or e o o r
wi ckedness and falsehood .
Sim eli M o u nt ai n
THE R WER E once tw b rothers the one rich the other poor The
E o , , .
ri ch n however gave nothi ng to th poor n and he gained a

o e, ,
e o e,
scanty li ving by trading in corn and often di d b adly that he had ,

so
no bread f hi wife and chi ld en Once when he was wheeli ng a

or s r .
barrow through the forest he w n on si de f him a great bare sa , o e o , , ,
naked l ld ng mounta n and he had never seen it b efore he

-
oo i as ,
stood sti ll and stared at t wi th m azement r a .
While he w thus standing he w twelve great wi ld men com

as sa ,
ing towards him and as he belie ved t hey were robbers he pushed
,
hi barrow into the thi cket c limbed up a tree and wai ted to see
s , ,
S ime li M ou nt a in 87
what woul d happen Th twelve men however went to the moun . e , ,
tai n and cri e d Semsi moun tain Semsi mountain open ; and im
,
“
, ,
”
medi ately the b arren mountain opened down the mi ddl e and the ,
twelv e went into it and as soon as th ey were wi thin it shut After a

, , .
short time however it opened again and the men came forth
, , , c ar
rying heavy sacks n the ir shoulders and when they were al l once
o ,
more in the dayli ght they sai d Semsi mountain Sem i mountain ,
“
,
s ,
shut thyself ; then the mountai n closed together and there was no
”
,
longer any entrance to be seen to it and the twelve went away , .
When they were qui te o ut f s i ght the p oor m n got dow n from o a
the tree and w as cu i ous to know what real ly w as secret ly hi dden

,
r
in the mountai n S o he went up t o it and s i d Semsi mountain “

. a , ,
Semsi mountain Open ; and the moun tain opened t o him also Then
,
”
.
he went insi de and the whole mountai n w as a cavern full of silver

,
and gold and b ehi nd lay great piles of pearls and sparkling jewels
, ,
heaped up like corn Th poor man hardl y knew what to do and . e ,
whether he mi ght tak e any f these t re as ures for himself o not ; but o r
at last he fill ed hi pocket wi th gold but he left the p earls and pre
s s ,
ci o us stones where they were When he came out agai n he als o .
sai d Semsi mountai n Semsi moun tain shut thyself ; n d the moun
,
“
, ,
”
a
tai n closed itself and he went home wi th hi s ba row

,
r .
An d no w he had no more cause f anxiety but coul d buy bread or ,
fo hi wife and chi l d en wi th hi s gold and wi ne i nto the b argai n

r s r ,
.
He li ved joyously nd upri ghtly gave help t o the poor and di d

a , ,
good to every n When however the money came to an end he

o e .
, ,
went to hi brother borrowed a meas ure that held a bus hel and
s , ,
brought hi mself some more b ut di d not touch any of the most valu ,
ab le thi ngs Wh en fo the thi rd time he wanted to fetch somethin g

. r ,
he again b orrowed the meas ur e of his brother The ri ch man had .

,
however long b een envi ou o f hi b rother s possessions and o f the

, s s
’
handsome way of living whi ch he had et o n foot and c ould not un s ,
de t n d from whence the ri ches came and what hi brother

rs a ,
s
wanted wi th the measure Then he thought of a cunnin g t i ck and . r ,
covered the b ottom of the measure wi th pitch and when he go t the ,
measure b ack a pie ce of money was sti cki ng in it .
He went at once to hi brother and asked him What hast thou s ,

“
been measuri ng in the bushel measure ? Corn and b rley sai d ” “

a
”
,
the other Then he showed hi m the p iece of money and threatened

.
,
that if he di d n t tell the truth he would accuse him before a court

o
o f justi ce Th po r man then told him everythi ng ju t it had

. e o , s as
happened Th i ch man however ordered hi c r i age to be made

. e r , ,
s a r
ready and d ove away resolved to u the opportuni ty bett er than

, r ,
se
’
r
hi s b rother h ad done and t o bring back wi th him qui te different

,
treasures .
When he came to the mountain he c i e d Semsi mountain Semsi r , ,
mountain Open The moun tain o p ened and he went ins i de it

”
.
, , .
Th ere la y the treas ures all be fore hi m and for a long tim e he did ,
not know whi ch t o clutch at first At length he loaded hi mself wi th .
a s man y preci o us stones a s he co uld carry He wis hed t o car y his . r
burden outs ide but as hi s heart and soul were entire ly full o f the
, ,
t reas ures he had forgotten the name o f the moun tain and cri ed
, , ,
Simeli mo untain Simeli mountain O pen Th at however w as no t

“ ”
.
, , ,
the right name and the moun tain never sti rre d b ut remai ned shut
, , .
Th en he w s alarmed b ut the longer he thou ght ab out it th e more

a ,
his thoughts confused themselves and his tre as ures were no more ,
o f any use t o hi m .
In the eveni ng the mountai n Op ened and th e twelve robbers ,
c ame in and when they s aw him the y laughed and cried o ut Bird
, , ,
“
,
have we caught thee at las t ! Di ds t thou thi nk we ha d never noti ced

th at thou hads t b een in here twice ? We co uld not catch thee then ;
thi s third time thou shalt not get out agai n ! Th en he cri ed I t w as ”
,
“
no t I it w a s m y b rother b ut let hi m b eg for hi s life and s ay wha t

”
, ,
he woul d they cut his head Off

, .
T h e Gl a s s C o ffi n
LET N O ONE ever s ay tha t a p oor tailor cannot do great things and
wi n hi gh honors ; all th at is needed is th at he should g o t o the ri ght
smithy and what is Of most consequence that he should have good
, ,
luck A civil adroit tailor s apprenti ce once went out traveling and
.
,
’
came into a great forest and as he di d no t know the wa y he lost

, , ,
hims elf Ni ght fell and nothing w as left fo him to do but t o seek a
.
,
r ,
bed in thi s painful solit ude He mi ght ce rtainly have found a good .
b ed o n the soft moss but the fear O f wild b easts let him have no
,
rest there and at last he w a forced t o make up his mind t o spend

,
s
the night in a tree He sought out a hi gh o k cli mbed up t o the top

. a ,
Of it and thanked God that he had hi goose with hi m for other

,
s ,
wise the wi nd whi ch blew Over th e t op Of the tree woul d have

c arri ed him away .
After he ha d s pent some hours in the d arkn ess n t wi thout fear ,

o
G l s Coflin 89 The as
and trembling he w at a very short di stance the glimmer O f a

,
sa
li ght and as he thought that a human habitati on mi ght be there

, ,
where he woul d be better Off than o n the branches f a tree he got o ,
carefull y down and went towards the li ght It gui ded hi m to a .
small hut that was woven together of reeds and rushes He knocked .
boldly the door opened and by the li ght whi ch came forth he w
, , sa
a lit tle hoary Ol d man who wore a coat made f bits O f colored stuff o
sewn together .
“
Wh o are you and what do yo u want? asked the man in a
,
”
grum bli ng voice I am a poor tai lor he ans wered whom ni ght
.
“
,
”
,
“
has s urprised here in the wi lderness and I earnestly b eg you to ,
take me into your hut until morni ng G your way repli ed the .
” “
O
”
,
O ld man in a s urly voice I w ill have nothi ng to do wi th ra cals ,

“
s .
Seek shelter elsewhere After these words he was ab out to slip into .
”
hi hut again but the tai lor held him s o fi ghtly b y the corner o f hi
s ,
s
coat and pleaded so piteously that the O ld man who w not s o ill
, , ,
as
natured as he wi shed to appear w at last softened and too k him ,

as ,
into the bu t wi th hi m where he gave hi m somethi ng to eat and ,
then pointed out to hi m a very good b d in a com er e .
Th weary tai lor needed no rocking ; but slept sweetl y till morn
e
in g but even then would not have thought of ge t ti ng up if he had

, ,
not been aroused b y a great noise A vi olent sound of screamin g .
and ro i ng forced it way through the thin walls f the hut Th e

ar s o .
tailor full of unwonted courage jum ped up put his clothes o n in

, , ,
haste and hurried o ut Th en close by the hut he saw a great black

,
.
,
bull and a beautiful stag whi ch were just preparing for a vi olent ,
struggle They rushed at each other wi th such ext reme rage that the
.
ground hoc k wi th their trampling and the ir resounded wi th

s ,
a
their cri es For a long time it was uncertain whi ch Of the t wo would
.
gai n the vi ctory; at length the stag thrust hi horns into hi s a d e s v r
y b ody whereupon the b ull fell to the eart h wi th a ter i fic roar

’
sar s ,
r ,
and w as thoroughl y despatched by a few strokes from the stag .
Th tai lor who had watched the fight wi th as toni shment was
e , ,
s till standi ng there moti onl ess when the stag in full c eer bounded ,
ar
up to him and before he could escape caught him up on hi great

, ,
s
ho n He had not much ti me to coll ect hi thoughts for it went in

r s . s ,
a swi ft race over stock and stone mountai n and valley wood and , ,
meadow He he l d with both hand to the tops of th horns and

. s e ,
res igned hi mself to hi fate It seemed to hi m howe ver just as if he s .

, ,
were flyi ng away At len gth the stag stopped in front O f a wall of
.
rock and gently let th tailor down Th t i lor more dead than
,
e . e a ,
alive requi red a l onger tim e than that to come to him self Wh en he
,
.
go Complete F i y T les Grimm s
’
a r a
had in some degree rec overed the stag whi ch had remai ned sta nd , ,
ing by him p u hed its horns with s u ch force agains t a door whi ch
,
s
w asin the rock th at it s p rang Open F lames O f fire s hot forth a fter
, .
,
which followed a great smoke whi ch hi d the stag from hi s sight , .
Th e tailor di d not know what t o d o o whi ther t turn in order t o ,

r o ,
get ou t o f thi s des ert and b ack t o human beings again While he .
w as standi ng thu un dec ided a voice sounded o ut o f th e rock

s , ,
whi ch cri ed t him E nter without fear no evil shal l b efall thee
o ,
“
, .
”
He certainl y hesitated but driven by a mysteri ous force he obeyed, ,
the voice and went through the iron door in to a large s p aci ou hall -
s ,
whose ceili ng walls and floor were made o f shini ng p oli shed square
,
stones o n each of whi ch were cut letters which were unk nown t o
,
him He looked at everythi ng full o f admirati on and w

. o n th e , as
p oint Of going out again when he once more heard the voice whi ch ,
sai d t o him Step on the stone whi ch li es in the mi ddl e of th e h all

,
“
,
and great good fortun e awaits thee .

”
His courage ha d already grow n great th at he ob e yed the so
order Th stone b egan to gi ve way under his feet and s ank slowly
. e ,
down into the depth When it w once more firm and the tailor s . as ,
looked roun d he foun d himself in a hall whi ch in size res emb led
,
the former Here however there w

. more to loo k at and to ad
, ,
as
mi re H ollow places were c ut in the walls in whi ch stood vases o f

.
,
t rans p arent glass whi ch were filled wi th c olored s p i i t wi th a r or
b luis h vapor O n the floo r of the hall two great glass chests stood
.
Op pos ite t o each other whi ch at once excited his curiosity Wh en , .
he went t o o n of them he sa w insi de it a handsome st uct ure like a

e r
castle surrounded by fa m bui ldings stab les and b arn and a qu an r -

,
s,
tity of other goo d thi ngs Everything was smal l but exceedin gly .
,
ca eful ly an d delicately made and seemed t o b e cut out by a de

r ,
x
te o us hand wi th the greate st exacti tude

r .
H e mi ght n t have turned away his e yes f om the considerati on

o r
Of thi s rari ty fo some time if the voi ce had not once more made it
r ,
self he rd It ordered him t o tmn round and loo k at th e glass che t

a . s
whi ch was standing Opposi te How his admirati on increas ed when .
he w therein a mai den of the g eatest beauty! She lay as if asleep

sa r ,
and w w rap ped in her long fai r hair as in a preci ous m ntle Her
as a .
eyes were closely shut b ut the b ri ght ness f her complexi on and a , o
ri bbon whi ch her b reathi ng moved t o and f left no doub t tha t ro ,
she was alive .
Th tail or w e looking at the beauty wi th beating heart when

as ,
sh su ddenl y O pened her e y es and st arted up at the s i ght o f him in

e ,
j oyful terror Just Heaven ! cried she my deliver nce i at hand !

.
“ ”
,
“
a s
G la Co ffin 91 The ss
Q ui ck qui ck help me o ut of my pri son ; if y u push b ack the bolt

, , o
f thi s glass coffin then I shall be free Th tai lor obeyed wi thout
”
o , . e
delay and she imme di ately rai sed up the glass li d came out and
, ,
hastened into the corner f the hall where she co v ered herself wi th o ,
a large cloak Then h seated herself n a stone ordered the young

. s e o ,
man to come to her and after s h had imprinted a f i endl y ki ss n

, e r o
hi lips he sai d M y long des ired deliverer ki nd Heaven has

“
s ,
s ,
-
,
guided yo u to me and put n end t o m y sorrows On the self same

, a .
-
day when they end shall your happiness begi n Yo u are the hus
, .
band chosen for me by Heaven n d y ou shall pass y o ur life in un ,

a
broken j oy loved by me and rich to overflowing in every e thl y

, , ar
p ossession Seat yourself and li sten t o the story o f m y life

.
:
“
I am the daughter of a i ch count M y parents di ed when I w r . as
s t ill in my tender you th and recommended me in their last will to,
my elder b rother b y whom I w as b rought up We loved each other

, .
s o tenderl y and were so alik e in o u wa y o f thi nkin g and

, ur in li r o c
nati ons that we b oth em b raced the resoluti on never to marry but
, ,
to st y toge ther t o the end o f o ur li ves In ou house there w as no

a . r
lack f company ; neighb ors n d f i ends vi sited us Often and we

o a r ,
showed the greatest hospitali ty to every on SO it came t o pass ne e . o
eveni ng that a s t ranger came ridi ng to o ur cas tle and under pre , ,
text f not being able to get on to the next place begged for shelter
o ,
for the ni ght We granted hi request wi th ready courtes y and he

. s ,
entert i ned u in the most agreeable manner during supper b y con

a s
versati on intermi ngled wi th sto ies My brother liked th e stranger r .
s o much that he begged hi m to spend a couple f days wi th us to o ,
whi ch after some hesitati on he con ented We did not rise from
, ,
s .
tab le unti l late in the ni ght the stranger was shown to a room and , ,
I ha tened as I w tired to lay m y limbs in my soft bed

s ,
as , .
“
H rdl y had I slept fo a short t ime when the sound f faint and
a r ,
o
deligh tful mu ic awoke me As I could no t conceive from whence it

s .
came I wanted to s um mon my waiti ng mai d who slept in the next

,
-
room b ut to my astoni shment I found that speech w as taken away

,
from me b y an unk nown force I felt as if a mountain were weigh .
in g down my breast and was unab le to make the very sli ghtest
,
sound In the m nhm by the li ght o f m y ni ght l amp I saw th

. ea
'
e, -
,
e
stranger enter my room th ough two doors whi ch were fa t bolted r s .
He came to me and said that by magi c arts whi ch were at hi com ,

s
mand he had cau ed the lo ve ly music to sound in order to awaken

,
s
me and that he now forced hi way through a ll fasteni ngs wi th the

,
s
i nten t ion f offering me hi hand and heart M y repugnance to hi

o s . s
magi c arts was however o great that I vouchs fed him no an wer
, , s a s .
92 Grimm s Co mp lete F i y T les ’
a r a
He remai ned fo a time standi ng wi thout movi ng apparently with

r ,
the idea o f wai ting fo a favorable deci sion but as I continued t o

r ,
keep silence he ang i ly declared he would revenge himself and find

,
r
means t o puni sh my p i de and left the room I p assed the ni ght in

r ,
.
the greatest di squi e t ude and onl y fell asleep toward ,morning s .
When I awoke I hurried t o m y brother b ut di d not find him in hi s

, ,
room an d the attendants told m that he had ri dden forth wi th the

,
e
str anger to the chas e by daybreak .
I at once sus p ected nothing good I dressed myself qui ckly o

“
.
,
r
dered my palfrey to b e saddled and accomp ani ed only by o ne se ,

r
vant rode full gallop to the forest The se vant fell with hi s horse
,
. r ,
and could no t follow me fo the horse had broken its foot I p ur

,
r .
sued my way wi thout haltin g and in a few minutes I saw the ,
stranger comi ng towards me wi th a b eautiful stag whi ch he led by

a cord I asked him where he had left my brother and how he had
.
,
come by thi s stag out Of whose great eyes I w tears flowing In

,
sa .
stead Of answe i ng me he began t o laugh lou dl y I fell into a great

r , .
rage at thi s pulled out a pistol and discharged it at the mon ter;
,
s
but t h ball rebo unded from hi breast and went into my horse s
e s
’
head I fell t o the ground and the s t ranger mut tered some words
.
,
whi ch deprived me o f cons ciousness .
Wh en I came t o my sens es ag ai n I found myself in thi s under

“
ground cave in a glass co ffin Th e magi ci an app eared once agai n .

,
and sai d he had changed m y brother into a stag my castle wi th all ,
that belonged t o it di mini shed in size b y hi arts he had shut up in

,
s ,
the other glass chest and my peo ple w ho were all turned into
, ,
smoke he had confin ed in glass bottles He told me that if I would

,
.
now comply wi th hi wi sh it w as an easy thi ng for him t o put cv

s ,
e yt hi n g back i n it former state as he had nothi ng t o do but open

r s ,
the vessel and everyt hi ng would return once more to it natural

s, s
form I answered him as little

. I had done the first tim e He as .
vani shed and left me in my pris on in whi ch a deep sleep came o n ,
me Among the visions whi ch passed b efore my eyes that was the
.
,
most comfo ti ng in whi ch a young man came and set me free and
r ,
when I opened m y eyes today I s w yo u and beheld my dream a ,
fulfilled Help me to accomplish the other things whi ch happened

.
in those vi s i ons Th first i that we lift the glass chest in whi ch my

. e s
castle i encl osed o n to that broad stone

s ,
.
”
As soon as the stone w laden it began to rise up o n hi gh with

as ,
th e maiden and the yo ung man and mounted through the Openi ng ,
O f the ceiling into the upper hall from whence they then c uld eas ,
o
ily reach the O pen air Here the mai den Opened the li d and it w as
.
,
R punz l 93 a e
marvelous t o b ehold how the c as tle the houses and the fa m bui l d , , r
ings whi ch were enclosed stretched t hemselv es out and grew to ,
their natural size wi th the greatest rap i dit y After thi s the mai den .
,
and the t i lor returned to the cave beneath the earth and had the
a ,
vessels whi ch were filled wi th smoke ca ried up b y the stone Th r . e
mai den had scarcely opened the bo t tl es when the blue smoke
rus hed out and changed itse lf into livi ng men in whom sh recog ,
e
ni d her serv nts and her people Her joy was s ti ll more increased
ze a .
when her bro ther who had k illed the magi ci an in the form f a
, o
bull came o ut of the forest towards them in hi s human form And

, .
o n the self same day t h m i den in accordance wit h her promi se

-
e a , ,
gave her hand at the altar to the lucky tailor .
R a p u nz e l
THER E ONCE lived a man and hi wife who had long wished for a s
chi ld but in vain N w there w at the back of their house a li ttle

,
. o as
win dow whi ch over l ooked a beau t iful garden full f the finest g o ve e
tab les and flowers ; but there w a hi gh wall all roun d it and no as ,
one ventured into it for it belonged t a wi tch f great might and

,
o o ,
o f whom ll the world w a afr i d One day when the wife w as a . as
standing at the window and l l ing into the garden h saw a bed
, oo c ,
s e
filled wi th th e finest rampion ; and it looked fresh n d green that so a
sh b egan to wi sh for some ; and at len g th she longed for it greatly

e .
Thi s went on for days and she knew h coul d not get th ram
,
as s e e
pion h pined away and grew pale and mi serab le

,
s e , .
Th en th man was uneasy and a ked Wh at i the matter dear

“
e ,
s , s ,
wi fe ? O h answered she I shall di unless I can have some f

” “ ”
, ,
“
e o
that rampi on to eat that grows in the ga den at the b ack of u r o r
house Th man who loved her very much thought to himself

.
”
e , , ,
“
Rather than lose my wife I will get some ram pion cost what it ,
wi ll .
”
S in the twi li ght he cli mbed o ver the wall into the wi tch s gar
’
den p lucked hastily handful f ramp ion and brought it to hi

,
a o s
wife She made a salad f i t at once and ate f it to her heart s con
. o , o
’
tent But she li ked it much and it tasted so good that the next
. so , ,
day h longed f it thrice as much as she had done before ; if she

s e or
was to have any rest the man must clim b over the wall once more .
G mm s C omp le t e Fairy Ta les
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94 . i r
S o he went in the twili ght agai n ; and a s he w s clim bin g b ack he a ,
s aw all at once the wi tch standi ng before him and w as ter ib l y

, , ,
r
f i ghtene d as she cried wi th angry e yes How dare you clim b

r , , ,
“
over into my g den lik e a thi ef and steal my rampion! It sh all b e

ar ,
the worse fo you! r

”
“
Oh ans wered he b e merciful rather than just; I ha ve onl y
”
, ,
“
done it through necessit y; fo my wife saw y our rampion out of the r
wi ndow and b ecame possessed with so great a longing that she

,
woul d have di ed if she coul d not have had some t o eat .

”
Th en the wi tch s ai d If it is all as yo u s ay yo u may have as

“
, ,
much rampi on as you lik e o n o ne co ndi ti on—the child th at will ,
come into the world mus t b e gi ven to me I t shall go well wi th th e .
child and I wi ll care for it lik e a mother

, .
”
In hi s dis tres s o f mind the man promised everythi ng ; and when

the time came when the chil d w as born the witch app eared and , ,
giving the child the name of R apunzel ! whi ch is th e same as am r
pi on ! he too k it away with her

,
s .
Rapunzel w as the most b eautiful chi ld in th e world Wh en she .
w as twelve years Old the wi tch s hu t her up in a tower in the mi dst

o f a wood and it h ad ne i ther ste p s no r d o or onl y a small wi ndow
, ,
ab ove When the wi tch wis hed t o b e let in she would stand b elow
.
,
and woul d cry Rapunzel R apunzel ! Let down y our hai !

,
“
, r
”
R apunzel had beautiful long hair th at shone li ke gold When she .
heard the voi ce of the wi tch she woul d undo th e fasteni ng of the
up p er window un b in d th e p lai ts o f her hair
, and let it down ,
twenty ells b elow and the witch would climb up by it , .
After the y had lived thus a few ye ars it h ap pened that as th e

Ki ng s son w a ridi ng through the wood he came t o the tower; and
’
s ,
as he drew near he hear d a voice s ingi ng s o swee tly that he sto od

sti ll and listened It w as R ap unzel in her loneliness trying t o pass
.
away the time with sweet songs The King s s on wi shed t o go in t o .

’
her and sought t o find a door in the tower b ut there w as none SO

, , .
he rode home but the song had entered into hi heart and every
, s ,
day he went into the wood and li stened t o it .
Once as he w as standing there under a t ree he aw the witch

, , s
come up and li stened while he cal led out O h Rapunzel R apun

, s ,
“
,
zel ! Let down your hair .

”
Then he saw how R apunzel let down her long tr sses and how e ,
the wi tch cli m b ed up by them and went in to her and he s i d to ,

a
him elf S in ce that i the ladder I will cli mb it and seek my fo

s ,
“
s , ,
r
t une And the next day as soon as it began t o grow dusk he went
”
.
, ,
t o th e tower and cri ed Oh Rapunzel Rap unzel! Let dow n your “

, ,
R p unzel a
95
hi ar .
”
And she let down her h i r and th King s a ,
e
’
son climbed up by
it .
Rap unzel was greatly ter i fied when she saw that a man had r
come in to her for h had never seen n before ; but the Ki ng s

,
s e o e
’
son began speaking o ki ndly to her and told how her s inging had
s ,
entered into hi heart so that he coul d have no peace un til he had

s ,
seen her herself Then Rapunzel forgot her te ror and when he
. r ,
asked her to take him f her hus band and h saw that he w s or ,
s e a
young and beautiful she thought to herself I certainly like him , ,

“
much better than o l d mother Gothel and h put her hand into hi ”
,
s e s
hand sayi ng I would willingly go wi th yo u b ut I do not k now

, ,
“
,
how I shall get ut When you come bring each time a s ilk en rope
o .
, ,
and I wi ll mak e a ladder and when it i qui te ready I w ill get ,

s
down b y it o ut f the tower and you shall take me away o n your

o ,
horse .
They agreed that he sho ul d come to her every eveni ng as the ld ,

o
woman came in the day time So the wi tch knew nothing o f ll thi -
. a s
unti l once Rapunzel sai d to her unwit ti ngly M other Go thel how ,
“
,
i it that y u cli m b up here o slowly and th Ki n g son i wi th me

s o s ,
e s s
in a moment ?
”
0 wi cked chi ld c i ed the wi tch what i thi s I he ar ! I thought

“ ”
,
r ,
s
I had hi dden yo u from ll the world and y u have be trayed me ! a ,

o
”
In her anger she seized R apunzel by her b eauti ful h i r st ruck a ,
her several ti mes with her left hand and then grasping a p ir of ,
a
shears in her ri ght—snip snap —the beautiful locks lay o n the ,
ground And she was so hard hearted that he took Rapunzel and
.
-
s
put her in a waste and desert place where he li ved in gr eat woe ,
s
and mi sery .
The same day o n whi ch he took Rapunzel away she went back s
to the tower in the eveni ng and made fast the severed locks o f hair
to the window hasp and the Ki ng s s on came and cried R apunzel
-
,
’
,
“
,
R apun zel ! Let down your hair .

”
Th en she let the h ai r down and the Kin g s s o n clim b ed up b ut

’
, ,
instead O f hi dearest Rapunzel he found the wi tch looki ng at hi m

s
wi th wi cked glit teri ng eyes , .
Ah ! cri ed she mocki ng him y u came for your darlin g but

“ ”
a , , o ,
the sweet b ird sits no longer in the nest and sings no more ; the cat ,
has got her and will scratch out your eyes well ! Rapunzel i lost
,
as s
to yo u ; y u will see her no more

o .
”
Th Ki ng s son w besi de hi mself wi th grief and in hi agony he

’
e as ,
s
sprang from the tower ; he escaped wi th life but the thorn on ,

s
96 Comp lete Fai y T les
Gri mm s
’
r a
whi ch he fell put out hi s e yes Then he wandered b lind through the .
wood eatin g nothi ng but roots and berrie and doing nothin g but
, s,
lament and weep for the loss o f his de arest wife .
S o h e wandered s everal y ears in mi sery until at las t he me to ca
the desert p lace whe e Ra punzel lived wi th her twi n chil dren tha t
r -
she ha d b orne a bo y and a girl A t first h e h eard a vo ice th at he

, .
thought he knew an d when he re ached the p lace from which it

,
s eemed t o co me R apunzel k new him and fell o n his neck and ,
wept And when her tears to uched his eye they be me clear again
. s ca ,
and he could s ee with them as well as ever .
Th en h took her t o hi s kingdom where he was re ceived wi th

e ,
g reat j y
o a nd t her
,e th e y li v ed long and h a pp il y .
T h e S l ee p i ng Beau t y
IN TrM Es T the e li ved a King and Q ueen who sai d t o each

PAS r ,
other every da y of their lives Would that we h ad a chi ld ! and ,

“
yet they had no ne But it happ ened once that when the Qu een w as
.
b athing the e came a frog out of the water nd he s quat ted on the
,
r ,
a
ground and s ai d t o her Th y wis h shall be fulfil led ; b efore a y ear

“
, ,
has go ne by th ou s halt b i n g a dau ghter into th e world

”
, r .
An d as the frog fore t old so it h app ened ; and the Qu een bo re a ,
daughter s o beautiful th at th e King c oul d not co ntain himself for

j oy and he ordain ed a great feas t No t onl y di d he bi d t o it his rela
,
.
tions fri ends and acquai nta nces b ut als o the wise women that
, , , ,
the y mi ght be kind and favorab le to the child Th ere were thirteen .
o f them in his kingdom b ut as he h ad onl y p rovi ded twelve golden

,
p lates fo them to e t from o ne of them ha d to b e left o ut

r a , .
H owever the feas t w as celeb rated with all s p lendor; and as it

,
drew t o n end the wi se women stoo d forw ar d t o p re ent t the

a ,
s o
chil d th eir wonderful y fls bestowed vi rtue on b eauty a ’
on e , e ,
third riches and s o on whatever there i in the world to wish for

, , s .
A nd when eleven of them h ad sai d thei y in came the uninvi ted r sa ,
thi teenth burni ng t revenge herse lf and wi th out gree ting

r ,
o , o r re
spect sh cried with a loud voi ce In the fifteenth year o f her age
, e ,
“
the P i nces s hall p i ck herself wi th a spin dl e and s hall fall down

r s r
dead And without sp eaking one more w ord she turned away nd
.
”
a
S le eping B eaut y The
97
E very one w as terri fied at her sayin g when the twelft h came fo , r
ward for he had no t yet bestowed her gift and though she co ul d
,
s ,
no t do away wi th the evi l p rophecy y et she co ul d softe n it o s he , ,

s
sai d Th e Prin cess s hall not di e but fall into a deep sleep for a
,
“
,
hundred years .
”
No w th e Kin g b eing des irous of s avi ng his c hild even from thi s
,
misfortune gave commandment that all the s pindles in his kin gdom
,
should b e burnt up .
The mai den grew up adorned wi th all th e gifts Of the wi se ,
women ; and she w as so lovely modes t sweet and k in d and clever , , , ,
that no one who s aw her could help loving her .
I t happ ened one day she b eing already fift een y ears o ld that the , ,
Kin g and Queen rode a broad; and the mai den w as left behi nd
alone in the castle S h e wandered abo ut into all the nooks and
.
corners and into all the chambers and p arlors as the fan cy too k
, ,
her till at las t she came t o an O ld tower She climbed the narrow
, .
winding s tair which led t o a lit tle doo r wi th a rus ty ke y s tick ing ,
o ut o f the lock ; she turned th e k e y and the d oo r o p ened and there , ,
in th e li ttle roo m sat an O ld woman wi th a sp in dl e di ligentl y spin ,
ni ng h er flax .
“
Goo d day mother sai d the Princess what are yo u doing? I
,
”
, ,
“ ” “
am s pinni n g answ ered th e o ld woman nod din g h er h ead

,
”
Wha t , .
“
thin g is that that twists round s o briskly? as ked the mai den and ”
,
taking the sp indle into her hand she b egan to Spin ; but no sooner
had she touched it than the evil p rophe cy w as fulfilled and she ,
pricked her finger with it In that very moment she fell ba ck up on .
the b ed that stood there an d lay in a deep sleep and this slee p fell , ,
upo n th e wh ole cas tle Th e Ki ng and Q ueen who ha d ret urned and.
,
were in the great hal l fell fast as lee p and with them the whole , ,
c ourt Th e h orses in th ei r s tal ls the dogs in th e y ar d the p i geons o n

.
, ,
the roof the fli es on the wall the very fire that flickered on the
, ,
he art h b ecame s til l and slept li k e the re st; and the meat o n the
, ,
spit ceased roas tin g and the co ok who was going t o pul l th e scul
, ,
li on s hair for some mi stak e he h ad made let him go and went t o

’
, ,
sleep An d the wind ceas e d and no t a le af fell from th e trees a b out

.
,
the cas tle .
Th en round about that place there grew a h ed ge o f th orns

thi cker every year un ti l at last the whole cas tle w as hi dden from
,
view and nothing o f it co uld be seen but the vane o n the roo f An d
,
.
a rumor went abroad in all th at country o f the b eautif ul sleeping

Rosamond fo s o w as the Pri ncess called ; and from ti me t o time
, r
many Kin gs sons came and t ri ed t o force their way through the
’
98 Co mp lete F i y T lesG mm s
ri
’
a r a
hedge ; but it w as impossible for them to do o for the thorns held s ,
fast together like strong hand and th young men were caught by s, e
them and no t being able to get free there died a lamentab le death
, , .
M any a long year fterwar d there came a Ki ng s so n into that

a s
’
coun try n d heard an o ld man tell how there should be a castle

,
a
standing behind the hedge o f thorns and that there a b eautiful ,
enchanted P in cess named Rosamond had slept for a hundred

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years and wi th her the King and Qu een and the whole court Th
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old man had been told by hi s gran dfather that many Kings sons ’
had sought to pass the thom hedge but had been caught and -
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pierced by the thorn and had di ed a mi serab le death Then said

s, .
the young man Nevertheless I do not fear to try; I shall win

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through and s the lovely Rosamond Th e good old man t i ed to

ee . r
di ssuade hi m b ut he would not lis ten to his words

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For now the hun dr ed years were at an end and the day had ,
come when Rosamond should be awakened When the Prince drew .
near the hedge o f th orns it was changed in to a hedge of b eaut iful

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large flowers whi ch p arted and bent aside to let him pass nd then
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closed b ehind him in a thi ck hedge When he reached the castle .
yard he aw the horses and brindled hunti ng dogs lying asleep

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and o n the roof the pigeons were s it ting wi th their heads under
their wings An d when he came indoors the fli es on the wall were
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aslee p the cook in the kitchen had hi hand uplifted t o st i ke the

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sculli on and t he kitchenmai d had the b lack fowl o n her lap ready
,
to pluck Th en he mounted hi gher and saw in the h all the whole

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court lyi ng asleep and above them on their th ones s lept the Ki ng
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a n d the Queen And stil l he went farther and all w

. o qui et that ,
as s
he could hear hi s o wn b reathi ng; and at la t he came t o the tower s ,
and went up the windin g stair and opened the door of the li ttle ,
room where Rosamond lay .
An d when he s aw her looking o lovely in her sleep he could not s ,
turn away his eyes ; and presentl y he stoop ed and ki ssed her and ,
she awaked and O pened her eyes and looked very ld ndly o n him
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.
And she rose and the y went forth together the Ki ng and the
, ,
Queen and whole co urt waked up and gazed o n each o ther wi th ,
great eyes o f wonderment And the horses in the y rd got up and . a
shook them elves the hounds sprang up and wagged their t il the
s ,
a s
pi geons on the roof drew their heads from under their w ng r s,
looked round and flew into the field the fli es on the wall crept o n a
, ,
li ttl e farther the ki tchen fi leapt up and b l azed and cooked the
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re ,
meat the joint on the spit began to roast the cook gave the sculli on
, ,
O ld Rinkrank 99
such a b ox o n the ear that he roared out and the mai d went o n
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p lucking the fowl .
Th en th e weddi ng o f th e Pri n ce and R os amond w as held wi th all

Sp lendor and the y lived very hap pil y together until their lives end
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O l d R ink ra nk
THERE w as once up on a time a King who had a dau ghter and he ,
c aus ed a glas s mountai n t o b e made an d sai d th at wh osoeve co uld

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cross to the o ther side of it without falli ng s hould have hi s daughter

to wife Then there w as one who loved the King s daughter and he
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asked the Kin g if he mi ght have her Yes sai d the Kin g; if you .
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” “
can cross th e mountain without falling you s hall ha ve her A nd , .

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the Pri nces s said she would go over it with him and woul d hold ,
him if he were a bo ut t o fal l .
S O the y s et o ut toge ther t o g o over it and when the y were half ,
way up the Princess slipped and fell and the glas s moun tai n ,
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op ened and s hut her up ins ide it and her bet rothed could not s ee ,
where she had gone for the moun tain clos ed immedi ately Th en he
, .
wep t and lamented much and the King was mi serab le t oo and had
, ,
the mountai n broken o pen where she had b een los t and thought he ,
woul d be ab le to get her out again but they co ul d not find the ,
p lace in to whi ch she had fallen .
M ean time the Kin g s dau ghter had fal len qui te dee p down into
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the earth into a great cave An o ld fellow with a very long gray
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be ard came to meet her and told her that if she would b e his se
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vant and do everything he b ade her she mi ght live ; if no t he , ,
would kill her S O she di d all he b ade her In the mornings he took
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hi s ladder o ut o f his p oc k et an d s et it up ag ai ns t th e moun tain and

,
climbed to the t op by its help and then he drew up the ladder ,
after him Th e Princes s h ad to coo k hi

. di nner make hi b ed and s ,
s ,
do all hi work and when he came home again he always b rought

s ,
wi th him a heap Of gold and silver When he had lived wi th hi m . s
for man y ye ars and had grown qui te Old he called her M other
, ,
M n o t and she had t o cal l hi m Old Ri nk ank Th en once when

a sr ,
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he w o ut and he ha d made his bed and washed his dishes he

as , s ,
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shut the doors and wi ndows all fast and there w s o ne lit tle window ,
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through whi ch the li ght shone in and thi s she left open ,
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roo C mp let F i y T le Grimm s
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o e a r a s
When Old Rink r nk came home b k nocked at hi do or and a , e s ,
c i ed M o ther M n t open the door for me No sai d h

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a s ro , .
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s e,
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Old Rink ank I will n t open the door f y u Th en he sai d
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o or o .
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H ere st a nd I, p o or R inkra nk ,
O n my s eventeen lo ng s ha nks ,
O n my wea ry w orn out oo t ,

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Was h my dis hes M ot her M a ns rot , .

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I have washed your di shes al eady s i d she
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a . Th en agai n he
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H ere s t a nd I p o or Rinkrank , ,
O n my s event een long s ha nks ,
O n my w ea ry w o rn o ut o o t ,
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f ,
M a ke me my bed M o t her M a nsr ot

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I have made y our be d already sai d

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, s he . T hen again he sai d ,
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Here st a nd I p o or R inkra nk ,
O n my s event een long s ha nks ,
O n my wea ry w o rn-out o ot, ,

f
O p en t he do or M o t her M an srot , .
en he ran all round his hous e and w that the li ttle window
Th ,
sa
w as open and thought I wi ll look in and see what he can b e

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s
about an d why she will not open the door for me He t i ed to

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peep in but coul d no t get hi s head thr ough be cause f hi long

, o s
b eard So he fi st put hi s beard through the open win dow b ut just

. r ,
as he had go t it th ou gh M other M ans t came b y and p ulled the

r ,
ro
wi ndow down wi th a cord whi ch he had tied to it and his b eard s ,
was shut fast in it Then he b egan t o cry most piteou ly for it hu t

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hi m very much and t o ent reat her to release him agai n But she
, .
s ai d not unt il he gave her the ladder wi th whi ch he ascended the

mountain Th en whether he would . n t ,
he had to tell her or o ,
where the ladder w as And she fastened a very long ribb on to the.
window and then h s et up the ladder and ascended the moun

,
s e ,
tain and when she was at the t op o f it h Opened the window

,
s e .
She went to her father and told him all that had happened to ,
her Th King rejoi ced greatly and her be t rothed w sti ll there
. e ,
as ,
and th ey went and dug up the mountai n and found Old Ri nk nk ,

ra
ins i de it wi th all hi gold and s i lver Then the Ki ng had Olds .
Ri nk r nk put t o dea th and took all hi gold and s ilver Th Pri n

a , s . e
cess married her b etroth ed and lived right happ ily in great lu ury ,
x
and j y o .
H a ns e l an d G re t e l
NEAR a great forest there li ved a poor woodcutter and hi wife and s
hi tw o chi ldren ; the boy s name was Hansel and the gi l s Gretel
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s r .
They had very li ttle to bi te to sup and once when there was or , ,
g eat dearth in the land the man could not even gain the dai ly ,
bread .
A he lay in b ed n ni ght thinki ng f thi s and t urni ng and toss

s o e o ,
ing he s i ghed heavil y and sai d t o his wife What will be come O f
“
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u ? W cannot even feed u chi ld en ; there i nothi ng left f

s e u o r r s or o r
selves .
”
I wi ll tell you what husb and answered th e wife ; we wi ll take

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the chi ld en early in the morning into the forest where it i

r , s
thi ckest; we will make them a fire and we wi ll give each of them a ,
piece f bread then we wi ll go to our work and leave them alone ;

o ,
they will never find the way home again and we shall b e qui t f , o
them .
”
N wife s ai d the man I cannot do that ; I c nnot find in my

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O, , , a
heart t take m y chi ldren into the forest and t leave them there
o o
alone ; the wild ani mals would soon come and devour th em .
”
0 y u fool sai d h then we will all four starve ; you had bet
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o , s e
ter get the coffins ready and h left him no p eace until he on - s e c
sented .
But I really pity the poor chi ldren sai d the man
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Th tw chi ldren had not b een ab le to slee p fo hunger and had

e o r ,
heard what their step mother had sai d to their father Gretel wept
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bitterly and sai d to H ans el It i all over wi th u Do be qui et

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s s .
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Gretel sai d Hansel and do n t fret I wi ll manage somethi ng

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o . .
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And when the parents had gone to sleep he got up put on hi lit ,
s
tle coat opened the b ack door and sli pped ut Th mo n was
, ,
o . e o
shi ning brightly and the whi te flint t hat lay in front f the house
,
s o
gli stened li ke pieces f s ilver Hansel stooped and filled the little
o .
pocket f hi coat as full as it would ho ld Then he went back

o s .
again and sai d t Grete l Be eas y dea little sister and go to s l eep
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o ,
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qui etly; G d will not forsake us and lai d hi mself down again in
o ,
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hi s b ed .
When the day was breaking and before the un had i sen the ,
s r ,
1 02 G imm Co mp let e F i y T les r
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s a r a
wife came and awakened the two children saying Get up you , ,
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lazy bones ; we are going into th forest to cut wood e .
Th en h gave each f them a p i ece o f bread and sai d That i

“
s e o , , s
f di nner and yo u must n o t eat it before then for y ou will get no

or , ,
more .
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Gretel car i ed the bread under her apron for Hansel had his
r ,
pockets full o f the flint Th en they set ff all together o n their way
s . o
to the forest Wh en the y had gone a li ttle way H nsel stood stil l
. a
and looked b ack towards the house and thi s he di d again and ,
ag i n till hi father sai d to him H ans el what are you looking at ?

a ,
s ,
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Take care n o t to forget yo ur legs

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0 father sai d Hansel I am looki ng at my li ttle whi te ld tt n

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who i s itting up o n the roof to bid me good bye

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Yo u youn g fool sai d the woman that i no t your ki t ten b ut

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, , s ,
the sun hine o n the chinm y pot

s e .
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Of course Hans el ha d no t b een look ing at hi s ki tten b ut had ,
been taking every now and then a fli nt from hi pocket and drop s
ping it on the road .
When they reached the mi ddle o f the forest the father told the
children to collect wood to make a fire to keep them warm; and
H nsel and Gretel gathered b rus hwood enough for a li ttle moun
a
tain ; and it was set on fire and when the flame was burni ng quite ,
hi gh the wi fe sai d N w li down b y the fire and rest y ourselv es

,
“
o e ,
y ou chil dren and we wil l go and cut wood ; and when we

,
ready are
we will come and fetch you .

”
So Han el and Gretel sat b y the fi and at noon they each ate
s re
t heir p i eces o f b read Th e y though t th e r fat her w in the wood all

. i as
the ti me a they seemed to hear the strokes of the axe b ut reall y it

,
s ,
w as only a d y b ranch han gi ng to a wi thered t ree that th e wi nd

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moved to an d f o S O when the y had stayed there a long t ime their

r .
eyelid closed wi th weariness and they fell fas t asleep

s ,
.
When at last the y woke it was ni ght and Gretel began t o cry , ,
and sai d How shall we ever get out of thi s wood ? But Han el
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s
comforted her sayin g Wai t a lit tle whi le longer unh l the moon
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rises and then we can easily find the way home

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”
And when the full moon go t up Hansel took hi li ttle sister by the s
han d and followed th way where the fli nt stones shone li ke silver

,
e ,
and showed them the road Th ey walked n th whole ni ght . o e
th ough n d at the break Of day they cam e to their father s house

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Th ey kn ocked at the door and when the wi fe opened it and saw it ,
w as H nsel and Gretel she s i d Y u naughty chi l dren why di d

a a ,
“
o ,
y o u sleep so long in the wood ? W e thought you were never co mi n g

Ha ns el a nd Gret el 3
home again! But the father w as glad fo it had gone t o his heart to
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leave them b oth in th e woods alone .
Not very long after t hat there w as again great scarcit y in those
p arts and the chil dren he ard their mother y at ni ght in b ed t o
, sa
their father E verythin g is fini shed up ; we have onl y hal f a loaf

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and after that the tale comes t o an end The children mus t b e Off; .
we will take them farther into the wood thi s tim e so that they shall ,
no t be ab le t o find the wa y b ack agai n ; there is no o ther way t o
manage
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The man felt s d at heart and he t hou ght I t wo uld b e b etter t o

“
a , ,
share one s last morsel with one s chi ldren But the wife woul d lis
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”
ten t o nothing that he sai d b ut sco lded and re proached him He , .
w ho s ys A mus t say B t oo and when a man has given in once he

a ,
has t o do it a second time .
B ut th e children were no t as lee p and h ad he ard all the talk , .
When the p arents had gone t o sleep H ans el got up to go o ut and

get more fli nt stones as he did before but the wi fe had locked the
, ,
door and Hansel co ul d no t get o ut ; but he comforted hi s little

,
sister and sai d D on t c y Gretel and go t o sleep qui etly and

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Go d will help us
”
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E arly the next morni ng the wife came and pulled the children
o ut o f b ed S he gave the m each a lit tle pie ce o f b read—less th an b e
.
fore ; and o n the way t o the wood Hans el crumbled the b read in his
p ocket and often stopp ed to throw a crumb on the ground
, .
“
Hans el what are you stopping b ehind and sta i ng for? sai d the
, r
”
father .
“
I am looki ng at my little pigeo n sittin g on the roof t o s y good , a
bye t o me ans wered Hans el ”

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.
You fool sai d the wife that is no pi geon but th e morni ng un

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s
shinin g on th e chimney pots .

”
H nsel went on as b efore and strewed b read crumb s all along

a ,
the road .
The woman led th e chi ldren far i nto the wood where the y had ,
never b een b efore in all their li ves An d agai n th ere w as a large fire .
made and the mother sai d Sit sti ll there you chi ldren and when
, ,
“
, ,
y ou are ti ed you can go to sleep ; we are going into the forest to

r
cu t wood and in the eve ning when we are ready to g o home we

, ,
wi ll come and fetch you .

”
So when noon came Gretel shared her bread wi th Hansel who ,
had strewed hi along the road Then they went t o sleep and the
s .
,
eveni ng passed and no o ne came for the poor chi ldren Wh en they
,
.
awoke it was dark ni ght and Hansel comforted hi lit tle sister and
,
s ,
1 04 G imm Comp lete F i y T les r
’
s a r a
said Wai t a lit tle Gretel unti l the moon gets up then we shall b e
,
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ab le to see the way home b y the crumbs o f b read that I have scat
d along it
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t
ere .
So when the moon rose they g t up b ut they could find no o ,
crumbs o f bread for the bird f the woods and of the fields had
,
s o
come and p icked them up Hansel thought they mi ght find the way .
a ll the s me b ut they coul d no t The y went on all that ni ght and

a ,
.
,
the next day from the morni ng until the evening but they could not ,
find the way o ut of the wood and they were very hungry fo they , ,
r
had nothing to eat but the few berri es the y coul d pi ck up And .
when they were ti red that the y co ul d n longer drag themselves

so o
along they lay down under a tree and fell asleep

,
.
I t was now the thi d morni ng since the y had left their father s
r
’
house The y were always t yin g t o get back t o it but ins tead o f that
. r ,
t he y onl y found themselves farther in the wood and if help had no t ,
soon come they would have starved Ab out noon the y s w a prett y . a
snow whi te bird sitting o n a bough and singing s sweetly that

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the y stopped t o lis ten And when he had fini shed the bird spread
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hi s wi ngs and flew b efore them and the y followed after him unt il ,
they c ame to a litt le house and the bird perched on th e roof and , ,
when they c m e nearer they saw that the ho us e w as bui lt of b read

a ,
and roofed wi th cakes and the wi ndow was of transparent sugar

,
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“
W wi ll have some of thi s sai d Hansel and make a fine meal
e
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I wi ll eat a p iece o f the roof Gretel and you n have some of the , ,
ca
window—that wi ll t te sweet as .
So Hansel reached up and broke off a bit o f the roof just to see ,
how it tas ted and Gretel stood by the wi ndow and gnawed at it
,
.
Then the y he ard a thi n voi ce call o ut from ins i de ,
“
Nib ble ,
nibble, like a mous e ,
Who is ni bb ling at my ho us e?
”
An d the chil dren answered ,
“
Never mind ,
I t is t he wi nd .
A ndthey went o n eating never di sturbing themselves Hansel who,

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found that the roof tasted very ni ce took down a great piece f it ,
o ,
and Gretel pu lled u t a large round wi ndow pane and sat her down
o -
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and began upon it Then the door opened and an aged woman
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came ut leani ng upon a crutch Hansel and Gretel felt very fri ght
o ,
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ened and let f ll what they had in their hands Th ld woman

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a . e o ,
however nodded her head and sai d Ah my dear chi ld en h w

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o
G etel 5 Ha ns el a nd r
come yo u here ? You must come indoors and stay wi th me yo u will ,
be no trouble .
”
S s he took them each b y the hand and led them into her li tt l e
O ,
house And there they found a good meal lai d o ut f mi lk and

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p an cakes wi th sugar apples and nuts Aft er that h showed them

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two li t tle whi te beds and Hansel and Gretel lai d themselves down ,
o n them and thought they were in heaven

, .
Th e O ld woman although her behavi or w so kind was a

, as ,
wi cked witch who lay in wait fo chi ldren and had built the li ttle
, r ,
house o n p urpose t o enti ce them When they were once inside she .
used to ki ll them cook them and eat them and then it was a feast
, , ,
day wi th her The witch s eyes were red and she coul d not e very
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far but she had a kee n scent li ke the beast and knew very well
, , s,
when human creat ures were near When she knew that Hansel and .
Gretel were coming she gave a spiteful laugh and s i d t i um , ,

a r
phantly I have them and the y shall not escape me !

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, ,
Early in the morni ng b efore the chi ldren were awake she got up , ,
t o look at them and as the y lay sleeping o peacefull y wi th round

, s
ros y cheeks she sai d to herself What a fine feast I shall have !
, ,
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Th en he grasped H ansel wi th her wi thered hand and led hi m

s ,
into a li ttle stab le and shut him up b ehi nd a gra ting ; and call and
,
scream a s he mi ght it w as no good Th en she went back to Gretel

, .
and shook her crying G et up lazy bo nes ; fetch water and cook
, ,
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, ,
somethi ng ni ce fo y our brother ; he is outs ide in the stab le and

r ,
must b e fattened u p And when he i fat enough I will eat him . s .

”
Gretel began t o wee p bit terly b ut it w no us e h had t o do ,

as ,
s e
what the wicked witch b ade her .
An d s o the b est kind o f vi ctu als w as cooked for poor Hansel ,
whi le Gretel got nothi ng but crab shells Each morning the o ld -
.
woman visited the little stable and c ied Hans el stretch o ut your ,
r , ,
finger th at I ma y tell if you wi ll soon b e fat enough

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”
Hansel however us ed t o hold out a lit tle b one and the ld

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wom n who had weak eyes coul d not e what it was and suppos
a , ,
se ,
ing it to be Hansel s finger wondered very much that it was not

’
getting fatter When fo ur weeks had passed and Hansel seemed to

.
remai n o thi n she lost pati ence and could wai t no longer
s ,
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“
Now then Gretel cried she to the li ttle girl ; b qui ck and
, ,
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e
draw water; be Hansel fat b e he lean tomorrow I must ki ll and or ,
cook him .
”
Oh what a grief for the poor li t tle s ister t o have to fetch water ,
and h w the tears flowed down over her cheeks ! Dear Go d pray
o
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1 06 Co mp lete Fa i y T le Grimm s
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r a s
he lp u ! cried h ; f we had been devoured by wi ld beasts in the

s
”
s e i
wood at least we should hav e di ed together .
Spare me your l n nt ti n sai d the old woman ; they are of

“
ar e a o s,
” “
no avail .
”
Early next morni ng Gretel had to get up mak e the fire and fill , ,
the kettle First we wi ll do the baki ng sai d the O ld woman ; I

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have heated the oven already and kneaded the dough , .

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She pu hed poor Gretel towar ds the oven o ut f whi ch the

s , o
flames were already shini ng Creep in sai d the witch and see if .
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“
it i properly hot so that the bread may be baked

”
s ,
.
An d Gretel once in she meant to shut the door upon her and let ,
her be baked and then she would hav e eaten her But Gretel per
,
.
i d her intenti on and sai d I don t know how to do it ; how

“ ’
ce ve , ,
shall I get in ? ”
Stupi d goose sai d the Old woman the Opening i big enough
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, ,
“
s ,
do you e ? I coul d get in myself ! and she stooped down and put
s e
”
her head in the oven s mouth Then Gretel gave her a p ush that ’
.
,
so
sh went in farther and she shut the iron door upon her and put
e , ,
up the b ar Oh how frightfully she howled ! But Gretel ran away

.
,
and left the w icked wi tch to burn miserably Gretel went strai ght to .
Hansel Opened the stable door and cried Hansel we are free !
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, ,
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the Ol d witch i dead ! s

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Then out flew Han el like a b ird from it cage as soon as the doors s
i O pened How rejoi ced they both were ! How they fell each o n the
s .
other s neck and danced about and ki ssed each other ! And as they
’
had nothi ng more to fear they went o ver all the o ld wi tch s house ’
and in every corner there stood chests of pearls and precious stones ,
.
“
Thi s i somethi ng better than fli nt stones
s sai d Hanse l as he ”
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fil led hi pockets ; and Gretel thi nki ng she also would li ke to carry
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somethi ng home wi th her fill ed her apron full ,

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No w away we go sai d Hansel— if we onl y can get o u t o f the

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When they had journe yed a few hours the y came to a great piece
o f water W can never get across thi s s i d Hansel I see no
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stepping stones and no b ri dge And there i no boat either said

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Gretel ; but here comes a whi te duck; if I as k her she wi ll he lp us

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D u k du k he e w e t nd c , c ,
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H n el nd G t el o n t he l nd
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S t epp ing to ne nd b id g w l ck -
s s a r e e a ,
C y u e on y u nic e w hite b k
a rr s ov r o r ac .
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And the d uck came accordi ngly and Hansel got upon her and ,
told hi sister to come too No answered Grete l that wou l d be

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t o hard upon the duck ; we can go separately after the other ”

o n , o e .
And that was how it w as managed and after that they went n , o
happily until they c me to the wood and the way grew more and
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a ,
more fami liar till at last they saw in the di stance their father s
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house Then they ran ti ll they came up to it ru shed in at the door

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and fell n their father s neck The man had not had a qui et hour
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since he left hi s chi ld en in the wood ; but the wife was dead And
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when Gretel opened her apron the pearl and preci ous stones were s
scattered all over the room and Hansel took one handful after n ,
a
other ut o f hi p o cket Then was all care at an end and they li ved
o s .
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in great joy together .
S ing every one ,
M y s t o ry is don e .
A nd loo k! ro und t he ho us e
There runs a litt le mo us e .
He t ha t ca n ca t c h her be ore s he f s ca mp ers in

Ma y ma ke himsel a fur ca p out f -
of he r s kin .
T h e S t ra w , t he Co al , an d t he B ea n
a certai n village a poor o ld woman w ho had l

LI VED in co
l t d a mess o f b ean and was going to cook them So she made a

ec e s, .
fire o n her hearth and in order to make it burn better she put in a
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handful f straw When the beans b egan to b ub ble in the pot n f

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them fe l l ut and lay ne v er noticed near a straw which was already

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there ; soon a red ho t coal jumped out o f the fire and joined the
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The straw began first and sai d Dear friends how do y u come , , , o
here ? Th coal an wered I jumped ut o f the fi by great good

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luck I should certainly have met wi th my death I shoul d hav e

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been burned to ashes Th bean said I too have come out of it

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wi th a whole ski n but if the ld woman had kept me in the p t I

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shoul d have been cooked into a soft mass like my comrades .

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N hou ld I hav e met wi th a bett er fate sai d the straw ; the
or s
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Old woman has t urned my brothers into fi and smoke sixty o f re ,

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them she too k up at once and dep ived o f life Very luckily I man r .
aged to slip through her fingers .

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What had we b etter do now ? sai d the coal 1 thi nk ans wered ”
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the b ean th at as we have been s o lucky as t o esca p e wi th u

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li ves we will j oin in good fell owshi p togeth er and lest any more
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bad fortune s houl d happen t o u here we will go abroad into fo s ,

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ei gn lan ds
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The p rop o s al p leased the t w o others and forthwi th the y started ,
o n the ir travels Soon th e y came t o a li ttle b rook and as there w as

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no ste pp in g stone and no b ri dge t he y co u ld no t tell ho w they were

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t o get t o th e other s i de The s t raw w a s s t ru ck wi th a good i dea and

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sai d I will lay myself across o that you can go over me as if I

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were a bri dge !

So the straw stretched hims elf from o ne b ank t o the o ther and ,
th e coal w ho w as of an ardent nature qui ckl y trotted up to go over

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the new made b ri dge When however she reached the middle and
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heard the water rushing p st b eneath her she w as struck wi th ter a ,
ror and stop pe d and c o uld get no farth er S o the straw b egan t o
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get burnt broke in tw o pieces and fell in the brook; and the coal
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sli pp ed down his sing as she touched the water and gave up the
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ghost .
Th e b e an w ho had p rudentl y remained b ehi n d o n the b an k

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could no t help laughing at the sight and not b eing ab le t o contai n ,
herself went o n laughi ng s o excessively that she burst And now

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would she certainl y have b een undone for ever if a t il or on his , a
travels had not b y good luck stopped to rest himself b y the brook .
As he had a com p ass i onate h eart he t ook o u t needle and th ead ,

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and stitched her toge ther again The b ean th anked him in the most .
elegant manner b ut as he had sewn her up wi th b lack s titches all

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beans since then have a b lack seam .
T h e Dea t h o f t he H en
ONCE on a ti me the cock and the hen went to the nut mountain ,
and the y ag eed beforehand that whichever of them shoul d find a

r
nut was t o divi de it wi th the other Now the hen found a great big .
nut but sai d nothing abo ut it and w going to eat it all alone but
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the kernel w s such a fat o n that she coul d no t swall ow it dow n

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D e th of t he Hen The
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and it s t uck inher throat so that h w as afrai d he should choke ,

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Cock ! c ied she un as fast a y u can and fetch me some
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water o I shall choke !

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S o the cock ran as fast as he could to the b rook and sai d B rook
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give me some water the hen is up yonder choki ng with a big nut ,
stuck in her throat But the brook answered First run to the .
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bri de and ask her fo some red s ilk r .

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S o the cock ran to the bri de and sai d Bri de give me some red
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silk; the b rook wants me to give him some red silk ; I want him to
give me some water fo the hen li es yonder choking wi th a big nut
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stuck in her throat .

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But the b ri de answered First go and fetch me my garland that ,

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hangs o n a willow An d the cock ran to the willow and pulled the
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garland from the b ough and brought it to the b i de and the b ri de r ,
gave him red silk n d he brought it t o the brook and the brook
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gave him water S o then th e cock b rought the water t o the hen but
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alas it w too late ; the hen had choked in the meanwhile and lay
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there dead An d the cock was o grieved that he cried aloud and
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all the beas ts came and lamented for the hen ; and i mi ce bui lt a s x
lit tle wagon o n whi ch to carry the poor hen to her grave and when ,
it w as read y the y harnessed themselves to it and t he cock drove ,

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On th way they met the f

e Halloa cock cried he where ox .
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are yo u off t o ? T bury my hen answered th cock C n I

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come t o ? sai d the fox Ye if you follow b ehi nd said the cock
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So the fox followed behi nd and he was soon joined by the wolf ,
the bear the stag the li on and all the beasts in the wood And the
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procession went o n till they came to a b rook .
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How shall we get over ? said the cock Now in the brook there ”
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was a str aw and he sai d I will lay myself across o th at y ou may

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pass over on me But when the i mi ce had got upon thi s bridge
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the st raw slipped and fell into the water and they all tumbled in and
were drowned So they were as badl y off ever when a coal came
. as ,
up and sai d he woul d lay himself across and they mi ght pass over
hi m; b ut no sooner had he touched the water than he hi ssed went ,
o u t and w
, dead A stone seeing thi s was touched wi th pity and
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wi hing to help the cock he lai d himself across the stream And the
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cock drew the wagon wi th the dead hen in it safely to the other
side and then b egan to draw the others who foll owed behi nd
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across too but it was too much for him the wagon turned over and
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all h umb led into the water o n o n the t op of another and were e ,
drown ed .
So the cock w left ll alone wi th the dead hen and he dug a

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grave and laid her in it and he rai sed a mound above her and sat , ,
hi mself down and l amented s o sore that at last he di ed An d o they . s
were ll dead together

a .
Th e Rab b it ’
s B ri de
THE R W S once a woman who li ved with her daughter in a b eauti

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ful cabbage garden ; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cab
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den and dri ve ut the rabbit

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Shoo ! shoo ! said the mai den ; don t eat up all ou cab bages ’
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li ttle rabbit ! Come maiden sai d the rabbit it n m y tail and

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go with me to my rabbit hutch But the mai den would n t -

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Another day back came the rab bit nd ate away at th cab
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bages unti l the woman said t o her daughter G into the garden
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and drive away the rabbit .

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Shoo ! shoo ! said the m i den ; don t eat up all ou cabbages
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li ttle rabbit ! C ome mai den said the rabbit it n m y tai l and
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go wi th me to my rab bit hutch But the mai den would not -

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Again a third ti me back came the rabbit and ate away at the
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cabbages unti l the woman said t her daughter Go into the g

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Shoo ! shoo ! said the maiden ; don t eat up ll ou cabb ages ’
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li ttl e rabbit ! Come maiden said the rabbit it n my tai l and

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go with me t my rab bit hutch And then the girl seated herself n
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the rabbit s tai l and the rabbit took her to hi hutch

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Now said he set t work and cook some bran and cabb age ; I
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am going t bid the wedding g uests An d soon they were all l

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l t d Would y u like to know who the y were ? Well I can only

ec e . o ,
tell y what was told to me All the hares came and the crow
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w h was to b e the parson to marry them and the fox for the clerk
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and the altar was under the rainbow But the maiden w sad b . as ,
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cause she was so lonely .
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Get up ! get up ! said the rabb it the wedding folk are all
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mer y But the b ride wept and said nothing and the rabbit went
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away but very soon came back again Get up ! get up ! sai d he
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the wedd in g folk are waiting But the b i de s i d nothi ng and the .
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rabbit went away .

The Ha re a nd t he H edg eho g 111
hen he made a fi gu e f straw and d essed it in her own

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cl othes and gave it a red mouth and set it to watch the kettle o f
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bran and then she went home to her mother Back ag i n came the
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rabbit saying Get up ! get up ! and he went up and hi t the straw

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figure o n the head so that it tumb led down ,

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And the rabbit thought that he had ki lled hi bride and he went s ,
away and was ve y d r sa .
T h e H a re an d t he H edg e h o g
THIS STORY
my dear young folks seems to b e false but it really i
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true for my gran dfather when relati ng it always u ed to say It

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must b e true my o n or else no o n could tell it to y u Th story

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s as follows .
One Sunday morning ab out harvest ti me just as the b uckwheat ,
w as in b loo m the un was shi ni ng bri ghtly in heaven the eas t wi nd

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was blowing warmly over the stubble fi lds the larks were s inging -
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in the air the bees buz ing among the buckwheat the people were
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all going in their Sunday clothes to church and all creatures were ,
happy and the hedgehog w as happy t o o

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The hedgehog however was stan di ng by hi door wi th hi s arms

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a k imbo enjoyi ng the morning breezes and slowly t i lling a li ttle

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song to himself whi ch was neither b etter no worse than the songs
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whi ch hedgehogs are in the habit of singing n a b l essed Sunday o
morni ng Whi le he was thus sin ging half aloud to himself it ud

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d nly occurred t o him that whi le hi wi fe was washing and drying

e s
the children he mi ght very well take a walk into the field and e
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ho w hi turni ps were going n The turnips were i n fact close b

s o .
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s ide hi house and he and hi fami ly were accustomed t o eat them

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for whi ch reason he looked upon them as hi wn N sooner said s o . O
than done Th hedgehog shut the house door b ehi nd hi m and

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took the path to the field He had n t gone very far from home and . o ,
was just turning round the s l oe bush which stands there outside the -
fi e l d to go up i nto the turn ip fi l d when he observ ed the hare who

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had gone u t on business f the same kind name ly to vi sit hi

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cabbages .
When the hedgehog caught s ight of the ha e he bade hi m a r ,
friendly good morning But the ha e who was in hi w n way a di . r ,

s o s
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t in gui h d gentleman and f i ghtfu ll y haughty di d n t etum the

s e ,
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hedgehog s greeti ng b ut sai d t o him ass uming at the same tim e a

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very contemp tuous manner How d you happ en t b e running ,

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about here in the field early in th e mo ni ng? I m taking a so r

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walk sai d th hedgehog A walk ! sai d the hare with a smile I t

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seem t o m tha t you mi ght u e y our legs fo a b et ter purp ose

s e s r .
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Th i s an wer made the h edgehog furi ously angry fo he can h ar

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anythi ng but an attack on hi legs jus t b ecau e they e crooked by s ,

s ar
nature .
S n w the hedge hog sai d t the h are Y u seem t imagi ne

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that you can d more with y our legs than I with mine Th at is
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j ust what I d think sai d the hare Th at can be p ut t o the test

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sai d the hedgehog I wager th at if we un a race I will outst i p

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Th at i ri di culous ! Yo u wi th y our short legs ! s ai d the hare

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y o u . s .
B ut for m y p art I m willi ng if you have s u ch a monstrou s fancy

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fo it What s hall we wager? A golden louis d and a b ottle of ” “ ’

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brandy s ai d the hedgehog D one sai d the b e S hak e hands

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o n it and then it may well come off at once N ay sai d the ” “ ”

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hedgehog th ere i no such great hurry ! I m sti ll fasting I will go

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s a ,
home first and have a li t tle b re akfast I n ha lf an hour I will b e

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b ack again at thi s place .

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Hereup on the hedgehog depa ted f the hare w quite r ,

or as
sati sfied wi th thi s On hi s way the hedge hog thou ght t o himself
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Th hare reli es o n hi long legs b ut I will cont i ve t get the better

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o f him He m y b e a great m n b ut he is a very s il l y fellow and h e

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shall p ay fo what he has sai d So when the hedgehog reached

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home he s ai d t o his wife Wife d ess y ourself qui ckly you must
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go out to the field wi th me What i going n then ? sai d hi .

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wife I have made a wager with the hare fo a gold loui s d and
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a b ottle o f brandy I m to un a race wi th him and y u must be . a r , o
present Goo d heaven husband the wi fe now cried are you

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o ut f y our mind ? Have yo u com p letely lost y ou wi ts ? What can

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mak e yo u want t o un a race wi th the h are ? Hold y our tongue

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woman sai d th h edgehog th at i my fl i Don t begi n to di

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s a a r .
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cus s thi ngs whi ch are matters fo men Be o ff dr ss nd come wi th r .

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me What c uld the hedgeho g wi fe d ? She was forced t ob ey

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him whether h liked it

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n t s e or o .
S o when they had t ut n the ir wa y together th e hedgehog se o o ,
sai d t o hi wi fe N w pay attenti on t what I am going to y

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o o s a .
Look you I wi ll make the long field o ur race c urse Th hare sha ll
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run in on furrow and I in another and we will b e gin t o run from

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the t op No w all that you have t o do is to place y ourself here below

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The Ha re a nd t he Hedg eho g 3
in the furrow and when the hare ar i ves at th end o f the furrow
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on the other side O f you you must cry out to him I am here l , ,
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en they reached the field and the hedgehog showed hi wife

Th , s
her place and then walk ed up the field When he reached the top
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the b e was already there Shall we sta t ? sai d the h re Ce

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t i n ly
a sai d the hedgehog Then both at once So sayi ng each
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placed himself n hi wn fu row Th hare counted Once twicer s o r . e , , ,
t h i ce and away ! and went off like a whi rlwi nd down the fie l d
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Th hedgehog however only ran about thr ee pace s and then he

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stooped down in the furrow and stayed qui etly where he w , as .
When the hare therefore rrived in full career at the lower end f a o
the fi eld the hedgehog s w ife met him wi th the cry I m here al
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a
ready ! Th hare w shocked and wondered not a little He

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thought it was th hedgehog hi mse lf who w as calli ng to him for

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the hedgehog s wife looked just like her husband Th hare ho w

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ever thought t o himself That has n t been done fairly and

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cried It must be un agai n let us have it agai n Once more he

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went Off li ke the wind in a storm that he seemed to fly But the ,

so .
hedgehog s wi fe stayed qui etl y in her place S o when the hare

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reached the top f the field the hedgehog hi mself cri ed o ut to him
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I am here already Th hare however quite beside himself with .
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anger cri ed It must b e un again we must have it ag i n All

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i ght an wered the hedgehog for my part we ll un as often as

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y u ch o ose
o So the hare ran seventy three t imes more an d the
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hedgehog always held out against hi m and e very ti me the hare ,
reached either the top or the bottom either the hedgehog o hi s ,

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wife sai d I m here already ,

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At the seventy fou th time however the hare could no longer

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reach the end In the mi ddle f the fi eld he fell to the ground the
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blood streamed ut of hi mouth and he lay dead n the spot But

o s ,
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the hedgehog took the loui s d o whi ch he had w n and the bottl e -
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o f brandy called hi wife o ut f th furrow and both went home

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together in great deli ght and if th ey are not dead they are livi ng , ,
there sti ll .
Thi s i how it happened that the hedgehog made the ha e run

s r
races wi th hi m n the Buxtehude heath ti ll he died and since that

o ,
t ime no hare has e v er had any fancy fo n mni n g races wi th a r
Buxtehude hedgehog .
Th moral of thi s story however i first l y that n o one howe ver

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great he may be shou l d permit himself to jest at any n beneath

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him even if he be only a hedgehog And secondly it teaches that

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when a man marries he should take a wi fe in hi o w n positi on who

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looks just as he hims elf lo o ks So whos o ever i a hedgehog let him . s
s e t o it that his wife is a hedgehog also and s o forth

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The Do g an d t he Sp a rro w
THE R E once a sheep dog whose master b ehaved ill t o him and
wa s -
di d no t give hi m enough t o eat and when fo hunger he coul d bear ,

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it n o longer he left his servi ce very sadl y In the street he w as met

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by a sparrow w ho sai d D og my b rother why are you o s ad?

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A nd the do g answered I am hungry and have no thing t o eat

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Th en sai d the s p a row Dear b rother co me with me into the “

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tow n ; I wi ll gi ve you p lenty .

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Th en th ey went together into th e town and soon the y came t o a ,
b utcher s stal l and the sparrow said to the do g Stay here whi le I
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reach yo u down a piece of meat and he p erched o n the stall ”

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looked round t o s ee that no one noticed hi m and p acked pulled , , ,
and dragged so long at a piece th at lay near the edge o f the bo ard
that at last it sli d t o th e ground Th e do g picked it up ran wi th it .
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into a c orner and ate it up Th en sai d the sparrow No w come

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wi th me t o ano ther stall and I wi ll get you n other piece s o th at

, a ,
y our hunger may be sati sfied .

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When the do g had devoured a second piece the sparrow as ke d ,
D o g m y b ro ther are you sati sfied no w ? Yes as t o meat I am

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answered he b u t I ha ve had no bread

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Th en s i d the s p arrow Th at also shall yo u have ; come wi th

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me An d he led hi m t o a b ak er stall and p eek ed at a few li ttle

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rolls until they fell to the ground and as the do g s till wanted more , ,
the y went to another sta ll farther o n and got more bread .
When th at w as don e th e sparrow sai d D o g my brother are you ,

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sati sfied yet? Y s answered he and now we will walk a little

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outsi de the town .

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And they went together along the hi gh road It w warm . as
weather and when the y had gone a li tt le way the do g sai d I am

, ,
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t ired and would like t o go t o sleep

, We ll d so sai d the spar .
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o w ; in the meanwhile I wil l sit near o n a b ough

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r .
The do g lai d himself in the road and fell fast asleep and as he ,
lay there a wagoner came up with a wagon and three horses laden ,
Spa ow The D og
1 15 a nd t he rr
wi th two casks f wine Th sparrow seeing that he was not going

o . e ,
to tu n aside but kept in the beaten track just where the dog lay
r , ,
cried ut Wagoner tak e ca e you shall suffer for it !

o ,
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, r ,
or
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But the wagoner mutte i ng What harm can y u do to me ? , r ,

“
o
”
cracked hi whip and drove hi wagon over the dog and he was
s s ,
crushed to death by the wheel Then the sparrow cri ed Y ou have s .

,
“
ki lled the dog my brother and it shall cost y u horses and cart ! ,
o
“
Oh ! horses and cart! sai d the wagoner what harm can you do ”
,
“
me I should lik e to know? n d drove n

,
”
a o .
Th sparrow crept under th cove i ng f the wagon and p k ed

e e r o ee
at th bung hole of on of the casks unti l the cork came ut and a ll

e -
e o ,
the wi ne ran o ut without the wagoner no t icing After a whi le look .

,
ing round he saw that something dri pped from the wagon and o n
, ,
exami ni ng the casks he found that o n f them was empty and he e o ,
cried ut I am a ruined man !

o ,
“ ”
No t ruined enough yet ! s ai d the sparrow and flyi ng to n

“ ”
f ,
o e o
the horses he perched on his head and p k d at hi eyes When ee e s .
the wagoner aw that he took o ut hi axe to hit the sparrow who at

s s ,
that moment flew aloft and the wagoner missing him st uck the , , ,
r
horse on the head that he fell down dead Oh I am a uined

,
so .
“
,
r
man ! cried he
”
.
N t rui ned enough yet ! sai d the sparrow and as the wagoner
“ ”
o ,
drove o n with the two horses that were left the sparrow crept ,
again under the wagon cove i ng and peeked the cork o u t f the -
r o
second c k o that all the wi ne l eaked ut When the wagoner be

as , s o .
came aware f it he cried o ut again Oh ! I am a ruined man !

o , ,
“
But the sparrow answered Not rui ned enough yet ! and perched ,
n the second horse s head and began peeki ng at hi eyes Back ran
’
o s .
the wagoner n d rai sed hi axe to st i ke but the sparrow flying aloft
a s r , ,
the stroke fell n the horse so that he w a ki lled Oh ! I am a ruined

o ,
s .
“
man ! cri ed the wagoner

”
.
No t rui ned enough yet ! sai d the sparrow and perchi ng on the
“ ”
,
thi rd horse began pecki ng at hi eyes Th wagoner struck o ut in s . e
hi anger at the sparrow wi thout taking im and m iss ing hi m he

s a , ,
l i d hi thi rd horse dead Oh ! I am a uined man ! he cried

a s .
“
r
”
.
N t u ined enough yet ! answered the sparrow flyin g ff; I

“ ”
o r ,
o
wi ll see t o that at home .

”
So the wagoner had to leave hi wagon standing and went home s ,
fu ll f rage Oh ! said he to hi wife what ill luck I have had!

o .
“
s ,
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Th wine i sp il t and the horses are a ll three dead

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e s ,
.
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Oh husband ! answered she such a terrib le bird has m to
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co e
thi s house ; he h brought wi th him ll the birds of the i and

as a a r,
1 16 G imm s Co mp lete F i y T les r
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a r a
there they are in the mi dst f o u wheat de v ouring it A nd he o r ,

.
”
looked and t here were thous and upon thous ands o f birds sit ting o n s
the ground having eaten up all the wheat and the sparrow in the
, ,
mi dst and the wagoner cri ed Oh ! I m a ruined man !

, ,
“
a
”
No t rui ned enough yet ! an swered the sp rrow Wagoner it

“ ” “
a .
,
shall cost you your life ! and he flew away ”

.
Now the wagoner having lost everything he possessed went in

, ,
doors and at down angry and miserab le b ehi nd the stove Th e

s , ,
.
s p arrow w a perched out ide n the w indow si ll nd crie d W g

s s o -
,
a ,
“
a
oner it shall cost y u your life !

, o
”
Then the wagoner se ized hi axe and threw it at the sparrow but s ,
it b roke the win dow sash in two and di d not touch the sparrow ,
who now hopped insi de perched o n the stove and cri ed Wa g , , ,

“
oner it shall cost you y our li fe ! and he mad and b lind wi th rage
,
”
, ,
beat in the stove and as the sparrow flew from one spot t another
, o ,
hacked eve ything in pieces —furni t ure loo king glasses benches
r ,
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tab le and the very wall of his house—and yet di d no t touch the
,
s
sparrow .
At last he caught and held hi m in hi s hand .
“
Now said hi wife shall I no t ki ll hi m? NO! cried he
,
”
s ,
“ ” “ ”
,
“
th at were t o easy a death ; I wi ll swall ow hi m and as the bird
o ,
”
w as flutteri ng in the man s mouth i t stretched o ut it hea d sayi ng

’
,
s , ,
“
Wagoner it shall cost you your life !
,
”
Then the wagoner reached the axe to hi s wi fe sayi ng ,
st i ke me this bird dead

r .
”
Th e wi fe st uck b ut mi ssed her aim and the blow fell o n the

r , ,
wagoner s hea d and he dropped dow n dead

’
,
.
But the s p arrow flew over the hill s and away .
O ld S u ltan
THER E w a sonce a peasant who owned a faithf ul do g called Sultan ,
no w grown old that he had lost ll hi teeth and cou l d lay hol d
so a s ,
of nothing One day th man w standing at the door f hi house

. e as o s
with hi wife and he sai d I shall ki ll ld S ultan tomorrow ; he is

s , ,
“
o
o f no good an y longer
”
.
Hi s wife felt sorry f the poor dog and answered He has “

or , ,
Sultan 1 7 O ld 1
served us for so man y years and has kept wi th u so fai thful ly; he , s
deserves food and shelter in hi o ld age s .

”
“
Dear me you do no t seem to understand the matter sai d the
, ,
”
husband ; he has never a tooth and no thi ef woul d mi nd hi m in

“
,
the least so I do not

,
why he should not be made away wi th If
s ee .
he has served us well we have given hi m plenty o f good food , .

”
Th poor dog who was l ying stretched out in the sun no t far ff
e , o ,
heard all they sai d and w s very sad to thi nk that the next day
,
a
would b e hi last He bethought him of hi great f i end the wolf

s . s r ,
and slipped o ut in the evening to the wood to see him and related ,
to him the fate that w as awai ti ng him .
“
Li sten to me old fellow said the wolf ; b e Of good courage I
,
”
,
“
,
will help you in your need I have thought o f a way Early tomor . .
row morning your master i going hay maki ng with hi s wife and s -
,
they wi ll take their chi ld wi th them o that no o ne wi ll be left at ,

s
home They wi ll be su e to lay the chi l d in the shade behind the

. r
hedge whi le they are at work ; you must li by it si de j us t as if you e s ,
were watchi ng it Th en I wi ll come o ut f the wood and steal away

. o
the chi ld and yo u must ush after me as if to save it from me Th en

r ,
.
I must let it fall and you must b i n g it back again to it parent who
,
r s s,
will thi nk that you have saved it and wi ll be much t o o g ateful to ,

r
do you any harm On the contrary y u wi ll be received into full

.
,
o
favor and they wi ll never let y u want f anythi ng again

,
o or .
”
The dog was pleased wi th the plan whi ch was car i ed u t ,

r o ao
co r ding ly When the father saw the wolf runni ng away wi th his
.
chi ld he cried ut and when ld Sultan brought it b a k again he

o ,
o c ,
was much pleased wi th him and patted hi m sayi ng N t a h i r o f , , ,

“
o a
him shall be touched ; he shall have food and shelter as long as he

li ves And he sai d to hi wife Go home directly and make some
. s ,
“
good stew fo ld Sultan somethi ng that does not need b iti ng ; and
r o ,
get the pillow from my bed fo him to lie o n r .

”
From that time o ld Sultan was made o c mfortable that he had s o
nothi ng left t o wish for .
Before long th wolf pai d hi m a visit to congratulate hi m that all

e ,
had gone so well But ld fellow sai d he you must wi nk at my

.
“
,
o
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, ,
maki ng Off by chance with a fat sheep f your master s ; perhaps o

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wi ll escape some fi n day Don t reckon n that answered ” “ ’ ”

o ne e . o ,
the dog ; I cannot consent to it ; I must remai n true to my master

“
.
”
But the wolf not suppos ing it was sai d in earnest came sneaking
, ,
in the ni ght to carry o ff the sheep But the master who had been .
,
warned by the fai thful Sult n of the wolf s intenti on was waiti ng a
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,
1 18 G imm Co mp lete F i y Ta les
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s a r
for him and gave him a fine hi di ng wi th the threshi ng fl il So the

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a .
wolf had to make hi escape calling out t o the dog Y u shall pay
s , ,
“
o
fo t hi s yo u traitor !
”
r ,
Th next morni ng the wo lf sent the wi ld b oar t o call o ut the do g

e ,
and to appoint a meeti ng in the wood to receive satisfacti on from

hi m Old Sultan coul d find no second b ut a cat wi t h three legs and
.
,
a they t o ff together the poor thing went limp ing along holdi ng
s se , ,
her tai l up in the ir The wolf and hi seco nd were already o n the
a . s
spot When they s aw their antagoni sts co ming and caught sight o f
.
,
the e l evated tail o f the cat they th ought it w a sab er they were ,
as
bringing w ith them A nd as the poor thi ng came limping n three

. o
l egs they supposed it w lifting a big stone to throw at them This

,
as .
f i ghtened them very much; the wild boar crept among the leaves
r ,
and the wolf clamb ered up into a tree And when the dog and cat .
came up they were surprised not to e any n there However

,
s e o e .
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the wi ld boar w as no t perfectly hi dden in the leaves and the tips of ,
hi ears peeped out And when the

s t caught s i ght
. f on he ca o e, s
thought it was a mou e and sprang upo n it seizi ng it wi th her

s , ,
tee t h Out leaped the wild boar with a d eadful c y and ran away
. r r ,
shouting Th ere is the culprit in the tree !

,
“ ”
And the d g and the cat looki ng up caught sight of the wolf
o , , ,
who came down quite ashamed o f hi timidi ty and made peace

, s ,
wi th the dog once more .
M r K o rb e s
.
A cocx and a hen Once wanted to go o n a jou ney together SO the r .
cock bui lt a beaut iful c ani g with four red wheels and he a e ,
harnessed four little mi ce to it An d the cock and the hen got into .
it and were driven o ff Very soon they met a cat w ho asked where
, .
,
the y were going Th cock answered . e ,
O n M r K o rbes a ca ll t o p a y
.
,
”
A nd t ha t is w here w e g o t o da y!
ke me wi th you sai d th cat

Ta ,
”
e .
Th cock answere d Very we ll only yo u must

e ,
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,
s it well back and ,
then you wi ll not fall forward .

The V a ga bo nds 1 19
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A nd p ra y ta ke ca re
Of my re d w heels t here
A nd w he els b e s t ea dy,
A nd mi c e b e read y
O n M r K o rbes a ca ll t o p a y
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”
For t ha t is w he re w e g o t o da y!
Then there came up a mill stone then an egg then a duck then a -
, , ,
p in and l astly a needle who all got up n the car i age and were
, , o r ,
driven along But when they came to M K b

. house he was r . or
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es s
n t at home So the mi ce drew the carri age into the ba n the cock
o . r ,
and the hen flew up and perched n a beam th cat t by the o ,

e sa
fires i de the du k se t tled on the water; but the egg wrapped itself
,
c
in the towel the p in stuck i tself in the chair cushi on the needl e
, ,
jumped into the bed among the pi llows and the mill stone lai d it ,
-
self by the door .
T hen M Korbes came home and went to the hea th t o make a

r
.
,
r
fire but the cat th rew ashes in his eyes Th en he ran qui ckly into
, .
the kitchen to was h hi mself but the duck splashed water in hi ,

s
face Then he was going to wipe it wi th the towel but the egg
.
,
broke in it and s t uck hi eyelid together In order to get a little

, s s .
peace he t down in hi chai r but the p in ran into him and start
sa s , , ,
in g up in hi v exati on he threw himse lf o n the bed but as his

, s ,
head fell n the p illow in went th needle so that he called out

o ,
e ,
with the pain and madly rushed ut But when he reached the
,
o .
h u d o the m i ll stone jumped up and struck hi m dead

o se o r -
.
What a bad man M Korbes must hav e been ! r

.
T h e V ag a b o nd s
THE O K sai d to the hen I t i nutti ng t ime ; let us g together to

C C ,
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s o
the mountains and have a good feast for once before the squirrels ,
come and carry ll away Yes answered the hen come a l ong;
a .
“
,
”
,
“
we will have a jolly time together .
Then they set Off together to the mountains and as i t was a fine ,
day they stayed there ti ll the eveni ng N w whether it was that . o
they had eaten so much because f their pri de and haughtin ess
, or o ,
I do not kn ow but they would not go home n foot; so the cock set
,
o
to work to make a li t tl e car i age out f nutshe lls When it was r o .

1 20 G imm s Comp lete Fa iry Ta les r
’
ready the hen seated herself in it and s ai d t o the cock Now you
, , ,
“
ca n harness y o urself t o it
”
.
That s a ll very fine sai d the cock I would soo ner go home o n
“ ’ ” “
, ,
foot than do s uch a thing and I never agreed t o it I don t mi nd , .

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bein g coachman and sittin g on the bo ; but as t o dr awing it my

, x
self it s quite out o f the ques ti on

,
’
.
”
As th e y were wrangli ng a duck c ame qu ackin g Yo u thi eving

“
, ,
vagab onds who told you you mi ght go t o my mountain? Look out
, ,
o it wi ll be the worse fo r you !

r And she flew at th e cock wi th bill ”
wi de open But the cock w as not b ackward and he gave the duck a
.
,
good dig in the b ody and hacked at her with his spur s o vali antl y
,
s
that she b egged for mercy and willi ngly al lowed herself t o b e ,
harnessed t o the c arriage Th en the cock seated himself on the box .
and w as coachman ; so off the y went at a great p ace th e cock cry ,
ing o ut R un duck as fast as yo u can !

“ ”
, ,
Wh en the y had gone a p art o f the way the y met tw o foot p as -
en gers — a p in and a needl e The y cri ed Stop! stop ! and sai d that “ ”
s .
it woul d s oon be b lindman s holi day ; tha t the y co ul d no t go a step

’
farther; th at the ways were very muddy; mi ght the y jus t get in for
a li ttle ? The y had b een standin g at the door of the tailors house of ’
call and had b een delayed b eca us e o f b eer .
The cock see ing the y were slender folks th at would not take up
,
a great deal o f room let them b oth ste p in only they must p romi se
, ,
no t t o tread o n his t oe s nor o n the hen s

’
.
L ate in the eveni ng they came t o an inn and there they found ,
th at they could no t go any farther that ni ght as the duck s paces ,

’
were no t goo d—she waddl ed o much from side to side—so the y s
turned in Th e landlord at first made some difficulty; his house w as

.
fu ll already and h e th ought they ha d no very di s tin guis hed app ear
,
ance At last however when they had made many fine speeches
.
, , ,
and had p romi sed him th e eg that the hen ha d lai d on the way ,
and th at he shoul d kee p the duck who l ai d o ne eve y da y he ,

r ,
agreed t o let th em stay the ni ght; and o th e y had a very gay time s .
E arly in the morning when it w as b eginni ng to grow light and , ,
everybody w as s till asleep the co ck waked up the hen fetched the , ,
egg and made a hole in it and they ate it up between them and
, , ,
put the eggshell o n the he r th Th en they went up t o the needle a .

,
w ho w as sti ll sleep ing p i cked him up by hi head and stuck him in

,
s ,
the l n dl ord s chair cu shi on and having also placed the p in in his
a
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, ,
towel Off the y flew over the hills and far away Th e duck w ho had
,
.
,
chosen t o slee p in the Open air and had remained in the yard , ,
heard the rus tli ng of their wings and waki ng up looked ab out ti ll , , ,
The O w l 12 1
she found a brook down which h swam a good deal faster than
,
s e
she had drawn the carri age .
A few ho u s later the landlord woke and leavi ng hi feather bed

r , , s -
,
b egan washi ng himself; but when he took the towel t o dry himself
he drew the pin all across hi s face and made a red streak from ear ,
t o ear Th en he went into the ki tchen t light hi pip e but when he

. o s ,
stoope d towards the hearth t o tak e up a coal the eggshell flew in

hi e y es
s .
“
E verything goes wrong this mornin g s ai d he and let himself ”
, ,
drop full of vexati on into hi grandfather s chair ; b ut up he

, ,
s
’
j ump ed in a moment cryi ng Oh dear ! for the needle had gone

, ,
“ ”
into hi m .
No w he b ecame angry and had hi s usp i ci ons o f the g uests w h o

,
s
had arrived so late t he eveni ng b efore ; and when he looked round

for them the y were nowhere t o be seen .
Th en he swore t hat he woul d never more har b or such vagab onds ,
that cons umed s o much p aid nothi ng and played su ch nas t y tri cks
, ,
into th e b arg ai n .
The O wl
Two . THREE hun dred yea s g when people were far from being
0R r a o,
s o craft y n d cunni ng as they are nowada ys an extraordi nar y event

a ,
took p lace in a li t tle town B y some mi schance one of the great .
owls called horned owls had come from th neighb oring woods
, , e
into the barn of ne o f the towns folk in the ni ght time and when
o -
,
day broke di d n t dare t venture fo th ag i n from her retreat for

o o r a ,
fear of the other birds whi ch rai sed a terrible outcry whenever she
,
app e edar .
In the morning when the mans erv nt went into the barn to fetch a
some s t raw he was mi ghti alarmed at the s ight f the w l it

,
so o o s
ting there in a co ner that he ran away and announc d to hi

r , e s
master that a monster the like of whi ch he had never set eyes on
,
in hi li fe and whi ch could devou a m n wi thout the sli ghtest

s ,
r a
difficulty w sit ti ng i the barn rollin g it eyes about i it head

, as n ,
s n s .
“
I kn ow you already sai d the master y u have courage enough
,
”
,
“
o
t o chase a blackb ird about the fields but when y u see a dead hen ,
o
lying y ou have t get a sti ck before y u g nea it I must go and

, o o o r .
1 22. G imm C o mp lete Fai y T le r
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s r a s
see for myself what ki nd f a mons ter it i added the master and o s,
”
,
went quite boldl y into the granary and looked round him When .
,
however he w the strange grim c eature wi th hi w n eyes he

,
sa r s o ,
w asno less terrified than the servant had been With tw bounds . o
he sprang out ran to hi nei ghb ors and begged them i np l ingly
, s ,
r or
t o lend hi m ass i stance ag i nst an unknown and dangerous beast or a ,
el e the whole town might be in danger if it were t o break loose o ut

s
o f the barn where it was shut up

, .
A great noise and clamor arose in all the st eets the town smen r ,
came armed wi th spears hay forks scythes and axes as if they ,

-
, , ,
were going o ut agai nst an enemy; finall y the senators appeared ,
wi th th burgomaster at their head When they had drawn up in

e .
the market place t hey marched t o the barn and surrounded it n

-
, , o
all sides Thereupon o ne f the most courageous f them stepped

. o o
fo th and entered wi th hi spear lowered but came runn ing ut im

r s ,
o
me di ately aft erwards wi th a sh i ek and as pale death and could r ,

as ,
not utter a single word Yet two others ventured in but they fared .
,
no be t ter .
At last one stepped forth a great strong man w h was famous for ,
o
hi warli ke deeds and s i d You wi ll no t d ive away the monster

“
s ,
a ,
r
by merely look ing at hi m; we must b e in earnest here but I that ,

s ee
y u have all t urned into women and no t o ne o f yo u dares to en

o ,
counter the animal He ordered them to give him some armor had
.
”
,
a sword and spear brought and armed himself All praised his ,
.
courage though many feared for hi life Th two barn doors were
,
s . e -
Opened and they w the owl whi ch in the meantime had perched
,
sa ,
herself on the mi ddle of a great cross beam He had a ladder -

.
brought and when he raised it n d made ready to cli mb up they

, , a ,
all cri ed out to him that he was t o b ear hi mself bravely and com ,
mended him to St George w ho slew the dragon When he had just

.
, .
got to the t p and the owl perceived that he had des igns on
o ,
her and w as also b ewi ldered by th crowd and the shouting and
, e ,
knew not h w to escape she rolled her eyes uffled her feather
o , ,
r ,
flapped her wings snapped her beak and cried Tuwhi t t uw h

, , ,
“
, oo,
”
in a harsh voi ce St i ke home ! strike home ! screamed the crowd

“ ”
. r
outside to th v ali ant hero An y n w ho w stan di ng where I am

e .
“
o e as
standi ng answered he would not cry s t i ke

,
He certainly ,
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r
did p l ant hi foot n rung hi gher n the ladder but then he began
s o e o ,
to tremb le and half fainti ng went back again

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.
And now there was no one left who dared to put hi mself in such
danger Th monster s id they h poisoned and mortally
.
“
e ,
a ,
“
as
wounded th ve y strongest man among us by snapping at him and

e r ,
The B reme n Tow n M us icia ns 1 23
just breath ng o n him ! Are we t o o to risk o ur li ves ? Th ey took

i
, ,
”
couns el as t o what they ought to do to prevent the whole tow n

b eing destroyed For a long time everything seemed to be f no
. o
us e but at len gth the b urgomaster found an exp e di ent My Opin .

“
i o n sai d he i that we ought o ut o f the common p urse t o pa y

“
, , s , ,
fo r thi s b arn and whatsoever corn st aw o hay i t contains and

, ,
r ,
r ,
thus indemni fy the owner and then burn down the whole bui ldi ng , ,
and the terrible beast with it Th us no o ne will have t o end nger . a
hi s life This i no ti me for thi nki ng o f expense and ni ggardliness

. s ,
wou l d be ill applied All agreed with him So they set fire to the
.
”
.
b arn at all four corners and with it the o w l was miserably burnt
,
.
Let any o ne who wi ll n t b eli eve it go thit her and inqui e fo him
o ,
r r
self .
T h e B reme n T o w n M u s i c i a n s
THE RE w s once n whose master had made him c ry sacks t

a a ass ar o
the mill for many a long year but whose strength began at last to ,
fail so that each day it came found him less capab le f work
, as , o .
Then hi master b eg n to thin k f turning hi m ut b ut the ass

s a o o , ,
guessing that somethi ng was in the wind th at b oded him n good o ,
ran away tak i ng the road t o Bremen ; for there he thought he might
,
get an engagement as town mu ician s .
When he had gone a little wa y he found a b o un d lyi ng by the

side f the road panting if he had run a long wa y
“
o N w
, as . o ,
H oldfast what are y u o out of breath ab out? sai d the

, o s as s .
“
Oh dear ! sai d the d g n w I am old I get weaker every day
”
o ,
“
o , ,
and can do no good in the hunt o my master was going to have ,

s ,
as
me killed I have made m y escape ; but now how am I t g i n a

, o a
living ? ”
“
I will tell y u what sai d the I m going t Bremen to b
o
”
, as s ,
“
a o e
come town musician Y u may as well go wi th me and take up

. o ,
music t I can play the lute and y can b eat the d um An d the
oo .
, ou r .
”
d g consented and they walked n together

o , o .
It was n t long b efore they came to a cat sit ti ng in the road l ok

o , o
in g as dismal three wet days Now then what i the matt er “

as .
, s
wi th you ld shaver? said the

, o
”
ass .
“
I should li ke t know who woul d be cheerfu l when hi neck i
o s s
1 24 G imm s Comp le t e F i y T les r
’
a r a
in d nger ? n wered the cat N o w that I am o ld my tee t h are get

” “
a a s .
ti ng b lunt and I wo ul d rather it by the oven and p urr than

, s
about after mi ce and my mi s tress wanted t o drown m so I took

, e,
myself off; b ut good advi ce i s carce and I do no t k now what i t o s , s
b ecome of me .
”
Go wi th us t o Bremen sai d the a and become town musi

“ ”
, ss,
ci an Yo u underst nd serena di ng Th e cat t hought well o f the i dea

”
. a .
,
and went wi th th em accordi ngly .
A fter t hat th e three travelers passed b y a y ar d and a co k w as ,

c
perched o n the gate crowing with ll hi s might Y our c i es are a .

“
r
enough t o p ierce b one and marrow said the s ; what i the ,

”
as
“
s
matter?
“
I have foretold good weather fo Lady day so that all the shi rts r -
,
m y b e washed and d i ed ; and no w o n S unday momin g company is

a r
coming and the mi st ress has told the cook that I must be made into
,
soup and thi s eveni ng m y neck i t o b e wrung so that I am crow

, s ,
in g wi th ll my mi ght while I can

a .
Yo u had much b etter go wi th us Chanti cleer sai d the as s

“
.
, ,
“
W are going to Bremen At any rate that wi ll b e b etter than
e .
dying Yo u have a powerful voi ce and when we are ll performing

.
,
a
together it will have a very good effect So the cock consented and .
”
,
they went o n ll four together a .
But Bremen w as t o far off to be reached in n day and t o o e ,

o
wards eveni ng they came t o a wood where they determined to pas s ,
the ni ght The a s and the dog lay down under a large tree ; the cat
. s
go t up among the b ranches ; and the cock flew up to the t o p as that ,
w as the s fest place fo him Before he went to sleep he looked all

a r .
round him to the four points o f the compass and perceived in the ,
dist nce a li ttle li ght shi ni ng and he called o ut t o hi compani ons

a ,
s
that there must be a house no t far o ff as he could see a li ght so , ,
the as sai d W had bett er get up and go th ere fo these are un

s ,
“
e ,
r
comfortab le quarters The d g began t o fancy a few bones not .

”
o ,
quite b are woul d do him good An d they all et ff in the directi on

,
. s o
o f the li gh t and it grew larger and b ri ght r until at l

,
t it led them e ,
as
t o a ro bb er s house ll li ghted up Th b eing the biggest went

’
,
a . e as s , ,
up to the wi ndow and looked in ,

.
“
Well what do yo u ,
? asked the dog What do I ? n s ee
”
.
“
s ee a
d the a s ; here i a table set ut wi th splendi d eatables and

“
s w ere s s o
d i nkables and rob bers sitting at it and maki ng themselves very

r ,
comfortable Th at woul d just sui t us said the cock Yes in

.
” “ ”
,
.
“
,
deed I wi sh we were there sai d the

,
”
,
a ss .
Then they cons ul ted toge t her ho w it should be managed as to so

The Breme n Tow n M us icia ns 125
get the robb ers o ut of the house and at last they hit n a plan Th , o . e
as was to p l ace hi fore feet o n the window s ill the dog w

s s to get
- -
, as
o n the ass s back the e t on the top f the dog and la tly the cock
’
, a o , s ,
w as to fly up and perch o n the cat s head When that was done at a

’
.
,
given signal the y all began to p erform thei music Th ass bray ed r . e ,
the d g b rked the cat mewed and the cock crowed; then they
o a , ,
burst through into the room breaking all the panes f glass The , o .
robbers fled at the dreadful sound; they thought it w some go b as
li n and fled to the wood i n the utmost terror Then the four co m
, .
pani ons t down to table made free with the remai ns o f the meal
sa , ,
and feasted if they had b een hungry fo a month And when

as r .
they had finished they put ut the li ghts and each sought ut a o , o
sleeping place to s ui t hi nature and habits The ass lai d himself

-
s .
down outside o n the dunghi ll the dog behi nd the door the e t o n , , a
the hearth by the warm ashes and the cock settled hims elf in the ,
cockloft ; and as the y were ll tired wi th their long journey the y a
soon fell fast asleep .
When mi dni ght dr ew near and the rob bers from afar w that ,
sa
no li ght was b urni ng and that everything appeared qui et their

, ,
captain s aid to them that he thought that the y had run away with
o ut reason telling n e o f th e m t
, g o and reconnoi tre S o o ne o f
o o .
them went and found everything qui te qui et He went into the
,
.
l t hen t o st i ke a li ght and taki ng the glowi ng fiery eyes of the cat
'
o c r ,
for burni ng coals he held a match t o them in order t o k indle it But

,
.
th e cat no t seeing the joke flew into his face spitti ng and scratch
, , ,
ing Then he cri ed o ut in terror and ran t o get o ut at the back door
.
, ,
but the dog who was lyi ng there ran at hi m and bit his leg ; and as
, ,
he w a rus hi ng through the yard b y th dunghi ll the ass struck o ut

s e
and gave him a great kick wi th hi hi ndfoot ; and the cock who had s ,
b een wakened with the nois e and felt quite b ris k cri ed o ut C ock , , ,
“
a- doodl e do o ! -
”
Th en the rob b er got b ack as well as he could t o hi captai n and s ,
sai d Oh dear ! in that house there i a gruesome wi tch and I felt

,
“
s ,
her breath and her long nails in my face ; and b y the door there
stan ds a man who stabbed me in the leg wi th a kni fe ; and in the
yard there li es a b lack spect er w ho beat me wi th hi wooden club ; ,
s
and above upon the roof there sits the ju u w h cried Bring
, ,
s
'
c e, o ,
‘
that ro g ue here ! And I ran away from the place as fast as I

’
so
could .
”
From that time forward the robbers never ventured to that

house and the four Bremen town mus ici ans found themselves o
,
s
1 26 G imm C o mp lete F i y T les r
’
s a r a
well off where they were that there they stayed , . A nd the person
who last rel ated thi s tale i s till li ving yo u see s ,
as .
T h e W o n de rfu l M u s i c i a n
A WOND UL musician was walking th ough a forest thi nking f

ERF r , o
nothing in p a ti cul ar When he had nothing more left to thi nk

r .
about he sai d to him self I shall g ow fi red o f being n this wood

, ,
“
r r ,
so I wi ll bring ut a good compani on o .

”
He took the fiddle that hung at hi back and fiddled o that the s s
wood echoed Before long a wolf came through the thi cket and
.
trotted up to hi m .
“
Oh here comes a wolf ! I had no p a fi ular wish fo such m
, r c r co
pany sai d the musi cian But the wolf drew nearer and sai d to
,
”
.
,
hi m Ho yo u mus ici an how finely yo u play ! I must learn h w to

“
, , , o
play too T hat i easily done answered the mu i cian ; y u have

.
” “
s
”
, s
“
o
onl y t do exactly a I tell you Oh musician sai d the wolf I

o s .
” “ ”
, ,
“
wi ll obe y you a scholar does hi m as ter

,
as s .
Th mus i ci an told hi m to come wi th him As they went a part o f

e .
the way together they came to an o ld oak tree whi ch w as hollow ,
wi thi n and cleft through the mi ddl e Look here said th musi .
“
,
”
e
i n i f yo u want to learn ho w to fiddle you m ust put your fore

“
c a , ,
feet in thi s cleft .

”
The wolf obeyed but th e mu i ci an took up a stone and qui ckly

, s
wedged both hi paws with n stroke o fast that the wolf was a
s o e , s ,
pri soner and there obli ged to stop Stay there unfi l I come back
,
.
“
again sai d the mus ici an and went hi way

, ,
s .
After a whi le he sai d again to him self I shal l grow wea y here ,
“
r
in thi wood ; I will b ri ng o ut another compani on ; and he took hi

”
s s
fiddle and fiddled away in the wood Before long a fo came sli nk . x
ing through the trees .
Oh here comes a f ! s i d the musician ; I had no p fi ul

,
ox
”
a
“
ar c ar
wi sh f such company
or .
”
Th fox came up to hi m and sai d

e Oh my dear musi ci an how , ,
fi ne ly you play ! I must learn how to play too That i eas il y

“
. s
done s i d the musician ; you have on ly to do exactly as I tell

,
”
a
yo u . Oh”
mus i
“
c i an answered the fox I wi ll obey you as a , ,
“
,
scho l ar hi master s .
”
The Wond erful Mus icia n 1 27
“
sai d the musician ; and they went a part f the
Fo ll o w m e,
”
as o
way together the y came t o a footp ath wi th a hi gh hedge o n each

side Then the mus ician stopped and taldn g hold f a hazel branch
.
, o -
b ent it down t o the earth and put hi foo t o n the end o f it ; then he ,
s
b ent down a branch from the other side and sai d Come o n li ttle , ,
“
,
fox if you wish t o le arn somethi ng reach me your left fore foot
, ,
-
.
”
The fox o b e yed and the musi ci an b ound the foot to the left hand
,
-
branch Now little fox said he reach me the ri ght o n ; then he

.
“
, ,
”
,
“
e
”
bound it t o the ri ght hand branch And when he had seen that the -
.
knots were fast enough he let go and the b ranches flew back and ,
c ught up the fo shakin g and struggling in th i Wait there

a x, ,
e a r .
“
unfi l I come back agai n sai d the musi i an and went his way ”
,
c , .
B y and by he sai d to hi mself I shall grow weary in thi s wood ; I ,

“
will b ring o ut another compani on So he took hi fiddle and the .

”
s ,
sound echoed through the wood Then a hare sprang o ut before .
him Oh here comes a hare ! sai d he ; that s not what I want

“ ” “ ’ ”
. .
,
Ah m y dear mus i ci an sai d th e hare how finely you play ! I

“ ” “
, , ,
should like t o learn how to play t o o Th at is soo n done sai d the .

” “
,
”
m us ician only y ou must do whatever I tell you

,
“
.
”
Oh mus ici an answered the hare I will obey you as a scholar

“ ”
, ,
“
,
hi s master
”
.
S the y went a p rt o f the way together unfil the y came to a

o a ,
clear place in the woo d where there stood an asp en tree Th musi . e
ci an fi ed a long stri ng round the neck o f th e hare and knotted the ,
other end o f it t o the t ree .
Now then courage little h are ! R un t w ent y fi m e round the

“
, ,
s
tree ! c i ed the mus ici an and the hare ob eyed As he ran round the
”
r ,
.
tw enfi eth fi me th e s tring h ad woun d t wenty fi mes round the tree

trunk and the hare w as imprisoned and pull and t ug as he would ,
he only cut his tender neck wi th the stri ng Wai t there unfil I .
“
come b ack agai n sai d the musici an n d walked on ”

, , a .
The wolf meanwhi le had s t uggled and pulled and bit ten at th e r , ,
stone and worked away s o long that at last he made his paws free
, ,
and go t himself o ut of the cleft Full of anger an d fu y he hastened . r
a fter the musi ci an t o tear him t o p ieces .
When the fox s w him run b y he b egan groaning and cried o ut a ,
wi th all hi mi ght Brother wolf come and help me ! Th musician

s ,
“
,
e
has betrayed me The wolf then pulled the branches down bit the
.
”
,
k nots in two and set the fo free and he went wi th him t take
, x ,
o
vengeance n the mu ician They found the impri soned hare and
o s .
,
set him li kewi se fr ee and t hen they all went o n together to seek ,
their enemy .
1 28 G imm C omp lete F i y T les r
’
s a r a
Th mus i ci an had once more played hi fiddle and thi s fi m he

e s , e
had been more fo tunate Th sound had reached the ears f a poor
r . e o
wood cutter wh imme di ately and in spite of hi mself left hi

-
,
o , ,
s
work and wi th hi axe under hi m came to listen to the musi c

, , s s ar , .
At last here comes the ri ght sort o f compani on sai d the musi
“
,
”
ci an ; it w
“
a man I wanted and n t wi ld ani mals An d then he
as , o .
”
b egan to play o sweetly that the poor man stood as if enchanted

s ,
and hi heart w s filled wi th j o y And as he was standing there up

s a .
came the wolf the fo and the ha e and he could ea ily s e that
, x, r , s e
they meant mi schi ef Th en he rai sed hi shini ng e and stood in

. s ax ,
front o f the musician if to say Whoever means harm to him

,
as ,
“
had better take care o f hi mself fo he will have to deal wi th me ! ,

r
”
Th en the ani mals were fri ghtened and ran back into the wood , ,
and the mus ici an when he had played once more to the man t o
,
show hi g fi t ud went n hi way

s ra e, o s .
T h e M o u se , t he B i rd , an d t he S au s ag e
ONCE o n a fi me a mouse and a bird n d a sausage lived and kept

,
a
house together in perfect peace among themselves and in great ,
prosperit y It was the bird s business to fly to the forest every day

.
’
and b ring back wo od ; the mouse had to d aw the water make the r ,
fire and et the table ; an d the sau age had to do the cooking
, s s .
Nobody is content in thi s world ; much wi ll have more ! One day the
bird met another bird o n the way and told him f hi excellent ,
o s
c ndi fi n in life But the other b ird called him a poor i n p l t o n to

o o . s r e
do so much work whi le the two others led easy lives at home
,
.
When the mous e had made up her fire and drawn water she ,
went to rest in her li ttle room unfi l it was fi me to lay the cloth Th . e
sausage stayed by the saucepan looked to it that the vi ctuals were s,
well cooked and just b efore di nner fi m he fi d the broth the

,
-
e s rre or
stew th ee or four fi m we ll round himself so as t en ich and sea

r es ,
o r
son and flavor it Then the b ird u ed to come home and lay down
. s
hi load and they sat down to table and after a good meal they
s , ,
woul d go to bed and s leep their fill till the next morning It really .
was a most fi f t y li fe sa s ae or .
But the bird came to th o lu fi o n next day never agai n to fetch e re s
wood He had he sai d been their slave long enough ; now they
.
, ,
C umb on the T ble The 129 r s a
must chan ge about and make a new arran gement S in sp ite f all . o o
the mouse and th e sausage could sa y the bi d w as determined to ,

r
have hi wn way S they d ew lots t o settle it and it fell o that

s o . o r , s
the sausage w t o fetch wood the mous e was t o cook and the bird
as , ,
w t o d aw water
as r .
N w o what happened Th sau age went away after wood th e

s ee . e s ,
bird made up the fire and the mouse put n the po t and the y , o ,
w i ted un til the sausage should come home b i nging the wood for
a ,
r
the next day But the sau age w absent o long that t hey thought
. s as s ,
somethi ng must have happened t him and the bird went p art of o ,
the way to ee if he coul d see anything of hi m Not far off he met

s .
with a dog on the road wh looking upon the sausage lawful ,

o, as
pre y had pi cked him up n d made an end f him Th bird then

, ,
a o . e
lodged a complai nt agai nst th e dog as an open and fl agrant robber ,
but it w all no good a the do g decla ed tha t he had found

as ,
s r
forged letters upon the sausage o that he deserved t o lose hi life , s s .
Th e bir d th en very sadly took up th e wood n d carri ed it home a
hi mself and related to the mouse all he had seen and heard They
, .
were b o th ve y troub led but determined to look o n the b i ght side

r ,
r
of thi ngs nd fi ll t
,
remai n together And
a s the bi d lai d the
o . so r
cloth and the mou e pre p ared the food and finally got into the p t
,
s ,
c ,
as the sausage used t do to fir and flavor the b roth ; but then he

o ,
s s
had t o part wi th fu and s kin and lastl y wi th life !

r ,
And when the bird came to dish up the dinner there was no ,
cook to b e seen ; and he t urned over the heap of woo d and looked ,
and looked but the coo k never ap pe ared again By accident the
,
.
wood caught fire and the bird hastened t fetch water to p ut it out
,
o ,
but he let fall the bucket in the well and hims elf after it nd as he , ,
’
a
could not get out again he w as obli ged t b e d owned ,

o r .
T h e C rum b s on t he T a bl e
A OOUNTR YMAN o ne day sai d t o hi li ttle puppi es Come into the s ,

“
parl or and enjoy you selves and pick u p the bread crumbs n the
r ,
- o
tabl e ; your mi stress has gone o ut to pay some vi s its Then the li ttle .
”
dogs sai d N no we wi ll not go If the mi stress gets to kn ow it

,
“
o, ,
. ,
s he wi ll beat u The countryman s ai d She will know nothi ng

” “
s . ,
about it D o come ; after al l she never gi ves you anythi ng goo d

. ,
.
1 30 G imm Co mp lete F i y T le r
’
s a r a s
Then the lit tle dogs agai n sai d Nay nay we mus t let it alone we , , , ,
must n t go But the coun tryman let them have n peace unfi l at
o .
”
o
last they went and go t n the table and ate up the bread crumbs
,
o ,
-
with all their mi ght But at that very moment the mi stress came .
,
and seized the fi ck in great haste and beat them and treated them
s ,
very badly And when they were outs ide the hous e the li ttle dog
.
,
s
said to the countryman Do do do d do you what hap ,

“
, , ,
o, s ee
pened ? Then the countryman laughed and said Didn t di dn t

”
,
“ ’
,
’
di dn t y u expect it ? So they ju t had to run away

’
o
”
s .
T h e Ca t an d t he M o u s e in P a rt n e rs h i p
A CA havi ng made acquai ntance with a mous e pretended such

T ,
great love fo her that the mous e agreed that the y shoul d live and
r ,
keep house together .
W must make provisi on f the wi nter sai d the cat we

“
e or , , or
shall uffe hunger and yo u li t tle mouse must no t fi out o you

s r , , ,
s r ,
r
will be caught in a trap .

”
So they took coun el together and bought a li ttle p t of fat And

s o .
then they could no t tell where to put it for safety but after long ,
co n id s fi n th cat sai d there cou l d n t be a better place than the

era o e o
church for nobody would steal there ; and th ey would put it under
,
the altar and n t touch it unti l they were really in want So this was
o .
done and the little p o t placed in safe ty

,
.
But before long the cat was seized wi th a great wish t o ta te it s .
Listen to me li ttle mouse sai d he ; I have been asked by my

, ,
“
cousin to stand god father to a li ttle n he h brought into the -

so s as
world ; he i whi te wi th brown spots ; and they want to have the

s
christening today ; s let me go to it and y u stay at home and keepo ,

o
house .
”
Oh yes cert i nl y answered the mouse pray go by all means ;

“
,
a ,
”
,
“
,
and when you f fi ng n a l l the good thi ngs thi nk f me I

are ea s o ,
o .
shou l d so like a drop of th sweet red wine e .

”
But there w not a word f truth in ll thi s ; the cat had no

as o a
cousin and had not been asked to stand g d father He went to the
, o -
.
church strai ght up t the little pot and li cked the fat ff the t p
, o ,
O o .
Then he took a wa lk o v er the roofs of the town saw hi ,

s ac
q u ian t n stretched h
a i mself i n
ces , the un and li cked hi wh i skers as s ,
s
P tne hip The Ca t 13 a nd t he M o us e in ar rs 1
Often as he thought f the little pot f fat and then when it was o o ,
e veni ng he went home .
Here y u are at last said the mouse ; I expect you have had a
“
o
”
,
“
mer y fi m Oh pretty well answered the cat A nd what name

r e .
” “
, ,
”
.
“
di d you gi ve the child ? asked the mouse To p o ff answered the

” “ ”
-
.
,
cat d il y T p ff! cried the mouse that i a singular and w on

,
r .
“
o -
o
”
,
“
s
d ful name ! Is it common in your fami ly ? What does it matter?

” “ ”
er
said the cat ; it no t any worse than Crumb— picker li ke y our god
“ ’
s ,
chi ld .
”
A little fi me after thi s the cat w as ag i n seized with a longin g a .
“
Again I must as k y u sai d he to the mouse t o do me a favor o ,
”
,
“
,
and keep house alone fo a day I have b een as ked a second fi m t o r . e
stand go d father; and as the little o ne has a whi te ring round its
-
neck I cannot well refuse

,
.
”
So the kind little mouse con ented and the cat crept along by the s ,
town wall unfi l he reached the church and going st rai ght t o the li t ,
tle pot o f fat devoured half o f it Nothi ng tastes s o well as what

, .
“
on ekeeps t o oneself sai d b e feeling qui te content wi th his day s ”

, ,
’
work .
When he reached home the mouse as ked wha t name had been ,
given to the chi ld Half gone answered the cat Half gone ! .
“
-
, .
“
-
”
cried the mouse I never heard such a name in my life ! I ll bet it

,
“ ’ ’
s
not to be found in the calendar .

”
Soon fter that the cat s mouth b egan t o water again for the fat
a
’
“
Good thi ngs always come in threes sai d he to the mous e ; again ,
“
I have b een asked t o stand god father The li ttle o ne is qui te black -
.
wi th whi te feet and no t any whi te hai on it b ody; such a thin g

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does no t happen every day so yo u will let me go won t you ? , ,

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T p ff Half gone m urmured the mouse they are such curi

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o u names I cannot b ut wonder at them ! T hat s becaus e yo u are

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always itfi ng at home sai d the cat i n y our li ttle gray frock and
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hairy tai l never seeing the world and fancyi ng all sorts o f thin gs
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So th li ttle mouse cleaned up the hous e and s et it all in order

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o f fat No w all i fini shed one s mi nd wi ll be eas y sai d he and

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came home in the eveni ng qui te sleek and comfortable , .
Th mouse as ked at once what name had been gi ven to the third
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child Tt won t p lease yo u any better than the others answered

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the cat It i called All gone All gone ! cri ed the mouse What
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an unheard o f name ! I never met wi th anything li ke it ! All gone !

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Whatever can it mean? An d shaki ng her head she curled herself

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round and went to sleep After that the cat was not agai n a ked to
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stand go d father -
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When the wi nter had come and there w nothing more to be as
had out of doors the mous e b egan to think of their store C ome
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cat sai d he we will fetch ur pot of fat; ho w good it will taste

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t o be sure ! Of course it will sai d the cat jus t good as if yo u

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stuck your tong ue out o f Wi ndow! ”
S o the y set o ut and when the y reached the place the y found the
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pot but it w as sta ndin g emp t y

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Oh no w I know what it all meant cri ed the mouse ; now I ee
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what sort of a p artner you have been ! In tead o f stan din g god s
father you have devoured it ll up ; first TOP off then Half gone a -
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then ”
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Will yo u hold y our tongue ! screamed the cat another word ,
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and I devour you t o o ! ”
And the poor little mouse havi ng All gone on her tong ue ut ,
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i t came and the cat leaped u p on her and made an end o f her And
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that is the way of the world .
T h e Sp i de r a nd t he Fl ea
A SP DER and a Flea dwelt together in ne house and brewed their

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b eer in an egg shell One day when the Spider was stirring it up
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sh fell in and scalded herself Thereupon the Flea b egan to

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scream And then the Door asked Why are you screami ng Flea ?
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Because lit tle Spider h scalded herself in the b eer tub replied
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Th ereupon the Door be gan t o creak as if it were in pain ; and a

Broom whi ch stoo d in the com er asked Wh at
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for Door? M y I not cre k ? it rep lied

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The litt le S piders c lded he elf

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A nd t he F le w eeps
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lded he elf
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A nd t he Flea w eep ; s
The litt le D o o cre ks wi t h t h p in

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S pide and t he Flea
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Th ereupon the li ttle C art sai d So wi ll I run and b egan to run

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very fast p t a heap of Ashes whi ch cried ut Why do y u un

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little C art ? Because replied the Cart

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A nd t he Fle w eep ; a s
The litt le D o or crea ks wi t h t he pa in ,
A nd t he B ro om s we eps .
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hen sai d the Ashes I wi ll burn furi ous ly Now next the
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Ashes there grew a Tree whi ch asked Little heap why do y u

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burn ? Because w the reply

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A nd t he F le w eep ; a s
The litt le D oo c e ks w it h t he p in
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A nd t he B ro o m sw eep s ;
C f t
The lit t le a rt runs o n s o as .
Th ereupon the Tree cri ed I wil l shak e myself ! and went n

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shaking till all its leaves fell ff o .
A li tt le girl passing by wi th a water pitcher saw it shaking and -

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asked Wh y d you shake yo urself lit tle Tree ? Why may I n t ?

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sai d th Tree e ,
The little S p id er s co lde d he elf

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A nd t he Fle w p ; a ee s
The litt le D o or crea ks w it h t he p a in,

A nd t he B ro o m sw eeps ;
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The litt le o rt ru ns o n s o as t , f
A nd t he A s hes burn .
hen the M aiden sai d If so I wi ll break my pitcher ; and h

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th ew it down and b roke it

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At this the Streamlet from which she drew the water asked
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Why do yo u break your pitcher m y little Girl ? Why may I

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not? she rep li ed; for

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The litt le S pide s s c lde d he elf

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A nd t he Fle w eep s ; a
The litt le Do o crea k w it h t he p in r s a ,
A nd t he B o om s weeps ; r
The litt le C t u ns o n o f t ar r s as ,
A nd t he As hes bum ;
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The litt le Tree s ha kes do um its le a v es

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N ow it is my turn!
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Ah then said the Streamlet
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no w must I b egi n to flow And it .
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flowed and fl owed along in a great stream whi ch kept get ting , ,
bigger and bigger until at last it swallowed up the li t tle Gi l the

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littl e Tree the As hes the C art the Broom the Doo r the Flea and
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la t of all the Spi der all together

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T h e W o lf an d t he S e v e n L i t t l e K i d s
THER E WA S once n a time an ld goat who had seven lit tle ki ds

o o ,
a n d loved them wi th all the love f a mother for her chi ldren One o .
day she wanted to go into the forest and fetch some food S h . o s e
called ll seven to her and said Dear children I have to go into

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the fore t; be n y our g uard against the wo lf ; if he comes in he

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wi ll devo ur you all—ski n hai r and all Th wretch often dis gui ses , ,
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hi mself but you will know him at once by hi rough voi ce and his
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b lack feet .
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Th ki ds sai d Dear moth er we wi ll take good care o f o urselves ;

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y u may go awa y wi thout any nxi ety Then the l d ne b leated

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and went n her way wi th an easy mind

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It w n t long b efore some n knocked at the house door and

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cried Open the door dear chi ldren ; your mother i here and h
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brought somethi ng back wi th her f each f you or o .

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But the little k ids k new that it w as the wolf b y the rough voi ce ,
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W will n t open the door cried the y y u are not u mother
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She h a soft p leasant voice but your voi ce i rough ; you are the
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wolf ! Th wolf went away t a shop k ep er and b ought himself a

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great lump of chalk ate thi s and made hi voi ce soft wi th it ,

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Open the door dear chil dren yo ur mother i here and has
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brought somethi ng back with her fo each f you r o .

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But the wolf had lai d hi black paws agains t the wi ndow and the s ,
chi l dren w them and cried W wi ll not open the door u

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mother has not black feet like you y u are the wolf ! Then the : o
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wolf ran to a baker and sai d I have hurt my feet ; rub some dough ,
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o ver them f me And when the b aker had rubbed hi fe t over

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he ran to the miller and said Strew some whi te meal over my feet ,
for me Th mi ller thought to himself Th wolf wants to deceive

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some n and refused ; but the wolf s i d If y u will no t d it I

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Seven Litt le Kids
The Wo lf a nd
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wi ll devour you Then the mi ller was afr i d and made hi paws
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white for him .
Now the wretch went for the third time to the house door -
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knocked at it and sai d Open the door for me chi ldren your dear,
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little mother has come home and has brought every n f y u , o e o o
somethi ng back from the forest wi th her The li ttle ki d cried .

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First show us your paws that we may kn ow if y u are our dear lit o
tle mother Th en he put hi paw s in through the window and

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when the ki ds w that they were whi te they belie ved that all he
sa ,
sai d w true and opened the door But who should come in but
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the wolf!
They were t ni fi ed and wanted to hi de themselves One sprang
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under the tab le the second into the bed the thi rd into the stove
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the fou th into the ki tchen the fifth into the cupboar d the s ixth
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under the washi ng bowl and the seventh into the c lock case But
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the wolf found them all and used no great ceremony ; o n after , e
the other he swallowed them down hi th oat Th youngest in the s r . e
clock case was th only one he di d no t find

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When the wolf had sati fied hi appe tite he took hi mself o ff lai d s s ,
himself down under a tree in the green meadow outs ide and b egan ,
to sleep .
Soon afterwards the old goat came home agai n from the forest .
Ah ! what a si ght she aw there ! Th house door stood wi de open

s e - .
Th table chai rs and benches were thrown down the washing

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b owl lay broken to pieces and the qui lts and pillows were pulled ,
o ff the bed She sought her chi ldren but they were nowhere to be
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found She called them one after another b y name but no o n n

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sw ered At last when he came to the youn gest a soft voi ce cri ed
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Dear mother I am in the clock case She took the ki d out n d it
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told her that the wolf had come and had eaten all the others Then .
y o u may imag i ne how s he wept over her poor chi ldren .
At length in her grief she went out and the youngest ki d ran ,
wi th her When they came to th e meadow there lay th wolf b y

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the tree and snored so loud that the b ranches shook She looked at .
him on e v ery s i de and saw that somethi ng was movi ng and st ug r
gli ng in hi gorged b ody Ah heavens said h

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that my poor child en whom he has swa ll owed down f hi sup

r or s
per can be sti ll ali ve ?

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Then the k id had to run home n d fetch sci ssors and a needl e a ,
and thread and the goat cut Open the monster s stomach and
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hardly had she made one cut than n li tt le kid thrust it head ut ,
o e s o ,
and when she had cut f rther all i sprang o ut o n after n other a ,
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and were all still ali ve and had suffered n injury whatever f in , o ,
or
hi gree di ness th monster had swallowed them down whole What

s e .
rej oicing there was ! Then they emb raced their de ar mother and ,
jump ed like a tailor at hi weddin g s .
The mother however sai d N w g and look f some big “

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stones and we wi ll fill the wi cked beast s stomach wi th them while

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he i sti ll as leep Then the seven k ids dragged the stones thither
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wi th all s p eed and p ut many f them into his stomach they

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could get in; and the mother sewed hi m up agai n in the greatest
haste o that he w not aware f anyt hi ng and never once sti rred
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s as o .
When the wolf at length had had his sleep ut he got n hi legs o , o s ,
and as the stones in hi stomach made hi m very thi rs t y he wanted

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t g to a we ll t o drink But when he began to walk and to move

o o .
ab out the stones in hi stomach lmo k d against each other and

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rattled Then cri ed he

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A ga inst my p o or bones ?
I t ho ug ht twos s ix kids
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B ut it s na ug ht but big
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st o nes .
And when he go t to the well and stooped over the water and w as
j ust ab out t drink the heavy stones made him fall in and there
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w asn help but he had t o drown miserably When the seven ki ds

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s w that the y came runni ng to the spot and cried aloud T h wolf
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i dead ! The wolf is dead ! an d danced for j oy round about the well
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wi th t heir moth er .
T h e W o lf an d t he Fo x
A WOLF and a fox once li ved together Th fox w h w the weaker . e ,

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o f the t w had to d all the hard work whi ch made him an i ous t
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leave hi compani on s .
One day passing through a wood the wolf s i d Red fox get
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Th fox an wered I know a place where there are a couple f

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ni ce young lambs ; if y u li ke we wi ll go and fetch n o ,

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This pleased the wolf they went Th f stole n brought it ,

so . e ox o e,
t o the wo lf and then ran away leavin g hi comrade to devour it

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Thi s done the wolf was not content but wishi ng for the other
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went himself to fetch it ; and being very awkward the ld sheep , o
w hi m and began to y and bleat so ho i b ly that the farmer s

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people came m nning to see what w as the matter Of course they .
found the wolf there and beat him s o unmercifull y that b ow ling , , ,
and limping he retu rned to the fo You had already show n me

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h w o I went t fetch the other lamb sai d he b ut the farmer s

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people discovered me and have nearly killed me , .
Why are you such a glutton ? replied the fo

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Th next day they went again i nto the field R ed fox sai d the “ ”
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wolf get me somethi ng qui ckly to eat o I shall eat you !

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Well repli ed the fo

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I know a farm where the woman i x,
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b akin g pancakes thi s eveni ng ; let us go and fetch some They went .
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accordingly and the fox s lipping round the house peeped and
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sniffed o long that he found out at last where the di sh sto d then
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quietly abstracting i pancakes he carried th em to the wolf s x , .
Here i somethi ng for y u to eat sai d he and then went away

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The wolf had swallowed the i p ncak es in a very short space f s x a o
time and sai d I shoul d very much lik e some more But going to
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help himself he pull ed the di sh down from the shelf; it broke into a
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thousand p ieces and the noise in additi on brought ut the , , ,

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farmer s wife to di scover what w as the matt er Upon seeing the

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wolf she raised such an ala m that all the peop le came wi th sti cks
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or any weapon they coul d snatch The cons equence was that the .
wolf barely escaped with hi life ; he was beaten so severely that he s
could scarcely hob ble to the wood where the fo w s x a .
Prett y mischi ef yo u have led me into sai d the wolf when he

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s aw hi m the peas nts have caught and nearly flayed me

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Why then are y ou such a glutton ? re plied the f

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Upon a thi rd occas i on being u t toge ther and the wolf only able ,
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wi th difficulty t o li mp ab out he nevertheless sai d again B d f , ,

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get me somethi ng t o eat o I shall eat you ! ,

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Well s i d the fox I know a man who has been b utcheri ng

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and has all the meat salted down in a tub in hi s cellar We wi ll go .
and fetch it .
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T hat wi ll do sai d the wo lf but I must go wi th you and yo u

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can help me to get o ff if anythi ng should happen ,

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Th fox then showed hi m ll the b y ways and at last they came

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to the cellar where they found meat in abun dance whi ch the wolf
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instantly greedily attacked sayi ng at the same time to him self , ,

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t ti n only whi le eating he l ooked sh rply about hi m and ran

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ca io nally t o th e hole by whi ch th e y had entered in order t o t ry if

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he w as still small enough t o get out by t he same way he had come

m .
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Friend fo sai d the wolf p ray tell me why you are s o fidgety
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nd wh y you mm a b out in su ch an o dd m nner I am looking ” “

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o ut lest ny one sh ould come repli ed the mmning c eat ure

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Co me e you not eating t much?
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I m not going away sai d the wolf until the t ub is empty
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that woul d b e foolish ! ”
I n the mean time the farmer w ho had heard the fo running

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ab out came in to the cellar t o

, what was sti rring and upon the s ee ,
first si ght f him the fo wi th n leap w as through th hole and

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o n hi wa y t o th wood But when th e wolf attempted t

s e follow he
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had s o increas ed hi size by hi greedi ness th at he coul d n t su

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ceed and s t uck in the hole whi ch enab led th e f rmer t o ki ll him
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wi th hi cu dgel Th e f x however reached the wood in s fet y n d

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rej oi ced t o b e freed from the o ld glutton .
T h e W o lf an d t he M a n
A Fo x w as da y talking t o a Wolf ab out th e strength o f man

o ne .
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No ani mals he sai d could withstand M an and the y were
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obli ged t o use cunni ng t o hold their o w n against hi m .

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The Wolf ans wered I f ever I ha ppen t o s e a M n I shoul d at

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t ack him ll the s ame

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Well I can help you t o that sai d the Fo C ome t o m early

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tomorrow and I will show you one!

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The Wolf w as early as tir and the Fo x took him o ut t o a road in ,
the forest traversed dai ly by a Huntsm an

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First came an old di scharged soldier I s that a M n? a ked the .

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Wolf No answered the Fo He has b een a M n

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After that a li ttle b o y appeared o n hi s wa y t o school Is that a

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M n? No ; he is going to b e a M n
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At last the Hunts man made hi appearance hi s gun on hi back s ,

s ,
and his hunti ng kni fe at his si de Th e Fo said t o the Wolf L ook !

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Th ere comes a M n Yo u ma y attack hi m but I wi ll make o ff t o m y

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ho le ! ”
Th Wolf s et o n the M an w ho sai d t o himself when he aw him

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Go ip Wo lf nd t he Fo 39 ss a x 1
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What a pi ty my gun isn t loaded wi th ball and fired a ch rge o f ’ ”
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shot in the Wo lf s face The Wolf made a wry face but he was n t
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to be so easily frightened and att acked him agai n Then the Hunts , .
man gave him the second charge Th Wolf swallowed the pain . e ,
and rushed at the Hunt man But the M n dr ew hi b ri ght huntin g s . a s
knife and hi t ut right and left wi th it o that streaming with

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b lood the Wolf ran back to the Fox

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Well brother Wolf sai d the Fo

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with the M n? a
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Al as ! s i d the Wolf I never thought the strength f man

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would b e what it i First he took a sti ck from hi shoulder nd

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blew into it and somethi ng flew into m y face whi ch ti ckled fri ght
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fully Then he blew into it again and it flew into my eyes and nose
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like li ght ning and hai l Th en he drew a shining ib o ut of hi body

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and struck at me wi th it till I was more dead than ali ve .

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Now you e sai d the Fox what a braggart you a You

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th ow y our hatchet s o far that you can t get it back agai n

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Go s si p W o l f an d t he Fo x
THE WOLF b rought forth a youn g n and invited the fox t o b e

S HE- o e,
go dfather After ll he is a near relative of ours sai d she h h

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a good underst n ding and much talent; he can instruct my li ttle

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s o n and help him forward i n the world

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Th fox too appeared . e , ,
quite honest and sai d Wo thy M Gossip I thank you fo the

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honor whi ch you are doing me ; I will however conduct myse lf in , ,
such a way that you shall be rep ai d for it .

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He enjoyed himself at the feast and made merry Afterward he ,

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sai d Dear M s Gossip it i o ur du ty to tak e care of the chi ld it

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mu t have good food that it m y b e s trong I k now a sheep fold

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from whi ch we mi ght fetch a ni ce morsel .

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Th wolf w pleased and she went ut with the fox to the farm
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yard He pointed out the fold from afar and said You will be ab l e
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t o creep in there wi thout be ing seen and in the meantime I wi ll ,
look about n the other s ide to see if I can pick up a chi cken He
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however di d n t go there but s at down at the entrance to the f

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est stretched hi legs n d rested

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The she wolf crept into the stable A do g w as lying there and i t
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made such a noise that the p easants came runni ng o ut ca ught Go s ,
sip W olf and po ured a strong b urning mixture whi ch had been
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prepared fo w as hi ng over her sk in At last he es caped and

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dragged herself out i de s .
Th ere lay the fo w ho p retended t o be full o f comp lai nts and

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sai d Ah dear Mis tress Gossip how ill I have fared the peasants
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have fallen on me and have b roken every limb I have ; if you do

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not want me t o lie where I am and perish you mus t carry me ,
away The he wolf herself w as onl y able t o go away slowly but

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she was in such co ncern about the fox that sh took hi m on her e
back and slowly carri ed hi m p e fectly safe and sound t o her hou e
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Then the fox cri ed t o her Farewell dear Mi stress Goss ip may
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the roasting y u have had do yo u good laughed heartil y at her

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and b ounded o ff .
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THE R WAS once a sweet li ttle mai d much b eloved by everybody

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but most of ll b y her grandmother who never knew how t make

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enough f her Once h sent her a li ttl e ridi ng hood f red velvet
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and it w very b e omi ng t o her and h never w e anyt hing

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else peo ple called her Li ttl e Red Ri ding Hood

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One day her mother sai d t o her C ome Li ttle Red Ri di ng Hood ,
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here are some cakes and a flas k of wine for y ou to take t o grand
mother ; h i weak and ill and the y will d her good M ake ha te
s e s ,
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and start b fore it grows hot and walk properly nd ni c ly and

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don t run y ou mi ght fall and b reak the fla k f wine and there
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would be none left for grandmother And when you go into her .
room don t forget to say good mornin g instead f sta ing about
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o I wi ll b e sure to take care said Li ttle R ed Ri din g Ho d t o
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her mother and gave her h n d upon it

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Now the grandmother lived away in the woo d half an hour s ,

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walk from th i llage ; and when Li ttle Red Ri di ng Hood had

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reached the wood she met the wolf; but as she did not know what
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a bad sort of ani mal he w as h did n t feel f i ghtened ,

s e o r .
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Good day Little R d Ri di ng Hood sai d he Thank y u
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ki ndly wolf answered she Where are y u going early Little

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o so ,
Red Ri di ng Hood ? To my grandmother s What are y ou carry ” “ ’
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Litt le Red Riding Ho o d 14 1
ing und y ou ap ron ? Cakes and wine ; we baked yesterday ; and ” “

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my grandmother is very weak and ill so the y wi ll do her good and , ,
strengt hen her .

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Where does your grandmother live Li ttle Red Ri di ng Hood ?

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A quarter o f an hour s walk from here ; her house stands beneath ’
the three o k tree s and you may k now it by the hazel bushes sai d
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Li ttle Red Ri di ng Hood .
The wolf th ou ght t o himself T hat tender y oung thing wou l d be

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a deli ci ous morsel and would taste b etter than the old ne; I must
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manage somehow to get both of them .

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Th en he walked b y Little Red Ri ding Hood a li t tle while and ,
said Lit tle Red Ridi ng Hood just look at the pre tty flowers that
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are growi ng all round you; and I don t thi nk you are li stening to the ’
song of the bird ; you are posting along jus t as if you were going to
s
school and it is o deli ghtful o ut here in th e wood

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Li ttle Red Ri ding Hood glanced round her and when h saw ,
s e
the sunbeams darti ng here and there through the trees and lovely ,
flowers everywhere he thought to herself I f I were to take a

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fresh nosegay to my grandmother she woul d be very pleased and ,
it is so early in the day th at I shall reach her in plent y o f time ; and

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s o he ran ab out in the wood looking for flowers And

s she ,
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picked o ne h s w a still pretti er one a little farther Off and so she

s e a ,
went farther and farther into the wood .
But the wolf went str i ght to the grandmother s hous e and a
’
knocked at the door Who is there ? cried the grandmother Lit .

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tle Red Ridi ng Hood he answered and I have b rought y u some ”

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cake and wine Please open the door Lift the latch cri ed the
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grandm other; I am t oo feeb le to get up

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So the wolf li fted the latch and the door flew Open and he fell , ,
o n the grandmo ther and ate her up wi thout sayi ng one word Then .
he drew o n her clothes put o n her cap lay down in her b ed and , , ,
drew the curtai ns .
Lit tle Red Ri di ng Hood was all thi s time runni ng about among
the flowers and when sh had gathered as many as she coul d hold
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s h remembered her grandmother and set O ff to go to her She was

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s urprised to find the door standing Open and when she came ins ide ,
she fe lt ve y strange and thought to herself Oh dear how un m

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f t b l I feel and I was o glad thi s mornin g to go to my gran d

or a e , s
mother ! ”
And when she sai d Good morning there was no answer Then ,
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s h went up to the bed and drew back the c urtai ns ; there l ay the
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grandmother wi th her cap pull ed over her eyes o that she loo ked ,
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very o dd .
“
O gran dmot her what lar ge ears you have ! The b etter t o hear
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O grandm other what great eyes , yo u have ! ” “
Th e better to s ee
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0 grandm other what large hands you have ! Th e b etter t o
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tak e hold O f y u wi th o .
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But grandmother what a terrib le large mouth you have ! Th e
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better t o devour y u ! And no sooner had the wolf s ai d it than he

o
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made o ne bound from the b ed an d swallowed up poor Lit tle Red ,
Ri di ng Hood .
Th en the wolf having sati sfied hi s hunger lay down again in the
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bed went to sleep and began to snore loudly The huntsman heard
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him as he w as p as sin g by th e house and thought Ho w the o ld

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woman snores—I had better s ee if there is anyt hi ng th e matter wi th

her .
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Then he went in to th e room and walked up t o the b ed and saw , ,
the wolf lyi ng there At las t I find yo u you Old sinn er ! sai d he ; I
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have b een looki ng fo you a long time r .

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An d he made up hi s mi nd that the wo lf had swal lowed the grand

mother whole and th at he mi ght y et be saved S O he di d n o t fire
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but too k a p ir o f shears and b egan t o sli t up the wolf s b ody When
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he made a few sni ps Li ttle Red Ridi ng Hood appeared and after a ,
few more sni ps she jumped o ut and crie d Oh cl ear how fright ,
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ened I have b een ! It i s o dark ins ide the wolf And then o ut s .
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came the o ld grandmo ther still livi ng n d breathi ng But l i t tle ,

a .
Red Riding Hoo d went and q ui cldy fetched some large stones wi th ,
whi ch he filled the wolf s b ody so that when he waked up and

s
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w as going to rush away the stones were so heavy that he sank ,
down and fell dead .
The y were all three very pleased The huntsman too k Off th e .
wolf s ski n and ca ied it home Th grandmother ate the cakes and
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drank the wine and held up her head again and Li ttle Red Ridin g
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Hood s i d to herself that h would ne v er more stray about in the

a s e
wood al one but would mi nd what her mother told her

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It mu t l o be related how a few days afterwards when Little

s i
a s ,
Red Ri ding Hood was again taking cakes t o her gran dm other n ,
a
other wolf spoke to her and wanted to tempt her to leave the path; ,
but she was n her g u rd and went strai ght on her way and told
o a , ,
her gran dm other ho w that the wolf had met her and wi shed her ,
good day but had looked o wicked about the e y es that she
, s
Ho w M rs Fox M a rried A g a in
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thought if i t had not b een on the hi gh road he woul d have de

v o ure d her .
Come sai d the grandmother we will shut the door

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, that , , so
he may not get in .

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Soon after came the wolf knocki ng at the door and calling o ut , ,
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Open the door grandm other I am Lit tle Red Ri di ng Hood bring
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in g you cakes But they remained s t ill and di d no t Open the door
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After that the wolf slunk b y the house and got at last upon the roof ,
to wai t unti l Li ttle Red Ri di ng Hood should retu n home in the r
eveni ng ; then he meant to spri ng down up on her and devour her in ,
the darkness But the grandmother discovered hi plot Now there

. s .
stood before the house a great stone trough and the grandmother ,
s i d to the chi ld Lit tle Red Ri ding Hood I w boiling sausages

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yesterday o take the bucket and carry away the water they were
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boiled in and pour it into the trough

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A n d Little Red Ri di ng Hood di d o unti l the great t rough was s
qui te full When the smell Of the sausage reached the nose Of the
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wolf he snuffed it up and looked round and stretched out hi neck , ,

s
so far that he lost hi b alance and b egan to slip and he s lipped down
s ,
Off the roof strai ght i nto the great trough and w as dr owned Then ,
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Li t tle Red Ri di ng Hood went cheerfull y home and cam e to no harm ,

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H O W M rs FO ! M a rri ed A g ai n .
THE R W once an ld f wi th ni ne tail w h wi shed to put hi

E AS O ox s, o s
wife s affecti on to proof He pretended to be dead and stretched

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hi mself under the bench quite s tiff and never moved a joint ; n ,
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whi ch M Fox reti red to her room and locked herself in while her
rs .
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maid th cat stayed by the kitchen fire and attended to the cooking
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When it became known that the Ol d fox was dead some s uitors ,
prepared to come forward and presently the mai d heard some n ,

o e
knocki ng at the house door ; she went and Opened it and there w ,
as
a young fox who said , ,
“
Wha t is d o ing M is s Ca t ?
s he ,
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Is s he s le ep ing o r w a king or w ha t is
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ry Ta les
And the cat answered ,
“
I a m no t as le ep , I a m q
uit e wi de a wa ke;
Pe ha psryou wo uld know w ha t I m g oi ng t o ma ke

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I m me lting s ome butt er, a nd wa rming s ome beer,

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Will it p leas e you s it do wn, a nd p arta ke of my cheer?”
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k you mi ss sai d the fo
Th an ,
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x .
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What is Mrs . Fo x doing ? ”
The mai d ans were d ,
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S he is si tting up stairs in her g rie , f
A nd he r e yes wi t h her weep ing a re s ore;
F ro m he r s orrow s he g et s no relie ,
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f
N o w p o or o ld M r Fox is no more! .
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j u t tell her miss that a y oung fo h come
But s , ,
x as t o w oo her .
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V ery well y oung mas ter answered th e ca t

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Up went t he ca t, pit -a -p a t , pit -a -pat .
S he kno cks a t t he do or, rat -o to t, ro t -a -t at l -
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Mrs Fox, are you t here?
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Yes yes , pus s y dear!
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There s a suit or below ,
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S ha ll I t ell him t o g o?
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But what is he li ke? as ked Mr Fo H as he ni ne b eauti ful

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tail s lik e dear Mr Fo ? Oh no ans wered the cat ; he has only

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Th en I won t have him sai d M S o the cat went

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o ne . Fo ,
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down stairs and sent th e s ui tor away

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Soon there w as another knock at the door I t w as another fo . x
c ome t o w oo H e h ad tw o tai ls b ut he met with no better success

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th an the first Th en there arrived more foxes o ne after another

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each with one more tai l than the last but they were all di smi sse d , ,
until th ere c ame o ne wi th ni ne tail s lik e O ld Mr Fo Wh en the . x.
wi dow he ar d th at sh e cri ed full Of j oy t o the cat , , ,
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No w , Op en do or a nd wi ndo w w ide,
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A nd turn o ld M r Fox o utside . .
b efore the y co uld do o up jumpe d Old M Fox from under

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th e bench n d cudgeled the whole p ack driving them with M

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WHEN Old died th ere came a wolf t o w o o and b e knocked

M r Fox .
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at th door and the cat Opened t o him ; and he made her a bow
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and said ,
Go o d da y M is s Co t o bri sk a nd g y , , s a ,
H o w is it t ha t a lo ne yo u s t a y?
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A nd w ha t is it yo u coo k t o da y?
The cat ans wered ,
“
B rea d s o w hite a nd milk s o s we et , ,
Will it p leas e you s it a nd ea t ?

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T h ankvery much
yo u ,
M iss Cat ,
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answered th e “
but is
M rs Fo at home ?
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Th en the cat sai d ,
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S he is s itting up st airs in her g rie , f
A nd her eyes wit h her weep in a re s ore; g
F rom her s orro w s he g et s no relie , f
o
N ow p o r o ld M r Fox is no more!
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Th e wolf ans wered ,
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W on t ’
s he t a ke a no t he r s p ous e,
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To prot ect he r a nd her ho us e?
Up went t he ca t p it o -p o t, pit a p o t ,
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S he knoc ks a t t he do or, ra t a t ot , rat - - -

a-t a t!
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M rs Fox, a re yo u t here?
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Y es , yes p us s y dear! ,
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There s a s uit o r b elo w ,

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S ha l l I t ell hi m t o g o?
But M s Fo asked Has the gentleman red b reeches and a

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sharp nose ? N o a nswered the cat Then I won t have him s aid
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Mrs Fo x
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After the wolf wa s sent away there came a do g a stag a hare a , , , ,
b ear a lion and several other wild ani mals But they all o f them
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lacked the good endowments possessed by the late M Fox so that r

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the cat had t o send them all away .
At last came a youn g fox An d M Fo inquired whether he had . rs . x
red b reeches and a sh rp nose Y he h sai d the cat Th en I a .

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will have him ,

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sai d M Fox and bade the cat make ready
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weddin g feast -
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N ow , ca t s w eep t he pa rlors a nd bus t le a b out,
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A nd o p en t he wi ndow turn M r Fox ou t; , .
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The n if you v e a a ncy fo r a nyt hing nice
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us t ma na g e t o ca t c h for yours el a few mic e f ,
You ma y ea t t hem a lone ,

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I do no t w a nt o ne .
was marri ed to young M aster Fo wi th much dancing and

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rejoicing and for anyt hing I have he rd to the contrary they may
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be d n ing s t il l
a c .
T he Fo x an d t he Gee s e
THE once came to a meadow in whi ch was a flock o f fin e fat

F O!
geese o n whi ch he smi led and said I come at the nick of time
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you are sit ting together qui te b eautifu lly so that I can eat you up ,
on e after the other The geese cackled with terror sprang up and
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began to wail and beg pit ously fo their lives But the fox would e r .
li sten to nothi ng and s i d There i no mercy to be had ! Yo u must

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di e .
At length one o f them took heart and sai d If we poor geese are ,
“
to yie l d up o ur vi gorous youn g lives show u the only possible , s
favor nd all ow us one more prayer that we may not di in o ur

a , e
sins and then we wi ll place ourselves in a row o that you can al

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ways pick yourself ut the fatt est Yes said the fox that i rea o .
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s
sonable and a p ious request Pray away I will wai t ti ll yo u are

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Th en the first began a good long prayer forever saying

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dOn e .
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Ga ! Ga ! and as she woul d m ke no end the s econd di d no t wait
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until her t urn came but began also Ga! Ga ! Th third and fourth
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fo ll owed her and s o on they were all cack lin g together .
When they have done prayi ng the sto y shall be continued fur
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ther but at present they are still prayi ng and they show no s i gn Of
, ,
stopping .
T h e Fo x an d t he H o rs e
A PEASA NT had a fai thful horse whi ch had grown O ld and coul d do
no more work o hi s master would n o longer gi ve hi m an yt hin g t o
,
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eat and sai d I can certainly make no more us e o f you b ut s till I

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mean well b y yo u; if yo u prove y ourself sti ll s t rong enough t o b ring

me a li on here I wi ll m ai ntai n yo u but no w take you self away out
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o f my stab le and with that he chased him into the op en country

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Th horse was s ad and went t o the forest t o see k a li ttle protecti on

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there from the weather .
There a fo met him and sai d Why do you hang y our head s o
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and go ab out all a lone ? Alas rep lied the horse avari ce and ” “
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“
fidelity do not dwell together in o ne house My master has forgot .
ten wha t servi ces I have p erformed for him for s o many ye ars and ,
b ecause I can no longer p lough well he wi ll give me no more fo od , ,
and has driven me o ut Without gi ving you a chan ce? as ked the .
” “ ”
Th e ch ance was a b ad o ne He sai d if I were s till s t rong

“
fox . .
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enough to bring hi m a li on he woul d keep me but be well knows , ,
that I cannot do th at The fo said I w i ll help you Just lay y our

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self down stretch y ourself o ut a if yo u were dead and do not

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stir The horse di d as the fo desired and the fo went t o th e lion

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w ho had his den no t far Off and sai d A dead horse is lyi ng o ut
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si de there j ust come with me you can have a ri ch meal The lion
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went wi th him and when they were b oth standing by the horse th e
,
fo x sai d After all it i s n ot very co mforta b le fo you here—I tell

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y o u what —I wi ll fasten it t o yo u by the tail and th e n yo u can drag ,
it into your cave and devour it in pea ce

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Th i s advi ce pleased the li o n He lay down and in order that th e .

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fox mi ght tie the h orse fast to him he kept qui te qui et But the fo ,
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ti ed the li on s legs toge t her wi th the horse s t i l and t wi sted and

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fastened all o well and s o strongly th at no stren gth could b reak it

s .
When he had finished hi work b tapped the horse o n the shoulder s ,

e
and said Pull white horse pull Then up sprang the horse at
,
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O nce and drew the li on away with him The li on began t o roar
, . so
that all the birds in the forest fl ew o ut in terror but the horse let ,
him roar and drew him and dragged hi m over the coun tr y t o hi s
,
master s door ’
When the master s w the li on he w as of a b etter mi nd and sai d

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1 48 G imm s Comp lete F iry Ta les r
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t o the horse You shall stay wi th me and fare well and he gave
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him plenty t o eat until he di ed .
T h e FO! an d t he Ca t
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H APPENED hat the cat met the fo in a forest and as he thought
t x ,
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to herself He i clever and full of experience and much esteemed

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in the world he spoke t o hi m in a f i en dl y way Good day dear

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M Fo ho w are yo u ? H w i all with yo u? How are you ge tti n g

r
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through thi s dear season? ”
The fo full Of all ki nds o f arrogance looked at the cat from

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head t o foot and fo a long time did not know whether he woul d
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give any ans wer o not At last he said Oh thou wretched b eard
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cleaner th ou pieb ald fool thou hungry mou hunte what cans t
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thou be thinking o f? Dost thou venture t o ask how I am get ting o n?

What h thou le arnt ? How many arts dost thou understand?
as
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I un dersta nd but on repli ed the cat modestly What art is

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that? a sked the fo When the b ounds are following me I can

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sp ing into a tree and save myself Is that all ? s ai d the f I am

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ox .
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mas ter of a hundred arts and have into the b argai n a sackful O f ,
c unni ng Th ou makes t me so ry for thee ; come wi th m

. I wi ll r e,
teach thee how people get away from the b ounds .

”
Just then came a hunter wi th four dogs Th cat sprang nimb ly . e
up a tree and at down at th e t o p o f it where the branches and fo

, s ,
liage qui te concealed her Open your sack M Fox open your .
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sack cried the cat t o him b ut the dogs had already seized him
, , ,
and were holdi ng him fast Ah M Fo cried the cat Y u wi th .

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r. x,
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o
your hun dred arts are left in the lurch ! Had you b een able t o climb
like me yo u would not have lost your life
,
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The S o le
THE FIS HES

had for a long ti me been discontented because no order
prevai led in their kingdom None of t hem tu ned aside for the . r
The Willow Wren -
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others but ll swam t o the right o the left as they fancied o

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darted between those w ho wanted t o stay together o got into their ,

r
way ; and a strong o ne gave a weak o n a blow wi th its tai l whi ch e ,
d ove it away o r else swallowed it u p with out more a do How de

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light ful it would b e s ai d the y if we ha d a Kin g w ho enforced

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law and jus tice among us ! And the y met together to choose for ”
their ruler the o ne w ho could cleave through the water most

qui ckly and give help t o the weak ones .
Th e y placed themselves in rank and file by the shore and the p ike ,
gave the s i gnal wi th hi tail o n whi ch they all started Like an s , .
a rrow the p ike darted awa y and with hi m the herri ng the g udg
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eon the perch the ca p and all the rest f them Even the sole
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swam wi th them and hoped to reach the wi nni ng p lace All at

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O nc the cry w as heard Th herring is first The herring is first !

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Who is first? screamed angrily the flat envi ous sole w ho had
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b een left far b ehind w ho is first ? The herring ! The herrin g,

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was the answer Th e naked herring ? c ied the j ealous creatu re

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the naked herring ? ”
S ince that time the sole s mouth has b een at o ne side fo a p un ’
is hment .
T h e W i ll o w W re n -
IN DAYS gone by every sound had it meani ng and appli cati on s .
When the smi th s hammer resounded it cri ed S t i ke away ! Strik e

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away When the carp enter s pla ne grated it sai d Here goes !
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Here go es If the m ill wheel b egan t o clack it said Help Lord

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God ! Help Lord Go d! And if the mill er w as a cheat and happened

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to leave the mi ll it spoke Hi gh German and first asked slowly

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Who is there ? Wh is there ? and then an wered qui ckl y Tho
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mi ll er ! Th mi ller ! and at last q uite in a hurry He steals bravely !

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e ,
He steals bravely ! Three p ek s in a bus he l e .

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At this ti me the birds also had their wn language which every o
o ne understood ; now it only sounds lik e chi p ing screechi ng and r , ,
whi stli ng and to some li ke music wi thout words It came into the
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birds mi nds however that they would n longer b e without a

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ruler and would choose o ne Of themselves to be their King One

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alone among them the green plo ver wa Opp o sed t o t hi s He had
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1 50 G imm C o mp lete F i y T les r
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s a r a
lived free and wou ld di free and anxiously flying hi ther and e ,
thi ther he cried Where shall I go? Where shall I go ? He fi d

, ,
“ ”
re re
i nto a soli ta y n d unfrequented marsh and showed himself no

r a ,
more among hi fellows s .
Th b irds now wi shed to di scuss the matter and o n a fine M y

e , a
morni ng the y all gathered t gether from the woods and fields o :
eagles and h fli nche owls and crows larks and sparrows—h w

c a s, , o
can I name them ll ? E ven the cuckoo cam e and the hoop o e his
a , ,
clerk w ho i so called b ecause he i always heard a few days b efore

,
s s
hi m; and a very small bird whi ch as yet had no name mi ngled , ,
with the band Th hen whi ch by some accident had heard nothing
. e ,
Of the whole matter was astonished at the great assemblage , .
“
What what what i going t be done ? she cackled ; but th e cock
, ,
s o
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calmed hi s beloved hen and said Onl y ri ch people and told her , ,
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,
what they had on hand It w as de ided however that the on w ho . c , , e
could fly the hi ghest should be King A tree frog whi ch w sit tin g .
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as
am ong the b ushes when he heard th at cried a warni ng No no

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no ! no ! becaus e he thought that many tear woul d b e shed b ecause

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Of thi s ; but the crow said C w caw and t hat all would p ass Off ,
a ,
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,
peaceably .
It was now determined that O n this fine morning they should at

once b egi n t o ascend that hereafter no one should b e able to
,
so
y I co uld ea ily h ave flown much hi gher but the eveni ng came
“
sa ,
s ,
O n and I coul d do no more On a given s ignal therefo re the

,
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whole troo p rose up in the ai Th e dust ascended from the land r .

,
and there w tremendous flutterin g and whi rring and b eating o f

as
wings and it looked as if a black cloud was ri sing up The lit tle
, .
birds were however soon left behind Th ey could go no farther

, ,
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,
and fell back to the ground The larger birds held o ut longer but .
,
none could equal the eagle w ho moun ted o hi gh that he could ,

s
have picked the eyes o ut of the un When he aw th at the others s . s
cou l d n t get up t o him he thought Why shoul d I fly sti ll hi gher?

o , ,
“
I am the King An d he b egan t o let himself down ag i n Th e birds

.
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a .
beneath him at once cried Y ou must be o u Ki ng; no on has ,

“
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flown o hi gh E xcept me screamed the li ttle fellow without a

s .
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”
name who had crept into the breast feathers f the eagle And as
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o .
he was not at all tired he rose up nd mounted o hi gh that he ,

a s
reached heaven itself When however he had gone as far thi s .

, ,
as ,
b folded hi wi ngs together and called down wi th clear and pene

e s ,
t tin g voi ce
ra I am King ! I am Ki ng
,
“
.
”
You o u King ! c i ed the birds angrily Y u have compass ed it

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, r r .
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o
b y t i ck and cun ni ng ! SO they made another condi tion He shoul d

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The Willow Wren -
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b e King wh uld go down lowest in the ground H w the goose

o co . o
did flap about wi th it b road breast when i t w once more n the

s as o
land ! How qui ckly the coc k scratched a hole ! The duck ca me Off
the worst f all fo he leapt into a di tch b ut sprai ned her legs
o ,
r s , ,
and waddled away t o a neighb oring p on d crying C heati ng , ,

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cheati ng ! Th little bird wi th out a name however sought out a

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mouse hole slip p d down into it nd cri ed o ut f it wi th hi small

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e , a o s
voi ce I am Ki ng! I am King !

,
“ ”
Y u o u Kin g ! cri ed the birds still more angrily D O y u thi nk

“ ” “
o r . o
y our cunning shall prevail ? Th ey dete mined to keep him a pris ”

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oner in the hole and starve him out Th w l w placed as senti nel . e o as
in front o f i t and w no t to let the rasc l o ut if h had ny value

, as a s e a
fo her life When eveni ng w

r . come all the bi ds were feeli ng ve y as r r
tired after exerting their wi ngs o much o the y went to b ed with s , s
their wive and children The o w l alone rem ai ned st nding by the
s . a
mo use hole ga in g stea dfastly i nto it with her great e yes In the
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meantime h t o had grown tired and th oug ht t o herself Yo u

“
s e, o , ,
mi ght certai nly shut o n eye you wi ll s till watch wi th the o ther e , ,
and the li ttle miscreant sh l l not come o ut of his hole S o she shut a .
”
on e e ye n d wi th the other looked s trai ght at the mouse hole Th

, a - . e
li ttle fellow put hi head ut and pee p e d and wanted t o slip away
s o , ,
b ut the wl c me forward imme diately n d he drew hi head b ack

o a , a s
ag i n Then the o w l Opened the o ne eye again and shut th e other

a .
, ,
intendi ng t shut them in turn all through the ni ght

o .
But when she next shut the n e ye h forgot to Open the other o e ,
s e ,
and as soon as both her eyes were shut h fell asleep Th little s e . e
fellow soon ob served th at and slipped away , .
From that day forth the w l h never dared t o show herself b y , o as
daylight fo if he does the other birds chase her and pluck her
,
r s
feathers out She onl y fli es ut b y ni ght b ut hates and pu ues mi ce

. o ,
rs
b ecaus e the y make such ugl y h oles Th li ttle bird t oo i very un . e , ,

s
wi lling t let hi mse lf b e seen b ecaus e he is afrai d it wi ll co st him

o ,
hi life if he i ca ught He steals a b out in the hedges and when he

s s .
,
i quite safe he some ti m e cri es I am King and f thi s reason “ ”

s , s , , or ,
th other b ir ds c ll him in m o c ke y King Of the hedges “ ”

e a r ,
.
N o n however was
o e, happy the lark at not ha ving to ob ey
, so as
the little King A soon as the sun appears she as cends high in the
. s ,
i and cri es Ah how b eautiful that i ! Beau t iful that i ! Beauti

“
a r , ,
s s
ful b eautiful ! Ah how be autiful that i !

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s
”
T h e W i ll o w W re n -
an d t he Bea r
O NE SUMM ER DAY the b ear and the wolf were walkin g in the forest ,
and the bear heard a bird singi ng beau tifu lly that he sai d so ,
“
Brother wolf what bird i it that s ings so well ? That is the King
,
s
” “
f the b irds sai d the wolf b efore whom we must b w down It

” “ ”
O , ,
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was however in reali t y the willow wren If that s the case sai d
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the h I shoul d very much lik e t see hi royal p alace ; come

e ar,
“
o s ,
take me thi ther That i not done qui te as y u seem to thi nk

.
” “
s o ,
”
s ai d the wolf ; you must wai t until the Queen comes Soon after
“
.
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wards the Queen arrived wi th some food in her b eak and the lord
, ,
King came t and they b egan to feed their youn g ones Th be r

oo, . e a
would have li ked t o go at once but th wolf held him b ack by the ,
e
sleeve and s i d N y u must wai t unti l the lord and lady Queen
, a ,
“
O, o
have gone away again S O the y ob served the hole in whi ch w the .
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as
nest and t ro t ted away

, .
Th bear however coul d not rest until he had seen the royal pal
e , ,
ace n d when a short time had passed ag i n went to it Th King

,
a ,
a . e
and Queen had just flown ut he peeped in and saw five i o ,

so or s x
y oung ones lying in it Is that the royal p alace ? cri ed the b e r ; it

.
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a
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i a w etched palace and y u are n t Kin g chi l dr en you are di

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reputable chi ldren! When th young w rens heard th at they were

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fri ghtft angry and screamed N that we are not ! Our parents
, ,
O,
are honest people ! Bear y u will have to pay f that ! ,

o or
Th b ear and the wolf grew un ea y and turned b ack and went
e s ,
into their holes Th y oung wi llow wrens however continued t o

. e -
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cry and scream and when their parents ag i n brought food t he y

,
a
sai d W will n t much touch o ne fly s leg no not if we were

,
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e o so as
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dyi ng f hunger un t il y u have settled whether we are resp ectab le

o , o
chi ld en not ; the b ear h b een here and h ins ulted u ! Th en

r or as as s
the O ld King said Be eas y he shall b e puni she d and he at once

, , ,
”
flew wi th th Queen to the bear s cave and called in Old

e
’
, ,
“
Growler why have y ou in ulted my chi ldren ? Y u shall suffer f it

,
s o or
w wi ll puni sh y u by a b loody war

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-
e o .
Th us w w ann ounced to the bear and ll four footed ani mals

ar as , a -
were summoned to take part in it—Oxen asses cows deer and , , , ,
every o ther ani mal the earth contained An d the wi llow wren um .
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The Willow~Wren a nd t he Bear 153
moued eve ythin g whi ch flew in the i ; not only birds large and
r a r ,
small but mi dges and ho nets bee s and fli es had t come

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When the time came fo the war to begi n the wil low wren sent r ,
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o ut sp i es to disco ver who was the enemy s commander in chi ef Th

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gn at w ho w a the m ost crafty flew into the forest where the enemy
,
s ,
was as sembled and hi d herself b eneath a leaf o f the tree where the
,
watchword w as t o be given There stood the bear and he called .

,
the fo b efore him and sai d Fox you are the most cunni ng Of a ll
x ,
“
,
ani mals you shall be general and lead us Good sai d the fox
, .
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,
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,
“
but what si gnal shall we agree upon ? NO o ne knew that so the ”
,
fox sai d I have a fine long bushy tail whi ch almost looks li ke a
,
“
,
plume Of red feathers When I lift my tail up quite hi gh all is going

.
,
well and you must charge ; b ut if I let it hang down run away
, , as
fa t as you can When the gnat had heard that she flew away
s .
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,
again an d revealed everythi ng wi th the greatest mi nuteness to the

, , ,
willow wren -
.
Wh en day broke and the b at tle w as to b egin all the four foo ted
, ,
-
animals ca me runni ng up wi th such a noise that the e arth trem

bled Th e wi llow wren also came fl yin g th ough the ir with hi
.
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r a s
arm y with such a hummi ng and whir ing and swarming that , r , ,
every o ne was uneasy and afrai d; and o n both s ides they advanced
agai nst each other But the will ow wren sent down the hornet wi th
.
-
,
orders to get b eneath the fox s tail and st ing it wi th all his might ’
,
.
When the fo felt the first st ing he started o that he drew up o ne

x , s
leg wi th the pai n b ut he b ore it and still kept hi tai l hi gh in the

, , ,
s
ai ; at the second sti ng he w as forced t o put it down fo a moment ;

r ,
r
at the third he could hold Out no longer and screamed o ut and put
, ,
hi tail between hi legs When the ani mals saw that the y thought
s s .
,
all was lost and b egan to fly each into hi s hole and the b i ds had
, , ,
r
won the b attle .
Then the King and Queen flew home to their children and cri ed ,
“
Chi ld en rejoice eat and drink to your heart s content we have
r , ,
’
won the b attle ! But the youn g wren sai d W will not eat yet
”
s ,
“
e ,
the b ear must come to the nest and b eg for pardon and say that we ,
are honorab le chi ld en before we wi ll do that Then the willowr ,

.
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wren flew t the bea s hole and cried Growler y ou are to come
o r
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to the nest t my children and beg their pardon or e lse e very ib

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Of your body shall be broken S O the b ear crept thi ther in the .
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greatest fear and begged their p rdon And now at last the young
,
a .
wrens were satisfied and sat down together and ate and drank and , ,
made mer y till qui t e late into th ni ght

r e .
T h e L i t t l e F o lk s P re s e nt s ’
A T IL OR and a goldsmi th were traveli ng together and one evening

A ,
when the un had sunk behi nd the mountains they heard the sound
s ,
o f di stant m us i c whi ch b ecame more and more di sti nct It sounded

,
.
st ange but o pleas ant that the y forgot all their weariness and
r ,
s
stepped q ui ld y onwards Th
c moon had already risen when they
. e a
reached a hill o n whi ch they saw a crowd f li ttle men and women o ,
who had taken each other s hands and were whi li ng round in the ’
,
r
dance wi th the greatest pleas ure and delight .
They sang to i t most charmingly and that was the mu i c whi ch , s
the trave lers had heard In the mi d t of them t an O ld man who

. s sa
was rather taller than the res t He wore a parti colored coat and .
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,
hi iron gray beard hung down over hi breast The t w remai ned
s -
s . o
standing full f astoni shment n d watched the dance Th old man

o ,
a . e
made a sign that the y should enter and the littl e folks willingly ,
Opened their circle Th goldsmi th who had a bump and lik e all
. e , ,
hunchbacks was brave enough stepped in ; the tailor felt a li ttle ,
afrai d at first and held back but when he saw how merrily all was
, ,
going he plucked up hi courage and followed The circle closed

,
s ,
.
agai n di rectly and the lit tle folk s went on s inging and dancin g with
,
the wi l dest leaps .
Th Ol d man however took a large knife whi ch hung to hi gir

e , ,
s
dle, whetted it and when it w as suffici ently sharpened he looked

, ,
round at the s t ran gers Th ey were terrified but they had not much
.
,
time f reflection f the O ld man seized the goldsmi th and with

or ,
or
the greatest speed shaved the hair f hi head clean Off and then
,
o s ,
the same thi ng happened to the tailor But their fear left them .
when after he had fini shed hi work the Old man clapped them
,
s ,
both o n the shoulder in a fri endly manner much to ay they ,

as as s ,
had behaved well to let all that be done to them willi ngly and ,
wi thout any strugg l e He pointed wi th hi finger to a heap o f coals

. s
whi ch lay at n side and si gnified to the travelers by hi gestures

o e , s
that they were to fill their pockets wi th them Both f them obeyed . o ,
although they di d not know f what use the co ls wou l d be to o a
them and then they went n their way t seek a she lter f the
, o o or
ni ght Wh en they had g t into the vall ey th clock f the neighbor

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Litt le Fo lk P e ents The 55 s
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ing monaste y struck twel ve and the song ceased In a moment ll

r , . a
had vani hed and the hi ll lay in soli tude in the moonli ght
s , .
Th two travelers found an inn and covered themse lves up o n

e ,
their straw beds wi th their coats but in their weariness forgot to

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,
take the coals ut of them before doing o A heavy weight o n their

o s .
li mbs awakened them earlier than usual They felt in the pocket . s,
and coul d not be li eve their eyes when the y w that they were not sa
filled wi th coals but wi th pure gold ; happily too the h i r Of their

, , ,
a
heads and beard was there agai n thi ck as evers as .
They had now become ri ch folks but the golds m ith who in c , , , a
cor d n awi th hi greedy di sposi tion had filled his pockets bett er
ce s , ,
was as ri ch again as the tail or A greedy man even if he has much .

, ,
sti ll wi shes to have more o the goldsmi th proposed to the tail or ,

s
that they should wai t another day and go o ut agai n in the eveni ng ,
in order to bring back sti ll greater treas ures from the o ld man o n
the hill Th e tailor refused and said I have enough and m co n
.
, ,
“
a
tent; now I shall b a master and ma ry my dear object ! fo r o he

e ,
r s
called hi sweetheart ! and I am a happy man But he stay ed an

s , .
”
other day to please him .
In the eveni ng the goldsmith hung a couple o f b ags over hi s
shoul ders that he might be able to stow away a great deal and took ,
th road to the hill He found as o n the night before the little folks
e .
, ,
at their s inging and dancing and the ld man again shaved hi m ,

o
cle n and si gned to him to take some coal away with him He was
a ,
.
not slow about sti cki ng as much into hi b ags as would go went s ,
back quite deli ghted and covered himself over wi th hi coat , s .
“
Even if the gold does weigh heavi ly sai d he I will gladly bear ,
”
,
“
that and at last he fell asleep wi th the sweet an ticipati on o f wak

”
in g m the mo ni ng an eno mously ri ch man

r r .
When he opened hi eyes he got up in haste to examine hi s ,

s
p ockets but how amazed he was when he d ew nothing out of

,
r
them but b lack coal s and that howsoever Often he put hi han d in
,
s s
them ! Th gold I g t the ni ght b fore is sti ll there before me

“
e o e
”
,
thought he and went and brought it out b ut how shocked he w as

, ,
when he w that it likewi se had again turned into coal ! He smote

sa
hi forehead wi th hi dusty black hand and then he felt that hi

s s , s
whole head was bal d and smooth as w also the place where hi s , as
beard should have been But hi mi sfortu nes were not yet over ; he . s
now remarked fo the first time that in addi ti on to the hump On hi

r s
back a second just as large had grown in front f his breast Then
, , , o .
he recogni zed the puni shment f hi greediness and began t o weep o s ,
aloud Th good tailor who w as wakened by thi s co mforted the

. e , ,
1 56 G imm Co mp lete Fai y Ta les r
’
s r
un happy fellow well a he could and sai d Y u have been m y

as s , ,
“
o
comrade in m y traveli ng time ; y u shall stay wi th me and share my o
wealth He ke p t hi word b ut the poo r gold mith w obliged to

.
”
s , s as
carry the tw o humps as long as he li ved and to cover hi b ld head ,

s a
T h e El f
THE R WAS once up on a tim e a ri ch King who had th ee daughte

E r rs
w h dai l y went t walk in the p l ace garden Th Kin g w as a great

o o a . e
lover of ll kind f fine trees b ut there was n for whi ch he had

a s o ,
o e
such an ffection that if anyone gathered an apple from it he

a
wished him a hun d ed fathom under ground And when h rvest r s . a
t ime came the app les n thi s t ee were all

, ed as b lood The o r as r .
thre e daughte s went every day b eneath the tree and looked t ee
r ,
o s
if the wind h ad no t b lown down an ap p le but the y never b y any ,
chanc foun d n nd the t ree w o loaded wi th them that it w

e o e, a as s as
almost b reaking and th e b ranches hung down to the ground

,
.
The King s youngest chil d had a great desire for an a pp le and

’
s i d to her sisters Ou father lov s u far t much to wi sh us um

a ,
“
r e s oo
d g un d it i my b eli ef that he would onl y do that to people who

er ro , s
were s trangers An d whi le h w speaking th e child plucked fl

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s e as ,
O
qui te a large app le and ran t her sisters saying Just taste my
, o , ,
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,
dear lit tle s isters for never in my life have I ta ted anything o de
,
s s
li ghtful Th en th t wo other s i sters also ate some f the apple

”
. e o ,
whereup on all three s nk deep down into th e e th where they a ar ,
could hear n co ck crow o .
When mi d day came th e King wi shed t c ll them t come t

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, o a o o
di nner b ut they were nowhere t b e foun d H e sou ght them every

, o .
where in th e p alace and garden b ut could not find th em Th en he ,

.
w s much t roubled and made known t the whole land that who
a ,
o
soever brought hi daughters back again should have n of them

s o e
to wife Hereupon many young men went about the country in

. so
h h that there w a n counti ng them f

s a rc ,
every n loved the
s o , or o e
three child en becau e they were kind t all and fai r f face
r s so o ,
so o .
Th ee y oung huntsmen also went ut and when they had traveled

r o ,
about for eight days they arrived at a great castle in whi ch were
, ,
b eauti ful ap rtments and in n room a table w l i d on which

a , o e as a
The Elf 1 57
were deli cate di shes whi ch were s t ill so warm that they were m k s o
ing but in the whole f the castle no human being was either to be
, o
seen o heard
r .
Th ey wai ted there for half a day and the food sti ll remained ,
warm and mold ng and at length they were so hungry that they sat
s ,
down and ate and agreed wi th each other that they would stay and
,
live in that castle and that n of them who should be chosen by

,
o e ,
casti ng lots should rem i n in the house and the two others seek
,
a ,
the Ki ng s daughters They cast lots and the lot fell on the eldest ;
’
.
,
so next day the tw younger went out to seek and the eldest had to
o ,
stay at home .
At mid day came a small small manni ki n and begged for a p iece
-
,
o f br ad ; then the huntsman took the bread whi ch he had found

e
there and cut a round Off the loaf and was about to give it t him
, o ,
but while he w as giving it to the mannikin the latter let it fall and , ,
asked the huntsman to b e good as to gi ve him that piece again so .
Th hun tsman was about to do so and stooped On whi ch the man

e ,
ni ki n took a sti ck seized hi m b y the hai r and gave him a good

, ,
beati ng .
Next day the second stayed at home n d he fared no better

, , a .
When the two others returned in the eveni ng the eldest said , ,
“
W ell how have yo u go t n ? Oh ve y badl y sai d he and then
, o
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, r
”
, ,
they lamented their mi sfortune together but the y said nothi ng ,
about it to the youngest for they did no t lik e him at all and always
, ,
called him Stupid Hans because he di d no t exactly belong to the ,
forest .
On the third day the youn gest stayed at home and agai n the lit
, ,
tle manni kin came and begged for a piece f bread When the o .
youth gave it to him the lf let it fall before and asked him t
,
e as ,
o
be so good as to give him that piece again Th en s i d Hans to the . a
li ttle manni ki n What ! canst thou not p i ck up that p iece thyself? If

“
,
thou wilt no t t k e much trouble as that fo thy dai ly b read thou

a as r ,
dost not deserve t o have it Th en the manni ki n grew very angry .

”
and said he w as to do it b ut the huntsman would not and took my , ,
dear m m ikin and gave him a thorough beati ng Then the manni
a i ,
.
ki n screamed terrib ly and cried Stop stop and let me go and I

“
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will tell thee where the King s daughters ’
are .
When Hans heard that he left Off beating him and the manni ki n ,
tol d hi m that he was an eart h manni kin and that there were more -
,
than a thousand like him and that if he would go wi th hi m he ,
wou l d show him where the Ki ng s daughters were Then he showed ’
hi m a deep we ll but there w as no water in it And the e lf sai d t hat

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he knew well that the compani ons Hans had wi th him di d no t in

tend to deal honorably with hi m therefore if he wi shed to deli ver ,
the Ki ng s chi l dren he must do it alone Th e t w o other brothers

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would also be very glad to reco ver the Ki ng s daughters but they ,
did n t want t o have any trouble

o danger Hans w a therefore t o or . s
take a large b asket and he must seat himself in it with his hanger ,
and a bell and be let down Below were three rooms and in each
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,
o f them was a Pri nce ss wi th a many headed dragon whose heads ,

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she was t o comb and t i m b ut he must cut them Off And havi ng r ,
.
said all thi s the elf vani shed ,

.
When it was eveni ng the t w o brothers came and asked ho w he

had got on and he sai d prett y well so far and that he had seen
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n oone except at mid day when a li ttle manniki n had come w ho -
had begged fo a piece of b read that he had gi ven some t o him

r , ,
but that the mannik in had let it fall and had asked him t o pi ck it up
again; but as he did not choose to do that the elf had be gun t o lose ,
hi temper and that he had done what he ought not and had given
s , ,
the elf a b eati ng n whi ch he had told hi m where the Ki ngs , o
daughters were Then the t wo were s o angry at this that they grew
.
green and yellow .
Next morning they went t o the well together and d ew lots w ho ,

r
should first seat hi mself in the basket and agai n the lo t fell o n the ,
eldest and he w to seat him self in it and take the hell with him
,
as , .
Then he sai d If I ing y u m ust dr aw me up agai n imme di ately

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o .
When he had gone down fo a sho t di stance he r ang and the y at r r , ,
once drew him up agai n Th en the second seated himself in the .
basket but he did just the same as the first an d then it was the
, ,
turn of the youngest but he let himself b e lowered quite t o the b ot ,
t o m When he had go t o ut O f the b asket he too k hi hanger and

.
,
s ,
went and stood outside the first do or and listened an d heard the ,
dragon sno ing quite loudl y He opened the door slowly and o ne of
r .
,
the Prince ses w as sit ti ng there and had nine dragon s heads lying
s ,
’
upon her lap and w as combing them Then he too k hi s hanger and
,
.
hewed at them and the nine fell Off Th e Princess sprang up threw
,
.
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her arms round hi neck embrac d and kissed hi m repeate dly and s , e ,
took her stomacher which was made Of red gold and hung it , ,
round hi neck Th en he went to the second Princess who had a

s .
,
dragon wi th five heads to comb and delivered her also and to the , ,
youngest w h had a d agon with four heads he went likewi se And

, o r ,
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th v a ll rejoi ce d and embraced hi m and kissed him wi thout stop

e ,
p ngi .
Then he rang very loud that those ab ove heard him and he ,
so ,
The Elf 1 5g
placed the Princesses n after the other in the basket and had
o e ,
them all d awn up but when it came t o hi o w n t urn he remem

r ,
s
bered the words of the elf who had told hi m that hi comrades di d
,
s
not mean well b y hi m So he took a great stone which was lyi ng

.
there and placed it in the ba ket and when it was about half way
, s ,
up hi false brothers above cut the rope so that the ba ket wi th the
, s ,
s
stone fell to the ground and they thought that he was dead and
, ,
ran away wi th the three Princesses maki ng them promise to te ll ,
their father that it w they who had delivered them and then they
as ,
went to the Ki ng and each demanded a Princess in marri age

, .
In the meanti me the youngest huntsman was wandering about

the three chamb ers in great t oub le fu lly expecti ng to have to end r ,
hi days there when he

s w hangi ng o n the wall a flute ; then sai d
,
sa , ,
Why do you hang there no one can be merry here ? He

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be, ,
looked at the dragon s head li kewi se and sai d Y u cannot help me

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now He walked backwards and forwar ds fo such a long time that

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he made the surface f the ground qui te smooth At last other

o .
thoughts came to hi mind and he took the flute from the wall and
s , ,
played a few notes on it and suddenly a number o f elves appeared

, ,
and wi th every note that he sounded one more came .
He played unti l the room was entirely filled They all asked what .
he desi ed so he sai d he wi shed to get above ground back to day

r ,
light n whi ch they seized him b y every hair that grew on hi

,
o s
head and thus they flew wi th hi m n to the earth agai n When he

,
o .
w as above ground he at once went to the King s palace just as the

’
wedding of one Princess w as about to be celebrated and he went ,
to the room where the King and hi three daughters were When s .
the Pri ncesses saw him they fainted Hereupon the Ki ng was ang y .
r ,
and ordered him to b e put in p i son at once b ecause he thought he r ,
must have done some injury to the chi ldren When the Pri ncesses .
cam e to themselves however they entreated the Kin g to set hi m

, ,
free again The King asked why n d they sai d that they were n t
. , a o
allowed to tell that b ut their fat her sai d that they were to tell it to
,
the stove And he went ou t listened at the door and heard every
.
, ,
t hing Th en he caused the t w o brothers to be hanged on the gal

.
l ows and to the third he gave hi youngest daughter and n that

,
s ,
o
occas ion I wore a pair o f glass shoes and I struck them agai nst a ,
stone and they said Kli nk and were broken

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T h e F o u n dling B i rd
A FORESTER went out shoot ing ne day He had not gone far into o .
the wood when he heard as he thought the cry of a chi ld He , , .
t u ned hi s steps instantl y toward t he sound

r n d at length c me t o a ,
a a
hi gh tree on n of the branches o f whi ch at a lit tle chi ld

,
o e s .
A mother some short time before had seated herself under the
, ,
tree with the child in her la p and fallen asleep A bird O f prey s e ,
.
,
e
i ng the chi ld sei ed it in its b eak and carri ed it away ; but hearing
,
z
the sound f the S ports man s gun the bird let the chi ld fal l it
o
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s
clothes caught in the b ranches o f a hi gh tree and t here it hung , ,
crying till the fores ter came by

,
.
Th e moth er o n awaking and mi ssing her chi ld rushed away in

, ,
great agony t o find it so that the poor lit tle thing would have b een
,
left alone in the world t o di e had no t the s p orts man made his ap
p e ara n ce .
Poor li ttl e c eature ! he s ai d t himself as he clim b ed up the

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o
tree and b rought the child down I wi ll tak e it home with m and ,
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it shall be brought u p wi th m y o w n li ttle Lena

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He kep t his word and th li ttle foundling grew up wi th the

,
e
fores t er s lit tle daughter till they loved each other o dearly that
’
, s
they were always unhapp y when sep arated even f a S hort time ,
or .
Th forester had named th chi ld B irdi e b ecause h had been

e e , s e
carri ed away by the bird; and Lena and B irdi e were f several or
years happy lit tle children together .
But th e forester had an ld cook w h was n t fond Of child en o , o o r ,
and h w nted t get id o f Birdi e who h thought w an in

s e a o r ,
s e as
truder .
One evening Le na saw the woman take tw o buckets t o the well ,
and carry them b ackwar d and forward more than t wenty times .
“
What are yo u goin g t o do wi th all that water? asked the chi ld ”
.
“
If you will promis e not t o ay a word I wi ll tell yo u repli ed the s ,
”
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wom an I wi ll never tell any o n h sai d Oh ve y well then

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s e .
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l ook here Tomorrow morni ng early I mean to put all thi s water
.
, ,
into a ke t tle o n the fi and when it boils I shall throw Birdi e in

re ,
and cook her for dinner .

”
Away went poor L na in great distress to find B irdi e If you

e , ,
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w i ll never forsake me I wi ll ne v er forsake y u sai d Lena Then “ ”

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Foundling B i d The 16 r 1
said Birdi e I wi ll never never leave you Lena Well then Sh

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” “
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rep lied I am going away and you mu t go wi th me for O ld cook

,
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s ,
says she wi ll get up early tomorrow morni ng and boil a lot f , o
water to cook you in whi le my father i ut hunti ng If you stay

, s o .
with me I can save yo u S O you mus t never leave me No never

,
. .
” “
, ,
never ! sai d Birdie

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S O the chi ldren lay awake till dawn and then they g t up and , o
ran away o qui ckly that by the tim e the wi cked O ld witch got up
s
to prepare the water they were far o ut of her reach ,

.
She lit her fi e and as soon as the water boiled went into the
r ,
sleeping room to fetch poor li ttle B irdi e and th ow her in But

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when she came to the bed and found it empty he was very much , s
f i ghtened to find b oth the children gone and sai d to herself

r , ,
“
What wi ll the forester say when he comes home if the chi ldren are
not here ? I must go downs tairs as fast as I can and send some n o e
t o catch them Down she went nd sent three of the farm servants
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,
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to un after the child en and b i ng them b ack

r r r .
Th children who were s it ti ng among the trees in the wood saw

e , ,
them c oming from a distance .
“
I will never forsak e you Birdi e ! sai d Lena quickly Will you ,
.
“
forsake me ? Never never ! w as the rep ly Then cri ed Lena

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you shall b e tu ned i nto a rose b ush and I will b e one of th

r ,
e
roses ! ”
Th e three servants cam e up to the place where th e Old wi tch had

told them to look; b ut nothing w to be seen but a rose t ree an d a as
rose There are no chi ld en here the y sai d

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So they went b ack and told the cook that the y had found onl y
roses and b ushes but not a Sign of the chi ldren
,
.
Th e o ld woman scolded the m well when they told her this and ,
sai d You s t upid fools ! you shoul d have cut o ff the stem o f the rose
,
“
bush and plucked o ne o f the roses and brought them home wi th

, ,
y ou as qui ckly as p ossib le You must jus t go agai n a second time . .

”
Lena aw them coming and she changed herself and B irdie so

s ,
qui ckly that when the three servants arrived at the S pot to whi ch
the O ld woman had sent them they found only a li ttle church wi th a
steeple—B irdie was the church and Lena th steeple e .
Then the men sai d one to another What was the us

“
f ur : e o o
coming here ? W may as well go home e .

”
But h w the ld Woman di d scold ! You fools ! she sai d you

o o
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,
“
shoul d have b rought the church and the steeple here However I .
,
will go myself thi s tim e ! ”

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S O the wi cked ld woman started ff t find the chi ldren taking

o o o ,
the three servants wi th her .
When they w the three servant comi ng in the di stance and

sa s ,
the ld woman waddling b ehi nd Lena s ai d Birdie we will never

o , ,
“
,
forsake each other No n ! never never ! rep li ed the li ttle foun d

.
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,
o ,
”
li ng Then y u sha ll b changed into a pond and I wi ll b e a

.
“
o e ,
duck swimming up on it .
”
Th ld woman drew near and

e o soon as h w the po nd h , as s e sa s e
lai d herself down b y it and leaning over intended t d i nk it all , , , o r
up But the duck was too qui ck fo her She seized the head f the
. r . o
Old woman wi th her b eak and d ew it un der the water nd held it ,

r , a
there ti ll the Old witch w drowned as .
Then the tw chil d en resumed their proper shape and went

o r ,
home with the three servants ll Of th em happ y and deli ghted t o ,

a
think t hat they had got id f such a wi cked ld woman Th r o o . e
forester w full f j y in hi home wi th th chi ldren near the

as o o s e
wood; and if the y are n t dead the y all live there still o .
T h e W a t e r o f L i fe
A KI NG w very ill and no o n b eli eved that he would come o ut of

as ,
e
it w i th hi life He had th ee son w h were much di st essed ab out

s . r s o r
it and went down into the palace garden and we p t There the y met
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an ld m n w ho inqui ed t o the cause of their g i ef They told

o a r as r .
him th at th ei r father w ill t hat he wo ul d most ce tai nl y di e f

as s o r ,
or
nothi ng seemed t cure him Th en the o ld man sai d I know of n

o .
,
“
o e
more remedy and th at i the water f lif if he d i nks o f it he wi ll

, s o e r
b ecome well agai n ; b ut it i h rd t find Th eldest sai d I will s a o . e ,

“
manage t find it and went t the sick King and b egged t b e l

o ,
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o , o a
lowed t o g forth in search f the water of life fo that alone could

o o ,
r
save him N sai d the King the danger Of it i t o great I

. O,
”
,
“
s o .
woul d rather di But he begged long that the King consented

e . so .
Th P i nce thought in hi heart Tf I bri ng the water then I shall

‘
e r s , ,
b e best belo ved f my father and shall inherit the ki ngdom

o ,
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”
S he O t ut and when he had i dden fo th a li ttle di stance a

se o ,
r r ,
dwa f stood there in the road who called to hi m and s i d Whi ther
r a ,
“
away fast? Silly sh i mp sai d the Prince very haughti ly it i

so
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r
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“
s
nothi ng t y ou and rode n But the li t tle dwarf h d grown angry

o
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, o . a ,
The Wat er of Life 1 63
and had wi shed an evi l wi sh Soon after this the Prince entered a .
ravine and the further he rode the closer the mountai ns drew t
,
o
gether and at las t the road became so narrow that he could n t d

, o a
vance a step further; it w imp ossib le either to tu n hi s horse o to as r r
dismount from the saddl e and he w shut in there as if in p ison ,

as r .
Th e sick Ki ng wai ted long fo him but he came no t r , .
Then the second on sai d Father let me go forth to seek the “

s , ,
water and thought to hi mself If my brother i dead then the

”
, ,
“
s ,
k ingdom wi ll fall to me At first the Kin g would not allow him to

”
.
go either b ut at last he yi elded so the Prince set out o n the same

, ,
road that hi s brother had taken and he t met the dwarf who ,
oo
stopped him to ask whither he was going in such haste Li ttle .
sh i mp sai d the Prince that is nothing to you and rode n with

r ,
”
,
“
,
o
out giving hi m another look But the dwarf bewitched him and he .
, ,
like the other got into a ravine and could neither go forwards n o
, ,
r
backwards So fare haughty people

. .
As the second o n also remai ned away the youngest b egged t o

s ,
be all owed to go forth to fetch the water and at last the King was ,
obliged to let him go When he met the dwarf and the latter asked.
hi m whi ther he was going in such haste he stopped gave hi m an , ,
explanat ion and sai d I am seeki ng the water o f life for m y father
, ,
“
,
is s ick unto death Dost thou know then where that i t o be

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.
, ,
s
found ? N sai d the Pri nce Th en s i d the dwarf A s thou hast

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O,
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. a :
“
b orne thyself poli tely and not haughti ly like thy false brothers I ,
will give thee the informati on and tell thee how thou mayst Obtai n
the water o f li fe It springs from a fountain in the court y ard f an
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enchanted cas tle but th ou wil t n t be able to make thy way to it if

,
o ,
I do no t gi ve thee an iron wand and two small loaves Of bread .
S t rike thri ce wi th the wand n the ir on door of the cas tle and it o ,
will spring Open In ide li t w o li on wi th gaping jaws b ut if thou

. s e s ,
th w t a loaf t o each Of them they wi ll be qui eted ; then hasten to

ro es ,
fetch some f the water of life b efore the clock st i kes twelve else
o r ,
the door wi ll shut again and thou wi lt b e imp i oned ,

rs .
”
Th P i nce thanked hi m took the wand and the bread and set
e r , ,
out n hi way When he arrived everything was as the dwarf had

o s .
,
said Th door sprang O pen at the third stroke f the wand and
. e o ,
when he had appeased the li ons wi th the bread he entered into the ,
castle and came in a large and splendi d ha ll wherein sat some

, ,
enchanted P inces whose rings he drew ff their fingers A sword

r o .
and a loaf f bread were lyi ng there whi ch he carried away After
o ,
.
this he entered a chamber in whi ch was a beautiful m i den who

,
a
rejoiced when she saw him ki ssed him and to l d him that he had , ,
1 64 G imm Co mp let e F i y T les r
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delivered her and shoul d have the whole Of her ki ngdom and that
, ,
if he would tum in a year their weddi ng should be celebrated ;

re
likewi se she told him where the spring f the water f life w and o o as ,
that he was to hasten and draw some o f it before th clo ck stru ck e
twelve Th en he went onwards and at last entered a ro om where

.
,
there was a beautiful newly made bed and as he w very weary -

,
as ,
he felt incli ned to rest a li ttle So he lay down and fell as lee p . .
When he awoke it was s t iking a quarter t o twelve He S prang

,
r .
up in a fright ran to the sp i ng drew some water in a cup whi ch

, r ,
stood near and hastened away But just as he w as passing through

, .
the iron door the clock struck t welve and the door fell t o wi th
, ,
such vi o lence that it car i ed away a piece f hi heel He however

r o s .
, ,
rejoi cing at havi ng ob tained the water f life went homewards o , ,
and again passed the dwarf When the latt r saw the sword and the . e
loaf he sai d With these thou hast won great wealt h; with the
, ,
“
sword thou canst slay whole armi es and the bread wil l never come ,
to an end .
”
But the Prince woul d not go home t o hi father without hi s s
brothers and sai d D e ar dwarf canst thou not tell me where my

, ,
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,
two brothers are ? The y went o ut b efore I di d in S earch o f the water

o f li fe and have not re t u ned Th e y are impri soned b etween t wo
” “
, r .
mountains sai d the dwarf I have condemned them t o stay there

”
, .
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,
because they were o haughty Th en the P i nce b egged unti l the

s . r
dwarf released them ; he warned him however and sai d Beware , , ,

“
O f them for they have b ad hearts

, .
”
When hi b rothers came he rej oi ced and told them ho w thi ngs
s , ,
had gone with him that he had found the water o f life and had
, ,
brought a cupful away with him and had deli vered a beautiful ,
P i n cess who was wi llin g t o wai t a year for him and then their
r , ,
weddi ng was to be celebrated and he would O btain a great ,
kingdom .
A fter that they rode n together and chanced upon a land where
o ,
war and fami ne rei gned and the King already thought he must ,
perish for the scarci ty was so great Then the P i nce went to him
,
. r
and gave hi m the loaf wherewi th b fed and satisfi d the whole of
,
e e
hi ki ngdom and then the Pri nc gave hi m the sword also where
s ,
e ,
with he slew the hosts o f hi enemi es and coul d now li ve in rest s ,
and peace Th P i nce then took back hi loaf and hi sword and
. e r s s ,
the three brothers rode n o .
After this they entered two more countries where war and famine
reigned and each ti me the Prince gave hi loaf and hi sword to
,
s s
the Ki ngs and had n w delivered th ee ki ngdoms and after that

,
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The Wat er of Life 1 65
they went o n board a shi p and sai led over the s Du ing the pas ea . r
sage the t wo eldest conversed apart and sai d The youngest h s

, ,
“
a
found the water O f life and n t we ; for that ou father wi ll give him o r
the kingdom —the kingdom whi ch belongs to us and he will rob us ,
o f ll o u
a fortune They b egan to seek re v enge and plotted wi th
r .
”
,
each other to destroy him Th e y wai ted until once when they found .
him fast leep then they poured the water f li fe o ut f the cup
as ,
o O ,
and took it for themselves but into the cup they poured salt sea ,
water Now therefore when they arri ved at home the youngest
.
, ,
took hi s cup to the si ck King in order that he mi ght drink o ut of it ,
and b e cured But scarcely had he d unk a very li ttle f the salt sea
. r o
water than he became sti ll worse than before And he was la . as
m nti ng over thi s the two eldest b rothers came and accused the
e , ,
youngest o f havi ng intended to poison him and sai d that they had ,
brought him the t ue water of li fe and handed it to hi m He had

r ,
.
scarcely ta ted it when he felt hi si ckness depa ting and b ecame

s ,
s r ,
s t rong n d healthy as in the days of hi youth

a s .
After that they both went to the younge t mocked hi m and s i d s , ,

a ,
Y u ce ta inly found the water f li fe b ut yo u have had the pain

“
o r o , ,
and we the gain Y u shoul d have been sh per and should have
. o ar ,
kept your eyes Open W took it from y ou whi le you were asleep at . e
se a and when a year i over o n

,
Of u wi ll go and fetch the beauti s , e s
ful Prin ess But beware that you do not di sclose aught of this to
c .
our father; indeed he does not t rust y u and if yo u y a s ingle o ,

sa
word you sh ll lose yo ur life into the b gain but if y ou keep i

,
a ar ,
s
lent you shall have it as a gift

,
.
”
Th ld Ki ng w
e o angry wi th hi s youn gest on and thought he
as s ,
had plotted agai nst hi li fe So he summoned the court together s .

,
and had sentence pronoun ed upon hi on that he should be se c s s
c re tl y S hot And once when the Prince w as ri ding forth to the chase
. ,
suspecting no e i l the Ki ng s huntsman had t o go wi th him and

v ,
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when they were quite alone in the forest the huntsman looked ,
so
sorrowful that the P i nce sai d t him Dear huntsman what ails r o ,
“
,
you ? The hunt man sai d I cann ot tell y u nd yet I ought

”
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Then the Pri nce sai d Say Openly what it i I wi ll pardon you ,
“
s, .
“
A l as ! sai d the huntsman I am to shoot you dead the King h
”
,
“
,
as
ordered me to do it Th en the Pri nce w S hocked and sai d Dear .

”
as , ,
“
hun tsman let me li ve ; there I gi ve you my royal garments ; give me

, ,
your common ones in their stead Th huntsman sai d I wi ll .

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willi ngl y do that i ndeed I shou l d not have been able to sho t you
,
o .
”
Then they exchanged clothes and the huntsm n t um d home ; ,

a re e
th Prin ce however went further i nto the fore t

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16 6 G imm Comp lete F i y T le r
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After a time three wagon of gold and precious stones came to s
t h Kin g f
e hi youngest
or n whi ch were sent by the th ee Ki ngs
s so ,
r
who had slai n thei enemi es wi th the Prince s sword and main
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t i n d their peo ple wi th hi b read and w ho wished to S how their

a e s ,
gratit ude for it The Old Ki ng then thought Can my on have

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been innocent? and sai d to hi people Would that he were still

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ali ve ; h w it g i eves me that I have s uffered him to be killed! He

o r
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still lives sai d the huntsman I could not find it in my heart to

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carry o ut your command and told the Ki ng how it had happened ”

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Then a great wei ght fell from the Ki ng s heart and he had it
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proclaimed in every country that hi o n mi ght return and be taken s s
into favor aga n i .
Th Pri nce s however had a road made up to her palace whi ch

e s , ,
was qui te b ri ght and golden and told her people that whosoe ver ,
came ridi ng str i ght along it to her wou l d b e the ri ght wooer and
a ,
w as t o b e a dmi tted and whoever rode b y the s i de o f it was no t the

, ,
ri ght o ne and w , no t to be a dmi tted As the ti me w as now close at

as .
hand the eldest s o n thought he woul d has ten t o go to the King s

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’
daughter and gi ve hi mself out as her deliverer and thus win her
, ,
for his bri de and the kingdom to boot Therefore he rode forth
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and when he arri ved in front of the palace and saw the splendi d ,
golden road he thought it would b e a in and a shame if he were t o

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ride over that and turned as ide and rode o n the i ght side of it
, , r .
When he came to the door the servant told him that he w as not , s
the ri ght man and w to go away agai n ,

as .
Soon after thi s the second Pri nce set ut and when he came t o o ,
the golden road and his horse had put n foot n it he thought it
, o e o ,
would b e a in and a shame to tread a piece o f it ff and he turned

s o ,
aside and rode o n the left s ide o f it and when he reached the door , ,
the attendants told him he w as no t the ri ght o ne and was to go ,
away again .
When at last the y e ar had enti rely exp ired the thi rd o n likewi se , s
wi shed t ri de ut f the forest t o hi beloved with her to forget his

o o o s ,
sorrows S O he set o ut and thought of her so incessantly and

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wished to be wi th her o much that he never noticed the golden s ,
road at all So hi horse rode onwards up the mid dl e of it and

. s ,
when he came to the door it was O pened and the Princess received ,
him wi th joy and sai d he w , her deliverer and l ord f the ki ng as ,

o
dom and their weddi ng was celebrated wi th great rejoi ing

, c .
When it was o ver she told him that hi father invited him to s
come to him and had forgiven him S he rode thither and told
, . O ,
hi m everyt hin g ; ho w hi b rothers had betray ed him and ho w he s ,

Sp it e The 167 Wa t er r
had nevertheless kept sil ence Th Old Ki ng wished to puni sh them. e ,
but they had put to sea and never came back long as they lived
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as .
T h e W a t e r Sp ri t e
A LITT LE b rother and s ister were n day playing together b y the o e
s ide of a well and not being c areful they both fe ll in U nder the
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water they found a fairy who s id to them Now I have caught

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y ou I intend you to work for me So sh ca i ed them b oth away

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e rr .
When they arrived at her home h set the mai den to sp in h d s e ar ,
tangled flax and gave her a cask full of holes to fill wi th water; and
,
she sent the b oy to the wood with a b lunt axe and told him to cut ,
wood for her fire .
Th children became at las t so impati ent wi th t hi s treatment that

e
they wai ted till one Sunda y when the fairy w as at church and n
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ra
away But the church was close b y and as the y were flying away
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li ke two birds he es pied them and went after them wi th great

s ,
st i des
r .
Th chi l dren s w her com ing in the di stance and the mai den
e a ,
threw behi nd her a great b rush whi ch ins tantly became a moun ,
tain covered with p i ckly points over whi ch the fai ry had the
r ,
greatest trouble to cli mb But the chi ldren s w that she b d man
. a a
aged to get over and w as coming near .
Th boy then th ew a comb b ehi nd hi m whi ch became a moun

e r ,
tai n Of combs wi th hundreds f teeth sti cki ng up ; but the fai ry

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knew how t o hold fast on thi s and soon clambered over it ,

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Th m i den next threw a looki ng glass b ehi nd whi ch became a

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mountain also and was o slippery that it was im possible to get

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over it .
Then thought the fairy I wi ll go home an d fetch my axe and

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break the l ook ing g l ass -

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But when she came back and had broken the looki ng glass the -
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child en had been for a l ong ti me too far away f her to overtake
r or
them so she was obli ged to sink back into the well
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T h e T a bl e , t he A ss , an d t he S t i c k
THERE WAS once a tail or wh had three sons nd ne goat And the o a o .
goat as she nourished them all with her mi lk w as o bli ged t have
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good food and s he w s led every day down t the wi llows by

, o s a o
th e water side ; and thi s bus iness the sons did in turn One day the
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eldest took the goat t the churchya d where th e b est sprouts are
o r , ,
that h mi ght eat her fill and g mb ol about

s e a .
In th eveni ng when it w time t go home h sai d Well

e ,
as o , e ,
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goat have y u had enou gh ? Th goat ans were d

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I m o full
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I ca nnot p ull
f —
A no t he r b lade
h ! b ! o gras s a aa
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Then co me home s ai d the y outh and fastened a st i ng t o her

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led her t her stall and fastened her up

o ,
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Now s i d the ld tailor h the goat had her pro per food ?
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O h answered the
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n h i fu ll h n more can pull But
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s e s SO , s e o .
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the father wishi ng t o fo him elf went ut t the s tal l st oked

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hi dear goat and s i d M y dear goat are y u ful l ? A nd t he goat

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H ow ca n I be full?
There w as no thing t o pull
Though I lo oked al l a b out me —bal b aa !
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Wh at is
this that I hear? cri ed the tailor n d he ran and called
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o ut t th e y outh 0 you li ar to y that the goat w as full and h

o ,
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sa ,
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h asbeen hungry ll the time ! A nd in his wrath he took up hi

a
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yard measure and drove hi s on out of th house wi th many b lows

- s e .
Th e next da y c me the turn o f th e second son

a nd he found a ,
a
fine p lace in the garden hedge where there were good green ,
S prouts and the goat ate them all up In the evenin g when he came
,
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t o lead h er home he sai d Well goat have y u had enough ? A n d

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the goat answered ,
I m o full
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a s ,
I ca nno t pu ll
A no t her b lad e of g ros s —ha ! boa! ”
S tick
The Ta ble t he A s s,
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Th en come home sai d the y outh and led her home and ti ed
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her up .
No w sai d the o ld tai lor h the goat had her proper food ?
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Oh answered the so n she is o full she no more can pull
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Th e tailor not feeli ng satis fied went o ut to the stall and sai d
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M y dear goat are yo u really full ? An d the goat ans wered

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How ca n I be full?
“
There was no t hing t o p ull ,
Thoug h I lo o ked a ll a bout me—ba! baa !

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Th e good for nothi ng rascal c i ed the tai l or to let the dear
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creature go fas ti ng ! and running back he chased the y out h w ith

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hi s y ard wand o ut o f th e hous e

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Then came the turn o f the thi rd s o n w ho meaning t o make all , ,
sure found some shrubs wi th the finest sprouts possible and left
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the goat to devour them In the evening when he came to lead her
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home he sai d Well goat are you full ? And the goat answered
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I a m so full
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I ca nnot pu ll
o of g o s —
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A n t he r blade
ho! baa ! r s
Th en come home sai d th e y ou t h ; and he too k her t o her st ll

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and fas tened her up .
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No w sai d th e o ld t i lor has the goat had her proper food?
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Oh answered the on he i s o fu ll h no more can pull
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s s , s e .
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B ut the tail or not tru sti ng hi s word went t o the goat and s ai d
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My dear goat are you really full ? Th m li ci ous ani mal ans wered
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Ho w ca n I be full?
“
There was no t hi ng t o pu ll ,
Tho ug h I lo o ked a ll a b out me —ba! baa !

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Oh the wretches ! cried the t i lor; the o ne as good fo nothi ng

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and careless as the o ther I will no longer have such fools about .
me ; and rus h n back in hi wrath he lai d ab out him with hi

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y ard wand and b elab ored his son s back s o unme ciqy that he
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ran awa y o u t O f the house .
So the Old tai lor w left alone wi th the goat Th next day he
as . e
went o ut to th stall and let o ut the goat sayi ng Come my dear

e , , ,
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creatu e I wi ll take you myself to the wi llows

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S he led her b y the s tri ng and brought her to the green hedges
o ,
and pastures where there w p l enty f food to her taste and say as o ,
in g to her N w for once yo u can eat to your heart s content he

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left her there till the eveni ng Then he ret urned and sai d Well .
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goat are y ou full ? She answere d

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I a m s o fu ll
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I c a nnot p ull
A not he r b la de o f g ras s
—ba ! boa ! ”
hen come home sai d the tailor and leadi n g her to her stall
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he fastened her up .
Before he left her he turned once more sayi ng Now then for , ,
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on ce you are full But the goat actually c i ed .

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H ow c n I be full?
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The re was not hing t o p ull,

me—ba l boa !
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Tho ug h I lo o ked a ll a bout
Wh en the t ilor heard th at he marveled and saw at once that hi

a ,
s
three son had b een sent away wi thout reason Wai t a mi nute
s .
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cried be you ungrateful creat ure ! It i not enough merely to drive

, s
you away—I will teach you to Show y our face again among honora
b le tailors .
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So in haste he went and fetched his razor and seizing the goat he ,
shaved her head as smooth as the palm of hi s hand And the . as
yard meas ure w as t o o honorable a weap on he took the whi p and

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fetched her such a crack th at wi th many a jum p and spring she ran
away .
Th tai lor felt very

e d as he sat alone in hi house and would sa s ,
w il lingly have had hi s sons b ack ag ai n but no o ne k new where ,
they had gone .
Th eldest son when he w

e driven from home apprenticed hi m
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as ,
self to a joiner and h e appli ed hi mself di li gently to hi s trade and

, ,
when the time c me for hi m to travel hi s master gave him a li ttle

a ,
tab le nothi ng much to look at and made f co mmon wood ; but it

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had o ne great quali ty When an y on set it down and sai d Tab le . e ,

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b e covered ! all at once the good li ttle tab le had a clean cloth o n it
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and a plate and knife and fork and di shes wi th roast and boiled
, , ,
meat and a large glass of red wine sparkli ng so to cheer the

,
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heart Th young apprenti ce thought he w as set up for life and he

. e ,
went merrily o ut into the world and never cared whether an inn ,
were good o bad or whether he could get anythi ng to eat there

r ,
or
n t When he was hungry i t di d not matter where he w

o . whether ,
as ,
in the fields in the woods ,

in a meadow he set down hi tab l e , or ,
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and sai d Be overed ! and there he was pro vided wi th everything

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c
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t hat heart could wi sh At la t it occurred to him that he wou l d go

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The Ta ble, t he A s s,
17 a nd t he 1
b ack t o hi father whose wrath mi ght b y thi s ti me have sub sided

s , ,
and perhaps because of the wonderfu l table he mi ght receive him

again gla dl y .
It happened that o ne eveni ng during hi j ourney home he came s
to an in that was qui te fu ll o f guests who bade hi m welcome and , ,
asked hi m to it down with them and eat as otherwise he wou l d

s ,
have found some difficul t y in get ting anyt hing NO answered the .
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young joiner I could not think o f dep i ving you ; you had much
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bet ter b e my guests .

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Then they laughed and thought he must b e joking But he ,

.
brought hi li ttle woo den table and put it in the middle o f the
s ,
room and said Table be covered ! Imme diate ly it w as t ut

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se o
wi th food much better than the landlord had been able to provi de ,
and th good smell o f it greeted the noses of the guests very

e
agreeab ly Fall to good fri ends s i d the joiner ; and the guests
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when they s w how it w a needed no second asking but taki ng up

a s, ,
knife and fork fell t o vali antly And what s eemed most wonderful .
w as that when a di s h was emp t y immedi atel y a full o ne stood in it s
plac All the while the landlord stood in a com er and watched all
e .
,
that went o n He coul d not tell what t o say about it ; but he thought
.
“
such cooking as that would make my inn prosper .
”
The j oiner and hi fellowship kept it up very merri l y unti l late at

s
ni ght At last they went to sleep and the young j oiner going to
.
, ,
bed left his wi shi ng tab le standi ng against the wall Th landl ord
,
- . e ,
however could not sleep fo thinking of the tab le and he remem

,
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bered that there w in hi lumb er room an O ld table very li ke it so

as s ,
he fetched it and taking away the joiner s table he left the other in
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its place Th ne xt mo ni ng the joiner pai d hi reckoni ng took up

. e r s ,
the tab le no t dreaming that he w as carrying ff the w rong o ne and

,
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went o n hi way Ab out noon he reached home and his father e

s .
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c i d hi m wi th great j o y
e ve .
Now my dear s on what have you learned ? s i d he to him I

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a .
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have learned to be a j oiner father he answered ,

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Th at i a good trade returned the father ; but what have you

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brought back wi th yo u from your travels ? Th b est thi ng I ve g t ” “

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father i thi s little tab le sai d he

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.
Th tailor looked at it n all s i des and sai d Y u have certai nly

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produced no masterpiece It i a rubbishing old tab l e . s .

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But it i a very wonderful o n answered the n When I set

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s e,
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so .
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it down and tell it to be covered at once the finest meats are stand
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in g o n it and wi ne so good that it cheers the heart Let us invi te all

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the f i ends and neighbors that they may feast and enj oy themselves
r , ,
fo th tab le will provi de enough for all

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r e .
When the company w as all as semb led he put his t able in the ,
mi ddle of the room and comm anded it T able be covered !

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But the tab le never s tirred and remain ed just s empty any ,
a as
other tab le th at does not understand talki ng When the poor j oiner .
s aw t hat the table remained unfu nished he felt ashamed t o stand r ,
there like a fool Th e company laughed at him freely and were

.
,
ob li ged t o return unfilled and uncheered t o their houses Th e father .
gathered hi pieces together and ret urned to hi tailoring and the

s s ,
s o n went t o work under anoth er master .
The second son had b ound hi m elf apprenti ce to a mi ller And s .
when hi s time was up his master sai d to him A y ou have b e, ,

“
s
haved yourself s o well I wi ll give yo u an as f a rem kable kind

,
s o ar
he wi ll draw no cart and carry no sack What is the good of him

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then? asked th e young app renti ce He spews forth gold an

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sw e ed the mi ller If yo u put a cloth b efore him and s y Bri ckle

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b ri t o ut co me gold pieces from b ack and front

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That is a capital thi ng sai d the appren tice and thanki ng hi s

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master he went out into the world Wh enever he wanted gold he

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had only t o s ay B ickleb it to hi as and there was a shower of

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s s,
gold pieces and so he h ad no cares as h e traveled ab out Wherever

,
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he came he lived o n the best and the de er the better as hi purse ,

ar ,
s
w as always full And when he had b een lookin g about hi m about

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the world a long ti me he thought he would go and find o ut hi f

,
s a
ther who would perhaps forget hi s anger and receive him k in dl y

,
because o f his gold ass .
And it happened that he came to lodge in the same in where hi s

brother s table had b een exchanged He w a leadi ng hi as in hi s
’
. s s s
hand and the l ndlord was fo taking the

, a from him to ti it up r as s e ,
but the young apprenti ce s ai d Don t trouble yourself o ld fellow I ,

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wi ll take him into the stab le myself and ti him up and then I shall e ,
know where t o find him .

”
The landlord thought thi s was very strange and he never up ,

s
posed that a man who w as accustomed to look fter hi ass himself a s
could have much to spend ; but when the stranger feeli ng in hi ,

s
pocket took u t t wo gold pieces and to ld him to get him somethi ng

, o
good f supper the landl ord stared and ran and fetched the best
or , ,
that could be got After supper the g uest ca ll ed the reckoni ng and
.
,
the landlord wanting to get all the profit he could sai d that it
, ,
would amount to two go l d pieces more The apprent ice felt in his .
pocket b ut hi gold had come to an end

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s .
S tic kThe Ta ble t he A ss ,
73 , a nd t he
W i t a moment landlord sai d he I wi ll go and fetch some

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money nd he went out of the room carryi ng the tablecloth with

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him Th landl ord coul d not tell what to make of it and curi ous to
. e , ,
know hi proceedings slipped after him and as the guest shut the
s , ,
stable door he peeped in through a knothole Th en he saw h w the

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s tranger spread the cloth before the sayi ng B i k l b i t and a ss , ,

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di rectly the as s let gold p ieces fall from back and front o that i t ,
s
rain d down money upon the ground

e .
Dear me sai d the l andlord that i an easy way o f gett ing

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s
ducats ; a purse of money li ke that i no bad thing s .
A fter that the guest pai d his reckonin g and went to bed ; but the
landlord slipped down to the stab le in the mi ddle f the ni ght led o ,
the gold ass away and ti ed up another in hi s place Th next

,
as s . e
morni ng early the apprenti ce t forth wi th hi ass never doub ti ng se s ,
that it was the right n By noon he came to hi father s house o e . s

’
who was rejoiced t o see hi m again and received hi m gladl y ,

.
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What trade have you taken up my s n? asked the father I ,
o
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am a miller dear father answered he ,

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What have yo u brought home from your travel ? conti nued the s
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father N othi ng b ut an ass an wered the s n

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s o .
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W have plent y of asses here said the father Y u had much
e
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b tter have b rou ght me a ni ce goat ! Y an wered the son but

e
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es , s ,
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this i no common as When I y B i kl brit the good creature

s s . sa ,
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spits ut a whole c lo thf il f gold pieces Let me call all the neigh
o r o .
bors together I will m ake ri ch people o f them all. .

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Th at wi ll b e fine ! sai d the tai lor Th en I need lab or no more

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at my nee dl e ; and b ru shed out himself and call ed the neighbors

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together A s soon as they were all assemb led the miller called out
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to them to make room and b rought in the and spread hi s cloth ,

a ss ,
b efore him .
“
Now pay attenti on sai d he and cried B ickl b it ! but no
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r e r
”
gold p ieces came and that showed that the ani mal w as not more
,
sci enti fic than any o ther a ss .
So the poor miller made a long face when he saw that he had
b een taken in and be gged pardon o f the neighbors who all went
, ,
home as poor as they had come And there was nothi ng for it but .
that the old man mu t take to hi needle again and that the young s s ,
o n should take servi ce with a mill er

e .
Th t hi rd brother had bound hi mse lf apprenti ce to a turner ; and

e
as tu rning i a very ingeni ou handi craft it took him a long tim e to

s s ,
lea n it Hi brothers told him in a letter h w badly thi ngs had

r . s o
gone wi th them and how o n the last ni ght f their travels th land
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lord deprived them f their t reasures Wh en the y oun g turner had o .
learnt hi trade and was ready t o travel hi s master t o reward him

s , , ,
fo hi good co ndu ct gave him a sack and told him that there w as a
r s , ,
sti ck ins ide it .
“
I can hang up the sack and it may b e very useful to me sai d ,
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the youn g man But what is the good o f the sti ck?
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I wi ll tell you ans wered the master If any o ne does yo u any
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harm and y ou y Sti ck o ut f the sack ! th e sti ck will jump o ut

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upon them and will b elabor them so soundl y that they shall not be
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able to move o r to leave the place for a week and it wi ll no t stop ,
unti l yo u y Stick into the sack !

sa ,
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The app renti ce thanked him and took up the sack and started n ,
o
hi travels and when an y ne attacked him he would say S ti ck

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out of the sack ! and di rectly o ut jumped the sti ck and dealt a ,
shower f b lows on the coat or jerkin and the b ack b eneath whi ch
o , ,
qui ckl y ended the affair One eveni ng the young turner reached the .
inn where hi two brothers had b een taken in He lai d hi s k napsack

s .
o n the table and b egan t o descri b e all the wonderful thi ngs h e had
,
seen in the world .
Yes sai d he y ou may talk o f y our self sprea di ng tab le gold

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su pply ng a n d o forth ; very good thi ngs I do not deny but

i ss , a s , ,
they are nothing in comp arison with the treasure that I have a o
qui red and carry wi th me in that sack! ”
Then the l andlord O pened hi ears What in the world can it “

s .
b e ? thought he Ve y li kely the sack is full o f precious stones ; and

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I have a perfect right t o it fo r ll good thi ngs come in threes ,

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When bedti me came the guest s tr etched himself on a bench and ,
put hi sack under his head fo r a pillow and the landlord when he
s , ,
thought the young man w sound aslee p came and stooping as , , ,
down pulled gently at the sack o as to remove it cautiously and

, ,
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put another in its place The turner had only b een wai tin g for t hi s .
t o happen and just as the lan dl ord w a givi ng a las t courageous

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pull he cried Stick out of the sack ! Out flew the sti ck directly
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and lai d t o hearti ly on the landlord s b ack ; and in vain he begged ’
fo mercy ; the louder he cri ed the harder the sti ck beat ti me o n his
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b k u nti l he fell exhausted to the ground

ac f .
Th en the turner sai d If yo u do n o t gi ve me the table and the

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ass directly thi s game shall b egi n all over again

, .
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Oh dear no ! cri ed the landlord quite collapsed ; I will gladly

,
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give it all back agai n if y u will only make this terrib le goblin go o
back into the sack .

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Then sai d the y ou ng man I will be generous instead o f just

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S tick The Ta ble t he As s ,
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b ut beware ! Th en he c i ed Sti ck into the sack ! and left him in r , ,

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peace .
Th next morni ng the t urner set out wi th the table and the ass on
e
hi s way home to hi father Th tai lor w very glad indee d t see s . e as o
him again and asked him what he had learned abroad M y de

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father answered he T am b ecome a turner

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A very ingeni ous handi craft s ai d the father An d what have ”
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yo u brought wi th yo u from your travels ? A very valuable thi ng ” “

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dear father answered the son A sti ck in a sack !

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What ! cried the father A sti ck ! The thin g i not wo th s o
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much troub le when y ou ca n cut n from any tree o e .

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But it i n t a common sti ck dear father sai d the young man
s o ,
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When I y Sti ck o ut o f the bag ! ut jumps the sti ck upon any
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on who means harm to me and makes him dance again and does
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not leave o ff ti ll he is b eaten t o the earth and asks pardon Just ,

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look here with this sti ck I have reco vered the tab le and the ass
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whi ch the thi evi ng landlord had taken from m y t wo b rothers Now .
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let them b oth b e sent for and bid all the neighb ors t o o and the y , ,
shall eat an d drink t o their hearts content and I wi ll fill their ’
pockets with gold .

”
Th o ld tailor could not q ui te b elieve in such a thi ng b ut he

e ,
called hi s sons and all the neighb ors together Th en the turner .
brought in the as opened a cloth before him and s i d to hi s, a s
brother Now my dear b rother speak to him And the miller

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sai d B i kleb it ! and imme di ately the cloth was covered wi th

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gold pieces unti l they had all got more than the y could carry away
,
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! I tell you this b ecause it is a pity yo u were no t there ! Then the .
turner set down the tab le an d said N ow my dear b rother speak , ,

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t o it And the joiner sai d Table b e covered ! and directly it w

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covered and set forth plentift wi th the richest di sh es Then they

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held a feast such as had never taken place in the tai lor s house b e ’
fore and the whole company remained through the ni ght merry
, ,
and content .
The tai lor a fter that locked u p in a cup b o ard hi needl e and s
thread hi yard measure and goose and li ved ever after with his
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three sons in great joy and splendor .
But what became o f the goat the un luck y cause f the tailor s , o
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sons being driven ut ? I will tell yo u She felt ashamed f her o . so o
b l d head that he ran into a fox s hole and hi d herself When the
a s
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f c m e home he caught s i ght o f t w o great eyes stari ng at hi m

ox a t ou
o f the darkn ess and was ve y f i ghte n ed and ran awa y A bea met
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him and see ing that he looked very di sturbed asked hi m What is
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the matter brother fo that you should look like that?

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Oh dear ans wered the fo a g i sly b east is s it ti ng in my hole

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and he stared at me wi th fie y e y es !
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We wi ll soon d i ve him out sai d the b ear ; and went to th e hole

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and looked in b ut when he caught s ight o f the fiery eyes he like

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wise felt great terror seize him and no t wi shi ng t o have anyt hing t o ,
do wi th o g i sly a b east he made Off He was soon met b y a bee

s r ,
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w ho remarked t hat he had no t a very courageous i r and sai d t o a ,
him B ear yo u have a very depressed countenan ce what has b e

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come o f your hi gh spi i t? r

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You may well as k ans wered the b ear I n the fox s hole there
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sits a grisly b east wi th fiery eyes and we cannot drive him out ,
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Th e b ee ans were d I know yo u despi se me hear I am a poor

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feeble li ttle creature but I think I can help yo u , .

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S o she flew into the fox s hole and sett ling o n the goat s s mooth
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shaven head stung her so severely that h jum pe d up cryi ng B a

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baa ! and ran out like mad in to the world And t o thi s hour no o ne
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knows where she ran to .
O ne -
Ey e , Tw o -
Ey e s , an d T h ree Ey e s -
THE R WAS once a woman who had th ee daughters the eldest f

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whom w c lled On y b ecause she had only n e ye in the

as a e e e, o e
mi ddl e f her forehead and the second Tw eyes because she had
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t w o e y es li ke other folks and th e y oungest Three eyes b ecau e h

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s s e
had three eyes ; and her third ey e was also in the center f her fore o
head However as Tw e yes s w just other human b eings di d

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her sisters and her mother could n t endure her The y sai d t her o . o ,
Thou wi th thy tw eyes art no be tter than th e common people ;

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th ou dost n t belong t u ! Th ey pu hed her abo ut and threw ld

o o s
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clot hes t o her and gave her nothing t eat but what they left and
, o ,
di d everythi ng that they could to make her u nhapp y It came to .
pass that Tw eyes had t g ut into the fields and tend the goat
o- o o o ,
but she w still qui te hun gry because her s isters had gi ven her
as ,
so
little t eat So h t down n a ridge and began t weep and o

o . S e sa o o ,
s
bitterly that two streams ran down from her eyes .
An d O nce when h looked up in her g i ef a woman w

s e stand r , as
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ing beside her who sai d Why rt thou weeping li ttl e Tw eyes ?
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Tw eyes answered Have I not reason to weep when I hav e two

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eyes like other people and my sisters and mother hate me for it , ,
and push me from n com er to another throw old clothes at me

o e , ,
and gi ve me nothi ng t o eat b ut the scraps they leave ? Today they

have given me s o li ttle that I am sti ll quite hungry Then the wise .
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woman said Wipe away thy tears Tw eyes and I will tell thee
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something t o stop thee ever suffering from hunger ag i n Just say to a .
thy goat ,
B le a t my litt le g o a t blea t
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C s
ov er t he t a b le w it h o me t hing t o
e t a
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and then a clean well spread little table will st nd before thee wi th
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the most deli cious food upon it o f whi ch thou mayst eat as much as
thou art incli ned for and when thou hast had enough and hast no
, ,
more need o f the little tab le just s y ,

a ,
B lea t, b le a t , my litt le g o at , I p ra y,
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q A nd t a ke t he t a ble uit e a w a y ,
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and then it will vanish again from thy s ight Hereupon the wise .
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woman dep art ed .
But Tw e yes thought I must instantl y mak e a t ial and see if

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what h s i d i true for I am far t hungry and she sai d

s e a s ,
oo ,
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B le a t , my litt le g o a t blea t , ,
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Co v er t he t a ble w it h s omet hing t o ea t ,
and scarcely had S he s p oken the words than a little table covered ,
wi th a whi te cloth w as stan di ng there and o n it w as a plate wi th a

, ,
knife and fork and a silver spoon ; and the most deliciou food was
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there also warm and smoking as if it had just come o ut of the

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ld t hen Then Tw o eyes sai d the shortest prayer he k new Lord

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Go d b e wi th us alway s Amen and helped herself to some food

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and enjoyed it An d when he w as satisfied h sai d as the wise

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woman had taught her ,
B le t ble t my litt le g o at I p r y
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A nd t ke t he t ble q
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uit e w y a a a a ,
and immediately the li t tle tab l e and everyt hi ng o n it was gone

again That i a deli ghtful way f keep ing house ! thought Tw o
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s o
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eyes and w quite g l ad and happy

,
as .
In the eveni ng when h went home wi th her goat she found a

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s e
small earthenware dish wi th some food whi ch her S sters had set ,
i
ready f her but h di d not touch it Next day she again went o u t
or ,
s e .
178 G imm s Comp let e F i y T le r
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wi th her goat and left the f w hit f broken bread whi ch had
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been handed t her lyi ng untouched Th first and second time

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that she did thi s her sisters di d not remark it at all but it hap
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pened every time they di d obse ve it and s i d There i some

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thi ng wrong about Tw eyes she always leaves her food untasted o- , ,
and she used to eat up everythi ng that was given her; h must s e
have discovered other ways f get ti ng food In order that they o .

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might learn the t uth they resolved t send One eye wi th Tw o eyes
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when he went to d ive her goat to the pas tu e to observe what

s r r ,
Tw eyes did when h was there and whether any one brought
o- s e ,
her anyt hing to eat and d i nk So when Tw eyes set ut the next r . o- o
time One eye went to her and said I wi ll go with y u to the pas
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ture and see that the goat i well t ken care f and driven where
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s a o ,
there i foods .
But Tw o eyes knew what was in One eye s mind and drove the
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goat into high grass and said Come One eye we wi ll it down ,
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s ,
and I wi ll sing somethi ng to y u One eye t down and was tired o .

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with the unaccustomed walk and the heat o f the sun and Tw o eyes ,
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sang constantly ,
O ne e ye, w a kes t t hou ?

s t t h u? O ne eye, s leep e o
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unti l One eye shut her n eye and fe ll asleep and as soon as Tw
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eyes saw that One eye was fast asleep and could di scover nothi ng
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sh sai d
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B leo t my litt le g oa t bleat ,
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C ov er t he t a ble wi t h s omet hing t o ea t ,
and seated herself at her table and ate and drank until S he was ,
sati sfi ed and then she again cried

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B le t b le t my litt le g o t I p y
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A nd t ke t he t a ble q
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uit e w y a a a ,
and in an instant all was gone .
Tw eyes now awakened One eye and s i d One eye yo u want

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to take care f the goat and g to sleep whi le you are doing it and
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in the meanti me the goat m i ght run a ll o v er the wor l d Come let us .
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go home agai n So they went home and again Tw eyes let her lit
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tl e dish stand untouched and One eye coul d not te ll her mother ,
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why she wou l d not eat it and to excuse herself sai d I fe ll asleep , ,
when I w out as .
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Next day the mother s ai d to Th ree eyes Thi t ime y u shall go -

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and observe if Tw eyes eats anythi ng when she i out and if any
o- s ,
on fetches her food and d i nk for he must eat and d i nk in se

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cret So Three eyes went to Tw o eyes and said I wi ll go with

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yo u and see i f the goat i taken proper care f and dri ven where s o ,
there i food s .
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But Tw eyes k new what was in Th ree eyes mi nd and drove the
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goat into hi gh grass and said W wi ll it down and I wi ll sing “

e S ,
something to you Three eyes Th ree eyes sat down and was tired
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wi th the walk and with the heat f the un and Tw eyes began o s ,
o-
the same song as before and sang , ,
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Three eyes , a re yo u wa king ?
but then instead of singing

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Three e yes , are you s leep ing ?
as she ought to have done S he thoughtlessly sang , ,
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Tw o e yes , a re yo u s l eep i ng ?
and sang all the ti me ,
Three eyes , a re yo u wa king ?

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Tw o e yes a re you s leep ing ?
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T hen tw o of the eyes which Th ee eyes had shut and fell asleep r -
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but the thi rd as it had not been named in the song did n t sleep
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It i true that Three e yes shut it but only in her cunni ng to pre
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tend it w as asleep t o b ut it bli nked and couldo eve ything very

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s ee r
well And when Tw o eyes thought that Three eyes was fast asleep
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she used her little charm

B leo t , my litt le g oa t, blea t ,
Co ve r t he t a ble wi t h ome t hing t o s ea t ,
”
and ate and drank as much as her heart desired and then ordered ,
the table to go away again :
“
B le a t, blea t , my lit tle g o a t I p ra y, ,
q
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A nd t a k e t he t a ble uit e a wa y,
and Three eyes had seen everythi ng

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Then Tw eyes came to her waked her and said Have y u “

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been as leep Th e eyes ? Y u are a good care taker ! Come we wi ll

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r e- o -
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go home And when they go t home Tw eyes again di d n t eat

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and Three eyes sai d to the mother N w I know why that hi gh

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minded thi ng there doe s not eat When h i ut . s e s o ,

s he says to the
go at
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B le a t, my lit t le g oa t b le at , ,
t he t a ble w it h s omet hing

’
Cov er t o ea t ,
and then a lit tle tab le appears before her covered with the best f o
food much b et ter th an any we have here and when she has eaten
, ,
all she wants S he says , ,
B lea t ble t my litt le go at I pr y

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A nd t ke t he t ble q
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uit e wa y a a a .
and ll disap p ears I watched eve ythi ng closely She put two f my
a . r . o
eyes to S leep b y us ing a certai n form of words but lucki ly the one ,
in my forehead kept awake

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Th en the envi ous mother cried D ost thou want to fare b etter
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than we do ? Th desire shall pass away n d S he fetched a e ,

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b utcher s knife and thrust it into the hea t f the goat whi ch fell
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down dead .
When Tw o e yes saw that she went o ut full of troub le seated

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herself o n the ridge of grass at the edge o f the field and wept bitter ,
tears Suddenly the wi se woman once more stood b y her side and
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sai d Tw o eyes why art thou weeping ? Have I no t reason t o

,
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weep ? he ans wered Th goat whi ch covered the tab le for me

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every day when I spoke y our charm has been k illed b y my mother , ,
and now I shall agai n have to b ear hunger and want Th wi se .

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woman said Tw o eyes I will give thee a p iece o f good advi ce ; ask
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thy sisters to give thee the ent rails of the slaughtered goat and ,
bu y them in the ground in front o f the house and thy fortun e will
r ,
b e made Th en h vani shed and Tw o eyes went home and sai d to

. s e ,
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her sisters D ear sisters do give me some part of my goat; I don t

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wi sh fo what is good but give me the entrails Then they laughed

r , .
”
and said If that s all you want you can have it So Tw eyes took
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the entrails and buried them qui etly in the evening in front of the ,
house door as the wi se woman had counseled her to do

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Next morni ng when they all awoke and went t the house door
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there stood a strangely magni ficent tree with l eaves f silver and o ,
fm i t f gold hangi ng among them so that in all the wi de worl d

o ,
there w nothi ng more beautiful o precious Th ey di d n t know

as r . o
h w the tree could have come there during the ni ght but Tw o eyes
o ,
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saw that it had grown up ut f the entrai ls of the goat fo it w o o , r as
stan di ng n the exact spot where she had buried them

o .
Th en the mother sai d t o One eye Climb up my child and “

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O ne Eye Tw o Eyes
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a nd Three -
gather o me o f the frui t of the tree fo us One eye climb ed up

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but when s he w as about to get hold o f o ne o f the golden apples ,
the branch escap ed from her hands and that happened each time , ,
s o that he could no t pluck a s ingle apple let her do what he

s , s
might Then s i d the mother Ih ree e yes do you climb up ; yo u

. a ,
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with your three e yes can look ab out yo u b etter than One eye One -
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eye sli pped down and Three eyes cli mb ed up Three eyes w as no t
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more skilful and mi ght search as she liked b ut the golden app l es
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always escaped her At len gth the mother grew imp ati ent and .
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climbed up herself but co uld get hold of the fmit no better than
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One eye and Three e yes for she always clutched empty ir
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Then s i d Tw o e yes I wi ll j ust go u p perhaps I may succeed

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b etter The sisters cried Y u indeed with your t wo e yes what

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can you do ? But Tw o e yes climb ed up and the golden apples di d

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n t get o u t o f her wa y b ut came i nto her hand o f th eir o wn a cord

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so that she could pluck them one after the other and he brought a ,
s
whole apronful down with her The mother took them away from .
her and instead of treatin g p oor Tw o eyes any b etter for thi s she
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and One eye and Th ree eyes were only envi ous b ecause Tw o eyes
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alone had b een able t o get the f ui t and they treated her sti ll more r ,
cruelly .
It so hap p ened that once when they were all stan di ng toge ther
by the tree a y oung k night came up Qui ck Tw o eyes cried the
, .
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two sisters creep under thi s and don t di sgrace us ! and with all
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speed the y turned an empty b arrel whi ch w standi ng close b y th as e
tree over poor Tw o eyes and they pushed the golden apples whi ch
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she had been gathering under it too When the kni ght came nearer .
he w a han d ome lord who stopped and admired the magnificent

as s ,
gold and s ilver tree and sai d to the two sisters To whom does this
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fine tree belong? An y o n who woul d bes tow o n b ranch o f it o n e e
me mi ght in re t urn fo it as k whatsoever he des ired Then One eye

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and Th ee eyes re p lied that the t ree b elonged to them and that
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the y would give him a b ranch Th ey b oth too k great troub le but .
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they were not able t o do it for the b ranches and f ui t b oth moved ,
r
away from them every ti me .
Th en said the lmi ght I t i very strange that the tree should b
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long to yo u and that you should still n t be able to break a piece

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The y agai n asserted th at the tree was the ir property While

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o ff . .
they were saying o Tw o eyes rolled o ut a couple f golden apples

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from under the barrel to the feet o f the knight for she was v exed ,
wi th On y and Three eyes for not speaking the tru th When the
e e e -
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knight w the apples he was astoni shed and asked where they
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came from One eye and Three eyes answered that they had
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other sister who was n t allowed to S how herself f he had onl y

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or s
two eyes li ke any common pe son Th kni ght however desired to r . e , ,
see her and c i ed Tw eyes come forth

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Then Tw o eyes qui te comforted came from b eneath the barrel

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and the kni ght w s urpri sed at her great beauty and sai d Thou
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Tw eyes canst certainly break ff a branch from the tree for me

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Yes,
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rep lied Tw o eyes that I certain ly shall b e ab le to do fo
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the tree belongs to me And she cli mbed up and wi th the greatest.
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ease broke ff a branch with b eautiful silver leaves and golden

o
frui t and gave it t the kni ght Then said the kn i ght Tw eyes
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what shall I give thee for it ? Al as ! answered Tw o ey es I suffer ” “ ”

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from hunger and thirst g i ef and want from early mornin g till late ,
r ,
ni ght ; if y u would take me wi th you and deli ver me from these

o ,
thi ngs I should be happy So the k ni ght lifted Tw o eyes o n to hi

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horse and took her home wi th him t o hi father s castle and there
,
s
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he gave her beaut iful clothes and meat and d i nk to her heart s ,
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content and as he lo ved her much he married her and the wed
,
so ,
di ng w solemni zed wi th great rejoicing

as .
When Tw o eyes was thus carri ed away by the hands ome kni ght
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her two sisters grudged her good fortune in down i ght earnest r .
Th wonderful tree however sti ll remain s wit h u thought they

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and even if we can gather no frui t from it s till every one will ,
stand still and look at it and come to us and a dmire it Wh knows ,

. o
what good thi ngs may be in store for us ? But next morni ng the ”
,
tree had vani shed and all their hopes were at an end And when
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.
Tw o eyes l ooked ut f the wi ndow o f her o w n li t tle room to her

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great deli ght it was standing in front f it and so it had followed o ,
her .
Tw o eyes li ved a long time in happ iness Once tw poor women

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came t her in her castle and begged for alms She loo ked in their
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O NCE THER E WER E three brothers and they grew poorer and poorer , ,
unti l at last their need w o great that they had nothi ng left to
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bite or t o break Then they s ai d Th i s will n t do ; we had b etter

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go o ut into the world and seek our fort une .

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fields b ut the y met with no good fort une One day the y came t o a
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great wood in the mi dst of which was a hi ll and when they came
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near t o it they s w that it w as all o f s ilver Th en sai d the eldest

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thing b e tter than mere silver and the y would not touch it but ”
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went on farther .
After they had gone o n a few days longer they came t o a bi ll ,
t hat w as all o f gold The second b rother sto od sti ll and consi dered
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and was uncertain What shall I do ? sai d he ; shall I take of the

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gold enough t o last me my life o shall I go fa ther? A t last co m , r r

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bid good bye to hi s b rother and went home But the third brother
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So he went o n and when he had journeyed for three days he

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no end t o it ; and in it he found nothi ng to eat o to d i nk s o that he r r ,
was nea ly starving He got up into a hi gh tree o as t o ee how far

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hunger pressed hi m sore and he thought Oh that for once I could

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have a good meal ! ”
And when he reached the ground he w to hi su rprise a tab le sa s
beneath the tree ri chly spread wi th food and that smoked before ,
h s time at least sai d he I have my wish and wi thout stop

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pity to leave such a good table cloth b ehi nd in the wood be -

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folded it up ne atl y and pocketed it .
Then he walk ed n and in the eveni ng when hunger agai n o , ,
seized him he thought he would put the table cloth t o the proof
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and he brought it o ut and said N ow I desire that thou shouldst b e ,

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One eveni ng in a lone ly wood he came upon a beg i med char

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coal burner at hi furnace w ho had put some potatoe s t o roast for

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get on in this lonely S pot? One day i like another answered the ” “
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charcoal burner ; eve y eveni ng I have potatoes ; ha ve yo u a mind

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to b e my guest? M any thanks answered the traveler I wi l l not

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deprive you; you di d no t exp ect a g uest; b ut if you do no t ob j ect ,
yo u shall b e the o ne t o b e i nvi ted

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Ho w can that be managed ? sai d the ch arcoal burner ; I s ee

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that you have nothi ng with you and if you were t o walk t w o hours ,
in an y di recti on yo u would meet wi th no one to gi ve y ou any

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that you have never tasted the lik e .

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Th en he took o ut the tab le cloth from hi knapsack and spreading -

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it on the ground s ai d C loth b e covered and immedi ately there

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appeared boiled and roast meat quite ho t as if it had jus t come , ,
from the kitchen The h l b urne stared but di d n o t stay t o be

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asked twi ce and fell t o filli ng hi b lack mouth wi th ever bigger

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and bi gger pieces .
When the y had fini shed eati ng th charcoal burner smi le d and ,
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said Look here I approve o f your table cloth ; it woul d not be a

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b ad thing for me to have here in the wood where the coo ki ng is ,
not fi t rate I will st i ke a b argai n wi th you Th ere han gs a l

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di er s kn apsack in the corner whi ch looks ld and unsightly but it

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has wonderful quali fi es ; as I have no further O ccasi on fo it I wi ll r ,
give it t o you in exchange fo the table cloth r -

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First I must kn ow what these wonderful quali ties are re
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turned the other .
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I wil l tell yo u answered the charcoal b urner; if you strike it
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wi th your han d there wi ll appear a corporal and si men wi th

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they do .
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the exchange And he gave the table cloth to the cha coal burner
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to k down the k napsack from it h o ok slung it over hi shoulder

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and took hi leave Before he had gone far he began t o want to

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make a t i l of hi wonderful kn apsack

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once seven soldi ers appeared before him and the corporal said , ,
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What does my lord and master please t o want ? ”
M arch in ha te to the charcoa l burner and demand my wi shi ng

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cloth back sai d the man They wheeled roun d to the left and
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were not long before they had accomplished hi s desire and taken ,
away without wasting many words the wi shing cloth from the
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About sun et he fell in wi th another charcoal burner who w as

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getting hi supper ready at the fire Will you join me ? sai d thi s
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black fellow ; potatoes and s lt without butter ; it down to it wi th

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spread ut hi s table cloth and it was direct ly covered with the

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most deli ci ous vi ctuals So they ate and drank together and were .
merry .
After the meal w as over the charcoal burner s i d Over there “

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o n the bench li es an O ld worn ut hat wh i ch has wonderful prop

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er ti if y u put it o n and draw i t well over your head it is as if a

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down so that no n can stand against them Thi s hat i of no use

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to me and I will give it to y u in exchange for the table cloth

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A ll ri ght answered th e other takin g the hat and c a rryi ng i t o ff

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and leaving the tab le cloth behind him Before he had gone far he -
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struck upon the knapsack and summoned hi soldiers to fetch back ,

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the tab le cloth again First n thing an d then another thought

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he just as if my luck were never to end

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up to another charcoal bu ner who was roasting hi potatoes just -

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like the others He invited hi m to eat with him o ff hi wi shi ng cloth

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to whi ch the charcoal— bu ner took such a fancy that he gave him r ,
fo i t a horn whi ch had different properti es sti ll from the hat If a

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man b lew o n it down fe l l all wal ls and fo tresses and finall y towns
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and vi ll ages in heaps S the man gave the table cloth in exchange . O -
for it to the charco al burner afterwards sendin g his men to fetch it

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back s o that at last he had in hi possessi on knapsack hat and

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horn all at o ne time Now sai d he I am a made man and it is

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time t o go home again and see how m y brothers are f rin g a .

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When he reached home he found that hi b rothers had built s
thems elves a fine hous e wi th their silver and gold and lived in ,
clover He went t o ee them but b ecau e he wore a half worn out

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coat a s habby hat and the o ld k napsack o n hi s b ack the y woul d

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n o t recogni ze him as thei r b rother Th e y mocked hi m an d sai d It “

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i s o f no u e y our givi ng y ourself o ut t o be o ur brother; he w ho

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scorned silver and gold seekin g for better fortu ne wi ll return in

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great splendor as a mi ghty Kin g no t a beggar man An d they

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dr ove hi m from their door .
Th en he flew into a g eat rage and s t uck upon hi kn apsack r ,

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until a hundr ed and fifty men stood b efore him rank and file He ,
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ordered them t o s urround his b rothers house and that two o f them ’
should take hazel rods and shoul d beat the b rothers until the y
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knew w ho he was And there rose a ter i b le noise ; the people ran
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together and wi sh ed t o rescue the broth ers in their extremi ty but ,
the y c ould do nothi ng against the soldi ers It hap p ened at last that .
the King of the country heard f it and he w in di gn ant an d sent o ,

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a ca ptai n wi th his troops t o drive the disturber of the p eace o ut of

th town But the m n wi th hi k napsack soon assem b led a greater
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company w ho beat b ack the captai n and hi p eople sen di ng them

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o ff wi th b lee di ng noses .
Th en the Ki ng sai d Thi s vagabond fellow must b e put down

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and he sent the next day a larger com p any again st him b ut they ,
coul d do nothi ng fo b assemb led more men th an ever and in

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order to bring them more qui ckly he p ulled hi s hat tw i ce lower ,
over hi s brows ; then the heavy g uns came into p lay and the Kin g s ,
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people were be aten and put t o fli ght No w sai d he I shall not .

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make peace unt il th e King gi ves me hi d ughter to wife and lets s a ,
me rule the whole ki ngdom in hi name s .

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Thi s b caused to b e told t o the Ki ng who sai d to hi daughter

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Thi s i a hard nut t o crack ; there i no choi e but for me t o do as

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he asks ; if I wi sh to have peace and keep the crown on my head I ,
mu t gi ve in t hi m
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So the wedding took place but the Ki ng s daughter was angry ,

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that the b idegroom shou l d be a common man who wore a shabby

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hat and carried an o l d kn apsack She wi shed ve y much to get i d

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o f him and thought day and ni ght how to manage it Then it struck
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her that perhaps all hi s wonder worki ng power l ay in the knapsack -

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and he pretended to be very fond o f him and when h had

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brought hi m into a good humor she s i d Pray lay aside that ugly a ,
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kn apsack ; it misbecomes you so much that I feel as hamed o f yo u .

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M y dear chi ld an wered he

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thi s knapsack is my greatest
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treasure ; o long as I keep it I need not fear anythin g in the whole

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world and then he showed her with what wonderful quali ti es it

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was endowed Then she fell n hi neck if she would have ki ssed
. o s as
hi m but by a clever tri ck he slipped the knapsack over hi s shoul

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der and ran away wi th it .
A s soon is s h w alone she struck upon it and summoned the

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soldiers and bade them seize her husb and and bri ng him to the
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King palace They obeyed an d the false woman had many more
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to foll ow b ehind as to b e ready to d i ve him out of the country

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He would have been quite done for if he had not sti ll kept the hat .
A soon as he could get hi hands free he p ul led it twi ce forward n

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hi s head ; and then the cannon began to thunder and beat all down ,
till at last the Ki ng s daughter had to come and to beg pardon And
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as she so movi ngly pra y ed and promi ed to behave b etter he rai sed s ,
her up and made peace wi th her Then he grew very ki nd to him . s ,
and seemed to love him very much and he grew so deluded that , ,
o ne day he confi ded to her that even if he were depri ved o f hi s
kn apsack nothing could be done agai nst him as long as he should

keep the ld hat And when she knew the s ecret he waited unti l he
o . s
had gone to S leep ; then h carried off the hat and had hi m driven s e ,
o u t into the streets Sti ll the ho n remained to him and in great

. r ,
wrath he blew a great blast upon it and down came walls and ,
fortresses town s and vi llages and buri ed the King and hi d u gh

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ter among the ir ruins If he had n t set down the b n when he di d . o or ,
and if he had blown a lit tle longer all the houses woul d have tum ,
bled dow n and there would not have been left ne stone upon n
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other .
After this no n dared to wi ths tand him and he made himself

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Ki ng over the whole country .
S w ee t h ea rt Ro la nd
THER E WAS once a woman who was a witch and she had t w ,
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daughters n ugly and wi cked n pretty and good She l o ved

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the wi cked n beca use she was her own chil d but she hated the
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good n because h was a step daughter One day the step

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daughter put o n a pretty apron whi ch the other daughter liked so ,
much that she became envi ous and said t her mother that she ,
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must and should have the apron .
Be content my chi ld sai d the ld woman thou shalt have it

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as leep I shall come and cut O ff her head Take care to li at the far
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And it would have been all over w ith the poor girl if she had not ,
been standi ng in a corner near and heard it all She di d not dare to .
go outside the door the whole day long and when bed time came ,
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the other one got into bed first so as to li n the farthest s ide ; but , e o
when she h d gone to sleep the step daughter pushed her towards
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the outside and took the insi de place next the wall In the ni ght the
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o ld woman came sneaking ; in her i ght hand she held an axe and r ,
with her left she felt fo the one who w a lying outside and then r s ,
she heaved up the axe with both hands and hewed the head ff her ,
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on ly daughter .
When she had gone away the other gi rl go t up and went to her ,
sweethea t s who was call ed Roland and kn ocked at hi door

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When he came t o her she sai d Listen dear Roland we must flee , ,
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away in all haste ; my step mother meant to put me t death but -

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she has ki lled her only child instead When the day breaks and she .
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sees what she has done we are l ost ,

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B u t I advi se y u sai d Roland to bri ng away her magi c wand

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wi th y u ; otherwise we cannot escape her when she comes after to

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ov ertake us So the maiden fetched the magi c wand and she took
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up the head f her step sister and let drop th ee drops of blood o n
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the ground—o n by the bed o n in the ki tchen and one on the

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steps Then she hastened back to her sweetheart

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daughter to give her the apron but no daughter came Then he

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cri ed ut Where art thou ? Here at the steps sweeping ! n

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s w ere d o ne of the drops f blood o .
Th O ld woman went ut but she saw nobody at the steps and

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cried again Where art thou ? Here in the ki tchen warming my

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self cri ed the second drop of blood

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So she went into the kitchen and found no o n Then she cri ed e .
again Where art thou ? O h here in b ed fast asleep ! cri ed the

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thi d drop f blood

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Th en the mother went into the room and up to the bed and , ,
there lay her only chi ld whose head he had cut off herself The ,
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Sw et he rt R o l nd 1 8g e a a
wi tch fell into a great fu y rushed to the wi ndow for from it she r , ,
could far and wi de and she caught s ight of her step daughter
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hasteni ng away wi th her dear R oland .
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I t wi ll be no good t o y u cri ed she if y u get ever so far o , ,
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away y u cannot escape me Then she put o n her boots whi ch

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took her an hour s walk at every st i de and it was not long before
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she had ove taken them But the mai den when she saw the old
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woman stridi ng up changed by mean f the magi c wand her , , s o ,
dear Roland into a lake and herself into a duck swimmi ng upon it , .
Th wi tch st od on the bank and threw in c umbs o f bread and

e o r ,
took great pai ns t decoy the duck towards her but the duck would
o ,
not be decoyed and the ld woman was obliged to go back in the

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ev ening di sappointed .
Th en the mai den and her dear Roland took agai n their natural
shapes and traveled o n the whole ni ght through unti l daybreak
, .
Then the mai den changed herse lf into a beautiful flower stan di ng ,
in the m i ddle f a hedge f thorns and her dear Roland into a

o o ,
fi ddl player It was not long before the wi tch came st i di ng up

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and h sai d to the musici n Dear mu i ci an w ill you be so kind

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as to reach that pre tty flower for me ? Oh yes said he I wi ll ” “ ”

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st i ke up a tune to it
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Then as she crept qui ckly up to the hedge t o break ff the flower o ,
f she kn ew we l l who it was he began to play and whether she

or , ,
li ked it o not she was obli ged to dance for there was magi c in the
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t une Th faster he played the hi gher she had to jump and the
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thorn tore her cl othes and scratched and wounded her and he did
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not cease playi ng unti l she was spent and lay dead ,
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S O now they were saved and Roland sai d I wi ll go to my father

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and prepare f the wedding And I w ll stay here said the

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maiden and wai t for you and so that no o n shou l d know me I

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will change myself into a red milestone So away went Roland .

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and the m i den in the likeness f a stone waited in the field for her
a o
beloved .
But when R oland went home he fell into the snares o f another
maiden who wrought so that he forgot hi fi st l o ve And the poor
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girl waited a long t ime but at last seeing that he did n t come she , ,
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was filled with despair and changed herself into a flower thi nking , ,
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Perhaps some n in passing wi ll put hi foot upon me and c ush
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me .
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But it happened that a shepherd tending hi flock saw the ,

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flower and as it w so beau ti ful he gathered it took it home wi th

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him and put it in hi chest From that ti me eve ythi ng went w n

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d fully well in the shepherd s hous e Wh en he go t up in the m m

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already done ; the room w swept the tables
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and benches rubbed fire k indled o n the hearth and water ready
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drawn ; and when he came home in the mi ddl e o f the day the table ,
was lai d and a good meal pread upon it He could not understand
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how it w done for he never aw anyb ody in hi house and it w

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too li t tle for anybody to hi de in The good se ing pleased him . rv
well ; but in the end he be came uneasy and went to a wise woman ,
t take counsel of her Th w i se woman sai d T here i magi c in it

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get up early some morni ng and if you hear somethi ng movi ng in ,
the room be it what it may throw a whi te cloth over it and the
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charm will be broken .

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Th shepherd di d a S he told hi m and the next morni ng at day

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break he s w the chest open and the flower come o ut Th en he

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jumped up quickly and threw a white cloth over it So the spell was .
broken and a lovely maiden stood before hi m; and she told him
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that h had been the flower and had until now ca ed f his
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household matters She told him all that had happened to her and
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she pleased him so much that he asked her to mar y him but she r ,
answered N b ecau e h sti ll remained true t o her dear R o l and

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though he had forsaken her; but h promised not t o leave the s e
shepherd but to go n taki ng care of hi house

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N w the tim e came when Roland s wed ding was to be held ; and
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there w an o ld custom in that country that a ll the girls should be

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present and should sing in honor of the bri de and bridegroom Th

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faithful maiden when she knew thi s was sorrowful t hat he felt
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as if her heart would b reak ; and h woul d no t go until the others s e ,
came and fetched her .
And when her turn cam e to sing h sli pped behind so that she s e ,
stood alone and began to Sing ; and soo n her song reached
, so as as
Roland s ear he sprang u p and cri ed I know that voice ! That i

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the ri ght bride and no o ther wi ll I have And eve yth ing that he
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had forgott en and that had been swept ut f hi mind cam e sud
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d nly home to him in hi hea t And the fa ithfu l mai den was mar
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ri ed t o her dear Roland ; her sorrow came to an end and her j y o
began .
T h e De v i l ’
s T h ree G o l d H a i rs
O NCE THE WAS a very poor woman who was delighted when her
RE
so n w s born with a caul env elop i ng hi

a head Th i s was supposed s .
to bri ng good fortun e and it was pre dicted that he woul d ma y

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the Ki ng s daughter when he became ni neteen Soon after a King

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came to the vill age but no o n knew that it was the Ki ng When he
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asked fo news t hey told him that a few days before a chi ld had
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been born in the vi llage wi th a n] and it was prophesied that he

, ca ,
would be very lucky Indeed it had been said that in hi nineteenth

.
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s
year he would have the Ki ng s daughter fo hi wife ’
r s .
Th Ki ng who had a wi cked heart w

e ,
very angry when he ,
as
heard thi s ; but he went to the parents in a most fri endly manner ,
and sai d to them kin dl y Good people give up your chi ld to me I

,
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,
.
will take the greatest care f him o .
At first the y re fused ; but when the stranger offered them a large
amount of gold and then m nh o n d that if their child w as born to
,
e
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b e luck y everyt hi ng mu t tu n out for the best with him they

s r ,
w illingly at last gave hi m up .
Th Ki ng placed the chi ld in a b ox and rode away wi th it for a

e
long distance till he came to deep water into whi ch he threw the
, ,
box contai ning t h chi ld sa yin g to hi mself as he rode away From

e , ,
“
thi s unwelcome sui tor have I saved my daughter .

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But the box di d not sink; it swam like a boat o n the water and so ,
high abov e it that not a drop g t insi de It sailed n to a spot about o . o
t w o m iles from the chi ef town f the Ki ng s domini ons where there
’
o ,
were a mi ll and a weir whi ch stopped it and on whi ch it rested

, ,
.
Th m ill er s man w ho happened to b e standi ng near the bank

’
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fortunate ly noticed it and thi nking it would most li kely contain

,
something v aluable drew it on shore wi th a b oo k ; but when he

,
opened it there lay a beautiful b aby w ho w quite awake and

, ,
as
lively.
He carri ed it in to the miller and hi wi fe and they had no s ,

as
chi ldren they were qui te delighted and sai d Heaven had sent the ,
littl e b y as a gi ft to them They brought hi m up carefully and he

o .
,
grew to manhood clever and vi rtuous .
It happened one day that the Ki ng was overtaken by a thunder

storm while pa sing near the mi ll and stopped to ask f shelter
s ,
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Not icing th e youth he asked the mi ller if that tall young m n w s

, a a
his son .
No he repli ed ; he i a foundling Nineteen ye rs ago a b o

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s . a x
w as see n sai li ng o n the mi ll stream by o ne o f o ur men and when it ,
w a ca ught in the weir he drew it o u t o f th e water and found the

s
chi ld in it .
”
Then the Ki ng k new th at thi s must be the child o f fort une and ,
therefore the one whi ch he had thrown into the water He hi d hi . s
vexat ion however and presently sai d kindl y I want t o send a let
, , ,
“
ter to the Queen m y wife ; if that y oung man wi ll t ak e it t o her I

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wi ll gi ve hi m t w o gold pieces for hi troub le -

s .
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W are at the King s servi ce replied the mi ller and called t o

“
e
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the y oung m n t o prepare fo hi err nd Then the Kin g wrote a

a r s a .
lett er t o the Queen containi ng these word As soon as th e b oy

, s :
“
w ho b in gs thi s letter ar i ves let hi m b e ki lled and I shall expect t o

r r , ,
find him dead and b uried when I come b ack .

”
Th e y ou t h was soon o n hi s way wi th thi s letter He lost himself .

,
however in a large forest But when dark ness cam e on he S aw in

, .
the di stance a glimmering light whi ch he wa lked to and found a , ,
small h ous e He entered and s aw an o ld woman s it hn g b y the fire

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qui te alone She appeared f i ghtened when she s w him and sai d
. r a ,
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Where do you come f o m and what do you want? r ,
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I am c ome from the mi ll he repli ed and I am carrying a let ”
, ,
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ter t o the wife o f the Kin g and I have lost my way I should li ke , ,
as ,
very much t o stay here during the ni ght .

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Yo u p oo r y oung man he rep lied yo u are in a den o f robb ers

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, s , ,
and when they come home they may kill you .

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Th e y m y come when the y like s i d the y outh ; I am not

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a ,
a
a frai d ; b ut I am s o tired th at I cannot g o a ste p furth er Then b e .
stretched himself on a b ench and fell fast asleep .
Soon after th e robb ers came home and as ked ang i ly what that ,
r
y outh w as lyi ng there fo r .
A h sai d th e o ld woman h e i an innocent chi ld w ho has lost

“ ” “
, ,
s
himself in the wo od and I took him in o ut o f compassion He is

,
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carryi ng a letter t o the Queen whi ch th e Ki ng has sent ,

.
”
Th en the robbers went softly to the slee ping y outh took the let ,
ter from hi pocket and read in it that soo n the b earer arri ved
s ,
as as
at the palace he w as to lose hi life Th en pity arose in the hard s .
hearted robbers and their chi ef tore up the letter and wrote an
,
other in whi ch it w stated that as soon the b oy arri ved he

,
as as
should b e ma ried to the Ki ng s daughter Then they left him t li e

r
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and rest o n the bench till the next mornin g and when he awoke ,
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they gave him the letter and showed him the road he was to take .
As s oon as he reached the palace and sent in the letter the

”
Queen read it and she acted in exact accordance wi th what w as

,
w i tten—o rdered a grand marri age feast and had the P inces s mar
r ,
r
ried at once t o the fort unate y outh He w as ve y ha ndsome and . r
ami ab le so that the Ki n g s daughter soon learned t o love him very

,
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much and w as quite happy wi th him

, .
No t long after when the King return ed home to hi ca tle he

, s s ,
found the prophecy res p ecting the chi ld o f fort une fu lfilled and ,
that he was married to a Kin g s daughter How has thi s hap '
.
“
pened? sai d he I have in m y le t ter given very different orders !

”
.
“ ”
Th en the Queen gave him the letter nd sai d Y o u may see fo r

“
,
a :
y ourself what is sta ted there .

”
The Ki ng read the letter and aw ver y clearly that i t w no t the s as
o ne he had wri tten He asked the y outh what he had done wi th the
.
letter he had entrus ted t o him and where he had b rou ght the other ,
from I know not he repli ed unless it w as cha nged during the

.
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, ,
ni ght whi le I slept in the forest .

”
Ful l of wrath the Ki ng sai d You shall not get o ff o eas ily for
, ,
“
s ,
whoever mar i es my daughter must first b ring me three golden

r
hairs from the head of the demon o f the Black Forest If you b ring .
them to me before long then shall y ou keep m y daughter as a wife , ,
but not otherwise .
Then sai d the chi ld o f fo tun e I wi ll fetch these golden hairs

“
r ,
very qui ckly; I am no t the least afraid o f the demon Thereupon .

”
he sai d farewell and started on hi travels His way led him t o a

, s .
large city and as he stood at the gate and asked admissi on a

, ,
watchman s id to him What trade do you follow and how much

a ,
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do you kn ow? I know everyth ing he replied

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Th en yo u can do u a favor answered the watchman if yo u

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s , ,
can tell why o ur master s fountai n from whi ch wine used to fl ow is ’
, ,
d i ed up and never gives us even water now I wi ll tell you when

r ,
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I come back he sai d ; only wait t ill then

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He traveled o n sti ll further and ca me by and by to another town , ,
where the watchm an also asked him what trade he follow ed and ,
what he knew I know everyt hing he answered.

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Then sai d th e watchman you ca n do us a favor and te ll us

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, , ,
why a tree in o u town whi ch on ce bore golden app l es now only

r , ,
produces leav s Wai t ti ll I return he replied and I will tell

e .
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yo u .
On he went agai n and came to a broad river over whi ch he , ,
must pa s in a ferryboat and the fe ryman asked hi m the s me

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questi on about his trade and hi s kn owledge He gave the same .
reply that he k new everythi ng

,
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The n sai d the man you can do me a favor and tell me how it
“ “
, , ,
i that I am o bli ged to go b ack w ard and forward in m y ferryboat

s
every day without a change of any kind Wai t fi ll I come b ack

,
.
” “
,
”
he repli ed then you shall k now all about it

,
“
.
”
As soon as he reached the other s i de of the water he found the

entrance to the Black Forest in whi ch w as the demon s cove It was ,
’
very dark and gloomy and th demon was not at home ; but hi O ld , e s
mother w itfi ng in a large arm chair and she looked up and sai d
as s -
, ,
“
What do you want ? Yo u don t look wi cked enough to b e o ne o f ’
us .
I ju t want three golden hairs from the demon s head b

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, e re
p lied ; otherwise my wife wi ll b ta ken away from me

“
e .
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T hat i as k ing a great deal she replied; f if the demon

“ ” “
s , or
comes home and finds you here he wi ll have no mercy on you , .
However if you wi ll tru t me I will try to help y ou

,
s , .
Th en she tu ned him into an ant and sai d r Creep into the folds ,
:
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o f m y gown ; there you wi ll b e safe

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Yes he repli ed that i all very go od; b ut I have three thi ngs
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b esi des that I want to kn ow First why a well from which formerly .
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wi ne used to flow shoul d be dry now s o that not even water can, ,
be got from it Secondly why a tree that once b ore golden apples
.
,
should now produce nothin g but leaves And thirdl y why a fer .
, ,
ryman i ob li ged t o ow forward and back every day Without ever

s r ,
leaving o ff .
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These are di fficul t q s ai d th e old woman ; b ut keep

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u fi o ns es ,
sfi ll and qui et n d when the demon comes in pay great tt nfi n

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a e o
to what he says while I p ul l th e golden hairs out of hi head

,
s .
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Late in the evening the demon came home and as soon a b e en ,

s
t ed he declared that the ai was no t clear I smell the flesh of “

er r .
man he s ai d and I am sure that there i some o ne here So he

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, ,
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s .
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peeped into all the corners and searched everyw here but coul d , ,
fin d not hing .
Then hi ld mother scolded him well and s ai d Ju t as I have

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s o , ,
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been sweeping and du fi ng and put fin g e verything in order then

,
s , ,
y u come home n d gi ve me all the work to do over agai n Y u

o a . o
have always the smell o f somethi ng in your nose Do it down and . s
eat your supper .

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Th demon di de h told hi m and when he had eaten and as s e ,
drunk enough he comp lained o f being fi red So hi mother made

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hi m li e dow n so that she cou l d place hi s head in her lap ; and he

was soon so comfortable that he fell fast as leep and snored .
Then the ld woman li fted u p a golden hair twi tched i t o ut and

o , ,
lai d it by her s ide Oh ! screamed the demon wakin g up ; what.

“ ”
,
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w a tha t for ? I have had a bad dream answered he and it

” “ ” “
s , s ,
made me catch hold o f your h i r a .

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“
What di d y u dream ab out ? asked the demon Oh I dreamed
o
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o f a well in a mark et p lace from whi ch wine once used to fl o w b ut -

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no w it i d i ed up and the y can t even get water from it Whose

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faul t i that? Ah the y ought to kn ow that there s it a toad under

s
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, s
a stone in the well n d if he were dead wine would agai n flow , a .
Then the o ld woman combed hi s hair again fil l he slept and ,
snored s o loud that the wi ndows rat tled and she pull ed o ut the sec ,
o nd hai r What are y ou about now ? asked the demon in a rage

.
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.
“
Oh don t b e angry said the woman ; I have had another
,
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” “
dream .
”
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Wh at w as thi s dream ab out ? he asked Why I dreamed that .
“
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in a c e rtai n country there grows a frui t tree whi ch us ed to b ear

golden apples but no w it produces nothing but leaves What i the
, . s
cause o f thi s ? Why don t they know answered the demon that
” “
,
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,
”
,
“
there is a mouse gnawi ng at the roo t ? Were it dead the tree would
agai n b ear golden apples ; an d if it gnaws much longer the tree will
wi t her and d y up Bother your dreams ; if you di sturb me again
r .
,
just as I am comfo t b ly asleep you wi ll have a b ox o n the ear

r a ,
.
”
Th en the l d woman spoke ki ndl y to him and smoothed and

o ,
combed hi hai r agai n fi ll he slept and snored Then she seized the
s ,
.
t hi rd golden hair and pull ed it o ut .
The demon o n this sprang to hi s feet roared o u t in a greater

, , ,
rage than ever and would have done so me mischi ef in the house
, ,
but she managed to appease hi m this fi me al o and sai d How s , :

“
can I help my h d dreams ? And whatever di d you dream ? he

a
” “ ”
asked wi th some curi osity Well I dreamed about a ferryman

, .
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, ,
who com p lai n that he is obli ged t o take p eople across the river
s ,
and is never free Oh the s t upid fellow ! replied the wizard he

.
” “
,
”
,
“
can very easily ask any person who wants to be fer i ed over to take r
the oar in hi hand and he wi ll b e free at once

s ,
.
”
Then the demon lai d hi head down once more ; and as the old s
mother had pull ed ut the three golden hairs and g t an swers to o , o
a ll the three q u fi o n she let the old fellow rest and sleep in peace
es s,
fi ll the morni ng dawned .
As soon as he had gone o ut next day the old woman took the ant ,
from the folds o f her dress and restored the lucky youth to his f or
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mer shape H ere are the three golden hairs f whi ch you wished
.
“
or ,
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sai d she ; and di d you hear all the answers t o your three ques
fi on ? s Ye he rep lied every word and I wi ll not forget them
” “
s,
”
,
“
, .
”
“
Well then I have helped yo u out of y our difficul fi
, , and now get es ,
home as fas t as y ou ca n .
”
After th nk ing the o ld wom an for her ki n dness he turned hi

a , s
s teps homeward full f joy t hat everythi ng had succeeded so we ll

, o .
When he arrived at the fe ry the man ked for the promised an r as
swer Fer y me over first he repli ed and then I wi ll tell y ou

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S o when they reached the oppos i te shore he gave the fe yman rr
the demon s advi ce that the next person w ho came and wi shed to
’
b e ferri ed over should have the o placed in hi hand and from ar s ,
that moment he would have to take the ferrym n s place a

’
Th en the youth journeyed n fi ll he came to the town where th e o
unf uit ful tree grew and where the watchman w s w ifi ng for hi
r , a a s
answer To hi m the young man repeated what he had hea d and

. r ,
said Ki ll the mous e that is gnawing at the root; then wi ll your

,
“
tree agai n b ear golden apples .

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The w t ch an t hanked him and gave hi m in return f hi s info

a ,
or r
m fi o n t w o as ses laden wi th gold whi ch were led after him He

a ,
.
ve y soon arri ved at the cit y whi ch contained the d i ed up foun

r r -
tain Th enfi n l came forward to receive hi answer Sai d the

. e s e s .
youth Under a stone in the fountain s its a toad; it m u t be

,
“
s
searched for and killed ; then wi ll wi ne agai n flow from it T show .

”
o
how thankfu l he was fo thi advi ce the senti nel also ordered t w o r s ,
as ses laden with gold to be sent fter him a .
At length the chi ld o f fortune reached home with hi ri ches and s ,
hi s wi fe w as overjoyed at seeing hi m agai n and heari ng how well ,
he had succeeded in hi undertak ing He placed before the King s .
the three golden hairs he had b rought from the head of the black
demon ; nd when the Kin g saw these nd the four asses laden with
a a
gold he w as quite fi fi d and s ai d Now that y u have per sa s e , ,

“
o
formed all th e required o ndi fi on I am qui te ready to n fi on c s, sa c
your marri age wi th my daughter ; but my dear n in l aw tell me ,

so - -
,
how you obtained all thi gold It i indeed a very valuable treas s . s
ure ; where di d y u find it ? I crossed the river in a ferryboat and

o
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,
on the oppos ite shore I found the gold lyi ng in the sand .
”
C n I fin d some if I go ? ked the King eagerly Yes as much “

a as .
,
as you please replied b There i a fe rym an there who wi ll row

,
e .
“
s r
you over and y u can fill a sack in no fi m

,
o e .
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Th greedy l d Kin g t out o n hi journey in all haste and when

e o se s ,
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he came near the i ver he beckoned to the ferryman to row him

r
o ver the ferry .
Th man told hi m to step in and just as they reached the oppo

e ,
site shore he p l aced the rudder oar in the Ki n g s h nd and sprang -

a ,
out o f the boat ; and the Ki ng became a fe ryman as a puni sh

so r
ment f hi sins
or s .
I wonder if he fi ll goes n ferrying people over the ri ver ! It i

s o s
very like ly for no one has ever been persuaded to touch the ar
,
o
s ince he took it .
T h e Gri ffin
THE R WAS once upon a time a King but where he reigned and
E ,
what he w called I do n t know He had no son but an only

as ,
o .
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daughter w h had always been ill and no doctor had been able to
o ,
cure her Then it w foretold to the King that hi daughter shou l d

. as s
eat herself we ll wi th an apple So he ordered it to be proclaimed .
throughout the whole f hi ki ngdom that whosoever brought hi

o s , s
daughter an apple wi th whi ch she could eat herself well should ,
have her to wife and be King Thi s became known to a peasant

,
.
who had th ee sons and he s i d to the eldest G ut into the gar

r ,
a ,
“
o o
den and take a basketful f those b ufi ful apples wi th the red o ea
cheeks and carry them to the court ; perhaps the King s daughter ’
wi ll be ab le t o eat herself well with them and then thou wi lt marry ,
her and be King Th lad di d and t ut

.
”
e so , se o .
When he had gone a short way he met a little iron man wh o
asked him what he had there in the basket to whi ch repli ed Ue le , ,
f
or so was he named Frogs legs On thi s the lit tl e man said
,
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,
We ll so shall it be and remai n and went away At length U e l e

“ ”
.
, , ,
arrived at the palace and made it known that he had brought

,
apples whi ch woul d cure the Ki ng s daughter if she ate them Thi s ’
.
de li ghted the Ki ng hugely and b caused U ele to be brought b ,

e e
fore him ; but alas ! when he opened the basket instead of havi ng
, ,
app les in it he had frogs legs which were sti ll kicki ng about O n
’
.
thi s the Ki ng grew angry and had hi m driven ut f the hou e ,

o o s .
When he g t home he told hi father how it had fared with him

o s .
Then the father sent the next son who was c lled Seame but all ,
a ,
went with him just it had gone wi th Uele He also met the li ttle
as .
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iron man w ho asked what he had there in the basket Seame sai d
, .
,
“
Hogs bristles and the iron man sai d Well so shall it be and
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, ,
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remai n .
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When Seame got to the King s palace and s i d he brou ght apples ’
with whi ch the King s daughter mi ght eat herself well they di d not ’
want to let hi m go in and said that o n fellow had already b een , e
there and had treated them as if the y were fools Seame however
, .
, ,
maintained that he certainly had the apples and that they ought to ,
let him go in At len gth they be lieved him and led him to the Ki ng
.
, .
But when he uncovered the basket he had but hogs b ristles Thi s ,
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enraged the King terribly o he caused Seame t o b e whippe d out ,

s
of the hous e When he g t home he related all that had befallen

. o
hen the y oungest b oy whose name was Han s but who was l
T , ,
a
ways called Stupid Hans came and asked his father if he might go ,
wi th some apples Oh ! sai d the father you would b e just the .

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ri ght fellow fo such a thing ! If the clever ones can t man ge it

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what can yo u do ? Th b oy however di d no t b eli eve him and ”

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sai d Indeed father I wi sh to go Just get away you stupid

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fellow you mus t wait till yo u are wi ser sai d the father to that and
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turned hi back Hans however pulled at the back o f hi smock

s .
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frock and sai d Indeed father I wi sh to go Well then o far as

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I am concerned you may go but you wi ll soon come home again ! ,

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replied the o ld man in a spiteful voice The b oy however w s tre .

, ,
a
m ndo u ly deli ghted and jumped fo r j o y Wel l act li ke a fool ! y ou

“
e s .
,
grow more stupid every day! said the fat her again Hans however ”
.
, ,
di d not care about that and di d n t let it spoil hi ple s ure but s ,
o s a ,
a
it w as then ni ght he thought he m i ght as well wai t until the mo

,
r
row for he could not get to court that day

,
.
All night long he could not sleep in hi bed and if he did doze s ,
f a moment he dreamt o f b eautiful mai dens

or , f p alaces o f gold ,
o , ,
and o f silver and all kinds o f things of that sort Early in the mom
, .
ing he went forth o n hi way and directl y afterwards the li ttle

,
s ,
shab b y looking man in hi iron clothes came to him and asked

-
s ,
what he w a carryi ng in the b asket Hans gave hi m the answer that

s .
he was carrying apples with whi ch the King s daughter was to eat ’
herse lf well Then s i d the li ttle man so sha ll they be and

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a ,
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remain But at the court they would none o f them let Hans go in
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for they sai d t w had already been there who had told them that
o
they were b inging apples and one o f them had frogs legs and the
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other hogs bristles Hans however resolutely maintained that he

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most certainly had no frogs legs but some f the most beautiful ’
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apples in th e whole kingdom As he s poke s o pleasantl y the door .

,
keep er thought he could no t b e telling a lie and asked him t o go in , ,
and he w as right for when Hans un covered hi s bas ket in the Ki n g s

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presence golden yellow apples came t umbli ng o ut The King w as

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delighted and caused some o f them to b e taken t o his daughter

, ,
and then wai ted in anxi ous expectati on unt il news should be
brought t o him of the effect the y b d But before much time had a .
p as sed by news w as b rou ght t o him but who do yo u think it w as

, :
who came ? it w as hi daughter herself ! As soon as she had eaten of

s
th ose apples she w as cured and s prang out o f her b ed

, , .
The j o y the Kin g felt cann ot be describ ed ! But now he did no t

want to give his daughter in mar i age t o Hans and sai d he mus t r ,
fi st make him a b oat whi ch would go qui cker on dry la nd tha n o n

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water Hans agreed to th e condi ti ons and went home and related
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ho w it had fared wi th him .
Th en the father sent Uele into the forest t o make a b oat o f th at

kind He worked di ligently an d whi s tled all the tim e At mid d y
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when th e sun w as at the hi ghest came the litt le iron man and asked ,
what he w making Uele gave him fo ans wer Wooden b owls

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fo r th e kitchen The iron m n sai d S o it shall b e and remai n B y

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evenin g Uele thought he had no w made the b oat but when he ,
wanted t o get into it he had nothing but wo o den b owls The next , .
day Seame went into the forest b ut everythi ng went with him just ,
a s it had done wi th U ele On the thi d day S t up i d Hans went He . r .
worked away most in dus tri ously s o that the whole forest res ounded ,
wi th th e heavy s t rokes and all the whi le he sang and whistled ri ght
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merril y A t mi d day when it was the hottest the li t tle man came
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agai n and asked what he w as mak ing A b oat whi ch wi ll go

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qui cker o n d y land than o n the water rep lied Hans and when I
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have finished it I am to have the King s daughter fo my wife

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Well sai d the li ttle man su ch sh all it b e and rem i n In the
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eveni ng when the un had turned into gold Hans fini sh ed hi boat
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and all that w as wanted f it He go t into it and rowed to the pal or .
ace The boat went as swiftly as the wind

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The Ki ng saw it from afar but would not gi ve hi daughter to ,

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Hans yet and said he must first take a hund ed hares o ut to pas t ure
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from early morning until late eveni ng and if o n o f them go t away ,

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he should n t have his daughter Hans was contented wi th this and

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the next day went with hi flock t o the pasture and too k great care s ,
that none of them ran away .
Before many hours had passed came a servant from the palace ,
and told H ans that he mu t give her a hare in tantly for some vi si s s ,
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tors had come unexpecte dl y Hans however was very well aware .
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what that meant and sai d he would not gi ve her o n ; the Ki ng

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might t some hare soup before his guests next day Th mai d
se . e ,
however would not b eli eve in hi refusal and at la t he began t o

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get angry wi th hi m Then Hans sai d that if the King s daughter

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came herself he would give her a b, The mai d told thi s in the are .
p alace an d the daughter di d go herself

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In the meant ime however the li ttle man came agai n to Hans
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and asked him what he was doing there He sai d he had to watch .
over a hundred hares and see that none f them ran away and then o ,
he might ma ry the Kin g s daughter and be King Good sai d the

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li t tle man there i a whistle for you and if o ne of them runs

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away just whi stle with it and then it will come back again When
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the King s daughter came Han gave her a hare into her apron ; but
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when sh had gone about a hun dred steps with it he whi stled and
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the hare jumped o ut of the apron and b efore she could turn round ,
w as back t o the flock agai n When the eveni ng came t he hare herd .
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whistled once more and looked to e if all were there and then
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drove them to the palace Th King wondered how H n s had been . e a
able to take a hundred hares to graze wi thout losing any o f them ;

he would however not give him his daughter yet and sai d he must
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now b ring hi m a feather from the Griffin s tail ’

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Hans t ut at once and walked strai ght forwards In th eve

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nin g he cam eto a castl e and there he asked for a ni ght s lodging ,
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for at that time there were no inn s Th lord f the castle promi sed . e o
hi m th at wi th much pleasure and a ked where he was going Hans s .
an wered To the Griffin Oh ! to the Griffin ! They tell me he

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knows ev eryt hi ng and I have lost the key f an iron money ches t
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s o yo u m i ght b e good as to ask him where it i Yes indeed ” “

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sai d Hans I will soon do that Early the next morni ng he went
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onwa ds and o n hi s way arrived at another castle in whi ch he

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again stayed the ni ght When the people who li ved there learnt .
that he w as going to the G i ffin they sai d t hey had in the house a r ,
daughter w h w as ill and that they had already tried every means
o ,
to cure her b ut none o f them had done her any good and he mi ght
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be ki nd as to k the Griffin what would make their daughter

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healthy agai n Hans sai d he would wi lli ngly d t hat and went o u
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wards Then h came to a lake and instead f a ferryboat a tall

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tall man was there w h had to carry everybody across Th man o . e
asked Hans whi ther he was journeyi ng T the Griffin said Hans .
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Then when you get to hi m sai d the man just k him why I am
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forced to carry everyb ody over the lake ? Y indeed most cer ” “
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t ai nl yI ll do that sai d Hans Then the man took him up o n hi

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shoul ders and carried him across

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At len gth Hans arrived at the Griffi n s house but the wife only ’
was at home and no t the Griffin himself Then the woman asked
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him what he wanted Thereupon he to l d her eve y thi ng that he

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had to get a feather out o f the Griffin s tai l ; and that there was a ’
ca tle where they had lost the key f their money chest and he was
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to ask the G i ffin where it w ; that in another castle the daughter

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was ill and he w to learn what would cure her; and then not far
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from thence there was a lake and a man beside it who was forced ,
to carry people across it and he w very anxi ous to learn why th , as e
man was obli ged to do it .
Then sai d the woman But look here m y goo d friend no Ch i s , , , r
t ian can speak to the Griffin He devours them all But if you like . .
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you can li e down un der hi bed and in the ni ght when he i quite s , ,
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fast asleep you can reach o ut and pull a feather o ut f hi tai l; and
, o s
as f those thi ngs whi ch you are to learn I wi ll ask about them
or ,
myse lf Hans was quite sati sfied with thi s and got under the bed
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In the evening the G i ffin came home and as soo n as he entered

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the room s i d Wife I smell a Christian Y

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sai d the woman
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o ne was here today but he went away agai n Then the Griffin
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sai d no more .
In the middl e of the ni ght when the Griffin w s snoring loudly a ,
Hans reached out and plucked a feather from hi tai l The Griffin s .
woke up instantly and sai d Wife I smell a Christi an and it

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seems to me that somebody was pulli ng at my tail Hi wife sai d .

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Yo u have ce rtainly been dreami ng and I told yo u before that a

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Ch i stian w here today b ut that he went away agai n He told me

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all ld nds f thi ngs —that in o ne castle they had lost the key o f their
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money chest and could find it nowhere Oh! the fools ! sai d the
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Griffin ; the key li es in the wood hou e un der a lo g f wood behind

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the door And then he sai d that in another castle the daughter
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was ill and they knew no remedy that would c ure her Oh ! the
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fools ! sai d the Griffin ; under the cellar steps a toad has made it
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nest of her hair and if she got her hair back sh would be well
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And then he also said that there w as a place where there was a
lake and a man beside it who was forced to carry everybody
across Oh the fool ! sai d the Griffin ; if he only put n man
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down in the middle he would ne ver have to carry another across

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E lv the next morni ng the Griffi n got up and went ut Then

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Hans came fo th from under the bed and he had a beautiful

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feather and had heard what the Griffin had said about the key and
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the daughter and the ferry man The Griffi n s wife repeated it all
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once more to him that he mi ght not forget it and then he went ,
home again .
First he came t o the man b y the lake who asked him what the ,
G i ffin had sai d but Hans repli ed that he must first carry hi m
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across and then he woul d tell him So the man carried him across
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and when he w a over Hans told him that all he had t o do w as to

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se t o ne person down in th e mi ddle o f the lake and then he would ,
never have to ca ry over any more Th m n was hugely deli ghted

r . e a ,
and told Hans that out of grati tude he would take him once more
across n d back again But Hans s ai d no he woul d save him the
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trouble he w qui te satisfied al ready and pursued his way Then

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he came t o the castle where the daughter w as ill ; he took her n hi s o
shoulders fo h could not walk n d ani d her down the cellar

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steps and pulled out the toad s nest from beneath the lowest step ’
and gave it into her hand and he sprang o ff hi s shoulder and up ,

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the steps before him and was qui te cured Then were the father
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and mother beyond meas ure rejoiced and they gave Hans gifts of ,
go ld and o f s ilver and whatsoever else he wi shed fo that the y

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gave him And when he got to th other castle he went at once into
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the wood house and found the key under the log of wood behind
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the door and took it t o the lord of the castle He also w as not a li t
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tl e pleased and gave Hans as a reward much of the gold that was
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in the chest and ll kinds of things bes i des such as cows and
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sheep and goats

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When Hans arrived before th e King wi th all these things —with ,
the money and the gold and the silver and the cows sheep and
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goats the King asked him how he had come by them Then Hans
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told hi m that the Griffin gave every ne whatsoever he wanted So o .
the Kin g thought he him self could make such thi ngs useful and set ,
o u t on hi way t o the Griffin ; but when he go t to the lake it hap

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pened that he w the very first who arrived there after Hans and
as ,
the man put hi m down in the mi ddl e of it and went away and the ,
Ki ng was drowned Hans however mani ed the daughter and be

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came King .
T h e S ea H a re -
THE R WAS once upon a time a Princess who hi gh under the battle
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ments in her castle had an apartment wi th twe lve wi ndows whi ch

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looked out in e very possible di rec i on and when she climbed up to t ,
i t and looked around her h cou l d inspect her who l e ki ngdom ,

s e .
When she looked t f the fi st her s ight was more keen than that
ou o r ,
o f any other human bei ng ; from the second she cou l d see s ti ll bet
ter from the third more di sti nctly s t ill and so it went
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until the ,
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twe lfth from whi ch she saw everything above the eart h and under
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the ea th and nothing at a ll could be kept secret from her M ore

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o ver as she w haughty and wou l d be subject t o no

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wi shed to keep the dominion for herself l one she cau ed it to be a ,

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proclai med that no shou l d ever be her husband who c u l d not

o ne o
conceal hi mself from her effectually that it shou l d be quite im so ,
possib le f her to find hi m He who tried thi s however and was

or .
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di scovered by her w to have hi head s tru ck ff and stuck n a

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post Ninety se ven p t wi th the heads f dead men were a lready

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standing before the castle and no n had come forward for a long ,
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time Th Princess was de lighte d and thought to herself Now I

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sha ll be free as long as I live .

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Then th ee brothers appeared before her and announced to her

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that they were des irous f tryi ng t heir luck Th e l dest believ ed he
o . e
wou l d be quite safe if he crept into a limep it but h saw him from ,
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the first window made him come out and had hi head cut off Th
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second crept into the cell ar f the palace but she perceived hi m o ,
also from the first wi ndow and hi fate was sea l ed Hi head was ,
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p l aced n the ni ne and ni netieth post Then the youngest came to

o .
her and entreated her to give him a day for considerati on and also ,
to be so gracious to overlook it if she should happen to di sco ver

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him twi ce but if he fai led the thi rd ti me he would l ook n hi li fe

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as over As he was so handsome and begged so earnestl y she said

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Yes I will grant thee that but thou w ilt not succeed
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Next day he medi tated f a l ong ti me how he shou l d hi de him or
self but all in vai n Then he seized hi gun and went ut hunti ng
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He saw a raven took a good im at hi m and was just going t fi

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when the bird cri ed Don t shoot ; I wi ll make it worth thy while
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not to k ill me He put hi gun down went on and came t a l ake

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where be surprised a large fish whi ch had come up from the depths
b elow t o the surface of the water When he had aimed at it the fish .
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cried D on t shoot and I wi ll mak e it worth thy while He al

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lowed it to di ve down agai n went onwards and met a fo whi ch , ,

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w as lame He fired and mi ssed it and th e fo cri ed Yo u had much

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bet ter come here and dr aw the thorn out of my foot fo me He r .

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di d thi s ; b ut then he wanted t o ki ll the fo and ski n it The fox sai d x .

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Stop and I wil l make it worth thy whi le The youth let hi m go
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and then as it w as evening ret urned home , .
Next day he w as t o hi de himself; but hows o ever much he pu z
zled hi b rains over it he di d no t know where H e went into the

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forest t o the raven and sai d I let thee li ve o n so no w tell me ,

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where I am t o hi de m yself o that the King s daughter shall no t ee , s

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me The raven hun g hi head and thought it over for a long time
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At length he croaked I have it He fetched an egg out o f his nest

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c ut it into t w o p arts and shut the youth inside it ; then made it

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whole again and seated himself on it Wh en the King s daught er

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went t o the first window she could not di scover him no could she , r
from the oth ers and he b egan t o b e uneas y b ut from th e eleventh

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s he aw him She ordered the raven t o b e shot and the egg t o b e

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brought and b roken and the youth was forced t o come out She
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said For once thou a t excus ed but if thou dost no t do b etter

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than thi s th ou art lost !

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Next day he went to the lake called the fis h to him and sai d I , ,
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suffered thee t o li ve now tell me where to hide myself o that the

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Ki ng s daughter may not ee me The fis h thought fo a while and

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at last cried I have it ! I will shut thee up in m y stomach He

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swallowed him and went down to the b ottom o f the lake The
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Ki n g s daughter looked through her windows and even from th e

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eleventh di d no t s e him and was alarmed ; but at length from th e

e ,
twelfth she w him She ordered the fish t o b e caught and k illed
sa .
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and then the y outh app eared Eve y one can imagine what a state . r
o f m i nd he w in S he sai d Twi ce thou art forgiven b ut b e sure

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that thy head will b e set on the hundredth post .

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On the last day he went with a heavy heart into the country and
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met the fo Thou kn owest how t o find all ki nd of hi di ng places

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sai d he ; I let thee live now advi se me where I shall hi de myself

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that the Kin g s daughter shall no t di scover me That s a hard

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task answered the fo looki ng very thoughtful At length he c i ed

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I have it ! and went with him to a sp i ng dipped himself in it
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and came ut as a stall keeper in the m rket nd dealer in animals

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The youth had to dip himself in the water also and w changed , as
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nto a small sea hare Th merchant went into the town and
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showed the pret ty lit tle anima l and many person gathered to , s
gether to ee it s .
At lengt h the King s daughter came li kewi se and as she liked it ,
very much h bought it and gave the merchant a good deal f

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money fo it Before he gave it over to her he sai d to it Wh en the

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King s daughter goes to the window creep qui ckly under the brai ds
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f her hair
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And now the tim e arrived when he w t search f him She s as o or .
went to on window after another in t urn from the first to the elev
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ent h and did n t see him When s h

, did n t see him from the
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twelfth either h w as full of an i e ty an d anger and shut it down

, s e x ,
with such vi olence that the glass in every window shivered into a
thousand pieces and the whole castle shook , .
She went back and felt the sea hare beneath the brai ds of her -
hair Then sh seized it and threw it on the ground exclaiming

. e , ,
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Away with thee get o ut o f my sight ! It ran to the merchant and
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b oth of them hurried to the spring wherein they plun ged and , ,
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ceive d b ack the ir tru e forms The y out h thanked the fox and sai d .
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Th raven and the fi sh are i di ots compared wi th thee ; thou knowest

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the ri ght t une t o play there is no denying that ! ,

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Th y outh went strai ght t o the palace The Princess w as already

e .
expecting him and accommodated herself to her desti ny Th wed

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di ng was solemni zed and now he w as Ki ng and l ord of all the , ,
ki ngdom He never told her where he had concealed himself fo the

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thi rd time and w ho had help ed him s o she b eli eved that he had
, ,
done everything by hi o wn skill and h had a great respect f s ,

s e or
him for she thought t o herself He is able t o do more than I

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T h e M a i de n W i t h o u t H a nd s
A MI LLER who had gradually b ecome very poor had nothing left
, ,
but hi mi ll and a la ge apple tree behi nd it One day when he

s r .
went into the forest to gather wood an ld man whom he had ,

o ,
never seen before came toward him and sai d Why do y u take , , ,
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the trouble t cut down wood ? I wi ll gi ve y u great riches if y

o o ou
wi ll p omi se t let me have what stands behi nd your mi ll

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That can b e n other th an my apple tree thought the mi ller I

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possess nothi ng else So he sai d to the ld man Yes I wi ll let yo u

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have it .
Then the s t ranger smi led mali ci ously and sai d In three years I
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wi ll come agai n to claim what b elongs to me and after saying thi s ,

”
he departed .
As soon as the mi ller returned home hi wife came toward hi m , s
and sai d Miller from whence have all these ri ches come so u d
:
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d nl y t o o ur house ? All at once every dr awer n d chest has b ecome

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fu l l f gold No o ne b rought it here and I know not where it came

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from .
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Oh replied her husband I kn ow ll about it A strange man
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whom I met in the wood promi sed me great treasures if I would

make over to him what stood behin d the mi ll I kn ew I had nothing .
there but the large apple tree s o I gave hi m my promi se ,

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Oh husband ! sai d the wife in alarm tha t must have been the
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wi zard He di d not mean the apple tree but ur daughter who was
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b ehi nd the mill sweeping ut the court o .

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Th mi ller s daughter w
e a modest and b eautiful mai den and
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lived in innocence and obedi ence to her parents for three years ,
unti l th day came o n whi ch the wi cked wi zard was t o claim her
e .
She knew he w as comi ng and after washing ti ll he w as pure and ,

s
clean as snow he drew a circle of white chalk and stood within it

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Th wi zard made hi appearance very early but he did not dare

e s ,
to venture over the whi te circle therefore he coul d no t get ne ar ,
her In great anger he sai d to the miller T ke away e very d op of

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water that she may not wash otherwise I shall have no p ower over
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her ! ”
Th f i ghtened mi ller di d as he des ired b ut on the next morni ng

e r , ,
when the wi zard cam e agai n her hands were as pure and clean as ,
ever for he had wep t over them On thi s account the wizard was
,
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st ill un able to approach her ; so he flew into a rage and sai d Chop , ,
“
her hands ff otherwi se I cannot touch her

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Then the mi ller w as terrified and exclaimed How can I cut o ff

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the hands f my o w n child ? o

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Then the wi cked wi zard threatened him and s i d If you will ,

a ,
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not do I desire you then I can cl aim yo u ins tead o f y our d u gh

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ter and carry you ff

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Th father li stened in agony and in hi fri ght promi sed to obey

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He went t hi daughter and said t her Oh my child unl ess I

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cut off your two hands the wi zard will take me away with hi m and ,
i n m v angui sh I have promi sed Help me in my trouble and forgiv e .

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me for the wi cked deed I have promi sed to do Dear father she .
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replied do wi th me what yo u will I am your chi l d

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Thereupon he placed her tw hands o n the table before hi m

s o ,
and he cut them ff The wizard came next day for the thi rd tim e
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but the poor girl had wept o bitterly over th stumps f her arms s e o
that they were clean and white as ever Then he w obli ged to
as . as
gi ve way for he had lost all i ght to the mai den

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As s on as the wi zard had departed the mi ll er s ai d M y chi ld I

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have obtai ned o much good through your conduct that for your
s
whole lifetime I shall hold y u most preci ous and dear But I o .
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cannot stay here father h rep lied ; I am n t safe ; let me go

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away with people who wi ll gi ve me the sympathy I need much so .

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I fe r such people are very se l dom to be found in the world sai d
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her father However he let her go So h ti ed up her maimed rms

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and went forth o n her way at sunrise .
For a whole day she traveled wi thout foo d and as ni ght came n , o
found herself near o ne of the royal garden B y the li ght of th s . e
moon she coul d e many tree s laden wi th beauti ful fruit b ut he

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coul d not reach them b ecause the place w surrounded b y a moat

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ful l f water She had b een wi thout a morsel to eat the whole day
o .
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and her hunger was so great that she could no t help crying o ut ,
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Oh if I were onl y able to get some f that deli cious frui t ! I shall
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di e unl ess I can obtai n somethi ng to eat very soon

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Then she knelt down and prayed f help and whi le he prayed or , s
a gu a di an fairy appeared and made a channel in the water o t hat

r s
she w able to pass th ough n dry ground

as r o .
When sh entered the garden th f i ry w wi th her al though

e e a as ,
she di d n t k now it o he walked to a tree full f b eautiful pears

o ,
s s o ,
not lm owing that they had been coun ted .
Being unab le to pluck any without hands he went quite close to ,

s
the tree and ate o n wi th her mouth as it hung One and no more
e .
, ,
just to stay her hun ger Th gardener who saw her wi th the- . fairy e ,
standing near her thought it was a spi i t and w as too fri ghtened to
,
r ,
move o speak r .
After havi ng satisfied her hunger th mai den went and lai d her e
self down among the shrubs and slept in peace On the followi ng .
morni ng the King to whom th e garden belonged came out to look

, ,
at hi frui t trees and when he reached the pear t ree and counted
s ,
the pears he found o n mi ss ing At first he thought it had fall en

,
e .
,
but it was not un der the tree so he went to the g rdener and asked ,
a
what had become o f it .
Then s i d the gardener There w s a ghost in the g rden last

“
a ,
a a
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a r a
ni ght who had n hands and ate a pear off the t ree wi th its
o ,
mouth Ho w coul d the ghost get across the water? asked the
.
” “ ”
King ; and what b ecame f it after eati n g the pear?

“
o
”
To thi s the gardener repli ed Some o n c me first in snow whi te

“
,
e a -
robes from heaven who made a channel and stopped the flow o f
,
t he water o th at th e ghost walked through o n dry ground It must

s .
have been an angel conti nued the gardener; and therefore I was
,
” “
afrai d to a k ques ti ons o t o call o ut As soon as the specter had

s r .
eaten o ne pear it went away .

”
Then sai d the Ki ng C once l from every o ne what yo u have told

“
, a
me and I will watch mys elf tonight

, .
”
As soon as it was dark th King came into the garden and e
brought a priest wi th him to address the ghost and the y both ,
seated themselves under a tree wi th the gardener standi ng near ,
them and wai ted in silence About midni ght the mai den crept ut
, . o
from the bushes and went to the pear tree and the three watchers ,
s w her eat a pear from the tree wi t hout p i ckin g it whi le an angel
a ,
stood near in white garments .
Then the pri est went toward her and s ai d Art thou come from
“
, ,
Heaven o earth ? Art thou a spirit o a human being?

r r
”
Then the mai den answered Ah me ! I am no ghost only a poor

“
, , ,
creature forsaken by every o ne but Go d .

”
Then sai d the King You may b e forsaken by all the world b ut
“
, ,
if yo u will let me b e y o ur friend I wi ll never forsake yo u

”
.
,
S o the mai den was taken to the Ki ng s cas tle and she w as o
’
, s
b eautiful and modest that the King le arned to love her wi th all hi s
heart He had silver hands made for her an d very soon after they
.
,
were m rried with great pomp

a .
Ab out a year after th King had t o go t o b attle and he placed

,
e ,
hi young wife under the care o f his mother w ho p romis ed t o b e

s ,
very kind t o her and to write t o hi m ,

.
No t long after thi s the Queen had a lit tle so n b orn and the ,
King s mother wrote a letter t him immedi ately o that he might

’
o ,
s
have the earli est intelli gence and sent it b y a messenger ,

.
Th messenger however after travelin g a long way b ecame

e , , ,
ti ed and sat down to rest b y a b rook where he soon fell fast

r ,
aslee p Then came the wiza d who was always trying to injure the
. r ,
good Queen took away the letter from the sleep ing messenger and
, ,
replaced it by another in whi ch it w as stated that the lit tle chi ld

,
w as a changeling .
Know ing nothi ng o f th e change the messenger carried thi s letter ,
t o the King w ho when he read it w as terrib ly di s tressed and trou

, , ,
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bled However he wrote in reply to say th at th Queen w to have

.
, e as
eve y attention and care ti ll hi tum

r s re .
Th wi cked wi zard agai n watched for the messenger and whi l e

e ,
he slept exchanged the Ki ng s ki nd letter for an other in which was ’
w i tten to the Ki ng s mother an order to ki ll both the Queen and

r
’
her chi ld .
Th ld mother w
e o qui te ter i fied when she read thi s letter f
as r , or
sh coul d not be li eve the Ki ng mean t her to do an ythin g so dread

e
ful She wrote agai n to the King but there was no answer for the
.
, ,
wi cked wizard a lways interrupted the messengers and sent false ,
letters Th last w worse than all for it stated that instead f

. e as , o
ki lli ng the mother and her child they were to cut ut the tongue f , o o
the changeling and put ut the mother s eyes o

’
But the Ki ng s mother was t good to attend to these d eadful

’
oo r
orders so she sai d to the Queen whi le her eyes streamed with ,
tears I cannot kill you both

,
the Kin g desires me to d ; but I , as o
must n t let y u remain here any longer G n w out into the

o o . o, o
world with your child and do not come here aga n Then she ,
i .
”
bound the boy n hi mother s back and the poor woman departe d
o s
’
, ,
weep ing as h went s e .
After walki ng some ti me she reached a dense forest and knew ,
not whi ch road to take So she knelt down and prayed for help As . .
she rose from her kn ees she w a light shi ni ng from the wi ndow of sa
a li t tle cottage on whi ch was hung a small si gn board wi th these

,
-
,
words Every one who dwells here i safe Out of the cott ge
:
“
s .
”
a
stepped a mai den dressed in snowy garments and sai d Welcome , ,

“
,
Queen wife and l ed her in Then she unfa tened the baby from
”
, . s
hi mother s back and hu hed him in her arms till he slept so

’
s ,
s
peacefully that she lai d him on a bed in another room and came ,
b ack to hi mother s .
Th poor woman looked at her earnes t ly and sai d

e H ow did , ,
“
y u know I w a Queen? Th white mai den rep li ed I am a ” “

o as e :
goo d f i ry sent to take care f you and your chi l d

a o .
So she remained in that cottage man y years and w very happy , as ,
and so pious and good that her hands whi ch had been cut ff were ,
o ,
all owed to grow agai n and th li ttle b y became her great comfort ,
e o .
Not l ong after she had been sent away from the castle the Ki ng
returned and immediate ly asked to see hi wife and chi ld
,
s .
Then hi l d mother began to weep and sai d You wi cked man

“
s o , , ,
how can y u ask me for you wife and chi l d when y wrote me
o r ou
such dreadful lett ers and told me to ki ll two such innocent ,
beings ? ”
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a r a s
The Ki ng in dis t ress asked her what she meant ; and he showed
, , s
him the letters s h had rece ived whi ch were changed by the e ,
dreadful wizard Then the King b egan t o weep s o bitterly fo hi s

. r
wife and chi ld t hat the old woman piti ed him and sai d D o no t be , ,
“
so unhappy ; they sti ll li ve ; I co ul d no t ki ll them But y our Wi fe and .
chi ld are gone into the wi de world never t o come back for fear o f ,
your anger .
”
Then sai d the King I wi ll g o to the ends o f the e a rth t o find

“
,
them and I will neither eat no d i nk ti ll I find my de r wife even

, r r a ,
if I should di e o f hunger
”
.
Thereupon the King st rted o n hi expedi tion traveli ng over a s ,
rocks and valleys over mountains and hi ghways for seven long
, ,
ye ars But he found her not and he thought h w as starved t o

.
, s e
death and th at he should never s ee her agai n

,
.
He neither ate no r drank during the whole time of ea thly food r ,
b ut Heaven sent him help At last he arrived at a large forest and .
found the li ttle cottage with the si gn b oard and the words upon it -
, :
“
Every ne w ho dwells here is s afe
o .
”
Whi le he stood readi ng the words the m i den in whi te raim ent a
came o ut took hi m by the h nd an d led him into the cottage say

,
a , ,
in g My lord the King is welcome ; b ut why is b e here ? Then he

“ ”
,
replied I have been fo seven years traveling ab out the world

,
“
r
hoping to find my wife and chi ld but I have no t yet succeeded ,

.
C n yo u help me ? Sit down sai d the angel and t ke somethi ng

” “ ”
a , ,
a
t o eat and drink first

”
.
The King was o tired that he gla dly obeyed fo he really s ,

r
wanted rest Then he lai d hi mself down and slept and the mai den
.
,
in the whi te rai ment covered hi face s .
Then he went into an inner chamb er where the Queen s at wi t h

s
he lit tle s on whom he had named Pain b ri nger and s ai d t o her

“ ”
-
r ,
s , ,
Go o ut togeth er into the other chamber ; your husband i s come

“ ”
.
The poor Queen went o ut but still sorrowfully f h remem , ,

or s e
b ered the cruel letters hi mother had receive d and k new no t that s ,
he sti ll loved her Jus t as he entered the room th covering fell off
. s e
hi face and she told her li ttl e so n t o replace it

s ,
.
Th boy went forward and lai d the cloth gently over the face of
e
the strange man But the King heard the voice in his slumber and
.
,
moved hi head that th cove ing again fell o ff

s so e r .
M y chi l d sai d the Queen cover the face o f thy father

“ ” “ ”
.
, ,
He looked at her in surpri se and sai d How can I cover my f , ,

“
a
th r s face dear mother? I have no father in thi s world You have

a
’
,
.
taught me t o pray t o Our Father whi ch art in heaven and I ‘
,
’
,
Pink The 21 1
thought my father w as i not my father ; I God Thi strange man

. s s
don t know him

’
.
”
When the Ki ng heard thi s he sta ted up n d asked who they r a
were Then sai d the Queen I am your wife and thi s i your n
.
,
“
,
s so .
”
The King looked at her wi th s urpri se Your face and your voi ce
“
.
are the same he said ; but my wife had s ilver hands and yours
,
“
,
are natural My hands have mercifull y b een allowed to grow

.
” “
again sh repli ed ; and as he sti ll doub ted the mai den in white
”
, e , ,
entered the room carrying the silver hand whi ch he showed to

,
s, s
the Ki ng .
Then he saw at once that thi s was indeed hi dear lost wife and s
hi own little o n ; and he em braced them fu ll o f joy excl aimi ng

s s , , ,
“
Now has a heavy stone fallen from my heart ! ”
The m i den prepared a di nner for them o f whi ch the y all par
a ,
took together ; and after a ki nd farewell th Ki ng started wi th hi

, ,
e s
wife and chi ld to re t urn home to the castle where hi s mother and ,
all the household received them wi th great joy .
A second marri age feast was prepa ed and the happiness o f their
-
r ,
latter days made amends for all the y had suffered through the
wicked demon who had caus ed them so much pai n and troub le .
T h e Pi nk
THE R WAS once a Queen who had not b een blessed wi th chi ld en
E ,
r .
A she walked in her garden she pray ed every morni ng that a son
s ,
or a daughter mi ght b e gi ven to her One day an An gel c me and . a
s i d t her Be content; you shall have a on and he shall b e n

a o ,
“
s ,
e
dowed wi th th e power f wishi ng o that whatsoever he wi shes for o ,

s
sh ll be granted to him She hurried t o the Ki ng and told him th

a .
”
,
e
j oyful news ; and when the time came a n w bo n to t hem and so as r ,
they were filled with deli ght .
Every morni ng the Queen used to take her li ttle n into the gar so
den where the ild ani mals were kept to wash hi m in a clear
s, vv , ,
sp rkli ng fountai n It happened n day when the chi ld was a li ttle

a . o e ,
o lder that as h sat wi th him n her lap h fell asleep

,
s e o s e .
Th o ld cook who knew that the chi ld had the power f wi shi ng
e ,
o ,
came by and stole th infant He also ki ll ed a chi cken n d dropped

e . a
some f it b l od on the Queen s g ment s He took the chil d away

o s o
’
ar .
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s o e a r a s
to a secret p l ace where he p l aced it u t to be nursed Then he ran

, o .
back to the King and accused the Queen o f having allowed her
,
child t be carried off by a wi ld anim l

o a .
When t h King saw the blood o n the Queen s garments he

e
’
beli eved the story and w overwhelmed with anger He caused a, as .
hi gh tower t be b uilt into whi ch neither the un nor the moon

o ,
s
could penetrate Then he ordered hi s wife t o b e shut up in it and

.
,
t he door walled up She w as to stay there f seven years without

. or ,
eating o d i nki ng s o as gradually to pine away But tw o Angels

r r ,
.
from heaven in the shape f white doves came t o her bringing

, o , ,
food twi ce a day till the seven ye s were ended ar .
But the cook thought If the chi ld really has the power of wish ,
“
ing and I stay here I mi ght eas ily fall i nto di sgrace So he left the
”
.
, ,
palace and went to the bo y who w o ld enough to talk now and

, ,
as ,
sai d to hi m Wish for a beautiful castle wi th a garden and every

,
“
, ,
thi ng belonging to it Har dl y had the words passed the b oy s lips .

” ’
than all that he had asked fo w there After a time th cook said r as . e ,
“
It i not good f yo u t o be o much alone ; wish for a beauti ful
s or s
maiden to be your compani on .

”
The Prince uttered the wi sh and immedi atel y a mai den stood b e ,
fore them more b eautiful than any painter co uld p int S o they
,
a .
grew very fond o f each other and played together whil e the cook , ,
went o ut hunting like any grand gentleman But the idea came to .
hi m o ne day that the Pri nce mi ght wi sh to go to hi father some s
time and he woul d thereby be placed in a very awkw ard positi on

,
.
So he took the maiden asi de and sai d to her Toni ght when the , ,
“
,
boy i asleep go and drive thi s k ni fe into hi heart Then bring me

s , s .
hi heart and hi ton g ue If yo u fai l t do it yo u wi ll lose y our o w n

s s . o ,
life .
”
Then he went away ; but when the next da y came the mai den ,
had not yet ob e yed hi command and he said Why should I s ,

s ,
“
shed hi innocent b lood when he has never done an y harm to a

s ,
creature in hi li fe ? s
”
The cook agai n sai d If y ou do not o b e y me y ou wi ll lose your

“
, ,
w n life
”
o .
When he had gone away h ordered a young bi nd to be brought ,

s e
and ki lled ; then she cut o ut it hea t and it tongue and put them o n s r s ,
a di sh When she saw the ld man comi ng she sai d to the boy Get
. o ,
“
i nto bed and cover yourself i ght over

”
,
r .
Th o l d scoun d el came in and sai d Where are the tongu e and

“
e r ,
the heart o f th boy ? e

”
The m i den gave him the di sh ; but the P i nce threw ff the c
a r o c v
P in k 3 The 1
You o ld s inner why di d y u want to ki ll me ?

’
“
er in g nd s id
s, a a , , o
No w bear your sentence Yo u shall be tu ned into a black poodle . r

,
with a gold chai n round your neck and yo u shall be made t eat , o
li ve coals so that flames f fire may come ut of your mo nth

,
o o .
As he sai d the words the ld man w as changed i nto a b l ack p o

,
o o
dle wi th a gold chain round hi neck ; and th scul li ons brought o u t

,
s e
live coals whi ch he had to eat ti ll the flames poured out of hi

, s
mouth .
Th Pri nce stayed n at the castle for a ti me thi nki ng f hi

e o , o s
mother and wondering if she was still ali ve At last he sai d t the
, . o
mai den I am going into my own country If you like you can go
,
“
.
with me ; I wi ll take you .

”
She answered Alas ! it i so far ff and what should I do in a

,
“
s o ,
st ange count y where I know n n ?

r r o o e
”
As she di d not wi sh t go and yet they could not bear to be o ,
parted he changed her i nto a beauti ful p ink whi ch he took with
, ,
Then he set out o n hi journey and the poo dle w made to run s , as
alongsi de t ill th Prince reached his wn count ye o r .
Arrived there he went strai ght to the tower where hi mother

,
s
w as impri soned and as the tower was ,

hi gh he wi shed f a so or
ladder to reach the t p Th en he clim bed up lo ked in and cried

o .
,
o , ,
“
De arest mother lady Queen yo u sti ll ali ve ?
, ,
are
”
She thinking it was the Angels who brought her food come back
, ,
sai d I have just eaten; I do not want anythin g more

,
“
.
”
Then he sai d I am your own dear o n whom the wi ld ani ma l s

“
,
s
were supposed to have devoured ; but I am s t ill alive and I shall ,
soon come and rescue y u o .

”
Then he g t down and went to hi father He had himself n

o s . a
n ou n ced a str nge huntsman anxi ous to take servi ce wi th the

as a ,
Ki ng w ho sai d Y ; if you are skilled in game preservi ng nd can

, ,
“
es , a
procure plenty o f veni son I wil l engage you But there has never ,
.
b efore been any game in the whole di st i ct r .

”
Th huntsman promised to procure as much game

e the King as
could possibly requi re for the royal table .
Then he call d the whole hun t toge ther and ordered them all
e ,
i nto the forest wi th him He caused a great circ l e to be encl osed . ,
with only one outlet ; then he took hi p lace in the mi ddl e and s ,
began t wi sh as hard he cou l d Immedi ately over tw hund ed

o as . o r
head f game cam e unning into the enclosure These the hunts
o r .
men had to shoot and then they were piled on to s ixty count ry
,
2 14 G imm s Co mp lete F i y Ta le s r
’
a r
wagons and driven home t o the King S o fo once he w a able t o

, . r s
load hi board wi th game after having had none for many years
s ,
.
Th King w as much p leased and commanded hi whole court t o

e ,
s
a banquet on the following day When they were all assembled he .

,
sai d t o the hun t man Yo u shall sit b y me as you are o clever

s ,
“
s .
”
He an wered M y Lo rd and King may it please y our M aj es ty I

s ,
“
, ,
am onl y a poor huntsman ! ”
Th Ki ng however ins i ted and sai d I comm nd yo u t o it by

“
e , ,
s , ,
a s
me .
As he t there hi s thoughts wandered t hi s dear mother and

sa , o ,
he wished one of the cou ti ers would speak o f her Hardl y had he r .
wished it than the Lord High M rshal sai d Your M ajesty we are a ,
“
,
all rejoicing here h w fares it with Her M ajes t y the Qu een? I she
,
o s
still ali ve in the tower has she peri hed ? ,

or s
”
But the King ans wered She allowed my b eloved on to be , s
devou ed b y wi ld animals and I do not wi sh t o hear anything

r ,
about her .
”
Then the huntsman stood u p and sai d Gracious father he is “

, ,
s
still alive and I am her o n He was no t devoured by wi ld ani mals ;

,
s .
he w as taken away b y the scoundrel of a cook He stole me while .
my mother w as asleep and sprinkled her garments wi th the blood ,
f a chi cken Then he brought up the black poodle with the

”
o .
golden chai n n d sai d This i the vi ll i n ,

a ,
“
s a .
”
He ordered some liv e coals to b e brought whi ch he made the ,
dog eat in the si ght f all the people ti ll the flames poured o ut fo o
hi mouth Then he asked the King if he woul d li ke t o see the cook

s .
in hi true shape and wis hed hi m back and there he stoo d in hi s

s , ,
white apron with hi knife at hi s ide Th King was furi ous when
, s s . e
he w him and ordered hi m to be thr own into th deep est dun

sa ,
e
geon .
Then the huntsman sai d further M y father would yo u lik e t o , ,
s e the m ai den who so tenderly saved my li fe when

e h w o s e as r
dered to ki ll me although by s doing h might have lost her o w n

, o s e
li fe ? ”
The King an wered Y I wi ll gladly s her “ ”

s ,
es , ee .
Then hi n sai d Graci ous father I wi ll show her to y u fi st in

s so ,
“
,
o r
the gui se o f a beauti ful flower .

”
He put hi hand into hi pocket and brought ut the pink It w

s s ,
o . as
a finer n than the King had e ver seen before Then hi n sai d
o e . s so ,
“
Now I will show her to y u in her true form
,
o .
”
In a moment after hi wi sh was utt ered h stood before them in s ,

s e
all her beauty whi ch w greater than any artist could p i nt

,
as a .
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The King sent la di es and gentlemen in wai ting to the tower t - -

o
bring the Queen back to hi royal table But when they reached the s .
tower they found that she would no longer eat or d i nk and she r ,
said Th merci ful God who h preserved my life so long will

,
“
e ,
as ,
soon release me now .

”
Three days after he di ed At her burial the two whi te doves

s .
whi ch had brought her food du i n g her capti vity foll owed and r ,
hovered over her grave .
Th ld King caused the wi cked cook to b e torn into fou quar

e o r
ters ; but hi own hea t was filled wi th g i ef and remorse and he

s r r ,
died soon after .
Hi n marri ed the beau t iful mai den he had brought home wi th

s so
him a flower n d for ll I know they may be living still

as ,
a , a , .
M o t h e r H u l da
A WID OW had two daughters ; on was pret ty and indus t i ous the e r ,
other w ugl y and lazy And as the ugly n w her o w n d ugh

as . o e as a
ter she loved her much the b est n d the pretty o n was made t
, , a e o
do all the work and be the drudge f the house E very day the
, o .
poor girl had to sit b y a well o n th hi gh road and spin un til her e
fingers bled N w it happened once that as the spindl e was b loody

. o ,
sh dipped it into the well to wash it ; but it s li pped o ut o f her hand

e
and fell in Then she began t o cry and ran to her step mother and
.
,
-
,
told her o f her misfortune ; and her step mother scolded her wi thout -
mercy and sai d in her rage A yo u have let the spindl e fall in
, ,
“
s ,
you must go and fetch it out again ! ”
Then th gi l went back agai n to the well no t k nowing what to

e r ,
do and in the despair f her heart she jumped down into the well
,
o
the same way the spindl e had gone After that h knew nothing ; . s e
and when she came to herself she was in a beautiful meadow and ,
the sun was shi ning on the flowers that grew round her And she .
walked on through the meadow unti l she came to a baker s oven ’
that w full f bread ; and the bread called out to her Oh take
as o ,
“
,
me ut take me u t I shall burn ; I m baked enough already !

o ,
o ,
or a
”
Then she drew near and wi th the baker s peel she took u t all
’
,
o
the l oaves o n after the other And she went farther n till she
e . o
came to a tree weighed down wi th apples and it called o ut to her , ,

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a r a
“
Oh shak e me shake me we apples are all o f us ripe ! Then he
, , ,
”
s
shoo k the tree until the ap ples fell like rai n and he shoo k unti l ,
s
there were no more to fall ; and when she ha d gathered them t o

gether in a heap she went o n farther ,
.
At last she c ame to a li ttl e hous e nd an o ld woman w as peepin g ,

a
o ut o f it b u t s he ha d s uch grea t teeth th at th e gi l w as terri fied and

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ab out t o run away only the o ld woman ca ll ed her back Wha t are
, .
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o u afrai d o f my dear chi ld ? C ome and li ve wi th me an d if you do

y , ,
the house work well an d orderly things shal l go well wi th yo u

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.
You mus t tak e great pa ins t o make m y bed well and s hak e it up ,
thoroughl y so that the feathers fly ab out and then in the world it

, ,
s nows for I am M other Hulda

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.
,
A s the o ld woman s p oke s o kindl y the gi l too k co urage co n ,

r ,
sented and went t o her work S he di d everyt hi ng t o the old

, .
woman s satis facti on and shoo k the bed with such a will that the
’
feathers flew ab out lik e snow fl ak es ; and s o she led a goo d life had -
,
never a cro s s word but bo iled and roast meat every day Wh en she
, .
had lived a long time wi th M other Hul da she b egan to feel s ad , ,
no t kn owing herself wh at ailed her ; at las t she b egan t o thi nk she
mus t be home s i ck; and al though she w as a thous and times b etter
-
o ff than at home wh ere she w as y e t she had a great lon ging t o go ,
home At las t she s ai d t o her mistress I am home-si ck and l

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,
a
though I am very well o ff here I ca nnot stay any longer; I must go ,
b ack to my own home .

”
M other Hul da answere d I t p leases me well that you sho uld

“
,
wis h t o go home nd as you have served me faithfully I will un

,
a , ,
dertak e t o send you there !

”
S he took her by the h and and led her t o a large doo r standi ng
op en and as she w as p assing through it there fell up on her a heavy
,
shower of gold and the gold hung all a b out her s o that she w as
, ,
covered with it .
“
All this is y ours b ecaus e yo u have b een s o industri ous sai d
, ,
”
M o ther Hulda ; and b es i des th at s he returned t o her her spindle

, , ,
the very s ame that he had dropp ed in th e well An d then the door
s .
w as shut agai n and the girl found herself b ack agai n in the world
, ,
no t far from her mother s house ; and as he passed through th e

’
s
yard the co ck stood on th top of the well and c ied e r ,
Cock a do odle dool “

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Our g o lden g irl has co me ho me t oo l
In Hes se, when it snows , th y till

e s sa
y, Mo ther Hul d a is mak i ng her b ed .
M o t her Hulda 2 17
hen he went in to her mother and as he had returned overed

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T s , s c
with gold he w a well received s s .
So the gir l related all her hi story and what had happened to her , ,
and when the mother heard how she ca me to have such great
riches she b egan to wis h that her ugly and idle daughter mi ght
have the same good fortune So he sent her t o sit b y the well and . s
spin ; and in order t o mak e her s pin dl e blood y he put her hand into s
the thorn hedge Then he threw the spindle into the well and
. s ,
jumped in herself She found herself li ke her sister in the beauti ful
.
, ,
meadow and foll owed the same p ath and when she came t o the
, ,
baker s oven the bread cried out Oh take me o ut take me o ut o r

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, , ,
I shall burn ; I am quite done already ! ”
But the lazy b ones ans wered I have no desire to b lack my

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hands and went on farther Soon she came t o the apple tree w ho
,
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called out Oh shak e me shake me we apples are all of us ripe !

,
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But he answered Th at is all very fine supp ose on of you should

s ,
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fall o n m y head and went o n fa ther ,

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When he came to M other Hul da s house he di d no t feel fr i d

s
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s a a ,
as she k new beforehand o f her great teeth and entered into her ,
servi ce at once Th e first day she put her hand well t o the work
.
,
and w as in dus t i ous and di d everyt hing M other Hulda b ade her
r , ,
b ecause of the gold she expect ed ; b ut the second day she began to
b e i dle and the third day still more o s o that she would not get up
,
s ,
in the morni ng Nei ther di d he mak e M other Hulda s b ed as it

’
. s
ought t o have b een made and di d not shak e it for the feathers to ,
fly ab out So that M other Hulda soon grew ti red of her and gave
.
,
her warni ng at whi ch the lazy thing was well pleased and thought
, ,
that now the shower of gold w as comi ng ; s o M other Hulda led her
t o the door and as s he st o od in the doorway instead o f the shower
, ,
o f gold a grea t ke t tle fu ll o f p itch was e mpti ed over her .
That i the reward for y our servi ce sai d M other Hulda and
“ ”
s , ,
shut the door So the lazy gir l came home all covered wi th pitch
. ,
and the co ok on th e t op o f the well seeing her crie d , ,
Co ck a doo dle doo ! “

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O ur dirt y g irl has co me ho me to o!
And the pitch remai ned s t icki ng to her fast and never as long as , ,
she li ved co uld it be got o ff

,
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T h e T rue B ri de
THER E W A S once o n a tim e a gi l w ho w as y oung and b eautiful but r ,
s h had lost her mother when he w

e qui te a chi ld and her step s as ,
mother di d all she could t make the girl s life wretched Whenever
o
’
this woman gave her anythi ng to do h worked at it indefati gably ,

s e ,
and di d everythi ng th at lay in her power Still he coul d no t touch . s
the heart o f the wicked woman b y that; h was never sati sfied ; it s e
was never enough The harder the girl worked the more work w as
.
,
put upon her and all that the woman thought of w how to weigh
, as
her dow n wi th still heavier burden and make her life sti ll more s,
mis erable .
One day she s ai d t o her H ere e twelve pounds o f feathers ,

“
ar
whi ch yo u must pick an d if they are no t done thi s evening you

, ,
may expec t a goo d beati n g Do you imagi ne you can idle away the
.
whole day? The poor girl s t dow n t o the work b ut tears ran
”
a ,
down her cheeks as she di d o fo he s aw plai nl y enough that it s ,

r s
was qui te impossib le to fini sh the work in o ne day Whenever he . s
had a li ttle heap o f feathers lyi ng before her and she sighed o ,
r
smote her han ds together in her angui sh they flew away and he , , s
had t o pick them o ut again and begin her work anew Then he , . s
put her elb ows on the table lai d her face in her t wo hands and , ,
cried Is there no o ne then o n Go d s earth t o have pit y on me ?

,
“
, ,
’ ”
Then she heard a lo w voi ce whi ch sai d Be comforted m y chi ld

“
, , ,
I have come t o help yo u Th maiden looked up and an o ld .

”
e ,
woman w as b y her side She too k the girl kin dly by the hand and
.
,
sai d Onl y tell me what is troub ling you As h spoke o kindly

,
“
.
”
s e s ,
the girl told her of her miserable life and how o ne b urden after an ,
other w lai d upon her and she never could get t o the end o f the
as ,
work whi ch was given t o her If I have not done these feathers by .
“
t hi s eveni ng my step mother wi ll beat me ; s he has threatened he

,
- s
will and I kn o w he keeps her word Her tears b egan to fl o w

,
s .
agai n but the good ld woman sai d Do not be afrai d my chi ld;
,
o ,
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,
rest a while a id in the meantime I will look to your work The girl
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r .
”
lay down on her b ed and soon fell asleep ,

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Th ld woman seated herself at the table wi th the feathers and

e o ,
ho w they di d fly o ff th e qu ill whi ch he sc cel y touched with her s, s ar

The True B ride 19
withered hands ! Th e twelve pounds were soon finished and when ,
the girl awoke great snow whi te heaps were lying piled up and
,
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everything in the room was neatly cleared away but the ld , o
woman had vanished Th e mai den thanked G d and t sti ll til l . o , sa
eveni ng came when the step mother came in and marveled to see
,
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the work completed Just look yo u awkw rd creature said h .

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,
a ,
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s e,
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what can be done when people are indust i ous ; and why coul d r
y ou no t set about somethi ng else ? There you it wi th your hands s
crossed When he went o ut s h sai d Th e creature i worth more

.
”
s e ,
“
s
than her salt I must give her some work that is sti ll harder
. .
”
Next morni ng he called the girl and sai d Th ere is a spoon for
s , ,
“
yo u With that y ou must emp ty out for me the great pond whi ch i
. s
beside the garden and if it i not done by ni ght y u know what , s , o
wi ll happen The girl took the spoon and saw that it w full o f
.
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,
as
holes ; but even if it had no t been h never could have empti ed ,

s e
th pond wi th it She set to work at once knelt down b y the water

e .
, ,
i nto whi ch her tears were fal ling and began t o emp t y it But the , .
good old woman appeared again and when he learnt the caus e of ,
s
her gri ef he sai d Be of good cheer my child Go into the thi cket
,
s ,
“
,
.
and li e down and sleep ; I wi ll soon do your work .

”
As soon as the o ld woman w as alone he b rely touched the ,

s a
pond and a vapor rose up n hi gh from the water and mingled it

,
o ,
self with the clouds Graduall y the pond w as emptied and when .
,
the mai den awoke b efore suns et and came thi ther h s w nothin g ,
s e a
but the fishes whi ch were struggli ng in the mud She went to her .
step mother and showed her that the work was done It ought to
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.
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have been done long before thi s said he and grew White with ,
”
s ,
anger b ut she me di tated somethi ng new

,
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On the third morni ng she sai d to the gi l You mu t build me a r ,

“
s
castle o n the plain there and it mus t be ready by the eveni ng Th e ,

.
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mai den w as di smayed and said How can I complete such a great , ,
“
work? I will endure n oppositi on screamed the step mother

” “
o ,
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If you can empty a pond with a spoon that i full f holes you can s o ,
bui ld a castle too I will take possess ion of it thi s very day and if
. ,
anythi ng i wanti ng e ven if it be the most t i fling thi ng in the

s ,
r
kitchen o ce llar y u know what li es before y u ! She drove the

r ,
o o
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girl u t and when she entered th valley the rocks were there
o ,
e , ,
piled up one above the other and l l her strength wou l d not hav e ,
a
enabled her even to move the very small est f them She sat down o .
and wept and sti ll h hoped the old woman woul d help her Th
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s e . e
220 G
C o mp lete F i y Ta les
ri mm s
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a r
old woman w no t long in comin g ; she c mforted her and sai d

as o ,
Li down there in the shade and sleep and I wi ll soon b ui ld the

“
e ,
castle for you If it would b e a pleasure to you you can li ve in i t

.
,
yourself .
”
When the mai den had gone away th ld woman touched the ,
e o
g ray rocks T he y began

. to ri se and i m me di ately moved together ,
as
if gi ants had bui lt the wall s ; and o n these the b uil ding arose and it ,
seemed as if countless han ds were work ing invi sibly and placing ,
o n e stone upon another There was a d ul l heavy noi se from the

.
ground ; pill ars arose o f their o w n accord o n high and placed them ,
selves in order near each other Th e til es lai d themselves in order .
on the roof and when noon day came the great weather cock w as
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already turni ng itself o n the summi t f the tower like a golden o ,
figure of the Virgin wi th fluttering garments Th insi de f the cas . e o
tle w as b eing finished whi le evenin g w d awi ng near H w the as r . o
o l d woman managed i t I know not ; b ut the walls of the room were

,
hung with silk and velvet; emb roidered chai rs were there and ,
ri chl y ornamented arm chai s by marble tables ; crystal chandeli ers

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hun g down from the ceilings and mirrored t hem elves in the s
smooth pavement; green p arrot were there in gil t cages and so s ,
were strange birds whi ch sang most b eautifully; and there w as on

all s ides as much magnificence if a I ing were going to live there as c .
The sun w j us t se tting when the gi l awoke and the bri ghtness
as r ,
o f a thou and li ghts fl s hed in her face She hurri ed to the castle
s a .
,
and entered by the open door The steps were spread wi th red .
cloth and the golden balustrade beset wi th flowe i ng trees When

,
r .
she w the splendor of the ap artment

sa h stood as if turned to ,
s e
stone Who lmo w how long h mi ght have stood there if she h d
. s s e a
not remembered the step mother Al as ! she sai d to herself if she

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could but b e sati sfied at las t n d woul d gi ve up making my life a ,

a
misery t o me The gi l went an d told her that the cas tle was ready
”
. r .
“
I wi ll move into it at once s ai d he and rose from her seat ,
s ,
.
When they entered the castl e she w as force d t o hold her hand ,
before her eyes the brilli ancy of everythi ng was so dazzli ng You
,
.
“
se e,
”
sai d h to th girl h w eas y it has been f you to do thi s ; I
s e e ,
“
o or
ought to have given y u somethi ng harder She went through all

o .
”
the rooms and exami ned eve y corner to ee if anythi ng was want
,
r s
in g defective ; but she could di scover nothing Now we will go

or .
“
down below sai d h looking at the girl with mali cious eyes
”
,
s e, .
Th ki tchen n d the cellar still have to be exami ned and if y u

“
e a , o
have forgot ten anyt hi ng you shal l not esca pe puni shment But the .
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The True B rid e 22 1
fire was burni ng o n the hea th and the meat was cookin g in the r ,
pans the tongs and shovel were leani ng against the wall and the
, ,
shini ng brazen utensils all arranged in sight Nothing w wanting . as ,
n o t even a coal b o and water pai l Which i the way to the cel
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s
l ? she cri ed If that i not a b undantl y filled i t shall go ill wi th

” “
ar . s ,
you She herself raised up the trap door and descended ; but she
.
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had hard ly made tw o steps b efore the heavy trap door whi ch was -
only laid back fell down The gi rl heard a scream lift ed up the
,
.
,
door very quickly to go to her aid but h had fallen down and the ,
s e ,
gi rl found her lying li feless at the bottom .
And no w the magni ficent ca tle belonged to the girl alone She at s .
first di d not know how to reconcil e herself to her good fortune .
Beautiful dresses were hanging in the ward obe s the chests were r ,
fi lled wi th gold o s i lver or wi th pearls and jewels and h never

r , ,
s e
felt a desire that he w a not able to gratify And soon the fame
s s .
o f the b eau t y and i ches o f the m ai den went over all the world
r .
Woo rs presented themse lves dai ly but none pleased her At length
e ,
.
the son f the King came and he kn ew how to touch her heart and
o ,
sh betrothed herse lf to hi m In the garden of the castle w

e a li me . as
tree under which they were o ne day si tting together when he sai d
, ,
to her I will go home and obtain my father s consent t o u mar

,
“ ’
o r
i g I entreat you to wai t for me here under t hi s li me tree ; I sha l l

r a e .
be back with you in a few hours Th maiden ki ssed him o n hi .

”
e s
left cheek and sai d Keep true to me and never let any n else
, ,
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,
o e
kiss you on thi s cheek I wi ll wai t here under the lime tree unti l y u
. o
return .
”
Th mai d stayed beneath the lime tree until sunset but he di d

e ,
n t return She sat there t hree days from morn ing ti l l e v eni ng wai t
o .
,
ing fo him b ut in vai n As he sti ll was not there by the fourth day
r ,
.
,
he sai d Some acci dent has ass uredly befallen hi m I wi ll go o u t

“
s ,
.
and seek him and will no t come b ack unti l I have found him She
,
.
”
packed up three of her most beauti ful dresses n embroidered , o e
with bri ght stars the second w ith s ilver moons th thir d wi th
, ,
e
golden suns tied up a h ndful f jewels in her handkerchi ef and

,
a o ,
se t out She inquired everywhere fo her betrothed but no o n had

. r ,
e
seen him; no o n kn ew anythi ng about hi m Far and wide did she

e .
wander through th world but she found hi m not At l ast she hi ed

e ,
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herself to a farmer a o w herd and buried her d esses andas c -

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jewels beneath a stone .
An d now she li v ed as a herdswoman guarded her herd and was , ,
very d and fu ll o f longi ng fo her be l oved o n She had a li ttl e

sa r e .
222 G imm Comp lete Fai y Ta les r
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calf whi ch h taught t know her and fed it o ut

s e o , of her o wn hand ,
and when she sai d ,
Litt le ca lf litt le ca lf k ne el by my side

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A nd do not fo g et t hy hep he d—
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ma id r s r ,
A s t he P ince fo g o t his bet o t hed b ide

r r r r ,
Who wa it ed fo r him
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ne a t h t he lime t ree s s hade

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.
”
the lit tle calf knelt down and she stroked it , .
A nd when he had li ved for a couple f years alone and full o f

s o
g i ef a report w as spread over all the land that th King s daughter

r , e
’
was about to celeb rate her m a ri age The road to the town passed r .
through the vill age where the mai den was livi ng and it came to ,
pass that once when the m i d n w driving ut her herd her a e as o ,
b i degroom t aveled by He was s itting proudly n his horse and

r r . o ,
ne ver looked roun d b ut when he s w hi m h recognized her he ,

s a s e
loved and it w as just as if a sharp knife had pierced her heart

, .
Al as ! s ai d she I beli eved him t ue t o me b ut he has forgotten

“ “
, r ,
me .
”
Next day he again came along the road When he w as near her .
sh esai d to the lit tle calf ,
Litt le ca lf litt le c lf kneel by my si de

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,
a , ,
A nd do not forg et t hy he p he d m id s r -
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A s t he P i nce forg ot hi bet ot hed b i de r s r r ,
Who wa it ed for him

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nea t h t he lime t ree s
’
s ha de .
”
When he aware of the voice he looked down and reined in

w as ,
hi horse He loo ked i nto the herd s face and then put hi hands
’
s .
,
s
before hi s eyes as if he were t yi ng t o rememb er something b ut he r ,
soon rode onwards and was o ut of sight Alas ! sai d h he no .

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s e,
“
longer k nows me and her gri ef w as ever greater ,

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Soon after thi s a great fe u al three days long w as t o b e held at s

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the Kin g s court and the whole country w as in vi ted t o it

'
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N o w wi ll I t y my last chance th ought the mai den and when

“ ”
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eveni ng came he went t o the stone under whi ch she had bu i ed

s r
her t reasu es She took o ut th e dress wi th the golden suns put it on

r .
, ,
and adorned herself wi th the jewels She let down her hair whi ch .
,
sh had concealed under a handkerchi ef and it fell down in long

e ,
curls about her and thus he went into the town and in the d rk
,
s ,
a
ness was observed by no o ne When she entered the bri ghtly .
li ghted hall every o n sta rted back in amazement but no n knew

,
e , o e
who she w Th Ki ng s n went to meet her but he di d n t rec

as . e
’
so ,
o
o gni her He led her out t o dance and w as s o enchanted wi th her

ze .
,
Litt le Bi d The Three
223 r s
beaut y that he thought no more of the other b i de When the feast

, r .
was over she vanished in the crowd and hastened before daybreak
, ,
to the village where he once more put on her herd s dress

,
s
’
Next evening she too k o ut the dress wi th the silver moons and ,
put a half moon made o f preci ous stones in her h i r When he p

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a . s a
d at the festi val all e y es were turned upon her but the Kin g s
'
pe are , ,
s o n hastened to meet her and fill ed wi th love for her danced wi t h , ,
her alone n d no longer so much as glanced at any o ne else Before

, a .
sh went away she w

e forced t o promise him t come again t o th
as o e
festival on the last eveni ng .
When h appeared fo the third time s he wore the t d

s e r ,
s ar res s
whi ch sparkled at every step he took and her hair ribbon and gi s ,
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dle were starred with jewels The Prince had already b een w i ting . a
fo r her for a long time and forced hi way up to her Do b ut tell

“
,
s .
who yo u are said he I feel just as if I had already known you a

,
”
,
“
long time Do y u no t know what I did when y u left me ? Then

.
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o o
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sh stepped up to him and ki ssed him o n hi left chee k and in a

e , s ,
moment it was as if scales fell from his eyes and he recogni zed the ,
true bri de Come said he to her here I stay no longer gave

.
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,
”
,
“
,
”
her hi hand and led her down to the carri age

s ,
.
The horses hurri ed away to th e magi c castle as if the wi nd had

been harnessed t o the car i age Th ill uminated wi ndows already r . e
shone in the distance When they drove past the lim e tree count
.
,
less gl ow worms were swarming about it It shook it b ranches and

- . s ,
sent forth their fragrance On th steps flowers were bloomi ng and . e ,
the rooms echoed with the song o f s t range bird but in the hall the s ,
entire court was assembled and the pries t w as wai tin g to marry the ,
bri de groom to the true bri de .
T h e T h ree L i tt l e B i rd s
AB O T a thousand o more years ago there were in thi s count y

U r ,
r
nothi ng but small Kings and o ne o f them who lived on the Keuter , ,
berg w very fond f hunting Once n a ti me when he was ridi ng

,
as o . o
forth from hi castle wi th hi huntsmen t hree girl s were watchi ng

s s ,
their cows upon the mountai n and when they saw the King wi th ,
all hi followers the eldest gi rl pointed to him and c lled to the

s , ,
a
two other girls H illoa ! hilloa ! If I do no t get that one I will have
,
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224 G imm C o mp let e F i y T les
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s a r a
none Th en the second gi l nswered from the other i de f the

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r a s o
hi ll and pointed to the one who w

, n th Ki ng s right hand as o e
’
,
“
Hil loa ! hi ll oa ! If I do no t get that o ne I wi ll have none A nd then ,
.
”
the youngest pointed to the o n w h was o n the left hand and e o ,
cried Hilloa ! hilloa ! If I do no t get him I wi ll have no one

,
“
.
”
These however were the two mi ni sters

, ,
.
The Ki ng hea d all thi s and when he had come back from the
r ,
chase he caused the t hree gi rls to be brought to him and asked

, ,
t hem what they had sai d yesterday on the mo untai n Th ey would .
n o t tell him that so the Ki ng asked the eldest if h

,
really would s e
take hi m f her husband Then she sai d Y

or and the two min
.
“
es ,
”
i t
s ers mar i ed the two si ters fo they were all th e fair and b eau
r s , r r e
ti ful o f fa e especi all y the Qu een w ho b d h ai r like flax

c , ,
a .
Th two s isters had no chi ldren and once when the Ki ng w as

e ,
ob liged to go from home he invited them to come to the Queen in

order to cheer her fo she w about to bear a chi ld She had a li t
,
r as .
tle boy who brought a bri ght red star into the world wi th him Th e .
two s isters sai d t each other that they woul d throw the beautif ul
o
boy into the water When they had thrown hi m in the ri ver a little
.
,
bird flew up into the ir whi ch san g a , ,
“
To t hy de at h a rt t hou s p ed,
Unt il God s w ord b e s a id
’
.
I n t he w hit e lily blo om ,

”
B ra v e b oy is t hy t o mb ,
.
When the two heard that they were f i ghtened to death and ran ,
r ,
away in great has te When the King came home they told hi m that
.
th Queen had been deli vered o f a dog Th en the Kin g s i d What

“
e . a ,
God doe i well done ! But a fi herman who dwelt near th water
s, s s e
fished the li ttle boy o ut agai n while he w as sti ll alive and as hi ,

s
wife had no chi ldren th ey reared him .
When a year had gone by the Ki ng again went away and the , ,
Queen had another li t tle b oy whom the false si sters likewi se took ,
an d threw in to the water Then up flew a li ttle b ird ag in and sang. a ,
To t hy dea t h a rt t ho u s p ed,
Unt il G
o d s w ord be s a i d
’
.
I n t he w hit e li ly b lo o m ,
”
B rac e b o y is t hy t om b ,
.
And when the King c me back they to l d him that the Queen had
a ,
once more given birth t a dog and he again said What G d o , ,

“
o
do es i we ll done Th fishe man however fi hed thi n also o ut

, s .
”
e r , ,
s s o e
o f the water and rea ed him ,

r .
Litt le Bi d The Three 225 r s
Then the Ki ng agai n journeyed forth and the Queen had a li ttle ,
girl whom also the false sisters threw into the water Then again a
, .
li ttle bird flew up n hi gh and sang o ,
“
To t hy de a t h a rt t ho u sp ed,
Unt il G ’
o d s w o rd he s a id .
I n t he w hit e lily blo o m,

B onny g irl is t hy t omb , .
When the King came home they told that the Queen had him
been deli vered of a cat Then the Ki ng grew an gry and ordered hi
.
, s
wife to be cast into prison and therein w she shut up for many ,
as
long years .
In the meantime the chi ldren had grown up Then the e l dest .
once went out wi th some other boys t o fish but the other boys ,
wou l d not have hi m wi th them and sai d Go thy way foundli ng , ,

“
, .
”
Hereupon he was much troubled and asked the ld fisherman if , o
that was true Th e fisherman told him that once when he w

. as
fishing he had drawn hi m u t f the water So the boy sai d he o o .
would go forth and seek hi father Th fishe man however em s . e r , ,
treated him to stay but he would not let himself h hi ndered and
,
e ,
at last the fisherman consented Th en the boy went on hi way and . s
walked for many days together and at last he came to a great piece ,
o f water by the s i de o f whi ch stood an o l d woman fishi ng .
“
Good day mother said th b y M any thanks sai d she Y u
, , e o .
“
,
”
.
“
o
wi ll fish long enough before yo u catch anythi ng And yo u will .

” “
seek long enough before you find your father How wi ll you get .
over the water? sai d the woman God knows ”

. .
Then the o ld woman took him up o n her back and c ni ed him a
through it and he sought for a long tim e but could not find his f
, ,
a
ther .
When a year had gone b y the second boy set ou t to seek hi ,

s
brother He came to th water and all fared wi th him just as wi th

. e ,
hi brother And now there w

s . no n at home but the daughter as o e ,
and she mourned fo her brothers so much that at last she also
r
begg ed the fisherman to let her t forth for h wi shed to go in se ,

s e
search f her b rothers Then h likewise came to the great p iece of

o . s e
water and h sai d to the ld woman Good day mother M any

,
s e o ,
“
,
.
” “
thank replied the ld woman M y G d he lp y u with your

s,
”
o .
“
a o o
fishi ng sai d the maiden

, .
When the o ld woman heard that she became quite friendly and , ,
carried her over the water gave her a wand and sai d to her Go, , ,
“
,
my dau ghter ever onwards b y thi s road and when yo u come to a

, ,
226 G imm C o mp lete F i y T le
r
’
s a r a s
great black dog y u must pass it silently and bo ldl y wi thout either
,
o ,
laughi ng looking at it Th en y u wi ll come to a great hi gh castle

or . o ,
o n the threshold o f whi ch you must let the wand fall and go ,
strai ght through the castle and out agai n o n the other side There .
you will e an o ld fountai n out of whi ch a large t ee has grown

se r ,
whereon hangs a bird in a cage whi ch you must take dow n Take .
likewi se a g lass o f water o ut o f the fountai n and with these tw o ,
thi ngs go back by the same way Pi ck up the wand again from the .
threshold and take it with y ou and when you again pass by the do g ,
st i ke him in the face wi th it but b e sure that you hi t him and then
r , ,
just come back here t o me .

”
Th mai den fou nd everythi ng exactly as the ld woman had sai d

e o ,
and o n her way b ack he found her two brothers who had sought
s
each other over half the world They went together t o the place .
where the black do g w as lyi ng o n the road ; she struck it in th face e ,
and it turned into a handsome Prince who went with them to the
river There the o ld woman was sti ll standi ng She rejoi ced much t o
. .
see them agai n and car i ed them all over the water and then h
,
r , s e
t oo went away fo no w she w as fre ed The others however went

,
r .
, ,
to the o ld fishe man and all were glad that they had foun d each
r ,
other again and they hun g the bird n th wall

, o e .
But the second son could no t set tle at home and took hi cross , s
bow and went hunting When he w as tired he took hi flute and

a- . s ,
made music Th King however w hunting t oo and heard that

. e , ,
as ,
and went thi ther and when he met the youth he sai d Who has
, , ,
“
given y u leave to hunt here ? Oh no o n To whom do you b

o
” “
,
e .
” “
e
long then ? I am the fi henn an s on But he has no chi ldren

,
” “
s
’
s .
” “
.
”
“
If you will not b e lieve come wi th me ,
.
”
That the Ki ng di d and questioned the fis herman w ho told every ,
thi ng t o him and th e li t tle bird o n the wall b eg n t o sing

,
a ,
The mo t her sit s a lo ne

There in t he pri s o n s ma ll ,
0 King of ro ya l blo o d ,
These a re t hy c hildren a ll .
The si st ers t wa in s o a lse, f

The y w ro ug ht t he children w o e,
There in t he wa t ers de ep
fi Where t he s herme n c ome a nd go .
Then the y were all ter i fied and the Ki ng to ok the bird the
r , ,
fisherm an and the three chi l dren back with hi m to the castle and ,
ordered the pri son to be opened and brought hi wife ut again s o .

Le ves 227 The Three Sn a ke- a
She had however grown qui te ill and weak Th en the daughter
, ,
.
gave her some o f the water of the fountai n to drink and she h , e
came strong and he l thy But the two false sisters were burnt and
a .
,
the daughter marri ed the Prince .
T h e T h ree S na k e L eav e s -
THE RE WAS once a man who was poor that he could hardly earn so
enough t keep himself and hi n from starving One day the boy
o s so .
sai d t hi m Dear father I see you going about every day looki ng
o ,
“
,
so sa d and ti ed t hat I am determ ined to go

r t into the wor l d and ou
try t earn my wn li ving

o o .
”
So hi father gave him hi blessing and took leave f him wi th

s s o
many tears Just at thi s time a great King was going to war with th e
.
Kin g f nother count y and the youth too k servi ce under hi m and
o a r ,
marched to the battle fi ld as a soldier In the first confli ct wi th the

-
e .
enemy he w in great danger and had a wonderful escape f hi

as ,
or s
comrades fell n each s ide f him Their commander also was

o o .
wounded and several were incli ned t t ke fli ght and run from the
,
o a
fie l d But the youth stepped forth to r i se their courage and cried

. a , ,
“
No no we will never allow o u fatherland t sink t o the g ound !
, ,
r o r
”
Then they took co u age and followed their young leader who led r ,
them forward attacked and qui ckl y vanqui hed the enemy Wh en
, s .
the Ki ng heard t whom he owed thi s great vi ctory he sent f the

o ,
or
youth raised him t a positi on f great honor gave hi m great treas

,
o o ,
ures and made hi m first in the kingdom next to hi mse lf

,
.
Now the Ki ng had a daughter who was very beautiful b ut h , s e
was also very whimsical She had made a vow that h would take . s e
no man for a hu band w h di d not promi se that if h should di

s o s e e
he would allow hi mself t be b uri ed ali ve with her in the grave If o .

“
he loves me h sai d he will n t wi sh to outli ve me In tum

,
”
s e ,
“
o . re
f thi s h would also promi se to be bu i ed in the grave wi th her

or s e r
spouse should he di first e .
Thi s strange w had hi therto fri ghtened away all wooers but
vo ,
the young soldier was so struck with the beauty f the P i ncess that o r
b disregarded the vow although her father warned him and sai d
e , ,
“
Do y u know what a te i b l e promi se you wi ll have to make ?
o rr
”
“
Y es, replied the young man I must be buried wi th her in the
”
,
228 G imm s Comp lete F i y Ta les
r
’
a r
grave if I outli ve her But m y love fo her i

. s t rong that I di e r s so , sr
gard that danger Then the Ki ng gave hi consent and the mar
.
”
s ,
i ge w as celebrated wi t h great pomp

r a .
After they had lived together for some ti me in great happiness

and contentment the young queen w as seized with a terrible ill ness
,
from whi ch her p hysicians were unable t o restore her As he lay . s
dead the y oung hus band remembered what he had promi sed and
,
the thought o f lyi ng in the grave ali ve fill ed him with horror b ut ,
there w as no escape Th e King placed a watch at every outlet from

.
the castle o that it w a not possib le to avoid hi s fate When the

,
s s .
day of the f me al arri ved and the body had been carried down and
r r
placed in the royal vaul t he was taken there also and the door
, ,
fi ml y fastened with locks and bolt Near t o the c o flin stood a tab le
r s .
upon whi ch were four li ghts four loaves of bread and four b ottles, ,
o f wi ne and he knew t hat when thes e provi s i on

, came t o an end s ,
he must starve S o be seated himself feeling fu ll o f g i ef and

.
,
r s or
ro w but wi t h a determi nati on t o take onl y a small p i ece o f b read

,
and the least drop of wine t o make them last , .
One day when death seemed nearer than ever he s w from a ,

a
com er of the vault just opposite t o where he t a white snake sa ,
creep out and approach the b od y He rose in ho ror thi nkin g it w as . r ,
ab out t o gnaw it and drawin g hi sword exclaimed as wi th t wo

, s , ,
blows he cut the snake into three pieces A s long as I live you ,
“
shall not tou ch that .

”
After a whil e a second snake crept o ut of the com er b ut as soon ,
as he s w th e other l ying dead in three p iece s he went b ack and

a ,
qui ckly returned wit h three gree n leaves in his mouth Then he .
took the three separate port ions of the snake placed them together ,
and lai d a leaf on each woun d and no sooner were the y j oined , ,
than the snake rai sed himself as lively ever and went away hast as ,
il y with hi s com p ani on .
Th e leaves remai ned lying o n the ground and as he loo ked at ,
them the th oughts o f the poor unfo tum te man were full o f the
,
r
wonderful prop erti es they possessed and it suddenl y occurred t o ,
him that a leaf whi ch coul d res tore a dead snake t o life mi ght b e ,
u sefu l t o human b eings He stooped and pi cked up the leaves then

.
,
advancing softly towards the body he lai d o ne o n the mouth of the ,
dead and the others o n b oth the eyes In a moment he saw the
,
.
effect of what he had done Th blood began to circulate in the . e
veins and blushed softly in the pale face and lips of hi dead wife s .
She drew a dee p breath Op ened her closed eyes and excl aimed
,
S na ke Le ve s The Three
229 -
a
“
You are wi th me dear wife answered her husband ; and then
, ,
he told her all that had happened and h w he had wakened her to , o
Af ter taki ng a little o f the wine and bread she became stronger ,
and w able to i se from the bier and walk to the door of the vaul t
as r
with her hus b and Here they knocked and called loudly for a long
.
ti me till at las t the watchm an heard them and word w sent to the
, as
Kin g He came himself very qui ckly and ordered the door of the
.
vault t o be op ened How astonished and joyful he w as to fin d them

.
b oth ali ve and uninjured and t o know that hi an i ety was over !
, s x
The whole matter had b een a great trou b le t o him .
The three leaves the young Prince took wi th him and gave them
, ,
to a servant to take care of saying Preserve them carefull y for

, ,
“
me and see that they are s fe every day ; who knows what help
,
a
they may be to us in any future t rouble ? ”
A great change appeared in th wife of the young Prince ft er e a
thi event—it w a as if wi th her re turn to life all her love f her

s s ,
or
husb and had vani shed from her he ar t .
Not long after he wi shed to take a voyage across the sea to see
,
hi o ld father and he accompani ed hi m Whi le they were o n board

s ,
s .
ship she forgot all the t rue and great love he had shown for her in
,
trying to restore her to li fe when he was dead and made f i ends s ,

r
wi th the captain who w as as wi cked as herself

, .
One day when the young Pri nce lay asleep o n deck h called ,
s e
the skipper to her and told hi m t o take her husband by the feet ,
while she rai sed his head and before he was awake enough to sav e
,
himself these t wo wi cked people threw him overboard into the sea
,
.
As soon as thi s shameful deed w as accompli hed she sai d t the s ,

o
ski pper Now let us sai l home agai n and y that the P i n ce h
,
“
sa r as
di ed o n the voyage I will prai se and e tol you so greatly to my f

. x a
ther that I know he wi ll readi ly give hi consent to o u mar i age

,
s r r ,
and leave the crown t o you after his death .

”
But the fai thful servant t o whom the Prince had entrusted the
wonderful leaves saw all th at hi master s wife had done U nno s
’
.
ti ced he lowered one o f the b oats from the shi p s s ide go t o n bo rd

,
’
,
a
and very soon discovered the b ody o f the Prince Dragging it hast .
ily into the boat he rowed awa y and soon left the tr itors far
,
a
behind As soon as he felt safely out f sight he produced the pre

. o ,
i u leaves whi ch he al ways ca rri ed about wi th hi m lai d one o n

c o s ,
each eye and o n on the mouth f the dead man who very quickly
e o ,
showed s igns f life and w as at last sufficiently restored to he lp in

o ,
rowi ng the boat They b oth rowed with all their s trength day n d
. a
230 G imm C omp lete F i y T les r
’
s a r a
ni ght and their li ttle bark flew so swiftly over the waves that they
, ,
arrived at the King s palace long b efore hi daughter and the cap
’
tain .
Th King wondered greatly when he saw hi

e o n in law and the s s - -
servant enter and asked them what had happened But when he
, .
heard f hi s daughter s wi ckedness he said I can scarcely believe

o
’
, ,
“
she would act b as ely However the t uth wi ll soon b e brought to

so .
,
r
li ght F the present I advi se y u both to hi de you selves in a p i

. or ,
o r r
vate chamber and make yourselves qui te at home till the ship e
,
r
turns .
”
The master and servant took the Kin g s advi ce and a few days
’
afterwards the large shi p made it appearance and the Kin g s s ,

'
guilty daughter appeared before her father with a sorrowful coun

t en a n ce .
“
Why have you come back alone ? he as ked Where ”
.
“
is your
husb nd ? a
”
Ah ! dear father she re pli e d I come home t o you in great o

“ ”
, ,
“
s r
row f during the voyage my husband was taken suddenl y ill

,
o r, ,
and di ed and if th goo d captain had no t stood by me and n

, e co
ducted me home I cannot tell what evi l mi ght have happened to

,
me He stood by my hus b and s deathbed and he c n tell y u all

.
’
,
a o
that occurred .
”
Oh ! sai d the King I can restore your dead hus b and to life
“ ”
,
“
again s o do n t grieve any longer He threw open the door o f the

, o .
”
private room he spoke and told hi s on and the servant t o come

as ,
s
o ut .
When the wife s aw her husb and she was thunders t ruck and sank ,
on her k nees imploring mercy .
I ca n show you no mercy s ai d the King Your husband w as

“ ”
,
.
“
n t only ready to be b uri ed and di

o with y ou but he used the e ,
means whi ch restored y u to life and you have murdered him o ,
whi le he slept and shall receive the reward y ou o t rul y merit

, s .
”
Then was she with her accompli ce placed in a boat full of holes ,
and driven out to sea where the y were soon overwhelmed in the ,
waves and drowned .

T h e Wh i t e S n a k e
A L ONG TI ME ago there lived a King whose wi sdom was noised

abroad in all the count y Nothi ng remained long un known to him
r .
,
and it was as if the knowledge f hi dden thi ngs w brought to hi m o as
in the i However he had o n curi ou cu stom Every day at di n

a r
.
, e s .
ner fter the table had been cleared and e very n gone away a
,
a o e ,
trusty servant had to bring in o n other di sh But it w as covered up e .

,
and the servant himself di d n t know what was in it and no o ne o ,
else knew for the King waited unti l he was quite alone before he
,
uncovered the dish .
Thi s had gone n a long t ime but at la t there came a d y when

o ,
s a
the servant could restrai n hi cu i osity no longer but as he w car s r ,

as
r yi n g the di sh away he took it into hi own room As soon as he had s .
fastened th door securely he lifted the co ver and there he saw a

e , ,
whi te snake lying on the di sh After seeing it he coul d not resist the .
‘
desire to taste it and so he cut ff a small piece and put it in hi

,
o s
mouth As soon as it touched hi tongue he hea d outs i de his w in

. s r
dow a strange chorus of delicate v oices He went and li stened and .

,
found that it w the sparrows talking together n d telling each

as ,
a
other all they had seen in the fie l ds and woods Th vi t ue f the . e r o
snake had given hi m power to un derstand the speech of anim als .
Now it happened one day that the Queen lost her most splen di d
ri ng and susp ici on fell upon the t usty serv ant who had th gen
, r ,
e
eral superintendence and he was accused f stealing it Th e King

,
o .
summoned him t o hi s presence and fter many reproaches told him , a
that if by the next day he was n t ab l e to name th thi ef he shoul d o e
b e cons i dered guilty and puni shed It was in vain that he protested
,
.
his innocence ; he coul d get no b etter sentence In hi uneasiness . s
and an i ety he went out into the court yard and began to consi der
x ,
what he could do in so great a necessit y There sat the ducks by the .
runni ng water and rested themse lves and plu n d themselves with ,
r e
their flat bills and held a comfortab l e chat Th servant stayed

,
. e
where he was and listened to them They tol d how they had wad .
dl d about all yesterday morni ng and found good food ; and then
e
on e of them sai d p itifull y Somethi ng li es ve y heavy in my craw

,
“
r
i t i the ri ng that was lyi ng under the Queen s wi ndow ; I swallowed

’
it down in t oo great a hurry

”
.
232 G imm Co mp lete Fa i y T les r
’
s r a
Th en the servant seized her b y the neck took her into the ,
kitchen and sai d to the cook Ki ll thi s o n she i quite ready f

, ,
“
e, s or
cooking Yes sai d the co ok weighing it in her hand ; there will

.
” “
, ,
“
be no t ouble o f fatteni ng thi s o n —it has b een ready ever o long

r e s .
”
She then s li t up it neck and when it w as opened the Queen s

s ,
’
ri ng w as fo und in it s craw The servant co uld no w clearly prove hi

. s
innocence and in order t o make up for the inj us ti ce he had suffered

,
the King permitt ed him to a k s ome favor for himself and also s
’
promi sed hi m the place o f greatest honor in the royal household .
But the servant refused it and only asked fo a ho rse and money ,
r
fo r traveli ng f he had a fancy t o ee the world and look ab out

,
or s ,
hi m a li ttle So hi request was granted and he et o ut o n hi way;

. s ,
s s
and o ne day he ca me t o a pool of water by whi ch he aw three , s
fis hes w ho had got enta ngled in the rus hes and were panti ng for ,
water Although fishes are usually cons idered dumb creatures he

.
,
understood very we l l thei r lament that th e y were t o p erish o mi s s
era bly; and as he had a compassi onate heart he di smounted from

his horse and put the three fishes back again i nto the water Th e y
, .
quivered all over wi th joy stretched o ut their heads and called out
, ,
t o hi m , We will remember and reward you becaus e you have

“
,
deli vered u s .
”
He rode o n and after a while he heard a small voi ce come up

,
from the sand unde neath hi horse s feet He li stene d and under
r s
’
.
,
stood how an ant king w as complai ning If only these men would
-
,
“
keep o ff with their great awkward b easts ! Here comes this stupi d
,
horse treading down m y people wi th his hard hoofs ! ”
The man then t urned hi s horse t o the s i de path and the ant ki ng -
,
-
called out to him We will remember and reward you !

,
“ ”
The path led him through a wood and there he w a father ,

sa
raven and mother raven standi ng by their nest and throwi ng their
-
young ones o ut .
“
Off with yo u ! young gall ows birds ! c i ed they ; we cannot stuff -
r
“
y o u an y more ; yo u are b i g enough t o fend f or your selves ! The

”
poor y oung ravens lay o n the ground flutte i ng and b eating the air ,
r ,
wi th their pini ons and c yi ng We a e poo r helpless things we

,
r ,
“
r ,
cannot fend for ourselves we cann ot even fly! W can only di of ,

e e
hun ger! ”
Then the ki nd young man di smounted killed hi horse wi th hi ,

s s
dagger and left it to the young ravens fo food They came hop
,
r .
p i ng u p fea
,
s ted away at i t and cri ed W e wi ll remem b,
er and e ,
“
,
r
ward you ! ”
S o now he had t o use his o w n legs and when he had gone a long ,
S n ke The
233 Whi te a
way he came to a great town Th ere was much noise and thronging .
in the streets and there came a man n a horse who proc laimed
, o , ,
The Kin g s daughter seeks a husband but he who wi shes to marry

“ ’
her must perform a diffi cul t task and if he cann ot carry it th ough , r
successfully he must lose hi li fe

,
s .
”
M any had a lready tri ed but had lost their liv es i n vai n Th , . e
youn g man when he saw the Kin g s daughter was so dazzled by

,
’
her great beauty that he forgot all danger went to the King and
, ,
offered himse lf as a wooer .
Th en he w led to the sea side and a gold ri ng was thrown into

as -
,
the water before hi eyes Then the Ki ng to l d him that he must

s .
fetch the i ng up again from the bottom f the sea sayi ng If you
r o , ,
“
come back wi thout it yo u shall be put under the waves again and
,
again until y u are drowned o .
Every n piti ed the handsome youn g man but they went and
o e , ,
left him alone by the sea As he was standing o n the shore and .
thi nki ng of what he should do there came three fishes swimming ,
by none other than those he had set free Th middle n had a

, . e o e
mussel in hi mouth and he l ai d it on the strand at the young man s

s ,
’
feet ; and when he took it up and Opened it there w the gold ring as
insi de ! Full o f j y he carri ed it to the Ki ng o nd expected the ,

a
promised reward ; but the Ki ng s daughter proud of her hi gh bi th ’
,
r ,
despised him and t hi m another task to perform She went ut

, se . o
into the garden and strewed about o v er the gra s ten sacks full of
,
s
mi llet seed By the ti me the sun ri ses in the morni ng y u must

.
“
o
have picked up all these h sai d and not a grain must be ,

”
s e ,
wanting .
”
Th young man sat down in the garden and cons i dered h w it

e o
was possib le to do thi s task but he coul d cont i ve nothin g and ,

r ,
stayed there feeli ng very sorrowful and expe ting to be led t o

, ,
c
death at break f day But when the first beams f the sun fell n
o . o o
t h garden he saw that the ten sacks were ll fill ed standi ng n by

e a ,
o e
the other n d not even a gr in was mi ssing Th ant king had ar

,
a a . e -
rived in the ni ght with hi thousands f ants and the grateful crea s o ,
t ures had pi cked up ll the m i llet seed and fi lled the sacks wi th
a ,
great indus t y Th King s daughter came herself into the ga den

r . e
’
r
and saw wi th tonishment that the young man had perfo med all
as r
that had been given hi m t do But she cou l d n t let her proud o . o
heart me lt but said A l though he h completed the t w task he

, ,
“
as o s,
sha ll not be my bridegroom unless he b i ngs me an apple from the r
tree f li fe
o .
”
Th young man di d n t know where the tree of life was to be

e o
’
r
found but he set o ut and went o n and o n as long as his legs coul d
, ,
carry him b ut he had no hope of fin ding it Wh en he had gone

, .
through three kingdoms he came o ne eveni ng t o a wood and ,
seated himself under a tree t o go t o sleep ; b ut he he ard a rustling

in the b oughs and a golden apple fell into hi s hand Imm di ately
, . e
three ravens flew towards him p erched o n his kn ee and said We , , ,

“
are the three y oung ravens that you deli vered from s tarvi ng; when
we grew big and heard that you were seekin g the golden app le we
, ,
flew over the s ea to the end o f the earth where the tree o f li fe ,
stan ds and we fetched the ap ple

, .
”
Full of joy the young man et o ff o n his way home and brought s ,
the golden apple t o the Kin g s b eautiful daughter w ho w a without ’
, s
any fu ther excu se

r .
So the y di vi ded the apple o f life and ate it together ; and th eir ,
hea ts were fil led wi th love and the y lived in undisturb ed happi

r ,
ness to a great age .
T h e T h ree Sp i nne rs
THER E WAS Once a gi rl w ho w lazy and woul d n t spin and her as o ,
mother coul d n t pe suade her t o it d wha t h would At last the

o r , o s e .
mother b ecame angry and ut f pati ence and gave her a good o o ,
b eating o that h cried ut loudly At that moment the Qu een

, s s e o .
w as going by; as h he rd the c yi ng he stopped ; and going into

s e a r , s ,
the house h asked the mother why h w be ati ng her daughter

, s e s e as ,
s o that every o ne outs i de in th e s t reet co ul d hear her c i es r .
Th woman w
e ashamed t tell of her daughter s laziness
as he o
’
, so s
s aid I cannot stop her from spinning ; h i forever at it and I am

,
“
s e s ,
p oor and cannot furnis h her wi th flax enough .

”
Th en the Queen answered I li ke nothing b et ter th an the so und

“
,
o f th e s pinni ng wheel n d always feel happ y when I hear its hum

-
a
mi ng ; let me take y our daughter wi th m t o the castl —

,
I have e e
plenty f flax h shall s pin there t her heart s content

o ,
s e o
’
.
”
Th e mother w onl y t glad f the offer and the Queen took

as oo o ,
the girl with her When the y reached the castle the Queen showed
.
her three ro om whi ch were filled with the finest flax as full as they
s
could hold .
Now yo u can s pin me thi s fl s ai d he nd when you can

“ ” “
ax , s , a
Sp inn The Three
23 5 ers
show it me all done y u shall hav e my eldest n fo bri degroom o so r ;
you may be poor but I make nothing f that—your indust y , o r
dow ry enough .
”
Th gi l was inwardly terrified for she cou l d not hav e spun th

e r , e
flax even if she were to li ve to be a hundred years ld and were t

, o , o
si t sp inni ng every day o f her li fe from mornin g to e venin g A nd .
when she found herself l one she began to weep and sat so f a ,
or
three days wi thout putti ng her hand to it On the thi d day the . r
Queen came and when he saw that nothi ng had been done f the
,
s o
spinni ng h was much surprised ; but the gi l excused herself by

s e r
sayi ng that she had n t been able t begin because f the distress o o o
she was in at leavi ng her home and her mother Th excu e co n . e s
tented the Queen who said however as h went away Tomor, , ,

s e ,
“
row yo u must begin to work .

”
When the girl found herself alone again h could not tell h w to S e o
he lp herself what to do and in her perp lexi ty she went and

or ,
gazed ut f the window There she saw three women p sing by

o o . as ,
and the first f t hem had a broad flat foot the second had a b ig
o ,
under lip that hung down over her chi n and the third had a rema k
-
,
r
ably broad thumb Th ey all f them stopped in front o f the win

. o
dow and called u t to know what it w that the girl wanted She
, o as .
told them all her need and they promi sed her their he lp and sai d
, , ,
Then wi ll y u invi te us to your wedding and not be ashamed f

“
o ,
o
u and call us your cousins and let u it at your tab l e ? If y u wi ll

s, ,
s s o
promi se thi s we will fini sh off you fl —spinni ng in a v ery short

, r ax
time With ll my heart answered the gi rl ; only come in n w

.
” “
a
”
,
“
o ,
and begin at once .

”
Th en these same women cam e in and she cleared a space in the ,
first room for them to it and carry n their spinnin g Th first one s o . e
drew o ut the th ead and moved the t eadle that t urned the wheel ;
r r
th second moi stened the thread ; the thi rd tw i sted it and rapped
e ,
with her finger n the tab le ; and often as she rapped a heap f
o as o
yarn fell to the groun d nd it was most beautifull y spun But the ,
a .
girl hi d the three s pinsters ut Of the Queen s sight and only o

’
showed her as often as she cam e th heaps f we ll spun yarn ; and

, ,
e o -
there w no end to the prai es she received When the first room
as s .
was empty they went n to the sec nd and then to the third so o o , ,
that at l st all was finished Then the th ee women took their leave
a . r ,
sayi ng to the gir l Do not forget what yo u have promised and it

,
“
,
wi ll be all the be t ter for you .

”
So when the girl took the Queen and showed her the empt y
rooms and th g eat heaps of y n the wedding w at once ar
,
e r ar ,
as
236 G imm Co mp lete Fairy T les r
’
s a
ranged and the bri degroom rejoiced that he should have o clever
, s
and di ligent a wife and pr i s d her exceedi ngly ,

a e .
“
I have three cous in sai d the girl and as they h ve shown me
s,
”
,
“
a
a great deal o f kindness I woul d no t wish t o forget them in my ,
good fortune ; may I be allowed t o invite them t the weddi ng and o ,
t o ask them to s it at the ta b le with u ?

”
s
The Queen and the bri degroom sai d at once Th ere i no reason
“
, s
agai nst it .
”
So when the feast b egan in came the three spinsters in strange ,
guise and the bri de sai d Dear cousins y ou are welcome

, ,
“
, .
”
“
Oh said the bri degroom how come yo u t o have such dread
,
”
,
“
full y ugly relations ? ”
And then he went up t o the first spinster and sai d Ho w i is ,

“
s
that yo u have such a broad flat foot? With treadi ng answered ” “ ”

,
wi th t readi ng
“ ”
s h e, .
Th en he w ent u p t o the second and sai d H ow is it that yo u

“
,
have such a great hangi ng lip ? With li ck ing ans wered he ” “ ”

,
s ,
“
wi th li ckin g .
”
Then he asked th e thi rd Ho w i it that yo u have such a broad

“
,
s
thumb ? Wi th twi tin g thread an wered he with twisti ng

” “
s
”
,
s s ,
“
thread .
”
Then the b ri degroom sai d that from that tim e forward his b eauti
ful b ri de should never touch a sp i nni ng wheel -
.
A nd o he escaped that ti resome fl

s s s pinni ng a x- .
R um p e l s ti l t s k i n
THE R WAS once a mi ller who was poor but he had o n b eautiful
E ,
e
daughter It happened on day that he came t speak wi th the

. e o
King nd to give himself consequence he told him that he had a

,
a , ,
daughter who could spin gold ut of straw Th Ki ng sai d to the o . e
mill er That i an art that pleases me well ; if your daughter i as

,
“
s s
cle ver as you say b in g her t my castle tomorrow that I may put
,
r o ,
her t the proof

o .
”
When the gi rl was brou ght to him he led her into a room that ,
was quite full f straw and gave her a wheel and spindle and said
o , , ,
“
Now t to work and if by the early mornin g you have not spun
se ,
Rump l t ilt s kin 237 e s
this straw t o gold you shall di And he shut the door hi mself and e .
”
,
left her there alone .
And so the poor mill er s daughter w l eft there sitt ing and ’
as ,
could n t thi nk what to do for her life h had no notion h w to

o : s e o
set to work to spin gold from st raw and her distress grew so great ,
that she began to weep Then ll at once the door Opened and in . a ,
came a li ttle man who s i d Goo d eveni ng mi ll er s daughter; why a ,

“
,
’
are y u crying ? Oh ! answered the gir l I hav e got t spin gol d

o
” ”
,
“
o
out of straw and I don t understand the business

,
’
.
”
Th en the little man sai d What wi ll you gi ve me if I sp in i t for

“
,
M y neck l ace sai d the gi rl

” “ ”
y u?o ,
.
Th li ttle man took the necklace seated himse lf before the

e ,
wheel and whi rr whi rr whi rr ! three times round and th bobbin
, , ,
e
was fu ll ; then he took up another and whirr whirr whirr ! three , , ,
times round and that was full ; and so he went n ti ll the morni ng
,
o ,
when all the straw had been spun and all the bobbins were full f , o
go ld At sunri se came the King and when he saw the gold he was
.
,
astoni shed and very much rejoiced f he w very avarici ous He ,

or as .
had the mi ll er s daughter taken into another room filled with straw
’
much bigger than the l ast and told her that she valued her li fe ,
as
she must spin it all in n ni ght o e .
Th gi rl di d n t know what to d
e so h began to cry and then
o o, s e ,
the door opened and the little man appeared and said Wh at wi ll
, ,
“
you give me if I spin a ll thi s straw into gold ? Th i ng from my ” “

e r
finger answered the girl

,
”
.
So the li ttle man took th ing and began again to send the e r ,
whee l whirring round and by the next morning ll the st aw was ,

a r
spun into glisteni ng go l d The Ki ng was rejoiced beyond measure .
at the sight but as he cou l d ne ver hav e enough f go l d he had the

, o ,
miller s daughter taken into a sti ll larger room full f straw and
’
o ,
sai d Thi s t mu t be spun in n night and if y u accomp lish it

,
“
, oo, s o e ,
o
y u shal l be my wife
o For he thought A lthough h i but a .
”
,
“
s e s
mi ller s daughter I am not li kely to find any o n ri cher in th whole

’
,
e e
worl d .
As soo n as the gi rl was left alone the li tt l e man appeared f the ,

or
third time and said What wi ll y u give me if I sp in the s traw for

,
“
o
you this time? I hav e nothing left to gi ve answered the girl

” “
,
”
.
Then y u must promi se me the fi st chi l d y u have after y u are

“
o r o o
Queen sai d the li tt l e man

”
,
.
But who knows whether that wi ll happen? thought the gi rl

“ ”
but she di d not kn ow what e l se to do in her necess ity she prom

as ,
i sed the li ttle man what he des ired upon whi ch he began to sp in , ,
238 G imm Co mp lete F i y Ta les r
’
s a r
un ti l all the straw w as gold And when in the morni ng th e King .
came and found all done accordi ng t o hi wi sh he ca used the wed s ,
ding to b e held at once and the mi ller s pretty daughter b ecame a ,

’
Queen .
In a year s time she brought a fine chi ld into th e world and

’
thought no more o f the li ttle man; b ut o ne day he came suddenl y

i nto her roo m and sai d N o w gi ve me what yo u pro mi sed me
“ ”
.
, ,
The Queen was ter i fied greatl y and offered the li t tle m n all the
r ,
a
r i ches o f the ki ngdom if he would onl y leave th e chi ld ; but the li ttle
man s i d No I woul d rather have something li ving than all the
a ,
“
,
treasures o f the world .

”
Then the Queen began t o lament and t o weep s o that the li ttle ,
man had pity upon her I will give yo u th ee days sai d he and .
“
r ,
”
,
“
if at the end o f tha t ti m e yo u cannot tell my name you must give ,
up the chi ld t o me .
”
Then the Q ueen s p ent the whole ni ght in thi nki ng over all th e
names that he had ever heard and sent a messenger through the
s ,
land t o a k far and wi de fo all the names that co ul d b e found And

s r .
when the little man came nex t day beginning wi th C as par M el , ,
chi or Balthazar she repeated all she knew and went t hrough the
, , ,
whole li st but fter each the li t tle man s ai d That is n t my

,
a ,
“
o
name .
Th e second day the Q ueen sent t o inquire o f all th e nei ghb ors
what the servants were called and told the lit tle man all the most ,
unu ual and s in g ular names sayi ng P erhaps you e R oast i b s o r

s , ,
“
ar -
r ,
Sheepshanks o S pindl eshanks ? But he ans wered nothi ng b ut

,
r
”
That i no t my name
“ ”
s .
Th thi rd day the messenger came b ack agai n and sai d I have
“
e , ,
no t been a b le t o find o ne s in gle new name ; b ut as I passed through
the woods I came t a hi gh hi ll and near it w s a little house and

o ,
a ,
before the house burned a fire and round the fire dance d a comical ,
little man and he hopp ed o n ne leg and cried

, o ,
“
Toda y do I ba ke, t omorrow I brew ,
The da y after t ha t t he Que en s c hild c omes in;

’
A nd o h! I a m lad t ha t no bo d y k ne w g ”
Tha t t he na me I a m ca lled is R ump els ti lts ki nl
cannot thi nk h w pleased the Queen w t o hear that name

Yo u o as ,
and soon afterwards when the li t tle man walked in and said , ,
“
No w M Queen what i my name ? h said at first A e yo u
,
rs .
,
s
”
s e ,
“
r
called Jack? N O answered he A e yo u called Harry ? he

” “ ”
, .
“
r
”
s
The Queen B ee 239
asked agai n No answered b A n d then she s i d Th en per

.
“ ”
, e . a ,
“
haps your name i Rumpe ls ti ltski n ! s

”
Th devi l told you that ! the devi l to l d yo u that ! ried the littl
“ ”
e c e
man and in hi anger he st mped with hi right foot so hard that it

, s a s :
went into the ground above hi knee ; then he seized hi left foot s s
wi th both hi hands in such a fury that he spli t in two and there

s ,
was an end f hi m o .
T h e Q uee n Bee
Tw o Kin g s sons who sought advent ures fell into a wil d reckless
’
way of li ving and gave up all thoughts f going home again Their
, o .
third and youngest brother who was call ed Witli ng and had e , ,
r
mai ned behi nd started ff to seek them ; and when at last he found
, o
them they jeered at hi simpli ci ty in thi nking that he coul d make

, s
hi way in the world whi le they who were

s much cleverer were
,
so
unsuccessful But they all three went n together unti l they came to
. o
an ant hi ll whi ch the t w eldest brothers wi shed to s t ir up that

-
, o ,
they might see the little ants hurry about in their f i ght and carry r
in g ff their eggs but Wi tli ng s i d

o Leave the li ttl e creatures
, a ,
“
alone I wi ll not suffer them to be di sturbed

, .
And they went n farther until they came to a lake where a o ,
number f ducks were swimming about Th tw o e ldest brothers

o . e
wanted to catch a couple and cook them but Witling would n t ,

o
allow it and sai d Leave the creatures alone I wi ll not suffer them
, ,
“
,
to be killed .
”
And then they came to a bee s nest in a tree and there w as ’

-
,
so
much honey in it that it fl w d and ran down the trunk Th o v er o e . e
t wo eldest brothers then wanted to make a fire beneath the tree ,
that the bees might be stifled by the smoke and then they could ,
get at the honey But Witli ng prevented them sayin g Leave the
.
, ,
“
li ttl e creatu es alone I will n t uff them to be stifled

r ,
o s er .
”
At l ast the th ee brothers came to a c tle where there were in

r as
the stab l es many horses standing ll of stone and the brothers ,

a ,
went through all the rooms unti l they came to a door at the end se
cured with th ee l ocks and in the middle f the door a small open
r ,
o
i ng through whi ch they cou l d l ook into the room And they saw a .
li ttle gray hai red man sitting at a table They call ed out to hi m n
-
. o e,
240 G imm s Co mplete Fai y Ta les
r
’
r
t wi ce and he di d no t hear but at the third time he got up undi d

, , ,
the locks and came out Without sp e aking a word he led them t o a
, .
table loaded with all sorts of goo d things an d when the y had eaten ,
and drunk he showed t o ea ch his b ed ch amb er The next mo ni ng -

. r
the li ttle gray man came to the eldest bro ther and b eckoning him , ,
brought him t o a tab le o f stone on whi ch were written three thi ngs ,
di recting by wha t means the c as tle could be delivered from its en

cha ntment The first thing w as that in the wood un der the mos s lay
.
,
the pe arls belongin g to the Prin cess— th ous and in numb er—and a
they were t o b e sou ght for and collected and if he w ho should nu ,
dert ak e th e tas k had not fini s hed it b y s unset—if but o ne pearl were
mi ssin g—he mus t b e turned t o stone S o the eldest b rother went .
o ut and se ar ched all da y b ut at th e end o f it he had onl y found

, ,
o ne hun dred ; j ust as w a s s ai d o n th e tab le o f stone came t o p ass
and he w as t urned int o stone Th e seco nd b ro th er un de rtoo k th e .
adventure next day but it far ed wi th him no b etter than wi th the

,
first ; he found tw o hun dred p earls and w as t urned into stone , .
And s o at l ast it w as Witlings t urn and he b egan t o sear ch in the ,
mos s ; b ut it w as a very te di ous b us iness t o find the p earls an d he ,
grew so out of he art that he s t down o n a s tone and began to a
weep As he w as sittin g thus up came th e ant ki ng wi th five thou

.
,
-
s and ants whose lives had b een saved through Witling s pit y and it
,
’
,
w as not very long b efore the lit tl e ins ects h ad collected all the
p earls and put them in a he ap .
Now the sec ond thing ordered by the tab le o f stone w as t o get
the key of the Pri ncess s sleepin g chamb er o ut o f the lake And
’
-
.
when Witlin g came to the la ke the ducks whose lives he ha d saved ,
came s wimmin g an d dived be low an d b ro ught u p the ke y from

, ,
the b ottom .
Th e thi rd thi ng that h ad t o b e done w a s the most di fficul t and ,
that w as t o ch oose out the y oungest and loveliest of th e three

Princesses as th ey lay slee pin g All b ore a perfect resemb lance
, .
each t o the other and onl y differed in thi s that b efore th e y went to
, ,
s l ee p a
e c h o ne had eaten a di f
f e re n t swee t mea t—th e eldest a pie c e
o f su gar the second a lit tle s yrup
,
and the third a s po onful o f ,
honey Now the Qu een b ee o f those bees that Witling had p o

.
- r
t ected from th e fire c ame at thi s moment and tr ying the li ps o f all ,
three set tled n those of the one that had eaten honey and s o it
,
o ,
was that the Ki ng s son kn ew whi ch to choo se Th en the spell w as

’
.
broken ; every o ne awoke from stony sleep and took hi right form ,
s
again .
And Witlin g marri ed the youn ges t an d loveli est Princess an d ,

G olden G o o e 24 1 The s
b ecame King after her father s death But hi two brothers had to ’
. s
put up wi th the two other s is ters .
T h e G o l de n G o o s e
THER E WAS a m n w ho had three son the youngest of whom w

a s, as
called the S impleton and w despise d laughed at nd neglected , as , , a ,
o n every occ s i on It happ ened n

a da y that the eldest n wi shed
. o e so
t o g o into th for es t t cut wood and b efore he went his mother

e o ,
gave him a deli ci ous p ancake and a flask f wi ne that he mi ght no t o ,
suffer from hunger thi s t Wh en he came into the forest a lit tle
or r .
o l d gra y m n met hi m w ho wi shed hi m good day an d s ai d Give “

a , , ,
m a bit o f ca k e o ut o f y o ur p ocket and let me have a d ink o f y our

e ,
r
wine ; I an s o hun gry and thirsty .

”
But the prudent y outh ans we ed Give y u m y cake and my r ,

“
o
wine ? I haven t g t any ; be off wi th you An d leaving the lit tle

’
o .
”
m n standing there he went o ff

a , .
Then he b eg n t o fe ll a tree but he h ad no t b een at it long b

a ,
e
fore he made a wrong stroke and th hatchet hi t him in th arm o , e e ,

s
that he w as obli ged to go home and get it b oun d up Th at w as .
what came of the little gray m n a .
Afte wards the seco nd n went into the wood and the mother
r so ,
gave to him to th e eldes t a p ancake and a fl ask of wine Th li t

,
as ,
. e
tle ld gray m n met him also and b egged f a lit tle bit of c ake
o a ,
or
a n d a d ink o f wi ne But the second o n s p oke o ut p lain l y sayi ng

r . s , ,
“
What I give y u I lose m yself so b e off wi th you And leaving
o ,
.
”
the little man standing there he went off , .
The puni s hment followed As he w chopping away at the tree . as ,
he hit him self in the leg o severely that he had to be carried home s .
Then sai d the S imp leton F ather let me go f once into the f
“
, ,
or or
ut woo d ; and the fath er answered Y our b rothers have

” “
e t to
s c ,
hurt them elves b y o doing ; give it up you understand nothi ng

s s ,
ab out it .
”
But the S impleton went n beggi ng o long that the father sai d o s ,
at last Well be ff wi th y u ; you wi ll only learn by expe i ence

,
“
,
o o r .
”
Th mother gave him a cake ! it was onl y made wi th water and

e ,
b aked in the a hes ! and with it a flask of sour beer When he

s ,
.
came into the forest the li ttl e old gray m n met him and greeted a ,
G imm C mp l te F i y T les r
’
s o e a r a
him sayi ng Give me a bit o f your cake and a d i nk from you

“
, , ,
r r
fla k; I am so hungry and thi rsty

s .
”
And the S imp leton answered I have onl y a flour and water cake ,
“
and sou beer ; but if that i good enough for y u let us it down to
r s o ,
s
gether and eat Then they sat down and the Simpleton to ok out
.
”
,
as
hi flour and water cake it became a ri ch pancake and hi sour b eer

s ,
s
became good wine Th en they ate and drank and afterwards the
.
,
li ttle m n said A you have such a kind heart and share what y u
a ,
“
s ,
o
have o willi ngl y I will bestow good luck upon you Yonder stands
s ,
.
an ld tree ; cut it down and at it roots you will find somethi ng

o , s
”
,
and thereupon the lit tle man took hi departure s .
Th Simp leton went there and hewed away at the tree and
e , ,
when it fell he w s it ting among the roots a goose with feathers

sa , ,
o f pure gold He li fted it o ut an d took it wi th hi m to an i nn where

.
he intended to stay the ni ght .
Th landlord had th ee daughters w ho when the y aw the goo e

e r ,
s s ,
were curious to kn ow what wonderful kind of bird it was and ,
ended by l ongi ng f n of it gol den feathers Th eldest thought

or o e s . e ,
“
I wi ll wait f a good Opportuni ty n d then I will pull ut o n f
or , a o e o
it feathers f
s myse lf ; and o when the Simp leton w as gone out
or
”
s , ,
she seized the goose b y it wi ng—but there her finger and hand had s
t o stay held fast Soon after came the second s ister wi th the same
,
.
i dea of pluckin g o ut o ne f the golden fea thers for herself ; but o
scarcely had she touched her sister than h also was obli ged to s e
stay held fast Lastly came the third with th same intenti ons ; but
, . e
the others screamed ut Stay away ! for heaven s sake stay away ! o ,
“ ’ ”
But she di d n t see why she should stay away and thought If
o , ,
“
they do why shoul d not I ? and went toward them But when
so ,
”
s .
she reached her sisters there h stoppe d hanging on wi th them s e ,

.
A nd so th ey had to sta y all ni ght ,

.
The next morni ng the Simpleton took the goose under hi a m s r
and went away unmindful f the th ee girls that hun g on to it Th

,
o r . e
three had to un after him left and right wherever hi legs carried
r , ,
s
him In the mi dst of the fields they met the pa son who when he
. r , ,
saw th procession said Shame n you gi ls runni ng after a

e , ,
“
o ,
r ,
young fe ll ow th ough the fields like thi s and forthwith he seized

r ,
”
hold Of the youngest by the hand to drag her away but hardly had ,
he touched her when he too w s obliged to un after them himse lf a r .
N t l ong after the sexton came that way and see ing the
o ,
re
s p t d parson
ec e fo ll owi ng at the heels f the three g irls he ca ll ed o ,
H your re v erence whi ther away quick ly? Y u forget that

“
o ut o, so o
, ,
we have another christenin g today ; and he seized ho l d f him by ”

o
Go lde n G oo e The 243 s
hi gown ; but no sooner had he touched him than he w as obli ged t o

s
follow o n t o o A s the five tramped o n o ne after another t wo peas

.
, ,
ants wi th their hoes came up from the fields and the p arson cri ed ,
o ut t them and begged them t o come and s t him and the sexton
o , e
free but no sooner had the y touched the sexton than they had t o
,
follow o n t o ; and n ow there were seven followin g the Simpleton

o
and the go se o .
B y and b y they came t o a town where a King reigned w ho had ,
an only daughter w ho w as s o seri ous that no o ne coul d make her

laugh ; therefore the King had given out that whoever should make
her laugh should have her in m rri age The S impleton when he a .
,
heard t his went wi th his goose and hi hangers o n into the pres
, s -
ence of the King s daughter and as soon as she s w the seven p eo

’
,
a
ple following always o ne after the other h b urst o ut laughing ,

s e ,
and seemed as if she coul d never stop And s o the Simp leton e arned .
a ri ght t o her as hi s b ride ; b ut the King did not li k e him fo a so n r
in law and made all ldn ds o f obj e c tions and s ai d he m ust fi st b rin g
-
,
r
a man w ho co ul d d i nk up a wh ole cellar o f winer .
The S impleton t hought th at the li t tle gray man would b e ab le t o

help him and went out into the forest and there on the very spot
, , ,
where he felled the tree he s aw a man sittin g with a very d co un

,
sa
t n nce The S impleton asked him what w as the matter and he an

e a .
,
swered I have a great thi rst whi ch I cannot quench cold water
,
“
, :
does not agree wi th me ; I h ave indee d drunk u p a whole cas k of

win e b ut what good is a d op like that ?
, r
”
Then sai d the S impleton I can hel p yo u ; only come wi th me

“
, ,
and you shall have enou gh .

”
He took hi m straight t o the Ki n g s cellar and the man sat himself ’
down b efore the big vats and drank and drank and before a day , , ,
w as over he had drunk up the whole cellar full Th S impleton -

. e
again asked fo hi b ride b ut the Ki ng w as ann oyed that a

r s ,
wretched fellow called the S impleton by everybody should carry

, ,
o ff hi s daughter and s o he made new con di ti ons

,
He w as t o p o . r
duce a man w ho could eat up a mountain o f bread Th e Simpleton .
di d not hes i tate long b ut ran qui ckly o ff to the forest nd there in
, ,
a
the same place sat a man w ho had fastened a strap round hi b dy s o ,
making a ve y p iteous face and saying I have eaten a whole

r , ,
“
b akehous e full o f rolls but what i the use f that when o n i so

,
s o e s
hun gry as I am ? My stomach fee ls qui te empty and I am obli ged ,
to strap myself together that I m y not die f hunger ,

a o .
”
Th e S impleton w qui te glad o f thi s and sai d Get up qui ckly

as , ,
“
,
and come along wi th me and you shall have enough t o eat , .

”
244 G imm Co mp lete F i y T le r
’
s a r a s
He led him strai ght to the Kin g s cou ty ard where all the meal in ’
r ,
the ki ngdom had been collected and baked into a mountain f o
bread Th man ut f the forest set tled hi mself down before it and
. e o o
hastened to eat and in one day the who l e moun tain had di p
, sa
p e ared .
T hen the Simpleton asked for hi bri de the thi rd time Th Ki ng s . e ,
however foun d o ne more excuse and sai d he must have a ship th at

, ,
should be able to sail n land o n water So soon sai d he as o or .

“
, ,
“
you come sai ling along with it y u shall have my daughter for your , o
wife .
”
Th S impleton went strai ght to the forest and there

e t t he li t tle ,
sa
o l d gray man with whom he had shared hi c ke and he sai d I s a , ,

“
have eaten f you an d I have drunk f you I will also give y u

or , or , o
the shi p ; and all because yo u were kind to me at the first .

”
Then he gave him the shi p that could sai l n land and n water o o ,
and when the Ki ng w it he knew he coul d no longer wi thhold hi

sa s
daughter Th m ni g took place immedi ately and at the death

. e a a e ,
of the King the Simp leton possessed the kingdom and li ved long ,
an d happ ily wi th hi wi fe s .
T h e T h ree F ea t h e rs
THE R WAS once a Ki ng who had th ee sons Tw f them were n

E r . o o co
sid ered wise and prudent ; but the youngest w h sai d very li t tle ,
o ,
appeared to others silly that they gave him the name f Simp l e
so o .
When th Ki ng became ld and weak and began to thi nk that hi

e o ,
s
end w near he kn ew not to whi ch of hi sons to l f hi kingdom

as ,
s ear e s .
S he sent for the m and s i d I have made a determination that

“
O ,
a ,
whi chever f y u brings me the finest carpet shall be Kin g after my

o o
death .
”
Th ey immedi ately prepa ed to start n their exp e di ti on and that r o ,
there might be no di spute bet w een them they took th ee feathers ,

r .
As they left the castle each blew a feather into i and sai d W a r, ,
“
e
wi ll travel in whatever di recti on these feathers take One flew to .

”
the east and the other to the west; but the t hird soon fell on the
,
earth and remai ned there Th en the t w eldest brothers turned . o o ne
to th i ght and the other to the left and they laughed at Simple
e r
'
, ,
becau e where hi feather fell he w obli ged to rem i n

s s as a .
Fe t h s The Three
24 5 a er
Simple sat down after hi brothers were gone fee ling very d s , sa
but presently looki ng round he noti ced ne r where hi feather l ay a

, ,
a s
ki nd f trap door He rose quickly went toward it and li fted it up

o -
.
, , .
T hi s urpri se he saw a fli ght f steps down whi ch he descended

o s o , ,
and reached another door ; hearing voices wi thi n b e knocked hast

ily Th e vo i ces were s ingi ng
.
,
Lit t le f o gs c o o ked leg

“
r ,
r s,
Whe re
do you hide ?
Go a nd s ee ui c k ly q
Who is o utsi de .
At this the door opened o f itself and the youth w a large fat , sa
frog seated wi th a number of li ttle frogs roun d her .
On seeing hi m the large frog asked what he wanted I have a .
great wi sh for the finest and most beautiful ca p et that can be go t r

”
,
he rep lied Th en the ld frog called again to her li ttle ones

. o ,
Litt le f o g c o o ked le g
“
r s, r s,
R un he re a nd t he re;
Bring me t he la rg e ba g
Tha t ha ngs o ver t here .
Th e young frogs fetched the bag and when it was opened the ,
o ld frog took from it a carpet so fine and so b eau tifully worked that
no thi ng n ea th could equal it Th i s h gave to the young man
o r . s e ,
who thanked her and went away up the steps .
M eanwhi le hi elder b rothers q uite b elieving that their foolish

,
s ,
brother would not be able to get any carpet at all said n to n , o e a
other W need not take the trouble to go further and seek f

,
“
e or
anything very wonderful ; ou s i sure to be th b est And as the r s e .

”
first person the y met w a shepherd wearing a shepherd s plai d as ,

’
they bought the large plai d cloth and carri ed it home to the King .
At the same ti me th y ounger brother returned with hi b eautiful

e s
ca pet and when the Kin g w it he w astoni shed and said If

r ,
sa as , ,
“
ju ti ce i done then the kingdom belongs to m y youngest n

s s ,
so .
”
But the two elder b rothers gave the Kin g no peace ; they s i d it a
was impossible f S imple to become King for hi understandi ng

or ,
s
f i led in everyt hi ng nd they b egged their father to make another

a , a
conditi on .
At last he s i d Whoever finds the most beautiful ring and

a ,
“
b rings it t me shall have the kingdom

o .
”
Away went the brothers a second time and blew three feathers ,
into the i t o direct their ways Th feathers f the e l der t w flew

a r . e o o
246 G imm Co mp lete F i y T le s
r
’
s a r a
e t and west but that of the youn gest fe ll as before near the trap
as , , ,
door and there rested He at once descended the steps n d told the
.
,
a
great frog that he wanted a most beau tiful ring She sent fo her . r
large bag and drew from it a ring whi ch sparkled wi th preci ou s
stones and w , beautiful that no goldsmi th n earth coul d make

as s o o
one like it .
Th elder brothers had agai n laughed at S imple when hi feather

e s
fell o soon to the ground n d forge tting hi former success wi th

s ,
a s
the c pet scorned the idea that he coul d ever fin d a gold ring So
ar ,
.
they gave them elves no trouble but mere ly took a plated ring
s ,
from the harness of a c ri age horse and brought it to their father

ar ,
.
But when the Ki ng saw Si npl splendi d ring he sai d at once r e s

’
The kingdom b elongs to my y oun gest

“ ”
n so .
Hi b ro t hers however were n t yet incli ned to submi t to th de

s , , o e
i i n; they begged the ir father to make a thi rd con di ti on and at

c s o ,
l t he promi sed to give the ki ngdom to the on who brought home

as s
the most beautiful woman to be hi wife s .
The y ll were agai n gui ded by blowi ng the feathers and the t w o
a ,
elder took the roads pointed o ut to them But S im ple without hesi .
,
t ti o n went at once to the frog an d sai d Thi s tim e I am t take

“
a , , ,
o
home the most beautiful woman .

”
Hey day ! sai d the frog I have not n by me at present but

“
-
”
.
“
o e ,
you shall have one soon So h gave hi m a ca ot whi ch had been .

”
s e rr
holl owed out and to whi ch i mice were h nessed

,
s x ar .
Simple took it qui te so rowfully and sai d What am I to do wi th r , ,

“
thi s ? Seat one f my li t tle frogs in it she s i d

”
o ,
”
a .
Th youth o n thi s caught one up at a venture and seated it in

e , , ,
the carrot N sooner had he done so than it b ecame a most beauti

. o
ful youn g lady ; t h carrot was turned into a gi lded coach ; and th
e e
mi ce were changed to prancing horses .
He ki ssed the m i den seated himself in the c ri age wi th her

a ,
ar ,
drove away to the castle and led her to the King ,

.
M eanwhile hi b rothers had proved more sil ly than he ; n t fo

s o r
getting the b e u tiful carpet and the ring they sti ll thought it was
a ,
impossible for S imp l e t find a beauti ful woman also They thereo .
fore took no more trouble than b fore and merely chose the han d e ,
so m t peasant m i de n s they could find to b i ng to their fath er

es a r .
When the King saw the b u uful m i den hi youngest n had

'
ea a s so
brought he said Th kingdom must now be l ong to my youngest

,
e
n after my death
”
so .
But the elder brothers de fened the King S ears with their cries a
’
“
W cann ot consent to let u stup i d brother h King Give us n
e o r e . o e
Fo es t 247 The Hut in t he r
more tri al L et a rin g be hung in the hall and let each woman
.
,
s p i ng through it For the y thought the peasant mai dens woul d

r .
”
ea il y manage t d thi s b ecau e they were strong and that the

s o o , s ,
delicate lady would no doub t kill herself To thi s tri al the ld Kin g , , . o
consented .
Th peasant m i dens j umped first ; but they were o heavy and

e a s
awkward that they fell and n broke her a m an d the other her , o e r
leg But the beautiful lady whom Simple had brought home sprang
.
as li ghtl y a deer through the ring and t hu put an end t o all 0p

as , s
p ositi on .
Th y oun gest b rother mar i ed the beautiful maiden and fter hi

e r ,
a s
father s death ruled the ldn gdom f many years wi th wis dom and
’
or
equity .
T h e H u t in t he F o re s t
A P OOR WOOD c ur rE lived with hi wi fe and th ee da ughters in a

-
R s r
li t tle hut n the edge f a lonely forest One morni ng he was

o o . as
ab out t o g to hi work he s i d to hi wife Let my di nner h

o s , a s ,
“
e
brought in to th forest t me by my eldest daughter o I s hall

e o ,
r
never get my work done and in order that he m y no t mi ss her , s a
way he added I will take a b ag of millet with me and s trew the

”
, ,
“
seeds n the path When therefore the un w jus t ab ove the

o .
”
, ,
s as
center of the forest the gi l s t out on her way wi th a b owl f soup

, r e o ,
but the field sparrows and wood sparrows larks and finches b lack
-
,
-
, ,
birds n d siskin had picked up the millet long b efore and the girl
a s ,
coul d not find the track Th en trus ting t chance she went o n and .
,
o ,
o n unti l the un sank and ni ght b egan t o fall The trees ru stled in
s .
the darkness the owls hooted and sh b eg n t o b e afrai d Then in

, ,
e a .
the distance h perceived a light whi ch glin me d b etween the

s e r re
t
r ee s There ought t b e some people li ving there w h can take
.
“
o o
m in fo the ni ght thought she and went up t the li ght

”
e r , , o .
It was n t long b efore she came t a house the wi ndows o f whi ch

o o
were all lighted up She kn o ked and a rough voice from the in i de . c ,
s
c i ed C ome in Th gi l stepped into the dark entrance and

r ,
“
.
”
e r ,
knocked at the door f the room Ju t come in cried the voice o .

“
s
”
, ,
and when h op ned the do r an old g ay h i red man was sittin g

s e e o , r -
a
at the tab le supporting hi face wi th both hand and hi whi te

,
s s, s
248 G imm Co mp l te F i y T les r
’
s e a r a
be rd fell down over the table almost as far as the ground By the
a .
stove l ay three animals a hen a cock and a bri ndl ed w Th girl , , ,

co . e
to l d her story to the old man and begged f shelter fo the ni ght ,
or r .
Th man sai d
e ,
P tt y litt le hen “
re ,
P ett y litt l ck r e co ,
A nd p rett y brind led c ow,

What s a y ye t o t ha t ?
”
D uk s , answered the animals and that must have meant W are

”
, ,
“
e
wi lli ng for the ld man s ai d Here you shall have she lter and
”
,
o ,
“
food ; go t the fire and cook u ou supper Th gi rl found in the

o ,
s r . e
ki tchen abundance of everythi ng and cooked a good supper but , ,
had no thought f the ani mals She carried the full di shes to the
o .
table seated herself by the gray hai ed man ate and sati sfied her
,
-
r ,
hunger When she had had enough she sai d But now I am tired
.
, ,
“
,
where i there a bed in whi ch I can li down and sleep ? Th ni

s e ,
”
e a
mal repli ed
s ,
“
Tho u has t ea t en wi t h him,
Tho u ha s t drunk wit h him,
Tho u ha s t ha d no t hou g ht fo r us ,
f
S o find o ut for t hys el w here t ho u
n t p t h nig ht ca s as s e .
”
Th en s i d the old man Just go upstairs and y wi ll find a room “

a , ,
ou
with two beds shake them up and put whi te linen n them and
, ,
o ,
then I too will come and li down to sleep Th girl went up and
, , e .
”
e ,
when h had shaken the be d and put clean sheets n h lay

s e s o ,
s e
down in n f them wi thout wai ti ng any longer f the ld man

o e o or o .
After some time however the gray hai ed man came t ok hi can
, ,
-
r ,
o s
dle, looked at the girl and shook hi head When he saw that h s . s e
had fallen into a sound sleep he opened a trap door and let her ,
-
,
down into the cellar .
Late at ni ght the wood cutter came home and reproached hi -

s
wife f leaving him to hunger all day It not my fault she

or .
“
rs ,
”
repli ed the gi rl went out wi th your di nner and must have lost
,
“
,
herself but h i sure to come b ack tomorrow Th wood cutter

,
s e s .
”
e -
,
however arose before dawn to go into the forest and requested

, ,
t hat the second daughter should take him hi dinner that day I “
s .
wi ll take a bag with lentils sai d he ; the seeds are larger than ,
” “
mi llet the girl wi ll see them better and can t lose her way At
, ,
’
.
”
di nner ti me therefore the gir l took

-
,
t the food but the lenti ls had,
ou ,
disappeared Th bird of the forest had picked them up as they

. e s
Fo e t The Hut in t he
249 r s
had done t he day before and had left none Th gi l wandered , . e r
about in the forest unt il ni ght and then she t reached the house , , oo,
of th ld man w
e o to l d to g in and begged f fo d and a bed
, as o ,
or o .
Th man wi th the whi te beard agai n asked the ani ma ls

e ,
P ett y litt le hen “

r ,
P ett y litt le co ck r ,
A nd p ret t y brindle d c ow ,
Wha t s a y ye t o t ha t ? ”
Th e ani m als agai n repli ed Duk and everythi ng happened just as “

s,
”
i t had happened the day before Th e girl cooked a good meal ate .
,
and drank wi th the ld man and di d n t concern herself about the

o ,
o
animal s and when she inqui red about her bed they an wered
,
s ,
Thou ha st ea t en wi t h him,
Thou has t drunk wi t h hi m,
Tho u has t ha d no t houg ht fo r us ,
s f
S o find out fo r t hy el w here t ho u
c ns t p as t he nig ht a s .
”
When sh was asleep the o ld man came looked at her shoo k hi

e , ,
s
head and let her down into the cell r

, a .
On the thi rd morning the wood cutter said t o hi wife Send ur -

s ,
o
youngest chi ld o ut wi th my di nner today she has always been good ,
an d obe di ent and wi ll stay in the i ght pa th

,
and no t run about r ,
after every wi ld bum ble bee as her s isters did Th e mother did not
-
,
.
”
want t o do it and said Am I t lose my dearest chi ld as well ?

, ,
“
o ,
”
Have no fear he repli ed the girl wi ll not go astray; he i t o

“ ”
, ,
“
s s o
prudent and sen ible ; b es ides I will take some peas wi th me and
s ,
strew them about They are sti ll larger than lenti ls and wi ll show
.
,
her the way But when the g r! went o ut wi th her b asket o n her
.
”
the wood p igeons had already go t all the peas in their crops
-
,
and she did not know whi ch way h was to turn She w full f s e . as o
sorrow and never ceased to thi nk how hungry her father would be ,
and how her good mother would gri eve if she di d not go home At ,
.
length when it grew dark she s aw the light and came t o the house,
in the forest She begged qu ite pre t ti l y to be allowed t o spend the

.
ni ght there and the m n wi th the whi te beard once more ask d hi
,
a e s
animals ,
P ett y litt le hen “

r ,
Prett y litt le co ck ,
A nd p rett y brindle d c o w,
W ha t sa y ye t o t ha t ?
”
“
D uks ,
”
sai d the y . T hen the girl went to the stove where the a ni
2 50 G imm Comp let F i y T le r
’
s e a r a s
mals were lyi ng and petted the cock and hen and s troked their
, ,
smoot h feathers wi th her hand and caressed the brindled w b ,

co e
t w een her horns and when in obedi ence to the old man s orders
’
, , ,
she had made ready some good soup and the how ! w placed ,
as
upon the tab l e she sai d Am I to eat as much I want and the
, ,
“
as ,
good animals to have nothi ng? Outside i food in plenty I wi ll look s ,
after them first So h went and brought some barley and strewed
.
”
s e
it for the cock and hen and a who l e a mful o f sweet smelli ng hay
,
r -
for the cow I hope y u wi ll li ke it dear ani mals sai d she and
.
“
o ,
”
, ,
“
you shall have a refreshi ng draught in case you are thirs t y Then .
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she fetched in a bucketful of water and th cock and hen jumped ,

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o n to t h edge f it and di pped their beaks in n d then held up

e o ,
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their heads as the bir d do when they d i nk and the brindled w

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co
also took a hearty draught When the anim als were fed the girl .
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seated herself at the table b y the ld man and ate what he had left o ,
.
It was n t long before the cock and the hen began to thrust their
o
heads beneath their wings and the eyes of the co w li kewise began ,
to b link Th en sai d the girl Ought we not t go to bed?

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P etty lit tle hen “

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P tt y little c o k re c ,
A nd be ut iful b ind l d cow a r e ,
Wha t say ye t o t ha t ?
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The animals answered D uk s,
Thou h t e t en wi t h us
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as a ,
Tho u has t drun k wi t h us ,

Tho u has t ha d kind t h u ht o g for a ll of us ,
We wis h t he e g oo d nig ht -
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Th en the mai den went upstairs shook the feather be d and lai d ,
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s,
clean sheet o n them and when h had done it the ld man came
s ,
s e o
and lay down on one of the beds and hi whi te bea d reached , s r
down to hi feet Th girl lay dow n o n the other sai d her prayers
s . e , ,
and fell asleep .
She slept qui etl y till midni ght and then there was such a noise in ,
th house that she awoke There was a sound f cracki ng and S pli t
e . o
tin g in every corner and the doors spran g Open and beat ag i n t
, ,
a s
the wall Th beams groaned if they were being torn ut f

s . e as o o
their joints it seemed as if the staircase were falli ng down and at

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l en gth there w a crash as if the enti re roof had fallen in A h w

as . s, o
ever all grew qui et once more and the girl was n t hurt she
, ,
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stayed qui etly lying where h w as and fell asleep again But when s e ,
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C bb g 25 D o nk ey a a es 1
s h w k up in the morni ng wi th the b i lli ancy o f the sunshi ne

e o e\ r ,
what di d her eyes behold ? She w lying in a vast ha ll and e very as ,
thi ng around her shone wi th roya l sp l endor ; n the wa lls go lden o ,
flowers grew up o n a ground of green silk the bed was f ivory , o ,
and the canopy f red ve lvet and on a chair close by was a pair f
o , , o
shoes embroidered wi th pe arls .
Th gi l be li eved that she w

e r in a dream but three ri chl y clad as ,
at tendants came in and asked what orders she would like t gi ve

, o .
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I f y u wi ll go h replied I will get up at once and make ready
o
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s e ,
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some soup fo the o ld man and then I wi ll feed the pre tty lit tl e
r ,
hen and the cock and the beautiful brindled w She thought
, ,
co .
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the old man w up already and looked round at hi bed ; he how

as , s ,
ever w not lyi ng in it but a stranger And whi le she was l ooki ng
,
as ,
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at him and becomi ng aware that he was young and handsome he

, ,
awoke at up in bed and sai d I am a King s n and w b

,
s , ,
“ ’
so , as e
wi tched by a wi cked witch and made to li ve in thi s forest as an , ,
o l d gray haired man ; no - ne was allowed to be wi th me but my o
th ee attendants in the form f a o ok a hen and a bri ndled cow

r o c , , .
Th e spell w not to be broken unt il a girl came to us whose heart

as
was good that h showed herself ful l of love no t only towards

so s e ,
manki nd but towards animals—and that thou hast done and by

, ,
th ee at mi dni ght we were set free and the ld but in the forest was ,
o
changed back again into my royal palace And when the y had .
a i sen the King s on ordered the three attendants to set o ut and

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fetch the father and mother of the gi rl t the marriage feast o .
But where are my t wo sisters ? inquired the mai den I have

“ ”
.
“
locked them in the cell r and tomorrow they shal l be led into the a ,
forest and shall live

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servants to a charcoal b urner unti l theyas -
,
have grown kinder and do not leave poor animals t o suffer hunger
,
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D o n k ey C a b b ag e s
THE R W once a young huntsm n who went into the forest to li

E AS a e
i n wai t He had a fresh and j oyous heart and as he was going

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thither whi stling upon a l eaf an ugly ld crone came up who

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spoke to hi m and sai d Good day dear huntsman t uly y u are ,

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merry and contented but I am s uffering from hunger and thirst do , ,
gi ve me an alms Th huntsman had compassi on n the poor o ld

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252 G imm s C omp lete Fai y Ta les r
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creat ure felt in hi pocket and gave her what he could afford He
, s , .
w as then about t o g o furt her but the o ld woman stopped hi m and ,
s ai d l i sten dear huntsman t o what I tell yo u ; I wi ll make yo u a

,
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, ,
present in return for your ki ndness Go o n your way now b ut in a .

,
lit tle whi le yo u will come to a tree whereon nine birds are sitt in g ,
whi ch have a cloak in their claws and are plucking at it ; take y our ,
gun and shoot into the mi dst o f the r they will let the cloak fall rr ,
down t o yo u but one of the birds will b e hurt and wi ll drop down
, ,
dead Carry away the cloak it i a wishin g cloak ; when you throw
.
,
s -
it over your shoulders y ou only have t o wi sh t o b e in a ce rtai n ,
place and yo u wi ll b e there in th e twinkli ng f an eye Take out

, o .
the heart o f the dead bird and swallow it whole and every mo ni ng ,
r
early when yo u get up you will find a gold piece under your
, ,
'
pillow .
”
Th hunts man thanked the wi se woman and thought t o hims elf

e , ,
Th ose ar fine thi ngs t hat she has promi sed me if all does b ut
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e ,
come true And verily when he had walked ab out a hundr ed

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paces he heard in the b ranches ab ove him such a screaming and

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twi ttering that he looked up and saw there a crowd of birds w ho

were tea ing a piece o f cloth abo ut with their b eaks and claws and
r ,
tuggin g and fighti ng as if each wanted t o have it all t o him self .
“
We ll s ai d the huntsman thi s i wonderful; it has really come t o
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s
pass just as the o ld wife foretold ! and he took the g un from his ”
shoulder aimed and fired ri ght into the mi dst o f them o that the
, ,
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fea thers flew ab out The birds instan tl y took t o fli ght wit h loud o ut
.
c i es b ut one d op ped down dead and the cloak fell at the same
r ,
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tim e Th en the hun tsman did as the old woman di rected him cut
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,
open the bird sought the heart swallowed it down and took the
, , ,
cl o ak home wi th him .
Ne t morning when he awoke the promi se occurred to him and

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he wished t o see if it also had b een fulfi lled When he lifted up the .
pill ow the gold piece shone in his eyes and next day he found
, ,
other an d so it went on eve y ti me he go t up He gathered t o

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gether a heap of gold but at l ast he th ought Of what u e i all my , ,

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s s
gold t o me if I stay at home ? I w ill go fo th and ee the world r s .

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He t hen too k leave o f his parents b uckled on hi huntsman s ,

s
’
pouch and g un and went out into the world It came to pass that
,
.
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o n e day he traveled th ough a dense forest and when he came to r ,
the end f it in the plai n before him stood a fine castle An Old
o
woman w as standing wi th a w nd qy beautiful m i den lo ki ng

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o er a ,
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o u t o f o ne f the wi ndows The o ld woman however w as a witch

o .
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and s i d t o the m ai den Th ere comes on ut o f the forest w ho

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C bb g 2 53 D o nkey a a es
has a wonderful treasure in his body we must fil h it from him my , c ,
dear daughter it i more s ui t ble for us than for him He has a

, s a .
bird s heart ab out him by me ans of whi ch a gold p iece lies every
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morning un der his pillow She told her what h w as to do to get .

”
s e
it and what p art h had t o p lay an d fin ally thr eatened her and
, s e , ,
sai d wi th an gry eyes An d if you do not attend to wha t I y it ,

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sa ,
will be the worse fo you Now when the huntsman came nearer r .
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he descri ed the mai den and sai d t o hi mself I have traveled about , ,
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for such a long time I will take a rest fo once and enter that beau r
tiful castl e I have ce tam mone y enough

, ,
. Nevertheless the real r .

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reason was that he had caught sight of the pretty gi l r .
He entered the house and w as well received and cou teou ly n , r s e
t e t ained Before long he was

r . much in love wit h the young wi tch so
that he n longer thought of anythi ng else and onl y saw thi ngs as
o ,
s he saw them and di d what he des ired Th o ld woman then sai d

, s . e ,
Now we m ust have the bird s he art he wi ll never miss it She

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prep ared a drin k and when it w as ready poured it into a c up and

, ,
gave it t o the mai den w ho was t o present it to the huntsman She , .
di d so sayin g Now m y dearest drink t o me So he took the cup

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and when he had swall owed the drau ght he brought up the heart ,
o f the bird Th girl ha d t o tak e it away secretl y and swallow it

. e
herself fo the old woman would have it

,
r Th enceforward he so .
found no more gold under hi pillow but it lay instead under that s ,
of the maiden from whence the o ld woman fetched it away every

,
mo ni ng; b ut he w as s much in love and o b efooled that he

r o s ,
thought o f nothing else b ut o f pass ing hi ti me wi th the gi rl s .
Th en the o ld wi tch sai d W e have the b ird s he rt but we must

“ ’
,
a ,
also take the wishi ng cloak away from him The girl answered - .
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,
“
W wi ll leave him that he has lost hi s wealth The old woman
e ,
.
”
was angry and sai d Such a man tle i a wonderful thi ng and i sel
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s ,
s
dom t o b e found in this world I mus t and wi ll have it ! She gave

”
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the girl several blows and sai d that if he did not ob ey it should ,
s ,
fare ill with her So he di d the o ld woman s bidding placed herself

. s
’
at the window and looked o n the di stant count y if she were r ,

as
very sorrowful Th e huntsman asked Why dost thou stand there

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,
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so sorrowfully ? Ah m y beloved was her answer over yonder lies

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the Garnet M ountain where the preci ou stones grow I long f ,

s . or
them so much that when I thi nk f them I feel qui te sad but who o , ,
can get them ? Onl y the birds ; they fly and can reach them but a ,
man never Have y u nothi ng else to complai n of? s i d the

,
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o
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a
huntsman I will soon remove that burden from your heart

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Wi th t hat he d ew her under hi mantle wi shed him self on the

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254 G imm s Co mp lete Fai y T les r
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Garnet M ountain and in the twink ling of an eye they were sit ting
,
on it together Preci ous stone were glisteni ng on every side o that

. s s
it w as a j o y to s ee them and together the y gathered the finest and ,
costliest o f them Now the o ld woman had through her sorceries

.
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cont i ved th at the eyes of the hunts man should b ecome heavy He
r .
sai d t o the maiden We wi ll it dow n and rest awhi le I am o

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s
ti red that I can no longer stand o n my feet Th en the y s at down .

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,
and he lai d his head in her lap and fell as leep When he was ,
.
as leep he unfastened the mantle from hi s shoul ders and wrapped

, s ,
herself in it picked up the garnets and stones and wished herself

, ,
back at home with them .
But when the hunt man had had hi sleep o ut and awoke and s s ,
perceived that hi sweetheart had b etrayed him and left him alone
s ,
o n the wi ld mountai n he sai d Oh what treachery there is in the

, ,
“
,
world ! and t down there in care and sorrow not knowing what
”
sa ,
to do But the mountai n b elonged to some wi ld and mons trous gi

.
ants w ho dwelt thereon and li ved their lives there and he had not ,
s t long b efore he s w three o f them comi ng towards hi m

a a o he la y ,
s
dow n as if he were sunk in a deep sleep Th en the gi ants came up .

,
and the first ki cked him wi th hi foot and s ai d What sort o f an s ,

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earth worm i lying curled up here ? The second s i d Step upon

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”
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hi m and kill him But the third s ai d That would i ndeed be worth
” “
.
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y our whi le ; just let him live he cannot remain here ; and when he ,
clim b s hi gher towards th summit of the mountain the clouds will

,
e ,
lay hold f him and he hi m away S sayi ng they passed b y But

o ar .
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O .
the huntsman had p ai d heed to their words and as soo n as the y ,
were gone he rose and climbed up to the summit of the mountain

, ,
and when he had s at there a whi le a cloud floated towards him , ,
caught him up ni ed hi m away and trave led about for a long

,
ca ,
time in th heavens Then it sank lower and let itself down o n a

e .
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great cabbage garden girt round by wall s o that he came softly to

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,
s,
the ground on cab b ages and vegetab les .
Then the huntsman looked about him and s ai d If I only had

“
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something to eat ! I am so hungry and m y hunger will increase in ,
course o f time ; but I see here nei ther apples no pears nor any r ,
other sort f fruit everywhere nothing but cabbages At length he

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thought At a pinch I can eat some of the leaves they do n t taste

,
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parti cu larly good but they will refresh me With that he picked
,
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himself u t a fine head of cabbage and ate it b ut scarcely had b

o , ,
e
swall owed a couple o f mouthfu l s than he fe lt very strange and

quite different .
Fou l egs grew o n him a large head n d t wo thi ck ears and he

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s w wi th horror that he was changed into an ass S ti ll as hi hunger

‘
a . s
increased every inut and as the jui cy leaves were sui tab l e to hi
rrr e, s
present nature he went n eati ng wi th great zest At la t he arriv ed

, o . s
at a different kind of cabbage but as soon as he had swallowed it , ,
he again felt a change and reassumed hi former human shape , s .
Then the huntsman lay down and s lept ff hi fati g ue When he o s .
awoke next morni ng he b roke ff one head o f the bad cabb ages
, o
and another f the good Ones and thought to hi mself Thi s shall
o , ,
“
help me to get my o wn again and to puni h treachery Then he s .

”
took the cab bages wi th him climbed over the wa ll and went forth , ,
to seek for the ca stle f his sweetheart After wandering about for a
o .
couple f days he w lucky enough to find it again He dyed hi

o as . s
face b rown o that hi o wn mother would not have known him;

, s s
and begged for shelter I am o tired said he that I can go no .

“
s
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further Th e wi tch asked Who are y u count ym an and what i

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your b usiness ? I am a King s messenger and was sent ut to seek

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o
the most deli ci ous salad whi ch grows beneath the sun I have even .
been so fortun ate to find it and am carryi ng it about wi th me ;

as ,
but the heat of the sun i i nten e that the deli cate cab bage s so s
threatens to wi ther and I do not k now if I can ca ry it any further

,
r .
”
When the o ld woman heard o f the exqui site salad she w ,

as
greedy and sai d D ear countryman let me jus t taste thi s wonder
, ,
“
,
ful salad Why not? answered he I have brought tw o heads

.
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with me and will gi ve you o ne f them and he opened hi pouch

, o
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s
and handed her the bad cabb age Th witch suspected nothing . e
amiss and her mouth watered for this new di sh that he herself
,
so s
went into the k itchen and dressed it When it was prepared h . s e
could not wait until it w set n the table but took a couple o f as o ,
leaves at once and put them in her mouth but hardl y had h
, ,
s e
swallowed them than h wa deprived o f her hum an shape and s e s ,
s h ran ut i nto the courtyard in the form o f an as s

e o .
Presently the maid servant entered the kitchen w the salad

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,
sa
stan din g there ready prepared and w as about to carry it up ; but o n ,
the way accordi ng to habit she was seized b y the des ire to taste
, , ,
and she ate a couple f leaves Instantly the magic power showed
o .
i tse lf and she li ke w i se became an ass and ran

,
ut to th old o e
woman and the di sh o f salad fell to the ground M eantime the mes
,
.
senger sat beside the beauti ful girl and as no n came wi th the ,
o e
sal ad and she also w l onging for it she sai d I don t know what
as , ,
“ ’
has become f the sal ad Th huntsman thought Th sa lad mu t

o .
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e s
have already taken e ffect and said I will go to the kitchen and ,
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,
“
inqu ire about it A he went down he aw the two asses runni ng

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25 6 G imm Comp let e F i y Ta les r
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about in the cour tyard; the salad however w as lying o n the , ,
ground Al l ri ght sai d he the t wo have taken their porti on and

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”
he picked up the other leaves l i d them o n the dish and car i ed , a ,

r
them t o the mai den I b in g yo u the deli cate food myself sai d he
“ ”
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in order that yo u may no t have t o wait longer Th en s he ate o f

“ ”
.
it and w as lik e the others immedi ately depri ved o f her hum an
, , ,
form and ran o ut in to the cou ty ard in the shape o f an as s

, r .
After the hunt man had washed hi face o that the t an formed
s s ,
s r s
on es could recogni ze hi m he went down into the courtyar d and , ,
s aid Now you shall receive the wages o f y our tr achery and
,
“
e
”
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b ound them together all three with o ne rope and dr ove them , ,
along until he came t o a mill He kn ocked at the wi ndow the miller .

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put o ut his head and asked what he wanted I have three un

, .
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man ageab le b easts answered he whi ch I don t want t o keep an y

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, ,
longer Will you take them in and give them food and stab le room
.
, ,
and manage them as I tell you and then I wi ll pay you what yo u ,
Th e m iller sai d Why no t ? b ut ho w am I t o manage them ?

” “ ”
as k .
,
The huntsman then sai d th at he was to give thr ee beati ngs and o ne
meal daily t o the o ld donkey and that w as the witch ; o ne beating ,
and three meals to the younger o ne whi ch w the servant gi l ; ,

as - r
and t o the youngest whi ch was the mai den no beati ngs and three
, ,
me als for he could not b ring hi mself t o have the mai den b eaten
,
.
After that he went b ack into the castle and foun d therein every ,
thi ng he needed .
A fter a couple of day s the mi ller ca me and sai d he must info m ,

r
hi m that the o l d s whi ch had recei ved three b eati ngs and onl y
as
o n e meal dai ly w as dead ; the two others he conti nued are cer “ ” “
, ,
t ainl y not dead and are fed th ee ti mes daily but th ey are
,
d r ,
so sa
that they cannot last much longer The huntsman w moved to .

”
as
pit y put away his anger and told the miller to d i ve them b ack
, ,
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agai n to him And when they came he gave them some f the good
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salad so that they became human ag ai n Th beautiful girl fell n

,
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her kn ees before him and sai d Ah my beloved forgiv e me for , ,

“
, ,
the evi l I have done you ; my mother drove me t o it ; it w as done

against m y wi ll for I l ove you dearly Your wi shing cloak hangs in
,
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a cupb oard and fo the bird s he rt I wil l take a vomi ting p o

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tion But he thought otherwi se and said Keep it ; it i all the

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same f I will take you for my true w ife S the wedding was cel
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ebrated and they lived ha ppily together until their death

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S n o w Wh i t e -
an d R o s e R ed -
THER E WAS once a poor wi dow w ho li ved in a lone l y cottage In .
front of the cottage w as a garden wherein stood t w rose t rees o n o , e
o f whi ch bo re whi te and the other red roses She had two chi l d en . r
who were li ke the two rose t rees and n was called Snow whi te ,
o e -
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and the other Rose red They were as good and happy as bus y and
-
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cheerfu l as ever t w o chi ld en in the worl d were only Snow whi te r ,

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w asmore qui et and gentl e than Rose red Rose red li ked better to -
.
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run about in the meadows and fie l ds seeki ng flowers and catchi ng
butte fli es ; but Snow white sat at home with her mother and
r -
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helped her wi th her hou e work o read to her when there was s -
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r
nothi ng to d o .
Th two chi l dren were so fond f each other t hat they always
e o
held each other by the hand when they went out together and ,
when Snow whi te said W wi ll not l eave each other Rose red
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answered Never so long as we live and their mother wo uld add

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What n has she must share wi th the other
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They often ran about the forest a l one and gathered red be i es rr ,
and no beasts di d them any harm but came close to them tru t ,
s
fully Th litt le hare would eat a cabbage leaf ut f their hand

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the roe grazed by their side th stag leapt merrily by them and the ,
e ,
birds sat sti ll upon the bough a i d san g whate ver they knew s, r .
N m ishap o v ertook them ; if they had stayed too late in the f

O or
est and ni ght came n they l i d themselves down near one another
,
o , a
upon the moss and s lept unti l morni ng came and their mother
, ,
k new thi s and had no di s t ress on the ir accoun t .
Once when they had spent the ni ght in the wood and the dawn
had roused them they saw a b eauti ful chi ld in a shi ning whi te
,
dress itting near their bed He go t up and looked quite kindl y at

s .
them but said nothi ng and went away into the forest An d when
,
.
they l ooked round they found that they had been s leeping quite
cl ose to a precipice n d wou l d certainly have fallen into it in the
,
a
d rkn e s if they had gone only a few paces further And their
a s .
mother to l d them that it must have been the angel who watches
ov er good chi ld en r .
Snow whi te and Rose red kept their mother s li ttle cottage so
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neat that it w a p l e ure to l ook inside it In the sum mer Rose red
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took ca re o f the house and every morni ng lai d a wreath of flowers ,
by her mother s bed before he awoke in whi ch w a rose from

’
s ,
as
each tree In the winter Snow whi te lit the fire and hung the kettle
.
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on the hob Th e ket tle w of copper and shone like gold

. as , so
b ightly was it polished In the evening when the snowflakes fell

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the mother sai d Go Snow whi te and bolt the door an d then
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they s t round the hearth and the mother took her spectacles and
a ,
read aloud o ut of a large book and the t w gi ls li stened as they s at ,

o r
and spun And close b y them lay a lamb upon the floor and b ehind
.
,
them upon a perch t a whi te dove with it head hi dden b eneath sa s
its wi ngs .
One eveni ng as they were thu si tti ng comfortably together

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some o ne k nocked at the door if he wished t o b e let in The as .
mother sai d Qui ck B ose red open the door it must be a traveler
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who i see king shelter Rose red went and pushed b ack the b olt
s .
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thi nking that it was a poor man b ut it w as no t ; it was a b ear that ,
s t retched his broad b lack head wi thin the door ,

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Rose red screamed and sprang back the lamb bleated the dove
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fluttered and Snow whi te hi d herself behi nd her mother s b ed But

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the bear began to speak and sai d D O no t b e afrai d I will do you ,

“
,
no harm! I am half frozen and only want to warm m yself a li ttle -

,
b eside you .
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“
P oor b ear sai d the mother li down b y the fire only take
,
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e ,
c e that you do no t burn your coat Th en she cried Snow whi te

ar .
,
“
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R ose red come o ut the bear wi ll do y ou no harm he me ans well

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So they b oth came out an d b y and b y the lamb and dove came ,
- -
nearer and were not afraid of hi m Th e b ear sai d Here chi ldren
,
.
,
“
, ,
knock the snow o ut o f m y coat a little ; o they b rought the broom ”

s
and swept the bear s hi de clean ; and he stretched hi mself by the ’
fire and growled contentedl y and comfortably It was not long b e .
fore the y grew quite at home and played t i cks with their clums y ,
r
g uest T hey
. tugged hi s hai r wi th the ir hands put the ir feet upon ,
hi s back and rolled hi m about o r they took a hazel switch an d beat ,

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him and when he growled they laughed But the bear took it all in
,
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good pa t only when they were t o o rough he call ed o ut Le ave

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me ali ve chi ldren , ,
S now y w hite R o y ed -
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Will
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yo u bea t yo ur lover dea d?
When b ed ti me and the others went to b ed the mother

it w as -
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sai d to the h You can li there by the hea th and then y u will
ea r,
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e r ,
o
be safe from the cold and the bad weather A soon day dawned .
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S no w White nd Ro e R d -
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th t w o chi l d en let hi m ut and he trotted across the snow into

e r o ,
the forest .
Hencefo th the bear came every evening at the same time l i d

r , a
hi mself down by the hearth and let the children amuse themselves ,
with him as much as they li ked ; and they got s o u ed t o him th at s
the doors were never fastened until their black f i end had ar ived r r .
When S pring had come and ll outs i de w green the bear said a as ,
one mo ning to Snow whi te N ow I must go away and cannot

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come b ack for the whole summer Where are y ou going then .
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, ,
dear bear ? asked Snow whi te I must go into the forest and g uard
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my t reasures from the wi cked dwarfs In the wi nter when the earth .
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i frozen ha d they are ob li ged to stay b elow and cannot work

s r ,
their way through ; but now when the sun has thawed and wa med , r
the earth they break through it and come out to pry and steal ; and
, ,
what once gets into their hands and in their caves does not easily , ,
ee dayli ght agai n

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s .
Snow whi te was qui te sorry for hi going away and as she nu
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s ,
bolted the door for him and the bear was hu rying out he caught
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r ,
agai nst the bo lt and a p iece of hi s hai ry coat w as torn o ff and it ,
seemed to Snow whi te as if he had seen gold shini ng through it

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s ,
but h was not sure about it Th b ear ran away qui ckly and w
s e . e ,
as
soon out of si ght behind the trees .
A short ti me afterw ards the mother sent her chi ldren into the for
est to get fir wood There they found a big t ree whi ch lay felled n
e- . o
the ground and close by the trunk some thi ng w as jumping back
,
wards and forw rds in the grass but they coul d not make o ut what
a ,
it w as When they came nearer they saw a dwarf wi th an o ld

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withered face and a snow whi te heard a y ard long The end of the -
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h ear d was caught in a crevi ce o f the t ree and the li ttle fellow was ,
jumping b ackwa ds and forwar ds like a dog tied t o a rope and di d

r ,
not know what t o do .
He glared at the gi rls wi th hi fiery red e yes and cried Why do s ,

“
you stand there ? Can you not come here and help me ? What are ” “
you about there li t tle man? asked Rose red Y ou s t upi d prying
,
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,
goose ! answered the dwarf ; I was going to split the tree to get a
”
li t tle wood for cooking Th li ttle bit f food that n f us wants

. e o o e o
get bu nt up di rectly w ith thi ck logs ; we do no t swallow so much

s r
as you coa se greedy folk I had just d i ven the wedge safely in
r ,
. r ,
and everythi ng was going as I wished; but the wretched wood was
t oo smooth and suddenl y sprang a under and the tree cl osed so s ,
qui ckl y that I coul d no t pull out my b eauti ful white h d; o now ear s
2 60 G imm Comp lete Fai y T les r
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s r a
it i t ight in n d I cannot get away and the s i ll y slee k mi lk faced

s a , , ,
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things laugh ! Ugh! how o di ous you are ! ”
The chi l d en tri ed very hard but the y could not p ull the beard
r ,
o u t it w as caught t o o fa t
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I wi ll run and fetch some o ne sai d s .
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,
Rose red Yo u senseless goose ! snarled the dwarf; why should

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“ ” “
you fetch some o n ? You are already two t o o many for me ; can you
e
no t think o f somethin g b etter ? Don t be impatient sai d Snow ” “ ’ ”

,
whi te I will help y u and she pulled her scissors o ut f her

,
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o
pocket and cut o ff the end of the b e ard

, .
As soon as the dwarf felt himself free he lai d hold of a bag whi ch
lay amongst the roots o f the tree and whi ch w as full o f gold n d , ,
a
li fted it up grumbling to hi mself Uncouth people to ut Off a

, ,
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c
piece o f m y fin e b eard Bad luck t o you ! and then he swung the .

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bag upon hi b ack and went o ff wi thout even once look ing at the
s ,
chi ldren .
Some tim e fter that Snow whi te and Rose red went t o catch a
a - -
di sh of fi h As they came near the brook they s w somethi ng like a

s . a
large grasshopper jumping towards the water as if it were going t o ,
leap in They ran t o it and found it w s the dwa f Where are you
. a r .
“
going ? said Rose red ; you Su ely don t want t o go into the
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r
’
water? I am no t such a fool! cried the dwarf ; don t yo u s e that

” “ ” “ ’
the accursed fish wants t o p ul l me in? The li ttle man had b een it ”
s
ting there fishing and unlucki ly the wind had twi sted his b ea d
,
r
wi th the fi hi ng line ; just then a big fish bit and the feeble creature
s -
,
had not strength t o pull it o ut ; the fish kept the upper hand and
pul led the dwarf toward hi m He held o n to all the reeds and s .
rushes but it was o f li ttle good he was forced to follow the move
, ,
ments f the fi h and was in urgent danger Of b eing d agged into

o s ,
r
the water .
Th gi rls came just in tim e ; the y held hi m fast and t i ed t o free

e r
hi hs d from the line but all in vain beard and li ne were entan
ear , ,
gled fast together Nothi ng w s left b ut t o b ring ut the sci ssors

. a o
and cut the bea d whereb y a small part o f it w as lost When the
r ,
.
dwarf saw that he screamed o u t I s that civil yo u toadstool to ,

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di fi gure one s face ? Was it not enough to clip ff the end o f m y

’
s o
beard? Now you have cut ff the best part f it I cannot let myself o o .
be seen by my people I wi sh y u had been made to run the soles . o
ff your shoes ! Then he took ut a sack of pearls whi ch lay in the

”
o o
r ushes and wi thout sayi ng a word more he d agged it away and

,
r
disappeared behind a stone .
It happened that soon afterward the mother sent the two chi l s
d en t the town t o b uy nee dl es and thread and laces and i b bons

r o ,
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Snow Whit nd R o e R d 26 -
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Th road led them across a heath upon whi ch huge p ieces f rock
e o
lay strewn here and there N w they noti ced a l arge bird hove i ng . o r
in the i flying s l owly round and round above them ; it s nk l ower

a r, a
and l ower and at l ast settled nea a rock n t far ff Directly fter
,
r o o . a
wards they heard loud piteous cry Th ey ran up and saw wi th a ,

.
horror that th eag l e had seized their ld acquaintance the dwarf

e o ,
and was going to carry him ff o .
Th chi l dren fu ll f p ity at once took ti ght hold of the little

e , o ,
man and pulled again t the eagl e so long that at last he let hi
,
s s
booty go As soon as the dwarf had recovered from hi first fright

. s
he cri ed wi th hi sh i ll voice Coul d y u n t have done it more

s r , o o
carefully ! Y u dragged at my brown coat so that it i ll torn and

o s a
ful l f ho l es you helpless clumsy creat ures ! Then he took up a

o ,
”
sack full f precious stones and sli pped away agai n under the rock
o ,
into hi ho l e Th gir l s who by thi s ti me were used to hi thank

s . e , s
lessness went o n their way and di d their business in the tow n

, .
As they crossed the heath again on their way home they u s r
p i sed the dwarf who had empti ed ut hi bag f precious stones in

r ,
o s o
a clean spot and had not thought that any o n wou l d come there
, e
so late Th eveni ng sun shone upon the bri lli ant stones ; they glit
e
d and spark l ed with ll colors o b u t i qy that the chi l dren

.
tere a s ea
stood s ti ll and looked at them Wh y do you stand gap ing there ? .

“ ”
cri ed the dwarf and hi ashen gray face bec me opper red wi th
, s -
a O -
rage He was going n wi th hi bad words when a loud growling

. o s
w as heard and a black bear came trotti ng towards them ut of the

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forest Th dw rf sprang up in a fri ght but he could not get to hi

. e a ,
s
cave for the b ear w a lready close Th en in the d ead of hi heart

, as . r s
he c i ed Dear M Bear spare me I wi ll gi ve you all my treas

r ,
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r .
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ures ; look the beautiful jewels lyi ng there ! Grant me my life ; what
,
do yo u want with such a slender lit tle fell ow as I ? y u woul d n t o o
feel me between your teeth Come take these two wi cked girls .
, ,
they are tender morsels for you fat as young quai ls ; for mercy s ,
’
sake eat them ! Th be ar took no heed f hi words but gave the

”
e o s ,
wicked creatu e a singl e blow with hi paw and he di d not move

r s ,
a g a in .
gi rls had run away but the bear call ed to them Snow white
The , ,
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and Rose red do not be afrai d ; wai t I wi ll come wi th you Th en

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they knew hi voice n d waited and when he cam e up to them

s a ,
suddenly hi bearskin fe ll off and he stood there a handsome man

s , ,
clothed all in go l d I am a Kin g s son he sai d and I was b .

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“
e
wi tched by that wi cked dw f who h d sto l en my treasures ; I ha e ar ,

a v
262 G imm Co mp lete Fai y T les r
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s r a
had to un about the forest as a savage bear unti l I w freed by hi

r as s
death Now he ha got hi s we ll deserved p uni shm ent

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Snow white w mar i ed to hi m and Rose red to hi brother and

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s ,
they divi ded be t ween them the great t reasure whi ch the dw rf had a
gathered together in hi cave The old mother li ved peacefully and s .
happily wi th her chi ldren for many years She took the tw o rose .
tree s wi th her and they stood before her wi ndow and every year
, ,
bore the m o t b eautiful roses whi te and red

s ,
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T h e P o o r Mi ll e r s d t he Ca t
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Bo y an
THE R O N lived an ld mi ller w h had neither wife nor child and

E CE o o ,
th ee apprenti ces served under him A the y had b een wi th hi m

r . s
several years n day he said to them I am ld and want to it in

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s
th chim ne y co m er ; go o ut and whi ch soever f you b rings me the

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b est horse home t hi m will I give the mi ll and in re t u n f it he

, o , r or
shall take c e f me till my death The third of the b oys w

ar o .
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as ,
however the drudge w h w looked n fooli sh by the others

, , o as o as
t he y begrudged the mill t him and afterward he wo ul d not have o ,

s
it Then ll th ee went o ut together and when they came t the il

. a r ,
o v
lage the tw sai d t o stupid Han Thou mayst just well stay
, o s,
“
as
here ; as long thou li vest thou wi lt never get a horse

as .
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Han however went wi th them and when it was ni ght the y

s, , ,
came t a cave in whi ch they lay down to S lee p Th tw sharp

o . e o
ones waited unti l Hans had fallen aslee p then they g t up and , o ,
went away leaving hi m where he w And they thought they had as .
done a ve y clever thing b ut it w as certain t o turn ut ill for them

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o .
When the un arose and Hans woke up he w lyi ng in a deep

s , ,
as
cavern He looked aroun d on every side and exclaimed Oh

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heaven where m I ? Th en he got up and clambered ut f the

s, a
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o o
cave went into the forest and thought Here I am qui te a l one and
, , ,
deserted how shall I obtain a horse now ?

,
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Whi le he w thus walk ing full f thought he met a small t bby

as o ,
a
cat whi ch sai d quite ki nd ly Hans where are you going ? Alas ,
“
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” “
,
you cann ot help me I well k now your des i re sai d.the cat
” “
You ,
”
.
“
wi sh to have a beautiful horse Come with me and be my faithful .

,
servant f seven years long and then I will give y u on more

or ,
o e
beautiful than any y u have ever seen in your whole life Well o .
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P M i ll B o y n d t h C t The 63 o or er s
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a e a
thi s i a w onderful cat ! thought Hans but I am determi ned to

s
”
,
“
s ee
if h i s telli ng the truth

”
s e .
So she took hi m wi th her into her enchan ted castl e where there ,
were nothi ng but cats w h were her servants They leapt nimbly o .
upstairs and downstairs and were merry and happy In the ev eni ng , .
when they t dow n t di nner th ee of th em had to make music

sa o ,
r .
One played the bassoon the other the fi ddl e and the thi rd put the , ,
trumpet to hi li ps and b lew u t hi cheeks much he possibly

s ,
o s as as
cou l d When they had di ned the tab l e was carried away nd the
.
, ,
a
cat sai d Now Hans come and dance wi th me No said he I

,
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“
won t dance with a pussy cat I hav e never done that yet Then
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“
t ke hi m to bed s id she to the cats So n f them lighted him to

a
”
,
a . o e o
hi bed room n pulled hi sh es ff one hi stocki ngs and at last

s -
,
o e s o o ,
s ,
on e of them blew out the candle .
Next morni ng they ret urned and helped him ut f bed one put o o ,
hi stocki ngs n for hi m one ti ed hi garters n brought hi shoes

s o ,
s , o e s ,
one washed him and one d ied hi face wi th her tail That feels
,
r s .
“
very soft ! sai d Hans He however had to serve the cat and chop
”
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, , ,
some wood every day and to do that he had an axe o f silver and , ,
the wedge and saw were f s ilver and the mall et f copper So he o o .
chopped the wood small ; stayed there in the house and had good
meat and drink but never saw any n but the tabby cat and her
,
o e -
servants .
Once h s i d to hi m Go and mow my meadow and dry the

s e a ,
“
,
grass and gave him a scythe f silver and a Whetstone of gold

, o , ,
but bade hi m deliver them up again carefully So Hans went .
thi ther and di d what he w bidden and when he had fini shed the
, as ,
work he ca ied the scythe Whetstone and b y to th house and

, rr , ,
a e ,
asked if it was not yet ti me for her to give him hi reward No s .

“ ”
,
s i d the cat yo u must fi st do somethi ng more for me of the same

a ,
“
r
kind There i fi mb o f silver carpenter s axe square and every

. s er ,
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, ,
thing that i needful all f s ilver ; with these bui ld me a smal l

s ,
o
house Then H n s built the small house and s i d that he had now
.
”
a ,
a
done everything and still he had no horse Ne vertheless the seven

, .
,
years had gone by wi th him as if they were i months s x .
Th cat asked hi m if he wou l d li ke to see her horses ? Yes sai d

“ ”
e ,
H ns Then she opened the do or f the small house and when she
a . o ,
had Opened it there stood twe lve horses —such horses so bri ght and
, ,
shinin g that hi heart rejoiced at the sight of them She gave hi m to

,
s .
eat and to drink and s i d Go home I wi ll n t give y u your

, a , ,
o o
horse away wi th you ; but in three days time I will fo ll ow you and ’
bring it So H n t out and h showed him the way to the mi ll

.
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a s se ,
s e .
26 4 G imm s Co mp lete F i y T le r
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a r a s
She had however never once given him a new coat and he had
, , ,
been ob li ged to keep o n hi dirty ld smock frock whi ch he had s o -

,
brought wi th him and whi ch during the seven years had every
,
where b ecome t o o small fo him r .
When he reached home the t w o other apprenti ce were there ,

s
agai n as well and each o f them certainly had brought a ho se wi th

,
r
him but o ne o f them w as a b lind o ne and the o ther lame The y

, ,
.
asked Hans where hi s horse was It will follow me in th ee days .

“
r
’
time Then the y laughed and said I ndeed st upid Hans where
.
”
,
“
, ,
wi lt th ou get a horse ? It wi ll b e a fine o ne ! Hans went into the par ”
lor but the mill er sai d he should no t sit down t o tab le fo he was
, , r
s o ragged and torn th at they wo ul d all be ashamed o f him if an y

,
o n e came in So the y gave him a mouthful o f food out i de and at

. s ,
ni ght when th e y went to rest the t w o others would n o t let him

, ,
have a bed and at last he w as forced to creep into the goose house
,
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,
a nd li e down o n a li tt le hard straw In the mo ni ng when he awoke . r ,
t he thr ee day s ha d p assed and a coach came wi th i horses and ,

s x
the y shone s o b right that it w as deli ghtful t o ee them ! And a ser s
v ant b rought a seventh a well whi ch w as fo the poor mi ll er s b o y

’
s ,
r .
A magnificent Princess ali ghted from the coach and went into the
mi ll and this princess w as the little tab b y cat whom po or Hans had
,
-
s erved for seven y ears She asked the mi ller where the mi ller s b o y
’
.
and drudge was ? Then the mi ller sai d We cannot have him here “
,
in the mi ll fo he is o ragged ; he i s l yi ng in the goose house

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,
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.
Then the Kin g s daughter sai d that the y were t o b ring hi m immedi
‘
ately S o the y b rought him o ut and he had t o hold his little smock
.
,
frock together to cover himself Th e servants unpacked splendid .
garments and washed hi m and dr ess ed him and when th at w

, ,
as
done no Ki ng co uld have looked more handsome Then the m i den

, . a
desired t o see the horses whi ch the other app enfi ces had brought r
home wi th them and o ne o f them w as bli nd and the other lame

, .
S o she ordered th e se vant t o b i ng the seventh horse and when

r r ,
the miller s aw it he sai d that s uch a horse s that had never yet en
, a
t e d hi y ard An d that i fo the thi rd mill er s b oy sai d h

“ ’ ”
re s . s r -
,
s e .
Then he mu t have th e mi ll sai d the mi ller but the King s

“ ’
s , ,
daughter sai d that the ho se w as there and tha t he was to keep hi r ,

s
mill well and took her fai thful Hans and t him in the coach
as ,
se ,
and dr ove away wi th him .
The y first drove to the li ttle house whi ch he had bui lt wi th the
silver tools and behold it was a great castle and everythi ng in i de ,
s
it w a o f S lver and gold ; and then he marri ed hi m and he w as

s i s ,
The O ld Wo ma n in t he Wo od 26 5
rich o ri ch that he had enough fo all the rest Of hi li fe After thi s

,
s r s .
,
let no o n ever y that any one who i s ill y can never become a
e sa s
person Of importance .
T h e O l d W o ma n in t he W o o d
A OOR servant gi l w once traveli ng with the fam ily she served
P -
r as
through a great forest and when they were in the mi dst f it rob , o ,
bers came ut f the thi cket and murdered ll they found All
o O , a .
perished together exc pt the gi rl w h had jumped ut f the car e , o o o
riage in a fri ght and hi dden herself behind a tree When the robb ers
, .
had gone away wi th their boot y h came ut and b eheld the great ,
s e o
di aster Then she began to weep bi tterly and sai d What can a
s .
, ,
“
poor girl like me do now? I do not k now how to get ut Of the f o or
est no hum an being lives in it

, I must certainly starve Sh ,
so .
”
e
walked about and looked for a road but could find none When it , .
w as eveni ng h seated hers lf un der a tree gave herself into Go d s

s e e ,
’
keeping and resolved to it waiti ng there and not go away let s ,
what mght happen r .
When however she had t there f a whi l e a whi te dove came

, , sa or ,
flyi ng t her with a little golden key in it mouth It put the li ttle
o s .
key in her hand and sai d D O you that great tree there in i a
, ,
“
s ee ,
s
li t tl e lock it Opens with the tiny key ; inside the tree y u wi ll find
, o
food enough and suffer no more hunger Then she went to the
, .
”
tree and Opened it nd found milk in a little di sh and whi te b read

,
a ,
t o break into it that she could eat her fill When h was
,
so . s e
sati fied h said It is n w the time when the hens at home go to

s ,
s e ,
“
o
roost; I am tired I co ul d go t bed to Then the dove flew to

so o o .
”
her again and brought another golden key in it bill and s i d

,
s ,
a ,
“
Open that t ee there and y u wi ll find a bed SO h Opened it
r ,
o .
”
s e ,
and found a b eauti ful whi te bed and h prayed God to protect ,
s e
her duri ng the ni ght and lay down and slept In the morni ng the ,
.
dove came f the thi rd time and ag i n brought a li ttle key and
or ,
a ,
said Open that tree there and y u will find clothes And when
,
“
, o .
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s h O pened it h found garments beset wi th gold and wi th jewe ls

e ,
s e ,
more splendi d than those f any Ki ng s daughter S she li ved there o

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f some ti me and the dove came e v ery day and provi ded her wi th
or ,
all h needed and it w a quiet g od life

s e ,
as o .
26 6 G imm C o mp l t F i y T les r
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s e e a r a
Once however th dove came and s i d Will y u do somethin g

, , e a ,
“
o
f my sake ? Wi th all my hea t sai d the gi l Then s i d the li ttle

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or r ,
r . a
dove I will gui de y u to a small house ; enter it and inside it an

,
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o , ,
Ol d woman wi ll be s i tti ng by t he fi and will say Good day But ‘ ’

re ,
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on your life gi v e her no answer let her do what she wi ll but pass , ,
by her o n the ri ght si de ; further O n there i a door Open it and ,

s , ,
yo u wi ll enter into a room where a quan t ity of ri ngs O f all ki nds are
lyi ng among whi ch are some magni fi cent ones wi th shini ng stones
,
.
Leave them however where they are and seek Out a plain n
, , ,
o e,
whi ch must li kewi se be among them and bring it here t o me as ,
qui ckly y u can as o .

”
The girl went to the li ttle hou e and came to the door Th ere sat s ,
.
an O ld woman who stared when she saw her and sai d Good day , ,
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m y child Th gi l gave her no answer and Opened the door

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Whi ther away cried the ld woman and sei zed her by the gown
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and wanted to hold her fast saying That i my hous e ; no o n can , ,

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go in there if I choose no t to all ow it But the girl w s ilent got .

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away from her and went h i ght into the room ,

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a .
On the table lay an enormous quantity Of ings whi ch gleamed r ,
and gli ttered b efore her eyes She turned them over and looked fo . r
the plai n one but could not fin d it Whi le h w as seeki ng h saw

,
. s e ,
s e
the O ld woman nd how he was stealing away and wanting to get

a s ,
Off w i th a b i rd cage whi ch she had in her hand S -

she went fter . O a
her n d too k the cage out f her hand and when h rai sed it up
a O , s e
and looked into it a bird w ins i de whi ch had the plain rin g in its
, as
bill Then h took the ring and ran qui te joyously home with it
. s e , ,
and thought the li ttle whi te dove woul d come and get the ring but ,
it di d no t .
hen s he leant again t a t ree and determi ned t o wai t for the
T s
dove and as h thus stoo d it seemed just as if the t ree w as soft

, ,
s e ,
and pli ant an d w letting it branches down And suddenly the

,
as s .
branches twined around her and were tw o arms and when h , ,

s e
looked round the tree w a handsome man who embraced and

, as ,
kis sed her heartil y and sai d Y ou have delivered me from the , ,
“
power Of the Old wom n who i a wi cked witch She had changed a , s .
me into a tree and every day f two hours I w a whi te dov e and
, or as ,
so long as h possessed the ri ng I coul d not reg i n my human

s e a
form Then hi se vants and hi s horses who had likewise b en

.
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s r ,
e
changed i nto trees were freed from the enchantment a lso and , ,
stood bes i de him A nd he led them forth to hi kin gdom for he w

. s ,
as
a Ki ng s n n d they married and li ved happ il y

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.
T h e L am bk i n an d t he L i t t l e Fi s h
THER E WERE once a li ttle brother and a lit tle sister who loved each ,
other wi th ll their hearts Their own mother was however dead

a .
, , ,
and they had a step mother w h w not ki nd to them and -

, o as ,
se
t ly di d everyt hi ng h could to hurt them It so happened that

c re s e .
the two were playin g with other chi ldren in a meadow before the
house and there w a pond in the meadow whi ch came up to n
, as o e
side f the hou e Th chi ldren ran about it and caught each other
o s . e , ,
and played at counti ng out .
“
Enek e B eneke let me live , ,
A nd I
t o t he e my b ird wi ll give .
The litt le bird for s t raw ha ll s eek

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The s t raw I ll give t o t he cow t o ea t .
The p rett y c o w s ha ll give me mi lk ,
The milk I ll t o t he ba ker t a ke

’
The ba ker he s ha ll ba ke a ca ke ,
The ca ke I ll g ive unt o t he ca t

’
The ca t s ha ll ca t c h s ome mice for t ha t ,

The mice I ll ha n up in t he s mo ke
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g ,
o snow
A nd t hen y u ll s ee t he
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.
They stood in a circle whi le the y pla y ed thi s and the o ne t o ,
whom the word snow fell had to un away and all th others ran ,
r e
after hi m and caught him As they were runnin g about so merrily .
the ste p mother watched them from the window and grew angry
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.
And as she understoo d a ts Of witchcraft she bewi tched them both r ,
and changed the lit tle b rother into a fish and the li ttle s ister i nto a ,
lamb Then the fish swam here and there about th pond and was
. e
very sad and the lama walk ed up and down the meadow and
, ,
w as miserable an d could not eat o touch on blade Of grass

,
r e .
Thus pas sed a long tim e and then strangers came as vi s itors to ,
the castle The false step mother thought This i a goo d pp o t u

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s O r
mi ty and called the ook and s i d to hi m GO and fetch the lamb

“
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c a ,
from the meadow and ki ll it we have nothing else for the vi sitors ,
.
”
Then the cook went away and g o t the lamb and took it into the ,
kitchen and tied it feet and all this it bore patiently When he had
s ,
.
d awn out hi kni fe and was whetti ng it o n the door step to k il l the
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lamb he noti ced a littl e fi h swimmi ng backwards and forwards in

, s
the water in front of the kitchen sink and lo ld ng up at him This -

o .
,
however was the brother f when the fish saw the cook take the
, ,
or
lamb away it followed them and swam along the pond to th

, e
house ; then the lamb c ied down to it r ,
“
A h, b rot her, in t he p o nd s o deep ,
H ow s ad is my p o o r hea rt ]
Even no w t he c oo k he w he ts his k ni f e
To t a ke a w a y my t ende r li e f .
The i l ttle fish answered ,
“
A h litt le s is t er up on hig h,
, ,
How s a d is my p o o r hea rt
While in t his p ond I lie ”
.
When the cook heard that the lambkin could speak and s ai d such
s ad word to the fish down below he w as terrified and thought thi s
s ,
could be no common lamb but must be bewitched b y the wi cked,
woman in the house Then s i d he Be easy I wi ll not ki ll thee

. a ,
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,
and took another sheep and made t ready for the guests and con 1 ,
v ey d t h
e lambkin to a good pe ant woman to whom b related
e as ,
e
all that he had seen and heard .
The peasant was however the very woman who had been foster
, ,
mother to the li ttle si ter and she suspected at once who the lamb
s ,
was and went wi th it to a wise woman Then the wise woman pro
,
.
no un d a bless ing over the lam b k in and the li tt l e fi h by means O f

ce s ,
whi ch they reg i ned their human forms and after thi s she took
a ,
them both into a li ttle bu t in a great fore t where they li ved al one s , ,
b ut were contented and happy .
T h e Ju ni p e r T ree
A L ONG l ong time g perhaps much t wo thousand years

,
a o, as as ,
there was a ri ch man and he had a beautiful and pious wi fe and

, ,
they loved each other very much and they had no children though , ,
they wi shed greatly for some n d the wife prayed f one day and ,
a or
ni ght Now in the courtyard in front of their house stood a juni per
.
,
tree ; and one day in wi nter the wife w st an di ng beneath it and as ,

The Junip er Tree 26 9
p aring an apple and as he it h cut her fi nger and the

,
s pared s e ,
blood fe l l upon the snow .
Ah sai d the woman sighi ng deeply and l ooki ng dow n at the

, , ,
b l ood if onl y I could have a chi ld as red blood and as whi te as

,
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as ,
snow ! ”
And as he sai d these words her heart suddenly grew light and
s , ,
s he fe l t sure h shoul d have her wis h S she went back to the

s e . O
house n d when a month had passed the snow was gone ; in t w

,
a o
month everyt hing w as green ; in three months the flowers sprang

s
out f the earth ; in four months the trees were in full leaf and the
o ,
branches were thi ckly entwi ned; the lit tle birds began to sing ,
so
that the woods echoed and the blossoms fell from the trees ; when
,
the fifth month had passed the wife stood under the juni per tree ,
and it smelt so sweet that her heart leaped withi n her and h fell ,
s e
o n her knees for joy ; and when the s ix t h month had gone the frui t ,
w as thi ck and fine and h remained still ; and the seventh month
,
s e
she gathered the berri es and ate them eagerly and was sick and ,
sorrowful; and when the eighth month had passed she called to her
husband and s i d weeping I f I di bury me under the junip er
,
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t ree
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.
Then she w as comforted and happy unti l the ni nth month had
passed and then h bore a child whi te as snow and as red as
, s e as
b l ood and when she w it her jo y w as o great that she died

,
sa s .
Her husband buri ed her under the juniper tree and he wept ,
sore ; time passed and he became less sad; and fter he had grieved
,
a
a li ttle more he left Off and then he took another wife , .
Hi second wife bore hi m a daughter and his first wi fe s chi ld

’
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w as a son as red as blood and as white as snow Whene ver the wife
,
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looked at her daughter h felt great love f her but whenever she s e or ,
looked at the litt le boy evi l thoughts came into her heart f h w
, ,
O o
h could get all her hus b and s money for her daughter and ho w
’
s e ,
the boy stood in t h way ; and so he took great hatred to him and
e s ,
dr ove hi m from o ne corner to another and gave him a buffet here ,
and cuff there o that the poor child w always in di sgrace ; when
, s as
he came back after school hou s there was no peace for him r .
Once when the wi fe went into the room upstairs her li ttle
, ,
daughter fo llowed her and sai d M other gi ve me an app le , ,

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Y my chil d said the mother and gave her a fine app l e u t f
es , , , o o
the chest and the chest had a great heavy li d wi th a strong iron
,
lock .
M other sai d the lit tle gi rl shall not my brother ha v e n

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, ,
o e
”
t oo ?
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That w what the mother e pected; and sh sai d Yes when he “

as x e , ,
comes back from school .

”
A nd when he w from the window t hat he ws sa comi ng an evi l as ,
thought crossed her mind and she snatched the apple and took it , ,
from her lit tle daughter saying You shall no t have it b efore you , ,
“
r
brother .
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Then he threw the apple into the chest and shut the li d Then
s ,
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the li t tle b oy came in at the door and she sai d to hi m in a kind ,
tone but wi th evi l looks M y son will you have an apple ?

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M o ther sai d the boy how terri ble you look ! Yes give me an
“ ” “
, , ,
apple ! ”
Th en he spoke as ki ndly
s before holdi ng up the cover o f the as ,
chest C ome here and take out one for yourself

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An d as the boy w as stooping over the open chest crash went the ,
li d down o that hi head flew O ff among the red apples But then
,
s s .
the woman felt great terror and wondered how she coul d escape ,
the b lam e And he went t o the chest of drawers in her b edroom

. s
and took a whi te han dkerchi ef o ut o f the nearest drawer and ,
fit ting the head t o the neck he b ound them wi th a h n dkerchi ef ,

s a ,
so that nothing should be seen and t hi m on a chair b efore the ,

se
d oor wi th the apple in hi s hand .
Then came li ttle M a j ory into the ki tchen to her mother who was
r ,
standi ng b efore the fire sti rring a pot o f hot water .
M other sai d M arjory m y brother i s i tting b efore the door

“ ” “
, ,
s
and he has an apple in hi s hand an d looks very pale ; I asked hi m ,
to gi ve me the apple but he di d n t answer me ; it seems very ,

o
strange GO again to him sai d the mother and if he will not

.
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, ,
“
answer yo u give him a box o n the ear

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S O M arj ory went agai n and sai d Brother gi ve me the a pple

“ ”
.
, ,
But as he took no noti ce h gave him a b ox on the ear and his ,

s e ,
head fell Off at whi ch he w greatl y te ified and b egan t cry

, s as rr ,
o
and scream and ran t o her mother and sai d Oh moth l I have
, , ,
“
er
kn ocked my brother s head Off! and cried and screamed and ’ ”

,
would no t cease .
Oh M arjo y ! s i d her mother what have yo u done ? But keep

“
r
”
a
qui et that no o n may see there IS anyt hi ng the matter; it can t be

, e
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he lped now ; we wi ll put him ut f the way safe ly o o .

”
When the father came home and sat down to table he said , ,
“
Where i my son ? But the mother w fil ling a great di sh fu ll of
s
”
as
black broth and M jory w cryi ng bitterly for h cou ld not e

,
ar as ,
s e r
frai n Then the fath er sai d again Where i my n? Oh said

.
,
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s so
” “
,
”
the mother he is gone into the count y to hi great uncle s t o stay

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or a lit tl e while What sho uld he go for? s i d the father and
.
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a ,
wi thout biddi ng me good bye t ! Oh he wanted to go much -

,
oo
” “
, so ,
and he asked me to let him stay there i weeks ; he wi ll be well s x
taken care f Dear me sai d the father I m quite sad about it ;

o .
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“
a
it was not ri ght O f hi m to g wi thout b i ddi ng me good b ye

”
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With t hat he b egan t eat sayi ng M arjory what are you crying
“
o , , ,
for? Your brother will come back some tim e .

”
After a whi le he said Well wi fe the food i very good ; give me

,
“
, ,
s
some more .
”
And the more he ate the more he wanted until he had eaten it ,
a ll up and he threw the b ones under the tab le Then M a j ory went
,
. r
to her chest O f drawers and took n Of her b est handk erchi efs
,
o e
from the bottom drawer and pi cked up all the bones from under,
the table and ti ed them up in her handkerchi ef and went ut at the , o
door c ying bitterly She lai d them in the green gra s under the
r . s
juniper tree n d immediately her heart grew li ght again and h

,
a ,
s e
wept no more .
Then the juni per tree b egan t wave to and fro and the boughs o
drew toget her and then parted just li ke a clapp ng Of han d f ,

i s or
j oy; then a cloud rose from the tree and in the mi dst f the cloud ,
O
there burned a fire and ut f the fire a beaut iful bird arose and
, o o , ,
s ingin g most sweetly soared hi gh into the i ; and when he had

, a r
flown away the juni per tree remain ed as it was before but the
, ,
handkerchief full f bones was gone M arjory felt qui te glad and
o .
li ght hearted j ust as if her brother were sti ll alive S h went

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. O s e
b ack merri ly i nto the house and had her dinner .
Th bird when it flew away perched on the roof of a goldsmi th s

’
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house and b egan to s ing

, ,
“
It was my mot he r w ho murdered me ,
f
It wa s my a t her w ho a t e of me;
I t was my s is t er M a rj ory
Who a ll my bo nes in p iece s ound; f
Them in a ha nd kerchie s he b und f o ,
A nd la id t hem unde r t he j unip er t ree .
K ywi tt , k ywi t t, k ywi tt I cry , ,
O h w ha t a b eauti ul bird a m I I
”
f
go l dsmith was it h ng in hi shop making a go lden chain n d
Th e s
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s ,
a
when he heard the bird w h w sitti ng n hi roof and singing he

, o as o s ,
started up to go and look and as he p sed over hi threshold he ,

as s
lost on f hi sli ppers ; and he went into the mi ddle of the street
e o s
with a slip per on o ne foot and onl y a sock n the other; wi th hi o s

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apron o n and the go l d chain in n hand and the p incers in the

, o e
other ; and so he stood in the sunshi ne looking up at the bird .
Bird said he how beauti fully y u sing ; do sing that p iece

”
,
“
o
over again N sai d the bird I do n t s ing for nothi ng twice ; if

.
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o, ,
“
o
y uow i ll gi ve me that gold cha i n I w i ll s i ng agai n Very well .

” “
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”
said the goldsmi th here i the gold chai n; no w do as y u said

,
“
s o .
”
Down came the bird and took the gold chain in hi ri ght claw s ,
perched in front f the goldsmith and sang o , ,
“
I t w a s my mo t her w ho murdered me ;
f
I t w as my a t he r w ho a t e o f me ;
It w as my s is t er M a rj o ry
Who a ll my b ones in p ieces ound; f
Them in a ha nd kerchie s he b ou nd, f
A nd la id t he m unde r t he j unip er t ree .
K ywi tt kywi t t, k yw itt , I c ry

, ,
O h w ha t a bea uti ul bird a m ! f I

hen the bird flew t o
T a shoemaker s and perched on hi roof and ’
,
s ,
sang ,
“
It was my mo t her w ho murdered me ;
f
It w as my at her w ho a t e of me;
It was my si s t er M a rj o ry
Who a ll my bones in pieces ound; f
Them in a ha ndkerchie s he b o und, f
A nd h id t hem unde r t he j unip er t ree .
Kywi tt k ywi tt , k yw itt , I cry

, ,
f
O h w ha t a b eauti u l bird a m I !
”
When the sh emaker heard he ran ut f hi door in hi shirt

o ,
o o s s
sleeves and looked up at the roof Of hi hou e ho ldi ng hi hand t s s ,

s o
shade hi eyes from the un B ird said he h w beautifully you

s s .
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, ,
“
o
sing ! Th en he called in at hi door Wife come out directly; here

”
s ,
“
,
i a bird s ingi ng beauti fully Just li sten

”
s . .
Then he called hi daughter all hi chi ld en and acquai ntance

s ,
s r , ,
both young men and mai dens and the y came up the street and ,
gazed n the bird and w h w beautiful it was wi th red and

o ,
sa o
green feathers and round it throat was it were gold and it

, s as ,
s
eyes twink l ed in it head like stars s .
B ird said the shoem ker do sing that pie ce o ver again
“ ”
, a ,
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”
“
N sai d the bird I may not sing for nothi ng twi ce ; y must
”
O, ,
“
ou
give me something Wife sai d the man g into the shop ; n

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o o
the t p she lf st n d a p i O f red sh es ; b i n g them here S the

o a s a r o r .
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Junip T e 73 The er re 2
wife w nt n d brought the shoes Now bird sai d the man s ing
e
i
a .
, ,
“
u th t p i ece agai n
”
s a .
And the bird came dow n n d took the shoes in hi left claw and a s ,
flew up again t the roof and sang o , ,
“
I t wa s my mo t her w ho murdered me;
It was my a t her w ho a t e of me ; f
It was my s i st er M a rj ory
Who a ll my b one s in pie ces o und; f
The m in a ha ndkerchie s he b ou nd f ,
A nd la id t he m unde r t he junip er t ree .
K yw i tt k ywi tt , k yw itt I c ry
, , ,
f O h w ha t a bea ut i ul bird am I I
”
And when he had fini shed he flew away wi th the chain in hi , s
ri ght claw and the shoes in hi l eft claw and he flew ti ll he reached s ,
a mill and the mill went clip clap clip clap cli p clap And in the
,
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,
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mi ll sat twenty miller s men hewing a m ill stone— hi ck hack hi ck ’

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h ck hi ck hack whi le the mi ll was going clip clap clip clap

a ,
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,
clip clap And the bird perched n a linden tree that stood in front
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o
of the m i ll n d sang ,
a ,
“
It was my mo t he r w ho murdered me
H ereone Of the men looked up .
It w as my f t he w ho t e o f me
“
a r a
Then t w o more looked up and listened .
“ ”
I t was my s is t er M a rj ory
Here four more looked up .
Who
“
a ll my bo nes in p ie ces found;
f h Them in a ha ndkerchie s e bound ,
Now there were onl y eight left hewing .
“
A nd laid t hem under t he j unip er t ree .
Now onl y five .
K yw itt , k ywi tt kywitt , I , cry,
Now only on e .
fu l b i d m I ! “
O h w ha t a b ea u t i r a
”
At length the last one left Off and he only heard the end , .
“
B ird sai d he how b eautifu ll y you sing ; let me hea it ll Sing
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that agai n ! N said the bird I may not s ing it twi ce fo noth
” “
o,
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r
in g ; if yo u wi ll gi ve me the millstone I will s i ng it agai n Indee d ” “ ”

.
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sai d the man if it b elonged to me alone you should have it All

,
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.
” “
ri ght s ai d the others if he sings agai n he shall have it

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, ,
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”
Then the bird ca me down and all the tw enty mill ers heaved up ,
the stone wi th poles —yo ! heave ho ! yo ! heave ho ! and the bird“

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stuck his head through the hole in the mi ddl e and with the mi ll ,
stone roun d hi neck he flew up to the t ree and san g

s ,
“
I t w as my mo t her w ho murde red me;
It w as my at her w ho a t e o f me f
I t w as my s is t er M arj ory
Who a ll my b o nes in p ie ces ound; f
Them in a ha ndkerchie s he b ound f ,
A nd laid t hem under t he junip er t ree .
Kywitt, k ywi t t k yw it t, I c ry, ,
Oh w ha t a b ea ut i ul bird a m I!
”
f
And when he had finished be spread hi wings ha i ng in the ,
s , v
ri ght claw the chain and in the left claw the shoe s and round hi
, ,
s
neck th millstone and he flew away to hi father s house

e ,
s
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In the p arlor s t the father the mother and M arjo y at the table ;
a , ,
r
the father sai d How li ght hearted and cheerful I feel Nay s i d
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the mother I feel very l w just if a great sto m were coming

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But M a jory t weeping ; and the bird cam e flyi ng and perched
r sa ,
o n the roof .
Oh s i d the father I feel so j oyful and the s un i shi ning so

”
,
a ,
“
, s
bri ght ; it is if I were going to meet with an O ld friend Nay

as .
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,
”
sai d the wi fe I m ter ified my teeth chatter and there is fire in

,
“
a r , ,
my veins and she tore Open her d ess to get i ; and M arjory sat in
,
”
r a r
a corner and wept with her plate before her until it was qui te full
, ,
o f tears Then the b ird perched o n the juni per tree and sang
.
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It was my mot her w ho murdered me
And the mother stopped her ears and hi d her eyes and would ,
neither nor hear; neve theless the noise o f a fea ful storm was
s ee r ,
r
in her e s and in her eyes a qui ve i ng and burni ng as o f li ght ni ng

ar , r .
I t w as my f t he w ho t e of me
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a r a
Oh mother ! sai d the father there i a beautiful bird s ingi ng

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s
so fi ne l y n d the sun shi nes and everyt hi ng smell

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a sweet as in ,
s as c
namon .
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I t was my sis t er M a rj o ry
Junip T e 275 The er r e
M arjory hi d her face in her lap and wept and the father s i d I
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must go ut to the bird Oh do not g ! sai d the wife I feel

o s ee .
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o
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if the hou e were n fire

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as s o .
But the man went ut and l oked at the bird o o .
Who all my bone in p i c s found;

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s e e
Th m in a h ndke chi f he b und

e a r e s o ,
A nd la id them unde r t he junip er t ree .
K ywi tt k ywi tt k ywi tt, I cry,

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f
O h w ha t a b ea uti ul bird a m I!
”
Wi th that the bird let fall the gold ch i n upon hi fath er s neck a s
’
nd it fit ted hi m exactly S he went in doors and sai d Look what “

a . O ,
a beauti ful chai n the bird has given me ! ”
Then hi wife w o terrified that h fell down o n the floor and

s as s s e ,
her cap c me Off Then th bi d began ag i n to sing

a . e r a ,
“ ”
I t was my mot he r w ho murdered me
Oh groaned the mother that I were a thous and fathoms
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, ,
“
u nder ground not to b e ob li ged to hear it

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s o as .
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It was my f t her w ho t e of me ;
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a a
Then the woman lay as if she were dead .
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It w as my s is t er M a rj ory
Oh sai d M a j ory I wi ll go o ut
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to o, and s ee if the bird wi ll
give me anythi ng And so she went .
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Who a ll my bone s in p ieces f ound ;
f
Them in a ha ndk erc hie s he bou nd ,
Then he th ew the shoes down to her

r .
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A nd laid t he m unde r t he j unip er t ree .
Kywi tt , kywitt, k yw itt , I cry,

f O h w ha t a bea uti ul bird a m I!
And poor M a j ory ll at once felt happy and j oyful and put n
r a , o
her red shoes and danced and jumped for joy Oh dear sai d she
,
.
“
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“
I fe lt so d before I went outsi de and now my hea t I S li ght !
sa ,
r so
He i a charmi ng bird t have gi ven me a pair f red shoes

s o o .
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But the mother s hair stood n end and looked like flame d
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an
sh sai d E v en if the world i comi ng to an nd I must go out for

e ,
s e ,
a lit tle relief .

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Just she came outs ide the do r crash went the mi llstone n
as o , o
her head and crushed her flat Th father and d ughter rushed ut
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. e a o ,
27 6 G imm s Co mplete Fa iry Ta les r
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and aw smoke and flames of fire i se up ; b ut when that had gone

s r
b y there stood the li ttle brother ; and he too k hi father and M

,
s ar
jory b y the hand an d they felt very happy and content and went
, ,
i ndoors and s t at the table and had their dinn er

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l o ri n da an d J o ring el
THER E ONCE was an ld castle in the midst of a large and thi ck fo

o r
e t and in it an O ld woman w ho w as a wi tch dwelt all al one In the

s , .
daytim e she changed herself into a cat a screech owl but in the or -
,
evening she took her p roper shape again a human bein g She as .
could lu e wil d b eas t and bi ds t o her and then h kil led nd

r s r , s e a
b oil ed and roa ted them If ny n came withi n ne hund ed

s . a o e o r
paces of the castle he w obli ged t o stand still and coul d not stir as ,
from the p lace unti l she b ade hi m be free But whenever an inno .
cent mai den came within thi s circle h changed her into a bird , s e ,
and shut her up in a wi cker work cage and car ied the cage into a -
,
r
room in the castle She h d ab out seven thousand cages Of rare

. a
birds in the ca stle .
No w there w as a m i den w ho w called J i nd fairer than all

a as or a,
other girls She and a hand ome youth named J o ing l had prom
. s r e
ised t ma ry each o ther Th ey were still in the da y s f b etrothal

o r . o ,
and their greatest happiness was b eing together On day in order . e
that they mi ght b e ab le t talk together in quiet they went for a o
walk in the forest Take care s i d J o ing l that y ou d n t g

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a r e ,
“
o o o
too near the castle .

”
It w a b eautiful eveni ng; the un shone b i ghtly b etween the

as s r
t un ks f the trees into the dark green Of the forest and the turtle
r o ,
doves s ng mournfully up on the young b ough Of the bi ch t rees

a s r .
I o in d
r we p t n w
a n d th en She t down
o in the s un h
ai ne and . sa s
w assorrowful I ing l was sorrowful t ; the y were as d as if

. or e oo sa
they were about t di Th en they looked around them and were

o e .
,
qui te at a loss for they di d not know by whi ch way they should go
,
home Th un w as 5 11 half ab ove the mountain and h lf t

. e s $ a se .
J ing l looked through the bu hes and saw the Ol d walls f the
or e s ,
O
c stle close at hand He w horror st i cken and fill ed wi th deadly

a . as -
r
fe r I ind w singing
a . or a as ,
Iorinda a nd J ori ng el 27 7
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My litt le bird , wi t h t he nec k la c e red,
Sing s s o rrow , s orrow , s orrow ,
He s ing s t ha t t hedo ve mus t s o on b e dea d,

S ings s o rrow s o r—j ug j ug jug
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J o irn g l looked
e for J orin d She w chan ged into a n i ght ingale a . as ,
and sang jug j ug jug A screech owl wi th glowing eyes flew

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three times round about her and three ti mes c i ed to wh oo t o

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whoo to wh ! ,
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J o ingel coul d not move he stood there li ke a stone and coul d

r : ,
neither w ep n speak n move hand fo ot

e or ,
or or .
The un had n w s et Th e owl flew into the thicket and di rectly

s o .
,
afterwards there came out of it a crooked Old woman yellow and ,
lean with large red eyes and a hooked nose the point f which
, , o
reached to her chin She mu t tered to herself caught the ni ghtin

.
,
gale and took it away in her hand

, .
Io ing l could neither s peak nor move from the spot ; the ni ght in
r e
gale was gone At last the woman came back an d s i d in a hollow

.
, a
voice Greet thee Z hi el If the m o on shi nes on the cage Zachi l

,
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ac .
,
e ,
let him loose at once Th en J ingel w freed He fell n hi knees.

”
or as . o s
b efore the woman and begged th at h woul d give him back hi s e s
Io in d but she sai d that he shoul d never have her again and went
r a, ,
away He call ed he wept he lamented but all in vai n Ah what i

.
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,
s
to bec ome o f me ? ”
J ngel went away and at last came to a strange vi llage ; there

o ir ,
he kept sheep fo a long time He Often walked round and round

r .
the castle b ut no t t oo ne to it At last he dreamt o ne ni ght that he

,
ar .
found a b lood red flower in the mi ddl e f whi ch was a b eautiful

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o
large pe rl ; that he picked the flower and went with it to the castle
a ,
and that everythi ng he touched with the flower w freed from n as e
chantment; he also dreamt that b y means O f it he recovered hi s
J o rin da .
In the mornin g when he awoke he began t o seek over hill and

, ,
dale if he could find such a flower He sought until the ni nth day .
,
and then early in the morning he found the b lood red flower In
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the mi ddle o f it there was a large dew drop as big the finest -
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as
pearl .
Day and night he journeyed with thi s flower to the ca tle When s .
he was wi thin a hundred paces of it he w n t held fast but as o ,
walked on to the door Io in g l w fu ll of j y; he touched the doo r . r e as o
with the flower and it sprang op n He walk ed in through the

,
.
e .
court yard and li stened for th soun d of the birds At last he heard
, e .
27 8 G imm Co mp lete F i y T le s r
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s a r a
it He went o n and found the r o om from whence i t came and there

.
,
the witch w feeding the birds in the seven thous nd cages

as a .
When h w J o in gel she was angry very angry and sco lded
s e sa r , ,
and spat poison and gall at him b ut she co ul d not come wi thi n t wo ,
paces o f him He di d not take any noti ce o f her b ut went and

.
,
looked at the cages wi th the birds but there were many hun d ed ,
r
night ingales ; ho w was he to find hi J o ind again ? s r a
Just then he saw the Old woman qui etly ta ke away a cage with a
bird in it and go toward the door
,
s .
Swiftly he sprang towards her touched the cage wi th the flower , ,
and also the old woman She could n w no longer bewi tch any o n ; . o e
and J rind w as standing there clasp ing hi m round the neck and
o a , ,
she w as beautiful as ever !

as
T h e G o o s e Gi rl -
at t he W e ll
THE R WAS once upon a tim e a very ld woman who lived wi th her
E o ,
flo k f geese in a waste place among the mo untain and there had

c o s,
a li t tle hou e Th waste w surroun ded by a large forest and

s . e as ,
every morni ng the O ld woman took her crutch and hobb led into it .
There however the dame was qui te active more s than an y n

, , ,
o o e
would have thought con idering her age and collected grass for
,
s ,
her geese pi cked all the wi ld frui t h could reach and ani d v
, s e , c e c
eryt hi n g home o n her back An y o n would have thought that the . e
heavy load would have wei ghed her t th ground b ut h always o e ,

s e
brought it safely home If an y on m t her h greeted him quite . e e ,

s e
courteously Good day dear countryman it i a fine day Ah ! y u

.
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wonder that I sho uld drag grass ab out b ut every n must take hi , o e s
burden n hi b ack Nevertheless people di d not lik e t meet her

o s .
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,
o
if the y could help it and too k by preference a roundabout way, ,
and when a father wi th hi boys p assed her he whispered to them s , ,

“
Beware f the O ld woman She has claws b eneath her gloves ; h
o . s e
i a wi tch
”
s .
One morni ng a handsome young man w going through the as
forest Th un shone b right the birds sang a cool b reeze crept

. e s , ,
th ough the leaves and he was full O f joy and gladness He had
r ,
. as
yet met no n when he suddenly perceived the Old wi tch kneeli ng

o e,
on the ground cutt ing grass wi th a s i ckle She h d already thrust a . a

G o o e Gi l t t he Well 27 9The s -
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whole load into her cloth and near it stood t wo baskets whi ch , ,
were fill ed wi th wild apples and pears But good li t tle mother .
“
, ,
sai d b how can you carry all that away ? I mu t c r y it dear

e,
“ ” “
s a r ,
si
”
r, an wered she rich folk s chi ld en have no need to do such
s ,
“ ’
thi ngs but with the peasant folk the sayi ng goes Don t look b e
, ,
‘ ’
hi nd you you will only see how crooked your back i !

,
s
“
Will you help me ? sh sai d as he remained standi ng by her ”
e ,
.
“
You have sti ll a strai ght back n d young legs it would be a t i fle to a ,
r
you Besides my house is not so very far from here it stands there
.
, ,
o n the heath behi nd the hill How soon y u woul d bound up . o
thi ther ! The young man took compass ion on the O ld woman M y
”
.
“
father i certainly no peasant rep lied b but a i ch count ; never

s ,
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r
th l t hat you may see that it i not onl y peas ants who can ca ry
e ess , s r
things I will take your bundle If you wi ll try it said she I ” “ ” “
shall b e very gl ad Y u wi ll certam have to walk for an hour but

.
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. o ,
what wi ll that signi fy to y u ; only you mus t carry the apples and o
pears as well .
”
It now seemed to the young man ju t a li ttl e seri ous when he s ,
heard of an hour s walk but the ld woman would not let him Off
’
,
O ,
packed the bundle on hi back ; and hung the two b asket on hi s s s
arm See it i quite li ght s i d she N it i not li ght an wered

.
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a .
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O, s ,
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the count and pulled a ruefu l face Verily the bundle weigh as
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s
heavi ly as if it were ful l of cobb lestone and the apples and pears s,
are as heavy as lead ! I can scarcely breathe He had a mi nd to put .

”
everything down again but the O ld woman woul d not all ow it ,

.
“
Just lo k sai d h m o ckin gly the young gentleman wi ll n t
o ,
s e ,
“
o
carry what I an O ld woman have so Often dragged along You are

, ,
.
ready with fin words but when it comes to b e e arnest you want to

e , ,
take to your heels Why are you standi ng loitering there ? he con.
”
s
ti nu d e Step out NO one wi ll take the b un dl e off agai n

.
“
. .
”
As long as he walked n level ground it w as still bearable but o , ,
when they came to the hi ll and had to cli mb and the stones rolled ,
down under hi feet as if they were alive it w beyond hi s ,

as s
strength Th drops Of perspirati on stood n hi forehead and ran

. e o s , ,
hot and co ld down hi back D ame said he I can go no farther

,
s .
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I want to rest a little Not here answered the ld woman when .

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we hav e ar i ved at u journey s end yo u can rest ; but now you

r o r
’
must go forward Wh kno w s what good it may do you ? Ol d . o

” “
woman you are becoming shame l ess ! sai d the count and t i ed to
,
”
,
r
throw Off the bundle but he labored in vain ; it stuck as fast to hi ,

s
back as if it grew there He turned and t wisted but he cou l d n t .

,
o
get id f it Th Ol d woman laughed at thi s and sprang about

r o . e ,
28 0 G imm s Comp let e F i y T le r
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a r a s
quite delighted o n her crutch Don t get ang y dear i s i d she .

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”
s r, a ,
e growi ng as red in the fa c e as a t urke y cock ! C a ry y our

“
yo u ar -
r
bundl e patientl y I will give y ou a good present when we get

.
home .
”
What coul d he do? He w as obli ged t o submi t to hi fate and s ,
crawl along pati ently b ehi nd the O ld woman She seemed to grow .
more and more ni mble and hi burden still heavier A ll at once he ,

s . s
made a spring j umped n t o the bundl e and seated herself o n the

,
o
top o f it ; and however wi thered she might be she was yet heavi er ,
than the stoutest count y lass The youth s knees trembled b ut r .

’
when he di d no t go on the O ld woman hit him ab out the legs ,
wi th a swi tch and wi th sti ngi ng nettl es Groani ng conti nu ally he -

.
,
climbed the mountain and at length reached the Old woman s ,

’
house when he was j ust ab out t o drop When the geese p erceived
, .
the Old woman they fl pp ed their wings s t retched out their necks
,
a , ,
ran t o meet her cackli ng all the whi le Behi nd the flock walked
, .
,
stick in hand an O ld wench s trong and big b ut ugly as ni ght

, , ,
.
“
Good mother s ai d she to the o ld woman has anythi ng hap
,
”
,
“
pened t o yo u y u have stayed away so long ? B y no means m y

, o
” “
,
dear daughter answered she I have met wi th nothing b ad On

,
”
,
“
.
the cont rary onl y with thi s ki nd gentleman w ho has ca rried my

, ,
burden for me ; only think he even too k me o n his b ack when I was ,
ti red The wa y t o o has no t seemed long t o us ; we have b een

.
, ,
merry and have b een cracki ng jokes wi th each other all the time
”
.
,
At las t the O ld wom an slid down took the bundle Off the young ,
man s b ack and the b askets from his arm looked at hi m qui te
’
, ,
kindl y and sai d N ow seat y ourself O n the b ench b efore the door
, ,
“
,
and rest You have fai ly earned y our wages and they shall not b e
. r ,
wanting Th en she sai d t o the goose girl GO into the hous e my

.
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“
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de ar daughter it is no t b ecomin g fo you to b e alone with a young

,
r
gentl eman ; o ne must not pour Oil on t o the fire he mi ght fall in ,
love wi th you The count knew not whether t o laugh t o c y

.
”
or r .
“
Such a sweetheart as that thought he could no t touch my ”
, ,
“
heart even if she were thi rty years younger

,
.
”
In the meantime the Old woman stroked and fondl ed her geese as
if they were chi ldren and then went i nto the house with her ,
daughter The y outh lay down o n the b ench under a wild apple
.
,
tree The i w as warm a nd mi ld; o n all s ides stretched a green

. a r
meadow whi ch was set wi th cowslips wi ld thyme and a th ous and

, , ,
other flowers ; through the mi dst Of it rippled a clear b roo k on

whi ch the sun sparkled and the whi te geese went walking b ack ,
wards and forwards or p addl ed in the water I t is quite deli ghtful

,
.
“
Go o e Gi l t t he Well 28 The s -
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here said he b ut I am o tired that I cann ot keep my eyes Open ;

”
, ,
“
s
I wi ll sleep a lit tle If only a gust Of wind does not come and blow.
m y legs Off my b dy for they are as rotten as tinder o , .

”
When he had slept a little whi le the O ld woman came and shook ,
him ti ll he awoke S it up s ai d she you cannot stay here ; I hav e

“ ” “
.
, ,
ce tainly treated you hardly sti ll it has not cost y ou your life Of
r , .
money and land you have no nee d here i some thi ng else for y u s o .
”
Thereupon he thrust a li ttle book nto hi hand whi ch was cut o ut

s i s ,
Of a single emerald Take great care of it sai d h t will bring .

“ ”
, s e, r
y o u good fortune Th count sprang up and he felt that

.
”
he w e ,
as as
qui te fresh and had recovered hi vi gor he thank ed the o ld woman

,
s ,
for her present and set ff wi thout even once looki ng b ack at the
,
O
“
b eautiful dau ghter When he was already some way off he sti ll
”
.
,
heard in th di stance the noisy y Of the geese

e cr .
For three days the count had to wander in the wild m before e ess
he could find hi way o ut He then reached a large tow n nd as no

s .
,
a
o ne k new him he was led i nto the ro y al palace where the Ki ng

, ,
and Queen were sitting on their throne Th co unt fell o n on k nee . e e ,
drew the emerald book out of his p ocket and lai d it at the Queen s ,
’
feet She bade hi m i e and hand her the lit tle book Hardly how
. rs .
,
ever had she Opened it and looked therein than she fell if dead
, , ,
as
to the ground The coun t was seized by the King s servant and
.
’
s,
was being led to prison when the Queen opened her eyes and , , or
dered them to release him and every one was to go ut as she ,

o ,
wished to speak wi th him in private .
When the Queen w alone she began to weep bitterly and s aid as , , ,
“
Of what us e to me are the splendors and honors with whi ch I am
surrounded ; every morni ng I awake in pain and sorrow I had three .
daughters the y oungest Of whom was so beautiful that the whole

,
world looked on her a wonder She was white snow as rosy as . as as ,
as apple blossom and her hair radi ant sunbeams When she
-
,
as as .
cried not tears fell from her eyes put pearls and jewels only When
, ,
.
sh was fifteen years O ld the Ki ng summoned all t hree s isters to

e ,
come b efore hi th one Yo u should have seen ho w all the people

s r .
gazed when the youngest entered it was just as if the sun were ,
rising !
Then the Ki ng spoke M y daughters I know not when my last
“ ‘
, ,
day may ar i ve ; I wi ll today decide what each shall receive at my

r
death You ll l ove me but the n f y u w h lov es me best sha ll

. a ,
o e o o o ,
fare the best Each o f them s i d she loved hi m best Can you not
.
’
a .
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express to me said the King h w much you do love me and thus

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I shall see what you mean ? Th eldest spoke I love my father ’

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as
28 2 G imm s Comp lete Fai y Ta les r
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dea ly as the sweetest sugar Th e second I love my father as

r .
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,
‘
dearly as my pretti est dress But the y oungest w a silent Then her .
’
s .
father sai d And yo u my dearest child how much do you love me?
,
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, ,
’
‘
I do not know and ca n compare my love wi th no thing But her fa
, .
’
ther ins is ted that she should name some thi ng S O she sai d at last .
,
Th e b est fo o d does no t please me wi th out salt therefore I love m y

‘
father lik e salt .

’
When the Ki ng heard that he fell into a passi on an d sai d If

“
, , ,
‘
yo u love me like salt y our love shall also b e repai d yo u with salt
’
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,
Then b e di vi ded the kingdom b etween th e t w elder b ut caused a o ,
sack of salt t o b e b ound o n the b ack of the y oungest and t wo e , s r
vants had to lead her forth into the wi ld forest We all begged and .
prayed for her sai d the Queen but the Ki ng s anger w as no t t o

,
”
,
“ ’
b e appeased How she cri ed when she had t o leave us ! The whole
.
road was strewn with the p earls whi ch flowed from her eyes Th e .
King soo n aft erwards rep ented O f his great severity and had the ,
whole forest se arched fo the p oor chi ld but no o ne could find her r , .
When I thi nk that th wild b easts have devoured her I k now no t

e ,
ho w t o contai n myse lf fo r sorrow; many a time I cons ole m yse lf

wi th the hope th at she is sfi ll ali ve and may have hi dden herself in ,
a cave or has found shelter wi th comp assi onate people But picture
, .
t o y o urself when I opened your littl e emerald b ook a pearl la y

, ,
therein Of exactl y the same k ind as those which used t o fall from
,
my daughter s e yes ; and then yo u can also imagine ho w the si ght o f

’
it s t irred my heart You must tell me how yo u ca me by that pearl

”
. .
The count told her that he had received it from the o l d woman in
the fores t w ho had ap pe ared ve y strange t o him and must b e a
,
r ,
witch b ut he had neither seen nor heard anythi ng of the Queen s

,
’
child Th e Kin g and Queen resolved to seek out the Old woman
. .
Th e y thought that t here where the p earl had b een the y would Oh ,
tain news of their daughter .
Th e O ld woman w as s itti ng in tha t lonely place at her sp inning

wheel s pinnin g It w as already dusk and a lo g which w as burni ng
, .
,
On th e he arth gave a s ca nty li ght A ll at onc e there w as a noise out .
side the geese were comi ng home from the past ure and utte ing
, ,
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their hoarse cri es Soon afterwards the daughter also entered But
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the Old woman scarcely thank ed her and only shook her head a lit ,
tle Th e daughter s at down beside her too k her spinnin g wheel

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and twi sted the threads a nimb ly as a young girl Thus the y b oth s .
sat fo r tw o hours and exchanged never a word At last something

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rustled at the wind ow and t w o fiery eyes p eered in It w as an O ld

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ni ght owl whi ch cried Uhu ! three tim es The old woman looked
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up just a little then h s i d Now my li ttle daughter it i ti me

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f y u to go o ut and do your work She rose and went ut n d

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where di d she go ? over the meadows into the valley At l t h

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came to a well with three o ld o ak trees stan di ng bes ide it ; mean

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while the moon had i sen large and round over the mountai n and
r ,
it was o li ght that one could have found a nee dl e She remo ved a
s .
ski n whi ch covered her face then bent down to the well and began , ,
t o wash herself When she had fini shed he dipped the ski n als o in
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s
the water and then laid it o n the meadow so that it should b leach
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in the moonli ght and d y agai n But how the mai den w as changed !
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r .
Such a change as that w never seen before ! When the gray mask as
fell Off her golden hair broke forth like sunbe ams and spread
, ,
about li ke a mantle over her whole form Her eyes shone ut as . o
b i ghtly s the stars in heaven and her cheeks bloomed a soft red
r a ,
like apple b lossom -

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But the fair mai den w as sad She t dow n and wept bitterly . sa .
One tea after another forced it elf ut o f her eyes and rolled
r s o ,
through her long hair t o the ground Th ere she sat and woul d have .
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remained sitti ng a long tim e if there had not been a rustling and ,
cracki ng in the boughs of the neighb oring tree She sprang up lik e .
a roe which had be en overtaken by the shot of the hunter Just then .
the moon was obscured by a dark cloud and in an instant the ,
mai den had slipped n the old skin and vani shed like a li ght blown
o ,
o ut by the wi nd .
She ran back home trembli ng like an aspen leaf Th o ld woman

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w asstanding on the threshold and the gi l was about to relate ,

r
what had befall en her but th o ld woman laughed kindly and , e ,
sai d I al ready know all She led her into the room and lighted a
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new log She di d no t however it down to her spinni ng again but

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fetched a broo m and b egan to sweep and scour All must be clean .
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and sweet she said to the girl But mother said the mai den
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why do y ou begin work at s o late an hour? What do you expect? ”
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Do you know what time it i ? asked the old woman N o t yet s
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mi dni ght ans wered the maiden but al eady past eleven O cl ock
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D O you n t remember conti nued the O ld woman that it i three

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years today since you came to me ? Your tim e i up we can no s ,
longer remain toget her Th girl was terrified and s aid Alas ! . e , ,
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dear mother will you cas t me ff? Where shal l I go ? I have no

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f i ends and no home to whi ch I can go I have always done as y u

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bade me and y u have always been satisfied with me ; do n t send

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me away .
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Th old woman woul d not tell the mai den what lay before her
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M y stay here i over she sai d t o her b ut when I de p art house

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and p arlor mus t b e clean ; therefore do no t hi nder me in m y work .
Have no ca re for y ourself ; you shall find a roof t o shelter yo u and ,
the wages whi ch I will give shall also content you But tell me .
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what i about to happe n the mai den continued t o entreat I tell

s ,
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y o u again do not hi nder me in my work Do no t s y a word more

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go t y our chamber take the ski n o ff y our face and put o n the
o , ,
s ilken gown whi ch you had o n when you came t o me and then ,
wait in y our chamb er un ti l I call you .

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But I mus t once more tell o f the King and Qu een w ho had jour ,
ney d forth wi th the count in order to seek out the o ld woman in

e
the wi lderness Th e coun t had strayed away from them in the wood
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by ni ght a nd had t o walk onwards alone Next day it seemed t o

, .
hi m that he w as o n th e ri ght t rack He sti ll went forwar d until .

,
darkness came o n then he climb ed a tree intendi ng t o pass the

, ,
ni ght there for he feared that he mi ght lose his way When the
, .
moon illu ni ned the surroundi ng coun try be perceived a figure com
r
ing down the mountai n She had no sti ck in her hand b ut yet he .
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could see that it w as th e go ose girl whom he had seen b efore in -

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the house o f the Old woman O ho cried b e there she comes .

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and if I once get hold of o ne o f th wi tches the other shall not es e ,
cape mel But how astoni shed he w as when he went t o the well
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took Off the skin and washed herself when her golden hair fell ,
down all ab out her and he w more b eau tiful tha n any one ,
s as
whom he had ever seen in the whole world He hardly dared t o .
breathe but stretched hi head as far forward through the leaves as

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he da ed and stared at her E ither he bent over t o o far o wh t

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ever the cause mi ght be the bough s uddenly cracked and that very , ,
moment the mai den slipped into the skin sprang away li ke a oe , r ,
and as the moon w as suddenly c overed di sappeared from hi e yes ,

s .
Hardl y ha d she di sap p eared b efore the count descended from ,
the tree and hastened after her wi th nimb le steps He had no t b een
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gone long b efore he saw in the twili ght t w o figures comi ng over , ,
the meadow It was the King and Queen w ho had perceived from
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a di stance the li ght shi ni ng in the ld woman s little house and o

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were going t o it Th count told them what wonderful thin gs he

. e
had seen by the well and they di d n t doubt that it had been their
, o
lost daughter They walked onwards ful l f joy and soo n came t o
. o ,
the little house Th geese were sitti ng all round it and had th ust
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their heads under their wings and were sleeping and not o ne o f ,
them moved Th King and Queen looked in at the window the ld

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woman was sittin g there quietly spinni ng noddi ng her head and ,
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never looki ng round Th room was perfectly clean if the little

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as
mist men who carry no dust o n their feet lived there Their d u gh
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ter however they di d no t e They ga ed at ll thi for a l ong

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fi mc ; at last they took heart and knocked softly at the wi ndow , .
Th o l d woman appeared to have been e xpecti ng them ; h rose

e s e ,
and ca lled out qui te kindly Come in—I know you already When ,
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they had entered the room the O ld woman sai d Y u might have , ,
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spared yourself the long walk if you had not three years go , a
unjustly d i ven away your chi ld who i so good and lovab le NO

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harm has come to her; for th ee years she has had to tend the r
geese ; wi th them she has learnt no evi l but h preserved her p u , as
rity of heart You however have been sufficientl y puni hed by th

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mi sery in whi ch y u have li ved Then h went to the chamber

o . s e
and called Come ut my li ttle daughter Thereupon the door

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Opened and the Pri ncess stepped o ut in her silken garments with
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her golden h i and her shini ng eyes and it was as if an angel from
ar ,
heaven had entered .
She went up to her father and moth er fell on their necks and ,
ki ssed them ; there was no he lp for it they all had to weep fo joy ,
r .
Th e young count stood near them and when she perce ived hi m she ,
became as red in the face as a moss rose she herself di d not know -
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why .
Th Ki ng sai d M y dear chi ld I have gi v en away my ki ngdom

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What shall I g you ? She needs nothi ng s aid the ld woman

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I give her the tears that h has wept on your account ; they are s e
precious pearls finer than those that are found in the sea and
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worth more than your whole kingdom and I giv e her my li ttle ,
house as payment for her servi ces Wh en the o ld woman had sai d .
that she di sappeared from their sight Th walls rat tled a li t tle nd
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when the Kin g and Queen looked round the lit tle hou e had ,
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changed into a s plendi d palace a royal table had been spread and , ,
the serv nts were runni ng hi ther and thi ther

a .
The story goes still fur ther but my grandm other who related it , ,
to me had partly l ost her memory and had forgotten the rest I
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shall always be li eve that the beautiful P i ncess married the count r ,
an d that they remai ned together in the pal ace and lived there in a ll ,
happiness so long as G d wi ll ed it Whether the snow whi te geese

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whi ch were kept near the li ttl e but were veri ly young mai dens ! no ,
o n e need take offense ! whom the o l d woman had taken under her
protecti on and whether they now received their human fo ms again
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and stayed han dm ids to the young Queen I do not exactly

as a ,
know but I suspect it Thi s much i cert i n that the Ol d wom n

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was n witch as people thought but a wis e woman w ho meant

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well Very li kely it was h w ho at the Princess s birth gav e h r

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the gift of weeping pe ls instead o f tears Th at does not happen ar .
nowadays o el e the poor would soon become rich

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T h e T h ree L i t t le M en in t he W o o d
THER E WAS once a man w hose wife w dead and a woman whose , as , ,
hu b nd was dead ; the man had a daughter n d so had the

s a ,
a
woman Th gi ls were well acq

. uai nted wi th each other and used
e r ,
t play together in the woman s house One da y t h woman sai d t o

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t h man s daughter
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Listen t me tell your father th at I will ma ry him and then

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y u shall have milk t wash in every morni ng and wi ne t d i nk

o o o r ,
and my daughter shall have water to wash in and water to d ink r .

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Th gi rl went home and told her father what t h woman had

e e
said Th man sai d What shall I do ! M arri age i a joy and also a
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torment .
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At last he could come to n conclu i on he took Off hi b oot

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and sai d t hi dau ghter Take thi s boot it h a hole in the sole ;
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go up with it into the loft hang it n the big nail and p our water in , o
it If it holds water I wi ll once more take t o me a wi fe ; if it lets ut

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the wat r wi ll I not e ,

so .
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Th gi rl di d as h was told but the water held the hole t

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gether and the bo ot was full up to the t p S h went and told

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her fat her h w it w And he went up t o with his ow n eyesas . o see ,
and as there w no mi stake about it he went to the wi dow nd

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courted her and then they had the wedding

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Th next morni ng when the t w gi rls awoke there stood by the

e , o ,
b edsi de f the m n s daughter milk t o wash in and wine t d ink

o a
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and by the bedside O f th woman s daughter there stood water t e

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wash in and water t drink o .
O n the second morni ng there stood water t wash in and water o
to d i n k for both f them alike On the third morni ng there stood

r o .
water to wa h in and water to drink f the man s daughter and

s or
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mi lk t wash in and wine t o drink f the woman s daugh ter ; and

o or
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so
i t remain ed ever after Th woman hated her ste p daughter and . e -

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ne ver kn ew how to treat her badl y enough from n day t o o e

The Three Litt le M en in t he Wo o d 28 7
o ther And she w as je al ous be au e her step daughter was pleasant

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and prett y and her real daughter w ugly and hateful

, as .
Once in winter when it was freezing hard and snow lay deep on
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hill and valley the woman made a frock o ut of paper called her
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step daughter and sai d Here put n thi s frock go o ut into the
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wood and fetch me a basket Of strawb erries ; I have a great wis h for
some .
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Oh dear sai d the girl there are no strawberries to be found

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in winter; the ground is frozen and the snow covers everyt hin g , .
An d why should I go in the paper frock ? It is so cold o u t o f doors

that one s breath i frozen ; the wind will b low through it and the
’
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thorns wi ll tear it o ff my b ack! ”
How dare y ou contradi ct me ! cried the step mother b e Off

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and don t let me see yo u again till you b i ng me a b asket of straw

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berries Then he gave her a little pi ece Of h d bread and sai d

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s ar , ,
That wi ll do for y u to eat duri ng the day and he thought to

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herself She i sure t o be frozen o starved to death out of doors

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and I shall never et eyes on her agai n

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S the girl went O bedi ently put o n the p aper frock and started
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o u t wi th the b asket Th snow w lyi ng eve ywhere far and wi de . e as r , ,
and there was not a blade of green to b e seen When she entered .
the wood h w a li t tle house wi th t hree li ttle men peeping out f

s e sa o
i t She wi shed them good da y and knocked modestly at the door

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Th ey called her in and h came into the room n d sat down b y ,

s e a
the side of the oven to warm herself and eat her breakfast .
Th li ttle men said Give us some f it

e Wi lli ngly an wered ,
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she breaki ng her li ttle piece of bread in two and gi ving them half
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Th ey then sai d W hat are you doing here in the wood thi s winter
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ti me in your little thin frock? Oh answered h I have to get a ” “

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b asket o f s trawber i es and I must not go home W thout them r ,

i .
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When he had eaten her bread they gave her a broom and told
s ,
her t o go and sweep the snow away from the b ack door When h . s e
had gone outside t o do it the little men talked among themselves

about what they should do for her as she was so good and pret ty , ,
and had shared her bread wi th them Then the first on sai d She . e ,
“
shall grow prettier every day Th second sai d Each tim e she .
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speaks a piece f gold shall fall from her mouth The thi rd sai d
o .
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A ki ng shall come and take her for hi wife s .
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In the meanwhi le the gi rl w as doing the li ttle men had told as
her and had cleared the snow from the back Of the li t tle house and
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what do you suppose she found ?—fin ripe st w b ni showing e ra e es ,
dark red agai nst the snow! Th en she joyfu ll y fill ed her li t tle basket
288 G imm s Complete Fa iry Ta les r
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ful l thank ed th e little men shook hands wi t h them all and ran
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home in haste t o b ring her step mother the thi ng sh longed fo As -

e r.
s he we nt in a nd sai d Good eveni ng a pi ece Of gold fell from her

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mouth at once Th en she related all that had h app ened t o her in th e
.
wood and at each word that she s p ok e gold pieces fell out of her
,
mouth so that s oon the y were scattered all o ver the room
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Just look at her p i de and conceit! cried the step si ter throw
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ing mone y ab out in this way ! b ut in her heart he w as je al ous be s
ca use o f it an d wanted t o go t oo into the wood t o fetch straw b e

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i es B ut the moth er s ai d N O m y dear little daughter it is t o o

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c old yo u wi ll b e frozen t o death

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B ut she left her no p eace s o at las t the mother gave in go t her a , ,
sp lendi d fur coat t o put on and gave her bread and butter and ,
ca ke s to eat o n th e wa y .
Th e girl went into the wood and w al k ed strai ght up t o the li ttle
hous e The three little men p eeped o ut agai n but he gave them no
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greetin g and without looki ng round o midng an y noti ce of them

, r
she came stumping into the room s a t herself down b y th e oven , ,
and began t o eat her b read and b utter and cakes .
Give us some of that cri ed the little men but she answered
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I ve not enough for myself; how ca n I give away any?
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No w when s he had done wi th her eati ng the y sai d H ere is a

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broom go and sweep all clean by th e b ack do or Oh go and do it

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y ourselve s an swered she; I am not your housemai d

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But when she s w th at they were no t going to give her anything

a ,
s he went o ut t o th e door Th en the t hr ee li ttle men sai d among .
themselves What shall we do to her b e cause she is s o unp leasant

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and has such a wi cked jealou s heart grudgi ng eve yb ody every ,
r
thing ? T h e first said She shall grow u gli er every day Th

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, ec . e s
ond sai d E ach time she speaks a toad shall jump o ut of her mou th
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at every word Th e third s ai d She shall die a miserab le death

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Th e gir l w a s loold n g outs ide fo strawb er ies but as sh foun d r r ,

e
none she went sul kil y h ome And di rectly she op ened her mouth t o
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tell her mother what had happ ened t o her in the wood a toad
Sprang out Of her mouth at each word so that every o ne w ho came ,
near her w s quite di sgusted a .
The step mother b ecame more and more set agai nst the man s
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daughter whose beauty increased day b y day and her only

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thought w ho w t o do her some injury So at last h took a kettle

as . s e ,
se t it o n the fire and s calded some yarn in it Wh en it w a ready

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sh e hung it over the p oor girl s shoulder and gave her an axe and ’
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she w as t o go t o the frozen ri ver and b reak a hole in the ic e nd , a

The Three Litt le M en in t he Wo o d 28 9
there t i nse the yarn She ob e yed n d went and hewed a hole in
o r .
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the i and h w about it there c m e by a sp l endid coach in

ce, as s e as a ,
whi ch the Ki ng sat Th coach stood s ti ll and the Kin g sai d M y

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chi ld who ar t thou n d what rt th ou doing there ? She an wered

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I m a p oor gi l and m rins in g y arn

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a r , a .
Then th e Ki ng fe lt pit y fo her and he w t hat h w very r ,

as sa s e as
b eauti ful he sai d Will you go with m ? Oh yes wi th all m y

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heart an wered h ; and h felt very glad t b e out f the way f

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s s e s e o o o
her mother and sister .
S h stepped i nto th coach n d went ff wi th the Ki ng ; n d

o s e e a o a
when they reached hi castle the weddi ng w celeb rated with s as
great splendor s the li ttl e men in th e wood had foretold

,
a .
At the end f a y ear the young Queen had a n; and a the step
o so s
mother had heard f her great good fo tune h ca me with her o r s e
daughter to the castle if merely t o pay the King and Queen a ,

as
visit One day when the King had gone ut and when nob ody w as
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ab out the b ad woman took th Queen by the head and her daugh
, e ,
ter took her by th e heels and dragged her ut f b ed and threw , o o ,
her out f the window into a stre m that flowed beneath it Then
o a .
the old woman put her ugly daughter in the bed and covered her ,
up to her chi n When the King came b ack and wanted to talk t
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hi wi fe a li ttle the O ld woman cried Stop sto p ! he i sleep ing

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ni cely ; h m u t b e kept qui et today

s e s .
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Th King dreamt Of nothi ng wrong and came agai n the next

e ,
morni ng ; and as he s p oke t hi wife and she answered him there o s , ,
j umped each time ut O f her mouth a toad instead f the piece f

o o o
gold as heretofore Th en he asked why that shoul d b e nd th O ld

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a e
woman sai d it was b ecaus e f her great weak ness and that it would o ,
pass away .
But in the ni ght the b y w ho slep t in the ki tchen w how some

, o sa
thing in the li keness of a duck swam up th e gut ter and sai d , ,
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M y King w ha t ma k s t t hou?
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S leepest t hou o r wa k st ,
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t hou?
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But there w as no answer Then it sai d .

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Wha t
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my t w o gues t s keep t hey?
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c he er
8 0 the ki tchen b oy answered

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I n b ed a ll s ou nd ly s le ep t he y .
I t asked again ,
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A nd my litt le ba by ho w do es , he ? ”
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And he ans wered ,
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He s leep s in his crad le ui et ly .
h
T en the duck took the shape o f the Queen and went t o the ,
chi ld and gave him t o

, d i nk smoothed his li ttle b ed covered him r , ,
up again and then in the likeness o f a duck swam b ack down the
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g utter In this way h came t wo ni ghts and o n the third she sai d
. s e ,
t o the ld t chen b o y Go and tell the King t o br ndi sh hi sword

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three times over me o n the threshold ! ”
Th en the kitchen b oy ran and told the Ki ng and he came wi th

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hi sword and b ran di shed it three tim es over the duck and at the
s ,
thi rd time hi wife stood b efore hi m living and hearty and sound
s , , ,
as he had been before

s .
The King w as greatly rejoi ced b ut b e bi d the Queen in a cham ,
b er unti l the Sunday came when the chi ld w as to be b aptized An d .
after the b apti sm he sai d What does that person deserve w ho ,

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dr ags another o ut o f bed and throws him in the water ? An d the

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O ld woman answered N b e t ter than t o be put into a cask wi th

,
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iron nai ls in it and t o be rolled in it down the hill into the water
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Th en s i d the King Yo u have spoken your o w n sentence ; and

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he ordered a cask t o be fetched and the old woman and her d ugh ,
a
ter were put into it and the top hammered down and the cas k w s
, ,
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rolled down the hi ll into the river .
T h e Wh i t e B ri de an d t he B l a c k B ri de
A WOMAN w as going about the countryside wi th her daughter and

her step daughter when the Lord came towards them in the form
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of a poor man n d asked Whi ch is the way into the vil lage ? If
, a ,
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yo u want t o know sai d the mother seek it fo y ourself and the

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daughter added If you are afrai d you w ill not find it take a gui de
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wi th you But the step daughter s ai d Poor man I will take you
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there come wi th me
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Th en God w angry wi th the mother and daughter an d turned

as ,
Hi b ack n them and wi shed that they should become as black as

s o ,
ni ght and as ugly as in T the poor step daughter however God s . o -

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w as graciou and went wi th her and when they were near the il
s, ,
v
lage He s id a b lessin g over her and spake Choose three things

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The White B rid e a nd t he B lac k Bride 29 1
fo r thyself and I will gran t them to thee Th en sai d the maiden I

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should like t o b e as b eautiful and fair as the sun and inst antl y she ”
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w as whi te and fai r as day Th en I shoul d li k e t o h ave a purse O f

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money whi ch would never grow empty Th e Lo rd gave her that .

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l so but He sai d D o not forget wha t is b est o f all She said For
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my third wish I desire after my death to inh abit the eterna l I in g

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dom o f Heaven Th at also w a granted unto her and then the

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Lord left her .
When the step mother came home wi th her daughter and they
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s aw that the y were bo th as b lack coal and ugly but that the as ,
step daughter w as whi te and beautiful wickedness increased sti ll

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more in their hearts and they thought Of nothing else b ut how the y
,
coul d do her an injury Th e step daughter however had a b rother

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call ed R egin whom he loved much and he told him al l that

er, s ,
s
had ha pp ened On ce o n a time R egine sai d t o her D ear siste I

. r ,
“
r,
wi ll take thy likenes s that I m y conti nual ly ee thee b efore mine

,
a s
eyes for my love for thee is so great that I shoul d li ke alwa ys to

,
look at thee Then he ans wered But I pray thee let no o ne s e

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s ,
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e
t he pi cture So he pai nted hi s sister and hung up the p icture in hi

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. s
room ; he however dwelt in the King s p l ace for he was hi

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’
a ,
s
coachman .
Every day he went and stood b efore th e picture and thank ed ,
God for the happiness o f having such a dear sister Now it hap .
pened that the King whom he served had jus t lost his wife who ,
had b een s o beauti ful that no o ne could be found t o compare wi th

her and o n thi s accoun t the King was n dee p gri ef Th e attenda nts
, r .
about the cour t however remarked that the coachman stood daily
, ,
before thi s beaut iful pi ctu e nd they were jealous o f hi m so they r ,

a ,
informed the King Then the latter ordered the pi ctur e t o b e

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brought to him and when he aw t hat it w as like his lost wife in

,
s
every resp ect excep t that it w as still more beautiful he fell mo

, ,
r
tally in love with it He caused th coachman to be brought b efore

. e
hi m and as k ed whom tha t portrai t re p resented Th e co achman sai d

, .
it w as hi s s ister o the Kin g resolved t o tak e no o ne but her as hi s

, s
wife and gave him a c an i g and horses and Splendi d ga ments Of

, a e r
cloth of gold and sent hi m forth t o fetch hi chosen b i de

, s r .
When R gi n came o n thi s errand hi si st er was glad b ut the

e er ,
s ,
black m ai den was jealous o f her go o d fortune and grew angry ,
ab ove all measure and sai d t o her mother Of what use are all
, ,
“
your arts t o u no w when you cannot procure such a piece Of luck

s
for me ? Be qui et sai d the o ld woman I will so n divert it to

” “ ” “
o
y ou —and by her art s o f wi tchc aft h so t rou bled the eyes of the
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292 G
Comp lete Fai y T les ri mm s
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co cM an tha t he w as ha lf blin d and sh

a stopped the ears o f the -
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whi te mai den o that she w half deaf Th en t hey got into the car
s as -
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i age first the b ri de in her noble royal apparel then the step
r , ,
mother wi th her daughter and R egin s t o n the bo t o drive , er a x .
When they had been on the way for some ti m e the coachman cri e d ,
C ove t he e we ll my ist e de
“
r , s r a r,
Tha t t he rain ma y not w et t hee ,
Tha t t he wi nd ma y not loa d t he e wit h dus t,

Tha t t hou ma y st b e a ir a nd bea uti ul
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f f
f
Whe n t hou a pp ea rest b e ore t he King ”
.
Th b i de asked Wh t i my dear brother sayi ng ? Ah said

“ ” “ ”
e r , a s ,
the old woman he says that y u ought to take Off your golden
,
“
o
dress and give it to your si ster Then h took it ff nd put it on .

”
s e O ,
a
the black m i den who gave her in exchange for it a shabby gray
a ,
gow n Th ey drove onwa ds and a short time fterwards the

. r ,
a ,
brother again cried ,
Cov t h w ll my i t de
“
er ee e , s s er a r,
Tha t t he rain ma y no t w et t hee,

Tha t t he wi nd ma y not load t he e with dus t,
Tha t t hou ma y s t be a ir a nd beaut i ul
’
f f
f
When t hou a pp ea rest be ore t he King ”
.
Th bri de asked What i my dear brother sayi ng ? Ah sai d

“ ” “ ”
e ,
s ,
the ld woman h says that y u ought to t ke Off your golden

o ,
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e o a
hood and gi ve it to your s ister So h took ff the hood and put it .

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S e o
on her s i ter and st wi th her own head uncovered And they drove
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sa .
on fa ther After a whi le the brother on e more cri ed

r .
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Co e t h e w ll my i t d
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v r e e , s s er e ar,
Tha t t he ra in ma y not w et t hee,

Tha t t he wi nd ma y no t lo a d t he e wi t h dus t,
Tha t t hou ma y s t be a ir a nd beauti ul
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f f
f
Whe n t hou a ppea rest be ore the King
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Th b i de asked What i my dear bro t her sayi ng ? sai d

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e r ,
Ah s ,
the ld woman he says you mu t l ook u t of the carri age They

o ,
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s o .
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were however just n a b idge whi ch crossed deep water When

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o r ,
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the bri de stood up and leant forward ut of the carri age they both o ,
pushed her ut and she fe ll into the middle f the water At th

o ,
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same moment that h sank a snow white duck arose t f the s e ,

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mirror smooth water and swam down the river Th brother had
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Observed nothi ng f it and drove the car i age n until they reached
o ,
r o
the court Then he took the black mai den to the Ki ng as hi sister
. s ,
The Whit e B ride a nd t he B la c k B ri de 293
an d thought she really w as o b ecau e hi eyes were dim and he s , s s ,
saw the golden garments gli ttering When the Ki ng saw the boun d .
le s ugliness Of hi intended b ri de he w very ang y and ordered

s s ,
as r ,
the coachman t o b e th own into a p it whi ch w as full f adders and r o
nests of snakes The o ld w itch however knew well how to flatter

.
, ,
so
the Kin g an d deceive his eyes b y her arts tha t he ke pt her and her ,
daughter until she ap p eared quite endurable to him and he reall y ,
m rri ed her
a .
One eveni ng when the black b ride was sit ting on the King s k nee ’
a whi te duck came swimmi ng up the gutter t the kitchen and sai d o ,
t o the kitchen b oy Bo y li ght a fire tha t I may warm my “

-
, , ,
feathers Th k itchen b o y di d it and li ghted a fire o n the hea th

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Then came the duck and sat down b y it and shook herse lf and ,
s moothed her feathers t o rights wi th her bill While h was thus . s e
sitting and enj oying herself she asked What i my b rot her R , ,
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s e
g i ner do i ng ? Th e s ullery b o y repli ed

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He is imp ri soned in the p it
c -
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with adders and with snakes Th en he as ked Wh at is the b lack .

”
s ,
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wi tch doing in the house ? The bo y answered She is loved b y the ”

,
“
King and happ y M y Go d have mercy o n him sai d the duck

.
” “
a
”
, ,
and swam forth b y the sink .
Th next ni ght she came agai n and put th e sam e ques t ions and
e ,
the third night also Th en the ki tchen b oy coul d b ear it no longer

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an d went t o the Ki ng and di scovered all t o hi m The Ki ng how .

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ever wanted to s it fo himself and next evening went thi th er

, ee r , ,
and when the duc k thru t her head in through the s ink he too k his s ,
sword n d cut through her neck and suddenl y she changed into a
a ,
most beautiful mai den exactl y like the picture whi ch her brother ,
had made of her Th e Ki ng was full o f joy and as he stood there

.
,
s
qui te wet b caus ed splendi d apparel to b e b rought and had her

,
e
clothed in it Then she told ho w she ha d b een be t ray ed b y cunni ng

.
and falsehoo d and at last thrown down into the water and her first
, ,
request was that her b roth er should b e b rought forth from the p it
of snakes and when the Ki ng had ful filled thi s request he went
, ,
into the cham b er where the Old witch was and asked What does
“
, ,
h deserve who does this and that ? and related what had hap
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s e
pened Then was sh so b li nded that she w as aware o f nothi ng and

. e
sai d She deserves to b e st ipped naked and put into a barrel wi th

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r ,
nai ls and that a horse shou l d be harnessed to the barrel and the
, ,
horse sent ll over the world All f whi ch was done to her and to
a .
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o ,
her black daughter But the King married the white and b eauti ful.
bri de and rewarded her f i thful brother and ma de him a rich and
,
a ,
di sti ngui shed man .

B ro t h e r a nd S i s t e r
A B ROTH R took hi sister s hand and said t o her

E s
’
Since our mother died we have had no good days ; ur step

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o
mother beats u every day and if we go ne her she ki cks u away;

s , ar s
we have nothi ng t o eat b ut hard crusts of bread left over; the do g

under the table fares b etter; he gets a good piece every now and
then If ou mother only knew how she would pity us ! Come let us
. r , ,
go together o ut into the wi de world ! ”
S the y went and jo urney ed the whole day through field s and
O ,
meadows and stony places and if it rained the sister sai d Th e , ,

“
skies nd we are weeping together

a .
”
In th eveni ng the y came t o a great wood and they were o

e ,
s
weary with hunger and their long journey that they climbed up ,
into a hi gh tree and fell as leep .
Th next mornin g when they awoke the s un w as hi gh in heaven

e , , ,
and shone bri ghtly through the leaves Then sai d the b rother .
,
“
Sister I am thirsty ; if I only knew where t o fin d a brook that I
, ,
mi ght go and d i nk ! I alm ost think that I hear o n ushi ng S o the

r e r .
”
brother got down and led hi s ister by the hand and they went t o s ,
seek the brook But their wi cked step mother was a witch and had
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k nown quite well th at the two chi ldren had run away and h d , a
sneaked after them only wi tches can and had l i d a spell n all
,
as ,
a o
the brooks in the forest S when they found a lit tle s t ream flowing
. O
smoothly over it pebbles the brother was going to d i nk of it ; but

s ,
r
th e sister heard how it s ai d in its rushing ,
“
He a t iger will be w ho drinks of me ,
Who drinks of me a t ig er will be!
”
Then the sister cried Pray dear brother do n t d i nk o you

,
“
, , o r , r
wi ll become a wi ld b east and will tear me in pi eces ,

.
”
S the brother refrai ned from drinki ng though hi thi rst was
o , s
great and he sai d he would wait till he c m e to the next brook

,
a .
When they came to a second brook the s ister heard it say ,
w o lf w i ll be w ho d inks o f m
“
He a r e,
Who d inks of me w lf wi ll be!

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r a o
Then the sister c i ed Pray dear brother do not drink o yo u

“
r , , , ,
r
will be turned into a wolf and wi ll eat me up ! ,

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S i ter B ro t her
295 a nd s
S o the b ro ther refrained from drin king and sai d I will wai t “
, ,
u nti l we come t o the next brook and then I must d i nk whatever , r ,
y; m y thi rst i s o great

”
yo u sa s .
And when the y came t o the third b rook the si ster heard how in
i ts ru shi ng it sai d ,
He a fa w n wi ll be w ho d i nk s o f me
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r ,
Who d i nks of me a f wn wi ll be! r a

”
Then the s i ster sai d O my b rother I pra y drink no t w ll

“
, yo u i , ,
or
b e t urned into a fawn and run away far from me , .

”
But he had already kneeled by the si de of the brook and stooped

and drunk o f the water and the fi st drops passed hi s li ps he h , as r e
came a fawn And the sister wept over her poor lost brother and
.
,
the fawn wept also and stayed sadl y b eside her A t last the maiden
, .
sai d Be comforted dear fawn indeed I will never leave you

,
“
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”
Then he unti ed her golden girdle and b ound it round the fawn s
’
s
neck and went and gathered rushes t make a soft cord which she
, o ,
fastened to him; and then he led him o n and the y went deeper s ,
into the forest And when they had gone a long long way the y
.
,
c ame at las t t o a li t tle hous e and the mai den looked ins i de and as , ,
it w as empty he thought We mi ght as well live here

“ ”
s , .
And she fetched leaves and moss t o make a soft b ed for the fawn ,
and every morni ng he went o ut and gathered roots and b er i es

s r
and nuts for herself and fresh grass for the fawn w ho ate out o f
, ,
her hand with j o y frolicking round her At nigh t when the sister
, .
,
was tired and had sai d her prayers he lai d her head o n the fawn s
, , s
’
b ack whi ch served her fo a pillow and softl y fell aslee p And if
, r , .
only the brother could have got b ack hi own shape agai n it would s ,
have b een a charming life S O the y lived a long while in the wil der .
ness alone .
Now it hap p ened that th e Ki ng o f that co un try held a great hunt

in the forest Th e b low ing o f the h orns the b ar king o f the dogs
.
, ,
and the lus ty shouts of the huntsmen sounded through the wood ,
and the fawn heard them and w as eager to b e among them .
“
Oh said he t o hi s ister do let me go t o the hunt; I cannot
,
”
s ,
“
stay b ehi nd any longer and b egged so long th at at last she con ”
,
sented .
“
But mind said S he t o hi m come b ack t o me at ni ght I must
,
”
,
“
.
lock m y door again st the wild hunters so in order that I may kn ow , ,
yo u,
you must kn o ck and s a y Lit tle s ister let me in and unless I ,
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,
’
hear that I shall no t unl ock the door .

”
Th en the fawn sprang o u t and felt glad and merry in the open ,
296 G imm C omp lete Fai y T les r
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s r a
i
a r . Th Kin g and hi huntsmen saw the b eautiful animal and
e s ,
began at once t o pursue him but they coul d not come withi n reach ,
o f him f when they thought they were certain of him he sprang

, or
away over the bushes and dis appeared As soon as it w as d k he . ar
went b ack t o the lit tle hou e k nocked at the door and sai d Little s , , ,
“
sister let me in , .
”
Th en the door w as opened t o him an d he went in and rested the , ,
whole ni ght long o n his soft b ed Th next morni ng the hunt b egan . e
anew and when the fawn he ard the hunting hom and the tally ho
,
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s -
Of the huntsmen he coul d rest no longer and said l i ttle sister let , ,
“
,
me o ut I must go Th e s ister Opened the door and sai d Now

” “
.
, , ,
mind you must co me b ack at ni ght and say the s ame words .
”
When the Kin g and hi hunters saw the fawn wi th the golden s
collar agai n they chased him closely b ut he w as t oo nimb le and

, ,
swift for them This lasted the whole day and at last the hunters
.
,
su rounded him and one o f them wounded his foot a li ttle o that
r , ,
s
he w as obliged t o limp and to go slowly Th en a hunter sli pped .
after him to th e lit tle house and heard how he called o ut Little , ,
“
sister let me in and aw the door Open and shut agai n aft er him
, ,
”
s
directly The hunter noti ced all thi s carefully went t o the King and
.
, ,
told him all he had seen and heard Th en sai d the King Tomor .
,
“
row we will hunt again .

”
But the sister w as very te r ified when she s w that her fawn w as r a
wounded She was hed hi foot l i d cooling leaves round it and

. s , a ,
said Li down on your bed dear fawn and rest that you may be
,
“
e , , ,
soon well The wound w s very slight so that the fawn felt noth
.
”
a ,
in g o f it the next morning And when he heard the noise o f the .
hunting outside he sai d I cannot stay in I must go after them ; I

, ,
“
,
shall not b e taken eas ily again ! Th e sister began t o weep and sai d ”
, ,
“
I know yo u wi ll b e kill ed and I left alone here in the forest n d , ,
a
forsaken of everyb ody I cannot let you go ! .

”
Th en I shall di here wi th longing answered the fawn ; when

“ ” “
e ,
I hear the sound o f the horn I feel as if I shoul d leap o ut of my

skin .
”
Then the s ister seeing there w as no help for it u nl ocked the

, ,
door with a heavy heart and the fawn boun ded away into the fo ,
r
est well and merry When the King saw him he s i d t o hi hunters
, .
,
a s ,
N w foll ow hi m up all day long till the ni ght comes and see that
“
o , ,
you do him no hurt .

”
S soon the sun had gone down the Ki ng s i d to the hunts

o as as ,
a
men Now come and S how me th li ttle house in the wood And
:
“
,
e .
”
when he g t t o the do r he k nocked at it and c i ed Lit tle sister

o o , r ,
“
,
B o t h nd S i te 297 r er a s r
let me in! Then the door opened and the King went i and there
”
, n,
stood a mai den more beautiful than any he had seen before .
The mai den sh i eked o ut when s h saw instead f the faw n a

r e , o ,
man stan din g there with a gold crown on hi head But the King s .
looked ki ndly o n her took her by the hand and said Wi ll you go , , ,
“
wi th me to my castle and b e m y dear wife ? Oh yes ans wered ,

” ”
,
the mai den but the fawn must come t oo I coul d not leave hi m
“ ”
. .
,
An d the Ki ng sai d He shall rem i n wi th you as long as yo u li ve

“
,
a ,
and sh ll lack nothi ng Th en the fawn came bounding in and the

a .
”
,
s ister tied the cord f rushes t o him and led him by her own hand
o ,
o ut o f the li ttle ho use .
Th Ki ng put the beauti ful mai den o n his horse and carri ed her
e ,
to hi ca tle where the wedding w as held with great pom p ; so he

s s ,
s
became lady Queen and they lived together happily for a long ,
while ; the fawn w well tended and cheri shed and he gamboled
as ,
ab out the castle garden .
Now the wicked step mother whose fault it was that the chi ldren -
,
were driven o ut into the world never dre m ed but that the sister ,
a
had been eaten up by wild beasts in the forest and that the ,
brother in the li ken ess o f a fawn had been slai n b y the hunters
, ,
.
But when she heard that they were so happ y and that t hings had ,
gone s o well wi th them jealous y and envy arose in her he art and , ,
left her no pe ace and her chi ef thought w as how to bring mi sfo
,
r
tune upon them .
Her O wn daughter w ho w as as ugly as in and had only o n eye

,
s ,
e ,
complai ned to her and sai d I never had the chance o f b eing a
, ,
“
Queen Never mi nd sai d the O ld wom n t o satisfy her; when

.
” “ ”
,
a ,
“
the time comes I shall b at hand , e .
After a whi le the Queen b rought a b eautiful bab y b oy into the

world and that day the Ki ng w as o ut hun ting Th O ld wi tch too k
,
. e
the shape o f the b ed chamber woman and went into the room -
,
where the Queen lay and sai d to her Come the b ath i ready ; it , ,
“
,
s
wi ll g you refreshment and new strength Qui ck o it will b e

’
ve .
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r
cold.
Her daughter w as withi n call s o they carri ed the si ck Queen into ,
the b ath room and left her there A nd in the b ath room the y had
-
,
.
-
made a great fire o as to suffocate the beautiful young Queen

,
s .
When that w managed the O ld woman to k her daughter put a

as ,
o ,
cap o n her and laid her in the bed in the Queen s place gave her
,
’
als o the Queen s form and countenance onl y h could n t restore

’
,
s e o
the lost eye So in order that the King mi ght not rem k it he had
.
,
ar ,
s
t o li e o n the s i de where there w as no eye .

’
r
In the eveni ng when the King came home and hea d that a li ttle
,
r
so n w born to him he rejoiced wi th all hi he a t n d was goin g

as ,
s r ,
a
at once to hi dear wife s bed ide to ee how h di d Th en the Old

s
’
s s s e .
woman cried hastily For your li fe do not draw b ack the curt i ns
,
“
,
a ,
to let in the li ght upon her; he must be kept qui et S O the King s .
”
went away an d never knew that a false Qu een w as lyin g in the

,
bed .
Now when it w mi dni ght and every one w as asleep the nu se

,
as , ,
r ,
who w si ttin g by the cradl e in the nurse y an d watching there

as r
alone saw the door open and the true Queen come in She took the
, ,
.
chil d o ut f the cradl e lai d it in her bosom and fed it Then he

o , , . s
shook ut it li t tle pillow put the chil d back agai n an d covered it

o s , ,
wi th the coverlet She di d n t forget the fawn either; she went to

. o
hi m where he lay in the corner n d stroked hi back tenderly ,

a s .
Th en she went in perfect s ilence out at the door and the nurse next ,
mo nin g asked the watchmen if any n had entered the castle dur
r o e
in g the ni ght but they sai d the y had s e n no o n

, An d the Queen e e .
came man y ni ghts and never sai d a word ; the nurse saw her l
, a
ways but h did n t da e speak of it to any o ne

,
s e o r .
Aft er some ti me had gone by in thi s manner the Queen seemed ,
to find voi ce and sai d o n ni ght , e ,
M y c hi ld my f wn twice mo e I c ome t o ee
“
a r s ,
Twi c e mo re I me
”
co a nd t hen t he end mus t be .
Th enurse sai d nothing but soo n as th Queen had di p ,

as e sa
d she went to the Ki ng and told him all Th Kin g sai d Ah

“
p eare . e , ,
heaven ! what do I hear ! I will myself watch by the chi ld tomorrow

ni ght .
”
So at evening he went into the nurse y and at mi dni ght th e r ,
Queen appeared and s i d ,

a ,
M y c hild my f wn o nce more I co me t o ee

“
a s ,
”
O nc e more I co me , an d t hen t he end mus t be .
And she tended the chi ld she w accu tomed to do before ,

as as s ,
Sh v ani shed Th Ki ng d red not speak to her b ut he watched

e . e a ,
again the followin g ni ght and heard her say , ,
M y chi ld my f w n t hi nce I m t e a s o co e o se ,
Thi o n e I com
”
nd no w t he end mu t b
s c e, a s e .
Then the Ki ng could contai n himself no longer but rushed t o ,
wards her saying Y u are no other than my dear wife ! Then h

, ,
“
o
”
s e
answered Yes I am your dear wi fe and in that moment by the

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,
G o ld Child n 299 The re
grace o f heaven her life returned to her and she was O nce more
, ,
well and strong Th en she told the King the sn re that the wi cked
. a
witch and her daughter had l i d for her a .
The King had them both b rought t judgment and sentence was o ,
passed upon them Th daughter w sent away into the woods . e as ,
where she was de v oured by th wild beasts and the wi tch was e ,
burned and ended mi serably A s soon a her body w as in a hes the

,
. s s
spe ll was removed from the fawn and he took human shape again , .
Th en the s i ster and brother li ved happ i l y together unti l the end .
T h e G o l d C h i l d re n
A L ONG time go there lived in a li t tle cottage a poor fisherman and

a
hi wife who had very little to live upon but the fish the hus band
s ,
caught One day s he sat b y the water throwi ng hi net he s w a

. a s a
fish drawn out whi ch w as qui te golden He exami ned it with w n . o
der ; but what was hi surprise t o hear it say Listen fisherman ! if

s ,
“
,
y u wi ll throw me again in the water I wi ll change y our li ttle bu t

o ,
i nto a S p l endi d castle

”
.
Th fisherman repli ed What would be the u e o f a castle t o me

“
e ,
s
when I have nothing to eat? ”
On that account said the gold fi h I will take care that there
“ ”
,
s ,
“
shall be a cupboard in the cas tle in whi ch when y ou unlock it you , ,
will find dishes contai ning everything to eat that heart can wish .
”
I f it i so sai d the man then I am qui te willi ng to do as yo u

“ ” “
s , ,
please .
”
There i however n condi ti on conti nued the fish ; you must

“ ”
s, ,
o e ,
not menti on to a livi ng creature in the world be it who it may the , ,
source o f your good fort une If you utter a single word it wil l at .
,
once be at an end .
Th man upon thi s threw the fish back i nto the water an d went
e , , ,
home But where hi li t tle bu t had O nce stood now rose the walls f
. s o
a large castl e .
He stared with astoni shment and then stepped in and saw hi , s
wife dressed in costly clothes and sitting in a handsomely ,
furni shed room She seemed qui te contented and yet she said
.
, ,
“
Husband how has all thi s happened ? I am so pleased !
,
”
“
Y es, sai d the man it pleases me also ; but I am o hun gry ; gi ve
”
,
“
s
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me somethi ng t o eat in our fine house ! Oh dear ! she replied I ” “ ”

,
“
have nothing and I don t know where any is t b e found here

,
’
o .
”
There will be no t rouble o n that acc ount he repli ed D o y ou

“ ” “
e , . se
t hat great cupbo ard ? Jus t unlock it

”
.
When the cupb oard w as opened the y s w wi th surprise that it a
contai ned every requi site fo a b eaut iful feast—bread meat vegeta r , ,
bles cake wine and frui t

, , , .
Dear hus b and c ied the wife full of joy what more can we
“ ”
, r , ,
“
desire than thi s ? ”
Then the y at down and ate n d drank together in great com

s , a
fort .
After the y had fini shed the wife s ai d Hus b and where do all
“
, ,
these good thin gs and ri ches come from ? Ah ! he rep li ed do not ” “ ”

,
“
as k me ; I da e not tell yo u If I di sclose anythi ng all o u good for

r . r
tune will come t o an end ”

.
V ery well he replied if I am no t t o b e told I shall not des ire

“ ” “
, s ,
t o kn ow ; but thi s w as merely prete ns e fo r h e gave her hu band

”
, s s
no peace ni ght o r day and s he to mented and worri ed the poor , r
man o terr ib ly that sh exh austed hi patience and he told her at

s e s ,
last .
Thi s good fort un e he sai d all comes from a wonderful gold

“ ”
, ,
fi h whi ch I caught and afterw ard gave it freedom b y throwin g it

s ,
back into the water .

”
No sooner had he ut tered these words th n the castle wi th its a
wonderful c upb o ard di sapp eare d and the y were again sitti ng in ,
the fi herm n hut The hus b and w as now agai n obli ged to follow
s a
’
s .
hi trade and go fishi ng and

s luck would have it he again caught , as
the golden fi h s .
Listen ! cried the fis h; if you wi ll again throw me into the

“ ” “
water I will once more give you a ca stle and a cupbo ar d full of
good things ; b ut be fi m this time and reveal to no o ne from whom r ,
it comes o all will b e again lost I will keep it t o myself ” “ ”

,
r .
,
sw e d the fi shem an and threw the fish into the water

re ,
.
Everythi ng at home now w s in its former splendor and th e a ,
fi he m n s wife j oyfu l over their good fortune ; but her cu ri os it y

’
s r a
gave her no peace and t wo days had scarcely passed b efore he ,

s
began to ask how it all happened and what w as the cau e ,

s .
Her husband kept silence for a long tim e but at last she made ,
hi m so an gry that he i ncauti ously revealed the secret In a moment .
the castle and ll that it contained vani shed and they were agai n
a ,
sitti ng in their little o ld but

See what you have done ! he s i d We shall have agai n to
“
a .
“
Go ld Child en The
30 1 r
starve w ith hunger Oh well she repli ed I would rather not

.
” “
, ,
”
,
“
have such ri ches if I am not t o know where they come from ; it de

stroys my peace .
”
Th hu band again went fishi ng and after a time what should he

e s ,
agai n pull up in hi net but the gold fi h for the thi rd time
s s .
“
Li sten ! c i ed the fis h; I
”
r I am always to f ll into y our “
s ee a
hands ; therefore you must take me to your house and cut me in ,
t w o p i eces Th ese y ou m ust place in th e ground and y ou will h ave

.
,
gold enough to las t y our life .

”
The man took the fis h home and di d exact l y as he h ad b een told , .
It happ ened after a whil e that from the pieces of the fish placed
in the earth t w o golden lil i es sprang up whi ch were taken great ,
care of .
Not long after the fi h man wife had t wo li ttle children b ut s er

’
s ,
they were both golden as well as the tw o li ttle foal in the stab le
,
s .
The chi ldren grew tall and b eauti ful and the lili es an d the foals ,
grew also .
One day the chi ldren said t o their father We should lik e to ri de ,
“
o ut and see the world o n o ur golden steeds Will yo u let us ?

”
.
But the p rents answered sorrowfull y How shall we b e able t o

a ,
“
endure the thought that you are f away from u n d p erhaps ill o ar s a r
in dan ger ? Oh the y replied the tw o golden lili es wi ll remain

” “
,
”
,
“
,
and by them you can always tell how we are going o n If they are .
fresh we are in health; if the y fade we are si ck; and when the y
, ,
fall we shall di !
, e
”
So the parents let them go and the y rode away for some time till ,
they came to an inn where a numb er o f p eop le were stayin g But .
when the y saw the two gold chi ldren the y began t o laugh and
make a mockery o f them .
As soon as one of them heard the laughter and mocki ng word he s
would no t go any further but t urned b ack and went home t o hi f ,

s a
ther The other however rode on ti ll he came to a large forest As

.
, , .
he was ab out to enter th e forest some p eople c ame b y and sai d ,
Yo u had b etter not ri de there fo r the wood is full o f robb ers who
“
,
wi ll overcome you and rob you especi ally when the y see that you ,
and your horse are golden and yo u wi ll b oth b e kill ed ,

.
”
He would not however allow himself to b e frightened b ut sai d

, , , ,
“
I mu t and will ride through !
s
”
He took b earski ns and th ew them over him elf and hi horse r s s ,
that the gold mi ght not be seen and rode confidently into the ,
wood He had n t i dden far when he heard a rustlin g in the

. o r
bushes and voi ces p ald ng au di b ly to each other

, s e .
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That is o ne ! s i d a voi ce ; but th e other sai d No ; let him alone

“ ” “
a ,
—h has nothing o n but a b earskin and i I dare y as poor and

e , s, sa ,
cold a church mouse What do we want with hi m?

as .
”
So the gold child rode through the wood and no harm happened ,
One day he came t a town in whi ch he w a mai den who ap

o sa
p e ar d
e to hi m so beaut ifu l that he di d not t hi nk there could be n a
other so b eau t iful in the world .
An d as hi love became stronger for her he went to her and sai d

s ,
“
I love you with my whole heart ! Wi ll you b e my wife ? ”
Th mai den w as so pleased that she ans wered willi ngly Y I “

e ,
es ,
will be your wife and be true to y u as long as I live

,
o .
”
Very soon after they were marri ed and just as they were enjoy ,
ing them elves with the guests o n the wedding day the bri de s fa
’
s -
,
ther returned home When he found hi daughter already married

. s ,
he was much astoni shed and sai d Wh ere i the b ridegro om ? He

, ,
“
s
”
w as pointed o ut to hi m and he still wore the b e rski n d ess On

, a r .
seeing hi m he exclaimed in great anger M y daughter shall never ,

“
have a b ears kin wearer for a hus b and ! and wanted to murder him ”
.
But the bri de interceded f him as much h could and sai d

or as s e , ,
He i al eady my husband and I shall always love hi m wi th my

s r ,
whole heart And at last her father w as appeased However he

.
”
.
,
could not help thi nld ng about it all ni ght and in the morni ng when , ,
the b i degroom w a dress ing he peeped into hi room and s w a

r s ,
s ,
a
nob le looki ng golden m n and the bearskin lyin g on the ground

-
a ,
.
Then he went back to hi s o w n room and s ai d to hi mself How for

“
,
t un t e it is that I restrai ned m y anger last n i ght o I should have

a ,
r
commi tted a great cri me ! ”
The same morning th e gold child told hi wife that he had s
dream ed of b eing in the hunt and catching a beautiful stag s o that ,
he must o n that day go o ut hunting .
She w as very uneas y at the thought and sai d Pray don t go ; a , ,

“ ’
misfort une mi ght o easily happen to y u But he repli ed I will

s o .
,
“
and must go ! ”
As soon as he was ready he rode o ut into the wood and had no t ,
been th ere long b efore he aw just such a stag as the o n in hi s e s
dream He r i sed hi gun to shoot it but the stag sprang away and
. a s , ,
he followed it over hedges and di tches the whole day wi thout feel
in g ti red At last as ni ght came o n it vani shed from hi eyes
.
, ,
s .
Then the gold chi ld looked roun d hi m and saw close by a small
house in whi ch t an ld woman w ho was a wi tch ; but he did not
sa o ,
Gold C hild en 3 3 The r 0
k now it He k nocked at th door and she came ut and a ked him

. e , o s
what he wanted so late that in the middl e f the wood as o .
He sai d Have you seen a stag pass thi s way ? Y

,
“
she ” “
es , re
pli ed ; I know the stag well

“
.
And whi le she spoke a little d g that had come out f the house o o
wi th the old woman b egan to b ark furi ously Be qui et will you .
“
, ,
”
he cried you spiteful u ,

“
I wi ll shoot y u ! c r, o r o
”
Wh at ! y ou wi ll ki ll m y dog ? c i ed the o ld wi tch in a rage Ah

“ ”
r .
“
,
I ll soo n stop that An d in a moment he lay n the ground turned

’
.
”
o
into stone .
Hi bri de wai ted for his re t urn in vain and thought Somethin g
s , ,
h asce tainl y happened t o hi m

r else why m I anxi ous and ,
or a so
troub led in my heart ? ”
On the sam e evening the bro ther who was at home w stand , , as
ing b y the golden li ly when it suddenl y fell droop ing on it stem , s .
“
Ah me ! he exclai med ; there h some mi f t m happened to
” “
as s or l e
my b rother ; I must g t o him Very likely I shall b e able to save o .
T hen sai d hi father No no ; stay here If I were t lose both

s , , . o
o f yo u what should I do ? But the youth answered I must and

,
”
,
“
will go and find my brother .

”
Then b e mounted hi s golden horse and rode away qui ckly to the
wood where his brother lay t urned to stone .
Th e old wi tch saw him in the distance and came o ut o f her ,
hous e nd t i ed to mi slead him ab out hi s brother and called t

, a r ,
o
hi m to come in But he wou ld not go near her and rai s ing hi gun
.
, s
he cri ed If you do not thi s moment restore m y b rother to life I

,
“
,
wi ll shoot yo u dead !
”
She saw h e w s in earnest yet she moved unwilli ngly toward a

a ,
stone that lay near the door touched it wi th her finger and imme , ,
diately the gold chil d stood b efore hi b rother in hi ow n form s s .
The y were b oth ove rj o yed to meet again and ki sed and emb raced ,
s
each other Then they rode together out of the woo d and there
.
,
they pa ted—the one to hasten b ack to his b i de the other home t o

r r ,
his parents .
Ah sai d his father we knew that you brother had b een

“
,
”
,
“
r
released from hi troub le fo th e golden li ly i again erect and in

s ,
r s
ful l b loom .
”
And after thi s they li ved in happ iness and contentment for the
rest o f their days .
T h e T w i n B ro t h e rs
THE R W R on e two brothers ;

E E E was ri ch the other poor Th
c o ne ,
. e
ri ch brother was a goldsmi th and had a wi cked heart Th poor ,

. e
brother supported himself by making broom and w go d and s, as o
honest He had t w child en twi n brothers who resembled each

. o r , ,
other as closely n drop f water resembles another Th t w

as o e o . e o
boys went sometimes t the house f thei rich uncle to get th o o r e
pi eces that were left from the table f the y were often very hun gry ,
or .
It happened one day that while their fath er w in the wood as ,
gathering ushes f hi brooms he w a bird whose plumage

r or s ,
sa
shone li ke gold—h had never seen in hi life any bird like it He

e s .
picked up a stone and threw it at the bird hoping t b e lucky , o
enough to secure it ; b ut the stone only knocked ff a golden o
feather and the bird flew away

, .
Th man took the feather and brought it to hi b rother w h

e s , o,
when he saw it exclaimed That i real gold ! and gave him a

, ,
“
s
great deal f money for it Another day

o the man climbed up a .
, as
beech tree h ping to fin d the golden bird s nest the same bird flew
, O
’
over hi head and n searchi ng further he found a nest and in it

s , o ,
lay t w golden eggs He took the eggs home and showed them t
o . o
hi brother w h sai d again They are real gold and gave him “ ”
s , o , ,
what t hey were worth At last the goldsmi th sai d Y u ma y as well .

,
“
o
get me the bird if y ou n ,

ca .
”
S the poor b rother went agai n to th e wood and after a ti me

o , ,
seeing the bird perched n a t ree b knocked it down with a stone o , e
and brought it t hi brother who gave him a large heap of money

o s ,
f
or it . thought he I can support m yself for the future ,
“
,
and went home t hi house full f j y o s o o .
Th gold mi th however w h w
e s clever and cunni ng knew well
, , o as ,
th real value f the b ird S he called hi wife

e o nd s i d R oast . o s ,
a a ,
“
the gold b ird for me and b e careful th at n one comes in I wi sh

,
o , as
to eat it quite alone .
Th bird was indeed not a common b ird ; i t had a wonderful

e , ,
power even when dead F any person who ate the heart and li ver . or
would every morni ng find under hi pillow a piece f gold Th s o . e
go l dsmi th s wife prepared the bird stuck it n the spit nd left it

’
,
o ,
a
to roast .
The Twin B ro t he rs 3 5
0
No w , it happened that whi le it w as roasting and the mis t ress h , a
sent from the ki tchen ab out other hous ehold work th t wo chi ldren
\
, e
o f the b room bin der c me in and stood for a few moment

-
a watch s
in g the sp it as it tu ned roun d Presently two li ttle p i eces fell from

r .
the bird into the dripping pan underneath One o f them sai d I -
.
,
“
think we may have those t w o li t tle pieces ; no o ne will ever miss

them and I am so hungry So the chi ldr en each took a p i ece and
,
.
”
ate it up .
In a few moment the goldsmi th s wife came in and w that the y

s
’
sa
had b een eating something and s ai d What have you been eat , ,
“
ing ?
” “
Onl y tw o lit tle pieces that fell from th e bird the y repli ed ”
,
.
“
Oh! exclaimed the wife in a great fri ght they must have been
”
,
“
the he art and liver of the bird ! and then that her hus b and mi ght ”
,
n o t mi ss th em for s he w as afrai d o f hi anger s h e qui ckly kil led a

,
s ,
chi cken took out the heart and li ver and lai d them on the golden
, ,
bird .
As soon as it w s read y she c an i ed it in to the goldsmi th who ate

a ,
it all up wit hout leaving her a morsel Th e next mo ni ng however

,
. r , ,
when he felt under his pillow expecting t o find the gold piec es ,
-
,
nothi ng w as there .
Th e tw o chil dren however who knew nothi ng of the good fo

, ,
r
t une whi ch had b efal len th em never tho u ght o f se ar ching u nder ,
their pill ow But the next morni ng as the y got out of b ed some
.
, ,
thi ng fell on the ground and t inlded and when the y sto oped to pick ,
it u p t here were t wo p ieces o f gold Th e y carri ed th em at once to

,
.
their father who wondered very m uch and sai d What can this
, , ,
“
mean ? ”
As however there were t wo more pieces the next morni ng and

, , ,
a gai n each day the fath er went to hi b roth er and told hi m o f th e

,
s
wonderful circumstances Th e golds mith as he listened knew well .

, ,
that these gold pieces mus t be the resul t o f th e chi ldr en having
-
eaten the heart an d liver of the golden bird and th erefore that he ,
had b ee n deceived He determi ned t o b e revenge d and th ough

.
,
hard he ted and jealous he managed to conceal the real tr uth

-
ar ,
from hi brother and said to him Y our chi ldren are in leag ue wi th
s , ,
“
the Evi l One ; do not touch the gold and on no account all ow your ,
children t o remain in y our house ny longer for the Evil One has a ,
power over them and could b ring rui n upon y ou thr ough them
,
.
”
The fath er feared thi s power and therefore sad as it was to hi m , , ,
he led the twins out into the forest and left them there wi th a
heavy h eart .
When they found themselves al one th t wo chi ldren ran here and e
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there in the wood t o try and di s cover the way home but they wan ,
dered b ack always t o the s ame place At last the y met a hun ter .
,
w ho s ai d t o th e m Wh o s e chi l d en are yo u?
“ ”
, r
“
We are a p oor b room bin der s chi ldren the y re plied and o ur
-
’
,
”
,
fath er will not keep us any longer in the h ous e b ecause every mom
ing there is a p iece of gold found un der o ur p illows
”
.
Ah exclai med the hunter that i not b ad ! Well if you are

“ ” “
, ,
s ,
honest and have told me the truth I will take you home and b e a
, ,
father t o yo u I n fact the chil dren p le as ed the go o d man and as

.
”
, ,
he ha d no chi ldren of his own he gladly took them home wi th him ,

.
Whi le the y were wi th him he taught them t o hun t in the fores t ,
and th e gold p i e ce s whi ch th e y found every morni ng under the ir

-
pill ows the y gave t o him ; s o for the future he had nothi ng t o fear
ab out p overty .
As soon a s th e twin were grown up their foster father took the m

s -
o ne da y into th e wood and sai d Today yo u are going t o make

“
, ,
y our firs t tri al at shooting fo I want you t o b e free if you like and
, r ,
t o b e hun ters fo y ourselves

”
r .
Th en the y went wi th him t o a sui ta b le point and w i ted a long , a
time but no game appeared Presently the hunter s aw flyin g over

, .
his head a flock o f wi ld geese in th e form of a t i angle so he sai d ,

r , ,
Aim qui c kl y at each co ner and fire Th ey di d s o and their first

“ ”
r .
,
proof shot w a successful

- s .
Soon after another flock app eared in the form o f a figure 2 .
Now he exclaime d shoo t ag ai n at each com er and b ing them

“ ” “
, ,
r
dow n ! Th is proof sho t w as also su cces sful and th e hunter directly

”
-
,
s ai d No w I pronounce yo u free ; yo u are qui te accompli shed

,
“
sports men .
”
Then the tw o brothers went awa y i nto th e wood toge ther t o hold ,
counsel with each other and at last came to an agreement ab out ,
what the y wished t o do .
In the eveni ng when they at down t o sup p er one of them sai d

,
s ,
t o their foster fath er We wi ll no t remain t o s u pper or eat o ne b it

“
-
, , ,
till yo u have granted us our request A nd what i your request? .

” “
s
”
he as ked You have taught us t o hunt and t o earn o ur livi ng they

.
“
,
”
,
repli e d and we want t o go o ut in the world and seek our fort une
,
“
.
Will you gi ve us permiss i on t o do s o ? ”
Th e good o l d m n repli ed joyful l y Yo u spea k li k e b rave

“
a ,
hun ters ; what y u desire is m y own wis h Go when you wi ll you

o .
,
wi ll b e sure t o succeed Then they ate and drank together joyfully

.
”
.
When the appointed day came the hunter p resented each of

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them wi th a new rifle and a dog and al lowed them t ta ke much , o as
as they would from hi store f the gold pieces He accompani ed

s o -
.
them for some distance n the way and before sayin g farewell he o ,
gave them each a whi te penk nife and said If at any tim e you , ,
“
should get separated from each other th kni fe must be placed , e
crossways in a tree n side f th b lade t u mhg east the other

, o e o e r ,
west pointi ng out the road whi ch each shoul d take If n should
, . o e
di th e b lade wi ll ru t n ne s i de ; b ut
e long as he li ves it will
s o o as
remai n b right .
”
After sayin g thi s he wi shed th e brothers farewell and the y ,
st rted n their way

a o .
After traveli ng f some time they came to an immen e forest so

or s ,
large that it w impos ible t o cross it in n day The y stayed

as s o e .
th ere all ni ght and ate what t hey had in their game bags ; b ut for
,
-
two days the y walked on through the forest wi thout fin di ng them

selves any nearer th e end .
By thi s time the y had nothi ng left t o eat so n sai d to the o ther ,
o e ,
W must shoot somethi ng f this hun ger i not t b e endured

e , or s o .
”
S he loaded hi gun and looked about hi m Presentl y an ld hare

o s ,
. o
came runni ng b y; but as he rai sed hi ri fle the hare cri ed s ,
D e st hunt e let m li ;
“
a re rs , e ve
I wi ll t o you my young o ne s g ive

”
.
Then h sprang up i nto the bushes and brought ut tw y oung

s e ,
o o
ones and laid them b efore th e hunters Th li t tle animals were o

,
. e s
full f t i ck and played about o pre ttil y that the hunters had not
o r s s
the heart to kill them ; the y kept them therefore ali ve n d the lit tle , , ,
a
ani mals soon learned t follow them about like dogs o .
B y and b y a f appeared and they were ab out to shoot hi m b ut

ox , ,
he cried also ,
D t hunt
“
let m liv
ea res ers , e e,
”
A nd I w ill you my yo ung one s g ive .
Th en he brought o ut two little foxe s b ut the hun ters could not kill ,
them so the y gave them to the hares as compani ons and the li ttle
, ,
creatu es followed the hunters wherever they went

r .
N ot long after a wolf stepped b efore them o ut of the thi cket and ,
on f the b ro t hers instantly leveled his gun at him b ut the wolf

e o ,
cried out ,
D e kind hunt e le t me liv e

“
ar, rs ,
”
I wi ll t o you my yo ung o ne s g ive .
3 08 Grimm Comp lete Fai y Ta les ’
s r
Th hunters took the young wolves and treated them as they h ad

e
done the other animals and they followed them also ,

.
Presentl y a b ear came b y and they qui te intended to ki ll him , ,
but he also cried o ut ,
“
D ea r, kind hunt ers let me liv e , ,
A nd I wi ll you my you ng o nes g ive .
The two young bears were placed with the others o f whom there ,
were al ready eight .
A t last who should come b y b ut a li on shaking hi mane The ,

s .
hunters were n t at all alarmed ; they only pointed their guns at

o
him But the li on cri ed out in the same manner

.
,
D e kind hunt e let me li e

“
ar, rs , v ,
A nd I w i ll yo u t w o young o ne g iv e s .
So he fetched t w o f hi cub s and the hunters placed them with

o s ,
the rest Th ey had now t w lions tw o b ears tw o wolves tw foxes

. o , , ,
o ,
a n d t w o hares w ho t raveled wi th them and served them Yet after

,
.
,
all t heir hunger w as no t appe ed

, as .
So n o f them s ai d t o the f Here you little sneak w ho are o

o e o x,
“
, ,
s
clever and sly go find u somethi ng t o eat

,
s .
”
Then th fox answered No t far from here li es a town where we

“
e ,
have m ny ti mes fetched away chickens I wi ll show yo u the way

a . .
”
S o the fo showed th em the way to th e vi llage where the y

x ,
bought some provisions for themselves and foo d f the animals or ,
and went n furth er o .
The fo however k new qui te well the best spots in th at part o f

x, ,
the coun try and where t o find the hen hous es ; and he co ul d above
,
-
,
all di rect the hunters whi ch road t o take

, .
After traveli ng fo a tim e in thi s way they coul d fin d no sui tab le

r
place fo them all t o remain toge ther so one sai d t o the other Th
r , ,
“
e
only thi ng f us t o do is t o separate ; and to this the other agreed

or
”
.
Then the y di vi ded the ani m als o that each had o n li on n bear s e ,
o e ,
o n e wolf o n fox and o n hare When the ti me came to y fare

, e , e . sa
well they promised t li ve in brotherly love till death stuck the

o ,
kni ves th at their foster father had gi ven them in a tree and then -
,
o n e turned to the east and the other to the west , .
Th e youngest wh ose steps we wi ll foll ow first soon arrived at a

, ,
large town in whi ch the houses were all covered wi th b lack crape
, .
He went t o an inn and asked the landlord if he could give shelter

,
t o hi ani mals The landlord pointed o ut a stable for them and

s .
,
their master led them in n d shut the d or a o .

The Twi n B rot he rs 309
But in the wall of the stable w as a hole and the hare slipped
,
,
th ough easily and fetched a cabb age f herself The fox followed
r or .
,
and came back with a hen ; and as soon as he had eaten it he went
f the cock al o Th wolf the b ar and the li on however were
or s . e , e , , ,
t o large to get through the hole Then the lan dl ord had a cow
o .
kill ed and brought in for th em they would have starved , or .
The hunter w as j ust going o ut to ee if hi ani mals were being s s
c ed fo when he asked the lan dlord why the hous es were so hung
ar r
wi th mourning crape Becaus e he rep li ed tomorrow mornin g .

“ ”
, ,
“
o u Ki ng s daughter wi ll di
r
’
Is she seri ous ly ill then? asked the e .

” “
,
”
hun ter N he answered ; she i in excellent health ; still she

.
“ “
s ,
must di e What is the cau e o f thi s ? s i d the y oung man

” “
. s
”
a .
Th en the lan dl ord exp lained Outs ide the town he sai d a “ ”
.
, , rs
high moun tain in which dwells a d agon w ho every year demands r ,
a y oung mai den to b e gi ven up to him otherwi se he wi ll destro y ,
the whole country He h already devoured all the y oun g mai dens
. as
in the town and there are none remai ni ng but the Kin g s dau ghter
’
.
,
N ot even for her i any favor shown and tomorrow she must b e
s ,
deli vered up to hi m .
”
Why do yo u not k ill the dragon ? exclaimed the y oun g hunter

“
.
Ah ! replied the l ndlord man y young kni ghts have sought t o

“ ”
a ,
“
do s o and lost their li ves in the attempt The King has even prom
, .
i ed hi s daughter in mani a ge t o who ever wi ll des tro y th e dragon

s ,
and also th at he shall be heir t o hi s throne .

”
Th e hunter made no reply to thi s ; but the next morni ng he rose

early and taki ng hi s anim als wi th him climb ed up the dragon s
,
’
moun tai n .
There stood near the to p a little church and on the altar ins i de ,
were th ee full goblets b earing thi s insc i pti on Whoever drinks

r ,
r :
“
o f these goblets wi ll b e the strongest man upon earth and will di ,

s
cover the sword whi ch li es buried before the threshold of this

door .
”
Th e hunter di d no t drink ; he first went out an d sought for the

sword in the ground b ut he coul d not find the place Then he e
,
. r
turned and drank up the contents of the gob lets How strong it .
made him feel ! And how qui ckly he found the sword whi ch heavy , ,
as it was he coul d wi eld easily!

,
M eanwhi le the hour came when the young mai den w as to b e

g i ven up t o the dr agon and she came o ut accompan i ed by the
, .
Ki ng the marshal and the courti ers

, ,
.
Th ey saw from the di stance the hun ter o n the mountai n and the ,
Princess thinking it w the d agon wai ti ng fo her would not go

,
as r r ,
3 10 Complete Fai y Ta les Gri mm s
’
r
o n A t las t he rememb ered tha t t o save th e town from b eing los t

. s ,
s he mus t make thi s p ain ful sacrifi ce and therefore wi shed her f ,
a
ther fa ewell Th e King and the cou t ret urned home full of great
r . r
sorrow The Ki ng s marshal however w a t remain and

.
’
from , , s o ,
s ee
a di tance all that took p lace

s .
When the Ki ng s dau ghter reached the top of the mountai n h

'
,
s e
found ins tead f th e dragon a handsome young hunter w ho spoke

, o , ,
t o her comfortin g words nd telli ng h er he had come t rescue ,

a , o
her led her into the church and locked her in

, , .
Before long with a rushi ng noise and a roar the seven headed
, ,
-
dragon made hi ap pe arance As soon as he caught s i ght o f t h

s . e
hun ter he wondered t himself and sai d at last What bus in ess o , ,
“
have you here o n thi s mountain ? M y busin ess i a comb at wi th ” “

s
you ! re pli ed th hunter

”
e .
M any kni ghts and no b les h ave t i ed th at and lost their li ves
“ ”
r , ,
repli ed the dragon; wi th you I shall m k e s hort work ! “

a
”
An d he b rea th ed out fire as he s p ok e from his seven throat s .
The flames et fire t the d y grass and th e hun ter would have
s o r ,
b een s tifled with heat and smok e had not hi faithful ani mals un s r
forwa d and stamped ut the fire Then in a rage th e d agon drew

r o . r
near but the hunter was t oo quick fo hi m; swingi ng hi sword on

, r s
hi gh it whi zzed through the air and falli ng o n the dragon cut ff
, , ,
o
three f hi heads
o s .
Th en was the mon ter f ui u ; he raised hi mself o n hi hi nd legss r o s s ,
s p at fiery flames on the hun ter and t i ed t o ove th ow hi m But the ,

r r r .
y oun g m n agai n swung hi sword and the dr agon approached

a s , as ,
he with one blow ut ff three more of hi heads Th monster m d

c o s . e ,
a
with rage sank o n th e ground still t yi ng t get at the hunter ; b ut

, ,
r o
the young m n exerting hi remaining s tren g th had no di fficulty in

a , s ,
cu tting off hi seventh head and hi tail ; and then fi ndi ng he could
s ,
s ,
resist n more he called t hi ani mals t o come and tear the dragon
o ,
o s
in p ieces .
A soon as th e com b at was ended the hunter unl ocked the church
s
door nd found the King s daughter lyi ng n the ground ; for du

,
a
’
o r
ing th e com b at all sen e and life had left her from fear and terror s ,
.
He raised her up and as he came t o herself and op ened her e yes

,
s
he showed her the dragon torn in pieces and told her that h w a ,
s e s
relea ed from all danger

s .
Oh how j oyful she felt when h saw n d heard what he had

,
s e a
done ! She sai d N ow you will be my dear hus b and f my father

,
“
,
or
has himself promi sed me in marriage t whoever should ki ll the o
dragon .
”
The Tw in B rot he rs 31 1
Th en she took off her coral necklace o f five s t i n gs and divi ded it r
among the nim als as a rewa d t he lion s share b e ng in addit ion

a r ,
’
i
the gold clasp Her pocket h ndkerchief whi ch b ore her name she
. a , ,
presented to the hunter w ho went ut and cut the seven tongues

, o ,
out of the dragon s heads whi ch he wrapped up careful ly in the

’
handkerchi ef .
After ll the fighti ng and the fire and smoke the hun ter felt so
a , ,
fai nt and ti red that he sai d t o the mai den I think a li ttle rest ,
“
would do u b oth good after ll the fight an d the struggles with the
s a
dragon that I have had and y ou terror and ala rm Shal l we sleep
, r .
for a li ttle whi le b efore I take you home safely t o your father s ’
house ? Ye she repli ed I can sleep peacefull y now

” “
s,
”
,
“
.
”
S o she lai d herself down and as soo n as she slept he sai d to the ,
li on Yo u must li ne ar and watch that no one comes to harm us

,
“
e .
”
Th en he threw hi mself o n th e ground quite worn o ut and was , ,
soon fast asleep .
Th li on lai d hi mself down at a li t tle di stance t o watch ; b ut h e

e
was also tired and overcome wi th the comb at o he called to the ,

s
b ear and said Li down near me ; I must have a lit tle rest and if
, ,
“
e ,
any o ne comes wake me up , .
Th en the b ear lay down ; b ut he w as also very ti red so he cri ed ,
to the wolf Jus t lie down by me; I must have a li t tle sleep an d if
,
“
,
anythi ng happens wake me up ,

.
”
The wolf compli ed ; b ut as he w al o fi red he called to the fox as s , ,
a nd sai d Lie down near me ; I must have a li t tle sleep and if any
“
, ,
thi ng comes wake me up ,

.
”
Then th e fox came and lai d hi mself down b y the wolf ; b ut he t o o

w as tired and call ed o ut to the hare Lie down near me ; I must
, ,
“
sleep a li ttle and whatever comes wake me up

, , ,
.
”
The hare seated herself near the fox ; b ut the poor li t tle hare w as
ve y t ired an d although he had no one t o a k t o watch and call
r ,
s s
her she also went fast asleep An d now the King s daughter the
,
.
’
hunter the b ear the li on the wolf the fox and the hare were all in
, , , , ,
a deep sleep whi le danger w as at hand

,
.
Th marshal fro m the di stan ce had t i ed to s e what w as going

e , ,
r e
o n and be ing s urpri sed that the dragon had not y et flown away
,
wi th the King s daughter and that all w as qui et o n the mountain

’
, ,
took cour age and ventured to cli m b up to the t op Th ere he saw

,
.
th e mangled and headl ess b ody of the dragon and at a li t tle di ,

s
tance the King s daughter the hunter and all the ani m ls s un k in a
’
, ,
a
deep sleep He knew in a moment that the stran ger hunter had
.
ki l led the dragon and being wi cked n d envi ous he d ew hi

, ,
a ,
r s
3 12 Grimm s Comp lete Fairy Ta les ’
sword and cut off the hun ter s head Th en he seized th e sleepin g ’
mai den b y the arm and c arried her awa y from the mountain, .
S h e wok e and screamed ; but th e m shal sai d You are in m y

“
ar ,
power and therefore yo u shall y th at I have k illed the dragon !

, sa
”
I cannot s ay s o she repli ed fo I saw the hunter k ill him and

“ ” “
, ,
r ,
the animd s tear him in pieces .
Th en he drew hi s word and thr eatened t o ldl l her if h di d not

s , s e
ob e y him ; s o that t o save her life she was forc ed t o promi se t o say
all he wished .
Th ereup on he too k her to th e Ki ng w ho knew no t ho w t o co n ,
tain himself for jo y at fin din g his de ar child still ali ve and that she ,
had b een saved from the mons ter s p ower ’

.
Then th e marshal sai d I ha ve ki lled the dragon and freed the

“
,
Kin g s daughter therefore I demand her for my wife accordi ng to

’
, ,
t he King s p romi se
’ ”
.
“
I s this all tr ue ? asked the King of his daughter ”
.
Ah yes she repli ed I sup p ose it is t rue ; b ut I shall re fuse t o

“ ” “
, , ,
allow the mar ia ge t o take p lace fo one year and a day Fo

r r . r,
”
thought she in that time I may hear so methi ng o f m y dear

,
“
hunter .
”
All thi s whi le o n the dragon s mountain the anim als lay sleep in g
’
nea their dead master At last a large bum b le b ee set tled on the
r .
-
hare s nose but she onl y whis ked it o ff with her paw and sle p t
’
, ,
again The b ee came a second time but the ba re again shook him
.
,
o ff and slep t as soundl y as b efore Then came the b umb le b ee a

,
.
-
third time and s t ung the h are in the nose ; thereupon she woke As
, .
soon as she w as quite a oused he woke the fo ; the fo th e wolf; r s x x,
the wolf the b ear; and the b ear the li on

, ,
.
B ut when th e li on roused hi mself and saw th at the mai den w as ,
gone and hi master dead he gave a terrib le roar and cri ed

s , , ,
“
Whose doing is thi s ? Bear why did yo u no t wake me ? Th en sai d ,
”
the b ear to the wolf Wolf wh y di d you not wake me? Fo ,

“
,
” “
x,
”
c ri ed th e wo lf why di d you no t wake me? H are s ai d the fo

“ ” “ ”
, ,
x,
“
and why di d you no t wake me ? ”
The poor h are h ad n o o n e t o as k why he di d n o t wake her and ,
s he knew s he m us t b ear all th e b lame Indee d th e y were all read y .

,
t o tear her t o p i eces b ut she cried D on t destro y m y life ! I wi ll e

“ ’
, ,
r
store o ur master I know a mount i n o n whi ch grows a root that

. a
wi ll cure every wound and every disease if it i placed in the per s
son s mouth ; b ut the mountain o n whi ch it grows li es t wo hundred

’
miles from here

The Twin B rot he rs 313
“
Th en,s ai d the li on we will give you tw en ty four h ours but
”
,
“
-
,
not longer to find thi s root and bring it t o us

, .
”
Away S prang the hare very fas t and in twenty four hours she e ,
-
r
turned wi th the root As soo n as they saw her the li on qui ckl y
.
placed the head o f the hunter o n the neck; and the h are when h , s e
had joined the wounded parts together put the root into the ,
mou th and in a few moments the heart began t o b eat and life
, ,
ca me b ack t o the hunter .
On awaki ng he was ter i bly ala m ed to find that the m ai den r r
had di sap pea ed She mus t ha ve gone away whi le I slept he sai d
r .
“
,
”
,
“
and is lost to me forever ! ”
These sa d thoughts s o occup ied him that he di d not no t ice any

thi ng wrong ab out his head b ut in truth the li on had placed it on ,
in such a hurry th at th e face w as t urned the wrong wa y H e first .
noti ced it when they b rought him somethin g t o eat and then he ,
foun d that hi face looked backward He was s o astoni hed th at he

s . s
could not imagine what had happened and as ked hi s animals the ,
caus e Then the li on confessed that the y had all slept in conse
.
q u en ce o f b eing s o ti red and t hat when the y at la t awoke they , s
found the Princess gone and hi mself lying dead wi th his head cut , ,
o ff Th e li on told him also that th e hare had fetched th e heali ng

.
root but in their h aste the y had placed the head on the wrong w ay
, .
Th i s mis take the y sai d coul d be eas ily rectified So the y took the
, ,
.
hunter s head o ff again tu ned it roun d placed it o n prop erly and

’
,
r , ,
the hare s t uck the parts together wi th the wonde ful root After r .
thi s the hunter went away agai n t o travel about th e world feeling ,
very sorrowful and he left hi animals t o b e taken care of by the

,
s
p eople of the town .
It o happened that at the end o f a year he came b ack again to

s
the same town where he h ad freed the Kin g s daughter and ki lled ’
the dr agon Th i s time instead o f black crape the houses were hung
.
,
wi th scarlet cloth What does it mean ? he sai d to the landl ord

.
“ ”
.
“
L ast year when I came y our houses were ll hung with black a
crape and no w it is scarlet cloth

,
.
”
“
Oh repli ed the landlord las t year we were expecti ng o ur
”
, ,
“
King s daughter to b e given up to the dragon b ut the marshal

’
fought wi th hi m and ki lled hi m and tomorrow hi ma riage with ,

s r
the Ki ng s daughter will take place ; that is the cause f o ur town

’
being s o gay and b right—it is jo y now instead of sorrow .

”
The next day when the m n i ge was to be celebrated the

,
a a ,
hun ter sai d Landlord do yo u b eli e ve that I shall eat b read from
,
“
,
the King s tab le here wi th any one who will join me ?

’ ”
3 14 G imm s Co mp lete Fai y Ta les r
’
r
“
I will lay a hun dred gold pieces replied the landlord that -
”
, ,
“
w do nothi ng of th e ki nd
”
y o u i ll .
Th e hunter too k the b et and taking o ut hi purse placed the ,

s
gold pieces aside fo payment if he should lose

-
r .
Th en he called th e hare and sai d to her Go qui ckl y t o th e as

“
, , c
tle dear Sp i n ger and bring me some o f the bread whi ch the Kin g
,
r ,
eats .
”
No w th e b e w as such an in i gni ficant li t tle thing th at no o ne

,
ar s
ever thought of ordering a conve yance for her s o she w as o bli ged ,
t o g o o n foot Oh th ought she when I am unning through the

.
“ ”
, ,
“
r
streets suppose the cruel hound should s e me Just as she got

,
e .
”
near the cas tle she looked b ehi nd her and there t ul y w as a hound ,
r
ready t o seize her But she gave a start forward and before the sen
.
,
tin el was aware ru hed into the sent ry box Th do g followed and s -
. e ,
wanted to bring her o ut b ut th e soldi er stood in the doorw ay and ,
woul d no t let him pass and when the dog t i ed to get in he struck ,
r
him wi th his staff and sent him away howlin g ,

.
As soon as the b are s w th at the coast was clear he rushed o ut a s
o f th e sentry b o and ran t o the castle and finding th e door of the

-
x ,
room where the Princess w as sitting open she darted in and hi d ,
u nder h er chai r Presentl y the Pri ncess felt some thi ng s cratching
.
her foot an d think in g it w as the dog he sai d Be qui et Sultan ;

, ,
s ,
“
,
g o away ! The hare scratched agai n at her foot b ut she sti ll

”
,
thought it w as the do g and cri e d Will you g away Sultan ? But , ,

“
o ,
”
the h are di d no t all ow herself t o b e sent away so he scratched the ,

s
foot a third time Th en the Princess looked down and recognized

.
the bare b y her necklace She took the creat ure at once in her arms .
,
c an i e d her t o her o w n room and sai d D ear li ttle hare what do , ,

“
,
yo u want ?
”
Th ha e repli ed i ns tantl y M y master w ho ld ll ed the dragon is

e r , , ,
here and he has sent me to as k fo some of the b read that th e King

,
r
eats .
”
Then w as the Kin g s daughter full o f joy ; she sent for th e coo k
'
and ordered him to b i ng her some of the bread whi ch w made r as
for the King When he b rought it the b ar cried Th cook must

. e ,
“
e
g o w i th me o that cruel ho
,
und m ay do me some harm
r So the .
”
cook ani d the bread and went with the b ar to the door of the
c e ,
e
As soon as he was gone h stood on her hind legs took the s e ,
bread in her fore paws and brought it to her master -

,
.
Th ere ! cri ed the hunter ; here i s the bread lan dl ord and the
“ ” “
, ,
hun d ed gold pieces are mi ne

r -
.
”
The Twi n B ro t he rs 315
Th elan dl ord w as much surprise d but when the hunter declared ,
he woul d also have some o f the roast meat from the Kin g tab le he ’
5 ,
sai d The bread may be here b ut I ll warrant you wil l get nothin g
:
“
,
’
more .
Th hunter called the fox and sai d to hi m M y fox go and fetch

e , , ,
me some of the roast meat such as the Ki ng eats .

”
Th red fox knew a better t i ck than the hare he went across the
e r :
fields and slipped in wi thout being seen b y the hound Th en he

, .
placed hi mself un der the chair o f the Ki ng s daughter and touched ’
her foot She looked down immedi ately and recogni zin g hi m by hi
.
,
s
necklace took him into her room What do you want dear fox?
, .
“
,
”
she asked .
M y master w ho kill ed the d agon i here he repli ed and h

” “
,
r , s , ,
as
sent me t o ask for some of the roast meat that is cooked for the
The cook w as sent for again and the Princess desi red him to ,
ca ry some meat f the fox to the door o f the inn On arrivi ng the
r or .
,
fox took the dish from the cook and after whi sking away the fli es ,
that had sett led on it with hi tai l b rought it to hi master , s ,

s .
“
See lan dl ord cried the hun ter here are bread and meat such
,
”
, ,
“
as the Ki ng eats and n w I wi ll have vegetab les So he called the ”

,
o .
wolf and said Dear wolf go and fetch me vegetables such as the
, ,
“
,
King eats .
Away went the wolf strai ght to the castle f he had no fear of ,
or
anything and as soon as he entered the room he went behi nd the

,
Pri ncess and pulled her dress so that she was obli ged to look ,
round She recogni zed the wolf immedi ately b y the necklace took
.
,
hi m i nto her cham b er and sai d D ear wolf wha t do you want ?
“ ”
, , ,
He rep li ed My master who ki ll d the dragon i here and has

,
“
,
e , s
sent me to ask f some vege t ables such as the King eats

or .
Th cook w as sent fo again and told t o take some vegetables

e r ,
also t the inn door; and as soon as they arrived the wolf took the
o
di sh from hi m and ca i ed it to hi master rr s .
“
Look here lan dl ord ri ed the hunter I hav e now bread
, ,
”
c ,
“
,
meat and vegetab les ; but I wi ll also have some w t n t from

,
s ee r ea s
the Ki ng s tab le He called the b ear and sai d De ar bear I know

’
.
”
, ,
“
,
you are fond f sweets Now go and fetch me some sw eet n t

o . r ea s
such as the King eats .

”
Th bear trotted o ff to the castle and every o n ran away when

e ,
e
they w him coming But when he reached the castle gates the
sa . ,
senti nel held hi gun before hi m and wou ld not let hi m pass in But
s .
the bear rose n hi hi nd legs boxed hi ears ri ght and left wi th hi

o s ,
s s
3 16 G imm s Comp lete Fa iry Ta les r
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fore paws and leavin g him t umbled all o f a heap in his sentry b o
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went into the cas tle Seeing the Kin g s daughter entering he fol .
’
lowed her and gave a sli ght growl She looked behind her and rec .
,
o gni in g the bear

z called him into her chamb er nd sai d D ear
, , a ,
“
bear what do you w n t?

, a
”
M y master who killed the dragon i here he repli e d and he

“ ” “
, ,
s , ,
has sent me t o as k for some sweetmeats li ke those whi ch the Ki ng

eats .
”
Th e Princess sent fo the confecti oner and des i ed him t o b ake r ,

r
some sweetmeats and take them wi th the bear t o the door o f the
inn As soon as th ey ani ved the be ar first li cked up the sugar drips
.
whi ch had dropp ed on hi s fur then stood upri ght took the dis h , , ,
and carried it t o hi master s .
“
See now landlord cri ed the hunter I have bread and meat
,
”
, ,
“
, ,
and vegetab les and sweetmeats and I mean to have wine also
, , ,
such as the King d i nk s So he called the li on to him an d sai d r .

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, ,
“
Dear li on yo u drink till you are quite tipsy sometimes Now go
,
.
and fetch me some wi ne such as the King d inks r .

”
A s the li on trotted through the streets all the people ran away
from him Th sentin el when he w him comi ng tri ed t o stop the
. e , sa ,
way; b ut th e li on gave a li ttle ro ar and made hi m run fo hi s li fe ,

r .
Then the li on entered the castle passed throu gh the Ki ng s apart

’
,
ment an d knocked at the door o f the Prin cess s room with hi s tail
,
’
.
The Pri ncess when she Opened it and w the li on w as at first

, sa ,
rather f i ghtened; b ut presently he o b served o n his neck the gold

r s
necklace clasp and kn ew it was th e hunter s li on She called him

,
’
.
i nto her cham b er and sai d Dea li on what do you want ?

“ ”
, ,
r ,
M y master w ho ldlled th e dragon he re pli ed s here and he

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has sent me t o ask fo some wine such as the Ki ng drink s r ,

.
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Th en she sent for the Kin gs cup b earer and told him t o give the -
,
li on some o f th e Ki ng s wi ne
’
“
I wi ll go with him sai d the li on and see th at he draws the ”
, ,
ri ght sort S o the li on went wi th the cup be arer to the wine cell ar
.
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and when he s w him ab out to draw some o f the ordinary win e

a
whi ch the Kin g s vassals drank th lion c i ed Stop ! I wi ll taste the

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, e r ,
“
wine first So he dr ew himself a pint and swallowed it down at a

.
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,
gulp No he sai d that i no t the i ght sort

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s r .
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The cup b earer saw he was found o u t ; however he went over t o

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another cask that was kept for the King s marshal St0p ! cried the ’
.
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li on agai n I wi ll taste the wine first S o he drew another pin t and

,
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dr ank it o ff Ah ! he sai d that is b etter but sti ll not the i ght

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wrne .
The Twi n B ro t hers 3 17
Th en the cup bearer was an gry and sai d What can a stup id
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,
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beast like y u understand ab out W ne ?

o i
”
But the li on wi th a lash o f hi tai l k nocked him down and b

,
s , ,
e
fore the man could move himself found hi way stealthi ly into a lit s
tle pri vate cellar in whi ch were casks of wi ne never tasted by any
,
but th Kin g Th li on drew hal f a p int and when he had tasted it

e . e , ,
he sai d to himself That i wi ne of the ri ght sort So he called the

,
“
s .
”
cup b earer and made hi m draw i fl go n full

-
s x a s .
As the y came up from the cellar into the O pen ai the lion s head r
’
swam a lit tle and he was almost tipsy ; but as the cup bearer was
,
-
obliged to carry the wine for him to the door of the inn it di d n t , o
much matter When they arrived the lion took the handle o f the bas
.
,
ket in hi mouth and carried the wine to hi master

s ,
s .
Now M aster landlord said the hunter I have bread meat

,
”
, ,
“
, ,
vegetables sweetmeats and wine such as the Ki ng h so I wi ll it

, ,
as , s
down and wi th my fa thful ani mals enjoy a good meal ; and in i

”
,
deed he felt very happy fo he k new n w that the Ki ng s daughter

, ,
r o
’
sti ll loved him .
After they had fi nished the hunter sai d to the landlord Now , ,
“
that I have eaten and d unk o f the same provi sions as the King I r ,
wi ll go to the Ki ng s castle and marry hi daughter ’
s .
”
“
Well sai d the landlord how that is to be managed I cannot
,
”
,
“
tell when h has already a b ri degroom to whom he wi ll today b e

, s e s
mar i edr .
”
Th hunter without a word took ut the pocket handkerchi ef

e , ,
o
whi ch the Ki ng s daughter had gi ven hi m on the dragon s moun

’ ’
tai n and openi ng it showed the lan dl ord the seven tongu es of the
, ,
monster whi ch he had cut out and w rapped in the handkerchi ef

,
.
Th at whi ch I have so carefull y preserved wi ll help me s ai d the

“ ”
,
hunter .
Th lan dlord looked at the ha ndkerchief and sai d I may beli e v e

“
e ,
all the rest but I would b et my house and farm yard that y ou will
,
-
never marry the Kin g s daughter ’
.
”
“
Very well sai d the hunter I accept your b et and if I lose
,
”
, , ,
there are my hundred gold pieces ; and he lai d them o n the table -
”
.
That same day when the King and hi daughter were seated at
,
s
table the Ki ng sai d Wh at di d all those wild animals w n t who

, ,
“
a
came to you today going in and o ut f my castle ? I cannot tell

,
o
” “
you yet h replied ; b ut if you wi ll send into the town for the
,
”
s e
“
master o f these ani mals then I will do so ,

.
”
Th Ki ng sent o n hearing this a serv ant at on e to the inn wi th

e , ,
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an invi tati on to the str nger who owned the ani mals and the ser a ,
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vant arrived just as th e hunter ha d finished hi b et wi th th e land s
lord .
“
See lan dl ord ! he crie d th Kin g has sent me an invi tat ion by
,
”
,
“
e
hi se rvant ; but I cann ot accept it y et He t urned to the man w ho

”
s .
wai ted and sai d Tell my lord the King that I cannot obe y hi s
, ,
“
commands t o vi si t him unless he sends me sui tab le clothes fo a r
ro yal palace and a ca rriage wi th six horses and servants t o wai t

, ,
upon me
”
.
Th e servant returned wit h the message and when the Kin g ,
heard it he sai d t o his dau ghter What shall I do ? ,

“ ”
“
I would send for him as he requests he rep li ed ”
,
s .
S o the y sent ro y al ro b es and a c ar i age and s i horses wi th s e

, r x r
vants and when the hunter aw them coming he sai d t o the land
, s
lord See ! the y have sent for me as I wi shed

,
“
.
”
He dres sed hi mself in the kin gly clothes took the handk erchief ,
containi ng th e dragon tongues and drove away t o the cas tle

’
s , .
As soon as he arri ved th e Kin g s ai d t o hi daughter Ho w shall I

“
s ,
receive him? I sho ul d go and meet hi m she repli ed

”“
,
”
.
S o the Ki ng went t o meet him and led him into the royal apart ,
ment and all his animals followed Th e Ki ng p ointed him t o a seat

, .
by his daughter The marshal s at on her other s ide as b i degroom

. r ,
b ut the visitor knew it not .
Just at thi s moment th e dragon s seven h eads were brou ght into ’
the room to show t o the company an d the Ki ng s id Th ese heads , a :

“
b elonged t o the dragon who w as for o m ny years the terror of s a
thi s town Th e marshal slew th e dragon an d saved my daughter s

.
,
’
life ; therefore I have given her t o him in marri age according to my ,
promi se .
”
A t thi s th e hunter rose and adv ncin g opened the seven thr oat s
,
a ,
o f the dr agon and sai d Where are the tongu es ?

, ,
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Th marshal turned whi te with fear and k new no t what to do At

e ,
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last he sai d in hi terror D ragons have n o tongues

s ,
“
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“
Li ars get nothi ng for their p ains sai d the hun ter; the dragon s ,
” “ ’
ton gues shall p rove w ho w as hi s conqueror ! ”
H e unfolded the h ndkerchi ef as he sp oke There lay the seven

a .
tongues He took them up and placed each in th e mouth of the

.
dragon s head to whi ch it b elonged and it fitted exactly Then he

’
,
.
took up the pocket handk erchi ef whi ch was m ked wi th the name ar
o f the Ki n g s daughter s h owed i t t o the mai de n and as ked her if

, ,
she had not gi ven it t o him he repli ed ; I gave it t o you o n

“ ” “
Y . es, s
the day yo u k ill ed the dragon .

”
He ca lled hi s animals t o him took f om each the necklace and ,

r ,
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from th e lion th e o ne with the golden clas p and asked to whom ,
the y b elonged .
Th e y are u i ne she re p lied ; they are a p art o f my coral neck

“ ” “
r ,
lace whi ch had five s t i ngs of b eads whi ch I divi ded am ong the r ,
ani mals b ecause the y aided yo u in ki lli ng the dragon and after ,
ward tore him in pi eces I cannot tell how the marshal could have .
car i ed me away from you she continued for you told me t o li

r
”
, ,
“
e
down and sleep after the fatigu e and fri ght I had endured .
”
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I slept myself he replied for I w as qui te worn o ut wi th my
”
, ,
“
comb at and as I lay sleeping the m rsh al came and c ut off my

,
a
head .
”
“
I b egin t o understan d now s ai d the King ; the marshal carried ,
” “
away my daughter supposin g yo u were dead and made u beli eve, ,

s
th at he had ki ll ed the dragon till you arrived with the tong ues the , ,
handkerchi ef and the necklace But what restored you to life ?

,
.
”
as ked th e King .
Then the h unter related ho w o ne o f hi ani mals had healed him s
and restored hi m t o life th ough the appli cati on of a wonderful r
ro ot and how he had b een wandering about fo a whole year and

,
r ,
had onl y returned t o the town th at very day and heard from the ,
landl ord of the marshal s dece it ’

.
Th en sai d the Ki ng t o his da ughter Is it true th at thi s man “

,
ld lled the dragon ?

”
“
Yes he ans wered qui te true and I c an venture now to ex
”
,
s ,
“
,
pose the wi cke dness o f the ma shal ; for he carri ed me away that r
day against m y wi sh and forced me with threats t o keep s ilent I

,
.
did not know he had tri ed t o ki ll the real slayer of the dragon b ut I ,
hop ed he would come back and o n that account I b egged to have ,
the man i age put o ff fo a year and a d y r a .

”
Th e Ki ng after thi s ordered twelve ju dges t o b e summoned t

, , o
try the marshal and the sentence p assed upon him w as that he
,
should be torn t o pieces by wi ld oxen A s soon the mars hal was . as
puni shed the King gave hi daughter to the hunter and appointed s ,
hi m to the hi gh p osi ti on o f stadtholder over the whole kingdom .
Th m arri age caus ed great j o y and the hunter w ho w

e no w a , ,
as
Prince sent f his father and foster father and overloaded them
,
or -
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wi th treas ures .
Nei ther di d he forget the landl ord but sent fo him to come to ,
r
the castle and sai d See landlord I have m ni d the Ki n g s

, ,
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, ,
a e
’
daughter and your house and farm yard b elong to me That is

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quite tru e replied the lan dl ord

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,
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“
Ah sai d th e Prin ce b ut I do not mean t o keep them ; the y are
,
”
,
“
320 Grimm s Complete Fa i y Ta les ’
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sti ll y our s and I make you a p resent of th hundred gold pieces

, e -
also .
”
For a time the young P i nce and hi wife lived most happily to r s
ge ther He still however went o ut hunfi ng which w as hi great

.
, , ,
s
delight and hi fai thful animals remained wi th him Th e y lived

, s .
,
however in a wood close by from whi ch he coul d call them at any

, ,
fi me; y et the wood w as n ot safe fo he once went in and di d no t ,

r
get out again very eas ily .
Whenever th e Prince had a wis h t o go hun ting he gave the King ,
no rest fi ll he allowed him t o do s o On o ne oc c asi on whi le ri di ng .

,
wi th a large numb er o f attendants in the woo d he s aw at a di ,

s
tance a snow whi te deer and he s ai d t o hi s p eop le Stay here fi ll I

-
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“
come b ack ; I must have that beaufiful creature and o many will ,
s
fri ghten her .

”
Th en h e rode away thr ough the wood and onl y his animals fo l ,
lowed him Th e attendants drew rein and w i ted fi ll eveni ng but

.
,
a ,
as he di d no t come th e y rode h ome and told th e y oun g Pri n cess
th at her hus b and h ad gone into an enchanted forest t o hun t a whi te

deer and had not re turn ed
, .
Th i s made her very an ious more especi ally when th e mo row x ,

r
came an d he di d not return ; indeed he co ul d no t for he kept rid , ,
in g fter the b eaufi ful wil d animal b ut wi th o ut b e ing a b le t o over

a ,
take it A t fi mes when h e fan cied she w wi thin reach of his gun
.
,
as ,
the next moment she w as leaping away at a great di stan ce and at ,
last she vanis hed altogether .
No t fi ll th en di d he no fi ce how far he had p enet rated into th e

forest He raised his horn and b lew but there w as no an swer for
.
, ,
hi s attendants coul d no t hear it ; and then as ni ght came on he s aw

pl i nl y that he s h oul d not b e ab le to find hi s way home fi ll the next
a
day s o he ali ghted from hi s horse lit a fi e b y a tree and deter

, ,
r ,
mined to mak e him self as comfortab le as he could for the ni ght .
A s he s t under th e t ree by th e fire with hi s animals lyi ng ne ar

a ,
him h e heard as he thought a human voi ce He looked roun d b ut

, , ,
.
,
coul d see nothi ng Presently there was a gro n over his head ; he
. a
looked up and s w an old woman sit fi ng on a branch w ho kept

a ,
grumb lin g Oh o h how cold I am! I am free ing ! If you are

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, , ,
z
cold come down an d warm y ourself b sai d No no h

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s e re
pli ed ; your animals will bite me I ndeed they will d no such

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o
thin g C ome down old mother he sai d kindl y; none of them shall
.
,
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,
“
He did not know that he w as a wi cked wi tch o when he s ai d s , s s ,

“
I wil l throw you dow n a little swi tch from the tree and if you jus t ,
The Tw in B rot he rs 32 1
touch them o n the back wi th it the y cannot hurt me he did sh ”
, as e
told him and as soon as they were touched b y the wand the ni
, a
mals were all turned to stone Then he jumped down and touch . s ,
in g the Prince o n the back wi th the swi tch he a l so was insta n t ly ,
t urned into stone Thereupon she laughed m li ci ously and dragged

. a ,
him and hi ani mal s into a grave where several s imilar stones lay
s .
When the Princess found that her hus band di d no t return her ,
anxi et y and care increased painfully and she became at la t very , s
unhap py .
No w it so happened that just at thi s fi me th twi n brot her of the

, e
Pri nce who s ince their p fi o n had been wandering in the East
, se ara ,
arri ved in the country o f whi ch hi brother s father in law was s

’
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King He had t i ed to obtai n a it u fi n but could not succeed and

. r s a o , ,
onl y hi animal were left t o hi m

s s .
One day as he w wanderin g from one place to another it o

,
as ,
c
curred to hi mind that he mi ght a well go and look at the kni fe

s s
whi ch they had stuck in the trunk f a tree at the fi me o f their sep o
a a fi o n When he came to it there was hi brother s si de o f the kni fe

’
r . s
half ruste d and the other half s fi ll b i ght

-
,
r .
In great alarm he thought My brother must have fallen into ,

“
some ter i b le trouble I will go and find him I may be able to res
r . .
cue him as the half o f the kni fe i fi ll bright

,
s s .
”
He s et out wi th his animals n a journey and while traveling o ,
west cam e to the town in whi ch hi brother s wife the Ki ng s s

’
,
’
daughter li ved As soon as he reached the gate o f the town the

, .
watchman advanced toward him and asked if he should go and an

nounce hi arrival to the Princess who had f tw o days been in
s ,
or
great troub le ab out him fea i ng that he had been detained in the ,
r
forest b y ench antment .
Th watchman had no t the least i dea that the young man w

e as
any other than the P i nce hi mself especially as he had the wild ani
r ,
mals unni ng b ehi nd hi m Th twin brother saw this and he s i d to

r . e ,
a
himself Perhaps it will b e best fo me to allow myself to be taken

,
“
r
fo my brother ; I shall be a b le more eas ily to sa v e him So he fol

”
r .
lowed the s nfi n l to the castle where he w as received with great

e e ,
o
j y .
Theyoung P i ncess had no i dea that thi s was not her husband
r ,
and asked him why he had remai ned away long so .
He repli ed I rode a long distance into the wood and coul d n t

,
“
,
o
find my way out again At ni ght he w as taken to th royal bed but .

”
e ,
he laid a two edged sword b etween him and the young P i ncess ; she
- r
di d not k now what that coul d mean but di d not v enture to ask , .
322 Grimm s Comp let e Fa iry Ta les ’
In a few days he di scovered all ab out hi b rother th at he wi shed s
t o know and w as determined t o g o and seek fo him in the en

, r
chanted wood So h said I must go t o the hunt just once more

. e ,
“
.
The Ki ng and th y oung Princess sai d all they could to di ssuade

e
hi m b ut t o no pu rpose and at len gth he left the cas tl e wi th a lar ge

, ,
company of attendant s .
When he reached the wood all hap p ened as it had done with hi s
brother He saw the beaufi ful whi te deer and told his attendants t o
.
,
wai t whil e he went after it foll owed only by his animals ; but n i
, e
ther coul d he overtake it ; and the whi te deer led him far down into
th e forest where he foun d he mus t remain all ni ght
,
.
A fter he ha d li ghted a fire he heard as hi s b rother had done the , ,
o ld woman in th e t ree cryin g o ut th at she w s freezi ng wi th cold

, a ,
and he sai d to her If you are cold o ld mo ther come down and
,
“
, ,
warm yourself ! No he cried your ani mal will bite me ! No

” “ ”
,
s ,
“
s
” “
,
in dee d they wil l n o t he s i d I c n t t us t them ! h cri ed ; h ere I

” “ ’ ” “
,
a . a r s e ,
will throw you a li ttle s witch and if you gently st i ke them across , r
the b ack then t he y wil l not b e ab le t o h urt me

”
.
,
When th e hun ter heard that h e b egan to mistrus t the o ld woman ,
and s ai d No ; I will not s tri k e m y animals ; you come down o I

,
“
, r
will fetch you D o as you lik e she sai d ; you can t hurt me I f
.
” “ ”
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” “
you don t come down he replied I will shoo t you S hoot

’ ” “ ” “
.
, ,
away she s ai d; your bul let an do me no ha m

”
,
“
c r .
”
He p ointed hi s g un and shot at her; b ut th e witch w as proof

agains t a leaden b ullet She gave a shrill laugh and c i ed I t is no
.
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r ,
“
u e t yi ng t o hi t me
”
s r .
Th e hunter kn ew h owever what t o do ; he cu t o ff three silver

, ,
buttons from his coat and loaded his gun wit h them A gains t these
,
.
she kn ew all h er arts were v ai n ; s o as he drew the tri gger s he fell
suddenl y t o the ground with a scream Th en he pla ced hi foot . s
up on her and sai d Old witch if you do no t at once confess where

, ,
“
,
my brother is I will ta ke you up and throw you into the fi e

,
r .
”
She w s in a great f i ght b egged for pardon and s ai d He is

a r , , ,
“
lyi ng wi th hi anim al turned to stone in a grave

s s, , .
”
Th en he forced h er to go wi th hi m and said Yo u o ld cat if you

“
, , ,
don t ins tan tly restore my b rother to life and all the creatures that
’
are with him over you go into th e fire

,
.
”
S he w as obli ged t o take a swi tch and st i ke the stones and im r ,
me di ately the b rother his animals and m an y others—traders me

, , ,
chani cs and shep herds —stoo d before him ali ve and in their own
, ,
forms .
Th ankful f havin g g ai ned the ir freedom and thei li ves the y all
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o 323 The Twi n B r t he rs
hastened home; but the twi n brothers when the y aw each other ,
s
again were full o f joy and em b raced and kissed each other wi th
, ,
great ff cfi o n They seized the old witch b ound her and placed
a e .
, ,
her n the fire and as soon as he was burned the forest b ecame
o , s
suddenly cle r and li ght and the King s cas tle ap pe ared at a very
a ,
’
li ttle di stance .
After thi s the t win brothers walked away together toward the
castle and on the road related to each other the events that had
,
happened to them since they parted A t last the youngest to l d hi . s
brother of hi s marri age to the King s daughter and that the Ki ng ’
h d made him lord over the whole lan d

a .
I know all ab out it replied the other ; fo when I came to the

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,
“
r
town the y all took me fo y u and treated me with ki ngly state ;

, r o
even the youn g Princess mi took me fo her husband and made me s r ,
s it by her s i de
”
.
But as he spoke hi b rother b ecame fierce wi th jealousy and

s so
anger that he drew hi sword and cut off hi brother s head Then s s
’
.
as he saw him li e dead at hi feet hi anger was quell ed in a mo s s
ment and he repented bitterly crying Oh my brother is dead

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“
, ,
and it i I who have killed him! and kn eeli ng b y his side he

s
”
mourned wi th loud cries and te rs a .
In a moment the hare appeared and begged t o be a llowed to

fetch the life giving root whi ch she knew would cure hi m She was
-
, .
no t awa y long and when she retu rned the head w as re p laced an d
, ,
fastened with the healin g power o f the plant and the brother e ,
r
stored t o life whi le no t even a s ign o f the wound remai ned to b e

,
no fi ced .
brothers now walked n most lovingly together and the on

Th e o , e
w ho had m n i d the Ki ng s daughter sai d

a I see that y u have
e
’
,
“
o
ki ngly clothes as I have ; y o ur animals are the same mi ne Let us

,
as .
enter the castle at t w opposite doors and approach th e old Kingo ,
from tw o si des together .
So the y se p arated ; and the Ki ng t wi th hi daughter in the as sa s
royal apartment a nfi n l approached him from two di stant n se e e
trances at the same fi m n d informed him that the Prince with e, a ,
hi ani mals had arrived Th at i imposs ible ! cri ed the King ;

“ ” “
s ,
. s o ne
o f you must b e wrong ; for the gates at whi ch y ou watch are qui te a
quarter f a mile apart o .
”
But whi le the King spoke the two young men entered at oppos ite
ends f the room and b oth came forward and stood b fore the
o ,
e
Ki ng .
Wi th a bewi ldered look the King turned to hi daughter and s ,

324 Grimm s Comp lete Fa i y Ta les
’
r
sai d Whi ch is
,
“
y our hus b and? For the y are b oth
s o exactl y alike I
cannot tell .
”
She w herself ve y much f i ghtened and could not speak ; at

as r r ,
last she thought of the neckl ace that she had gi ven to the ani mals ,
and looki ng earnestl y among them h w the gli tter of th e golden s e sa
clas p o n the li on s neck See she cried in a happy voi ce he

’
.
“ ”
, ,
“
whom that lion follows is m y hu b and ! s

”
Th e Prin ce lau ghed and s ai d Yes ; yo u are ri ght ; and thi s i s m y

“
, ,
twi n brother .
”
S o the y sat down hap pily together an d told the Kin g and the
y oung Prin cess all their adventures .
When the King s daughter and her hus b and were alone he sai d
’
s
t o him Why have you fo th last several ni ghts always l i d a

,
“
r e a
t wo edg ed sword in o u b ed ? I thought you ha d a wi sh to k ill me

”
-
r .
Then the Prin ce kn ew how true and honorable his twi n b rother
had been .
F e rd i na n d t he F a i t h fu l an d
F e rd i n a n d t he U nfai t h fu l
ONCE UPON a fi me th ere lived a man and a woman w ho s o long as ,
they were i ch had no chi ldren ; but when the y were poor the y had
r ,
a li ttle b oy Th ey could however find no go dfath er fo him o the

.
, ,
r , s
man sai d he woul d ju t go t o another place t o see if he could ge t

s
o n e there As h e went a p oor man met hi m w ho asked him where

.
, ,
he w as going He s ai d he w as going t o e if he coul d get a go dfa

. se
ther; that he was p o or s o no o ne would stand as godfather for him

,
.
“
Oh sai d the poor man thou art poor and I am p oor; I will b e
,
”
,
“
,
godfather fo thee but I am o ill off I can gi ve the chi ld nothing

r , s - .
Go home and tell th e nurse that she is t o come t o the church wi th

the child .
”
When they all go t t o the chu ch together th e b eggar w as al ready r ,
there and he gave the child the name of Ferdinand the Fai thful
,
.
When he w as going o ut of the church the b egg ar s i d Now go

“
,
a ,
home I can give thee nothing and thou li kewi se ought to give me
, ,
nothi ng But he gave a key to the nurse and told her when she got
.
”
,
home she w as t o give it to the father w ho w as t o take care of it ,

Fe dina nd the Faithful 325 r
un fil the chil d w fourteen ye rs ld and then he was t g n the

as a o , o o o
heath where there w a castle whi ch the key woul d fit and that as , ,
all whi ch was therein should belong to him .
N w when the chi ld w

o seven years ld and had grown very as o
bi g he once went to play wi th some other b oys and each f them

, , o
boasted that he had got more from hi godfather than the other; s
but the hild coul d y nothi ng and w vexed and went home
c sa , as ,
and sai d to hi father Did I get nothi ng at all then from my g df

s ,
“
, ,
o a
ther ? Oh y s ai d th f th thou hads t a key—if there i a

” “
, es ,
”
e~ a er,
“
s
c tle standi ng on the heath just go t o it and Open it Th en th

as , .
”
e
b oy went thi ther but n castle was t o b e seen o heard of

, o ,
r .
After seven y ears more when he w fourteen y ears ld he again ,

as o ,
went thi ther nd there stood the castle Wh en he had Opened it

, a .
,
there w nothi ng wi thi n b ut a horse— whi te one Th en the b oy

as a .
w as so full f joy b ecause he had a horse that he mounted n it

o ,
o
and g ll oped b ack to hi father N w I have a whi te horse and I

a s .
“
o ,
wil l travel sai d he So he et ut and as he was n hi way a pen

”
, . s o , o s ,
w aslying o n the road At first he thought he woul d pick it u p but .

,
then again he thought to himself Thou shoul ds t leave it lyin g ,

“
there ; thou wilt eas il y find a p en where thou art going if thou has t ,
need of one A he w thus i ding away a voice cal led after him
.
”
s as r , ,
“
Ferdinand the Fai thful tak e it with thee H e looked aroun d but ,
.
”
,
sa w no ne; then he went b ack again and p i cked it up

o .
Wh en he ha d ridde n a lit tle way farth er he passed by a lake and , ,
a fi h w a lying on th e b ank gasping nd p nfi ng fo breath he

s s , a a r ,
so
s i d Wait m y de fis h I wi ll help thee to get into the water

a ,
“
,
ar , ,
”
and he took hold of it by the tail and threw it in to the lak e Th en ,

.
the fi h put its head out of the water and s ai d A s thou hast helped
s ,
“
me out f the mud I will give thee a flute ; when th ou art in any
o ,
need play n it and then I wil l help thee and if ever thou lettest
, o , ,
anythin g fall in the water just p lay and I will reach it out t thee ,
o .
”
Th en he rode away and there came t o him a m n w h as ked him ,

a o
where he w as going Oh to the next plac Then the m n asked .

“
,
e .
”
a
what hi n me was Ferdinand the Fai thfu l So ! then we have

s a .
“
.
” “
almost the same n me I m cal led Ferdi n nd the Unfai thful And
a , a a .
”
they b oth set ut to the inn in the nearest place

o .
Now it w unfortunate that Ferdi nand the Unfai thful kn ew

as ev
er yt hi ng t h at th e other had ever th ou ght n d ev erythin g he was a
about to do ; he knew it by means f all ki nds of wi cked arts o .
Th ere w however in the in an honest girl w h had a b right

as , , ,
o
face and b ehaved very p t fi ly She fell in love with Ferdinand the re .
Fai thful bec u e he w a handsome man and h asked him

a s as ,
s e
326 G imm C omp lete F i y T les r
’
s a r a
whi ther he w as going Oh I am ju t traveli ng round about sai d .

“
,
s
”
,
he Then he s aid he ought to stay there f the Kin g f th t co un

. s ,
or o a
t y wanted an att endant o an out i der and he ought to enter hi

r r r , s
servi ce He answered he could not ve y well go t any n like that

. r o o e
and offer hi mself Then sai d the m ai den Oh but I will soon do.
,
“
,
that for thee And so she went strai ght to the King and told him
.
,
that he knew of an excellent servant for him He was well plea ed

s . s
w i th that and had Ferdi nand the Faithful brought to hi m and

, ,
wanted t o make hi m hi servant He however liked better to be an s .

, ,
out i der for where hi horse was there he also wanted to b e so th e

r , s , ,
Ki ng made him an out i der When Ferdi nand the Unfaithful learnt r .
that he sai d t o the gi rl Wh at ! Dost thou help hi m and no t me ?

, ,
“ ”
“
Oh sai d th girl I will help thee too She thought I mu t
,
”
e ,
“
.
”
,
“
s
keep f i ends wi th that man for he i not to be trusted She w nt t o

r ,
s .
”
e
”
the King and offered him as a servant and the Ki ng w as willi ng

, ,
.
No w when the King met hi s lords in the morni ng he always

lamented and said Oh if I had but my love wi th me Ferdinand ,
“
, .
the Unfaithful was however always ho fi l to Ferdinand the , ,

s e
Fai thful So once when the King was complai ni ng thus he said
.
, , ,
Th ou hast the out i der send hi m away to g t her and if he does

“
r ,
e ,
not do it hi head mu t be struck off Then the Ki ng sent f Fer

,
s s .
”
or
dimand the Fai thf ul and told him that there w in this place in ,
as , or
that place a girl he loved and that he w a to bri ng her t o him and
, , s ,
if he di d not do it he should die .
Ferdi nand the F aithful went into the stable to hi whi te horse s ,
and com pl i ned and lamented Oh what an unhappy man I am !

a ,
“
,
”
Then some o n b ehi nd hi m cri e d Ferdinand the F ai thful why

“
e , ,
weepest thou ? He looked round b ut saw n o ne and went on

”
o ,
l am nfi ng; Oh my dear li ttle whi te horse now must I leav e thee ;

“
e , ,
now must I di Then some n cri ed on e more Ferdi nand the

e .
”
o e c ,
“
Fai thful why weepest thou ? Th en for the first fi m he was aware
,
”
e
that i t was hi li ttle wh ite horse who w as p utfi ng that q

s u fi n es o .
“
Dost thou speak my li ttle whi te horse ; canst thou do that ? And
,
”
agai n he sai d I am to go to thi s place and to that and am t o

, ,
“
,
bring the bride ; canst thou tell me how I am to set about it ? Th en ”
answered the little whi te horse C O thou to the King and say if he ,
“
,
wi ll gi ve thee what thou must have thou wi lt get her for hi m If he , .
wil l gi ve thee a ship full f meat and a ship full f bread it will o , o ,
s ucceed G at gi ant dwell o n the lake and if thou takest no meat

. re s ,
wi th thee fo them they wi ll te r thee to pieces and there

r the , a , are
large birds whi ch woul d pick the eyes ut f thy head if thou hadst o o
no bread for them .

”
F din nd the F ithful 3 7
er a a 2
Then the Ki ng made all the b utchers in the land k ill and al l the ,
bakers bak e that the ships mi ght be filled When they were full
, .
,
the li ttle whi te horse said to Ferdi nan d the F i thful Now mount a ,
“
me and go wi th me into the shi p and then when the gi ants come
, ,
s a y,
‘
Peac e ,
e a
p ce, my dea r litt le gia nts ,
I ha ve ha d t houg ht of ye,
S g o me t hin
fo ye I ha ve broug ht r .
’
When the birds come thou shalt again say

“
, ,
Peace p eace my dea litt le bi ds

‘
, , r r ,
I h ve ha d thoug ht of ye a ,
S o mething I h ve brought fo ye a r .
’
Th ey wi ll do nothi ng to thee and when thou comest to the

“
,
c as
tle the gi ant will help thee Th en go up to the castle n d take a

, s .
, a
couple o f gi ants wi th thee There the Princess lies sleep ing ; thou .
mus t however not awaken her b ut the gi ants must li ft her up and
, , , ,
carry her in her bed to the hip An d now everythi ng too k place as s .
”
the lit tle white horse had sai d and Ferdinand the Faithful gave the ,
gi ant and the birds what he had brought with him for them and
s ,
t hat made the gi ants wil ling and they car i ed the P i ncess in her , r r
bed to the King And when he came to the Kin g she sai d she
. s ,
could not live sh must have her wrifi n g they had been left in her
,
e s,
castle Then b y the ins fi gafi n of Ferdin an d the Unfai thful Fer
. o ,
di n nd the Fai thful was called an d the Ki ng told hi m he must

a ,
fetch the w i fi ng from the castle he shoul d di

r s ,
or e .
Th en he went once more i nto the stab le and bemoaned hi mse lf ,
and sai d Oh my dear li ttle whi te horse now I am to go away

,
“
, ,
again how am I to do it ? Then the li ttle whi te horse sai d he was

,
”
just to load the ships full again So it happened again as it had hap .
pened b efore and the gi ants and the bi ds were fi fi d and made
,
r sa s e ,
gentle by the meat When they came to the castle the whi te horse
.
,
told Ferdin and the Fai thful that he must go in n d that On the , a
table in the Princess s bed room lay the w i fi ng An d Ferdi nand

’
-
r s .
the Fait hfu l went in and fetched them When they were n the,
. o
lake he let hi s pen fall into the water Then sai d the whi te horse
, .
,
“
Now I cannot help thee at all But he remembered hi s flute and .
”
,
began to play on it and the fish came wi th the pen in it mouth

, s ,
and gave it to him So he took the w i fi ngs to the castle where the
. r ,
wedding was celebrated .
Th Q ueen however di d not love the King b ecause he had no

e , ,
’
r
nose but she would have much li ked to love Ferdin and the Faith
,
ful Once therefore when all the lords f the court were together
.
, ,
o ,
the Queen sai d sh could do feats o f magi c that she could cut off
e ,
any one s head and put it n agai n nd that one o f them ought just
’
o , a
to try it But none o f them would be the first

. Ferdi nand the ,
so
Faithful again at the in fi gafi on of Ferdi nand the Unfai thful un

,
s ,
d t k it and she hewed ff hi head and put it n agai n for him

er o o o s ,
o ,
and it healed together di rectly o that it loo ked if he had a red , s as
th ead round hi throat

r s .
Then the Ki ng s ai d to her M y chi ld and where hast thou learnt , ,
that? Yes he sai d I un derstand the art ; shall I jus t t y it on

” “
s ,
“
r
thee also ? Oh yes sai d b But he cut o ff hi hea d and di d not

’
, ,
”
e . s s ,
put it o n again ; but pretended that he could not get it on and that s ,
it would no t keep fixed Then the King w s bu i ed but s he married . a r ,
Ferdinand th F i thful e a .
He however always rode o n his whi te horse and once when he

, , ,
was seated o n it it told him that he was to go o n to th heath

, e
whi ch he knew and gallop three fi m round it And when he had

,
es .
done that the whi te horse stood up o n its hi nd legs and w as

, ,
changed into a King son ’

s .
T h e T h ree B l a c k P ri n c e s s e s
E AST I ND IA was besieged b y an enemy w ho would not refi e unfi l r
he had received i hundred dollars Then the town fo lk caused it to

s x . s
be procl imed by beat o f drum that whosoever was able to procure

a
the money shoul d b e burgomaster Now there w a poo r fis herman . as
who fished On the lake with hi n and the enemy cam e and took s so ,
the on prisoner and gave the father i hundred dollars for him
s , s x .
So the father went and gav e them t the great men o f the town o ,
and the enemy departed and the fisherman b ecame burgomaster ,

.
Th en i t w proclaimed that whosoever di d not say M Bur

as ,
“
r .
gom t a s er,should be put to death on the gallows

”
.
Th o n got away again from the enemy and came to a great f

e s ,
or
est n a hi gh mountain Th mountain Opened and he went into a

o . e ,
great enchanted castle wherein chairs tables and benches were all , ,
hung wi th b l ack Then came three young P ncesses who were n

. ri e
fi ly dressed in black but had a little whi te o n their faces ; they

re ,
P ince e The Three B la ck
329 r ss s
told him he w as no t to b e afr i d they would not hurt hi m nd that a , , a
he cou ld deliver them He s ai d he would gladly do that if he di d

.
,
but know h w On thi s they to ld him he mu t for a whole year n t

o .
, s o
speak to them and also not look at them and what he w n ted to , a
hav e b w just t o ask fo and if they da ed give him an answer

e as r, r
they would do o When he had been there for a long whi le he said
s .
he shoul d li ke to go to his father and they told hi m he mi ght go , .
H e was to take wi th hi m thi s purse wi th money put n thi s coat , o ,
and in a week he must b e b ack there agai n .
Th en he w caught up and was instantly in East Indi a He

as , .
could no longer find hi father in the fis he m n hut and asked the s r a

’
s ,
people where the poor fi herman coul d be and they told him he s ,
must no t say th at o he would come to the gallows Then he went

,
r .
to hi father and sai d Fisherman how hast thou got here ? Then
s ,
“
,
”
the father said Thou must not ay that if the great men of the
,
“
s ,
town knew f that thou wouldst come t o the gallows He how

o , .
”
,
ever would no t stop and was brought to the gallows

, ,
.
When he w as there he said O my masters just give me leave

, ,
“
, ,
to go to the o ld fis h rman hut Then he put on hi ld smock

e
’
s .
”
s o
frock and came back to the great men and sai d D o ye not now
, , ,
“
see ? Am I not the n o f the poor fisherman ? D id I no t earn b read

so
for my father and mother in this dress ? Hereup on hi s father k new ”
him again and b egged hi pardon and took hi m home with him
, s , ,
and then he related all that had happened to him and how he had ,
got into a forest on a hi gh moun tain and the mountai n had opened ,
and he had gone into an ench nted castle where ll w b lack and a ,
a as ,
th ee youn g Princesses had come to him who were black except a

r
li ttle white n thei faces And the y had told hi m not to fear and
o r .
,
that he could deli ver them Then hi mother sai d that mi ght very . s
lik ely n t be a good thi ng to do and that he ought t o take a holy

o ,
water vessel wi th him and drop some b oili ng water on their faces
,
.
He went back again and he w as in great fear and he dropped , ,
the water o n their faces as the y were sleepin g and they all t urned ,
half white Th en ll the th ee P i nc sses sprang up and sai d Thou

-
. a r r e , ,
“
accursed dog ou blood shall cry for vengeance on thee ! Now there
,
r
i no man b orn in the world nor wi ll any ever b e b orn who can set
s ,
us free ! W have fi ll thr e brothers who are bound by seven

e s e
chains—they shall tear thee to pieces Then there w a a loud .

”
s
sh i eking ll over the castle and he sprang out f the window and
r a , o ,
broke his leg and the castle sank into the earth again th mountain
, ,
e
shut to again and no o n knew where the castl e had stood

, e .
S no w Wh i t e -
an d t he S e v e n D w arf s
IT WAS the mi ddl e of winter n d the snow fl k were falling li ke ,

a -
a es
feathers from the sky and a Queen t at her window worki ng and
, sa ,
her embroidery frame w as o f eb ony An d as she worked gazing at

-
.
,
fi mes o ut o n the snow h p ri cked her finger and there fell from it
,
s e ,
th ee d ops f b lood o n the snow A nd when S he saw ho w b right

r r o .
and red it looked s he s i d t o herself Oh that I had a chi ld as

, a ,
“
whi te as snow a red a b lood and as black as the wood o f the em

, s s ,
broi dery frame ! ”
Not very long after she had a daughter with a ski n as whi te as ,
snow lips as red b lood and hair as black as ebony and he w as

,
as , , s
named Snow white And when h w born the Qu een di ed

-
. s e as .
After a year had gone by the Ki ng took another w ife a b e ufi ful ,

a
woman but proud and overb earing and he coul d n t bear t o b e

, ,
s o
surpassed in b eauty b y any o n She had a magi c look ing glass and e .
-
,
she used t o stand b efore it and look in it and say , , ,
ng - g las s u o n t he w a ll,
p
f i t of u ll? Who is a res s a
”
A nd the looki ng glass would answer -

,
e f i
“ ”
You t of t hem ll ar a res a .
And h was contented for h knew that the looking glass spoke
s e ,
s e -
the truth .
N w Snow whi te was growing p tfi and p t fi and when

o ,
- re er re er,
sh w e seven years O ld She was b ufi ful a day far more

as as ea s ,
so
than th e Queen herself So day when the Queen went t o her . o ne
mirro r and sai d ,
L oking gl s s up on t he w ll
“
o -
a a ,
Who is f i e t of us all?
”
a r s
it an wered
s ,
Q ueen you e fu ll f i ti t ue
“ ’
,
ar a r, s r ,
B ut S n w w hite f i
”
i t h n you o - a rer s a .
Thi gave the Queen a great shock and h b ecame yell ow and
s , S e
green wi th envy and from that hour her he t turn d against

,
ar e
Snow white a nd t he Seven Dw f 33 1 ar s
Snow whi te and he hated her And envy and pri de like ill weed
-
, s . s
grew in her heart hi gher every day until She had no peace day o , r
ni ght At last S he sent for a huntsman and sai d Take the child u t
.
, ,
“
o
into the woods so that I may set eyes n her no more Yo u must
,
o .
put her to death and bring me her hea t for a token

,
r .
”
Th huntsman con ented and l ed her away; but when he drew

e s ,
hi s cutlass to p ierce Snow whi te s innocent heart she began to

’
-
,
weep and to say Oh dear hun tsman do no t take my life ; I wi ll

, ,
“
, ,
go away into the wi ld wood and never come home agai n ,

.
”
An d as she w as s o lovely the hunt man had p i ty o n her and said s , ,
A way wi th y ou then poor chi ld ; for he thought th e wi ld nimals

“ ”
, a
would b e sure t o devour her and it w as as if a stone had been ,
rolled away from hi heart when he di d not put her to death Just at
s .
that moment a young wild bo ar came runni ng b y s o he caught ,
and kill ed it and tak ing o ut it heart he brought it to th Qu een for

,
s ,
e
a token And it w as salted and cooked and the wi cked woman ate it
.
,
up thinki ng that there w an end of Snow whi te

,
as -
.
Now when the p oor chi ld found herself qui te alone in the wild
,
woods she felt ful l of te ror even of the very leaves o n the tree s
,
r , ,
and she di d not know what to do for f i ght Then he b egan to un r . s r
over the sharp stone s and through th e thorn bus hes and the wild ,
b easts after her but they di d her no h m She ran as long as her
,
ar .
feet woul d ca ry her; and when the evenin g drew near she came to
r
a li ttle hous e and she went in ide to rest Eve ythi ng there was
,
s . r
very small but as pre tty and clean as possible There stood the lit
,
.
tle tab le ready lai d and covered wi th a whi te cloth and seven little
, ,
plates and seven k nives and forks and d inki ng cups By the wall
, ,
r -
.
stood seven li ttl e beds s ide by s ide covered with clean whi te , ,
quilts Snow white b eing very hun gry and thi rs t y ate from each
.
-
, ,
plate a litt le p oni dge and bread and d ank out f each little cup a ,
r o
d op of wi ne so not t finish up one p orfi on alone After that sh

r , as o . e
felt so fi red that S he lay down on on f the beds b ut it did not e o ,
seem to suit her; o n w as too long another t o o sho t b ut at last the

e ,
r ,
seventh w as qui te i ght; n d o sh lay down upon it commi tted

r a s e ,
herself to Heaven and fell asleep ,

.
When it was qui te dark the masters f the house came home ,
o .
They were seven dwarfs whose u p fi o n w as to di g under ,

o cc a
ground among the mountai ns When they had lighted their seven .
candles and it w as qui te li ght in the li t tle house they saw that
, ,
some o ne mus t have been in as everythi ng w as not in the same ,
order in whi ch the y left it .

332 G imm s Comp lete F i y Ta le s
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a r
Th first sai d Wh has been itfi n g in my li ttle chai r ?

“
e ,
o s
Th second sai d Who has been afi n g from my li tt l e plate ?

“ ”
e ,
e
Th thi rd sai d Who has been taki ng my li ttle lo f?

“ ”
e ,
a
Th fourth sai d W h has been tas ti n g my porri dge ?

“
e ,
o
Th fifth sai d Who h been using my li tt le fork?

“ ”
e ,
as
Th sixth sai d Wh has been ut fi n g wi th my little kni fe ?

“ ”
e ,
o c
Th seventh sai d Who h been d i nk in g from my li ttle cup ?

“ ”
e ,
as r
Th en the first one looking round saw a hollow in hi bed and

, , s ,
cri ed Who has b een lying on my bed ? An d the others came

,
“ ”
runni ng and cri ed Some n has been o n ou beds t o !

, ,
“
o e r o
”
But when the se venth looked at hi b ed he w little Snow whi te s ,

sa -
lyi ng there as leep Then he told the others who c me m nning up

.
,
a ,
cryi ng out in their astoni shment and holdin g up their seven li ttle ,
candl es to throw a li ght upon Snow white -

.
O goodness ! 0 graci ous ! c ied they what b ufi ful chi ld i

“ ”
r , ea s
thi s ? and were full o f j o y to see her that they di d no t wake her
”
so ,
but let her sleep on And the seventh dw rf slept wi th hi com

. a s
rades an hour at a fi me with each unfi l the ni ght had passed

, ,
.
When it was morning and Snow whi te awoke and w the se ven ,
-
sa
dwa fs S he was very fri ghtened ; but they seemed quite friendly
r , ,
and asked her what her name was and h told them ; and then ,
s e
they asked how she c me to b e in their house And h related to

a . S e
them how her step mother had wi shed her to be put to death and
-
,
h w the huntsman had spared her li fe and how he had run the
o ,
s
whole day long unfi l at last she had found their li t tle house
,
.
Then the dwarfs sai d If y u wi ll keep o u house for us and “

,
o r ,
cook and wash and make the beds and w and kni t and keep ev
, , ,
se ,
eryt hi n g fi dy and clean yo u may stay wi th us and yo u shall lack, ,
nothing .
”
With all my heart sai d Snow whi te ; and so she stayed and
“ ”
-
, ,
kept the house in good order In the mo mi ng the dwarfs went to .
the mounta in to dig fo gold ; in the eveni ng they came home andr ,
their supper had t b e dv f them A ll th day long the mai den

o re a or . e
was left alone and the good li ttle dwa fs warned her sayi ng B
,
r , ,
“
e
ware f your step mother she will soon k now y u are here Let no
o -
,
o .
into the house

”
on e .
Now the Queen havi ng eaten Snow Whi te s heart as she sup
,
-
’
posed felt quite S ure that now h w the first and fai rest and o
, s e as ,
s
she c m e to her mi ror and s ai d

a r , ,
L king g l up o n t he w ll
“
oo -
as s a ,
Who is f i e t of us ll? a r s a
”
S now~Whit e an d t he Seven Dwarfs 333
An d the glass answered ,
Q ueen t hou ,
a rt o f beaut y rare ,
B ut S
no w-w hit e livi n in t he g len g
Wit h t he s ev en litt le men
f
Is a t hous a nd t ime s more air
”
.
Then S he w very angry for the glass always spoke the t u th

as ,
r ,
and she k new that the hun tsman must have deceived her and t h t ,
a
Snow whi te mu t fi ll b e li ving And h th ought and thought how

-
s s . s e
s h could manage to mak e an end f her f as long

e h w not o , or as s e as
the fairest in th land envy left her n rest At last she thought of a
e ,
o .
plan ; h p i nted her face n d dressed herself like n old peddl er

s e a a a
woman so that no n wo ul d have known her In thi s di sguise

,
o e .
s h went across the seven mountai n unfi l she c me to the house f

e s, a o
the seven li ttle dwarfs and she k nocked at the door and cried , ,
“
Fine wares to sell ! fin wares to sell ! e
”
Snow whi te peeped ut f the window and cried Good day

-
o o ,
-
,
good woman what have you to sell ? ,

”
Good wares fine wares answered she laces Of all colors ; and
“
, ,
”
,
“ ”
s h held up a p i ece that w

e woven of variegated silk as .
I need not b e afrai d f l t fi ng in thi s good woman thought

“
o e ,
Snow whi te and h unbarred the door and bought the pretty lace
-
,
s e .
Wh at a fig ure you are chi ld ! said the ld woman come and

“
,
”
o ,
“
let me lace y u properly for once o .

”
Snow whi te u p fi ng nothi ng stood up before her and let her

-
,
s s ec , ,
lace her wi th the new lace ; b ut the ld woman laced quickly nd o so a
fi ghtl y that it took Snow Whi te s breath away and h fell down as
’
-
,
s e
dead .
Now y u have done with being the fairest sai d the ld woman
“
o ,
”
o
as s h hastened awa y
e .
N t long fter that toward eveni ng the seven dwa fs came

o a , s ,
r
home and were terrifi ed to

, their dear Snow whi te lyi ng n th s ee -
o e
ground without life m fi n; they rai sed her up and when they
, or o o ,
sa w h w fi ghtl y h was laced they cut the lace in two ; then h

o s e S e
began to d aw breath and little by li t tle she retu ned to li fe Wh en

r , r .
the dwarfs heard what had happened they said Th old peddler ,
“
e
woman w no other than the wi cked Queen ; y ou must bew re of

as a
l t fi ng any n in when we are not here !

”
e o e
And when the wi cked woman g t home she went to her glass and o
sai d ,
L king g l “
g in t t h w ll oo -
as s a a s e a ,
Who i f i t of u ll?
”
s a res s a
334 G imm Comp lete Fai y Ta les
r
’
s r
And it answered as before ,
“
Q ueen t hou , art o f bea ut y rare ,
S
B ut now - whit e livi n in t he g len g
Wit h t he s even litt le men
f Is a t hous a nd time s mo re a ir
”
.
When h heard that h was o struck wi th su rprise that ll the

s e s e s a
blood left her heart fo h knew that Snow whi te must fi ll b e ,

r s e -
S
li vi ng .
“
But now sai d she I wi ll thi nk Of something that will be her
,
”
,
“
r ui n And b y wi tchcraft h made a poisoned com b Th en h

.
”
s e . S e
dressed herself up t look like another different so t f ld woman

o r o o .
S she went across the seven mountain and came to the house f
O s o
the seven dwarfs and knocked at the door and i ed Good wares
,
cr ,
“
t sell ! good w res to sell !

”
o a
Snow whi te looked ut and sai d G away I must not let any
-
o ,
o ,
b ody in .
“
But you are n t forbidden t look s i d the ld woman tak ing
o o ,
”
a o ,
o ut th poisoned com b and holdin g it up It plea ed the poor chi ld

e . s
so much that h w tempted t o open the door; and when th bar

s e as e
gain w made the O ld woman said N ow fo once y our hair shall

as ,
“
,
r ,
be properly combed .
”
Poor Snow white thinki ng no harm let the ld woman do as he

-
, , o s
woul d but n sooner was the com b put in her hai r than th p oison
, o e
b eg n t work nd th poor gi l fell down senseless

a o ,
a e r .
N w y u p agon f beauty s i d th wi cked woman thi s i

“ ” “
o , o ar o , a e ,
s
th e end f y ou and went ff By good luck it was now near eve

o ,
”
o .
ni ng and th e seven li ttle dwa fs cam e home Wh en the y

,
w Snow r . sa
whi te lying n the ground dead they thought directly that it w

o as ,
as
the step mother s doing and looked ab out foun d the poisoned
-
’
, ,
comb and n sooner had they drawn it ut f her hair than Snow
, o o o
whi te came t herself and related a l l that had passed Th en the y

o ,
.
warned her once more to be on her guard and ne ver again to let ,
any one in at the door .
An d the Queen went home and stood before the look ing glass -
and sai d ,
L king g l g in t t h w ll
“
oo -
ass a a s e a ,
Who i f i e t f u ll?
”
s a r s o s a
And the looking glass answered as before -

,
“
Q ueen, t ho u a rt o f b e a u t y ra re ,
B ut S no w w hite -
g
livi n in t he g len
S now White -
an d t he Se v en Dw f ar s 335
With t he s eve n li tt le me n
fiIs a t ho us a nd times mo re a r .
”
When she heard the looki ng g l ass speak thus h trembled and -
S e
shook with anger Snow whi te shall di c i ed she though it .

“
-
e,
”
r ,
“
shoul d cost me my w n life ! o

”
And then she went to a secret lonely chamb er where no one was ,
likely t come and there he made a poisonous app l e It was b ufi

o ,
S . ea
ful to look upon bein g whi te wi th red cheeks so that any n who
, ,
o e
shoul d it mu t long for it but whoever ate even a little bit f it

s ee s , o
must di When the apple w ready she p i nted her face and
e . as a
clothed herself li ke a peasant woman and went across the seven ,
mountain s to where the seven dwa fs lived And when S he knocked r .
at the door Snow whi te put her head ut f the wi ndow and sai d
-
o o ,
“
I dare not let anyb ody in; the S even dwarfs told me not t o .
”
All i ght
“
answered the woman ; I can easily get rid f my
r
”
,
“
o
app les elsewhere Th ere I wi ll give y u .

,
o one .
”
N answered Snow white I dare not take anyt hing

“
-
,
“
.
”
Are you frai d f poison? said the woman look here I wi ll cut
“
a o
”
,
“
,
th apple in t w pieces ; you sha l l have the red s i de I wi ll hav e the

e o ,
whi te one .
For the apple w so cunningly made that ll the poison w inas ,

a as
the ros y hal f of it Snow white longed f the b ufi ful apple and
.
-
or ea ,
as She w the pea ant woman fi ng a piece f it she coul d no

sa s ea o
longer refrai n b ut stretched ut her hand and took the poisoned

,
o
half But no sooner had she taken a morsel f it into her mouth than
. o
she fell to the earth as dead And the Queen fi ng n her a terri .
,
c as o
ble glance laughed aloud and c i ed A whi te snow

,
red as r ,
“
s as , as
blood b lack as ebony ! This fi m th e dwarfs will not b e able to

,
as e
bri ng you to life again .

”
An d when she went home and asked the looki ng glass -

,
L king gl s g in t the w ll “
oo -
as a a s a ,
Wh is f i e t f u ll?
”
o a r s o s a
at last it n swered Y u a the f i rest n w of all ,

“
o are a o .
”
Then her envi ous heart had peace s much an envi ous he t , a as ar
can have .
Th dwarfs when the y came home in th ev e ning found Snow

e ,
e ,
white lying on the ground and there came no breath out f her ,
o
mouth and she was dead Th ey lifted her up sought if an ything

,
.
,
poisonous was to be found ut her laces comb ed her h i r washed , o , a ,
her wi th water and win e but ll was f no avai l the poor chil d was , a o ,
dead and rem in ed dead Then they lai d her n a bier and S at ll
,
a . o ,
a
336 G imm s Co mp lete Fai y Ta les r
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seven Of them round it and wept and lamented three whole days , .
An d then they wo ul d have buried her but that S he lo oked S fi ll as if ,

'
sh were living wi th her b e ufi ful blooming cheeks

e , a .
S o the y sai d W cannot hi de her away in the b lack ground

“ ”
, e .
And they had made a coffin o f clear gla s so to be looked into s ,

as
from all si des and they lai d her in it and wrote in golden letters
, ,
upon it her nam e n d that S he w a King s daughter Then the y

,
a as
’
set the co ffin o ut upon the mountain and on o f them always , e
remain ed by it to watch And the birds came t o and mourned for . o,
Snow white first an owl then a raven and lastly a dove

-
, , , ,
.
Now fo a long whi le Snow whi te lay in the coffin and never
,
r -
changed b ut looked as if She were asleep fo h w as still whi te

, ,
r s e as
as snow a red as b lood and her hai r w as as black as ebony

, s , .
It hap pened however that o ne day a Ki ng s son rode thr ough

, ,
’
the wo od an d up t o the dwarfs hous e whi ch w as near it He aw ’
,
. s
o n th e mount ai n the coffin and b e u fi ful Snow whi te wi thi n it and ,

a -
,
he read what w as w i tten in golden le t ter upon it Then he s id to

r s . a
the dwarfs Let me have the cofli n an d I will gi ve yo u whatever

,
“
,
you li ke to as k fo it
”
r .
But the dwarfs told hi m th at th ey could not part wi th it fo all r
the gold in the world But he s i d I beseech you t o give it me for . a ,

“
,
I c nnot li ve without lookin g upon Snow whi te ; if y ou cons ent I

a -
will b ring y ou to great honor and care fo yo u as if you were my ,

r
brethren .
”
When he o spok e the good li ttle dwarfs had p ity up on him n d

s a
gave him the coffin and the King s s on called hi s servants and bid
,
’
them ca ry it away on their shoul ders N w it hap pen ed that as

r . o
the y were going along they s t umb led over a bush and with the ,
shakin g the bit of poi soned apple flew o ut f her throat It was not o .
long b efore h opened her eyes threw up the cover of the oflin
s e , c ,
and s t up alive and well

a , .
“
Oh dear ! where am I ? cri ed h Th King s on an w ered full ”
s e . e
’
s s ,
o f jo y Yo u are near me and lafi n g all that had happened he

“ ”
, , ,
re ,
sai d I would rather have y u tha n anyt hi ng in the world; come

,
“
o
with me t o my father s castle and yo u Shall b e my bri de ’

.
”
And Snow white was kind and went with him and their wed
-
, ,
ding w as held wi th pomp and great splendor .
But Snow Whi te s wi cked step mother w also bidden to the

-
’
-
as
feast and when h had dressed herself in beaufiful clothes she

,
s e
went t o her looking gl s and S i d -

as a ,
L oo king g la s s up on t he wa ll
“
-
,
Who is fairest of us a ll? ”

S ho es Tha t Were Da nced t o Pieces
The 337
The l ooki ng glass n swered
-
a ,
“
0 Q ueen, a lt ho ug h you a re of bea ut y ra re,
The young b ride is a t ho us a nd t imes more
hen she r i led and cursed and was beside herself with di p
T a , sa
pointment and anger First she thought she would not go to the
.
weddi ng; but then she felt he S houl d hav e no peace unfi l sh went
s e
and aw the b i de And when she saw her she k new her for Snow
S r .
whi te and could not fir from th place for anger and terror For
, s e .
they had ready red ho t iron shoes in whi ch s he had to dance unfi l
-
,
s he fell down dead .
T h e Sh o e s T h a t W e re Da n c ed to Pi e c e s
THERE WAS once upon a fi me a King who had twelve dau ghters ,
each one more beautiful than the other They all S lept together in .
on echamb er in whi ch their beds stood Si de by s ide and every

, ,
night when they were in them th King locked the door and b olted e ,
it But in the morni ng when b unl ock ed the door he

. w that the ir e , sa
shoes were worn o ut wi th dancing and no o n coul d find o ut how , e
th at had come to pass Th en the Kin g ca us ed it to be proclai med

.
th at whosoever could di scover where they danced at ni ght should ,
choose o ne o f them for hi wi fe and b e King after hi death ; but

s s
that whosoever came forwa d and had not di scovered it wi thi n r
three days and ni ghts shoul d have fo fe ited hi s life

,
r .
It w not long b efore a Kin g s n presented himself and offered

as
’
so ,
t o undertake the ente pri se He w as we ll received and in the eve

r .
,
ning was led into a room adjoining the Princesses sleeping ’
chamber Hi bed was p laced there nd he w as to ob serve where

. s ,
a
they went and d nce d and in order th at they mi ght do nothin g

a ,
secretl y o go away to some other place the door f their room w as

r ,
o
left open .
But the eyeli ds f the Pri nce grew heavy as lead and he fell
o ,
asleep and when he awoke in the morning all twelve had been to
, ,
the d nce for their shoes were sta ndi ng there with holes in the
a ,
soles On the second and thi rd ni ghts it fell out jus t the same and
.
,
then hi head w st uck off wi thout mercy M any others came

s as r .
after this and undertook the enterp i se but all forfeited their lives r ,
.
338 Comp lete F i y T le Grimm s
’
a r a s
N w it c me t pass that a poor soldi er w ho had a woun d and

o a o ,
could serve n longer foun d himself n the road to the town where
o , o
the Kin g lived There he met an ld woman who asked him where
. o ,
he w goin g I hardly know myself answered he and added in

as .
“ ”
, ,
jest I had half a mind to di scover where the P i ncesses danced

,
“
r
their S hoes in to holes and thus become Ki ng Th at i not so ,

.
” “
s
di fli ul t s ai d the ld woman you mu t not d i nk the wi ne whi ch

” “
c , o ,
s r
wil l be brought to you at ni ght and must pretend to b e sound ,
asleep .
”
With that S he gave him a li ttl e cloak and sai d I f y u put n , ,

“
o o
that y u wil l b e invisib le and then y ou can steal after th t welve

, o , e .
”
When the soldi er had received thi s good ad i ce he went into the v ,
thing in earnest took hea t went to the King and announ ced him
,
r , ,
self as s ui tor He was a we ll received as the others and royal

a . s ,
garment were put upon him He w conducted that eveni ng at

s . as
bed fi m into th nte chamb er and he was ab out to g to bed

-
e e a -
,
as o ,
the eldest came and brought him a cup f wine but he had fi d a o , e
sponge under hi chi n and let the wine mm down into it without
s , ,
d inki ng a drop Th en he lay down and when he had lai n a whi le

r .
,
he began to snore if n the deepest sleep , as i .
Th twelve Prin cesses heard t hat and laughed and the eldest
e , ,
sai d He t oo mi ght well have saved hi li fe With that they

,
“
, ,
as s .
”
g t up opened wardrob es presses cup b oar d

o , and brought ut , ,
s, o
prett y dresses ; dressed themselves b efore the mirrors S prang about , ,
and rejoiced at the prospect f the dance Onl y th e youn gest sai d o .
,
“
I lm w not how it i ; you
o very happy b ut I feel very strange ;
s are ,
some misfortune i certainl y ab out to befall u Y u s a goose s .

” “
o are ,
who i always frightened sai d the eldest Have you forgotten

s
”
, .
“
how many Kings sons have already come here in vain ? I had
’
ha dly any need to give the soldi er a sleeping draught ; in any case
r -
the clown would not have awakened When they were ll ready .
”
a
they looked carefully at th soldi er but he had closed hi eyes and e , s
di d not move fi they felt themselves quite secure Th eld

or s r, s o . e
est then went to her b ed and tapped it ; it immediately sank into the
e th and n after the other they descended through the Openi ng
ar , o e ,
the eldest going fi st r .
Th soldi er w h had watched everythi ng t ri ed no longer put

e ,
o , ar ,
on hi little cloak and went down last with the youngest Half way
s ,
.
-
down the steps he just trod a li ttle n her d ess ; h was t ni fi d at

,
o r s e e e
that and cri ed u t

, What i that ? who i pulli ng at my dress ?
o ,
“
s s
”
“
Don t be so silly ! s i d th eldest y u have caught it on a nai l
’ ”
a e ,
o .
”
Then they went all the wa y down and when they were at the ,
S hoes Th t We e D nced t o Pie
The 339 a r a ces
bottom they were standing in a wonde fully pre tty avenue of trees
, r ,
all the leaves f whi ch were f sil ver and shone and gli stened Th
o o , . e
soldi er thought I must carry a token away wi th me and broke

,
“
,
o ff a twi g from n f them n whi ch the tree cracked wi th a l oud

o e o , o
report Th youngest cried ut again Something i wrong did y u

. e o , s , o
hear the crack ? But the eldest sai d It i a gun fired f joy b
”
, s or , e
cau e we have g t i d of u Prin ce so qui ckl y After that they

s o r o r .
”
cam e into an avenue where ll the leaves were o f gold and l astly a ,
into a third avenue where they were o f bri ght diamonds He broke .
Off a twi g from each whi ch made such a crack each fim ,

that the e
youngest started back in terror but the e l dest fi ll maintai ned that ,
s
they were salutes They went on and came t a great lake whereon
. o
stood twelve li ttle boats and in e very boat sat a handsome P i nce , r ,
all of whom were w ifi ng fo the twelve and each took on f them

a r ,
e o
wi th him but the soldi er seated himself by the youn gest Then her
,
.
P i n ce s i d I can t tell why th boat i so much heavier today ; I

r a ,
“ ’
e s
shall have to o w with all my strength if I am to get it across

r , .
”
“
What shou l d cau se that sai d the youngest b ut the wa m ”
, ,
“
r
weather? I feel very warm t o On the opposite side f the lake o .

”
o
stood a S plendi d b i ghtly li t castle from whence resounded the

,
r ,
joyous music o f trumpets and kettl e drums They rowed ov er there -

.
,
entered and each Prince danced with the girl he loved but the so l
, ,
di er danced wi th them un een and when o n f th em had a cup f s ,

e o o
wine in her hand he d ank it up so that the cup w emp t y when r ,

as
sh carri ed it to her mouth ; the yo ungest was alarmed at t hi s but

e ,
the eldest always made her be silent .
The y dan ed there fi ll three o clock in the mo nin g when all the
’
c r
Shoes were danced into holes and they were forced to leave ff ,
o .
Th Princes rowed them back agai n o ver the lake and thi s fi m the
e ,
e
soldi er seated himself by the eldest On the shore they took leave f . o
their P i nces and promised to return th followi ng ni ght When

r ,
e .
they reached the stai rs the soldi er ran n in front and lay down in o
hi bed and when the twelv e had come up slow ly and weari ly he
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w as a lready snoring so l oudl y that the y coul d ll hear him and a ,
they sai d So far as he i concerned we are safe They took off

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their b ufi ful dresses l i d them away put the worn u t shoes

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under the b ed and lay down Next morni ng the soldi er w

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solved no t to speak but to watch the wonderful goings n and

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agai n went wi th them .
Everyt hi ng was done just it had been done the first fi m n d as e, a
each fi m they danced unfi l their shoes were wo n to pi eces But

e r .
the third fi m he took a cup away with him as a token Wh en the

e .
340 Grimm s Comp let e Fa i y T les ’
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hour had arrived fo him to give hi answer he took the three t wi gs

r s ,
and the cup and went to the King but the tw elve stood behi nd the
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door and listened fo what he w going to say When the King put
, r as .
the q u fi n Where have my twelv e daughters danced their shoes

es o ,
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to pieces in the night? he an wered In an underground castle ”

s ,
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wi th twelve Princes and related how it had come to pass and

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brou ght out the tokens .
The King then summoned hi daughters and asked them if the s ,
so l dier had told the t uth and when they w that they were b r ,
sa e
t y d and that falsehood would be o f no avai l they were obli ged

ra e , ,
to confess all Thereupon the King asked whi ch of them he would

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have to wife He answered I am no longer youn g give me the

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eldest Then the wed di ng w as ce lebrated O n the self same day

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and the ki ngdom w promised him fter the King s death But the
as a
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Princes were bewi tched fo as many days as they had danced r
ni ghts with the twelve .
T h e B o o t s o f Bu ffa l o L ea t h e r
A SOLDIER who i afr i d o f nothi ng t roub les himself about nothi ng

s a , .
One f thi s kin d had received hi di scharge and a he had learnt

o s , s
no trade and coul d ea n nothi ng he traveled about and b egged r ,
alms o f ki nd people He had an o ld water proof o n hi back and a

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pair f i di ng boots f buffalo leather whi ch were sfi ll left to him

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One day he w as walki ng he knew not where st aight out into , , r
the Open count y and at length c me to a forest He did not k now

r , a .
where he was b ut s aw sit fi ng o n th t unk o f a tree whi ch had

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been cut down a man w ho w as well dressed and wore a green

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sh fi n g coat Th sol di er shook hand wi th him sat down n the

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grass b y hi side and stretched ut hi legs I

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you have good o s .
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boots whi ch are well blacked s i d he t o the hun tsman ; b ut if y u ,

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had to t avel about as I have they would not last long Look at
r , .
mi ne they are o f buffalo leather and have been worn for a long
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fi m b ut in them I can go through thi ck and thi n After a whi le

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th sol di er go t up n d s i d I can stay no longer hunger d ives me

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onwar ds ; but Brother B i ght boots where does this road lead to ?
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I don t know that myself ans wered the huntsman I hav e lost
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my way in the fo re t Then y ou are in the same pli ght as I sai d

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L e t he The B o o t s
34 o f B uffa lo a r 1
the soldi er Birds o f a feather flock together; let us remain to

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gether and seek our way Th huntsman smiled a li ttle and they .
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walked n further and further unfi l ni ght fe ll W do n t get out

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f the forest sai d the soldi er but there in the distance I see a
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li ght shi ni ng whi ch wi ll help us to somethi ng to eat

, .
Th ey found a stone house knocked at the door and an l d , , o
woman opened it W are l ooki ng fo quarters for th night s i d

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the soldier and some li ni ng for our stomachs f mi ne i

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empty , or s as
a san ld k napsack Y u cannot stay here answered th ld

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woman Thi s i a rob b er s house and you would do wisely to get

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away before they come home you will be lost It won t be so ,

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b ad as that answered the soldi er I have not had a mouthful fo

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two days and whether I am murdered here o di of hunger in the

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forest i all the same to me I shall go in Th huntsman would n t

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foll ow but the soldier drew him in with hi m b y the sleeve Come
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my dear brother we shall no t come to an end so qui ckly as that !

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Th o ld woman had p i t y on them and sai d C reep in here behi nd

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the stove and if they leave anythi ng I will give it to you n the ly
, , o S
when they are asleep Scarce ly were they in the corner before .
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t welv e robbers came bu fi ng in seated themsel v es at the table rs ,
whi ch was already lai d and vehemently demanded some food Th e , .
o l d woman brought in some great di shes o f roa t meat and the rob s ,
b ers enjoyed that thoroughl y .
When the smell of the food reached the nost i ls o f the soldi er he r ,
sai d to the huntsman I cannot hold out any longer I Shall seat ,
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myse lf at the table and eat with them Yo u wi ll bring us to de

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st u fi o n
r c s aid the huntsman and held him back b y the arm But
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the soldi er began to cough l oudly When the robbers heard that .
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they threw away their knives and forks leapt up and discovered , ,
the tw o who were behi nd the stov e Aha gentlemen are you in .
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the corner ? cri ed they what are you doing here ? Hav e you been
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sent sp ies ? Wait a whil e and you shall lea n how to fly n a d y

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b ough But do be civi l said the soldi er I am hungry gi ve me

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somethi ng to eat and then y u can do what you li ke wi th me

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Th robbers were astoni shed and the captain said I see that “
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y u hav e no fear Well yo u shall hav e some food b ut after that

o .
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you wi ll di e W shal l see sai d the soldi er and seated himself at

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the table and began to cut away vali antly at the roast meat
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Brother B i ght b oots come and eat cried he to th huntsman
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Y o u must be as hungry as I am and cannot hav e b etter roast meat

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at home But the huntsman wou l d not eat Th robbers looked at

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342 G imm s Comp let e F
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a iry Ta les
the soldi er in astonishm ent and said

Th e rasc l us es n o cere , ,
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mony .
After a whi le he s i d I have had enough food now get me “

a , ,
somethi ng good to d i nk Th captain was in the mood to humor r . e
hi m in thi s also n d called to the o ld woman Bring a bot tle o ut o f

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the cellar and mind it b e of the b est Th soldi er drew the cork
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o ut wi th a lo ud noi se and then went wi th the bottle t o the hunts

,
man and sai d Pay attenfi on brother and you shall s ee something
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that will surp rise you I am now going t o dri nk the health o f th e .
whole clan Th en he b randished the b ot tle over the heads of th e

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rob bers and c i ed Long life to you all but wi th y our mouths
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open and your i ght hands li fted up and then he d ank a he art y
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dr aught Scarcely were the words sai d than t he y all sat mo fi o nl s

. es
as if made o f stone and the i mouths were open and th eir right r
hands st etched up n the ir

r i a .
Th e huntsman sai d to the soldi er I s e that yo u are acquainted

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wi th t i cks of another kind but now come and let us go home

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O ho m y dear b ro ther b ut th at would b e marching away far t o o

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soon ; we have conquered the enemy and mus t first take the b ooty ,
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Those men there are it fi ng fast and are Op enin g the ir mouths with
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astoni shment but they will no t b e allowed t o move unfil I p ermi t

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them Come eat and d ink Th e Old woman had t o b in g another

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bottle of the best wine and the soldi er woul d not sfi r unfil he had ,
eaten enough to last for three days At last when day came he s ai d .
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No w it i fi m t st i ke o ur tents and that o u march may b e a

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short one the old woman Shall Show us the ne ar est way t o the
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tow n .
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When the y had rrived there he went t o hi s o ld c omrades and

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sai d Out in the forest I have found a nest full of gallows birds
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come with me and we wi ll take it Th e soldi er l d them and sai d .

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to the hunts man You mus t go back agai n with me t o s ee how they
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shake when we seize them by the feet He placed the men round .
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about the robbers and then he took the b ottle dr ank a mouthful
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brandished it abo ve them and cried Live agai n Ins tan tly they , ,
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a ll regai ned the power o f movement but were thr ow n down and ,
b ound hand and foot wit h cords Then the soldi er ordered them to .
b ethrown into a cart as if the y had be en s man y sack s and sai d o , ,

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N ow drive them strai ght t o p i son The hunts man however took r .
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o n e o f th e men as i de and gave hi m anoth er commis s i on b esi des .
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Brother Bright boots s i d the soldi er we have safely routed the
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enemy and b een well fed now we will quietly walk b ehind them s ,
a
if we were s t ragglers !
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S erva nt 343 The S ix s
When they approached th town the soldi er saw a crowd o f peo e ,
ple pouring through the gate of the town w ho were rais ing loud
cries f joy and wavi ng green bough in the i Th en he w that
o , s a r . sa
the nfi body gu ard was coming up What can thi s mean ? said
e re -
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he to the huntsman Do y u n t know he repli ed that the King .

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h as f a long fi m been absent from hi ki ngdom and that today

or e s ,
he i returni ng and e very one i going to meet hi m? But where i

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the Ki ng ? S aid the soldi er I do not see him Here he i

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d the hunt man I am the Ki ng and have announced my ar

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ri va l Then he O pened hi hunfi ng coat and hi royal garments

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were vi sible .
Th soldi er was al armed and fell o n hi k nees and b egged him to

e , s
forgive him for having in hi ignorance treated him as an equal s ,
and spoken to him b y such a name But the Ki ng shook hands wi th .
him and sai d Yo u are a b rave soldier and have saved my li fe

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Yo u shall never again b e in want I wi ll take care o f yo u And if , .
ever you would like to eat a piece o f roast meat good that in as as
the robber s ho us e come to the royal kitchen But if you woul d

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d i nk a health you must first ask my pe mi ssion

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T h e S ix S e rv a n t s
IN DAYS there li ved an aged Queen w h w as a sorceress and

o f ol d o ,
her daughter was the most b ufi ful mai den under the un The old ea s .
woman however had no other thought than how to lure manki nd

, ,
t o d trucfi o n and when a wooer appeared she sai d that whoso

es , ,
e ver wished to have her daughter must first perform a task o di , ,

r e.
M any had been dazzled b y the daughter s b eau t y and had act uall y
’
risked thi s b ut they never could accompli sh what the old woman
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enjoined them t do and then no mercy w shown ; the y had too as
kneel down and the r heads were s truck o ff

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A ce tain Kin g s n who had also heard Of th mai den s b eaut y

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sai d to hi s father Let me go there I want to demand her in mar

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r a eNever answered the King; if you were t o go it would be
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going to you death On thi s the n lay down and w as s ick unto
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death and for seven years he lay there and no physician co uld heal
, ,
him When the father perce ived t hat all hope w as over with a
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heavy heart he sai d t o him Go thither and try your luck for I ,
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344 G imm s Co mp lete F i y T les r
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know no other means of curing you When the on heard that he ”

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rose from hi bed and w as well ag i n and j oy qy et ut o n his

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s a , s o
way .
It came to pass that as he was ridi ng across a heath he saw from ,
afar somethi ng li ke a great heap f hay lying on the groun d and o ,
when he drew nearer he could that it was the stomach f a ,

s ee o
man who had lai d himself down there but th stomach looked like
, , e
a small mountain When the fat man saw the t raveler he stood up
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and sai d If you in n eed of an y o n take me in to you servi ce

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ar e e, r .
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Th e Prince answered Wha t can I do wi th such a great big man ?

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Oh said the Stout One thi s i nothing when I stretch myself
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u t well I am three thousand fi me fat ter If that s the case sai d ” “ ’ ”

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the P i n ce I can m ake us e of you come wi th me So the Stout

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One followed the Prin ce and after a whi le they found another man ,
who was lyi ng o n the ground wi th hi ear lai d to the tu f Wh at s r .

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e yo u doing there ? asked the King s son I am li stening repli ed

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the m n Wh at are you li steni ng to so t tenfi ely? I am li stening

a .
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a v
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to what i j ust goin g o n in the world for nothi ng escapes my ears ; I

s ,
even hear the grass growin g Tell me sai d the P i nce what you .
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he ar at the court of the o ld Queen w ho has the b aufiful daughter e .
Then he answered I hear the whi zzing o f the sword that i “

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st i kin g off a wooer s head Th e King s son said I can make u e of

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y ou come with me
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Th ey went onwar d and then s w a pair o f feet lyi ng an d p art of s, a
a pair o f legs but co uld not ee the rest o f the b ody When the y
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had w lked o n for a great di stance the y cam e t o the b ody and at
a , ,
last to the head also Why sai d the Prince what a tall rascal .
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you are ! Oh repli ed the Tall One that is nothi ng at all yet;
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when I really s tretch out m y limb s I am three thou and fi me as ,

s s
tall and taller than the hi ghest mountain on earth I will gladl y
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enter your servi ce if y u wi ll take me C ome wi th me sai d th e,

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Prince I can make u e of you Th ey went onwards and found a

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m n sit fi ng b y th road w ho had b oun d up hi eyes Th Prince

a e s . e
sai d to him Have you we k eyes that you cannot loo k at the
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light? No replied the man but I must not remove the b andage
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for whatsoever I look at with my eyes sp li ts to pi eces my glan e i , ,

c s
So powerful If y ou can use that I shall be glad t o serve you

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Come wi th me repli ed th Kin gs n I can make u e of you,
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e so ,
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They journeyed onwards and found a man who w as lying in the

hot suns hi ne tremblin g and shivering all over hi s body so that not
, ,
a limb w fi ll Ho w can yo u Shiver when the un i shini ng s

as s .
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s s o
w rm ? s aid the King son Al ack replied the m n T am of

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S erva nts 345 The Six
qui te a di fferent nature Th e hotter it i the colder I am and the . s, ,
frost pierces through all my b ones ; and the colder it i the hott er I s,
am In the mi dst f ic I cannot endu e the heat nor in the mi dst

. o e, r ,
o f fire the cold You are a strange fellow ! sai d the Prince but if
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y ou wi ll enter my se vi ce fo ll ow me r ,
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They traveled onwards and saw a man standing who made a ,
long neck and lo ked ab out him and could see o ver all the moun
o ,
tai ns What are yo u looki ng at O eagerly ? sai d the King s on

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Th man repli ed I have su h sharp eyes that I can into every

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c s ee
forest and field n d bi ll and vall ey all over the world Th Prince
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sai d C ome with me if y ou will for I am sfi ll in want of such an ,
o ne .
Now the King s s on and hi i servants came to the town where

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the aged Q ueen dwelt He di d no t tell her who he was b ut s i d .

,
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I f yo u wi ll give me you b u fi ful daughter I wi ll perfo m any

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task you set me The sorceress was deli ghted to get such a hand
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some youth as this into her net and sai d I wi ll set you three ta sks , ,
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and if you are able t o perform them all you shall b e hus b and and ,
master of my daughter What i the first to be ? Y ou shall fetch .

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s
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me my ring whi ch I ha ve dropped into the Red Sea S O the Kin g s .

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son went home to hi servants and sai d The fi st task i not easy s ,
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r s .
A i ng i to b e got o ut of the Red Sea C ome fin d some way o f

r s .
doin g it Then the man wi th the S harp s ight sai d I will s e where
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it is lyi ng and looked down into the water and sai d I t is s fi ck in g

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there o n a pointed stone Th T all One car i ed them thi t her and
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sai d I would soon get it o ut if I coul d onl y e it Oh i that

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se .
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all ! cried the Stout One and lay down and put hi mouth to the
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s
water o n whi ch all the waves fell into it ju t as if it had been a

, s
whirlpool and he drank up the whole sea fi ll it was dry as a

,
as
meadow The Tall One stooped down a little and b rought out the
.
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ri ng wi th hi hand s .
Th en the King s son rejo iced when he had the ring and took i t t o
’
the ld Queen She w astoni shed and sai d Yes it i the i ght
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ri ng You have safely p rformed the first task b ut now comes the
. e ,
second Do yo u the meadow in front of m y palace ? Three hun

. s ee
dred fat oxen e feedi ng there and these must you eat S kin hai r
ar , , , ,
bones horns and all ; and down b elow in my cellar lie three hun
,
dred casks f wi ne and these you must d i nk up well n d if o n

o ,
r as , a e
hair of the oxen o o n li ttl e drop o f th wi ne i left your li fe wi ll

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r e e s ,
be forfeited to me M y I in vi te no guests t this repas t ? in .

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quired the P i n e no dinner i go o d wi thout some company Th

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346 G imm Comp lete Fai y Ta les r
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o ld woman laughed malici ously and rep lied Y o u may in i te o ne

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f the sake of compani on hi p but n o more

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Th King s son went to hi servants and sai d t the Stout One

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You shall be my guest today and shall eat your fill Hereupon the ,
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Stout One s tretched hi mself o ut and ate up the three hund ed oxen r
wi thout leavi ng one s in gle h ir nd then he asked if he w as to have a ,

a
nothi ng but hi breakfast He d ank the wine strai ght from the
s . r
casks without feelin g any need of a glass and he li cked the last ,
drop from hi finger nails s -

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When the meal w a over the Pri nce went t o the o ld woman and s , ,
told her that the second task also w as performed She wondered at .
thi s and sai d No o ne h ever done s o much before but o ne task

,
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as ,
s fi ll remains and h thought t o herself Y ou shall not escape me

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s e , ,
and will n t keep your head o n your shoulders ! Thi s ni ght S ai d

o ,
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she I will bring my daughter to you in your ch amb er and yo u

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shall put your arms round her b ut when you are it fin g there t o , S
gether beware f falli ng asleep When t welve o clock is st i ki ng I

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will come and if he is then no longer in y ou arms you e lost

, s r , ar .
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Th e Prince thought Th e task is eas y I will most certainl y keep

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my eyes Open Nevertheless he call ed his servants told them what

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the o ld woman had said and remarked Who knows what t ea h , ,

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e y may lurk b ehi nd thi s F ores i ght is a good thi ng—

r keep watch .
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and take care that the mai den does not go out o f my room agai n .
”
Wh en ni ght fell the old woman came wi th her daughter and gave
, ,
her into th Prince s arms and then the Tall One woun d himself
e
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round the t w o in a circle and the Stout One placed himself b y the ,
door o that no li ving creature could enter There the t wo s t and

,
s . a ,
the mai den S pake never a word but the moon shone through the ,
window on her face and the Prin ce could behold her wondrous ,
beauty He di d nothing but gaze at her and w filled wi th love

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as
and h ppiness and hi eyes never felt weary Thi s lasted unfil
a , s .
eleven o clock when the O ld woman cas t such a Spell over ll o f

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t hem that they fell asleep and at the self same moment th e mai den ,
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w as car i ed away r .
Th en they all slept soun dl y unfi l a quarter t o twelve when the ,
magi c lost it s power and ll awoke again Oh mi sery and mi f ,

a .
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s or
tun e ! cried the Prince now I am lost ! The fai thful servants al so
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began to lament but the Listener sai d Be quiet I want to li sten

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Then he li stened for an in stant and sai d She is on a rock th ee , ,

r
hund ed leagues from hence b ewai ling her fate Y u alone Tall
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One can help her; if you wi ll stand up y ou wi ll b e there in a cou

, ,
ple of steps .
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Serv nt 347 The Six a s
Yes answered the Tall One but the n wi th the sharp eyes
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o e
must go wi th me that we may destroy the rock Then the Tall One
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took the o n wi th bandaged eyes on hi back and in the twi nkli ng

e s ,
of an eye they were on the enchanted rock Th Tall One imm di . e e
ately took the bandage from the other s eyes and he di d but look ’
round and the rock shivered into a thousand pieces Then the Tall
, .
One took the maiden in hi a ms carried her back in a sec nd then s r , o ,
fetched hi companion wi th the same rap idi ty and before it struck

s ,
twelve the y were all it fi ng as they had sat b efore qui te merrily
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When twelve struck the aged sorceress came steali ng in wi th a ,
m li ci ous face whi ch seemed to say Now he i mine ! f she

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b elie ved that her daughter was on the rock three hundred leagues
o ff But when h saw her in the Pri nce s a ms she was alarmed
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make any p p o ifi on and was forced to give him her daughter But
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common people and that yo u are not allowed to cho se a husband

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to your own li king .

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At thi s the proud heart o f the maiden was filled wi th anger and ,
she medi tated revenge Next morni ng she caused three hundred .
great bundles o f wood to b e got together and sai d to the Prince ,
that th ough th three ta ks were pe formed h would fi ll no t be

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hi wi fe u nfi l some o ne was ready to seat himself in the mi d t o f

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the wood and b ear the fire She thought that none o f hi servants
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would let themselves be b urnt for him and that out f love for her , o ,
he himself would place himself upon it and then S he would b e ,
free But the servants said E very n o f us h done something

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except the Fros t y One he must set to work and they put him in ,
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the mi ddle of the pile and t fire to it Then the fire b e g an to ,

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burn and burnt for three days unfi l all the wood was consumed
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a nd when the flames had burnt o ut the Frosty One was stan di ng ,
amid the ashes trembling like an aspen leaf and sayi ng I never
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felt su ch a frost durin g the whole course f my li fe ; if it had lasted o
much longer I should have been benumbed !

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now forced t o take the unknown youth as a husband But when .
they drove away to chu ch the old woman s i d I cannot endure r ,

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the di sgrace and sent her wa ri ors after them wi th orders to cut
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down all who opposed them and bring back her daughter But the ,
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the O ld woman What S hall we do ? sai d he to the Stout One But

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he knew what t o do and spat out once o twice b ehind the carriage
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some f the sea water whi ch he had dr mk and a great sea arose in
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whi ch the wa i ors were cau ght and drowned When the sorceress
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the rattli ng f their rmor and undi d th b andage from one eye of
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troops o n whi ch the y all sprang t o pieces like glass Th en the youth
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and the m i den went on their way un disturbed and when the t wo
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had b een b lessed in church the si servants took leave and sai d t o , x ,
their master Your wishe s are now safi fied you need us no longer
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H alf a league from the p alace of the P i n ce s father w as a village r

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near whi ch a sv inehe d tended his herd and when they came
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thi ther the Prince s ai d t o hi s wife D o you know who I really am?
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and help hi m Th en he ali ghted wi th her at the inn and s ecretly

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told the innkeep ers to take away her royal app arel during the ni ght .
S o when she awoke in th e morni n g he had nothin g t o p ut on and , s ,
the innkeeper s wife gave her an o ld gown and a pair of worsted

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stoc kings and at the same fi me seemed t o cons ider it a great pres
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have given you nothing at all ! Th en th e Prin cess b eli eved that he ”
reall y w as a swineherd and tended the herd with him and th ought
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Th is lasted fo r a wee k and then she could endur e it no longer for

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asked if S he knew w ho her husb and was Yes he ans wered he .

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i a swineherd and has j ust gone o ut wi th cords and rop es t o try t o

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will take you to him and they took her t o the p l ace and when
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she entered th e h all there stood her hus b and in kingly rai ment But
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and sai d I suffered much for you and n w you to o have had t o
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suffer for me .
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Th en the weddi ng w celebrated And he who has told you ll

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S i x S o l d i e rs o f F o rt u n e
THE R WAs once a man w h was a Jack of all trades He had served
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in the war and had b een brave and b old but at the end f it he
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w assent ab out hi b us iness with three f thi ngs and hi s dis charge
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man t o help me and th King shall give me all th t reas ures f hi

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k ingdom before he ha done wi th me

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Th en full f wrath he went into th e forest and he

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stan ding there b y i trees whi ch he had rooted up as if th ey had

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b een stalks of corn An d he sai d t o him Will you b e my m n and

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come along wi th m ? e
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to m y father and mother And taking n f the trees b bound it .

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round th other five and putfi ng the faggot n hi shoul der he

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car i ed it ff; then soon coming back he went along wi th hi

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leader w h said Tw such we can stand again t the whole

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And when the y had gone on a lit tle whi le they came to a hunts ,
man w h w kn eeli ng u n knee and taking careful im with hi

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Huntsman said the leader what are you aimi ng at? Tw o

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miles from here answered he there sits a fly on the b ough of an

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oak tree I mean to put a bullet into its left eye Oh come along
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wi th me sai d the leader ; three o f us together can stand again t

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the world .
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Th e huntsman w as qui te wi lling to go wi th him and o th ey , s
went o n fi ll they came t o seven wi ndmills whose sails were goin g ,
round b ri kly and yet there was no wind b lowing from any quar
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Well sai d the leader I cannot thi nk what ails the wi ndmi lls
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turni ng wi thout wi nd ; and he went o n wi th his followers about ”
tw o mi les farther and then the y came to a man itfi ng u p in a tree

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holdi ng o ne nost i l and blowing with the other r .
No w then sai d the leader what are you doing up there ?

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the leader four Of us together can stand agains t the world

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So the b lower got down and went wi th them and after a fi me ,
the y came to a man standi ng o n o n leg and the other had been e ,
taken o ff and was lying near him .
Y u seem to ha v e g t a handy way f fi n g yourself sai d the

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leader to the man I am a runner answered he and in order to .

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keep myself from going too fast I have taken Off a l eg for when I ,
un wi th b oth I g faster than a bird can fly Oh go wi th me ” “

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c ied the leader five of us together may we ll stand against the

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world .
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So he went wi th them all together and it w not long before ,

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t hey met a man wi th a li ttle hat o n and he wore it just o v er o n , e
ear .
M anners ! manners ! sai d the leader ; wi th your hat like that

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y ou look like a jack—fool I dare n t put it straight answered the .

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other; if I did there would b e such a terrible frost that the very
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birds would be frozen and fall dead from the ky to th ground s e .

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Oh come wi th me sai d the leader ; we si together may well
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stand against the whole world .

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So the i went on unfi l they came to a town where the Ki ng

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had caused it to be made kn own that whoever would run a race

wit h hi daughter and w in it might become her husband b ut that
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whoe v er lost must lose hi head into the bargain And the leader s .
came forward and sai d one o f hi men should run for hi m s .
Then sai d the Ki ng hi s li fe t o must be put in pledge and if

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he f i ls hi s head and yours too must fall

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When thi s was qui te settled and agreed upon the leader called ,
the runner and strapped hi second leg n to him Now look ut

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sai d he and take care that we wi n

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from a far distant brook S hould be accounted winner N w the . o
Ki ng s daughter and the runner each took a pitcher and they

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started both at the same ti me ; but in n moment when the Ki ng s o e ,

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daughter had gone but a very li ttle way the runner w ut f ,

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S ight for hi runni ng w as if the wind rushed by In a short fi me

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he reached the brook filled hi pitcher fu ll of water and turned ,

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back again About half way home however he was overcome wi th

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weariness and t fi ng down hi pitcher he lay down on the ground

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to s l eep But in order to awak n soon agai n by n t lying t soft

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he had taken a horse s sku ll whi ch lay near and placed it under hi ’
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head for a pill ow In the meanwhi le th King s daughter who really

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reached the brook and fi ll ed her pitcher and w hastening with it

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back again when he saw the runn er lying asleep

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Th day i mi ne s ai d h wi th much j oy and h

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pitcher and hastened on And now all had been lost but for the .
hunt man who was st nding on the ca tle wall and wi th hi keen
s a s ,
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eyes saw all that happ ened .
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W must n t be outdone by the Ki ng s daughter sai d he and ”
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b loaded hi rifl e and took so good an aim that he shot the horse s
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skull from un der the runner s head wi thout doing hi m any harm ’
An d the runner awoke and jumpe d up and w hi p itcher stand ,

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ing empty and the Ki ng s daughter f o n her way home But n ot

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losing courage he ran swi ftly to the brook fil led it again wi th

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daughter .
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Look you sai d he; thi s is the first fi m I have really s tretched
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my legs ; before it w n t worth the n me of runni ng as o a .

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Th King w as vexed and hi s daughter yet more s

e that h ,
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should b e b eaten b y a di scharged common soldi er; and they took

counsel together how they mi ght i d themselve o f hi m and f hi r s o s
compani ons at the same fi m e .
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I have a plan sai d th e Ki ng ; do not fear but that we shall be
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qui t of them forever Th en he went ut t the men and bade them

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to feast and b e merry and eat and d i nk ; and he led them in to a r
room whi ch had a floor of iron and the doors were iron the win
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dows had iron frames and bolts ; in the room was a tab le set o ut
w i th c ostly food No w go in t here and make yourselves comfort
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able sai d the Ki ng

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An d when they had gone in he had the door locked and b olted ,
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Th en he called the cook nd told him to make a b i g fire under , a
neath the room O that the iron floor o f it should be red hot An d
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th cook di d so and the i men began to feel the room growin g

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very warm b y reason as they thought at fi st f the good di nner ;

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but the heat grew greater and greater and they found the doors
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and windows fastened they began to think it w an evi l plan o f ,

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the King s to suffocate them

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He shall not succeed however sai d the man with the li ttle hat;
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I will brin g on a frost that shall make the fire feel ashamed f it o
self and creep out of the way

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So he s t hi s hat str ai ght o n his head and immedi ately there

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came such a frost that ll the heat p sed away and the food froze a as
in the di shes After an hour or two had passed and the Ki ng

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thought they must have all perished in the heat h ca used the door ,
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to be opened and went hi mself t o ,

how they fared An d when see .
the door flew back there they were ll si qui te safe and sound ,
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a n d they sai d the y were quite ready to come out that they mi ght ,
so
warm themse lves for the great cold f that room had cau ed the
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food to freeze in the di shes .
Full f wrath the Ki ng went to the cook and scolded him and
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asked why he had n t done he w ordered It i hot enough o as as .

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there y u may see fo yourse lf answered the cook An d the Ki ng

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looked nd saw an immense fire burni ng un derneath the room f

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iron and he began to thi nk that the i men were no t to be go t i d

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o f in that way And he thought o f a new plan by whi ch i t mi ght be

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managed so he sent for the leader and sai d t o him If y ou will

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giv e up your i ght to my daughter and t ke gold ins tead y u ma y

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have much as y u like

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Certainly my lord Ki ng answered the man ; let me have as
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much gold my ser ant can carry and I give up all claim t o your
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daughter And th King agreed that he should come again in a

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fortni gh t to fetch the gold Th man then called together ll the t i . e a a
lors in the kingdom and set them to work t o make a sack and it , ,
took them a fo tni ght An d when it was ready the strong man who
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had been found roofi ng up trees took it o n hi shoul der and went s ,
to the Kin g .
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Who is thi s im mense fell ow carryi ng n his shoul der a bundle o
o f stuff as bi g a a hou e ? cri ed the King terrified to thi nk how ”

s s ,
much gold he would carry ff And a ton o f gold w dragged in b y o . as
Sixteen strong men but he put it all into the sack with one hand, ,
saying Why don t you bring some more ? thi s hardl y covers the
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bottom ! So the King bade them fetch by degrees the whole f hi

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treas ure n d even then the sack w no t half full

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Bri ng more ! cried the man ; these few scraps go no way at
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all ! Then at last seven t hou and wagons laden wi th go l d collected s
through the whole kin gdom were d i ven up ; and he threw them in r
hi sack oxen and all I wi ll n o t look t oo closely s i d he but

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tak e what I can get long as the sack is full And when all was ,
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put in there w as fi ll plenty of room I mus t m ke an end o f thi s

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he sai d ; if it is n t full it i
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much the ea ier to fi e up A nd he
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hoisted it n hi back and went o ff with his comrades

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When the King saw all the wealth of hi realm car i ed Off b y a s r
single man he was ful l of wrath and he bade hi cavalry mount and ,
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foll ow after the i men n d take the sack away from the strong
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m n Tw o regiment were soon up to them and called t hem to con

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sider themselves p i soners and t o deli ver up the sack o be cut in

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Prisoners say you ? sai d the man who cou l d b l ow suppose

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y ou fi st have a little dance together in the i and holdi ng o n

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nost il and bl owi ng th ough the other he sent the regi ments flying
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head over heels over the hill and far away But a sergeant w ho
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had ni ne wounds and w as a brave fell ow begged n t to be put to , o
so much shame And the b lower let him down eas ily o that he
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came to no harm and he b ade him go to the Ki ng and tell him that
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whatever regiments he liked to send more S hould be blown away

just the same And the King when he got the message sai d Let
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the fell ows b e ; they have some ri ght o n their side So the i com .
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rades car i ed home their t reasu e divi ded it among them and lived
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contented fi ll they died .
T h e Tw o T rav e l e rs
A SHO MAKER and a t i lor once met with each other in their travels
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Th tai lor w
e a hand ome li ttle fellow who w as always merry nd
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full o f enjoyment He w the shoemaker coming towards him from

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the other Side and as he observed by hi b ag what ki nd o f a trade

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he pli ed he sang a lit tle mocking song to him

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S ew me t he s ea m ,
D ra w me t he t hrea d,
S p rea d it ov e r w it h p it ch,
K nock t he na il o n t he hea d .
The S hoemaker however could not endure a joke He pul led a

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face if he had d unk vinegar and made a gesture as if he were

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about to sei e the tai l or by the th oat But th little fellow began to
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laugh reached him hi b ott le and sai d No h m w meant take

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hearty dri nk and the storm on hi face b egan to cle r away He

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gave th bot tle b ack to the tailor and s i d I Spoke civil ly to thee ;
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one speaks well fter much drinki ng but not after much thi st
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Shall we travel together? All right n wered th t i lor if onl y ” “ ”

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it sui ts thee to go into a bi g town where there i no lack of work

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That i just where I want to go answered the shoemaker In a

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small nest there i nothing to arn and in the country people like
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t o g o b arefoot They traveled therefore onwards together and al

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ways t o n foot b efore the other like a weasel in the snow

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Both f them had fi m enough but li ttle to bite and to break

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When they reached a town they went abo ut and pai d their respects
to the tradesmen and b ecaus e the tailor looked so li vely and merry
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and had such pretty red cheeks every ne gave him work willingly , o ,
and when luck w as good the master s daughters gave him a kiss b e ’
neath the porch as well When he again fell in with the shoemaker
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the tai lor had always the most in hi bundle The ill tempered shoe s .
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maker made a wry face and thought Th greater the rascal the , ,
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more the luck b ut th tailor b egan to laugh and to si ng and

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shared all he got wi th hi comrade If a couple of pence j ingled in s .
his pockets he ordered good cheer and thum ped the tab le in his
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joy fi ll th e glasses danced and it w li ghtl y come li ghtly go wi th ,

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When the y had t raveled for some the y came to a great fo fi me, r
est through whi ch passed th e road to the capital Tw o footp aths .

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and the other onl y tw o but neither o f the travelers knew whi ch ,
way w as the short one Th e y seated thems elves b eneath an o ak .
tree and took counsel together how they shoul d forecas t and for
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how many days they Shoul d provi de themselves wi th b read The .
shoemaker s ai d One must look b efore o ne leaps I will take with

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me bread for a week What ! said the tailor drag bread for .
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seven days o n one s b ack li ke a b e as t o f b urden n d not b e ab le to

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look ab out I shall trust in G d and not trou b le myself about any
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thi ng ! Th money I have in my pocket i as goo d in summer as in

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winter but in hot weather bread gets dry and moldy into the b ar
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gain ; even my coat does not go far as it mi ght Besides why as .

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should we not find the ri ght way ? Bread for tw o days and that s ,
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enough Each therefore b ought hi o w n b read and then they

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tri ed their luck in the forest .
It w as quiet there as in a chu ch N wind s fi ed no b rook

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murmured no bird sang and through the thi ckly leaved branch s
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no sunb eam forced it way The shoemaker spoke never a word the s .
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heavy bread weighed down hi b ack un fil the p pi fi n s ers ra o
streamed down hi cross and gloom y face The tailor however w as

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quite merry he jumped about whi stled o n a leaf o sang a song

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and thought to hi mself Go d in Heaven must b e pleased to e me ,

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so happy .
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Thi s lasted two days but on the thi rd the forest would not come
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to an end and the t il or had eaten up all hi s bread after all hi
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heart sank down a y ard deeper In the meanfi me he di d not lose .
courage but reli ed on Go d and on hi luck On the thi rd day he lay

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down in the evening hungry under a tree nd rose again next , , , a
morni ng hungry fi ll ; also pa sed the fou th day and when the
s so s r ,
shoemaker seated hi m elf n a fallen tree and de v oured hi di nner s o s ,
the tai lor was only a looker u If he b egged for a li ttle p iece o f -
o .
bread the other laughed mockingly and sai d Thou hast always , ,
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been o merry now thou canst try for once what it is to be sad the
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birds whi ch s ing t o o early in the morning are struck b y the hawk in
the eveni ng in short he was pifi le But on the fifth morning the
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poor tailor could no longer stand up and was hardly able to utter ,
o ne word f weaknes hi cheeks were whi te and hi eyes red

or s s , s .
Th en the shoemaker d to hi m I wi ll gi ve thee a bit o f bread

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today b ut in return for it I will put out thy ri ght eye The un
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happy tai lor who fi ll wi shed to save hi life could not do it in any
s s ,
other way ; he wept once more with both eyes and then held them ,
o u t and the shoem ker who had a hea rt o f stone put o u t hi s ri ght
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eye wi th a sharp k nife The tai lor remembered what hi mother had . s
fo merly s i d to him when he had been e fi n g secretly in the pan

r a a
try Eat what o ne can and suffer what o ne must

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Wh en he had consumed hi dearly b ought b read he got on hi s ,

s
legs again forgot hi s misery and comforted hi mself wi th the

,
thought that he coul d always see enough with n eye But on the o e .
sixth day hunger made itself felt again an d gn awed hi m almost to

, ,
the heart In the evenin g he fell down by a tree and o n the se venth
.
,
morni ng he coul d not rai se hi m elf up for faintness and death w s ,

as
close at hand Then said the shoem ker I wil l S how mercy and
. a ,
“
give thee bread once more but thou shalt not hav e it for nothing I , ,
shall put o ut thy other eye fo it r .

”
And now the tai lor felt how thoughtless his li fe had been prayed ,
to Go d for forgiveness and sai d Do what thou wi lt I will h , ,

“
,
ear
what I must but rememb er that our Lord G d does not always
,
o
look n pas sively and that an hour will come when the evil deed
o ,
whi ch thou hast done to me and whi ch I have not deserved o f ,
thee wil l b e requited When fi me were good wi th me I shared

, . s ,
what I had wi th thee M y trade i o f that kind that each sfi t h must

. s c
al ways b e exactl y like the other If I no longer have my eyes and .
can sew no more I must go begging At any rate do not leave me a- .
here alone when I am b lind o I shall die of hunger Th S hoe , r .

”
e
maker however w ho had driven Go d o ut of hi s he t took the

, ,
ar ,
3 56 G imm s C omplete F i y T les r
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a r a
knife and put out hi left eye Th en he gave him a bit of b read t o
s .
eat held out a fi k to him and drew him o n behind him

,
s c , .
When the sun went down they got o ut o f the forest and before , ,
t hem in the O pen count ry stood the gallows Thi ther the shoemaker .
gui ded the blind tailor and then left him alone and went his way
,
.
Weari ness pai n and hunger made the wretched man fall aslee p
, , ,
and he slept the whole night When day dawned he awoke but .
,
knew not where he lay Tw o poor sinners were hanging o n the gal
.
lows and a crow t o n th head o f each of them Then one of the

,
sa e .
men w ho had been hanged began to speak and s ai d Brother a t , ,

“
,
r
thou awake ? Y I am awake answered the second Th en I

” “
es ,
”
, .
“
will tell thee something sai d the first ; the dew whi ch thi s ni ght
”
,
“
h as fallen down over us from the gall ows gives every ne w ho ,

o
washes himself wi th it hi eyes again If blind people did but k now s .
this ho w many would regai n their sight w ho do no t b eli eve that t o

be possible .
When th tai lor heard that he took his pocket han dkerchi ef
e ,
-
,
pressed it on the gras s and when it was moist wi th dew washed, ,
the sockets of his eyes wi th it Immediately w as fulfilled what the .
man o n the gal lows had said and a couple f healthy new eyes ,
o
fill ed the sockets It w as not long before the tai lor w the sun rise
. sa
behi nd the mountains ; in the plain b efore him lay the great royal
city wi th it magnificent gates and hundred towers and th golden
s , e
balls and crosses whi ch were o n the spires began to shine He could .
di fi ngui h e v ery leaf on the t ees aw the birds whi ch flew past
s s r ,
s ,
and the mi dges whi ch danced in the i He took a needle o ut o f a r .
hi s pocket and as he could thread it a well as e v er he had done

,
s ,
hi heart dan ced wi th deli ght He threw hi ms elf o n his knees

s .
,
thanked Go d for the mercy he had shown him and sai d his m m ,
o
in g pra y er He did not forget also t o p ray fo the poor s inners w ho

. r
were hanging there swin ging ag i nst each other in the wind li ke a
the pendul ums o f clocks Then he took hi bundle o n hi b ack and . s s
soon forgot the pain o f hea t he had endured and went on his way r ,
singing and whi stli ng .
Th first thing he met w

e a brown foal runni ng about the fields as
at large He caught it by the mane and wanted t o spring on it and

.
,
ri de into the town The foal however be gged to b e set free I am

.
, ,
.
“
fi ll too y oung it sai d even a li ght t i lor such as thou t would

” “
s , ,
a ar
break m y b ack in two—let me go fi ll I have grown strong A fim e .
may perhaps co me when I may reward thee fo it Run Off sai d r .

” “ ”
,
the tailor I see thou art sfi ll a gi ddy thi ng He gave it a touch

,
“
.
”
wi th a switch over it back whereupon it ki cked up it hin d legs f

s ,
s or
The Tw o Trav ele rs 357
joy leapt over hedges and di tches and galloped away far ut into
, , , o
the Open country .
But the li t tle tai lor had eaten nothing since the day b efore Th .
“
e
sun to be sure fills my eyes sai d b but the bread does not fill ,
”
e,
“
my mouth Th fi st thi ng t hat comes across me and i e ven half

. e r s
eatab l e wi ll have to suffer f it In the m n fim a stork stepped or .

”
ea e
so l emnl y over the meadow towards him Halt halt ! cri ed the t i .
“
,
”
a
l
o r, and seized him by the leg ; I don t know if thou art good to eat “ ’
or n t but my hunger leaves me no great choi ce I must cut thy

o , .
head off and roast thee Don t do that repli ed the stork ; I am a
, .
” “ ’
,
” “
sacred bird whi ch brings mank ind great profit and no one does me ,
an injury Leave me my life and I may do thee good in some other

.
,
way Well be off C ousin Longlegs sai d the tai lor Th stork
.
” “
, ,
”
,
. e
rose up let it long legs hang down and flew gently away
,
s ,
.
What s t o b e the end o f thi s ? sai d the t i lor to himself at last

“ ’ ”
a ,
my hunger grows greater n d greater and m y stomach more and a ,
more empty Whatsoever comes in my way now i lost At thi m

. s .
”
s o
ment he w a couple of young ducks whi ch were o n a pond come

sa
swimming toward him You come just at th right moment sai d s .

“
e ,
”
he and lai d hold of on f them and w about to w i ng it neck

, e o as r s .
On thi s an ld duck whi ch w hi dden mong the reeds began to

o as a ,
scream loudly and swam to him with Open b eak and begged him
, ,
urgently to spare her dear chi ldren Canst thou no t imagin e s i d .

“
,
”
a
S h e, how thy mother woul d mourn if any n wanted to carry thee

“
o e
ff and gi ve t hee thy fini shi ng stroke ? Only be qui et sai d the ” “ ”
o , ,
good tempered tailor thou shalt keep thy chi ldren and put the
-
,
“ ”
,
prisoner back into th e water .
When he turned round he was standi ng in front of an ld tree ,

o
whi ch was p rtly hollow and w some wi ld bee s flying in and u t

a ,
sa o
There I shall at once find the reward o f m y good deed sai d

“ ”
o f it .
,
the tailor the honey will refresh me But the Queen bee came
,
“
.
”
-
o ut th eatened hi m and s i d
, r If t hou t u h t my peop le and de a ,
“
o c es ,
t y th my nest our fi ng S hall p ierce thy S ki n li ke ten thou nd

s ro e ,
s s sa
red hot needles But if thou wilt leave us in peace and go thy way
-
.
,
we will do thee a servi ce fo it an other fi me r .

”
The li ttle tailor saw t hat here also nothing was to be done .
Th ree di shes emp t y and not hi ng on the fourth i a h d dinner !

”
s a
He dragged hi mself therefore wi th hi starved out stoma h into th s -

c e
tow n and as it was just t i ldng twelve all was ready cooked for
,
s r ,
-
him in the inn and he w as able t it down at once t

,
di nn er o s o .
When he was fi fi d he sai d Now I wil l get to work He went

sa s e ,
“
.
”
round the town sought a ma ter and soon found a good itu fi n ,
s ,
s a o .
’
r
As however he had th oroughly learnt hi trade it w s not long

, ,
s , a
b efore he b ecame famous and every o ne wanted to have hi new , s
coat made b y the little tai lor whose importance in creased daily I , .
“
can go no further in ski ll sai d he and yet thi ngs improve every ,
”
,
“
day At last the Ki ng appointed him court tailor

.
”
-
.
But how thi ngs do happen in the world ! On the very same day
hi former comrade the shoemaker also b ecame court S hoemaker
s , ,
-
.
When the latter caught s i ght o f the tailor and saw that he had once ,
more t wo healthy eyes hi consci ence troub led him Before he , s .

“
takes revenge o n me thought he to hi mself I must di g a p it for , ,

“
him He however w ho di gs a p it for another falls into it hi mself

”
. .
, , ,
In th e evening when work was over and it had grown dusk he stole ,
to the King and s aid Lord King the tai lor i an a rogant fellow ,
“
,
s r
and has b oasted that he wi ll get the gold crown back again whi ch
was lost in ancient fim That would please me very much sai d
” “ ”
es .
,
the King and he caused the tailor t o b e brought b efore him next
,
morning and ordered him t o get the crow n b ack again o t o leave
, ,
r
the town forever Oho ! thought the tailor a rogue gives more .
“ ”
,
“
than he has got If the surly King wants me to do what can b e done
.
b y no o ne I wi ll no t wait fi ll morni ng but wi ll go out of the town

, ,
at once toda y ,
.
”
He packed up his bun dl e therefore but when he w wi thout , ,

as
the gate he could no t help b eing sorry t o give up his good fortune ,
and t urn hi back o n the town in whi ch all had gone o well with
s s
hi m He came t o the pond where he had made th e acqu intance of

. a
the ducks ; at that very moment the o ld o ne whose youn g ones he

had sp ed was it fi ng there b y the shore plumi ng herself wi th her
ar ,
s ,
b eak She knew hi m agai n instantly and asked why he was hanging
.
,
hi head so Thou wi lt no t be surprised when thou hearest what

“
s .
has befallen me repli ed th e t i lor and told her hi fate I f that

” “
, a ,
s .
be all sai d the duck we can help thee Th crown fell into the
”
, ,
“
. e
water and li es down below at th e b ottom ; we wi ll soon brin g it up

,
agai n for thee In the m nfi m just spread out thy handkerchief o n

. ea e
the bank She dived down wi th her t welve youn g ones and in fiv e
.
”
,
mi nutes she w up again and at wi th the crown fi ng n her

as s res o
wi ngs and the twelve y oung ones were swimmi ng round abou t and
,
had put their b eak under it and were helping to carry it Th ey s ,

.
swam to the shore and put th e crown on the handkerchi ef N o n . o e
can imagine h w magnificent the crown w as ; when the sun shone

o
on it it gleamed li ke a hund ed thousand carbun cles Th e tai lor

,
r .
fi d hi handk erchi ef togeth er b y the four corners and carri ed it t o

e s ,
The Tw o Tra ve le rs 359
the Kin g who w as full o f joy and put a gold ch i n round the t i
, , a a
lor s neck:
’
When the S hoemaker w that n stroke had fai led he cont i ved sa o e ,
r
a second and went to the King and sai d Lord King the tailor has
, ,
“
,
become insolent again ; he b oasts that he wi ll copy in wax the

whole f the royal palace wi th eve yt hi ng that pert in to it loose
o ,
r a s ,
or fast inside n d out The King sent for the t il or and ordered him
,
a . a
to copy in wax the whole f the roy l palace with eve ything that o a , r
pertained to it movable or imi n ble wi thin and without and if

, ov a , ,
he did not succeed in doing thi s if much as ne nai l on the wall , so o
were w anfi n g he S hould be imp i soned for his whole li fe under

, r
ground .
Th tai lor thought I t gets worse and worse ! No one can endure
“
e ,
that ! and threw hi bundle on hi s b ack and went forth When he

”
s , .
came to the hollow tree he t down and hung hi s head Th b ees ,

sa . e
cam e flying out and the Queen b ee asked him if he had a Sfi ff

,
-
neck since he held hi head so awry Al as no answered the t ai

, s .
“
,
”
,
lor something qui te different weighs me down and he told her

, ,
what the Ki ng had demanded of him The bees b egan to buzz and .
hum among themselves and the Queen b ee sai d Jus t go home ,

-
,
“
agai n but come back tomorrow at thi s fi m and bring a large S heet
,
e,
wi th thee and then all will b e well S o he turned back again but
,
.
”
,
the b ee s flew t o the royal palace and strai ght into it through the
Open windows crept round ab out into every com er and inspected
, ,
eve ything most carefully Th en the y hurried b ack and modeled the
r .
palace in wax with such rapidity that any one l oldn g on woul d o
have thought it was growing be fore hi eyes B y the evening all was s .
ready and when the tai lor came next mo ni ng the whole o f the
,
r ,
S plendi d bui lding was there and not one nai l in the w l l or fi l o f ,
a e
the roof was w anfi ng and it w deli cate wi thal an d whi te ,

as ,
as
snow and smelt sweet a hone y Th tail or wrapped it carefully in

,
s . e
hi cloth and took it to the King who could not admi e it enough
s ,
r ,
placed it in his largest h l l and in retu n for it presented the t ilor

a ,
r a
with a large stone hous e .
Th e shoemaker however di d n o t give up but went for the thi rd

, , ,
fi m t o the King and sai d L ord King it has come to the tai lor s
“ ’
e , ,
ears that no water will spring up in the court yard of the castle and -
,
he has boasted that it shall i se up in the mi dst of the court yard to r -
a man s height and b e clear as crystal Then the King ordered the
’
.
”
tailor to be b rought before hi m and sai d If a s tream of water does ,

“
not ri se in my court yard by tomorrow as thou ha t promi se d the

- s ,
e ufi n
ex c shall in that very p l ace mak e thee shorter by the head
o er .
”
360 Grimm s Comp let e Fai y Ta les ’
r
The poor tai lor di d not tak e long t o think ab out it but hur i ed , r
o ut t o the gate and b eca us e thi ,fi m it w as a matter f life and s e o
death to hi m tears rolled down hi face Whi le he w as thus going

, s .
fo th full f sorrow the foal to whi ch he had formerly given it

r o , s
li berty and whi ch had now become a b ufiful chestnut horse

, ea ,
came leaping towards hi m Th fi me has come it sai d to the t i .

“
e ,
”
a
lor when I can repay thee for thy good deed I kn ow already
,
“
.
what is nee dful t o thee b ut thou shalt soo n have help ; get on me
, ,
my b ack can carry t wo such as thou The tailor s co urage came .

” ’
b ack to him; he jumped up in o ne b ound and the horse went full ,
speed into the town and ri ght up to the court yard of the castle It
,
-
.
gall oped as qui ck s li ghtning thrice round it and at the third fi me

a ,
it fell vi olently down At the same i nstant however there w as a

.
, ,
terrific clap o f thunder a fragment of earth in the mi ddle of the

,
cou t yard sprang lik e a cannon b all in to the air and over the cas
r - -
,
tle and directly after it a jet of water rose as hi gh as a man on

,
horseb ack and the water was as pure as crystal and the sunb eams
, ,
b egan t o dance o n it When the King w that he arose in amaze

. sa
ment and went and emb ra ced th e ta ilor in the S i ght of all men
, .
B ut g o od fo t une di d no t last long Th e King had daughters in

r .
plenty one p et fi th an the other b ut he had no o n So the m al i

, r er , s .
c io us s hoemaker b etook him self fo the four th fi me to the Ki ng and r ,
s ai d L ord King the tailor h not given up his arrogance He has

,
“
, as .
n o w b oas ted that if h e li ked he co uld ca us e a s n t o b e b rought t o ,

o
the Lord Kin g through th e air Th e Kin g commanded the tailor t o .

”
be summoned and said If thou caus est a son t o b e b rought t o me

, ,
“
wi thi n ni ne days thou shalt have m y eldest daughter t o wife

,
.
”
The reward is indeed great th ought the li t tle tai lor; o n would
“ ” “
,
e
willi ngly do some thi ng for it b ut the cherries grow too hi gh fo me ,

r ,
if I clim b fo r them the b ough wil l b re ak b enea th me and I shall

, ,
fall .
”
He went home seated himself cross legged on his work table

,
- -
,
and thought what was t o b e done It can t be managed c i ed he .

“ ’ ”
,
r
at last I will go away; after all I can t live in peace here He fi ed

,
“ ’
.
”
up hi bundl e and hurri ed away t o the gate When he go t to the

s .
meadow be p erceived hi o ld friend th e stork who w as walkin g

,
s ,
b ackwards and forwards like a philosopher Somefi mes he stood .
s fi ll took a frog into close co n i d afi o n and at length swallowed it

,
s er ,
down Th e stork came t o him and greeted him I see he b egan

. .
“
,
”
,
“
that th ou hast thy pack o n thy b ack Why art thou leaving the .
town ? Th e t ilor told hi m what the Kin g had requi ed o f him and
”
a r ,
how he coul d not perform it and lamented hi s mi sfortun e Don t ,

.
“ ’
The Ear o f Com 36 1
let thy hair grow gray about that sai d the stork I will help thee ”
, ,
“
out of thy diffi cult y Fo a long fi me now I have carried the chil
. r ,
d en in swaddli ng clothes into the town o for once in a way I ca n

r -
, s
fetch a li ttle Prince out of the well Go home and b e easy In ni ne . .
days from this fi me repair t o the roy al palace and there will I ,
come .
”
Th e li ttle t ilor went home and at the appointed fi me w as at the

a ,
castle It w not long b efore th e stork came flying thi ther and
. as
tapp ed at the window Th e tail or Op ened it and C ous in Longlegs

.
,
ca me carefully in and walked with so lemn steps over the smooth

,
marb le pavement He h d however a b ab y in his beak tha t w

. a , , as as
lovely as an angel and s tretched out its li ttle han ds to the Queen
, .
The stork lai d it in her la p and he caressed it and k is sed it and ,

s ,
was beside herself wi th delight Before the stork flew away he took .
,
his traveli ng b ag o ff hi s b ack and handed it over t o th e Queen I n it .
there were little paper parcels wi th colored sw eet eats an d they rrr ,
were divided among the li ttle P i ncesses Th e eldest however had r .

, ,
none of them b ut got the merry tail or fo a husb and It seems t o

, r .
“
me sai d he just as if I had w on the hi ghest prize M y mother

”
, ,
“
.
w as ri ght after all S he always sai d that whoever trusts in Go d and

,
only has good luck can never f il , a .

”
Th e shoemaker had t o make th e shoe s in whi ch the lit tle tai lor
danced at the wed din g fe fi l after whi ch he was commanded to s va ,
qui t the town forever The road to the forest led him t o the gal lows
. .
Worn out with anger rage and the heat o f the day he threw him
, , ,
self down When he had closed hi s eyes and was ab out t o sleep the
.
,
two crows flew down from the head of the men who were hangi ng s
there and pecked his eyes o ut In hi madness he ran into the forest
,
. s
and must have di ed there o f hunger fo no one ha s ever either seen ,

r
hi m again o heard o f hi m r .
T h e Ear o f C o rn
IN F OR MER when Go d himself fi ll walked the earth the

rrM Es , s ,
f ui tful ness f the soil w as much greater than it i now ; then the
r o s ,
ears f corn di d not bear fifty or sixty but four or five hundred
o ,
fold Th en the corn grew from the b ottom to the very top o f the
.
stalk nd accordi ng to the length o f the stalk w as the length o f the

,
a
3 62 G imm s Co mp let e Fai y T les r
’
r a
ear M n however are made that when they are t oo well off they
. e so ,
no longer value the blessings whi ch come from Go d but grow ,
i n di fferent and careless .
One day a woman w as passing by a corn fi ld when her li ttle -

e
chi ld who was runni ng beside her fell into a pud dl e and di fi ed
, , , r
her frock On this the mother tore up a handful of the beautiful

.
ea s of corn and cleaned the frock wi th them

r ,
.
When the Lord who just then came by saw that he was an gry
, , , ,
and said Henceforth shall the stalks of corn bear no more ears ;
,
“
men are no longer worthy of heavenly gifts Th by standers who .

”
e -
hea d thi s were terrified an d fell n their k nees and prayed that he
r , ,
o
woul d fi ll leave somethi ng o n the stalks even if the peop le were

s ,
undeservi ng f it f the S ake of the innocent birds which would

o ,
or
otherwise have to star e Th e Lord who foresaw their suffering v .

, ,
had pit y o n them an d granted the request SO the ears were left as
,
.
the y now grow .
T h e A g ed M o t h e r
IN A TOWN there was an ld woman who sat in th evenin g

LA R GE o e
alone in her room thi nking how h had lost first her husband then s e ,
b oth her chi l d en then n b y n all her l fi on and at length

r , , o e o e, re a s, ,
that very day her l t friend ; and now h w qui te alone and des
,
as s e as
olate She w very d at hea t n d heaviest f all her losses to her

. as sa r , a o
was that f her son and in her pain she blamed Go d for it
o s, .
She was Sfi ll it fi ng lost in thought when all at once h heard

s ,
s e
the bells i n gi ng for early prayer She w s urprised that h had

r . as s e
thus in her so row watched th ough the whole night and lighted
r r ,
her lante n and went to church It w l eady li ghted up when h

r . as a r s e
a rived but not it usually w with w candles but with a dim

r ,
as as ax ,
li ght It w also crowded al eady wi th people and all the seats

. as r ,
were fil led; and when the old woman got t o her u ual place it also s
was not empty but the whole bench w nfi ly full And when
,
as e re .
S he looked at the people they were none other tha n her dead rela ,
fi n w h were it fi ng th ere in the ir ld fashi oned garments b ut

o s o s O -
,
wi th p l e faces They nei ther spoke n sang; but a soft hummin g

a . or
and whi spering w he rd all over the church Th en an aunt f hers

as a . o
The Ha zel B ra nch 3 63
stood up stepped forward and sai d to the poor ol d woman Lo ok

, , ,
“
there beside the a ltar and y ou wi ll see your sons Th ld woman

, .
”
e o
looked there and saw her two chi ldren one hanging o n the gallows , ,
the o ther bound t the wheel Then sai d the aunt Behol d so
o .
,
“
,
would it have been with them if they had lived and if the good ,
G d had n t taken them to H imself when they were i nnocent chi l

o o
d en
r .
”
The o ld woman went trembling home and n her knees thanked , o
Go d f havi ng dealt wi t h her more ki ndly than S h had been able

or e
to understand and on the thi rd day he lay down and died

, s .
T h e H a z e l B ra n c h
O NE the Ch i st chi l d had laid himself in hi cradle bed

AF rER N OO N r -
s -
and had fallen a leep Then hi mother came to hi m looked at hi m

s . s ,
full f gladn ess and sai d Hast thou lai d thyself down to s l eep
“
o , , ,
my child ? Sleep sweetly and in the m nfi me I wi ll go into the

, ea
wood and fetch thee a handful f strawb erries f I k now that

,
o ,
or
thou wilt b e pleased wi th them when thou awakest In the wood .

”
outside he foun d a spot wi th the most b ufi ful strawberri es ; but

,
s ea
as she was stooping down to gather ne an adder sprang up o ut f o ,

o
the grass She was alarmed left the strawberri es where they were
.
, ,
and hastened away Th adder d rted after her; but Our Lady
. e a ,
as
y u
o n readily understand k new what it was best to do She hi d
ca , .
herself behi nd a hazel bush and stood there unfi l the adder had ,
crept away ag i n Th en he gathered the st awber ies and as h

a . S r r ,
s e
t u t on her way home h sai d A s the h azel bush h b een my “

se o s e ,
as
p t fi n thi s fi m
ro ec oi t shall in future protect o thers also
e, There .
fore from the most remote fi m a green hazel branch h been

,
es , as
the safest p t fi n agai nst adders snakes and everything else

ro ec o , ,
whi ch creeps o n the earth .

T h e O l d G ra ndfa t h e r s C o rn e r ’
O NCE UP ON a fi m there was a very ld man who li ved wi th hi n

e o s so
and daughter in law Hi eyes were dim hi knees tottered under

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. s ,
s
hi m when he walked and he w very de f As he sat at tab le hi s

, as a .
hand shook so that he would often spill the soup over the table
cl oth on hi clothes and mefi m he coul d not even keep it in
or s ,
so es
hi mouth when it got there Hi

s n and daughter were so annoyed
. s so
to see hi conduct at the table that at l ast they p l aced a chai r for
s
hi m in a corner behin d the screen and gave him hi s meals in n ,

a
earthenware basin qui te away from the rest He woul d often look .
sorrowful ly at the table wi th tears in hi eyes but he di d not com s ,
plain .
One day whi le he was think i ng sadl y of the past the ea then
, ,
r
wa e bas in whi ch he coul d scarcely hold in hi t remb ling h nds

r ,
s a ,
fell to the groun d and was broken Th young wife scolded him . e
we ll for being o careless but he di d n t reply onl y si ghed deep ly

s ,
o ,
.
Th en she b ought him a wooden bowl f a penny and gave him hi or s
meals in it .
Some days afte ward hi son and daughter saw their li ttle boy
r s ,
who w as about four years ld itfi ng on the ground and tryin g t o

o ,
S
fasten together some p ieces f wood o .
“
What are you mak ing my boy ? asked hi father ,
”
s .
“
I m making a li ttle bowl for papa and mamma to eat their food
a
in when I grow up he repli ed

”
.
,
Th hus b and and wife looked at each ot her wi thout speaki ng for
e
some minutes At last they began to S hed tears and went and
.
,
brought thei ld father back to the tab le and from that day he l
r o ,
a
ways took hi meals with them and w as never again treated

s
unki n dl y .
T h e U ng ra t efu l S o n
A MAN and hi wife were once itfi n g by the door of their house
s s ,
and they had a roasted chi cken set before them and were about to ,
The B itt ern a nd t he Ho op oe 3 65
eat it together Then the man w that hi aged father w coming
. sa s as ,
and h fi ly took the chi cken and hi d it for he would not permi t
as ,
hi m to have any o f it Th old man came took a drink and went . e , ,
away Th son wanted to put the roasted chi cken n the tab le
. e o
again but when he took it up it had b ecome a great toad whi ch

, , ,
jumped into hi face and sat there and ne ver went away again and
s ,
if any o n wanted to take it ff it looked venomou ly at hi m

e if it o , s as
would jump in hi face so that no n would vent ure to touch it s , o e .
And the ungrateful son was forced to feed the toad every day o ,
r
else it fed itself on hi face ; and thus he went about the world with s
o u t knowi ng rest .
T h e B i tt e rn an d t he Hoopo e
“
WHERE like best t o feed your flocks ? sai d a man to an o ld
Do Y OU
”
cow herd Here ir where the grass i nei ther t o ri ch n r to o

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s o o
poor else it i no use Why not? asked the man Do y u hear

, or s .
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.
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o
that melancho ly cry from the meadow there ? answered the Shep ”
herd that i the bittern ; he w as once a S hepherd and so w as the

,
“
s ,
hoopoe al o—I wi ll tell yo u the story

s .
The bitt em pastured his flocks n i ch green meadows where

“
o r
flowers grew in abundance so hi cows b ec m e wild and un ,

s a
manageable The hoopoe drov e hi cattle o n to hi gh barren hi lls

. s ,
Where the wind plays wi th the sand and hi cows became thin and ,
s ,
got no s trength When it w eveni ng and the shepherds wanted t

. as ,
o
drive their cows homew ds the bitt m could no t get hi s together ar ,

e
agai n; th ey were too hi gh spirited and ran away from him He -

,
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called Come cows come b ut it w as of n use ; the y took no no fi e

,
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o c
o f hi calling Th
s hoopoe however could not even get hi cows up
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o n the ir legs s o fai nt and weak had they b ecome Up up up

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screamed he but it was in vain the y remained lying o n the sand

, ,
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That is the way when o ne has no m de fi o n And to thi s day o ra .

,
though they have no flocks n w to watch the bitt m cries C ome o ,

e ,
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cows co me ; and the hoopoe Up up up

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T h e T h ree La n g uag e s
IN SWITZ ERLAND there li ved an o ld count who had an only n a ,

so ,
b oy who was S O stupi d he never learned anything One day the f . a
ther s i d My n listen t o what I have t o say ; do all I may I can

a ,
“
so , ,
knock nothing into your head Now you shall go away and an n i .
, e r
nent master shall t y hi hand with yo u r s .

”
S the y outh w
O sent to a forei gn ci ty and remained a whole
as ,
year wi th hi master and at the end of that fi m he returned home

s , e .
His father asked him at once what he had learned and he re p lied , ,
M y father I have learned what the dogs bark

“ ”
.
,
“
Heavens ! exclaimed the father is thi s ll yo u have learned? I
”
,
“
a
will send you to some other cit y to another master S O the youth , .
”
went away a second fi m e and fter he had remai ned a year wi th , a
t hi s master came home agai n Hi father asked hi m as before

, . s , ,
what he had learned and he repli ed I have learned what the , ,

“
birds Sing Thi s answer put the father in a passion and b ex

.
”
,
e
claimed Oh you pro di gal ! Has ll this preci ous fi me passed and
,
“
, a ,
have you lea ned nothin g? A you no t ashamed to come into my

r re
presence ? Once more I will send you to a thi rd master ; but if you
,
learn nothi ng thi s fi me I will no longer be a father to you .

”
With this thi rd master th b o y remained as b efore a twelv e e , ,
month ; and when he came back to his father he told him that he ,
had learned the language that the frogs croak At thi s the father .
flew into a great rage and calli ng hi people together s i d Th is

, ,
s ,
a ,
“
youth is no longer my s on; I cast him off an d command that y ou ,
lead him in to the forest and take away hi s life .

”
Th servants led hi m away into the forest b ut the y had no t th e

e ,
heart to ldll him so the y let hi m go Th ey cut out however the

,
.
, ,
eyes and the tongue of a fawn and took them fo a token t o the ld ,
r o
count .
Th e y oung man wandered along and after some fi me came to a ,
castle where he a ked fo a ni ght s lodging Th e lord f the castle

, s r
’
. o
sai d Yes if you will sleep down b elow Th ere i th e tower; you
,
“
,
. s
may go but I warn you it i very pe i lous for it i full f wi ld dogs

, s r ,
s o ,
which bark and howl at every o n and at certai n hours a man e, , ,
mo t be th own to them whom they devour

s r ,
.
Now o n account of these dogs the whole coun try round was in
,
ges The Three La ng ua
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terror and so row fo no ne could prevent their ravages ; but the
r , r o
youth being afr i d of nothin g sai d Only let me in to these bark

,
a , ,
“
ing hounds and gi ve me somethi ng to throw to them ; they wi ll n o t

,
h m me
ar .
”
S ince he himself wi shed it they gave him some meat for the wi l d ,
b un d and let him into the tower A soon as he entered the dogs
o s, . S ,
ran about hi m qui te in a f i endl y way wagging their tai ls and r , ,
ne ver once barki ng They ate als o the meat he brought and di d
.
, , ,
not attempt to do him the least inju y Th e next morni ng to the as r .

,
t o ni hm nt o f every
s ne he came fo th unharmed
e and told the
o , r ,
lord o f the castle Th e hounds have informed me in their lan

,
“
,
guage why they thus waste and bring d t u fi n upon the land
, es r c o .
The y have the guar di anshi p f a large t easure b eneath the tower o r ,
and fi ll that i r ised the y have no rest In what way and manner
s a , .
thi s i to be done I have also understood from them

s .
”
At these words every o n began rejoicing and the lord promi sed e ,
him hi daughter in ma i age if he coul d rai se the treasure Thi s

s rr , .
task he happily accomp li shed and the wi ld hounds thereupon di ,

s
appeared and the count y was freed from that plague Then th
, r . e
b ufi fu l m ai den was mar i ed to him and t hey lived happ ily to

ea r ,
gether .
After some fi m b o ne day got into a carriage wi th his wife and

e, e
s et o u t on the road t o Rome On the ir wa y thi ther the y passed a .

,
sw m p where th e frogs s t croaking Th youn g count listened

a , a . e ,
and when he heard what the y sai d he became qui te thoughtful and ,
s ad b ut he di d not tell hi
,
wi fe the reason At last they ar ived at s . r
Rome and found the Pope w as ju t dead and there w a great

,
s ,
as
co nt nfi o n among the c rdi nals as to who shoul d b e hi successor

e a s .
They at lengt h resolv ed that he o n whom some m iraculous Si gn ,
shoul d be S hown should be elected Ju t they had thus resolved . s as ,
at the same moment the young count stepped into the church and ,
suddenly t w o snow white Doves flew down o n o n each o f hi-

, e s
shoulders and remained perched there The clergy recognized in

,
.
thi s circums tance the Sign they required and asked him o n the spot ,
whether he would b e Pope Th e young count w as undecided and .

,
knew not whether he were wort h y; b ut the Doves whispered to him

that he mi ght take the honor n d o he consented Then he w as ,
a s .
anointed and consecrated ; and so w as fulfilled what the frogs had

prophesied—and whi ch had so di sturbed him—that he should b e
come Pope Upon hi lec fi o n he had t sing a mass o f whi ch he

. s e o ,
knew nothing ; but the tw o Doves S itfi n g upon hi s shoul der told hi m
all that w as required .
THE R WAS once n a fi m a li ttle gi rl whose father and mother
E o e
were dead and she w poor that she no longer had any li ttle
, as s o
room to li ve in or b d t sleep in and at last she had nothi ng else

, e o ,
but the clothes she w we ing and a li ttle bit f bread in her as ar o
hand whi ch some cha i tab le soul had given her She w however r . as , ,
good and pious And h w thus forsaken by ll the world h

. as s e as a , s e
went forth into the op en coun t y t u fi ng in th good G d r ,

r s e o .
Then a p oor man met her who sai d Ah give me somethi ng t o

“
, , ,
eat I am hungry ! She reached him the whole f her p iece of

,
so
”
o
bread and sai d M y Go d b less it t your u and went onwards

, ,
“
a o s e,
”
.
Then came a chi ld w h moaned and sai d M y head i cold give “

o ,
s so ,
me somethi ng t o cover it with S she took off her hood and gave it .
”
O
to hi m An d when she had walked a li t tle farther h met another

.
,
s e
c hil d who had n j acket n d w fro en wi th cold h gave it her

o a as z so s e
o w n A li ttle farther
. one begged f a frock and h gave away
on or ,
s e
that also At lengt h S he got into a forest and it had already b ecome
.
dark and there c me yet another child and asked for a li tt le shirt
,
a , ,
and the good li t tle gi rl thought to herself It i a dark ni ght and no ,

“
s
o n e sees you y u can very well gi ve your li ttle shi rt away ; and
,
o
”
too k it ff and gave away that also

o , .
And S he sto od and had not n single thing left suddenl y

’
as so ,
o e ,
some stars from heaven fell down and they were nothi ng el e but ,
s
h d smooth pieces f money and although h had just given her

ar ,
o ,
s e
li ttle s hi rt away h had a new one wh i ch w

,
of
s thee ver y finest as
linen Then h gathered together the money put it into the shi t
. s e ,
r
and w ri ch all the days of her life

as .
T h e Po o r M a n an d t he Ri c h M a n
IN ANCIENT
T M ES when the Lord G d him self fi ll used to walk
I ,
o s
about n this ea th among men it on e happened that He w fi ed

o r ,
c as r
and ove taken b y the darkn ess before He coul d reach n inn Now
r a .
Po or Man a nd t he Ri ch M n
The 369 a
there stood o n the road before Him two houses facing each other;
the one l arge and b ufi ful the other small and po r T h l arge n
ea ,
o . e o e
bel onged to a ri ch man and the small o n to a poor m n , e a .
Then the Lord thought I shall be no burden to the ri ch man I

“
, ,
will stay the ni ght wi th hi m When the rich man heard some n .
”
o e
knocking at hi door he Opened the window and asked the stranger

s ,
what he wanted Th Lord nswered I only ask for a ni ght s

. e a ,
“ ’
lodging .
”
Then the ri ch man looked at the traveler from head to foot and ,
as
the Lord was wearing common clothes and di d not look like o n , e
who had much mone y in hi pocket he shook hi head n d sai d s , s ,

a ,
“
No I cannot take you in my roo ms are full f herb s and seeds ;
, , o
and if I were to lodge every o n who knocked at my door I mi ght e ,
very soon go begging myself C o somewhere else for a lodgi ng . .

”
And wi th this he shut down the wi ndow and left the Lord standi ng
there .
So the Lord turned hi b ack n the ri ch man and went across to

s o ,
the small hous e and knocked He had hardl y done s o when the .
poor man opened the li ttle door nd b ade the traveler come in a .
“
Pass the ni ght wi th me it is already dark sai d b ; you cannot , ,
e
“
go any further toni ght Th i s pleased the Lord and He went in

.
”
,
.
Th poor man s wife shoo k han ds wi th Him and wel omed Him
’
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c ,
an d sai d He w t o make Himself at home and put up wi th what

as
they had ; they had not much to offer Him b ut what they had they ,
woul d give Him wi th all their heart Th en she put th potatoes n s . e o
the fi e and whi le they were b oili ng h mi lked the goat that they
r , , s e ,
mi ght have a little mi lk with them Wh en the cloth w as laid the .

,
Lord sat down with the man and his wife and He enjoyed their ,
coa se food fo there were happy faces at the table

r ,
r .
When they had had supper and it was bed fi m the woman -
e,
c ll ed her husband apart and sai d Hark you dear husband let us
a ,
“
, ,
make up a bed of straw fo o urselves toni ght and then th poor r , e
traveler can sleep in o u bed and have a good rest fo he ha been

r ,
r s
walking the whole day th ough and that makes one weary Wi th r ,
.
” “
ll my heart he answered I wi ll go and offer it to him ; and he

” “ ”
a ,
.
went to the s tranger and invited hi m if he had no bj fi on t ,

o ec , o
sleep in their b ed and rest hi limbs properly But the Lord was un s .
wi lling to take their bed from the two ld folks ; however they o ,
would n t be fi fi d unfi l at length He did it and lay down in

o sa s e ,
their bed whi le they thems elves lay on some straw n the ground
,
o .
Next morni ng they got up before daybreak and made as good a ,
breakfast they could for th g ues t When the sun shone in

as e .
’
r
t hrough the li ttle window and the Lord had go t up He again ate , ,
with them and then prepa ed to t out o n Hi journey

, r se s .
But as He w as standi ng at the door He turned round and sai d ,
As yo u are o k in d and good yo u may wi sh three things for your

“
s ,
selves and I wi ll grant them Then the man sai d What else .
”
,
“
Should I wi sh for but eternal happin ess and that we tw long as , o , as
we live may b healthy and have every day our dai ly b read ; for
, e
th thi rd wi sh I do not k now what t o have And the Lord sai d t o ”

e , .
hi m Will yo u wi sh for a new house ins tead o f thi s o l d o ne? Oh

“ ” “
, ,
yes sai d the man ; if I can have that t o o I should li ke it very

”
,
“
, ,
much An d the Lord fulfilled hi wi sh and changed thei ld

.
”
s ,
r o
hous e into a new o ne agai n gave them Hi blessing and went on , s ,

.
Th u n w a hi gh when the ri ch man got up and leaned o u t o f

e s s
hi s wi ndow and saw o n the oppos ite Si de o f the way a new clean, ,
looking house wi th red fil es and b ri ght win dows where the o ld hut ,
used t o b e He w s very much astonished and call ed his wife and

. a ,
s ai d to her Tell me what an have happ ened? La st ni ght there

,
“
, c
was a miserab le li ttle but standi ng there and today there i a b ean ,
s
fi fu l new ho use Run over and see how that has come t o p ass
”
. .
So hi wife went and as ked the p o or man and he said t o her

s , ,
Yesterday eveni ng a tr aveler c ame here and ked for a ni ght s

“ ’
as
lodgi ng and thi s mornin g when he took leave of us b e granted us

,
three wi shes eternal happiness health during thi s life and o ur

-
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daily bread as well and b esides thi s a b e ufiful new house ins tead
, , ,
a
o f our o l d hut
”
.
When the ri ch man s wife heard this S he ran back in haste and ’
told her hus b and how it h ad happened The man sai d I could tear .
,
“
myself t o p iece s ! If I had b ut known th at ! The traveler came to o ur

house too and wanted to sleep here and I sent him away
, ,
.
”
“
Qui ck! sai d hi wife get o n your horse Y u can fi ll catch the
”
s ,
. o S
man up and then you must ask t o have th ee wishes granted you
,
r .
”
The ri ch man followed the good counsel and gall oped away on
hi horse and soon came up wi th the Lord He spoke to Him softly
s ,
.
and pleasantly an d b egged Him not t o tak e it amiss that he had

,
n o t let Him in directly ; he had been looki ng fo the front door key r -
,
and in the meanfi m the stranger had gone away; if He ret urned
’
the s ame way He must come and stay with him Ye s ai d the .
“ ”
s,
Lord ; if I ever come b ack again I wil l do so Th en the ri ch man

“
,
.
”
as ked if he mi ght not wi sh for three things t o o his neighb or had ,

as
done Y sai d th e Lord he mi ght b ut it woul d no t b e t o his ad

.
“
e s,
”
, ,
vantage and he had bett er not wish for anything ; but the ri ch man
,
thought that he co uld e as ily ask fo S omething whi ch would add t o r

Po or M n nd t he Rich M n The 37 1 a a a
hi s happ iness if only he kn ew that it would b e granted So the

, .
Lord i d t hi m Ride home then and three wi shes whi ch you “

’
sa o , , ,
shall form shall be fulfilled , .

”
Th ri ch man had now gained what he wanted so he rode home

e , ,
and began to consider what he should wish for As he was thus .
thinking he let the bri dle fall n d the horse b egan to caper about , a ,
so that he was nfi nu lly disturbed in hi m di t fi o n and cou l d

co a s e a s,
not coll ect hi thoughts at all He patted it neck and s id Gently

s . s , a ,
“
,
Li sa but the horse only began new t i cks Then at last he was
, r .
ang y and cri ed qui te imp fi ntly I wi sh your neck was broken !
r , a e ,
“ ”
Directly he had said the words down the horse fell o n the ,
ground and there it lay dead and never moved again And thus
, .
was hi first wi sh fulfilled A S he was miserly by nat ure he di d n t

s .
, o
like to leave the harness lyi ng there so he cut it o ff n d put it on , ,

a
hi back ; and now he had to go o n foot I have fi ll two wi shes

“
s . S
l eft said he and comforted hi mself wi th that thought

, , .
And now he w as walki ng slowly through the sand n d the un

as ,
a s
was burnin g hot at noon day he grew qui te hot tempered and -
,
-
angry Th saddle hurt hi back and he had not yet any idea what to
. e s ,
wi sh f If I were t wish f all the riches and treasures in th

or .
“
o or e
world sai d he to him self I shoul d s fi ll thi nk f all ki nd f thing

,
”
,
“
o s o s
besi des later o n ; I kn ow that beforehand But I will manage so ,

.
that there i nothi ng at all le ft me to wish for afterwards Then

s .
”
he sighed and sai d Ah if I were b ut that Bav ari an peasant w ho ,

“
, ,
li kewise had th ee wishes granted to him and knew qui te well what
r ,
to do and in the first place wished fo a great deal o f beer and

, r ,
in the second for as much beer as he w able to d ink and in as r ,
the thi rd f a b rrel of beer into the bargain

or a .
”
M any a fi m he thought he had fou nd it but then it seemed to

e ,
him to be after all t o o lit tle Then it came i nto hi mi nd what

, , . s ,
an easy life hi wi fe had for she stayed at home in a cool room

s ,
and enjoyed herself Thi s really did vex him and before he was .
,
aware he sai d I just wish sh was s itfi ng there n thi s saddle

, ,
“
e o ,
and coul d n t get o ff it instead o f my ha i ng to drag it along on

o ,
v
my back And as the last word w s p oken th saddle disappeared

.
”
as , e
from hi b ack and he saw that hi s second wi h had been fulfil l ed

s ,
s .
Then he reall y di d feel warm .
He b egan to un and wanted to be qui te alone in hi o wn room

r s
at home to think f some thi ng really large for hi last wish But
,
o s .
when he arrived there and Opened the parl or door he saw hi wife -
,
s
s itfi ng in th mi ddle of th e room o n the saddl e cryi ng nd complai n

e ,
a
372 G imm s Comp lete F i y Ta les r
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ing and qui te un ab le t o get o ff it S o he sai d D O b e a r it and

“
.
, , ,
I will wis h for ll the ri ches on earth fo you onl y stay where y u
a r , o
are She however called him a fool and sai d What goo d wi ll
.
”
, , , ,
“
all the riches on earth do me if I am to it on this saddle? Yo u ,

s
have wi shed me on it o you must help me o ff ,

s .
S o whether he would o n o t he w as forced t o let his third wish r ,
h that she should b e qui t o f th e saddle and ab le t o get o ff it

e , ,
and imme di ately the wis h was fulfilled So he got nothing b y it but .
v ex afi on troub le ab use and th e loss o f hi horse ; b ut the poor

, , , s
people li ved happily qui etly an d pi ously unfil their happy death
, , .
T h e S t o l e n P e nni e s
A FATH ER was one day sitfi n g at dinner wi th hi wife and his chil s
dr en and a good fri end w ho had come o n a vi sit w as wi th them

, .
And as they thu s t and it w a s triki ng twelve o clock the stranger

s a , s
’
saw th e door Open and a very pale chi ld dres se d in snow whi te
,
-
clothes came in It di d not look around and it di d no t speak b ut

.
, ,
went strai ght into the next room Soon afterwards it came b ack and .
,
went o ut at the door again in the s ame qui et manner On the s econd .
an d o n th e thir d da y it c ame also exactl y in th e same wa y A t last

,
.
the stranger as ked the father t o whom the beaufi ful child that went
into the next room every day at noon belonged ? I h ave never seen
“
it
”
, said be neither di d he kn ow t o whom it coul d belong Th e
,
.
next day when it agai n cam e the s tranger p ointed it out to the ,
father w ho however di d not ee it and the mother and the chi ldren
,
s ,
also all w nothi ng sa .
At this the stranger go t up went t o the room door opened it a , ,
lit tle and peeped in Then he w the chi ld it fin g on th e ground

,
. sa s ,
and digging and seekin g ab out indust i ously a mong the crevices r
between the b oards o f the floor but when it s aw the st ranger it , ,
di sap peared He now told what he had seen and describ ed the
.
chi ld exactl y and the mother recogni zed it and said Ah it i my

, , ,
“
,
s
dear chi ld who di ed a month ago .

”
They took up the b oards and found t w o penni es whi ch the chi ld
had once received from it s mother th at it mi ght give them t o a poor
man It however had thought I can buy myself a biscuit f r
.
, , ,
“
o
that and had kept the p ennies and hi dden th em in the op enings
,
”
,
Child 373 The Wilful
between the b oards Th erefore it had had no rest in it grave and
. s ,
had come every day at noon to seek f these penni es Th p a ents or . e r
gave the money at once to a poor man and after that the chi ld was ,
never seen again .
T h e Sh ro ud
THE R W AS once a mother who had a lit tle b oy seven ye s ld w h

E ar o , o
w as so han d ome and loveable that no n coul d look at him with

s o e
o u t liki ng hi m and h herse lf worshi pped hi m above everyt hing in

,
s e
the world N w it happened that he suddenl y became ill and

. o so ,
God took hi m to Himself ; and f thi s the mother could not be or
comforted and wept both day and ni ght But soon afterward
, . s,
when the chi ld had been bu i ed it appeared by ni ght in the places r ,
where it had sat and played du i ng it li fe ; and if the mother wept r s ,
it wept also and when morni ng came it di sappeared A

,
however . s, ,
the mother woul d n t stop crying it c me n ni ght in th li t tle

o , a o e ,
e
whi te S hroud in whi ch it had b een laid in it coffin and wi th it s ,

s
wreath f flowers roun d it head and stood on the b ed at her feet

o s , ,
and sai d Oh mother do stop cryi ng I shall never fall asleep in

,
“
, , ,
or
my flin f m y shroud will not dry because of all thy tears whi ch
co , or ,
fall upon it Th mother w afr i d when h heard that and wept

.
”
e as a s e ,
no more Th next ni ght the chi ld cam e agai n and held a little li ght
. e ,
in it hand and sai d Look mother m y shroud i nearly d y and I

“
s , , , ,
s r ,
can rest in my grave Then th mother gave her S o row into G d

.
”
e r o
’
keeping and b ore it qui etly and p fi nt ly and the chil d came no
,
a e ,
more but slept in it li ttle bed b eneath the ea th

,
s r .
T h e W i l fu l C h i l d
ONCE P ON a fi m there was a chi ld who was wi lful and wou l d not
U e ,
do what her mother wished For thi s reason Go d had no pleasure in .
her and let her become ill and no doctor coul d do her ny good
, ,
a ,
and in a Short fi m she lay on her death bed When she had been
e -
.
lowered into her grave and the ea th w as spread over her all at ,
r ,
374 G imm s C omp lete F i y T les
r
’
a r a
once her a m came out again and stretched upwards and when
r , ,
the y had put it in and spread fresh e rth over it it w all to no a , as
purpose f the arm always came o ut again Th en the mother her

, or .
self was obli ged t o go t o the grave and st i ke the arm wi th a d r ro ,
and when h had done that it w as drawn in and then at last the
s e , ,
chi ld had rest beneath the ground .
T h e Ro se
THERE WAS once a poor woman who had two chi ldren The .
youngest had to go every day into the forest t o fetch wood Once .
when h had gone a long way to seek it a li t tle chi ld who was
s e , ,
quite strong came and helped her indu t i ously to p ick up the
,
s r
wood and carry it home and then before a moment had passed the
,
strange chil d disappeared Th chi ld told her mother thi s but at

. e ,
fi st h would no t beli eve it At length h brought a rose home

r s e . s e ,
and told her mother that the b u fi ful chi ld had given her thi s rose ea ,
and had told her that when it was in ful l bloom he would return , .
Th mother put the rose in water One morni ng her chi l d could not
e .
get ut of b ed The mother went t o the bed and found her dead
o .
,
but looking very ha pp y One the same morni ng the rose was in full
.
,
bloom .
T h e T a i l o r in H ea v e n
O NE very fine day it came to pass that the go o d C d wi shed to o
enjoy Himself in the heavenl y garden and took ll the apostles and ,
a
saints with Him that no one stayed in heaven but Sai nt Peter
,
so .
Th Lord had commanded him to let no one in du i ng Hi absence

e r s ,
so Peter stood by the door and kept watch Before long someone .
k nocked Peter asked who was there and what he wanted

.
,
.
I am a poor honest tailor who prays f admission rep li ed a

“
,
or
”
,
smooth voice .
Honest indeed said Peter li ke the thief o n the gallows ! Y u

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“
o
The Ta ilo r in H ea v en 37 5
have been li ght fing d and have snipped fo lk cl othes away You
-
ere s
’
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wi ll not get into heaven Th Lord h forbidden me to let any one . e as
in whi le he i o ut s .
“
Come do be mercifu l cried the tai lor Litt le scraps which
,
”
, .
“
fall ff the tab le f their w n accord are n t stol en and are no t

o o o o ,
worth speaking about Look I am l ame and have b li sters n my .

, , o
feet wi th walki ng here I cannot poss ib ly turn back again Only let
, .
me in and I will do all the rough work I wi ll carry the chi ld en

, . r ,
and wash their clothes and wash and clean the benches on whi ch ,
they have been p l ayi ng and patch all their torn clothes , .
”
Sain t Peter let hi mself be moved by pity and opened th door f , e o
heaven just wi de enough for the lame tailor to slip hi lean body in s .
He was forced to sit down in a com er behi nd the door and w to ,

as
stay qui etly and peaceab ly there in order that the Lord when He , ,
returned mi ght n t Observe hi m and be ang y

, o r .
Th t i l or obeyed but once when S i nt Peter went outs i de the

e a ,
a
door he got up and full f curi osit y went roun d about into every
, , o ,
corner f heaven and inspected the arrangement o f every place At

o ,
.
length he came to a spot where many b ufi ful and deli ghtfu l ea
chairs were standi ng and in the mi dst was a seat ll f go l d whi ch

,
a o
w et wi th shi ni ng jewels ; li kewi se it w

as s much hi gher than the as
other chairs and a footstool of gold was before it It w however

,
. as , ,
the seat n whi ch the Lord sat when He w at home and from
o as ,
whi ch He could every thing whi ch happened on earth Th t i

s ee . e a
l
or stood fi ll and looked at the seat f a long fi m for it p leased
s ,
or e,
him better than ll e lse At last he could master hi curi os ity no

a . s
longer and climbed up and seated himself in the chair

,
.
Then he w everythi ng whi ch was happeni ng on earth and h

sa ,
o
served an ugly Old woman who was standi ng washing by the Side
o f a stream secretly layi ng t w v ei ls on n s i de f
,
herse lf Th o o e or . e
sight o f thi s made the t i lor so ang y that he laid hold f the go lden
a r o
footstool and threw it down to earth th ough heaven at th ld

,
r ,
e o
thi ef A however he coul d not bring the stool back again he

. S, , ,
slipped quietly out f the ch i r seated hi mself in hi place behind

o a ,
s
the door and b ehaved as if he had nev er fi d from the spot

,
S rre .
When the Lord and M aster cam back agai n wi th Hi heavenl y e s
compani ons He di d not see the t ilor behi nd the door but when
,
a ,
He seated Himself n Hi chair th footstool was missing He asked

o s e .
Sai nt Peter what had b ecome o f the stool but he did n t know o .
Then He a ked if he had let an yone come n

s i .
“
I know of no n w h has been here answered Peter bu t a
o e o , ,
“
lame tailor who i fi ll it fi ng behind the door Th en the Lord had

,
s s s .
”
’
a r a
the tailor b rought b efore Him and asked him if he had taken away ,
th stool and where he had put it

e , .
Oh Lord answered the tailor joyously I threw it in my anger

“
, ,
”
,
“
down to earth at an ld woman whom I w steali ng t w veils at o sa o
the washing .
”
Oh y u knave sai d the Lord were I to judge as you judge

, o
”
, , ,
h w do y u think you co ul d have escaped so long ? I hould long

o o s
ago have had no chairs benches seats nay not e ven an oven fork , , , ,
-
,
but should have th own everythi ng dow n at the sinners Henceforth

r .
y u can stay no longer in heaven but must go outsi de the door

o ,
again Th en go where you will No on shall give puni shm ent here
. . e ,
but I alone the Lord ,

.
”
Peter was obli ged t o take the tailor out o f heaven agai n and ,
as
he had torn Shoes and feet covered wi th b listers he took a fi k in

, ,
s c
hi hand and went to the Wai t bit inn where the good soldi ers s it
s ,
a ,
and make merry .
P o v e rty an d H um i l i t y L ead to H eav e n
THE R WAS once a King s n who went ut into the world and he
E
’
so o ,
w as ful l f thought and d He looked at the ky whi ch was

o sa . s , so
b ufi fully pure and blue then he s i ghed and sai d How well “
ea , , ,
must all be with n up there in heaven ! Then he w a poor gray

o e
”
sa
haired man who was comi ng along the road towards him and he ,
spoke t him and asked How can I get to heaven ? Th man n

o , ,
“ ”
e a
d By pov ert y and humi lity Put on my ragged clothes wan

“
sw ere , .
,
der about the world f seven years and get to know what misery or ,
i take no money but if thou art hungry as k compass i onate hearts

s, ,
f a bit f bread ; in t hi s way thou wi lt reach heaven

or o .
Then th King s n took ff hi magnificent coat and wore i it

’
e so o s ,
n s
place the b eggar s garment went out into the wide world and
’
, ,
suffered great misery He took nothi ng but a li ttle food said noth .
,
ing but prayed to the Lord t tak e hi m int Hi heaven

,
o o s .
When the seven years were over he retu ned to hi father s pal
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,
r s
ace, but no n recogni zed hi m He s i d to the servants C and

o e . a ,
“
o
te ll my parents that I have come back again But the servants di d .

”
not be li eve it and laughed and left him standing there Th en sai d
,
.
he C and tell it t my brothers th t the y may come down for I

,
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o o a ,
Fla il f om He ven The 37 7 r a
shou l d li ke to see them again Th servants woul d not do that

so .
”
e
either but at l t n of them went and told it to th King s chi l

, as o e ,
e
’
dren but these di d no t be li eve it and did not troub le themse lves
, ,
about it .
Then he wrote a letter t hi mother and des ri bed to her a ll hi o s ,

c s
mi sery but he did no t say that he was her n So ut of pity the

,
so .
, o ,
Queen had a p lace un der the st i rs assigned to him and food taken a ,
to him dai ly by t w servants But n o f them w ill nat ured n d

o . o e as -
a
sai d Why shou l d the beggar have the good food? and kept it for
,
“ ”
himself or gave it t o the dogs and took the weak wasted away
, , ,
-
beggar nothi ng but water ; the other however w as honest and took , , ,
the beggar what w sent to hi m It w as little but he cou l d li ve n

as .
, o
it for a whi le and all the fi m he was qui te pati ent but he grew
,
e ,
c n fi nu ll y weaker A s however hi illness i ncreased he des ired to

o a .
, ,
s ,
receive the last sacrament When the host was being elevated down .
below all the bells in the town and neighborhood began to ri ng

,
.
After mass the priest went to the poor man under the stairs and ,
there he lay dead In one hand he had a rose in the other a lily
.
, ,
and bes ide hi m was a paper in whi ch w written hi hi story as s .
When he was bu i ed a rose grew o n n si de o f hi grave and a

r ,
o e s ,
li ly on the other .
T h e Fl a i l f ro m H eav e n
A COUNTRYMAN w once going out to plough wi th a pai r f oxen

as o .
When he got to the field both the animals horns began to grow
’
, ,
and went n growi ng and when he wanted to go home they were

o ,
so big that the oxen cou l d not get th ough the gateway for them r .
By good luck a butcher came by just then and he delivered them ,
over to hi m and made the bargain in thi s way that he S hould take
, ,
the butcher a measure f turnip seed and then the butcher was to o -
,
count hi m ut a Brabant thaler f every seed I call that well sold !

o or .
The peasant now went home and ani d the measure o f turnip ,
c e
seed to him o n hi back On the way however he lost on seed out

s .
, , e
o f the b ag Th butcher paid him j ustly as agreed o n and if the

. e ,
peasant had no t lost the seed he would have had ne thaler the ,
o
more .
In the me nfi m when he went on hi way back the seed had

a e, s ,
378 Grimm s Complete Fai y Ta les ’
r
grown into a tr ee whi ch rea ched up t o the Sky Th en th ought the .
peasant A s thou has t th e chance thou must just ee what the an

,
“
, s
gels are doin g up there ab ove and for once have them b efore thi ne ,
eyes So he cli mb ed up and s w that the angels ab ove were

.
”
,
a
threshi ng oats and he looked on

, .
Whi le he w a thus watchi ng them he ob served that the tree o n

s ,
which h e w as st nding w s b eginni ng t o totter; he peeped down

a , a ,
and saw that some o ne was j ust going t o cut it down If I were t o .
“
fall down from here it would b e a b ad thing thought he and in ”

, ,
his necess ity he did not lmo w ho w t o save hi rrs elf better tha n b y r
taking the chaff of the oats whi ch lay there in heaps and t wis fi ng a ,
rope of it H e likewise snatched a hoe and a flail which were lying

.
abo ut in h eaven and let him self down b y the rop e But he came
, .
down o n the e th exactl y in the middle of a deep deep hole So it

ar ,
.
w as a real p iece o f luck th at h e h ad b rou gh t th e ho e for he hoe d ,
hi mself a fli ght of steps wi th it and mounted up and took the fl i l , ,

a
wi th hi m as a token of hi truth s o that no one could have any s ,
doubt o f hi story s .
Th e M o o n
IN DAYS gone by there w as a land where the ni ghts were always

dark and the sky spread over it li ke a b lack cloth f there the
, ,
or
moon never rose and no star shone in th e ob scuri ty A t the e fi on

,
. cr a
o f th e world the li ght at ni ght had b een sufficient Fo young

,
. r
fellows once went o ut o f thi s country o n a traveli ng expedifi on and ,
arrived in ano ther kingdom where in the evening when the un , ,

s
had di sappeared behind the mountains a shining glob e w as placed ,
o n an o k tree whi ch shed a soft li ght far and wi de By means o f

a ,
.
thi s everythi ng coul d very well be seen and dis fi n guis hed even
, ,
th ough it w as no t so brill i ant as the un Th e traveler stop ped and s . s
asked a co unt ymm w ho was d i vi ng p ast wi th hi s ca rt what kind

r r
o f a li ght that w as Th at is th e moon answered he ; o ur mayor

“ ” “
.
,
b ought it fo three thalers and fastened it t o the o ak tree He h to

r ,
. as
pour oil into it daily and to keep it clean so that it may always
, ,
burn cle arly He receives a thaler a week from us fo doing it

.
r .
”
When the countryman had driv en away one of them sai d We

“
, ,
could make some use o f thi s l m p we have an o k tree at home a ,

a ,
The M oon 379
whi ch i j ust as big as thi s and we co ul d hang it o n that What a
s , .
pleasure it would be not to have to feel about at ni ght in the dark

ness ! I ll tell y u what we ll d sai d the second ; we wi ll fetch a
” “ ’
o
’
o,
“
cart and horses and carry away the moon The people here may .
buy themselves another I m a good cli mber sai d the third I .

” “ ’
,
”
,
“
wi ll b i ng it down The fourth brought a cart and horses and the

r .
”
,
thi rd climbed the tree b ored a hole in the moon pas sed a rope
, ,
th ough it and let it down When the shi ning b all lay in the cart
r , .
,
they covered it over with a cloth th at no o n mi ght ob serve the ,

e
theft Th e y conveyed it safely into their own country and placed it

.
,
o n a hi gh o ak Old and young re j oi ced when the new lamp let i t s

.
li ght Shi ne over the whole land and b ed rooms and sit fi ng rooms ,
- -
were filled with it Th dwarfs came fort h from t heir caves in the
. e
rocks an d the fi ny elves in thei lit tle red coats danced in rings o n
,
r
the meadows .
Th e four too k care that the moon w a provi ded wi th o il cleaned s ,
the wi ck and received their weekly th l er; but they became o ld

,
a
men and when o ne o f them grew ill and aw that he w ab out to

, ,
s as
die he appointed that o ne quarter of the moon should as hi prop

, , ,
s
erty b e l i d in the grave wi th him

,
a When he di ed the mayor .
,
climbed up the tree and cut off a quarter wi th the hedge shears
,
-
,
and this w as placed in hi coffin Th e li ght f the moon decreased s . o ,
but S fi ll no t vi sib ly When the second di ed the second quarter was

.
,
buri ed with him and the light dimini shed It grew weaker S fi ll
,
.
after the death o f the thi rd who lik ewis e took his p art of it away ,
wi th him; and when the fourth w as ho m e to hi grave the old state s ,
o f da k ness recommenced and whenever th e p eople went o ut at

r ,
ni ght wi thout their lanterns the y knocked their heads together .
When however the pieces o f the moon had uni ted themselves
, ,
together agai n in th e world b elow where darkness had always ,
prevai led it came t o pas s that the dead b ecame restless and awoke
,
from their Sleep Th ey were astoni shed when the y were ab le to e

. s e
ag ai n ; the moonli ght w as qui te sufficient for them for their e yes ,
had b ecome o weak that the y coul d no t have b orne the brilli ance
s
o f the s u n Th e y rose up and were merr y and fell i nto the ir former
.
,
ways o f li ving Some o f them went to th e play and t o dance others

.
,
hastened t o the pub lic houses where the y asked for wine got -
, ,
d unk b rawled quarreled and at last took up cudgels and b ela

r , , , ,
b ored each other Th e noise b ecame greater and greater and at last
.
,
reached even t heaven o .
Sai nt Peter who guards the gate of heaven thought the lower
world had broken o ut in revolt and gathered together the heavenl y
38 0 G imm s Co mp lete F i y Ta les
r
’
a r
t roops whi ch are t o d i ve b ack the Evi l One when he and his asso
, r
ci ates storm the ab ode o f the blessed A s these howe ver did no t .
, ,
come he got o n hi horse and rode through the gate of heaven

, s ,
down into the world below Th ere he reduced the dead to subic . o
fi o n bade them lie down in their graves agai n too k the moon away
, ,
wi th hi m and hung it up in heaven

, .
T h e P ea sa n t in H ea v e n
ONCE UP ON a fi me a poor pious p e as ant di ed and arrived b efore ,
the gate of heaven A t the s ame fi me a very i ch ri ch lord came

. r ,
there who also wanted t o ge t into heaven Then Saint Peter came .
with the key and Opened the door and let the great man in b ut
, , ,
ap p arently di d not s ee the p easant and s hut the door agai n And ,
.
no w th e p easan t o utsi de he ard ho w the grea t man w as rece ived in
heaven with all kinds of rej oicing and how the y were maldng ,
mus ic and singing wi thin At length all b ecame quiet again and
, .
,
Saint Peter came and op ened the gate of heaven and let the peas ,
ant in The peas ant however expected that they would make
.
, ,
mus i c and s ing when he went in als o but all remained qui te qui et , .
He was received with great afl ecfi on it is t rue an d the angels came , ,
t o meet hi m b ut no o ne sang
, .
Th en th e peasant asked Sai nt Peter ho w it was that th e y di d no t

sing fo hi m a s they had done when the ri ch man went in and sai d
r ,
that it eemed t o him that there in heaven thi ngs were done with
s
just as much p a fi lity a o n earth Th en sai d Sai nt Peter B y no

r a s .
,
“
means thou a t j ust as de ar t o us as an y one else and wi lt enjoy

,
r ,
every heavenly deli ght that the ri ch man enj oys but poor fell ows ,
like thee come to heaven every da y but a i ch man like this does ,
r
not c ome more than once in a hundred years ! ”
Ev e ’
s V a ri o u s C h i l d re n
WHE N Adam and E ve were driven o ut f Para di se they were com o ,
p el l e d to bu ild a house for themselves o n unfru it ful ground and eat ,

Child n ’
Eve s V a rious
38 1 re
their bread in the sweat f their brow Adam dug up the land and o .
,
Eve span Every year Eve brought a chi l d into the world ; but the
.
child en were unlike each other some pretty and some ugly
r , , .
After a considerable fi m had gone by Go d sent an angel to e ,
them to announce that He was comi ng t inspect their household

, o .
Eve de lighted that the Lord should be so graci ous cleaned her
, ,
house di li gentl y decked it wi th flowers and strewed reeds n the

, , o
floor Then h brought in her children b ut only the b ufi ful ones

. s e ,
ea .
She washed and bathed them combed their h ir put cle n raiment ,
a ,
a
on them and u fi n d them t

,
conduct them elves decorously and
ca o e o s
modestly in the presence f the Lord They were to b w down b e o . o
fore Him civi lly hold ut their hands and to answer Hi q

,
u fi on
o ,
s es s
modestly and sensib ly .
Th ugly chi l d en were however n t to let themselves b e seen

e r , ,
o .
One hi d hi mself beneath the hay another under the roof a third in , ,
the s traw the fou th in the stov e the fifth in the cel lar the Sixth
,
r , ,
under a t ub the seventh b eneath the wine cask the ei ghth un der
,
-
,
an ld fur cloak the ninth and tenth beneath the cloth ut f whi ch
o , o o
sh always made the ir clothes and t h ele venth and twelfth under
e ,
e
the leather out f whi ch h cut their shoes She had scarcely g t
o s e . o
ready before there was a knock at the house door Adam looked
,
- .
through a chi nk and w that it was the Lord Adam opened the
,
sa .
door respect fully and the Heavenl y Father entered ,

.
There in a row stood the prett y childr en and b owed before

, , ,
Him held ut their hands and knelt down Th Lord however

,
o ,
. e , ,
b egan to b less th em lai d Hi hands on the first and s i d Th ou

, s ,
a ,
“
shalt b e a powerful king ; and to the secon d Th ou a prince ; to ”

,
“ ”
the third Thou a count ; to the fou th Thou a kni ght ; to the
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fifth Thou a no b leman ; to the s ixth Thou a burgher ; to the

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seventh Thou a merch nt ; to the eighth Th ou a learned man

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He bestowed upon them a lso ll Hi ri chest blessings a s .
When Eve w th at the Lord was sami ld and graci ous she so ,
thought I will bri ng hither my ill favored chi ldren also ; it may be
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that H e will b estow Hi b lessing n them li kewise S o h ran and s o .

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b rought them ut f the hay the straw the stove and wherever
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else he had concealed them Th en came th e whole coarse dirty

s .
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shab by soot y band The Lord smi led looked at them ll and said
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I wi ll b less these also He l i d His han ds n the first and sai d to

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him Thou shalt b e a peasant ; to the second Th ou a fishe man ;

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to the third Th ou a smi th ; t the fou th Th ou a tanner ; t th

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fifth Thou a weaver ; t the sixth Thou a S hoemaker to the

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seventh Thou a tailor ; t the eighth Thou a potter ; to the

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ni nth Th ou a wagoner ; t o the tenth Thou a sai lor ; t o th e elev

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enth Thou n errand b oy ; t the tw elfth Thou a sculli on all the

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days of thy life .

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When Eve had hea d all this h sai d L ord how unequally r s e ,
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Th ou divi d t Thy gifts ! A fte r all the y are all of them my chi l dren
es ,
whom I ha ve b rou ght into th e world Th y favors Should b e given t o ,
all alike But Go d an wered Eve thou dost n t understand It is

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ri ght and necess ary that th e enfi e world should b e suppli ed from r
thy children If the y were all P i nc s and lords w ho would grow

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c rn thr esh it g i nd and b ake it ? Wh o would b e b lacksmi ths

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weavers carpenters mason lab orers tai lors and seamstresses ?

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Each shall have his ow n place that on shall support the other ,
so e ,
and all Sha ll b e fed lik e th e li mb s o f b o dy Then Eve n ”

n o e . a
swered Ah Lord forgive m I w t qui ck in s p eakin g to

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e, as oo
Th ee Have Th y di vine wil l wit h m y chi ld en

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T h e P o o r B o y in t he Grav e
THERE WAS once a poor shepherd b oy whose father and mother -
were dead and he w as placed by th auth ri fi in the house f a

, e o es o
ri ch man w h w as t o feed him and b ring him up Th man and hi s

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wi fe had however bad he arts n d were greed y and an i ou ab out

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a x s
their ri ches and vexed whenever an y one put a morsel of their

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bread in hi mouth Th e poor young fellow mi ght do what he liked

s .
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he g t lit tle t o eat but onl y o many b lows the more

o ,
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One day he had t watch a hen and her chi ckens but h ran o ,
s e
through a qui ck t hedge wi th them and a hawk darted down in

-s
e ,
t antly and carried her ff th ough the i Th boy called Thi ef !

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o r a r . e ,
thi ef! rasca l ! wi th all th e strength of hi body But what go d di d

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that d ? Th hawk di d n t bring it prey b ack agai n Th man

o e o s . e
heard th e noi se and ran to th e S pot and as soon he w that his

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hen w gone he fell in a rage and gave th boy such a b fin g

as , ,
e ea
that he coul d n t fir fo t wo days Th en he had t o take ca e of the

o s r . r
chi cken wi thout the hen but n w his difficul ty w greater fo

s ,
o as , r
o n ran here and the other th ere He th ought he w

e doing a very . as
wi se thin g when he fi d them all together wi th a st ing because e r ,
then the hawk would n t b e ab le t steal any f th em away from o o o
him But he w. very much mistaken After t w days wo n ut

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P o B o y in t he G ve The 38 3 o r ra
wi th runn ing about and hunger he fell as l eep Th bird f prey , . e o
c me and seized one f the chi ckens and as the others were fi d fast
a ,
o , e
to it it car i ed them all o ff together perched itse lf n a tree and

, r , o ,
dev oured them Th farmer was just comi ng home and when he
. e ,
sa w the mi sfortune he got angry and beat the boy , un n ifu lly so r erc
that he was forced to lie in bed f several days or .
When he w n hi legs agai n the farmer sai d to hi m

as o Y u are
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too stupid for me I cann ot make a herds man o f you y u must go

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as errand b oy Th en he sent him t o the judge to whom he w as t o

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carry a b asketful o f grapes and he gave him a letter as well On the , .
way hunger and thirst tormented the unhapp y b oy s o violently that

,
he ate tw o o f the b unches of grapes He took the basket to the .
j udge but when the judge had read the letter and counted the
, ,
bunche s he said Tw o clus ters are w anfi ng The boy confessed

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quite honestly that d i ven by hunger and thirst he had devoured

, r ,
the tw o whi ch were w nfi ng Th e judge wrote a let ter to the a .
farmer and as ked for the same numb er of grap es again These also
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the boy had t o take to him with a letter AS he agai n was so ex .
t remely hun gry and thi s ty h e coul d no t hel p it and agai n ate tw or , ,
bunch s But first he took the letter o ut of the basket put it under a
e .
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stone and seated hims elf thereon in order that the letter mi ght not
se e and b e t ray hi m The judge however agai n made hi m gi v e an
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e p lan afi on about the mi ss ing bunch es Ah sai d the b oy how

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have you learnt that? The let ter coul d not k now ab out it fo I put , r
it un der a stone b efore I di d it The judge could no t help laughi ng

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at the b oy s Simplici ty and sent the man a le t ter wherein he c u

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fi o ned him t o keep the poor b o y b etter and not let him want fo ,
r
meat and d i nk and als o that he w as t o teach him what was right
r ,
and what w as wrong .
I will soon S how you the difference sai d the hard m n If you
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mu t eat you must work and if you do anythi ng wrong you S hall
s , , ,
be taught by blows .
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Th next day he set him a ha d task He w s to hOp two bundles

e r . a c
of straw f food for the horses and then the man threatened In
or ,
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five hou s I shall be b ack again and if the straw i not cut to ch ff
r ,
s a
b y that fim I will beat y u unfi l you cannot move a lim b Th

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farmer went wi th hi wife the mans ervant and the gi l to the s ,

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yearly fair and left nothing behind f the b oy but a small bit o f
, or
bread Th e boy seated him self o n the bench and began to work
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with all hi mi ght As he got warm over it he put hi li ttle coat ff

s . s o
and threw it on the straw In hi terror lest he shoul d n t get done . s o

38 4 Grimm s Comp lete Fairy Ta les ’
in fi me h e k e pt co nstantl y cut fi ng and in hi has te wi thout no fi c ,

s ,
ing it he chop p ed hi s li t tle coat as well as the s t raw He b ecame

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aware o f the misfo rtrme too late ; there w as no repai i ng it Ah r .

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c i ed he now all i over with me ! The wick ed man di d not

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th eaten me for nothi ng ; if he com es b ack and sees what I have

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done he wi ll kil l me R ather than tha t I wi ll tak e my ow n life

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The b o y had on ce hea rd th e farmer s wi fe sa y I have a p o t with

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poison in it under my b ed She however ha d onl y sai d that t o .

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keep away greedy people for there was honey in it The bo y crept ,
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under th e b ed b rought o ut the p ot and ate all th at w as in it I do “

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no t know s ai d h e folks s y death is bitter b ut it tastes very

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sweet t o me I t is no wonder that the farmer s wi fe has o often

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longed for death He seated himself in a little chair and w as .

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prepared t o di But i nstead of b ecomi ng weaker he felt himself

e .
strengthened by the nourishing food I t ca nnot have b een p oison .

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th ought b e but the farmer once sai d there was a small bo ttle of
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poison for fli es in the bo in whi ch he keep s hi clothes ; that no x s ,
doubt wi ll b e the true poison and brin g death t o me It w as how

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ever no poison for fli es but Hun ga i an wine Th e b oy got out the

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b ot tle and empfi ed it Thi s death tastes sweet t oo sai d b e but

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S hortly after when the wine b egan t o mount into hi s b rai n and
stupefy him he th ought hi s end w as drawi ng ne ar I feel that I
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mus t die sai d he I will go away t o the church y ard and see k a
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grave He staggered out reached the church yar d and lai d him
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self in a newly dug grave He lost hi senses more and more In th e

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neighb orhood w as an inn where a weddi ng w as being kept When .
he heard the mus ic he fancied he w a al ready in P ara dise unfi l at , s ,
length he los t all cons ci ousness The poor b oy never awoke again ; .
the heat o f the strong wine and the cold ni ght dew de prived hi m of -
life and he rem ained in the grave in whi ch he had lai d himself
, .
When th farmer heard the news f the b o y s death he w as

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ter ified and afrai d of b eing brou ght to juS fi ce—

r , in dee d his di str ess ,
took such a powerful hold o f him that he fell f i nfi ng t o the a
ground His wife w ho w as stan di ng on the hearth wi th a pan o f ho t

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fat ran t o him to help him But the flames darted ag i nst the pan
, . a
and the whole hous e caught fire In a few hours it lay in ashes and .
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th e rest o f the years they had t o li ve they pas sed in p overty and
mi se y tormented by th e p angs of cons ci ence
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O ur L ad y ’
s Chi ld
CL OSE t a large forest there lived a wood cutter and his wife The y
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had an onl y child a li ttle girl three years Old Th ey were so poor
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that they n longer had dai ly b read an d di d not know h w t get

o , o o
fo o d f her One morni ng the wo o d cu tter went out sorrowfully t o

or .
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his work in th e fores t and whi le he was ut fin g woo d suddenl y , c ,
there stood b efore him a tall and b e ufi ful woman wi th a crown o f a
shi ni ng stars n her head She sai d to him I m th e Virgin M ary

o .
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mother of the chi ld Jesus Th ou art p oo r and needy b ring thy chi ld .
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t o me I wi ll t k e her wi th me and b e her mo ther and care fo her

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The wood cut ter o be y ed b rought his child and gave her t o th e
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Virgi n M ary wh too k her up t o heaven wi th her There the chi ld

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fared well ate suga cakes nd drank sweet milk and her clothes
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were f gold and the li tt le angels p layed wi th her

o , .
A nd when he w as fourteen y ears o f age th e Virgi n M a y c alled

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her n day an d s id D ear chi ld I am ab out t o make a long j our

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ne y o take into thy keeping the keys of the thi rteen doo s of
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heaven Twelve f these th ou mayest op en n d behold the glory

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whi ch i wi thin them b ut the thirteenth t o whi ch this li ttle key b e

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longs i forbi dden thee Beware o f op eni ng it

, s thou wilt bring .
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mi sery on thyself Th e gi l promis ed t o b e o b edient and when the

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Virgin M ary w gone he b egan t o examine th dwellings of th e

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kin gdom f hea ven E ach day he op ened n f them unfi l she
o . s o e o ,
ha d made th e ro und f the tw elve In each of them t n o f th e . sa o e o
Ap stles in the mids t f a great li ght and She rej oi ced in all the
o o ,
magni ficence and splendor and the li ttle angels wh al ways m ,

o acco
p ni d her rejoi ced wi th her

a e .
Then the forbi dden door alone remai ned and he felt a great ,
s
de ire to k now what coul d b e hi dden b ehi nd it and sai d t th e an

s ,
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gels I will n t qui te open it and I will n t g ins ide it b ut I wi ll

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unl oc k it that we can just ee a li ttle throu gh the openin g Oh ” “

so s .
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no sai d the li ttle ngels that would b e a in Th e Virgin M ary

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has forbi dden it and it mi ght ea ily cause th y unhappiness Th en

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she was Silent but the desire in her heart w as not fi ll d but
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gnawed there and tormented her and let her have n rest And , o .
once when the angels had ll gone o ut she thought Now I m a , ,

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quite alone and I could peep in If I do it no n will ever l ow

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She took the key put it in the lock and tu ned it roun d Th en the
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door sprang open and h saw there the Tri nity it fi ng in fi and
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S e S re
splendor She stayed there awhi le and looked at everythin g in

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amazement; then S he touched the li ght a lit tle wi th her finger and ,
her finger became qui te golden Immedi ately a great fear fell on .
her She S hut the door vi olently and ran away N would her ter
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ror qui t her let her do what h mi ght and her heart beat n
, s e ,
co
fin u lly and would n t b e fi ll; the gold t o

a stayed o n her fingero s ,
o, ,
and would not go away let her rub it and wash it ever much , so .
It w not long before the Virgin M ary cam e back from her jour
as
ney She call ed the girl before her and asked to have the keys o f
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heaven back When the mai den gave her the bunch th Virgin
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looked in to her eyes and s i d Hast thou not opened the thi rteenth a ,
“
door also ? N S he repli ed Then h lai d her hand n the gi rl s

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he a t and felt how it b eat and b eat and aw right well that she
r , ,
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had di sobeyed her order and had Opened the door Then She sai d .
once again A t thou certain that thou hast not done it ? Y

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S i d the gi rl fo the second fi me Th en she perceived the finger

a ,
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whi ch had become golden from touchi ng the fire f heaven and o ,
saw well th at the chi ld had si nned and sai d for the thi rd fi m ,
e,
“
Hast thou not done it ? No s id the girl for the third fi m ” “
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a e .
Then sai d the Virgin M a y Th ou hast not ob eyed me and bes i des
“
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that thou hast li ed ; thou art no longer worthy to be in heaven .

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Then the gi rl fell in to a deep sleep and when she awoke h lay ,
s e
on the ea th below and in the mi ds t of a w ild m She wanted to

r ,
e es s .
cry ut but h could bring forth no soun d She Sprang up and

o ,
s e .
wanted to run away but whit hersoever she turned herself S he w as, ,
co nfi nu lly held back by thi ck hedges o f tho ns through whi ch S he

a r
could not break In th dese t in whi ch she w imprisoned there

. e r as ,
stood an ld holl ow tree and this had to be her dwell in g place

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Into this she crept when ni ght came and here she s lept Here too ,
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she found a S helter from sto m and r i n but it w as a mi serable life r a , ,
and bitterly did she weep when she remembered how happy she
had been in heaven and how the angels had played wi th her Roots
,
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and wild ber i es were her only food and fo these she sought far
r ,
r as
as S he could go .
In the autumn she picked up the fall en nuts and leaves and ,
carri ed them in to the hole Th e nuts were her food in winter and . ,
when snow and i came She crept among the leaves li ke a poor li t
ce ,
tle anim l that she mi ght not freeze Before long her clothes were
a .
a ll torn and n b it f them after another fell ff her As soon how

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o e o o .
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e ver the un shone warm again h went out and sat in front f
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the tree and her long hair co vered her o n all Sides like a mantle
, .
Th us h at year after ye ar an d felt the pai n and mi se y o f the

s e s , r
world .
One day when th e trees were once more cloth ed in fresh green
, ,
th Ki ng f the countr y w as hunfi ng in the forest and followed a

e o ,
r e,
o and as it had fled into the thi cket whi ch shut in this bit of the
forest he go t off hi horse tore the bushes a under and cut himself
, s , s ,
a path wi th hi sword When he had at last forced hi way through

s . s ,
he w a wonderft b ufi ful mai den it fi n g under the tree ; and

sa ea s
s he s t th ere and was en fi r l

a
y co vered wi th her gol den hair down e
t o her very feet He stood fi ll nd looked at her full o f s urpri se

. S a ,
then he s p oke to her and said Who art thou ? Why art thou sit fi ng ,
“
here in the wi lderness ? But S he gave no an wer for he could not ”

s , s
open her mouth Th King nfi nu d Wilt thou go with me to my

. e co e ,
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castle ? Th en sh just nodded her head a little The King took her
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in hi arms carri ed her t o hi horse and rode home wi th her and

s ,
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when he reached the roy al castle he caused her t o b e d essed in r
b ea ufi ful garments and gave her all thi ngs in ab undance Although
, .
she co uld not S peak he was fi ll o b e aufi ful and charmi ng th at he

,
s s s
began to love her wi th all his hea t and it was no t long b efore he r ,
married her .
After a year o so had passed the Q ueen brought a s o n into the

r ,
world Th ereupon the Virgin M ry appeared t o her in the ni ght

. a
when sh lay in her bed alone and s i d If thou wilt tell the truth
e ,
a ,
“
and confess that thou di dst unlock the forbi dden door I will open ,
thy mouth and give thee back thy speech but if thou p e e t in ,
rs ev er s
thy sin and d nie t obsfi n t ely I will take thy new born chi ld
,
e s a ,
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away wi th me Then the Queen w s permi tted to answer but h

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rem i ned har d and sai d No I di d not open the forbidden door ;
a , ,
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”
and the Virgin M ary took the new bo n chi l d from her arms and -
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vani shed wi th it Next morning when the child was not to be

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found it was whispered among the people that the Queen was a
,
man eater and had ki lled her o wn child She heard ll thi s and
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could s y nothing to the contr ry but the King would no t beli eve
a a ,
it for he loved her o much

,
s .
Wh en a year had gone by the Queen agai n b ore a n and in the so ,
ni ght the Virgi n M ary again came to her and said I f thou wi lt , ,
“
confess that thou Op n d t the forbidden door I will gi v e thee thy

e e s ,
chi ld back and unfi thy tongue ; but if thou o nfi nu t in in and

e c es s
d ni t it I wi ll take away wi th me thi s new chi ld a l so Then the

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Queen again s i d N o I di d not open the forbidden door ; and the

a ,
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Virgi n took the child ut of her arms and away wi th her to heaveno ,
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Next mo ning when thi s chi ld also had disappeared the people d
r , , e
cl ared qui te l ou dl y that the Queen had de v oured it and the Ki n g s ,
coun ci ll ors demanded that she shou l d be brought to ju fi Th e s ce .
Ki ng however l oved her dearly that he wou l d not be li eve it

, ,
so ,
and commanded the councillors under pain of death not to say any
more about it .
Th followi ng year the Queen gav e birth to a b ar fi ful li ttle

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daughter and for the thi rd fi m the Virgi n M ary appeared to her in
, e
th ni ght and sai d

e Follow me She took the Queen by the hand
,
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and led her to heaven and showed her there her tw o elder chi l ,
dren w ho smiled at her n d were playing with the b all o f th

, ,
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world When the Queen rejoiced thereat th Virgin M ary s aid I

.
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“
s
thy heart not yet softened? If thou wi lt wn that thou Op en d t the o e s
forbidden door I wi ll give thee back thy two little son But for
,
s .
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the thi d fi m the Qu een answere d N o I did no t open the forbid

r e ,
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den door Then the Virgin let her sink down to earth onc e more
.
,
and took from her lik ewi se her thi rd chi ld .
Next morni ng when the loss w reported all the people cried
,
as ,
loudl y Th Queen i a man eater ! She must be judged and the

,
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King w as no l onger able t o restrai n hi counci llors Thereupon a s .
t i al w a held and a She coul d no t answer and defend herself he

r s ,
s , ,
s
was condemned to be burnt ali ve Th wood was got toge ther and . e ,
when h w fast b ound to the stake and the fire began t buri
s e as ,
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round ab out her the hard i of pri de melted her hea t w as moved
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ce ,
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by repentance and h thought If I could but confess b efore my

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death th at I Opened the door Th en her voice came b ack to her .

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and h c ied o ut loudl y Y M a y I di d it Straightway rain fell

s e r ,
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from the k y and fi n gui h d the flames of fi and a li ght broke

s ex s e r e,
forth above her and the Virgi n M ary descended wi th the tw little
,
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son by her si de and the new b orn daughter in her arms She spoke
s ,
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kindl y to her and sai d He who repents hi in and acknowledges

, ,
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s s
i t i forgi ven Then h gav e her th th ee chi ldren un fi d her

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tong ue and g anted her happiness throughout her life

,
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Gam bl i n g H a n s e l
O NCE U PON a fi m there w as a man who did nothing but gamble

e ,
and f r that reason pe ple never called him anything b ut Gambling

o o
Ga mbling H ns el 389 a
Hansel and as he never ceased t o gamble he played away his

, ,
house and all that he had .
Now the very day b efore hi credi tors were to take hi house s s
from him came the Lord and St Peter and as ked hi m t give them
, .
, o
S helter f the ni ght Th en Gambling H nsel s id Fo my part

or . a a ,
“
r ,
y ou may stay the ni ght but I cannot gi ve you a bed anythi ng to , or
eat .
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So the Lord sai d he w as just t o take them in and they themselves ,
would buy somethi ng to eat t whi ch Gambling Hansel made no ,

o
o bj ec fi n Thereupon St Peter gave hi m three groschen

o . nd sai d.
, a
he was to go t o the b aker s and fetch some bread ’

.
So Gamblin g Hansel went but when he reached the house where ,
the other gambling vagabo nds were gathered together they al , ,
though they had w on all that he had greeted him clamorously and , ,
s i d Hans el do come in Oh sai d he do you want t o win the

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three groschen to o ? On thi s they woul d not let him go So he went

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long in c omin g the y s et o ut t o meet him When Gambling Hansel

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c ame h owever he p retended th at the mone y had f allen into the

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g utter and ke pt ra kin g ab out in it all the whil e t o find it b ut o ur

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hi m three groschen and now he di d not l l ow hi mself to be led

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away once more but fetched t hem the loaf Our L ord then in
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quired if he had no wine and he sai d Al ack Sir the cas ks are all , ,
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empty! But the Lord sai d he w as to go down into th e cellar fo r

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the b est wine w as sfi ll there For a long fi me he would not b elieve .
thi s but at length he s ai d Well I wil l go down b ut I know that

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th ere is none there When he t urned th e tap however 10 and

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b ehold the b est of wine ran out ! S o he too k it to them and the t wo
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passed the night there .
Early next day our Lord told Gambli ng Hansel th at he mi ght b eg

three favors The Lo rd expected that he woul d ask to go t o Heaven ;
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but Gambli ng H ans el asked for a p ack of cards with whi ch he

could win everyt hi ng for di ce wi th which he would win every ,
thi ng and fo a tree whereon every ki nd o f frui t would grow and

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from whi ch no one who ha d climbed up coul d descend unfi l he ,
b ade him do so The Lord gave him all that he had asked and de
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part ed with St Peter . .
And now Gam bling Hansel at once t about gambli ng in real se
earnest and before l ong he had gained hal f the worl d Upon this
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St Peter sai d to the Lord Lord thi s thi ng mu t n t go n he will

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win , n d Thou lose the whole world W mu t send Death t o him

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When Death appeared Gam b ling Han el had just seated hi mself at , s
the gaming tab le and Death sai d Hanse l come u t a whi le But
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s a s ,
and in the m nfi m get up into that tree u t there and gather a

ea e o ,
li ttle frui t that we may have some thin g to munch n u way o o r .

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Thereupon Death cli mbed up but when he wanted to co me down ,
agai n he could not and Gambli ng Hanse l left him up there f

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seven years du i ng whi ch fi m no one di ed

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So St Peter sai d to the Lord Lord thi s thin g mus t not go on

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People no longer di ; we must go ou selves And they went them e r .

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selves and the Lord comm anded Hansel t o let Death come down
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So Hansel went at once to Death and S ai d t hi m Come down o ,

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and Death took him di ectly and put an end t him r o .
They went away together and came t the next worl d and then o ,
Gambli ng Hansel made straight for the door f Heaven and o ,
l o k d at it Who i there ? Gambling Hans el Ah we will

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have nothing to do w i th him! B eg n l So he went t o the door of o e

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Purgatory and knocked once more Who i there ? G mbling

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Han el Ah there i qui te enough weep ing and waili ng here

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wi thout him We do not want to gamble just go away again Th en

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he went to the door of Hell and there they let him in ,

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crooked devils who had just been doing their evil work in the
worl d And no sooner was Hansel there than he t down to gamble
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again Lucifer howe ver ha d nothin g to lose but hi s mi sshap en

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devil s and Gambli ng Hansel w on them from him wi th hi cards

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he could not fail to do .
Now he w ff again with hi crooked devi ls and they went to

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H h nfu rt and pulled up a ho p hole and with it went to Heav en

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and began to thrust the po le agains t it and Heaven began to crack ,

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hi m in he will throw u down from Heav en An d they let him

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in But Gam b li ng Hansel instantly began to play again and there

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w as such a noise and confusi on that there was no hea i ng what r
they themselves were sayi ng Th erefore St Peter once more said . .

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Lord thi s cannot go n we must throw him down o he will
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make all Heaven rebelli ous So they went to him at once and .
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threw hi m down and hi soul broke into fragments and went into
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the gambli ng vagabonds who are living thi s very day .

T h e O l d M a n M ade Y o u ng A g a i n
IN THE TTM E when o u Lord fill walked this earth He an d St Peter

r s , .
stopped o ne eveni ng at a smi th s and received free quarters Then ’
it came to pass that a poor beggar badly pressed b y age and ,
infirmi ty came t o this hous e and begged alms o f the s mi th S t

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Peter had compass ion o n him and s ai d Lord and M aster if it ,

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p leas e Th ee cure hi s to ments th at he may b e ab le t o win his own

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bread Th e Lord s id kindl y Smi th lend M e thy forge and put

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o n some coals fo M e and then I wi ll mak e this aili ng o ld man

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young ag in The smi th w as qui te wi llin g and St Peter b lew the

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b ellows and when the coal fire s p arkled up large and hi gh our
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Lord took the li ttle old man pus hed him in the forge in the mi dst ,
o f the red hot fire s o that he glow ed li k e a rose bush and p rai sed
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Go d wi th a lou d voi ce After that the Lord we nt t o the quenching.
t ub put th e glowing li t tle man in to it s o tha t the water closed over

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him and after He had carefu lly cooled him gave hi m His b less ing
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wh en b eh old ! the li ttle man s prang nimb ly out looking fresh , ,
strai ght healthy and as if he were b ut twenty

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invi ted them all t o sup p er He however had an o ld half b li nd .

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crooked mother in law w ho went t o the y outh and with great

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earnestness asked if the fire had b urnt him much He answered that .
he had never felt more comforta ble and th at he had at in th e red , s
heat as if he had b een in coo l dew Th youth s words echoed in . e

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the ears o f the old woman all ni ght long and ea ly next morning ,
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when the Lord had gone o n Hi way again and had he fi ly s ar
than ked the smith the latter thought he mi ght make hi s old
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mother in law young again li kewise s he had watched e verything

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so ca eful ly and it lay in the provi nce o f hi

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t rade S o h e called t o s .
as k her if she t oo woul d li ke t o go b oundi ng about like a girl o f

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eighteen She ai d With all my heart as the y outh h come out

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o f it o well
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S o th e s mi th made a great fire and thru st the o l d woman into it , ,
and she writhed about thi s way and that and uttered te i ble cries ,
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o f murder Sit fi ll ; why art th ou screami ng and jum p ing ab out

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c i ed he and as he spoke he blew the be llows again unfi l al l
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her rags were burnt Th e old woman cried wi thout ceas ing and the
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smi th thought to hi mself I have n t qui te the right art and took
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her ut and th ew her into the cooli ng tu b Then h screamed so

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l ou dl y that the smith s wi fe upstairs and her daughter in law heard

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and they both ran down stairs and saw th o ld woman lyi ng in a , e
heap in the quenching tub b ow li ng and screaming with her face

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wrink led and sh i ve l ed nd all o ut f shape Thereupon the two

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who were both wi th chi ld were so ter i fied that that very ni ght tw
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boys were born who were not made li ke men but apes and they ,
ran into the woods and from them S prang the race o f apes
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T h e L o rd A ni ma l s d t he De vi l
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THE Lord G d had created ll animals and had chosen the wolf to
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be hi dog but he had forgotten the goat Th en the Devi l made

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ready and began to create also and created goat with fin e long ,
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tai ls Now when they went t pasture they gener lly rem i ned
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caught in the hedges b y their tails ; then the Devi l had to go there
and di sentangle them wi th a great deal f troub le Thi s en aged
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him at last and he went and bit o ff the tai l o f every goat
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seen to thi s day by the stump Then he let them g to pasture . o
alone .
It came to pass that the Lord Go d perceived how at o ne fi m e
they gn awed away at a frui tful tree at another inju ed the noble ,
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vi nes or destroyed other tender plants Thi s dis tressed Him so that
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in Hi goodness and mercy He summoned Hi wolves who soon

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tore in pieces the goats that went there .
When the Devi l observed thi s he went before the Lord and said , ,
Thy creat ures hav e destroyed mi ne Th Lord answered Why

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di dst thou create thi ngs to do harm? Th Devi l sai d I was co m ”

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p elled to do it i nasmuch as my thoughts run o n evil what I create

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can have no other natu e nd thou must pay me heavy damages

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I will pay thee soon as the o k leaves fall; come th en thy
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money wi ll then be ready counted ut When the o ak leaves had o .

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fallen the Devil came and demanded what was due to hi m But the
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Lord sai d I n the church of C n t nfi nOp l stands a t ll o ak tree

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whi ch fi ll has all it leaves With raging and curses the Devi l de
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p ted and went t o seek the oak wandered in th wi lderness for

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i months before he foun d i t and when he retu ned all the oaks
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had in the meanfim e covered th emselves again wi th green leaves .
Then he had t o forfei t hi indemni t y an d in hi rage he put u t the s ,

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eyes of all the remai ning goats and put hi wn in in stead ,

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This i why all goats have devi l s eyes why their tai ls are bitten
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o ff and why he li kes to assume the ir shape

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M a s t e r Pf ri em
MASTER PFRI EM was a short thin but lively man who never
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rested a moment Hi face o f whi ch hi tum ed up nose was the

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only prominent feat ure w marked wi th smallpox and pale as ,

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death ; hi hair was gray and shaggy hi eyes small but they
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glanced perpetually about o n all s ides He saw everyt hing i fi .

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i d every thing knew everythi ng b est and was always in the

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ri ght When he went into th e streets he moved hi arms about as if

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he were rowing ; and once he struck the pai l of a girl who was ,
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ryi n g water s hi gh in the ai that he hims elf was wetted all over
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by it S t upi d thi ng cri ed he to her while he w as s haking himself

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cou l d you n t see that I was coming behi nd y u ?
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By trade he was a shoemaker and when he worked he pulled hi ,

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thread out with such force that he drove hi fis t into every n w ho s o e
di d n t keep far enough o ff No pp nfi ce stayed more than a

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month with hi m for he had always some faul t to find with the very
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b est work At o ne fi me it was that the fi t che were not even ; at n

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other that o n S hoe was t o o long o o ne heel hi gher than the other
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o rthe leather not cut large enough Wait said he t o hi pp n .

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fi c e, I will soon show you how we make S kin s soft nd he

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brought a st ap and gave him a couple o f strokes across the back

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He call ed them all S luggards He hi mself di d no t turn much work .
o u t of hi hands f he never t fi ll fo a quarter f an ho ur

s ,
or sa s r o .
If hi w i fe got up very ea ly in t h morni ng and lighted the fi

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he jumped ut o f bed and ran b a e footed in to the ki tchen cryin g

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Will yo u burn my house down for me ? That is a fi e o n could r e
roast an o by ! Does wood cost nothing? If the servants were

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standing by their wash tubs and laughing and telli ng each other all -
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they knew he scolded them and sai d There stand the geese cack
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li ng and fo g t fi ng their work to gossip ! And why fresh soap ? Di

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graceful extravagance and shameful idleness into the bargain !

They want to save their hands and not rub the thi ngs properly !
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A n d ut he wou l d run and kn ock a pai l ful l f soap and water o v er

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so that the whol e ki tchen was flooded .
Some ne was bui ldi ng a new house so he hurried to the wi ndow

o ,
to look on There they are using that red sand stone agai n that
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never dries ! cri ed he No n wi ll ever be healthy in t hat hou e ! .

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An d ju t look how badl y the fellows are layi ng t h stones ! Bes i des
s e ,
the mortar is good fo nothi ng ! It ought t o have gravel in it no t r ,
sand I sh ll live to see that house tumble down on th peop l e who

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are in it He at down put a couple o f fi t h in and then jumped

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up again unfastened hi leather apron and cri ed I will just go

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u t and appeal to those men s consci ences He stumbled n the ’ ”

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carpenters What s this ? cried b y u are not work ing by the

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line ! Do you expect the b e m s to be t ight P—on e wrong will put a s ra
a ll wrong He snatched an axe o ut f a carpenter s hand and

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wanted t o show him how he ought to ou t ; but as a cart loaded wi th

cl ay c m e by he threw the axe away and hastened to the peasant
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who w walking by the si de o f it You are n t in your ri ght

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mind said he who yokes young horses to a heavi ly laden cart?

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Th poor beasts wi ll di on the spot The peasant di d no t give him

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an answer and Pfriem in a rage an back into hi workshop

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When he w t fi n g himself to work agai n the as pse

p n fi e , a re c
reached hi m a shoe Well what s that again ? screamed he .

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Haven t I told y u you ought not to cut shoes so b road ? Wh would
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buy a shoe li ke thi s whi ch i hardly anythi ng else but a sole ? I in ,

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s ist on my orders being followed exactly M aster answered the .

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a p p nfi re
y u may eas i ly be
c e,q ui te ri ghtoabout the shoe be i ng a
bad n but it i the n whi ch you yourself ut ut and yourself
o e, s o e o o ,
set to work at When you jumped up a whi le since you knocked it

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o ff the table and I have only just p i cked i t up An angel from

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heaven however woul d never make y u believ e that

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One ni ght M aster Pfri em d eamed he was dead and on hi way r ,

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to heaven When he got there he knocked loudl y at th door I

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wonder s i d he to hi mself that they have no knocker on the door

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—one knocks one s kn uckles sore Th apostle Peter Opened the ’

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door and wanted to see who demanded admission so noisily Ah

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it you M aster Pfri em ; sai d b

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well I ll let y u in but I warn ”
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o that you must gi v e up that hab i t f yours and find fault w i t h o ,
nothing you see in heaven you may fare ill Y u might have ,
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spared your warni ng answered Pf i em I k now already what i ”

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seem ly and here G d be thanked e veryt hi ng i pe fect and there

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is no t hing to b l m e as there is n earth So he went in and wa lked

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up and down the wide expanses of heaven He looked around him .

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to the left and to the i gh t but sometimes shook his head o mut r , , r
t ered somethi ng to hi mself .
Then he aw two angels who were carrying awa y a b eam It was

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th beam whi ch some o ne had had in hi o w n eye whi le he was

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looki ng for the splinter in the eye o f another They di d not ho w .

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e ver carry the be m len gthways but ob liquely D id any o n e ver

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e s u ch a p i ece o f s t up idi ty ? thought M aster Pfri em ; but he said ”

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nothing and seemed sat isfied wi th it It comes t o the s me thi ng

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after all whi chever way they carry the beam s traight o crooked if
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they only get along with it and truly I do not see them knock ,
agai nst anythi ng .

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Soon after thi he w two ngels who were drawing water out f
s sa a o
a well into a b ucket but at the same time he observed that the ,
bucket was full o f holes and that the water was runni ng o ut of it ,
o n every s i de They were watering the eart h wi th rai n Hang it “ ”

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he exclaimed ; but happily recollected hi mself and thought Per , ,

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haps it is only a pastime If it i an amusement then it seems they . s ,
can do useless thi ngs of this kind even here in heaven where peo ,
ple I have already noti ced do nothi ng b ut i dle ab out

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He went farther and w a cart whi ch had stuck fast in a deep sa
hole It s no wonder s i d he to the man w ho stood by it ; who

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would load so unreasonably? What have you there ? Good ” “
wis hes repli ed the man I could no t go along the right way wi th
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it but s t ill I have pushed it s fely up here and t hey won t leave me
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ti cld ng here In fact an angel di d come and harnessed two horses

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to it That s qui te ri ght thought Pfri em but t wo horses won t

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get that c t ut it must at least have four to it Another angel

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came and brought two more horses ; he di d not however harness s , ,
them in front o f it b ut b ehind , .
That was t o o much for M aster Pfriem C lum sy creat ure he .

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burst o ut wi th what are you doing there ? H any one ever s ince
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the world began seen a cart drawn in that way? But you in you ,
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conceited arrogance think that you know everyt hi ng b est He was ,

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going to s y more but on o f the inhabitants o f heaven seized him

a , e
by the throat and pushed him forth wi th irresistible st ren gth B e .
neath the gateway M aster Pfriem turned hi head round to take on s e
more look at the cart and w that it was b eing rai sed into the ai ,
sa r
by four winged horses .
At thi s moment M as ter Pf i em awoke Thin gs are certainly ar r .

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ranged in heaven otherwi se than they are o n earth sai d he to him ”

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self and that excuses much ; but who can see horses harnessed
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both behi nd and before wi th pat ience ; to b e sure they had wings ,
bu t who co ul d know that ? It i bes i des great folly to fix a pai of s, ,

r
wi ngs to a horse that has four legs t o run wi th al eady ! But I must r
get up or el e they wi ll make nothi ng but mistakes fo me in my

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hou e It i a lucky thi ng fo me though that I am not really dead

s . s r , .
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T h e H ea v e n ly W eddi ng
A P OO P A ANT BO o ne day heard the priest y in church that

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whosoever desired to enter into the kingdom o f heaven must always

go strai ght onward S o he t o ut and walked continually strai ght
. se ,
onward over hill and valley without ever turni ng asi de At length .
hi wa y led him into a great town and into the mi dst o f a chu ch
s ,
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where just at that time God s servi ce was b eing performed N ow ’
when he b eheld all the magni ficence of thi s he thought he had ,
reached heaven t down and rejoi ced with hi whole heart When
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the servi ce was over and the clerk bade hi m go o ut he repli ed , , ,
N I wi ll no t go o ut ag ai n I am glad t o be in heaven at las t S o

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the clerk went to the p i est and told hi m that there w as a child in r ,
th church w ho would not go o ut agai n b ecause he beli eved he

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w a in heaven The pri est s ai d If he beli e v es that we wi ll leave

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him ins i de S o he went t o him and asked if he had any i nclinati on

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to work Y s the li ttle fell ow re pli e d I am accustomed to work

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but I wi ll no t go o ut f heaven again o .

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So he stayed in the church and when he w how the people ,

sa
came and k nelt and prayed to Our Lady with the b lessed child
Jesus which w as carved in wood he thought that is the good ,
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C o d and sai d
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Dear Go d how thin You are ! The peop le must
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certai nl y let You sta rve ; but every day I will give You half my din
ner From thi s ti me fo th he every day took half hi di nner t o the
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image and the image b egan t o enj oy th e food When a few weeks
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had gone by people rem arked that the image w as growi ng larger
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and stout and st rong and wondered much Th pri est also could ,
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not understand it b ut stayed in th e chu ch and followed the li ttle

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boy about and then he w ho w he sha ed hi food wi th the Virgin

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M a y and ho w She accepted it

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After some time the boy became ill and for eight days could not ,
leave his hed ; but soon as he could get up agai n the fi st thi ng
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he di d was to take hi food to Our Lady Th pri est followed hi m s . e ,
and heard him say D ear Go d do no t tak e it ami ss that I have n o t

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brought You anyt hing f such a long time f I have b een ill and or , or
coul d not get up Then the image answered him and s i d I have
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seen thy good will and that i enough for me Next Sun day thou
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shalt go wi th me to the wedding The b oy rejoi ced at this and .

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repeated it to the priest who b egged hi m t o go and k th e image , as
if he t o o mi ght b e permi tted to go answered the image “ ”

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thou lo ne The priest wi shed to prep e him fi st and give him
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the holy communi on and the chi ld w as wi llin g and next Sunday , ,
when the host came to hi m he fell down and di ed and w as at th , ,

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THER E WER once upon a time two sisters n f whom had no chil
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dren and w ri ch and the other had five and was a wi dow and so
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poor that she no longer had food enough t sati sfy herself and her o
chi ldren In her need therefore h went to her sister and said
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M y chil d en and I are s uffering th greatest hunger ; thou art ri ch

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gi ve me a mouthful f bread Th very rich sister w hard as a

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stone and sai d I myself have no thing in the house and drove
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away the poor creature wi th harsh words .
After some time the husband of the ich sister c me home and r a ,
was just going to cut himself a piece f b read but when he made o ,
the fi st cut into the loaf out flowed red blood When the woman
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sa w that she was ter i fi ed and to l d hi m what had occurred He hur

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ried away to help the widow and her chi ld en but when he entered r ,
her room he found her prayi ng She had her two younger chi ldren
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in her arms and the three older ones were lyi ng dead He o ffered
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her food but h answered F earthly food have we no longer

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a n y des ire G d has already sati sfied the hunger of th ee

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te red these words than the tw li ttle ones drew the ir last breath o ,
whereupon her heart broke and h sank down dead ,

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St . J o s e ph in t he F o re s t
THER E WAS once o n a ti me a mother w ho had th ee daughters the r ,
eldest o f whom w as ude and wicked the second much b etter al r , ,
though she had her faul ts but the youn gest w s a pious good ,
a ,
c hi ld Th mother was however

. e o str nge that it w as j ust the eld , , s a ,
es t daughter whom s h most loved and h could no t bear the e ,

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youngest On this account she often sent th e p o or girl o ut into the

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great forest in order t get id o f her for he thought she would o r , s
lose herself and never come b ack again But the guardi an angel .
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whi ch every good chi ld has did no t forsake her but always , ,
brought her into the ri ght path again .
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t here and th chi ld c o uld n t find her way o ut o f the forest again
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She walked o n constantl y unti l evening ca me and then h saw a ,

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ti ny light burning in the di stance ran up t it at once and came t o ,

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a li tt le hut She knocked t h .door op ened and he came to a e , e , s s c
o nd door where he knocked agai n An o ld man w ho had a snow

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white beard and looked venerab le opened it for her ; and he w a no ,

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other than St Joseph He sai d quite kindly Come dear chi ld seat
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thyself on my li t tle chair by th e fire and warm thyse lf; I will fetch ,
thee lear water if thou art thirsty; b ut here in the forest I have
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nothing fo thee to eat but a couple of little roots whi ch thou must
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first scrape and boil .

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St Joseph gave her the roots Th gi rl scraped them clean then

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s h brought a pi ece o f pancake and th e bread that her mother had

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given her t take wi th her ; mixed all together in a pan and cooked
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herself a thi ck soup When it w as ready St Joseph sai d I am o .

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hungry ; gi ve me some of thy food The chi ld was quite wi lling .

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and gave hi m more than sh kept fo herself b ut God s blessing e r ,

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w as wi th her so that h was sati sfied When they had eaten St s e .

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Joseph sai d N w we wi ll go t o bed ; I have however only ne

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bed lay thyself in it I wi ll li n the ground o n the straw No

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answered she stay in thy own bed th e straw i soft enough f r

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me St Joseph however took the chi ld in his arms and carried her
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into the li ttle bed and there h sai d her prayers and fell asleep
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Next morning when she awoke she wanted to y good morning ,

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to St Joseph b ut he di d no t ee him Then sh got up and looked

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f him but could n t find him anywhere ; at last h perce iv ed

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b ehi nd t he door a bag with money so heavy that h could just

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carry it and n i t was written that it w for the child who had
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slept there that ni ght On thi s h took the bag bounded away wi th
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it and got safely t her mother and as she gav e her mother ll the
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money h cou l d not help being sati sfi ed wi th her

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Th next day the second chi ld also took a fan y to go i nto the
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fore t Her mother gave her a much l ger piece f pancake and
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bread It happened with her just as with the first chi ld In the eve
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ni ng h came t St Joseph s li ttle hut w ho gave her roots f a

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thi ck soup When it w ready he li kewise sai d to her I am

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hungry give me some f thy food Then the chi ld sai d Thou
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mayest have thy share Afterwards when St Joseph offered her hi .

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bed and wanted to li n the straw h repli ed N o li dow n in e o ,

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the bed there i plenty of room for b oth f u St Joseph took her
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in hi arms and put her in the bed and lai d him elf on the s t raw
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In the morni ng when the chi ld awoke and looked for St Joseph .
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he had vani she d b ut b ehi nd the door she found a little sack f
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money that w about as long a h n d and on it w w i tt en that

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it w as f the chi ld who had slept there last ni ght So h took th e

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li ttle b ag and ran home wi th it and took it to her mother but she , ,
secre tly kept tw o pieces for herself .
Th eldest daughter had by thi s tim e grown curi ous and the next
e ,
morni ng also insisted on going ut into the forest Her mother gave o .
her pancakes wi th her—as many h wanted and bread and as s e ,
cheese as well In the evening she found St Joseph in hi li ttle hut

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ju t as the two others had found him When the soup was ready
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and St Joseph said I am hungry gi ve me some f the food

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the gi rl answered W i t until I am satisfied; then if there i any

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thi ng left thou shalt have it She ate however nearly the whole f .
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it and St Joseph had to scrape the di sh Afterwards the go d ld

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man offered her hi bed and wanted to li on th straw She took it

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without making any oppositi on lai d herself down in th li ttle bed , e ,
and left the ha d straw to the whi te haired m n

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Next morning when she awoke St Joseph was not to be found , .

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but she did n t trouble herself ab out that She looked behi nd the
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door for a money b ag She fanci ed some thi ng w lying on the

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ground b ut ,
h coul d not very we ll di stin gui sh what i t was she
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stooped down and examined it closely but it remained hangi ng to ,
her nose and when h g t up agai n h w to her horror that it

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w as a second nose whi ch was han g ng fast to her w n Then she

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b egan to scream and howl b ut that di d no good; she w forced to , as

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see it always on her nose fo it stretched ut o far Then he ran ,

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out and screamed wi th out stopping till she met St Joseph at whose .
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feet she fell and b egged until o ut of pit y he took the nose o ff her , ,
ag i n and even gave her two penni es

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When he got home her mother was standi ng before th door

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and asked What hast thou had given to thee ? Then h li ed and
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sai d A great b ag of money but I have lost it on the way Lost

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it ! cri ed the mother o h b ut we wi ll soon find it agai n and took

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her by the hand and wanted t o seek it with her At first she b eg an
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to cry and di d not wi sh to go b ut at l ast h went On the way

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however o many lizards and snakes broke loose o n both o f them

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that they di d no t know how to save themselves At last they stung .
the wi cked chi ld to death and they stung the mother in the foot , ,
because he had not b rought her up b etter

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T h e T h ree G ree n Tw i g s
THE R W once n a tim e a he mi t who li ved in a forest at the foot

E AS o r
o f a mountai n and passed hi ti me in prayer and good works and

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every eveni ng he carried to the glory f G d two pai ls f water up ,

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the mountai n M any a b east drank f it and man y a plant w

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refreshed by it f on the heights above a strong wi nd blew n

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tin u lly whi ch dri ed the i and the gro und and the wi ld b irds
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whi ch d ead manki nd wheel about there and wi th their sharp

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eyes search for a d i nk An d b ecau e the hermi t w s o pious an

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angel f God vi sible to hi eyes went up wi th him counted hi

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steps and when the work w complete d brought him hi food

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even as the prophet f ld w by G d s comm and fed by the o o as o

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raven When the hermit in hi pie ty had already reach d a great

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age it happened that he once w from af r a poor sinner b eing

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taken to the gallow He said carelessly to hi mself There that n

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i ge t tin g hi deserts !
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In the evening when he w ca rryi ng the water up the mountai n

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the angel who usually accompani ed him di d not appea and al o r, s
brought him no food Then he was terrifi d n d se rched hi heart . e , a a s ,
and tried to thi nk how he c uld have sinned as G d was angry o ,

o so ,
but he di d not disco ver it Then he neither ate n drank threw . or ,

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hi mself down o n the groun d and prayed day n d ni ght An d he ,

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was one d y thus bitterly weeping in the forest he heard a littl e

a ,
bird singing beauti fully and de li ghtfu ll y and then he was sti ll ,
more troub led and s i d How joyous ly thou ing t the Lord i a ,
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not angry wi th thee Ah if thou coul dst but tell me how I can have
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offended Him that I mi ght do penan e and then my hea t also

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wo ul d be glad ag i n a .
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Then the bird b egan to speak and sai d Th ou hast done injus
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ti ce in that thou hast condemned a poor s inner who was being led
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t o the gallows and for th at the Lord is angry wi th thee He lone

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sits in judgment However if thou wilt do penance and repent thy

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sins He will forgive thee Then th angel stood beside him with a
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d y branch in hi hand and sai d Thou shalt carry thi s d y b ranch

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until three green t wi gs sprout out of it but at ni ght when thou wilt ,
sleep thou shalt lay it under thy head Thou shalt beg th y bread
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from door to do or and not tarry more than ne ni ght in the same
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hou e That i the penance whi ch the L rd l ays n thee

s . s o o .
Then the hermi t took the p iece o f wood and went b ack into the ,
world whi ch he had not seen fo so long He ate and drank nothi ng
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b ut what was gi ven him at the doors ; many peti t ion were how s ,
ever not listened to and m any doors remai ned shut to him o that
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he often did not get a crumb of b read .
Once when he had gone from door t o door from morni ng ti ll

ni ght and no one had given him nyt hin g and no o ne would shel
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ter him for the ni ght he went forth into a forest and at last found a
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cave whi ch some one had made and an old woman w sittin g in ,
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it Then sai d he Good woman keep me wi th you in your house

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for thi s ni ght ; b ut h sai d No I dare not even if I wi shed I

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have th ee sons who ar wi cked and wil d ; if they come home from
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their robbing expedi tion and find you they will kill u b oth The , , s .
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hermi t said Let me stay they will do no inju y either to y ou o to

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me and the woman w as compassi onate and let herself be per

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su d d Then the man lay down beneath the stai s and put the b it
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o f wood under hi head When the ld woman s w hi m do that he

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asked the reason of it o n whi ch he told her that he c ried the bit , ar
of wood about wi th him for a penance and used it at ni ght for a ,
pil low and that he had offended the Lord because when he had
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seen a poor sinner on the way to the gallows he had s i d he w as ,

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ge t ti ng his deserts Then the woman began to weep and cri ed If

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the Lord thus puni shes o n single word how wi ll it fare wi th my e ,
son when they appear before Him in judgment ?

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At mi dni ght the robbers came home and b lus tered and sto med r .
The y made a fire and when it had li ghted up the cave and they
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sa w a man lyi ng under the stai s the y fe ll in a rage and cri ed t o r ,
their mother W ho i the man? Have we not forbidden any n

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whatsoever t o b e taken in? Then s i d th e mother Let hi m alone ”

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i t i a poor si nner who i e pi atin g hi s crime Th e rob b ers asked

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What ha he done ? Old man ri ed they tell u thy sins The
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o l d m n rai sed hi mself and told th em ho w he by o ne s in gle word

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had so sinned that Go d w ang y wi th him and how he was now as r ,
exp iati ng this crime .
The robbers were so powerft touched in their hears by thi s

story that they were shocked with thei life up to thi time
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refle cted and b egan wi th hearty repentance to d p enance for it

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Th e h ermi t after he had conve ted the th ee s inners lay down t o

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sleep again under the stairs In the mornin g however they found .
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him dead and o ut o f the dry wood o n whi ch hi head lay three
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green twigs had grown up n hi gh Thus the Lo rd had once more o .
received hi m into His favor .
O ur L ady ’
s L i tt l e Gl a s s
ONCE UPON a time a wagoner s cart whi ch w as heavi ly laden wi th ’
wine had stuck fast that in spite of all that he could do he could
so ,
n o t get i t to move ag i n Then it chanced t hat Our Lady just hap

a .
pened t o come b y that way and when She perceived the poor ,
man s di stress She said t o him I am t ired and thi rsty give M e a
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glass of wine and I wi ll set thy ca t free fo thee Willi ngly an

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the wi ne Th en O ur L ady plucked a li t tle whi te flower wi th red

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st i pes called field bindweed whi ch look s very like a glass nd

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gave it to the wagoner He fill ed it wi th wine and then Our Lady

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drank it and in the self same instant the cart w as t free and the
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wagoner could drive onwards The little flower is sti ll al ways called .
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B ro t h e r F ro l i c k
FOR A L ONG TI ME
the Ki ng f a certain country had been at war At o .
last it came to an end an d many so l diers were discharged o n of,

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them was a fellow called Brother Froli ck because he w such a as
li ghthearted jolly fellow; and although he only received a small

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loaf and four kreutzers in gold he started o n a journey through the ,
world wi th a merry heart .
He had not gone far when he w a poor beggar s itti ng b y the ,

sa
roadside begging but he di d not know that it was a sai nt in di

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guise Th b eggar asked f alms and Brother Frolick sai d What

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shall I give y u ? I am only a poor discharged soldi er and all they

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all gone I must beg a well as y u However I wi ll gi ve y u some

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thing Then he di vi ded the loaf into fo u pieces and gave n to

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the beggar as well on f hi gold pieces

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Th b egga thank ed him and went away but onl y t o a li ttle di

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tance Agai n changing hi appearance and face he seated hi mself

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by the hi ghway waited for Brother Froli ck to pass and agai n

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begged for alms The good nat ured soldi er gave thi s beggar al o a
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fourth Of hi bread and a go l d piece s .
Th saint thank ed hi m nd fter walking some distance a thi d

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time seated hi mself in another form to beg f Brother Froli ck Thi s o .
time also he gave him a third p iece of the di vi ded loaf and another
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kreutzer Th beggar thanked him and went away

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The ki ndhearted fell ow had n w only a fourth part o f the loaf o
and n gold piece left o he went to an inn ate the bread and
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p i d hi k eutzer f a jug O f beer As soon he had finished he

a s r or . as ,
went ut and traveled n f some di stance and there again was

o , o or ,
the sai nt in the form of a di scharged soldi er like hi mse lf Good .

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eveni ng comrade he said ; co ul d you give me a piece o f bread

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and a kreutzer to buy something to drink ? ”
Where am I to get it ? answered Brother Froli ck I had my di

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charge today and they gave me a loaf f bread and four gold
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k eutzers But I met three beggars n the hi gh road and I gav e

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them each a fourth part f my bread and a kreutzer and the l ast o ,
kreutzer I have just pai d for somethi ng to d i nk wi th my last piece r

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o f bread Now I am empty and if yo u also have nothi ng we can go

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and b eg together .
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No answered the sai nt we need not do that ; I understand a

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little of me di cine and surgery and can soon earn a much as I s hall ,
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want Well rep lied Brother Froli ek I don t understand doctor

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ing at all o I must go and b eg alone No ; come wi th me cri ed

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the other ; whatever I earn yo u shall have half That i good

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news fo me sai d Brother Froli ck o they went away together

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A fter a ti me as they passed a peasant s house they heard great

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c i es and lamentati ons o they went in and found th e hu b and

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very ill and at the point of death and th wife weeping and howl ,
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i n g wi th all her m i ght Leav e ff t hat noi se s i d the saint ; I will ” “

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soon cure your hus b and Then he took some salve ut o f hi . o s
pocket and healed the man o qui ckly that he coul d stand up and
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w as quite well .
Th hus b and and wi fe joyfully thanked the stranger and sai d

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What can we give yo u in retu n f thi s ki ndn ess ? But the sai nt r or
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would name nothi ng and worse still refused all they brought t o , , ,
hi m; and although Brother Froli ek nudged him more than once he ,
sti ll sai d No ; I wi ll take nothi ng—w e do not want it

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At last the grateful people brought a l m b and sai d that he must a ,
take it whether he would o no t Then Brother Froli ck nudged him r .
in the s ide and sai d Take it stup i d ; yo u kn ow we do want it

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Then the sai nt s i d at last Well I wi ll take the lamb but I can
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n t carry it ; y u m ust do that if you want it o much Oh that ” “

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wi ll be no trouble t o me cried the other and tak ing it o n hi ”

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shoulder they went away together .
After a whi le they came t o a wood and Brother Frolick who

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began to feel ti red and hungry fo the lamb was hea y proposed ,
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that they should stop and rest See he said thi s is a b eauti ful .
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place f us to cook the lamb and eat it

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It a l l the same to me repli ed the sai nt b ut I can hav e noth

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ing to do wi th the cook ing ; yo u m ust do that if y u hav e a kettle o ,
and I wi ll go away for a li ttle whi le till it i ready You must n t s . o ,
however eat any till I come b ack ; I wi ll be here quite in time G

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al ong s i d Brother Froli ck I underst nd h w t o cook and I wi ll

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soon have di nner ready .

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Then the sai nt went away and Brother Froli ck slaughtered the ,
lamb li ghted a fire and threw some f the flesh into the kettle to
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boil Th meat w quite ready however before the sain t returned

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and Brother Fro li ck became o impati ent that he took ut f the s ,

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kettle a p t f the flesh in whi ch w the heart Th heart i the

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best f all he sai d ta ting it and findi ng it very good he ate it all
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At last hi comrade returned and sai d Y u may eat all the lamb
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yourself I onl y want the heart just gi ve it me

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so .
Then Brother Froli ck took a knife and fork and began searchi ng
among the p ieces of meat f the heart whi ch f cou se he coul d or , , o r ,
not find Then he s i d pert ly It i n t there

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Then where can i t be ? s i d th s aint

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I do not k now sai d Brother Frolick ; but see he adde d ,
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why what a couple f fools we are searchi ng f a lam b s heart ;
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of cou se there i not one to be found for a lam b h no he rt

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Ah sai d the other that i news Every anim al h a hea t
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why shoul d not a lamb ?

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li t tle and you will be convinced that it reall y h none

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Well certainly it i quite clear that there i no heart to b e
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found in thi s and I do n t want any other p a t y u may eat

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it all yourself
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I cannot eat it all replied Brother Froli ek what is left I ,
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so
wi ll put into my knapsack .

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Wh en thi s w done the two started to continue their j ourne y

as , ,
and Brother Peter as th sai nt called hi mself caused a large quan

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tity f water t rise n the road j u t across where t he y had t pass

o o o s o .
Sai d Brother Peter Y ou go first N answered the other I ,

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would rather see you across for he thought if the water i very , ,
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deep I won t go at all

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S Brother Peter stepped over and the water onl y came u p to hi

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knees Hi comrade prepared to foll ow but he had not gone far

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when the water came up to hi neck Brother help me he c i ed s .

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t raveled after thi s ti ll they reached a fore i gn land and in the chi ef ,
ci ty heard that the Kin g s daughter w very il l and not expected ’
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Brother Froli ck pushed him and dragged him on b ut all t o no p ur ,
pose and at las t they heard that the Kin g s daughter w as dead
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thr ough your sleep y walking .
Be quiet now sai d Brother Peter; I can not only cure the
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great grief But Brother Peter s i d t o the King D o n o t mou n I

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can restore the Princess t o life .

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and lai d it in a b ath of very hot water whi ch he had ordered t o b e ,
brought Then he uttered a few strange words whi ch hi comrade

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thee to come o ut of the bath and stand on thy feet ,

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to the tw o strangers N ame y our reward; it shall b e yours even t o ,

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th e half of m y ki ngdom Bu t Brother Peter repli ed NO I will .

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take no reward fo what I have done Oh yo u fooli sh fellow r .

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thought Brother Froli ck t o hi mself Then he nudged him again in .
the s ide How can you b e s o stupid ? If you don t wan t anything I
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Brother Peter h owever s till refused b ut the King seeing that his
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comrade w as qui te willing to accept somethi ng told hi s treas urer to ,
fill th e soldi er s kna p sack wi th gold

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Th e y left the ci ty after thi s and traveled o n till the y came t o a ,
wood Then sai d Brother Peter W may as well divi de that gold
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Wi th all my heart repli ed the goo d natured fellow ”
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Peter took th e gold and divi ded it into three portions What is ,
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that for? asked Brother Froli ck What have you got in your head
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no w ? Th ere are onl y tw o o f us

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for you and one third for him w ho ate the lamb s he r t Oh I ate
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th at cri ed Brother Froli ck gathering th e mone y up qui ckly I di d

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indeed ; ca n t yo u b eli eve me?

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How can it b e true ? repli ed Peter ; a lamb has no heart

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Nons ense brother he s ai d what are you thi nki ng of ? A l m b
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N ow really thi s i too good rep lied Brother Peter Howe ver
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Farewell Then Peter started n another road and left Brother
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k new not ho w to spend it properly He wasted it o gave it away . r ,
fi ll as ti me went n he was agai n alm ost penni less At last he ar

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rived at a ci ty where he heard th at the Kin g s daughter had ju t ’
di ed Hello thought he here is an Opportuni ty; I k now how to

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restore her to life and the y will pay me something worth having
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store hi daughter to life

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lately given new life to a Princess and he thought Brother Froli ck ,
w as the man S ti ll as he w as not qui te sure h e as ked him fir st for

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his Op ini on and whe ther he would venture if the Princess was
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Th soldi er had no fear so he ordered the b ath to be filled wi th

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hot water and went into the room wi th the dead P in cess alone
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At this moment the saint appeared in hi former shape as a s
discharged soldi er and entered th room throu gh the wi ndow,

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You foo li h man he cried how can you raise the dead t o life ? I
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will help y u this time but don t at tempt it again

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Thereupon he pronounced the magi c words and immedi ately the ,
P i ncess rose and stood on her feet and w as well and strong as
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ever Then the sai nt went away th ough the window the m i d
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were sent for to dress the Princess in her royal ro bes and then the ,
soldi er led her to her father He knew however that he w as not .

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thi ng and therefore when the King as ked him what he woul d hav e
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he said he woul d take nothing although he wanted it so much ,
th ough ext ravagance and folly Yet the Ki ng ordered his kn apsack
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to be filled wi th gold and wi th many thanks he took hi departure ,

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Outsi de near the ca stle gate he met the sai nt w ho sai d t o hi m , ,

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See now I forb ade yo u t o take nythi ng and y et yo u have
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wi ll b e worse fo yo u All right b rother; I don t care no w I have

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Ah sai d the sain t your gold wi ll no t last long However if

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yo u do no t after this go i nto unl awful path s I wi ll gi ve to your ,
knapsack the power o f containin g in i tse lf whatever yo u may wi sh

fo An d no w farewell yo u wi ll see me no more
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Good bye said the sol di er as he turned away Well he
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To the wonde fu l power wi th whi ch he had endowed his knap

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sack Brother Froli ck ne ver gave a thought .
He went on his way with hi s gold from place to place and spent ,
and wasted it as he di d b efore and at last he had nothin g left b ut ,
four kreutzers Wi th thi s um he entered an inn by the roadside

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and felt that the mone y mus t go o he spent three kreutzers in ,

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smell of roast goose reached hi s n ose Brother Froli ck looked round .
and peeped about and at last s w that th e landl ady had tw o geese
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Then he suddenly remem b ered what hi o ld comrade had s ai d s ,
that whatever he wished fo he would find in his k napsack Aha r .

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he s ai d t o hi mself then I must wish fo the geese t o b e there

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going farther into a meadow at down to enj o y his good fare ,

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and when they s w the rem i ni ng goose they stood sti ll and looked
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enough for me So he beckoned the workers nearer and sai d

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Here take thi s goose and drink m y health as yo u eat it
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They thanked him and went away qui ckly t o the inn bo ught ,
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some wine and bread and then unpacked the goose whi ch had ,
b een gi venthem and began to eat it , .
The landlady when she s w i t went to her hus b and and s ai d

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The landlord ran t o look and found the oven empty Y o u

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thi eves ! he exclaimed unni ng o ut to them where di d yo u get

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roast goo se t o eat? Tell me in stantly o I will gi ve you a taste o f , r
green hazel jui ce ! We are not thi eves the y cri ed ; a di s charged
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soldier gave us thi s goose yonder in the meadow Yo u a e n t .

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goin g to make me b elieve that cried the landlord ; that soldi er ,

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when he left the house and he had nothin g with him th en N 0; you .
are the thi eves and shall pay for the goose ! But as they could no t
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p ay fo it he took a s ti ck and thr ashed them o ut of the house

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Q ui te i gnorant o f all this Brother Froli ck went o n hi s way till he , ,
came to a p lace where stood a beautiful castle and no t far from it , ,
a large but mean looking inn The soldi er went up t o the inn and
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room here ; the house i full o f nob le guests I wonder at that s .

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sai d Brother Frolick why should the y come here ins tead o f going
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have gone to spend a ni ght at the castle but they have never e ,
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turned alive None are allowed to remain sai d the lan dl ord who
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do not go in on their heads I am no t likely t o walk in o n my .

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head sai d the soldi er; but now landlord let me tak e something
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S o the landlord b rought him a good supper t o take with hi m and ,
then Brother Froli ck s t o ut to go t o the castle On arriving he fi st

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sat down and ate with great reli sh and when he b egan t o feel ,
sleepy lai d himself on the ground for there w as no b ed and w as

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soon asleep .
In the ni ght however he was wakened by a terrible noise and

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away he cried as long as you will b ut don t come near me The

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imps however di sregarded hi orders ; nearer and nearer the y p

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p o ached as the y danced till o ne of them trod o n hi s face with hi s

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Keep away you wretches he c i ed But s t ill the y came nearer

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and struck out ri ght and left But ni ne imps again st on soldi er is . e
rather too much and if he struck o ne b efore him another behi nd

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woul d pull hi s hai r most unmercifully Yo u demons he cried sud .

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into m y lm p k Whi sk ! and they were ll in ; qui ck as li ght ni ng

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he fastened the b ag and threw it into a com er .
Then ll w qui et and Brother F o li k l i d hi mself down agai n

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and slept til l broad dayli ght when the arrival of th landl ord o f the ,
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inn and the nob lem n t o whom the castle b elonged woke him
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The y were as toni shed t o find him ali ve and ful l o f sp i i ts and sai d r ,
t o him Have you not seen an y gh osts du i ng th e ni ght and di d

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they not try t o hurt yo u ?

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Well no t very much ans wered Brother Froli ck I have them

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all ni ne qui te safe in my knapsack there and he pointed to the ,
corner You can dwell in y our castle in peace no w he s i d to the

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Th nob lem n thanked th e soldi er and loaded him wi th presents ;

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he al o b egged him to rem in in hi service and promised t o take

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care o f hi m for the remainder o f hi li fe But the soldier sai d No ; s .

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I have a roving di spositi on ; I coul d never rest in on place I will e .
go and travel farther .

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Then Brother Froli ck went t o a smi th s and layi ng the kn apsack

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containi ng the imps on the anvi l asked the smi th and his man t o ,
st i ke it with their great hammers with all their strength Th imps

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s et up a loud screech and when at las t all w as qui et the k napsack

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was opened Eight of them were found qui te dead but the ni nth
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who had lai d hims elf in a fold w as s ti ll livi ng He sli pped o ut when ,
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the knapsack was opened and escaped .
Thereupon Brother Froli ck traveled a long tim e ab out the world ,
and those who know can tell many a tale about him But at last he .
grew o ld an d thought of hi end o he went t o a hermi t w ho was s ,

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known to b e a pi ous man and said to him I am tired o f wander , ,

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ing ab out and want now to behave in such a manner that I shall
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The hermit repli ed There are t w o roads One is b road and

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ple sant and leads to Hell; the other i narrow and rough and
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I should be a fool thought Brother Froli ck if I were t o take
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the narrow rough road SO he s t out an d took the b road and

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pleasant road and at length came to a great black door whi ch w

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the door of Hell .
Brother Froli ck knocked and the door k e p er peeped o ut to see ,

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w ho w as there But when he w Brother Froli ck he w terrified
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for he w s the very same ni nth imp w h had been shut up in the
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knapsack and had escaped from it wi th a black eye So he pushed .
the bolt in agai n qui ckly he could ran to the hi ghest demon
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and s aid There i a fellow out ide with a kn apsack who wants to
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come i but you value your lives don t all ow him to enter or he
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will wish th e whole of Hell into hi knapsack He once gav e me a s .
f i ghtfu l hammering when I was insi de it So they called ut to

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Brother Froli ck to go away agai n f he should not get in there ! , or

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a place for myse lf in Heaven f I must stay somewhere So he ,

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t urned a b out and went onwards un til he came to the door f o
Heaven where he kn ocked,

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shall get n b etter But St Peter said I can hardly belie ve that
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you want to come into Heaven Let me in b rother ; I must get in .

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somewhere ; if they would have taken me nto Hell I should not 1 ,
have come here N o said St Peter you shall n t enter Then

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if yo u wi ll n t let me in take you knapsack back for I wi ll hav e

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Then Brother Froli ck gave hi m the knapsack into Heav en

through the bars and St Peter took it and hung it up b eside hi
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knapsack n d in a second he w in it and in Heaven and St

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A TA L OR S APPR NTI E w traveli ng about the world in search f

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great that he had not a penny to live n Presently he met a Jew on o .
the road and he thought he would have a great deal f money

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about hi m the tai lor thrust God out f hi heart fe ll n the Jew
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and sai d Give me your money,

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bright sun wi ll bri ng it to li ght and thereupon he died ,

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but he found nothi ng but ei ght penni es as the Jew had s i d Then ,
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he took him up and carri ed hi m behind a clump f trees and went o ,
onw d to seek work After he had traveled about a long whi le he

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g t work in a town wi th a master who had a pretty daughter wi t h

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whom he fell in love and he marri ed her and li ved in good and , ,
happy wedlock .
After a long tim e when he and hi wife had tw o chi ldren the s ,
wife s father and mother di ed and the young people kept house
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fore the window hi wife brought him hi coffee and when he had
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poured it o ut into the saucer and w just going to d i nk the un ,

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shone n it and the reflecti on gleamed hi ther and thi ther n the
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wall ab ove and made i cles o n it Then the tailor looked up and c r .
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t io n t e words and sai d that no o ne should ever k now it and left

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Then he told her how years ago when he was traveli ng about ,
seelong work and qui te worn out and penni less he had killed a ,
Jew and that in the last agoni es of death the Jew had spoken the
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just wanted to bri ng it to light and had gleamed and made circles ,
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charged her parti cularly never to tell thi s o he woul d lose hi life ,
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and she di d promise .
When howe ver he had sat down to work again h went to her
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great fri end and confi ded th story to her but she w as never to e ,
repeat it to any human being but before two days were over the , ,
who l e town k new it and t h t i lor was brought to t i al and on , e a r , c
d mned And thu after all th b right un di d brin g it to li ght

e . s, , e s .
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A S PAR ROW had four youn g ones in a swallow s nest When they ’
were fledged some naughty boys pu lled out the nest but fo t
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n t ly all the b irds got safe l y away i n the hi gh wind Then t h

a e o ld . e
bird was gri eved that as hi sons had a ll gone o ut into the worl d he
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had n t first warned them f every kind f danger and given them
o o o ,
good instructi on how to deal wi th each In the autumn a great .
many sparrows assem b led together in a w h tfi ld and there the ea e ,
o l d b i d met hi four chi ldren aga i n

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wi th hi m Ah my dear sons what pain I have b een in ab out you

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my teachi ng ; li sten t o my words obey your father and be well n , ,

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your guard Li ttle bi ds have to encounter great dangers !

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ho w he had supported hi mself I stayed in the gardens and .

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Ah my on said the father ti t bits are not bad but there i
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henceforth and particularly when people are going about the gar
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stuck over the hole wi th wax? sai d the n Where have y u seen ”
so .
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that ? In a merchant s garden s aid the youngster Oh my son

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merchant folks are qui ck fo lks s id the father I f yo u h ve been ,

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among the chi ldren f the world y u have le ned worldly shi ft
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o ar
in ess enough; only see that you use it well and do no t be too ,
confident .
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After thi s he asked the next Where have you passed your ,
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ti me ? At court sai d the son Sparrows and silly li ttle birds are
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o f no use in t hat place —there n fin d much gold velvet si lk o e s , , ,
armor harnesses sparrow hawks screech owl s and hen h rriers ;

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keep to the horses stab le where they wi nnow oats’

thresh and , or ,
then fortune may give you your dai ly grain o f corn in peace Yes .
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father sai d the n b ut when the stabl e boys make traps and fi
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their gins and snares in the straw many a i caught fast , one s .
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Wh ere hav e yo u seen that ? s i d the o ld bird At court am ong

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the stable boys Oh my son cou t boys are bad boys ! If you have
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been to cou t and among the lord and have left no feathers there
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you have learnt a fair amoun t and will kn ow very well how to go ,
about the world but look aroun d for the wolves devour th wi sest
, , e
dogs .
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Th fat her examined the thi rd a l so Where di d you seek you for
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tune ? I have b roken up t ubs and ropes on the cartroads and hi gh

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ways and sometimes met wi th a gr i n f corn o ba ley That i

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indeed dai nty fare sai d the father but take care what yo u are
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about and look carefu lly around especially when you see any n , o e
stooping and ab out to pi ck up a stone ; there i not much time to s
stay then That i t ue sai d the n but what if any ne should

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carry a bit o f rock o e ready b eforehand in hi b reast,

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pocket? Where have y u seen that? Among the mountaineers

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de r father; when they go out they generall y tak e li ttle bits of o

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wi th them M ountai n folks are worki ng folks and clever folks If

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y u have been among mountain lads yo u have seen and learnt

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some thing but when you go thither beware fo many a sparrow

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has been brough t to a b ad end by a mountai n boy .

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At length the father came to th youn gest on Y u my dear e s :

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chi p ing nestli ng were always the silli est and weakest Stay with
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me Th world has many rough wi cked birds whi ch have c ooked

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b eak and long claws and li in wait for poor lit tle bi ds and w al
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low them Keep wi th those of your ow n kind and pi ck up lit tle pi

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ders nd caterpill ars from the t rees o the house and then you will
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live long in peace M y dear father he w ho feeds himself wi thout

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inj ury to other people fares well and no sparrow hawk eagle o ,
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kite will hu t him if b specia lly commi ts himself nd hi lawful

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food eveni ng and morning f ithqy to God who is the Creator

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and Preserver of all forest and vi llage bird who li kewi se hears the s,
cry and prayer of the young ravens for no sparrow or wren ever ,
falls to the gro und except by hi will Where have you learnt s .
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t hi s ? Th son answered
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e When the great b last of wind tore me ,
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away from you I came to a church and there du i ng the summer I ,

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have picked up the flies and spiders from the windows and heard ,
thi s di scou se preached Th Father f all sparrows fed me ll the

r . e o a
summer through and kept me from all mi schance and from fero
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i u birds
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c o s .
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In sooth my dear n if you take refuge in the churches and
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so ,
help to cl ear away spiders and buzzi ng fli es and cry unto God like ,
th young ra vens and comm end yourself to the eternal Creator

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The D u tion of Life ra
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w il l b e we ll wi th you , even if the whole world were fu ll of wild ma
li ci o us b irds .
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He w ho to God co m mits his wa ys ,
I n s ilence su fiers
p ra ys , wa it s , a nd ,
Pres erves his f

ait h a nd c ons c ienc e pu re,
H e is of Go d s p r t ect io n s ure
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T h e Du ra t i o n o f L i fe
WHEN had created the world and was ab out to fi the length of
Go d x
each creature s life the came and asked Lord ho w long shall
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ass ,
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I live ? Thi rty years repli ed Go d; does that content thee ? Ah

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Lord answered the as s that i a long ti me Think of my painful

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exi stence ! To car y heavy burdens from morning to ni ght to drag

r ,
sacks of corn to the mill that others may eat bread to b e cheered , ,
and refreshed with nothi ng but b lows and ki cks B eli e me o f a . ev
portion of thi s long ti me Then Go d had pity o n him and reli eved.
”
him o f ei ghteen ye rs a .
The ass went away co mfort ed and the dog appe ared How long
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wouldst thou like to live ? sai d Go d to him Thirty years are t ”

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many fo the as but thou wi lt b e satis fied with th at Lord n

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d the dog i that Thy wi ll ? C ons i der how I shal l have to

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run ; my feet wil l never hold o ut so long and when I have once lost ,
my voice fo barkin g and my teeth for biting what wi ll be left fo

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me to do but run from one com er to another and growl ? God w ”

sa
that he w ri ght and released him from twelve years of life

as ,
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Then came th e monke y Thou wi lt cert ai nly live thi rty y ears
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wi lli ngl y sai d the Lord to him Thou hast no need t o work as the
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as s and the d g have to do and wi lt always enjoy thyself A h!

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Lord he answered it may seem as if that were the case but it i

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qui te different When it rai ns porri dge I have no s p oon I am l

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ways to play me ry prank and make faces whi ch force people to

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laugh and if they give me an apple and I bite into it why it i

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sour ! How often sadn ess hides itself b ehi nd mi rth ! I shall never be
able t o hold out for thi t y years God w as graciou and took o ff r . s
ten .
At last man appeared j oyous healthy an d vigorous and b egged , , ,

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Go d to appoint hi s ti m e for him Thi rt y years shalt thou live sai d

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the Lord I that enough fo thee ? What a short ti me cri ed

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m n when I have bui lt my house and my fire burns n my o wn

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he rth ; when I have p l anted trees whi ch blossom and bear frui t
a ,
and am just intendin g to enjoy my li fe I m to di ! 0 Lord , a e ,
lengthen my tim e I will add to it the ass s eighteen years sai d

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God That i not enough repli ed the man Thou shalt also have
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the dog s twelve years St ill too li ttle ! Well then sai d God I
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w i ll gi ve thee the monkey s ten years also but more thou s halt no t
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have The man went away b ut w not sati sfied

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S o man li ves seven t y years Th first thirty are his hum an y ears . e ,
whi ch e soon gone ; then i he healthy merry works wi th pleas

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ure and i gl ad o f his life Then follow the ass s ei ghteen years
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when o ne burden after another i lai d o n him; he has to carry the s
corn whi ch feeds others and blows and ld ck are the reward f his ,
s o
fai thful services Then come the dog s twelve y ears when he li es in
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the corner and gr owls and has no longer an y teeth to bite with
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and when thi s time i over the monkey s ten years form the end s
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Then m n i weak headed and fooli sh does sill y thi ngs and b
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comes the jest o f th e chil d en r .
T h e T w e lv e A p o s t l e s
TH R HUN DR D YEARS b efore the birth f the Lord Ch i st there

EE E o r ,
li ved a mother who had tw elve sons but was so poor and needy ,
that h no longer knew h w she w to keep them ali ve at all She

s e o as .
prayed to G d d i ly that He would grant that ll her sons mi ght be

o a a
o n the ea th wi th th Redeemer who w promi ed When her n

r e as s . e
ce ss it y became still greater she sent one of them after the other u t o
into the world to seek bread for her .
Th eldest w e c al led Peter and he went ut and had already

as ,
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walked a long way a whole day s journey when he came into a ,

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great forest He sought for a way ut but could find none and
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went f rther and farther ast ay and at the same time felt such
a r ,
g reat h u nger that he could scarcely stand At length he became o . s
weak that he was forced to li down and he beli eved death to be at e ,
hand Suddenly there stood beside him a small boy who shone with
.
b ri ghtness and w b eauti ful and ki nd an angel Th chi ld

,
as as as . e
F it hful Io hn 4 7 a 1
smote hi li t tl e hands together unti l Peter w forced t o look up

s , as
and w him Then the child sai d Why art thou sitti ng there in
sa .
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such trouble ? Al as ! answered Peter I am going about the

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world seeki ng bread Th at I may yet the dear Savi our who i . s ee s
promised that i my greatest desi e Th chi ld sai d Come with

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me and thy wish shall be fulfilled

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He took poor Peter by th hand and led him between some cliffs e ,
t o a great cavern When the y entered i t everythi ng w . shini ng , as
with gold silver and crystal and in the midst of it twelve cradles
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were standing side b y side Then said the littl e angel Li down in .
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the first and sleep a whi le I w ill rock thee Peter di d so and the
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angel sang to him and rocked hi m unti l he w asleep And when as .
he was asleep the second brother came also guided thi ther by hi
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g uardi an angel and he was rocked to sleep,

li ke the first and thus ,
came the others n after the other unti l all twelve lay there sleep
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in g in the golden cradles They slept however three hundred .

, ,
years until the ni ght when the Savi our f the world w born
,
o as .
Then t hey awoke and were wi th him o n ear th and were called the
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twelve apostl es .
F ai t h fu l J o hn
THE R WAS once an ld King who having fallen s ick th ught to

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himself Thi s i very li kely my death b ed n whi ch I m lying

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Then he sai d Let Faithful John be sent for

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F ai thful John w hi best b eloved serv ant and was called b

as s -
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so e
cause he had served the King faithfu lly all hi li fe long When he s .
came near the b ed the King sai d t him Fai thful John I feel my, o ,
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end drawi ng ne r and my only care i f my n; he i yet f ten

a ,
s or so s o
der years and does not always know h w t shape hi conduct ; and
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o o s
unless you promi se me to instruct him in all hi acti ons and be a s
t ue foster father to him I shall not b e able to close m y e yes in

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peace .
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Th en an wered Fai thful John I wi ll never forsake him and wi ll

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serve him faithfully even though it should cost me my li fe , .
And the ld King sai d Then I di being f good cheer and at

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peace And he went n to y After my death y u must lead him

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through th whole c stle in to all the chambers hall and vaults

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and show him the t eas ures that in them li e; but the last chamb er
r
in the long gallery i n whi ch li es hi dden the p i cture f the Princess

, o
o f the Golden Palace yo u m ust n o t show him If he were to

, ee . s
that pi cture he would directly fall into so great a love f her that
, or ,
he woul d f in t wi th the strength f it and afterwa d for her sak e

a o , r s
r un into great dangers ; s y u must guard hi m well

o o .
And as Fai thful John gave him hi hand upon it the old King he s ,
came still and silent lai d hi s head upon the pillow and di ed
, , .
Wh en the o ld Ki ng w lai d in the grave Fai thful John told the

as ,
young King what he had promi sed to hi father o n hi s death bed s -

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and sai d And I will certainl y hold t m y promise and b e faithful

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to you as I w as faithful to him even thou gh it should cost me my

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life.
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When the days o f mourni ng were at an end Faithful John said to ,
the Prin ce I t i n w time that yo u should e your inheritance ; I

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s o se
will show you all the paternal castle .

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Then he led hi m over all the place upstai s and down tai s and ,
r s r ,
showed him ll the treasures and the splendi d chambers ; n cham

a o e
b er only he did not open that in whi ch the perilous picture hung
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Now the pict ure w o placed that when the door opened it was
as s
the first thing to be seen and was o wonderfull y painted that it

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seemed t o breathe and move and in the whole world w as there ,
nothing more lovely o more beautiful r .
The young Kin g noti ced how F i thful John always passed b y thi s a
o n e door and asked

, Why do you not undo this door ? There is
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somethi ng insi de that would ter ify you answered he r

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.
But the King answered I have seen the whole castle and I will
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kn ow what i in here also And he went forward and tri ed to open

s .
the door by force .
Then Fai thful John ca ll ed him back and sai d I promised your
“
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father on hi death b ed that you shoul d not see what i in that

s -
s
room ; it mi ght bring great mi sfortune o n yo u and me were I to

break my promi se .
”
But the young Ki ng an wered I shall be undone if I do not go

s ,
“
insi de that room ; I shall have no pea ce day o ni ght until I have r
seen it wi th these eyes ; and I will not move from thi s place until
you have un locked it .
”
Th en Fai thful John w there was no help for it sa n d he chose , a
o u t the key from the bi g b unch wi th a heavy heart and many s i ghs .
When the door w as Opened he walked in fi st and thought that by r ,
stan di ng in front o f the King he mi ght hi de the pi cture from him ,
but that was no good the King stood n t iptoe and looked over hi
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F it hful Io hn 4 9 a 1
shoulder An d when he saw the image f the lady that w

. won o as s o
d full y be au t iful and so gli tte i ng wi th gold and jewe l s he fell n

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the ground powerless Faithful John helped hi m up took him to hi .

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b ed and thought wi th sorrow Ah me ! the evil has come to pass ;

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what will become of us ? ”
Then he strengthened th Ki ng wi th wi ne unti l he came t hi m e , o
self Th first words that he sai d were Oh the beautiful p icture !

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Whose portrait i it ? It i the portrai t f the Princess f the

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s o o
Golden Pal ace answered F i thful John , a .
Th en the Ki ng sai d M y love for her i so great that if all the

“
,
s
leaves of the forest were tongues they coul d n t utter it ! I stake my o
li fe n the chance of obtaini ng her and y u my Faithful John

o , o , ,
must stand by me .
”
Th fai thful serv n t cons i dered for a long ti me h w the bus iness
e a o
should be begun ; it seemed to him that it would be a diffi cul t mat

ter to come at just a sight f the Prin cess At last he thought ut a o . o
way and sai d to the King

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All that she h about her i f gold—tables chairs dishes

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as s o , , ,
d i nki ng cups bowls and all the household furni ture ; in your treas
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u y are fi v e tons of gold let the goldsmi th

r f your kingdom work i t , s o
up into all ld nd f vessels and implements into all ki nds f birds

s o ,
o ,
and wil d creatures and wonderful beasts such may p l ease her ;, , as
then we wi ll carry them ff wi th us and go and seek u fortune o ,

o r .
”
Th King had all the goldsmi ths fe tched and the y worked day
e ,
and ni ght un til at last some splendi d thi ngs were g t ready When
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o .
a shi p had b een loaded wi th them Fai thful John put on the ga b of ,
r
a merchant and so did the Kin g so as the more complete ly to di

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s
guise themselves Then they journeyed over the . and went so s ea ,
far that at last they came to the city where the Princess f the o
Golden Palace dwelt .
Fai thful John told the Ki ng to stay in the shi p and to wai t f ,
or
him Perhaps sai d he I shall b ring the Princess back wi th me

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so take care that everythi ng i in order; let the golden v essels be s
placed about and the whole shi p b e adorned

,
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”
Th en he gathered together in hi apron some f the gold thi ngs s o ,
o n f each kind landed and went up to the royal castle And

e o , ,
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when he reached the cou tyard f the ca tl e there stood by the well r o s
a pret ty mai den who had two golden pails in her hand and she
, ,
was drawi ng water wi th them ; and she turned roun d to carry as
them away she w the strange man and asked hi m who he was
sa ,
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He answered I am a merchant and Opened hi apron and let

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her look wi thi n it .

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Ah What b eau ti f ul thi ngs ! cri ed s he and setting down her

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pai ls h turned the golden toys over and looked at them one after
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another .
Then s he sai d Th Princess mus t these ; h takes so much

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e see s e
pleasure in gold thi ngs that sh wi ll buy them all from you Then e .
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sh took hi m by the h n d and led hi m in f

e he was the cham b er a ,
or s
mai d .
When th P i ncess w the golden wares she was very pleased

e r sa ,
an d s ai d All these are s o fin ely worked that I should like t o buy

,
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them of yo u .
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But the Fai thful John s ai d I am only the servant of a ri ch mer ,

“
chant and what I have here i nothi ng t o what my mas ter h in

, s as
the ship—the cunni ngest and costli est t hings that ever were made of
gold .
”
Th e Princess then wanted it all t o be b rought to her ; but he sai d ,
That would t ake up many days ; so great i the number o f them

“
s ,
and much space woul d they occupy th at there would not be

so
enough room f them in your hous e or .

”
But the Princess s curi osity and fancy grew so much that at last ’
h s ai d Lead me t o the ship ; I wi ll go and your master s

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s ee
treasures .
”
Then Fai thful John led her t o the shi p joyfully and the King , ,
when he saw that her be auty was even greater th an the picture had
set forth felt hi heart leap at the si ght Then she clim b ed up into
,
s .
the ship and the King received her Faithful John sta yed by the
, .
steersman and gave orders for the shi p t o push off saying Spread
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ll sai l that she may fly li ke a bird in the air

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So the King showed her all the golden things each separately ,
the di shes the b owls the birds the wi ld creatures and th wonder
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ful b easts M any hours were passed in looki ng at them all and in
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her pleas ure the Princess never noti ced that the ship was moving
onwards When she had exami ned the last she thanked the mer
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chant and prepa ed to return home ; but when she came t o the shi p s
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si de h s w that they were n the hi gh seas far from land and

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spee di ng o n under full s i l a .
Ah ! c i ed h full of terror I am betrayed and ani d ff by

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c e o
thi s merchant Oh that I had died rather than have fallen into hi
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s
power ! ”
But the King took hold o f her hand and sai d N merchant am , ,
o
I but a Ki ng and no baser of birth than thyse lf ; it i because o f my

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over mastering lov e for thee that I have carried thee o ff by cun
-
ni ng Th first time I saw thy picture I fell f inting to the earth

. e a .
F ithful Jo hn 4 a 21
When the Princess f the G olden Palace heard thi s h b ecame o s e
more trustful and her he art in clined favorab ly towards him so that
, ,
sh wi lli ngly consented to become hi wife

e s .
It happened however as they were sti ll journeyin g on the open

, ,
s e a,that Fai thful John as he t in the forep a t of th ship and ,

sa r e
made music caught s ight f three ravens in the i flying overhead

, o a r .
Then he stopped p layi ng and li stened to what they sai d n to n , o e a
other f he understood them quite well Th e first n c i ed A y

, or . o e r ,
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th ere goes the Princess f the Golden Palace o .

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Yes answered the second ; but he has not got her safe yet
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An d the thi rd sai d He h her though ; he s its bes ide him in “

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the ship .
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Then the fi st n spoke again What does that avail him? When
“
r o e ,
they come n land a fox red horse will spring towar ds them ; then
o -
will the King try to mount him; and if he does the horse wi ll ri se ,
wi th him into the ir that he wi ll never hi b i de ag in

a , so s ee s r a .
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Th second raven asked Is there n remedy ?

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Oh y ; if another man mounts qui ckl y and takes the pistol ut

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o f the holster and shoots the horse dead with it he wi ll save the ,
young King But who knows that? and he that kn ow s it and does it
.
will become stone from t o to knee e .

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Th en s ai d the second I kn ow fu rther that if the horse should

“
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be killed the young King will not even then be sure of his b ride
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.
When they ar i ve at the castle there wi ll li a wrought b i de shirt

r e r -
in a di sh and i t wi ll se m all woven f gold and s ilver but it i

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ally f sulphur and pitch and if he puts it on it wil l burn him to the
O ,
marrow f his b ones o .

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Th e third raven said I there n remedy ?

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s o
Oh yes answered the second ; f another man wi th gloves n

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i o
picks up the shi t and throws it into the fire so that it i consumed
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then i the young King delivered But what avai ls that? He who
s .
knows it and does it wi ll b e turned into stone from hi heart to hi s s
knee .
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Then spoke the thi d I know yet more th at even when the r ,
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bride shi t i burnt up the King i not sure f hi bri de ; when at the
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r s s o s
weddi ng the dance b egi ns n d the y oung Queen dances h wi ll , a ,

s e
suddenly grow pale and fall to the earth if she were dead and as ,
unless some n lifts her up and takes th ee drops f blood from

o e r o
her ri ght breast she will di But he that knows thi s and does this
, e .
will b ecome stone from the crown f hi head to the sole f hi o s o s
foot .
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When the ravens had spoken thus among themselves they flew
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away Fai thful John had understood it a ll and from that ti m e he

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,
remained qui et and sad for he thought to himself that were he to ,
conceal what he had heard from hi master misfortune wou l d b s , e
fall ; and were he to reveal it hi w n life would be sacrificed At s o .
l ast however he said wi thin himse lf I will sav e my master though

, , ,
“
,
I myself shou l d perish! ”
So when they came n l and it happened just the ravens had o ,

as
foretold there sprang forward a sp l endi d f red horse

,
ox- .
“
Come o n ! said the King he shall carry me to the castle and
”
,
“
,
was going to mount when Faithful John passed before him and ,
mounted qui ckly drew the pistol o ut o f the holster and shot the
, ,
horse dead .
Then the other servants of the King cri ed u t ! f they did not o or
wish we ll to Faithful John ! How shameful to ki ll that beautiful ,

“
animal that was to hav e carried the King to hi castle But the s .
Ki ng sai d Ho l d you tongues and let him be ; he i my Faithful

,
“
r , s
John ; he knows what i the good f it s o .

”
Then they went up t o th castle and there stood in the hall a e ,
dish and the wrought bri de shi rt that lay on it seemed if f go l d

,
-
as o
and silver Th young Ki ng went up to it and was going to put it

. e
o n , but Fai thful John pushed him away picked it up wi th hi , s
g l oved han ds th ew it qui ckly n the fi and there let it b urn

,
r o r e, .
Th other servants be g an grumbli ng agai n and sai d Look he i

“
e , , ,
s
even burning up th King s bridal shi rt ! But the young King s i d

e
’ ”
a ,
Who kn ows but that there may be a good reason fo it ? Let him
“
r
be he i my Faithful John
, s .
”
Th en the wedding feast was held ; and the bri de led the da nce ;
Faithful John watched her care fully and all at once she grew p l e ,
a
and fell down as if he were dead Then he went qui ckly to her s .
,
and carri ed her into a chamber hard by laid her down and k neel , ,
in g took th ee drops of blood from her ri ght bre st Imme di ate ly

,
r a .
she drew breath agai n and r i sed herself up but the young Ki ng a ,
wi tness ing all and not knowing why Fai thful John had done this
, ,
grew e y an g ry and cri d t T hrow him into pri on !

v r ,
e ou .
“
s
Th next morni ng Fai thful John was condemned to death and led
e
to the gall ows and as he stood there ready to suffer he said He

, , ,
“
w h i about to di i perm i tted to speak once before hi end ; may

o s e s s
I cl i m that ri ght ?
a
”
“
Y answered the Ki ng t i granted to you
es , ,
r s .
”
Th en sai d Fai thfu l John I hav e been condemned unjustl y for I

“
, ,
have always been faithful and he re lated how he had heard o n the ,
”
F ithful Jo hn 4 3 a 2
s ea voyage the talk f the raven and how he had done everythi ng
o s,
in order to save hi master

“
s .
Then cried the King O my Faithful John pardon ! pardon ! Lead

“
, ,
him down ! But Fai thful John as he spoke the l ast words fell life , ,
less and became stone

, .
Th King and Queen had great g i ef because f thi s and the

e r o ,
King said Ah h w could I have evi l rewarded such faithfu lness !

,
“
,
o -
and he caused the stone image to b e lifted up and put to stand in

hi sleep ing room by the si de f hi bed And as often as he
s -
w it o s . sa
he wept and said Would that I could bring thee b ack t life my
,
“
o ,
Fai thful John ! ”
A fter some ti me the Queen bore twins two little sons —that grew -
and th i ved and were the j y f their parents One day when the
r ,
o o .
,
Q ueen was in chu ch the two chi ldren were sitting and playi ng
r ,
with their father nd he gazed at the stone image ful l of sadness

, a ,
sighed and cri ed Oh that I coul d bring thee b ack to li fe my

, , ,
Faithful John ! ”
Then the stone began to speak and sai d Yes thou canst bri ng
“
, , ,
me back to life agai n if thou wi lt bestow therefor thy best b,

-
e
loved .
”
Then c i ed the King All that I have in the world will I give up
“
r ,
for thee ! ”
Th stone went n to y If thou wi lt cut ff the heads of thy

“
e o sa ,
o
tw chi ldren wi th thy wn h n d and b esmear me wi th the ir blood

o o a , ,
I shall receive li fe again .

”
Th Ki ng was horror struck at th though t that he mu t put hi

e -
e s s
b eloved chi ldren to death but he remembered all John s faith ,

’
ful ness and how he had died for him and he drew hi s sword and
, ,
cut off hi children s heads wi th hi w n h nd

s
’
s o a .
And when he had b esmeared the stone wi th their blood life ,

re
turned to it and Faithful John stood alive and well before him; and
,
he sai d to the King Thy faithfulness shall not b e unrewarded

,
“ ”
,
and taki ng up the heads f the chi ld en he set them n again and
,
o r , o ,
besmeared the wounds wi th their b lood upon whi ch in a moment ,
they were whole again and j umped about and went n playi ng , , o as
if nothing had hap p ened t th em o .
N w was the Ki ng full f j y; and when he

o w the Queen com o o sa
ing he put the Faithful John and the two children in a great chest .
When h came in he sai d to her Hast thou prayed in church ?

“ ”
s e ,
“
Yes answered she but I was thinking ll the whi le f Fai thful
, ,
“
a o
John and how he came to such great mi sfortune th ough us

,
r .
424 G
Co mp let e Fai y T les ri mm s
’
r a
Then said he dear wife we can give hi m life again but it

” “
, , , ,
wi ll cost us both o ur li ttle sons whom we must sac i fi ce , r .

”
Th Queen grew pal e and s i ck at heart but sai d We owe it

“
e , ,
hi m because of hi great fai thfu l ness

”
,
s .
Then the King rejoi ced because she thought as he di d and he ,
went and unlocked the chest and took u t the chi l dren and Faithful o
John and sai d God be praised he i delivered and u li ttle sons

, ,
“
,
s , o r
are ours again and he related to her how it had come to pass .
After that they ll li ved together happily to the end o f their li ves
a .
Th e S ix S w ans
O NCE a King was hun ting in a great wood and he pursued a wild ,
animal o eagerly that none f hi people could fo ll ow him When

s o s .
e veni ng came he stood sti ll and look ing round hi m he found that ,
he had lost hi way ; and seeking a path he found none Then all at
s ,
.
once he saw an ld woman wi th a noddi ng head comi ng up to him;

o
and it was a witch .
M y good woman sai d he can you show me the wa y u t of

“ “
, ,
o
the wood ? ”
Oh yes my lord King an wered she certai nly I can ; b ut I

“
,
”
, s ,
“
must make a con di ti on and if you do no t ful fill it yo u wi ll never

, ,
get o ut f the wood again b ut die there of hunger

o ,
.
”
What i the condi ti on ? asked the King

“ ”
s .
I have a daughter said the ld woman who is as f i r as any

“
,
”
o ,
a
i n the world and if you wi ll take her for your bri de and make her
, ,
Queen I will show yo u the way o ut o f the wood

, .
”
Th Ki ng consented beca u e of the difficu lty he w as in and the

e ,
s ,
o l d woman led hi m into her li t tle house and there her d ughter ,
a
was sit ting by the fire .
She received the King just as if h had been exp ecti ng hi m n d s e , a
though he saw that he was very beautiful h did n t p l ease s ,

s e o
him and he could n t look at her wi thout an inward shudder Nev

,
o .
e th l
r he took the maiden before him n hi horse and the ld
e es s , o s , o
woman showed him the way and soon he w in hi s royal castle ,

as
again where the wedding w held

,
as .
Th Ki ng had been marri ed before and hi first wi fe had left

e , s
s even chi ldren si b oy s and o ne girl whom he loved better than all
,
x ,
Sw n 4 5 The Six a s 2
the world and as he was afrai d the step mother mi ght not behave
,
-
wel l to them and perhaps would do them some mischi ef he took

, ,
them to a lonely castle standi ng in the mi ddle of a wood There .
they remained hi dden for the road to it w so ha d to find that the

, as r
King hi mse lf could not have found it had it not b een fo a clew f ,
r o
yarn possess ing wonderful p Op u that a wi se woman had

,
r er
'
es ,
given hi m; when he threw it down before hi m it unro ll ed itse lf and ,
showed him the way .
A nd the Ki ng went so often to see hi clear chi ld en that the s r ,
Queen w di spleased at hi absence ; and she b ecame curi ous and

as s
wanted to know what he went out into the wood for o often alone s .
She b rib ed hi servants with much mone y and the y showed her the
s ,
secret and told her of the clew of yarn whi ch alone coul d point
, ,
ou t the way ; then she gave herself no rest unt il she had found o u t
where the King kept the clew and then she made some li t tle whi te ,
silk shi ts and sewed a charm in each as h had learned witch

r , ,
s e
craft o f her mother And once when the King had ridden to the
.
hunt she took the little shi rts and went into the wood and the clew
, ,
of yarn showed her the way Th children seeing some one in the . e
distance thought it w their dear father coming to see them and

,
as ,
came jumping for joy to meet him Then the wi cked Queen th ew . r
on e of the li t tle shirts over each and as soon as the shi ts touched ,
r
their bodi es they were changed into swan and flew away through
,
s,
the wood So the Queen went home very pleased to thi nk she had
.
got i d of her step chi ldren ; but the mai den had not run out wi th
r -
her brothers and the Queen k new no thi ng about her

,
so .
Th e next da y the Ki ng went to see hi chi ld en but he found s r ,
nobody but hi daughter Where are thy brothers ? asked the

s .
“ ”
Ki ng .
Ah dear father an swered h they are gone away and have

“
, ,
”
s e,
“
left me behi nd and then she told him how she had seen from her
”
,
window her brothers in the gu ise o f swans fly away th ough the r
wood and she showed hi m th feathers whi ch they had let fall
,
e
in the courty rd and whi ch she had p i cked up Th Kin g was

a ,
. e
gri e ved but he nev er d eamt that it was the Queen who had done
,
r
this wi cked deed and as he feared lest the mai den also should be
,
stolen away from him he wi shed to take her away with hi m But ,
.
she was afrai d o f the step mother and begged the Ki ng to let her -
,
remai n o ne more ni ght in the castle in the wood .
Then she s i d to herself I must sta y here no longer but go and

“
a , ,
seek f my brothers
or .
”
And when the ni ght came she fled away and went strai ght into ,
426 Grimm s Co mp lete Fai y Ta les ’
r
the wood She went o n all tha t ni ght and the next day unti l he
.
, s
could g o no longer fo weariness At las t he aw a ru de hut nd r . s s ,

a
sh went in and found a room wi th i little b eds in i t ; h di d not

e s x s e
dare to li e down in o n b ut she crept under o ne and lay o n the e,
hard boards and wished for ni ght When it w as near the time of .
sun setti ng she heard a rustli ng sound and

-
aw i swans come ,
s s x
flying in at the wi ndow The y alighted o n the ground and blew at .

,
on e another un ti l they had blown all th eir feathers o ff and then ,
th ey st i pped o ff their swan skin a if it had b een a shi t And the

r -
s r .
mai den looked at them and k new them for her brothers and w as ,
very glad and crept from un der the bed Th e brothers were no t
, .
less glad when their sister appeared b ut their j oy di d no t last long ,

.
Y o u must no t stay here

“
sai d they to her; thi is a robb ers ”
,
“
s
’
haunt and if they were t o come and find you here they woul d kil l
, ,
yo u .
And cannot y u defend me ? asked the lit tle si ster

“
o .
N o an wered they for we can only get id o f our swan ski ns

“
,
s ,
“
r -
and keep o u human shape every eve ning f a quarter o f an hour

r or ,
but after that we must be changed again into swans .

”
Th e ir s ister wept at hea i n g thi s and sai d C an nothi ng he done

“
r , ,
t o set you free ?

”
Oh no an wered they the work would be t o o hard f you

“
,
”
s ,
“
or .
Fo si whole yea s yo u wo ul d b e ob li ged never to s p eak o laugh

r x r r ,
and make duri n g that time i little shi ts out of aster fl w e If s x r -

o rs .
yo u were t o let fall a s in gle word b efore the work w as ended all ,
woul d b e of n o good .
”
And just as the b rothers had fini shed telli ng her thi s the qu arter ,
o f an hour came to an end and the y ch nged i nto sw a ns and flew ,

a
o ut o f the wi ndow .
But the maiden made up her mind t o set her b rothers free even ,
though it should cost her her life She left the hut and going into .
,
the mi ddl e of the wood he cli mb ed a t ree and there passed the ,
s ,
ni ght The next morni ng she s t to work and gathered asters and
. e
began sewing them together as fo p e ld ng there w as no n to : r s a ,

o e
speak to and for laughin g sh had no mind t o it ; o she at on

,
as ,
e s s
and looked at nothing but her work .
When she had b een going on li ke thi s fo a long time it hap r ,
pened that the King o f that country went hunti ng in the wood a- ,
and some of hi huntsmen came up to the tree in whi ch the maiden

s
sa t They call ed out t o her sayi ng

. Who art thou ? But she gave , ,
“ ”
no answer C ome down cried th ey ; we wi ll do thee no harm

.
“
,
” “
.
But he onl y shook her head A nd when they tormented her further
s .
Sw n 427 The Six a s
wi th questions she threw down t o them her gold necklace h p in g ,

O
they cou ld be content with that But they would n t leav e off s . o ,
o
she th ew down to them her girdle and when that was no good
r , ,
her garters and n after another everything she had o n and cou l d
,
o e
poss ibly spare until she had nothing left but her smock But all w
, . as
no good the huntsmen would no t be put ff any l onger and they

, o ,
climbed the tree carried the mai den off and brought her to the
, ,
King .
Th Ki ng aske d Who art thou ? What wert thou doing in the

“
e ,
tree ? But he nswered nothi ng He spoke t o her in all the lan

”
s a .
g uages he knew but h remained dumb b ut b eing very beauti

,
s e : ,
ful th e King inclin ed to her and he felt a great love i se up in hi

, , r s
heart toward her; and casti ng hi mantle round her he put her b
s s ,
e
fore him u hi horse and brought her to hi castle Then he caused

o s s .
ri ch clothing t b e put upon her and her b eauty shone as bright as

o ,
the morni ng b ut no word would she utter He seated her by hi

, . s
side at tab le and her modes ty and gentle mien o pleased him that
,
s ,
he said Th is mai den I choose f wi fe and no other in all the

,
“
or ,
world and accordi ngly after a few days they were married
,
”
.
But the Ki ng had a wi cked mother who was displeased wi th the ,
mar i age and spoke ill f the young Queen Who knows where
r , o .
“
the mai d can have come from ? said she and not able to speak a ”
,
“
word ! She i no t wo thy of a king ! s r
After a year had passed and the Queen brought her fi st chi ld ,
r
into the world the o ld woman car i ed it away and marked the
, r ,
Queen s mouth wi th b lood as h lay sleeping Th en h went to

’
s e . s e
the Ki ng and decl ed that hi wife was an eater o f human fleshar s .
Th Ki ng would not beli eve such a thi ng and ordered that no o n

e ,
e
should do her any harm And th Queen went o n quietly sewing . e
the shirt and ca i ng for nothi ng else

s r .
Th next time that a fine boy w

e b orn the wi cked step mother as ,
-
used the same dece it but the King would gi v e no credence to her
words for he sai d She is t o tender and good t o do any such
, ,
o
thing and if h were only no t dumb and cou l d j us tify herself

,
s e , ,
then her innocence would be as clear as day .

”
When f the third time the old woman stole away the new born
or -
chi ld and accused the Queen who w unab le t ay a word in her , as o s
defense the Ki ng coul d do no other but give her up to justice and

, ,
she was sentenced to suffer death by fire .
The day n whi ch her sentence was to be carri ed o ut was the

o
very last o n f the sixth year o f th years during whi ch she had
e o e
neither spoken no laughed to free her dear brothers from the evi l
r ,
428 G imm s Comp lete Fai y T les r
’
r a
spell Th e si shi rts were ready all except o ne whi ch wanted the
. x ,
left s leeve And when she was led t the pile of wood she carried
. o ,
the i shi rts on her arm and when she mounted the pile and the
s x ,
fire was about to b e kindled ll at once she cried ut al oud for ,

a o ,
there were i swans coming flyin g th ough the i ; and h w

s x r a r s e sa
that her deliverance was near and her heart b eat f j o y Th , or . e
swans came close up to her wi th rushing wings and stooped round ,
her, so t hat h co ul d th ow the shi t s over them ; and when that

s e r r
had been done the swan s kin fell off them and her brothers stood
-
s ,
before her in their own b odi es quite safe and sound ; but as o ne
shirt wanted the left sleeve so the youngest brother had a S wan s ,
’
wing instead f a left arm o .
They embraced and k issed each other and the Queen went up t o ,
the Ki ng who looked on full f astonishm ent and began to speak

, o ,
to him and to say Dearest hus b an d now I may dare t o speak and
,
“
,
tell you that I am innocent and hav e been falsely accus ed and h,
”
, s e
related to him the treachery o f the step mother who had taken -
,
away the three chi l d en and hi dden them And she was reconciled
r .
to the King wi th great joy and the wicked step mother w bound ,
-
as
to the stake o n the pile f wood and burnt to ashes o .
And the Ki ng and Queen lived many years wi th their si brothers x
in peace and joy .
T h e S ev e n R av e n s
A MAN had seven son but not a single daughter Thi s made b oth
s, .
hi m and hi wife very unhappy At last a daughter was born t o

s .
,
their great j y; but the chi ld was very small and s li ght and weak
o ,
so
that they feared it would di So the father sent hi sons t the e . s o
spring to fetch water that he might bapti ze her .
Each f the boys ran in great haste to be the first to d aw the

o r
water f their littl e sister s baptism but in the struggle to be first

or
’
they let the pitcher fall into the well .
Then they stood sti ll and knew not what to do ; not ne f them o o
dared to venture home without the water As the ti me went on and .
they did not return the father b ecame very impati ent and sai d I
, , ,
“
suppose in the midst f their p l ay they have forgotten what I sent

o
them f the careless chi ldren

o r, .
”
He was in such an ag ony l t the chi ld should di unb p fi d es e a ze

S even R av ens The 429
that he exclaimed thoughtlessly I wi sh the youn gsters were all ,

“
turned into ravens ! ”
Th words were scarcely uttered when there was heard a ushi ng

e r
o f wings in the i over hi head and presently seven coa l b l ack

a r s ,
-
ravens flew o ver the house .
The father cou l d not reca l l the drea dful words and both parents ,
grieved terribly over the loss of their se ven sons ; their onl y con ola s
ti on now was the li t tle daugh ter who every day grew stronger and ,
more beautiful .
F a long time the maiden was not told t hat she had brothers ;
or
her parents were most careful to avoid all m nuon o f them But o ne e
'
day she overheard some persons talking and the y sai d that no ,
doubt the young girl was very beautiful but that there mus t have ,
been some strange cause for the mi sfort une whi ch had happened to
her seven brothers .
Oh how s urp ri sed and sad she felt when she heard this ! She
,
went at once to her father and mother and asked them if sh really e
had had any brothers and what had become of them Then her
,
.
par nts dared not any longer keep the secret from her Th ey told
e .
her however that it was the decree o f Heaven and that her bi th
, , ,
r
was th inn ocent cause of all As soon as she was alone he made a
e . s
firm determi nati on that she would try to b reak the enchantment in
whi ch her b roth ers were held .
She had neither rest nor peace ti ll she had made up her mi nd to
leave home and seek her b rothers and et them free cost what it s ,
When at last she left home took nothin g with her b ut a lit tle
,
s he
ri ng in memory f her parents a loaf of b rea d a jug of water and

, o , , ,
a lit tle stool in ca e she felt ti red

,
s .
So he went from her home and traveled further and further till
s , ,
she came to the end o f the world and there w the un ; but it w as ,
as s
so h t and fierce that it scorched the li ttle chi ld and h ran away
o , s e
in such a hurry that she ran into the moon Here i t was quite cold .
and di smal and she heard a voice say I smell man s flesh whi ch
, ,
“ ’ ”
,
made her escape from the moon q ui cld y as she cou l d and at last as ,
s h reached the stars

e .
The y were very ki nd and fri endly to her Each of the stars was .
seated n a wonderful chair and the M orni ng Star stood up and

o ,
said If you have not a ke y y u wi ll not be able to unl ock the i

,
o ce
berg in whi ch you brothers are shut up r .

”
So the M orning Star gave the mai den the key and told her to ,
wrap it up ca efull y in her li t tle handkerchi ef and showed her the

r ,
430 Grimm Comp lete Fai y Ta les ’
s r
way t o the i ceb erg Wh en she arrived the gate was closed ; he
. s
Opened her handkerchi ef t o ta ke o ut the key but found it emp t y ; ,
sh had forgotten the advi ce o f th e k ind stars What w as h to do

e . s e
now? She wi shed t o rescue her b rothers and had no key to the i e c
b erg .
At last the good li t tle sister thought she would p ut her finger into
the lock instead of a key A fter twisting and turni ng it about whi ch
.
,
hurt her very much she happily succeeded in o p eni ng it and im

, ,
mediately entered .
Presently a lit tle dwarf came forward to meet her and sai d My , ,
chi ld what are yo u seeki ng ? I seek m y b rothers the seven

,
” “
ravens she s ai d Th e seven ravens are not at home replied the

”
, .
“
,
dwarf ; but if you would li ke t o wai t here till the y re t urn pray ste p
“
,
”
m .
hen th e lit tle dwarf took th e mai den to th e room where supp er
T
was prepared for the seven ravens o n seven lit tle p lates by whi ch , ,
stood seven littl e cup s of water .
S o th e s is ter ate a few crumb s from each plate and dran k a li ttle
draught from each cup and into the last cu p he let fall the i n g
,
s r
t hat she b rough t from home .
Before she could get it out agai n she heard the rushi ng o f wings
in th e air and th e li ttle dwa f sai d Here co me th e seven Mr “
, r ,
.
R aven flyi ng home s .

”
Th en she hi d herself behi nd the doo r t o ee and h ear what th e y s
would do The y came in and were ab out to eat their supper but a
.
,
s
th e y caught si gh t of their lit tle cup s and p lates the y sai d one t o an ,
o ther Who has b een eating from m y li tt le plate ? Who ha b een

:
“ ” “
s
d i n king from my little cup ? I t has b ee n touched by the mouth o f

r
” “
a hum an b eing cri ed o ne; and look here wha t is thi s ? He took
”
,
“
, ,
”
up hi s cup and turned it over and o ut rolled the li t tle ring whi ch , ,
the y knew had once b elonged t o their father and mother .
Th en s i d the eldest Oh I remem b er tha t ring ! Oh if u si ster

“
a , , ,
o r
woul d only come here we should be free ! The mai den w ho heard
,
”
,
the w ish from behi nd th e door ca me fo th smi ling n d sto o d b e ,

r , a
fore them .
In that same moment the seven ravens were freed from th e en

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chantment and became seven han d ome young men Oh h w joy

, s .
, o
fully they all kissed each other and their li ttle s ister and sta ted o ff ,
r
at once in great happiness to their parents and their home !

T h e T w e lv e B ro t h e rs
O NC UP ON a time there li ved a King and Queen very peacefully t o

E
ge ther; they had twelve child en all boys r ,

.
Now the Ki ng sai d to the Queen one day If our thirteenth chi ld ,
“
should be a girl the twe lve boys shall die so that her ri ches may be ,
the greater and the kingdom fall to her alone

,
.
”
Then he caused t welve fli n to be made ; and they were fi lled co s
wi th shavi ngs and a li ttl e pillow lai d in each and they were
, ,
brought and put in a locked up room ; and the Ki ng gave the key to -
the Queen and told her to say nothi ng about it to any n

, o e .
But the mother sat th whole day sorrowing o that her youngest e ,
s
son who never left her and to whom she had gi ven the B ible name
, ,
Benjamin sai d to her Dear mother why are y u s sad ?

, ,
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o o
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“
Dearest child answered she I dare not tell you
”
, ,
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.
”
But he let her have no peace unti l she went and unl ocked the
room and showed hi m the twelve coffi ns wi th the shavings and the
,
lit tle pillows .
Then she sai d M y dear Benjami n your father has caused these
, ,
coffins to be made f y u and your eleven b rothers n d if I bring

or o ,
a
a little girl into the world y ou are all to b e put to death together
and buried therein And she wept as she spoke and her little son
.
”
,
comforted her and said Weep not dear mother we will save ur ,
“
, ,
o
selves and go far away .

”
Th en she answered Yes go wi th your ele v en brothers ut into

“
, ,
o
the world and l et o n f you always it n the t p o f the hi ghest

,
e o s o o
tree that can b e foun d and keep watch upon the tower f thi s cas
,
o
tle If a li ttle son i b orn I wi ll put out a whi te flag and then you
. s ,
may safely venture b ack again ; but if it i a lit tle daughter I will s
put ut a red flag and then flee away as fast as y u can and the
o ,
o ,
clear God watch o ver y u Every ni ght wi ll I arise and pray f you
o . or
—in wi nter that you may have a fire to warm you selv es by and in r ,
summer that you may not langui sh in the heat .

”
After that when h had giv en her sons her blessing they went
,
s e ,
away out into the wood One after another kept watch sitting n .
, o
the highest o k tree looki ng towards the tower When elev en days
a ,
.
had passed and Benjamin s turn came he saw a flag put out but it
,
’
, ,
was n t whi te but blood red to warn them that they were to di
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Wh en the b rothers knew thi s the y b ecame angry saying Shall we , ,

“
suffer death be ca us e of a girl ! we swe ar t o be revenged ; wherever

we find a gir l we will shed her b lood .
”
Th en th e y went dee p er into the wood ; and in the mi ddle where ,
it w as darkest the y foun d a li ttle enchanted house st anding empty

, , .
Th en the y sai d H ere wil l we dwell; and yo u Benj amin the

“
, , ,
y oungest and weakest shall stay at home and keep house ; we ,
othe s will go ab road and p urvey food

r .
”
Th en they went into the woo d and ca u ght ha res wi ld roe s birds , , ,
and pigeons and whatever else is good to eat and brought th em to

, ,
Benj ami n for him t o co ok and make ready to satisfy their hunger .
S o the y li ved together in th e li ttle hous e for ten y ears and the time ,
di d not seem long .
B y thi s time th e Queen s li ttl e daughter w as growi ng up ; she had ’
a ki nd heart and a b eautiful face and a golden star on her fore ,
head .
Once when there w as a great wash s he saw among the clothes

twelve shirts and she as ked her mother Whose are th ese twelve
, ,
“
s hirts? the y are t oo small t o b e my father s Then th e mother an ’

.
”
s w e ed with a sore heart D ear child th e y belong to your tw elv e “

r , ,
brothers The li ttle girl sai d Where are my t w elve broth ers ? I
.
”
,
“
have never heard o f them And her mother ans wered Go d onl y .
”
,
“
knows where they are wandering ab out in the world .
Th en s he led the li tt le gir l t o the secret roo m and unl ocked it ,
and showed her the twelve co ffins with the shavings and th e little
pillow s Th ese coffi ns s ai d she were intended for your twelve
.
“
,
”
,
“
brothers but the y went away far from home when you were b orn
, ,
”
and she re l ated ho w everyt hin g had come t o pass Th en sai d the .
li ttle girl Dear mo ther do no t wee p I will go and seek my

“
, , ,
b ro thers .
”
S o she took the t welve hir ts and went far and wi de in th e great s
forest The day sped o n and in the eveni ng she came to the n
.
,
e
chanted house She went in and found a youth w ho asked

.
, ,
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Whence do yo u come and what do yo u want ? and he marveled ,
”
at her beaut y her roy al garmen ts and the star o n her forehead
, ,
.
Th en she answ ered I am a King s daughter and I se ek m y,

“ ’
twelve brothers and I will go everywhere un der the blue sky un til
,
I fin d them And she s howed him th e twelve shi rts whi ch belonged
.
”
t o th em Then Benjami n saw th at it must b e his s i ster and sai d I “

. , ,
am Benjami n y our y o un gest brother

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.
,
A nd h b egan w p ing fo joy and Benjami n al so and they

s e ee r , ,
kis sed and cheered each other with great love After a whil e he .
B ot he The Tw elve
433 r rs
s ai d D e ar sister there is sti l l a hi ndrance ; we have sworn that any

,
“
,
m i den that we meet must di e as it w s beca use of a mai den that

a a
we had to leave ur k ingdom o .
Then she said I wi ll willi ngly di e if s o I may b enefit my tw elve

“
, ,
brothers N o answered he you shal l no t di ; it down under

.
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, ,
“
e s
thi s tub unti l the eleven brothers come and I agree with them ,
ab out it She did o ; and as ni ght cam e o n they returned from

.
”
s
hunting and supper w as ready

, .
An d as they were it fi ng at ta b le and eating the y as k ed Wh at

“
s , ,
news ? An d Benjami n sai d D on t you know an y? No answered

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,
“ ’ ” “ ”
,
they S o he sai d Y ou have been in the wo od and I have stayed at

.
,
“
,
home and yet I know more than you Tell u ! cri ed they
, .
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s
”
.
He ans wered Promise me that the first mai den we ee shall not
,
“
s
b e put to death Yes we promi e cried the y all h shall have

.
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, s
”
, ,
“
s e
mercy ; tell us n w o .
”
Then he sai d O ur s i ster is here and lifted up the tub and the
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, , ,
Kin g s daughter came forth in her roy al ga ments wi th her golden

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r
star o n her forehead and he seemed s o b eautiful deli ca te and

,
s , ,
sweet th at they all rejoiced and fell on her neck and ki ssed her
, , ,
and loved her wi th all their hearts .
After thi s she remai ned wi th Benjamin in the hous e and helped
hi m wi th the work Th oth ers went forth into the woods to catch
. e
wi ld ani mals does birds and p igeons for food for them all and
, , , , ,
their sister and Ben j amin took care th at all w as made ready for
them She fetched the wood for cooki ng and the vegetab les and
.
, ,
watched the pots o n the fi so that supp er w a always ready re, s
when the others came in She kept als o great order in the house .
,
and th e b e ds were always be autifully whi te and clean and the ,
brothers were contented and lived in uni ty ,

.
One day th e tw o got ready a fine feast and when they were all ,
assembled they sat down and ate and drank and were full of jo y ,
.
No w th ere w as a li t tle garden belongi ng to the enchanted house ,
in whi ch grew twelve lili es ; the mai den thi nki ng to please her ,
brothers went o ut to gath er the twelv e flowers meani ng to give

, ,
one t o each as they t at meat But as she b rok e off the flowers in
sa .
,
the same moment the brothers were changed into twelve raven s,
and flew over the wood far away and the hous e wi th the garden ,
also di sappeared So the poor m ai den stood alone in the wi ld wood

.
,
and she was looki ng around her h saw an old woma n standi ng
as s e
b y her who sai d M y chi ld what hast thou done ! why couldst
, ,
“
,
thou n t leave the twelve flowers stan ding ? They were thy twelve
o
brothers w ho are now changed to ravens forever

,
.
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The mai den sai d weeping Is there no means

, ,
“
of settin g them
free ? ”
No sai d the old woman there i in the whole world no way

“
, ,
“
s
but n and that i di fli ult ; thou can st not release them but b y
o e, s c
being dumb for seven years thou must nei ther speak nor laugh ; :
and wert thou to speak n single word and it wanted but n o e , o e
hou of th seven years ll would be in vain and thy brothers

r e ,
a ,
would peri sh b ecause f that n word o o e .

”
Then the mai den sai d in her heart I am qui te s ure that I can set
“
,
my brothers free and went and sought a t ll tree climbed up and

”
,
a , ,
s t th ere sp i nni ng and never spoke o

a laughed Now it happened
,
r .
that a King w ho was hunti ng in the wood had with him a large
, ,
greyhound who ran to the tree where the mai den was sprang up
, ,
at it and barked loudly Up c me the King and aw the b eauti ful

, . a s
Princess wi th the golden star o n her forehead and he was so ,
charmed wi th her beaut y that he prayed her to become hi wife s .
She gave no answer onl y a li ttle nod o f her head Th en he himself

, .
cli mbed the t ee and b rought her down set her o n hi horse and
r ,
s
took her home The wed di ng was held with great S plendor and
. re
j icin g but the b ri de nei ther spoke n o laughed

o ,
r .
After the y had lived pleasantly together fo a few years the r ,
Ki ng s mother who was a wi cked woman began t slander the

’
, , o
young Queen and sai d to the King She i onl y a low b eggar mai d
, ,
“
s -
that you have taken to yourself ; who knows what mean tri cks she i s
playing ? Even if h i really dumb and cannot speak she mi ght at

s e s
least laugh ; n t to laugh i the si gn o f a bad consci ence

o s .
”
At fi st the King woul d believe nothi ng f it but the old woman

r o ,
talked so long and suggested so many bad thi ngs t hat he at last let
, ,
hi mself be persuaded and condemned the Queen to death ,

.
Now a great fire was ki ndled in the courtyard and she was to be ,
burned in it ; and the Ki ng stood ab o ve at th window and watched e ,
it ll wi th weep i ng eyes for he had held her very dear And when
a ,
.
she was already fast bound to t h stake and the fire w as li cki ng her e ,
garments wi th red tongues the last moment of the sev en years ,
came to an end Then a rushi ng sound was heard in the i and

. a r,
twelve rav en came flying and sank down wards ; and as the y
s
touched the earth they became her twelve bro thers that h had s e
lost Th ey rushed through the fi and quenched the flames and set
. re ,
their dear sister free k issing and consoling her And n w that her,
. o
mouth w opened and that she might venture to speak she told
as , ,
the Ki ng the reason f her dumbness and why she had nev er o ,
J hn 43 5 Iro n o
laughed Th King rejoiced when he heard f her innocence and

. e o ,
they all li ved together in happiness unti l the ir death .
But the wicked mother in l aw was very unhappy nd di ed mi - -

,
a s
era b ly .
Iro n Jo hn
O NCE UP ON a time there lived a Ki ng who had a great forest near

hi pa l ace full f al l k inds o f wild ani ma l s One day he sent u t a
s , o . o
hunt man to shoot him a

s but he di d not come back Perhaps ro e , .
“
some acci dent has b efallen him sai d the Ki ng and the next day he ”
, ,
sent out two more huntsmen who were to search fo him but they r ,
too stayed away Then n the third day he sent f all hi hunts
. o ,
or s
men and said Scour the whole forest through and do not gi ve up
, ,
“
,
unti l ye have found all three But f these also none came home .
”
o ,
again and f the pack f hounds whi ch they had taken wi th them
, o o ,
none were seen more From that ti me forth no one would any .
,
longer v enture into the forest and it lay there in deep sti llness and ,
soli tude and nothing was seen f it but someti me an eagle o a

, o , s r
h wk flyi ng over it
a .
This lasted for many years when a strange huntsman announced ,
hi mself t o the Ki ng a seeking a si tuation and offered to go into the

s ,
dangerous forest The Kin g however would n t gi ve hi con ent

.
, ,
o s s ,
and sai d I t i no t safe in there ; I fear it would fare with thee no

,
“
s
better than wi th the others and thou wouldst never come u t ,

o
again Th huntsman repli ed Lord I wi ll venture it at my wn

.
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e ,
“
,
o
risk; I have no fear .

”
Th huntsman therefore betook himself with hi d g to the for

e s o
est It w as not long before the d g fe ll in wi th some game n the

. o o
way and wanted to pursue it ; but hardly had the dog un two steps
,
r
when it stood before a deep pool coul d go no farther and a naked , ,
arm stretched itself out o f the water seized it and drew it under , ,
.
When the huntsman saw that he went b ack and fetched three men ,
to come wi th buckets and bail ut the water When they could see o .
to the bottom there lay a wi ld man whose b ody was brow n like
rusty iron and whose hair hung o ver hi face down to hi knees
,
s s .
They bound him w ith cords and led him away to th castl e Th ere ,
e .
was great astoni shm ent over the wil d man ; the King however had , ,
436 G imm Comp lete F i y T les r
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s a r a
him put in an iron cage in hi court yar d and forbade the door to s -
,
be opened on pai n Of death and the Queen herself w to take the , as
key into her keeping And from thi s time forth ev ery n coul d . o e
again go into the forest wi th safety .
Th Ki ng had a e n e i ght years Ol d who was once playi ng in the

so ,
court yard and whi l e he w p l aying hi golden ball fe ll into the

-
,
as s
cage Th boy ran thi ther and sai d Gi me my ball N t ti ll

. e ,
ve .
” “
o
thou hast opened the door fo me answered the man N sai d r , . O,

”
the boy I wi ll not do that ; th King has forbi dden it and ran
,
“
e ,
”
away Th next day he agai n went and asked for hi ball ; the wild
. e s
man sai d Open my door but the b oy would not On the thi rd
,
“ ”
,
.
day the King had ri dden o ut hunti ng and the boy went once more ,
and s ai d I cannot open the door even if I wished for I have not
,
“
,
the key Then the wi ld man sai d It li es under thy mother s p il

.
”
,
“ ’
low thou can t get it there Th b oy who wanted to have hi b all

,
s .
”
e ,
s
back cast all thought to the win ds and brought the key Th door
, , . e
Opened with di fficulty and the boy p inched hi s fingers Wh en it ,

.
was Open the wil d man stepp d o u t gave him the golden b all and e , ,
hur ied away Th b y had become afrai d ; he called and cri ed after
r . e o
hi m Oh wild man do n t go away I shall be beaten ! Th

“ ”
, , ,
o ,
or e
wi ld man turned b ack took hi m up set him on hi shoulder and , ,

s ,
went with hasty steps into the forest .
When the King c m e home he Observed the empty cage and a , ,
asked the Queen how that had happened She knew nothing ab out .
it and sought the key b ut it was gone She call ed the boy but no
, ,
.
,
o n answered Th Ki ng sent out people t seek for hi m in the

e . e o
fields b ut they di d not find him Then he coul d easily guess what
,
.
had happened and much gri ef reigned in the royal cou t

,
r .
When the wi l d man had once more reached the dark forest he ,
took the boy down from hi shoul der and sai d to him Thou wilt s ,
never see thy father and mother aga n but I will keep thee wi th i ,
me for thou ha t t me free and I have compa sion o n thee If

, s se ,
s .
thou dost all I bid thee thou shalt fare we ll Of treasure and gold I ,
.
have enough and more than any n in the world He made a b ed

,
o e .
”
of moss for the boy o n whi ch he slept and the next morning the ,
man took him to a well and said Behold the gold well i as bright , ,
“
,
s
an d clear as crystal thou shalt i t bes i de i t and take care that noth s ,
in g fal ls i nto it t wi ll be polluted I wi ll come e v e y eveni ng to

,
or i . r
if thou hast obeyed my order Th boy p l aced hi mse lf by the

”
s ee . e
margin o f the well and often saw a golden fish or a golden snake,
show itself therein and took care that nothi ng fe ll in As he was

,
.
thu si tti ng hi finger hurt him so vi olently that he involunt ri ly

s ,
s a
Jo hn 437 Iro n
put it in th water H e d ew it quickly ut ag in but w that it

e . r o a ,
sa
was quite gilded and whatsoever pains he took to wash the gold ff
,
o
again ll was t n purpose

,
a
’
o o .
In the evening Iron John came b ack looked at the b y and said ,
o , ,
What h happened to the well ? Nothing nothi ng he n

“ ” “ ”
as , ,
a
swered and held hi finger behind hi back that the man mi ght n t
,
s s ,
o
see it But he sai d Thou hast dipped thy finger into the water; thi s
.
,
“
time it may pass b ut take care thou dost not let anything go in By
,
.
”
daybreak th e b y was al eady sit ti ng by the well and watching it

o r .
Hi finger hurt him agai n and he passed it over hi head and then
s s ,
unhappily a hair fell down into the well He took it qui ckly ut but . o ,
it w already quite gilded Iron John came and already knew

as .
,
what had happened Thou hast let a hair fall into the well sai d .
“ ”
,
he I wi ll allow thee to watch b y it once more but if this happens

.
“
,
for the thi rd time then the well i p oll uted and thou canst no s ,
longer remai n wit h me .

”
On the third day the boy sat by the well and di d not s ti r hi, ,
s
finger however much it hurt hi m But the time was long to him
,
. ,
and he looked at the reflecti on of hi face n the surface f the s o o
water And he still bent down more and more whi le he was
. as
doing and trying t look strai ght into the eyes hi long hair fell
so, o ,
s
down from hi shoulders into the water He raised himself up

s .
qui ckly but the whole Of th hair f hi head w al eady golden

,
e o s as r
an d shone like the un Y u m y imagine h w ter ified th e poor b o y

s . o a o r
w ! He took hi pocket h andkerchief and t ied it round hi head in

as s - s ,
order that the man might n t it When he came he alread y o see .
k new eve rythi ng and s i d Tak e the handk erchi ef O ff Then the
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,
a ,
.
golden hai st e med forth and let the b oy excuse himself as he

r r a ,
mi ght it w of n use Th ou hast n t stood the t i al and canst

, as o .
“
o r ,
stay here no longer Go forth into the world there thou wilt learn .
,
what poverty i But thou hast not a b ad heart and as I mean

s . as ,
well b y thee there i n thing I will gr nt thee ; if thou fallest into

, s o e a
anv di fficul t y come to the forest and cry Iron Joh and then I
, ,
‘
n,
’
will come and help thee My power i great greater than thou . s ,
thinkest n d I have gold and silver in abun dance

, a .
”
Then the Ki n g s son left the forest and walked b y b eaten and un
’
b eaten paths ever onwa d un til t length he reached a great cit y r s a .
There he looked for work but could find none and he had learnt , ,
nothing by which he could help him self At length he went to the .
palace and asked if they would take him in Th people about

,
. e
court di d not at all know what use they coul d make of him but ,
they liked him and told hi m to stay At length th coo k took him
,
. e
438 G imm s Comp lete Fa i y T les r
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into hi serv i ce and s ai d he mi ght carry food and water and rake
s , ,
the cinders together Once when it so happened that no n else . o e
was at hand the cook ordered him to carry the food to th royal
, e
tab le but as he did n t li ke to let his golden hair be seen he kept

, o ,
hi li ttle cap n
s o .
Such a thing that had never yet come under the King s noti ce
as
’
and he sai d When thou comest to the royal tabl e th ou must take
,
“
thy hat o ff He ans wered Ah Lord I cannot ; I have a b ad sore

.
”
,
“
, ,
p l ace n my head Then the Ki ng had the cook called before him
o .
an d scolded hi m and asked h w he co uld take such a b o y as th at

,
o
i nto hi s servi ce and that he w as t o turn hi m o ff at once Th coo k

, . e ,
however had pity on him and exchanged him fo the gardener s

, , r
’
bo y .
Now the b oy had t o plant and water the garden ho and di g , e ,
and bear the wi nd and bad weather Once in summer when he was .
work ing alone in the garden the day was so warm he took hi little , s
cap Off that the ai mi ght cool him As the un shone on hi hair it r . s s
gli ttered and flashed o th at the rays fell into the b ed room o f the s -
Ki ng s daughter and up sh sprang to

’
what that coul d b e Th en
,
e s ee .
h saw the boy and cri ed t o him Boy b ring me a wreath o f

“
s e , , ,
flowers He put hi cap on wi th ll haste and gathered wild fi ld

.
”
s a ,
e
flowers and b ound them together When he w ascendi ng the . as
st i rs w i th them the gardener met him and said H ow can t thou

a , , ,
“
s
take th e Ki ng s daughter a garland of such common flowers ? GO

’
qui ck ly and get another nd seek out the p tfi e t and rarest

, , a re s .
”
“
Oh no replied the bo y the wild ones have more scent and will
,
”
, ,
“
,
please her b etter .
When he go t into the room the Ki n g s daughter sai d Take thy “

’
, ,
cap Off it i not seemly to keep it on in my presence He agai n

,
s .
”
said I may not I have a sore head She however caught at hi

,
“
,
.
”
, ,
s
cap and pulled it Off and then hi golden hair rolled down n hi ,
s o s
shoulders and it w splendid t o b ehold He wanted to run out but

,
as .
,
sh held him b y th arm and gave him a handful o f ducats Wi th

e e ,
.
these he dep ted b ut he cared nothi ng for the gold pieces He

ar ,
.
took th em to the gardener and sai d T present them t thy chi l , ,

‘
o
d en they ca n play wi th them

r ,
.
Th followi ng day the Ki n g s daughter agai n called to him that

’
he w to bring her a wreath f fi ld fl ow

as and when he went in o e -
ers ,
with it h instantly snatched at hi cap and wanted to take it

,
s e s ,
away from him b ut he held it fast with both hands She again gave
,
.
hi m a han dful of ducats b ut he would not keep them and gave , ,
them t the gardener for playthi ngs for hi children O n the third
o s .
Iro n J o hn 439
day thi ngs went just the same ; h could not get hi cap away from s e s
him and he woul d not have her money

,
.
N t long afterwards the count y was o v errun by war Th King

o ,
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gathered together hi people and di d n t know whether o no t he

s , o r
could offer any Oppos i tion to the enemy who was superi or in ,
strength and had a mi ghty army Then said the gardener s b y I .

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am grown up and wi l l go to the wars also onl y give me a horse

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Th others laughed and s i d Seek o ne fo t hyself when we are

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gone we will lea ve o ne behind us in the stab le for thee When

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they had gone forth he went into the stab le and got th e horse o ut ;
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it w lame of o n foot and limped hobbl ty jig hobb lety jig ; nev
as e , e ,
e thele
r he mounted it and rode away to the dark forest Wh en he
ss ,
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came to the outs kirts he call ed Iron John th ee times so loudly

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that it echoed through the trees Thereupon the wi ld man appeared .
immedi atel y and sai d What dost thou des ire ? I want a strong “ ” “
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steed for I am going to the wars Th at thou shalt have and still
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more than thou askest for .

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Th en the wi ld m n went back i nto th forest and it w as not long

a e ,
before a stab le b oy came out Of it who led a horse that snorted

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wi th it nostrils and could hardl y b e restrained and behi nd them

s , ,
foll owed a great troo p o f soldi ers entirely equi pped in iron and ,
their swords flashed in the un The y outh made over hi three s . s
legged horse to the stab le b oy moun ted the other and rode at th e -
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head of th e soldi ers When he go t near the b attle field a great p art
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o f the Ki ng s men had already fallen and li ttle w s wanti ng to

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mak e the rest give way Then the you th g a llop ed thi ther wi th hi . s
iron soldiers b roke li ke a hurri cane over the enemy and beat down
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all who opposed hi m Th ey began to fly bu t the youth pursued.

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and never stopped unti l there was not a single man left Instead
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however o f retu ning to the King he conducted hi s troop b y bye

, r ,
ways back t o the forest and called forth Iron John What dost , .
“
thou desire ? asked the wild man T ake b ack thy horse and thy
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b o o m nd gi ve me my three legged horse agai n A ll that he as ked

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was done and soon he w as ridi ng on hi three legged horse

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Wh en the Ki ng returned to hi palace hi daughter went to meet s ,

s
hi m and wi hed hi m j oy o f hi vi ctory I am no t the on who “

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s s . e
an i d awa y the vi ctory sai d be but a stranger kni ght who came ” “
c e , ,
to my assistance wi th hi soldi ers Th daughter wanted to hear s . e
who the strange kni ght w as but the Ki ng di d not know and sai d , , ,
“
He followed the enemy and I did no t hi m again She in ,
s ee .
qui red of the gardener where hi boy was but he smiled and said s , , ,
“
He has just come home o n hi th e l gg d horse and the others s r e e e ,
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have b een mocking him and cryi ng Here comes o ur h bblet y j g , ,

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back agai n ! Th ey asked too Under what hedge hast thou been
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lying sleeping all the time ? He howe ver said I di d the b est o f all ’
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and it would have gone badl y without me And then he was sti ll .
’
more ridi cul ed .

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Th King sai d to hi daughter I wi ll proclaim a great feast that

e s ,
shall last for three days and thou shalt throw a golden apple Per
, .
haps the unk nown wi ll come to it When the feast was announced .
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the y outh went o ut t o the forest and called Iron John What dost , .
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thou desi e ? asked b e Th at I may catch the King s daughter s

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golden apple I t i as safe as if thou hads t it already sai d Iron

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John Thou shalt likewi se have a sui t o f red a m or for the occa
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si on and ride n a spirited chestnut horse When the day came

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the you t h galloped to the spot took hi place amongst th kni ghts ,
s e ,
and was recogni zed by no o ne Th King s daughter c me forward . e

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and th ew a golden apple to the kni ghts but none o f them caught
r ,
it but he onl y as soon a s he had it he galloped away

, .
On the second day Iron John equipped hi m as a whi te kni ght ,
and gave him a whi te horse Agai n he w the onl y o n who caught . as e
the apple and he di d no t li nger an in tant but galloped ff with it

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Th Ki ng grew angry and sai d That i not a ll owed ; he must p

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pe r b efore me and tell hi name He gave the order that if the

a s .
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kni ght who caught the apple shou ld go away agai n they should
pursue him an d if he di d not come b ack willi n gly they were to cut
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hi m down and stab him .
On the third day he received from Iron John a sui t f b lack

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armor and a b lack horse and agai n he caught the apple But when ,
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he was ridi ng o ff wi th it the Ki ng s attendants pursued hi m and ,

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o ne o f the m g o t o near hi m that he wounded the youth s leg wi th

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the p oint o f hi sword The youth nevertheless escaped from them

s .
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but hi horse leapt so violently that the helmet fell from the youth s
s
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head and they could see that he had golden hai r They rode back
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and announced thi s to the King .
Th e followi ng day the King s daughter asked the ga dener about

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hi b oy He i at work in the garden ; the queer creat ure has been

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at the festi val t o and only came home yesterday eveni ng ; he h

o, as
likewise shown my chi ldren th ee golden ap p les whi ch he has r
won .
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The King had hi m summoned i nto hi presence and he c m e and s ,

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agai n had hi li t tle cap n hi head But the King s daughter went
s o s .
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up to him and took it Off and then hi golden hai r fe ll down o ver ,
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hi shoulders and he w as so han dsome that ll were amazed Art

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Fe ed No t hing
The King s S o n 44
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Who ar 1
thou the kni ght who came every day to the festival always in ,
different col ors and who caught th three go l den apples ? asked
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the King Yes answered he and here th apples are and he

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took them out f hi pocket and returned them to th Ki ng If

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thou desirest further proof thou mayest e the wound whi ch thy ,
se
peopl e gave m when they fo ll owed me But I m li kewise the

e . a
kni ght who he lped thee to thy V i ctory ov er thi ne enemies If thou .
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canst pe form such deeds as that thou art no gardener s b y; tell

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me who i thy father? M y father i a mighty King and gold have

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I in pl enty great as I requi re I well see s i d the King that I

as .
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ow e thanks to thee ; can I do anythi ng to please thee ? Yes n ” “

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d he that indeed thou canst Give me thy daughter to wife

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sw ere ,
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Th m i den laughed and sai d He does not stand much o n cer

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emony but I have already seen by hi golden hair that he was no

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gardener s b o y and the n she went and kissed him Hi father and
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mother came to the weddi ng and were in great deli ght for they , ,
had given up all hope of ever seeing their dear n again And as so .
they were sit ting at the mar i age feast the musi c suddenly stopped r -
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the doors Opened and a stately King came in wi th a great reti nue
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He went up to the youth embraced him and sai d I am Iron John , ,

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and was b y enchantment a wil d man but thou hast set me free ; all ,
the treasures whi ch I possess shall be thy property ,

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T h e K i ng ’
s So n W ho F ea red N o t h i ng
O NCE THERE WAS a Ki ng s son who was no l onger content to stay at ’
home in hi father s house Since he had no fear o f anyt hi ng he

s
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thought I wi ll go forth into the wi de worl d ; there the ti me will

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not seem long t me and I shall wonders enough S he took

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leave of hi parents and went forth and n and on from morni ng

s , ,
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ti ll night and whi che ver way hi path led it was the same t hi m
, s o .
It came to pass that he g t to the house o f a giant and as he was o ,
s o ti red he sat down by the door and rested And he let hi eyes . as s
roam here and there he w the gi ant s playthings lyin g in the ,

sa
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yard These were a couple f eno mous ball s and ni ne pins as tall
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as a man After a whil e he had a fancy to set the ni ne p ins up and

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then rolled the balls at them and screamed and cried out when the ,
ni ne pin fell and had a merry time of it

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The gi ant heard the noi se s tretched hi s head o ut o f the wi ndow , ,
and w a man w ho w as no t tall er than o ther men and yet played

sa ,
wi th hi ni ne pins Li ttle worm cri ed be why art thou playing “ ” “

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with m y b all ? Who gave thee strength t o do it ? Th e King s o n

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looked up w the giant and s aid Oh thou blockhead thou

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thin kest in deed that thou onl y hast st ong arms I can do every r .
thi ng I want t o do .
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The gi ant came down and watched the b owli ng wi th great admi
ration and sai d Chi ld of man if thou art on of that kin d go and
, , , e ,
b ing me an apple of the tree o f life Wh at dost thou want wi th

r .
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it ? sai d the Ki ng s so n I do not want the apple fo myse lf

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w e ed the gi ant b ut I have a b e t roth ed b ri de w ho wi shes fo it I

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have traveled far about the world and cannot find the tree I wi ll .
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soon find it sai d the King s on and I do no t k now what i t o

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prevent me from getting the apple down .

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Th gi ant sai d T hou reall y b eli evest it t o b e s o easy ! Th e gar

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den in whi ch the tree stands i surrounded by an iron raili ng an d s ,
in front o f the raili ng li e wil d b eas ts each close t o the other and , ,
they keep watch and let no man go in Th ey will be sure t o let .

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me in said the King s n Ye but even if thou dost get into the
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so .
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g den and seest the apple hanging t o the tree it i stil l no t thine ;
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a ring hangs in front of it through whi ch any one who wants to ,
reach the apple and break it o ff must put hi hand and no o n has ,
s , e
yet had the luck t o do it That luck wi ll b e mi ne sai d the Ki ng s .

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son .
en he took leave o f the gi ant and went forth over mountain

Th ,
and valley and through plains and forests un ti l at length he came

, ,
t o the wondro us g rden a .
The beasts la y round about it b ut they had put their h ds down ,

ea
and were asleep M oreover they di d not awake when he went up

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t o them o he stepped over them climb ed the fence

, s n d got safely , ,
a
into the garden There in the very mi d dl e o f it stood the tree o f

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li fe and the red apples were shi ni ng upon the b ranches He

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c limb ed up the trunk to the t o p and as he was ab out t o reach out ,
fo an apple he
r w a rin g hangi ng b efore it ; but he t hru t hi
,
sa s s
hand through that wi thout any di fficulty and gathered the apple ,
.
The ring closed ti ghtl y o n hi arm and al l at once he felt a prodi s ,
gi u strength flowing through hi veins

o s s .
When he had come down ag in from the tree wi th the apple he a ,
woul d not cli mb over the fence b ut grasped the great gate and , ,
had no need to shake it more than once before it sprang open wi th

a loud crash Th en he went o ut and the lion whi ch had b een lying
.
, ,
Fe ed No t hing
The King s S o n 443
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Who ar
down before was awake and sprang after him not in rage and
, ,
fierc e n but followi ng hi m humb l y as it master

es s , s .
Th Ki ng s o n took the gi ant the app l e he had promi sed hi m

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and sai d Seest thou I hav e brought it without di ffi culty Th

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gi ant was glad that hi des ire had been so soon sati sfied ha tened s ,
s
t hi b i de and gav e her the apple for whi ch she had wi s hed She
o s r ,
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was a beauti fu l and wi se maiden and as she di d n t the ring n ,

o s ee o
m she sai d I shall never beli eve that thou hast brought the
“
his ar , ,
app le unti l I see the ring o n thi ne arm

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Th gi ant s i d I have nothi ng to do but go home and fetch it

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and thought it would be easy to take away by force from the weak
man what he would not give of hi own free wi ll He therefore s .
demanded the ring from him but the King s son refused it Where ,
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the apple i the ring must be also sai d the gi ant; if thou wi lt not
s,
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give it f thine wn accord thou must fight wi th me for it

o o ,
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Th ey wrestl ed wi th each o ther f a long time but the gi ant or ,
could not get the better f the King s n w ho was strengthened by o

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so ,
the magi c l power of the ring Then the gi ant th ought of a strata
a .
gem and said I have got warm wi th fighti ng and so hast thou W
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will bathe in the river and coo l ourselves before we begin again , .
”
Th Ki ng s son w h knew nothi ng o f falsehood went with hi m to

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o ,
the water and pulled off wi th hi s c l othes the ring a l so from hi m

, s ar ,
and sprang into the river The giant instantly snatched the ring and .
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ran away with it but the lion whi ch had observed the theft pu
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sued the gian t tore the ri ng out o f hi hand and brought it back to
, s ,
it ma ter Th en the gi ant placed himself behi nd an

s s . k tree and oa ,
whi le th Kin g s n was busy putting n hi s clothes ag in u

e
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so o a , s r
p i sed him and put both hi eyes out

r ,
s .
Th e unhappy Ki ng s son stood there and w bli nd and knew not ’
,
as
how to help him elf Then the giant came back to hi m took him by
s .
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the hand if he were some n who wanted to gui de him and led
as o e ,
hi m to the t p f a hi gh rock There he l eft hi m st n di ng

o o nd . a ,
a
thought Just two steps more and he will fall down nd ki ll hi m

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self and I can take the i ng from hi m But the fai thful li on had not
, r .
deserted it master; it held hi m fast by the clo thes and d ew him

s , r
gradu lly back again

a .
When the gi ant came and wan ted to b the dead man he saw ro ,
that hi cunni ng had been in v i n Is there no way then f de

s a .
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stroying a weak child o f man li ke that? sai d he ang ily to himself ”

r ,
and seized the King s son and led him back agai n to the precip ice ’
by another way b ut th li on whi ch saw hi evi l design he lped it

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master out of danger here also When they had go t close t o the .
edge the gi ant let the bli nd man s hand drop and was going t o
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leave him b ehind alone b ut th li on pushed the gi ant s tha t he ,

e o
was thrown down and fell dashed t o pieces o n the ground , , .
The fai thful ani m a l agai n drew its master back from the preci
pi ce and gui ded him t o a tree by whi ch flowed a clear brook The
, .
King s son sat down there but the lion lay down and sprinkled the
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water in hi s face wi th its paws Scarcely had a couple of d ops wet . r
ted the sockets of hi eyes than he w as once more able to e some

s , se
thing and remarked a li t tle bird flying qui te close by whi ch

, ,
wounded its elf against th e trun k of a tree On thi s it went down t o .
the water and b athed itself therein and then it so ared upwards and ,
swept b etween the trees wi thout touching them a if it had e ,

s r co v
ered it s sight again Then the King s son re cogni zed a si gn from
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Go d and stooped down t o the water and was hed and b athed hi , s
face in it An d when he arose he had hi s e yes once more b i ghter

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and clearer than they had ever been .
Th e Ki n g s s o n th ank ed Go d fo hi s great mer cy and t raveled

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wi th hi s li on onwards through the world An d it ca me t o p as s that .
he arrived b efore a castle whi ch was enchanted In the gateway .
stood a maiden of b eautiful fo m and fin e face but she w as qui te r ,
black She spoke to him and sai d Ah if thou coul ds t but deliver
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me from the evil sp ell whi ch i thrown over me What shall I s .

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do ? s ai d the King s s on The mai den answered Thou mu t pass

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s
th ee ni ghts in the great hall of thi s enchanted castle but thou mus t
r ,
let no fear enter thy heart When the y are doing their worst t o to . r
ment thee if thou b earest it wi thout letting a sound escape thee I

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shall b e free Th y life they dare no t take Th en sai d the King s s on

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I have no fear ; with Go d s help I will try it ’
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S o he went gai ly into the cas tle and when it grew dark he seated ,
hims elf in the large b all and waited Everything w quiet how . as ,
ever till midni ght when all at once a great t umult b egan and o ut
, , ,
o f every hole and corner came li ttle devils The y b ehaved as if they .
did no t ee him seated themselves in th e mi ddl e o f the room

s , ,
li ghted a fire and b egan to gamb le When one o f them lost he sai d
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I t is not ight; some one is here w ho does not belong to us ; it is his
r
fault that I am losing Wai t you fellow b ehind the stove I am .

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coming sai d another Th e scre aming b ecame s till louder o that

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no on could have heard it without terror Th e King s n stayed

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so
s itting quite qui etl y and w as not afrai d ; but at last the devi ls
,
jumped up from the ground and fell n him and there were o ,
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Fe ed No t hing
The King s S o n 445 Who ar
many o f them tha t he could not defend himself from them They .
d agged him about n th floor pinched him pri cked him beat
r o e , , ,
hi m and tormented hi m but no sound escaped from hi m

, , .
Towards morning they di sappeared and he was so exhausted ,
that he coul d scarcely move hi li mbs but when day dawned the s ,
black maiden came to him She bore in her hand a li ttle bottle .
wherein was the water of life wherewith she washed hi m and he at ,
once fe lt all pai n depart and new strength flow th ough hi veins r s .
She sai d Th ou hast held out successfully for ne ni gh t but t w o

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more li b efore thee Then she went away again and as he w

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s as
going he observed that her feet had b ecome whi te

, .
Th e next ni ght the devi ls came and b egan their gambling anew .
Th ey fell on the Kin g s o n n d beat hi m much more severely than

s , a
the ni ght b efore unti l hi body w covered wi th wounds But as

,
s as .
he bore ll quietly they were forced to leave him and when dawn
a , ,
appeared the mai den came and healed him with the water of li fe
,
.
A nd when she went away he w wi th j o y that she ha d already b e

,
sa
come whi te to the tips f her fingers o .
Now he had only o n ni ght more to go through but it w as the

e ,
worst Th e hobgobli ns came again Art thou there still ? cri ed

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they thou shalt b e tormented ti ll thy breath stops They pricked

,
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.
”
him and b eat him and threw him here and there and p ull ed him
, ,
b y the arms and legs as if they wanted to tear him to pieces but ,
he bore everythi ng and never uttered a cry At last the devi ls

,
.
vani shed b ut he lay fainti ng there and di d not stir nor could he
, , ,
raise hi eyes to look at the mai den who came in and sp i nkl ed and
s ,
r
b athed hi m with the water o f life But suddenl y he w as freed from .
a ll p i n
a and felt fresh n d healthy as if he had awakened from
,
a
sleep and when he Opened hi eyes he aw the mai den standing by

, s s
him snow whi te and f i r as day Ri se sai d she and swin g thy
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sword th ee times over the stairs and th en all will be deli vered
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And when he had done that the whole castle was re l eased from ,
enchantm ent n d the mai den w as a rich Kin gs daughter Th ser

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vants came and s id that the tab l e was already set in the great hall
a ,
and di nner served up Th en they t down and ate and drank to

. sa
gether and in the eveni ng the wedding was solemni zed wi th great
,
rejoicings .
T h e D rumme r
A YOUNG DRUMMER went o ut alone one eveni ng into the country ,
an d came t o a lak e o n the s hore o f whi ch b e perce ived thr ee p i eces
o f whi te li nen lyi ng What fine linen sai d he and p ut o n piece

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in hi s p oc ket He returned home thought no more of what he had

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foun d and went t o b ed

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Just as he w s going t o slee p it s eemed t o him as if some one

a ,
w as saying his name He listened and was aware o f a soft voice

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whi ch c i ed t o hi m Drummer d ummer wake up ! A it w a

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”
s as
dark ni ght he could see no o ne b ut it appeared t o him th at a figu e ,

r
w as hoveri ng ab out hi s b ed What do yo u want ? h e as k ed Give “ ” “

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me b ack m y dress ans wered th e voi ce th at you took away from

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me last evening by the lake Yo u s hall have it b ack agai n s ai d .

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the drummer if yo u will tell me w ho you are Ah replied the

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voice I am the daughter o f a mi ghty Ki ng; but I have fallen into

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the power of a witch and am shut up o n the glass mou ntai n I have
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t o b athe in the lak e every da y wi th my t wo s i sters b ut I cann ot fl y ,
back ag i n without m y dress My sisters have gone away b ut I

a .
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have b een forced to stay b ehind I entreat you t o give me my dress .
b ack Be easy poor chi ld sai d the drummer I will willingly

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give it b ack t o you

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He took it out o f his p ocket and reached it t o her in the dark , .
She snatched it in haste and wanted t o go away wi th it St0p a , .

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moment perhaps I can help you You can onl y help me by as

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” “
c endi n g th e glass mou ntain and freeing me from the power o f th e

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wi tch But you cannot come t o the glass mountain and indeed if
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yo u were qui te close t o it yo u co uld not ascend it When I want t o ” “

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do a thi ng I always c an do it sai d th e d ummer ; I am sorry for

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yo u and have no fear f anythi ng But I do n t know the way

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whi ch leads to the glass mountain The road goes through the -
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great forest in whi ch the man eaters live she ans wered and
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more th an that I dare not tell you And then he heard her wings
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qui ver and she flew away

,
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B y daybreak the drummer arose buckled n hi drum and went , o s ,
without fear strai ght into the forest After he had walk ed for a .
whi le without seeing any giants he thought to hi mself I must , ,

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waken up th S luggards and he hung hi drum before him and

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beat such a reveill e that the birds flew ut o f the trees with l oud o
cri es It was n t l ong before a giant who had been lyin g s leep ing
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among th grass rose up and was as ta ll as a fi tree

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VV t h ! cri ed he ; what art thou drummi ng here for and

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wakeni ng me ut f my best s leep ? I am d um mi ng he rep li ed

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because I want to show the way to many thou an d who are f l s s o
lowi ng me What do they want in my forest? demanded the

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gi ant Th ey want to put an end to thee and cleanse th forest of

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such a monster thou art ! Oho ! sai d th gi ant I wi ll trample

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y o u all to death li ke many ants Dost thou thi nk thou canst do so .

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n ythi ng against us ? sai d the drum mer ; if thou t p t to take

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a s oo es
hold o f n he wi ll jum p away and hi de hi mself; but when thou art

o e,
lying down and sleep ing they will come forth from e very thi cket , ,
and creep up to thee Every n o f them h a hammer f stee l in . o e as o
hi be lt and with that they w ill b at i n thyskul l

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Th gi ant grew angry and thought If I meddle wi t h the crafty

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folk it mi ght turn out badl y for me I can strangl e wo lves and
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bea s but I cannot protect myse lf from these earthworms Listen

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li ttle fellow sai d he ; go back agai n and I wi ll promise thee that

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or the future I wi ll leave thee and thy comrades in peace and if ,
there i anythi ng else t hou wi h t fo tell me for I am qui te

s s es r, ,
willi ng t do somethi ng to please thee

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Thou h ast long legs sai d the drummer and canst run qui cker
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than I ; carry me t the gla s mountai n and I wi ll give my fo ll owers

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a signal to go b ack and they shall leave thee in peace thi s ti me ,

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C m here worm s i d the gi ant ; seat thyself o n my shou l der I

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wi ll carry thee where thou w i h t t be Th gi ant lifted him up s es o .

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and the drummer began to b eat hi d um up aloft to hi heart s s r s

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delight Th gi ant thought That i the signal for the other peop le
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to turn back .
After a whi le a second giant was standing in the road who took
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the drummer from the first and stuck him in hi own button hole ,
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Th d ummer l i d hold of the button whi ch w

e r as large as a di sh
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held n b y it and looked merrily around Then they c me to a thi rd

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gi ant who took him u t o f the button hole and set him n the im
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Of hi hat Then the dru mmer walked backward

s . and forwards up s
abov e and looked over the t ees and when b perceived a moun
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tain in th blue di stance he thought That must b e the gl ass

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mountai n and so it was Th gi ant only made tw steps more and

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they reached the foot f the mountai n when the gi ant put him o ,
down Th drummer demanded to be put n t h summit f th

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44 8 G imm Co mp lete Fai y T les r
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glass mountain but the gi ant shook hi head growled something in

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hi beard and went back i nto the forest

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And now the poor drummer w standing before the mountain as ,
whi ch was as hi gh as if th ee mountains were piled on each other r ,
and at the same time smooth as a looking glass and di d n t

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know how to get up it He began t climb but that was use l ess f
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he a lways s lipped back ag i n If on were a bird now thought a .

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b ; but what w a the go o d o f wi shin g no wings grew for hi m

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While he w as standi ng thus no t knowing what to do he w not , ,

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far from hi m tw men who were struggling fiercely together He

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went up to them and saw that they were di sputing ab out a saddl e
whi ch was lying o n the ground before them and whi ch both o f ,
th em wanted to have Wh at fools y ou are sai d he to quarrel .

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about a saddle when yo u have not a horse for it ! Th saddl e is

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worth fighti ng about answered n of the men ; whosoever sits o n

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i t and wi shes hi mself in any place even if it should be the very

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end f the ea th gets there the instant he h uttered the wi sh The

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saddl e belongs t u in common It is my turn t o ri de o n it but that

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other man will not let me do it I will soon d cide the quarrel .
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said the drummer and he went to a short distance and stuck a whi te
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rod in the ground Then he came back and s aid Now run to the
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goa l and whoever gets there first shall i de first Both put them
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selves into a trot ; b ut hardly had they gone a couple o f steps b efore
the drummer swung hi mself o n the saddl e wi shed hi mself o n the ,
gla s mountain and b efore any o n could turn round he w as there

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On the t p of the moun t i n was a plain There stood an o ld stone

o a .
house and in front f the house lay a great fi h pond but behi nd it
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was a dark forest He w neither men nor ani mals eve ythi ng w s
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qui et ; only the wind rustled among the trees and the clouds moved ,
by quite close ab ove hi head He went t o the door and knocked s . .
When he had knocked fo the thi rd ti me an old woman with a r ,
brown face and red eyes opened the door She had spectacles n . o
her long nose and looked sh rply at hi m; then h asked what he

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wanted Entrance food and a b ed for the ni ght repli ed the

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d ummer That thou shalt have s i d the o l d woman if thou wilt

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pe form th ee servi ces in tum Why not? he ans were d I am

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n o t afrai d o f any kind o f work however h rd it may be

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Th o ld woman let him go in and gave hi m some food and a

e ,
good bed at ni ght Th next morni ng when he had had hi sleep

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ou t ,
h took a thi mble from her w ink led finger reached it to the
s e r ,
d ummer and sai d G to work now and empt y o ut the pond

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wi th thi s thi mb le ; but thou must have it done before ni ght and ,
The D rumme r 44g
must have sought out ll the fishes whi ch are in the water and lai d a
them side by si de accordi ng to their ki nd and size That is

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strange work said the d ummer but he went to the pond and
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began to empty it He h i l d the whole mornin g; but what can any

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one do to a great l ke with a thi mb le even if he were to bai l fo a

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t ho usand years ?
When it w noon he thought It i all useless and whether I
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work o not it will come to the same thi ng So he gave it up and

r .
sa t down Th en came a mai den o ut o f the house who s t a li t tle

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b as ket with food b efore hi m and said W hat ails thee that thou , ,
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sittest o sadl y here ? He looked at her and w that she was

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wondrous ly b eautiful Ah s i d he I cannot fini sh the first p iece

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o f work h w wi ll i t be wi th t h others ? I came forth to seek a Ki ng s

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daughter who i sai d to dwell here but I have not found her and I
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will go farther Stay here said the mai den I will help thee out
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of th y difficulty Thou art ti r ed lay thy head in my lap and sleep

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When thou awakest again thy work will be done The drummer , .
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di d no t need to be told that twi ce As soon hi eyes were shut . as s ,
she t urned a wi shi ng ri ng and sai d Ri se water Fishes come o ut “ ”

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Instantl y the water rose o n hi gh li ke a whi te mi st and moved away ,
wi th th other clouds and the fishes sprang on the shore and lai d
e ,
themselves s ide by s ide each according to hi s ize and ki nd s .
When the d ummer awoke he w wi th am azement that all was

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done But the mai den sai d One of the fish i not lyi ng wi th those
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o f it own kin d but qui te alone ; when the old woman comes t
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ni ght and sees that all she demanded h b een done h will ask as ,
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thee What i thi s fi h lyi ng alone for ? Then throw the fi h in her
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face and say Thi s o n sha ll be for thee O ld witch In the e ve

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ni ng the wi tch came and when he had put thi s ques t ion he threw
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the fish in her face She behaved as if she did n t remark it and
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sai d nothi ng but looked at hi m wi th mali cious eyes

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Next morni ng she sai d Yesterday it was too easy for thee I ,
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must give thee harder work Today thou must hew down the .
whole o f the forest split the wood into logs and pile them up and
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everything must be fini shed by the evening She gav e hi m an axe .

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a mallet and two wedges But the axe w as made o f lead and the
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mallet and wedges were f ti n When he began to cut the edge of o .

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the axe turned back and the mallet and wedges were b eaten o ut o f
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shape .
He di d not know how to m nage but at mid day the mai den a ,
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came once more w ith hi di nner and comfo ted hi m Lay thy head s r .
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on my lap sai d she and sleep ; when thou awakest thy work will
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450 G imm Comp lete Fai y T les r
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b e done She turned her wishing ring and in an in tant the whole
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forest fell down wi th a cras h the wood spli t and arrang ed itself in , ,
heaps and it seemed just as if unseen gi ants were fini shing the
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work When he awoke th m i den sai d Dost thou e th at the

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wood i piled up and arranged o n b ough alone remain ; but when

s , e s
the old woman comes this eveni ng an d asks thee ab out that bo ugh ,
give her a blow with it and s y Th at is for thee thou wi tch , a ,

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Th e o ld wom an came Th ere ! Th ou seest ho w e as y the work

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w ! sai d he; b ut fo whom hast thou left that b ough whi ch is

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lying there s till ? For thee th ou witch he rep lied an d gave her a
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b low with it But she pretended not to feel it laughed scornfu lly
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and sai d Early tomorrow mornin g thou shalt arrange ll the wood
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in n heap set fi e t o i t an d burn it

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He rose at b reak f day and b egan t pick up the wood but how o ,
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can a single man get a whole forest together? Th e work made no

progress The m ai den however di d not desert him in hi need She
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brought him hi food at noon and when he had eaten he l ai d hi

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head o n her lap and went to sleep When he awoke the enti e pile
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o f wood w as b urni ng in o n enormous flame whi ch stretched its e ,
tongues ou t into the k y Listen t o me said the m i den when s .

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th wi tch comes s h wi ll gi ve th ee all ki nds o f orders ; do whatever

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she asks thee wi t hout fear and then he wi ll no t b e able t o get the , s
b etter o f thee but if thou art afrai d the fire wi ll lay hold of thee
, , ,
and consume thee A t last when thou hast done everyt hing seize .
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her with b oth thy h ands an d throw her into the midst o f the fi e , r .
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Th e mai den dep a rte d and the o ld woman came sneak ing up t o ,
hi m Oh I am cold sai d she b ut that i a fi e that burns ; it

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warms m y o ld b ones f me and does me good ! But there i a log or ,

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lying there whi ch won t burn b ring it o u t for me When th ou hast ’
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done that th ou art free and mayst go where thou likest ; come g in
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wi th a good wi ll .
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Th e drummer di d n o t reflect long ; he sprang into th e mi dst o f the

flames but the y di d n t hurt him and could no t even sin ge a hair
, o ,
o f hi s head He carri ed the lo g o u t and lai d it down Hardly ho w

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ever had th e wood touched the earth than it w transfo med and
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the b eautiful mai den w ho had help d him in hi need sto o d before e s
hi m and by the s ilk en and s hi ni ng golden garment s whi ch he wore

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he knew ri ght well th at h w a the King s daughter But the ld s e s

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woman laughed venomously and sai d Th ou thinkest thou hast her , ,

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safe b ut thou hast n t go t her yet ! Just as he w about to fall

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s as
o n the mai den and tak e her away the youth se ized the old woman ,
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wi th b oth hi hands raised her up on hi gh and threw her in to the

s , ,
jaws Of the fi which closed over her as if it were delighted that the
re ,
o l d wi tch was to be burnt .
Then the Ki ng s daughter looked at the drummer nd when she

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sa w that he w a handsome youth and remembered h w he had

as o
risked hi life to de liver her she gav e him her hand and sai d Thou
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hast ventur ed everythi ng fo my sake but I also wi ll do everything r ,
fo thi ne Promi se to be true to me and thou shalt be m y husband

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W shall no t want for ri ches we shall have enough wi th what the

e ,
witch has gathered together here She led hi m into the house where .
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there were chests and coffers cramm ed wi th the o ld woman s treas

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ures The mai den left the gold and silver where it was and took onl y
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the precious stones She woul d not stay any longer on the glass
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mountain so the drummer sai d to her Seat thyself by me o n my

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saddle and then we wi ll fly down like birds I do not li ke the old

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saddl e sai d h I need only turn my wi shi ng ring and we shall be

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at home V ery well then answered the drummer then wi sh us in

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front o f the town gate In the twinkli ng o f n eye they were there
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but the drummer sai d I will just go to my parents and tell them ,
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the news wait fo me outside here I shall soon be back Ah

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sai d the Ki ng s daughter I b eg thee to b e careful On thy arriv al

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do not kiss thy parent on the ri ght cheek o else thou wilt forget s ,
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everyt hi ng and I shall stay b ehind here outside alone and de

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s er t ed How can I forget thee ? sai d he and promi sed her to

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come back very soon and gave hi s hand upon it ,

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When he went into hi father s house he had changed s o much

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s ,
that no one k new who he was for the three days whi ch he had ,
passed o n the glass mountain had been three years Th en he made

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himself known and hi parents fell o n his neck wi th joy and hi

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heart was o moved that he forgot what the mai den had said and
s ,
ki ssed them on b oth cheeks But when he had given them the ki ss .
on the right cheek every thought of the Ki ng s daughter vani shed

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from him He emp tied out hi s pockets and lai d handfuls o f the
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largest jewels o n the ta b le The parents had no t the lea t i dea what . s
to do wi t h th e ri ches Th en the father b ui lt a magnificent castle all

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su rounded by ga dens woods and meadows if a Prince were

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going t o live in it and when it was ready the mother said I have
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found a mai den for thee and the weddi ng shall be in three days ,
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Th e s o n was content to do as hi parents des ired s .
Th e poor King s daughter had stood for a long ti me wi thout the

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town waiti ng for the tum of th youn g man When eveni ng came re e .
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he sai d H e must ce tainly have ki ssed hi parents n the i ght

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452 Co mp le te Fai y Ta les
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chee k and has forgotten me Her heart w as fu ll o f so row she

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wished herself into a soli tary li ttle but in a forest and woul d not , re
turn to her father s court Every evening h went into the town
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and passed the young man s house ; he often w her but he no ’

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l onger k new her At length she he rd the people saying Th wed

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ding wi ll take place tomorrow Then she sai d I wi ll try if I can .

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wi n hi s heart back
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On the first day f the wedding ceremoni es she turned her wis h
o ,
i ng ri ng and sai d
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, A dress as bri ght as the sun Instantly the
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dress lay before her and it w as bright a if it had been woven Of

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real sunbeams When all the guests were assembled she entered
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the hall Every ne was ama ed at the beautiful dres s and the
. o z ,
bri de most of ll and pretty d esses were the things she had
a ,
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most deli ght in h went to the stranger and asked if she woul d sell
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it to her Not for money he answered but if I may pass the

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first ni ght outs ide the door o f the room where your betrothed
sleeps I will give it up t o you The bri de could not overcome her
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desire and cons ented but she mi ed a sleeping draught with the ,
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wi ne her betrothed took at ni ght whi ch made hi m fall into a deep ,
sleep When all had b come qui et the Kin g s daughter crouched
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down b y the door o f the bedroom opened it just a li ttle and cried , , ,
D umme d umme I p y t hee he !

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r r, r r, ra ar
Has t t hou fo g o t ten t ho u he ldes t me de ? r ar
Tha t o n t he g la ss mount a in w e s a t hour b y ho ur? -
Tha t I res cue d t hy li e ro m t he wi t ch s p o w er? f f ’
Dids t t ho u no t p lig ht t hy t ro t h t o me?

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D rumme r, drumme r, ha rken t o me!
But it w all in v in the d ummer di d not awake and when mom
as a ,
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in g daw ned the King s daughter was forced t o go b ack agai n h

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as s e
came .
On the second evening she tu ned her w ishing ri ng and sai d A r -

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dress as silvery as the moon When she appeared at the feast in the .
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d ess whi ch was

r soft as moonbeams it agai n excited the desire
as ,
of the bri de and the King s daughter gave it to her f permission

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or
to pass the second ni ght also out i de the door f the be d oom ,
s o r .
Th en in the stillness o f the ni ght she cried , ,
D umme d umme I p a y t hee h !

r r, r r, r e ar
H t t ho u fo g o tt en t h u held t m d
as ? r o es e ea r
Tha t o n t he g las s mo unt a in w e s a t hour b y ho u r?-
Tha t I res cued t hy life fro m t he wi t c h s p o w er?

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D i d st t hou n o t p lig ht t hy tro t h t o me ?

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D ru mmer, drummer ha rk en t o me! ,
D rummer 453 The
But the drummer who w as t up fied with the sleeping draught ,

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could n t be a o us ed Sadly next morning she went back to her but

o r .
in th forest But the people in the house had heard the lam enta
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t ion o f the s t ranger mai den and told the bri degroom about it They
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told hi m also that it was imposs ib l e that he could hear anyt hin g of
it because the mai den he was going to marry had poured a sleep i ng
,
draught into hi wi ne s .
On the third eveni ng the King s daughter t urned her wi shing ,

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i ng and sai d A d ess gli ttering li ke the st rs When he showed

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herself therein at th e feast the b ri de w as qui te b es ide herself with ,
the splendor of the dress whi ch far surpassed the others and h , ,
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sai d I must and will have it The mai den gave it as he had
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given the others for permissi on to spend the ni ght outsi de the bri de
groom s door Th bri degroom however di d n t dri nk the wine
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whi ch was handed to hi m before he went to bed but poured it ,
b ehi nd the bed and when everyt hi ng w qui et he heard a sweet

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voice whi ch called to him ,
D umme d umme I p a y t hee he !

“
r r, r r, r ar
H s t t hou f o g o tt en t h u helde t me de a ?
a r o s r
Tha t o n t he g la s s mount a in we s a t hour by hour? -
Tha t I res cued t hy li e rom t he wi t ch s p ow er? f f ’
Dids t t hou no t p lig ht t hy t ro t h t o me?

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Drummer, drumme r ha rk en t o me! ,
Suddenl y hi s memory ret urned to him Ah cri ed he h w can

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I have acted so unfaithf ull y ; but the ki ss whi ch in the joy of my

heart I gave my parents on the ri ght cheek that i to b lame for it , ,
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all that i what s tup efi d me ! He sprang up took the King s

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daughter b y the hand and led her to hi p rents bed Th is i my ,

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true bri de said he ; if I marry the other I shall do a great wrong

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Th parent when they hea d how ever ythi ng had happened gav e
e s, r ,
their consent Then the li ghts in th hall were lighted agai n d ums
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and trumpets were brought fri ends and relati ons were invited to ,
come and th real wed di ng w solemni zed with great rejoicing

, e as .
Th first bri de rece ived the beautiful dresses as a compensati on

e ,
and declared herself satis fi ed .

T h e Tw o K i n g s C h i l d re n ’
A KI NG had a lit tle b oy f whom it had b een foretold that he should

o
be kill ed b y a stag when he w as sixteen years of age When he had .
reached that age the huntsmen once went hunting with him In the .
forest the Kin g s so n w as separated from the others and all at once
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he w a great stag whi ch he wanted to shoot but coul d no t hit At

sa .
length he cha ed the sta g o far that the y were quite o ut o f the f
s s or
est and then suddenly a great tall man w as standi ng there instead
,
f the stag and sai d It is well t hat I have thee I have already
“
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ruined i pairs of glass skates wi th running after thee and have

s x ,
not been ab le t o get thee .

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Th en he too k the King s s o n wi th him and dragged hi m through

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a great lake to a great p alace and then he had t o i t down t o table ,

s
wi th hi m and eat something When they had eaten somethi ng to .
gether the tall King sai d I have three daughters Th ou must keep
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watch over the eldest for o ne night from ni ne in the eveni ng till i ,
s x
in the morning and ever y tim e the cloc k st i kes I wil l come myse lf
, r ,
and call and if thou then givest me no answer tomorrow morning

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thou shalt be put to death but if thou always givest m an answer ,

e ,
thou s halt have her to wife .

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When the youn g folks went t o the b ed room there stood a stone -
image o f St C hri stopher and the Ki n g s daughter s ai d to it

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father will come at ni ne o clock and every hour ti ll it strikes i ; ’
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when he calls gi ve him an answer in tead of th e King s o n Then

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the stone image of St Christopher nodded its head quite qui ckly
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and then more and more slowly t ill at last it stood sti ll .
Th next morni ng the Ki ng s ai d t o hi m Th ou hast done the

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business well but I cannot give my daughter away ; thou must now
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watch a ni ght b y my se cond daughter and then I will consider ,
wi th myself whe ther thou cans t have my eldest dau ghter to wife ,
but I shall come every hour myself and when I call thee answer , ,
me and if I call thee and thou dost not reply thy blood shall fl w
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Then the P i nce and the Pri ncess went into the s l e p ing room and
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there stood a sti ll l rger stone image of St Ch i stopher and the

a . r ,
King s daughter sai d to it If my fat her calls do thou answer hi m

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Then the great stone image f St Ch istopher again n od ded it o . r s
head quite q ui ld y and then more c nd more slow ly un ti l at last it a ,

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stood sti ll agai n And the Ki n g s son lay down o n the thresho l d put
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hi hand under hi head and slept

s s .
Th next morning the Ki ng sai d to hi m Thou hast done the

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business really we ll but I cannot give my daughter away ; thou ,
must now watch a ni ght by the youngest P i ncess and then I wi ll r ,
consider wi th myself whether thou canst hav e my second daughter

to wife but I shall come every hour myself and when I call thee
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an swer me and if I call thee and thou answerest not thy blood
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shal l flow for me .

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Th en they once more went to the sleep ing room together and -
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there was a much greater and much taller image o f St Christopher .
than the t w first had been Th e King s daughter s ai d to it When

o .
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my father calls do thou answer Th en th great tall stone image of

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St Christopher nodded qui te half an hour wi th it head until at

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lengt h the head stood s till again And the King s n lai d him self .
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so
down o n the threshold of the door and slept .
Th e next morni ng the Kin g sai d Th ou hast indeed watched ,
well but I cannot give thee my daughter now; I hav e a great forest
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if thou cuttest it down for me between i o clock thi s morni ng and

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si xat ni ght I wi ll t hin k about it Th en he gave him a gla s axe a

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glass wedge and a glass mallet When he got into th e wood he

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began at once to cut but the broke in t wo then he took the ,

axe ,
wedge and struck it once wi th the m all et and it became as short

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and small as sand Then he was much troub led and b eli eved he
as .
would have to di and sat dow n and wept e, .
No w when it was noon the King sai d O ne f you girls must ,

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take him somethi ng to eat No sai d the two eldest we wi ll no t .

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t ke it to hi m; th one by whom b last watched can take him

a e e ,
somethi ng Then the youngest w as forced to go and t k e hi m

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some thi ng to eat When she got into the forest she asked hi m h w
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he was getti ng o n Oh sai d he I am getting n ve y b adl y .

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Then she sai d he w to come and just eat a li ttle N ay sai d he “ ”

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I cannot do that I shall st ill hav e to di I w ill eat no more
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Then sh spoke so ki n dl y to him and begged hi m just to try that he

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came and ate somethi ng When he had eaten somethi ng she sai d I .
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wi ll comb thy h ir a whi le and then thou wi lt feel happier

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So she comb ed hi hair and he became weary and fell asleep s , ,
and then she took her handk erchi ef and made a knot in it and ,
struck it three times on the ea th and sai d Earth workers come r , ,

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forth In a moment numbers f li ttle earth men came forth and

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asked what the King s daughter commanded Th en sai d she In ’
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three hours time the great forest must be cut down and the who l e
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f the wood lai d in heaps S o the li ttle e arth m n went ab out and
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g t togeth er the whole f their kin dr ed t o help them wi th the work

o o .
Th e y began at once and when the three hour were over all w , s ,
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done and they came b ack t the King s daughter and told her
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Then h took her whi te handkerchi ef agai n and sai d Earth “

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workers g home On thi s they all di sappeared

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When th e Ki ng s on awoke he w deli ghted and h s i d ’

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C ome home when it has struck si o clock He di d h told x
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him and then the Ki ng as ke d H ast th ou made away wi th the f

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est? Y s ai d the King s n When the y were s ittin g at table

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the King said I cann ot y et gi ve thee my daughter t o wife thou

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m u t sti ll do something more f her sake S he as ked what it w

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to b then I have a great fi h p ond sai d th Ki ng Th ou mu t

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go t it tomorrow mornin g and clear it f ll mud until it i as

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bright a mi ror and fill it wi th every kind f fish Th next

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morning th e Kin g gave him a glass shovel and sai d Th fi h p ond ,

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m u t b e done by i o clock S he went away nd when he came

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to the fi h pond he st uck hi s hovel in th e mud and it b roke in tw

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then he stuck his ho in the mud and b roke it also Th en he w e , . as
much troub led .
At noo n th y oun gest daughter brought him something to eat

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and asked him how he was getting n S o the King s n sai d every o .
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thi ng w going very ill with him and he woul d certai nly have t
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lose hi head My tool have b roken t pieces agai n Oh s aid

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sh e,thou must just come and eat some thing and then thou wilt b e
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in another frame f mi nd No sai d he I ca nn ot eat I am far

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too unhappy for that ! Th en h gave him many good words unt il ”
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at last he came and ate something Th en h combed hi hair agai n . s e s ,
and he fell asleep once more h took her handkerchi ef ti ed a

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k not in i t and stru ck the ground thri ce wi th the knot and s ai d

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E rth workers come forth In a moment a great many li ttle earth
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men came nd as ked what h desired and h told them that in

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three hou s time they must have th fi h pond enti ely cleaned
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o ut and it must be
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clear that people could see themselves so
refle cted in it and eve y ki nd of fi h must b e in it Th lit tle earth

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m n went away and summoned all their ki ndred to help them and
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in two hours it was done Then t hey re t u ned t her and s i d W

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have done as thou hast commanded Th King s daughter took the .

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handkerchi ef and once more struck thri ce n the ground wi th it o ,
and sai d Earth workers go home agai n Th en they all went

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away .
When the Kin g s n awoke the fi h pond w s done Th en the ’

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King s daughter went away also and told him that when it w i , as s x
he was to come t o the hous e When he arrived at the house the .
Ki ng asked Has t thou got th e fish p ond done ? Ye sai d the

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King s n That w very good

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When the y were ag i n sitt ing at ta b le the King sai d Thou hast a ,
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certai nly done the fi h pon d but I cannot gi ve thee my daughter s -

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yet ; thou mu t just d on thi ng more What is that then ? ked

s o e .
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the King s n Th King s ai d he had a great moun t i n n whi ch

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so . e a o
there w s nothi ng but b riars whi ch m ust all b e cut down and at
a ,
the top f it the youth m u t bui ld up a great ca stle whi ch must be

o s ,
as strong as coul d b e conceived and all the furni ture and fittings ,
b elongi ng to a castle must b e insi de it And when he arose next .
morning the Ki ng gave hi m a glass axe n d a glass gimlet wi th him a ,
and he w to have ll done b y i O clock As he w ut ting down

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the first b i ar with the axe it broke ff short and small that th
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pieces flew all round ab out and he coul d n t u the gimlet ei ther ,
o se .
Then he w as qui te mi serable and w aited f his dearest t o if , or s ee
s h woul d n ot come
e n d help him in hi need a s .
When i t was mi d day h came and brought him some thi ng to eat
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He went t meet her and told her ll and ate something and let
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her comb hi hai r and fell asleep Then h once more took the knot
s . s e
and struck the earth with it and s i d E rth workers come forth ! ,
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Th en ca me on ce agai n num b ers o f earth men and asked what her -

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desire w as Then sai d he I n the space f three hours y ou must

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c ut down the whole o f the b ri ars and a castle must b e b ui lt n the ,

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t p of the mountain th at m u t b e as strong as any o ne could co n

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ce ve, and ll the furni t ure th at pertains t o a castle must b e inside
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The y went away and summoned th e ir ki n dred t help them

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and when th time was come all was ready Th en th ey came to the
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King s daughter and told her o and the Ki ngs daughter took her
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handkerchi ef and st uck thrice on the earth wi th it and said r , ,

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E th workers go home n whi ch they all disappeared When
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therefore the Ki ng s n awoke and w everythi ng done he w as

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happy a bi d in air as r .
When it had struck i they went home together Th en sai d the s x, .
Kin g I the castle ready? Yes sai d the Kin g s n Wh en they

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s t down to table the King sai d

a I ca nnot give away my youngest
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daughter until th two eldest married Th en the Kin g s n and

e are .
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the Kin g s daughter were qui te troub led and the Kin g s son had no
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i dea what to do But he went b y ni ght to the King s daughter and

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ran away wi th her .
When they had g t a li ttle di stance away the King s daughter

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peeped round and w her father behi nd her Oh sai d he sa .

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what are we to do ? M y father i behi nd us and will take us back s ,
with him I wi ll at once change thee into a briar and myself into a
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rose and I will shelter myself in the mi d t f the bush When the
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father reached the place there stood a bri ar wi th one rose o n it ; ,
then he w as about to gather the rose when the thorn came and ,
pri cked hi finger so that he w as forced to go home again Hi wife

s . s
asked why he had not brought their daughter back with him S he . o
sai d he had nearly go t up to her but that all at once he had lost ,
s ight o f her and a b ri ar wi th o n rose was growing n the spot

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Th en sai d the Queen If thou hadst but gathered the rose the
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bri ar woul d have been forced t o come too S O he went b ack again .
to fetch the rose b ut in the m n fi m the two were already far ,

ea e
over the plain and the Ki ng ran after them , .
Then the daughter once more looked round and saw her fath er
comin g and sai d Oh what shall we do no w ? I wi ll instantly
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change thee into a church and myself into a priest and I will stand ,
up in the pul pit and preach When the Ki ng got t o the p lace ,
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there stood a church and in the pulpit w as a p i est preaching So ,

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he listened to the sermon and then went home agai n ,

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Then th Queen asked why he had not brought their daughter

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wi th hi m and he sai d Nay I ran a long ti me after her and j ust as

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I thought I should soon overtake her a church was standi ng there ,
and a priest was in the pulpit preachi ng Thou shouldst just have .
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brought the priest sai d his wife and then the church would soon ”
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have come It is n u t send thee I must go there myself When

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she had walked fo some ti me and coul d the two in the di r ,

s ee s
tance the King s daughter peeped round and saw her mother m
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ing and sai d Now we ar undone for my mother i coming her

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self I wi ll imm e diately change thee into a fi h pond and myself

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into a fi h
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s .
When the mother came to the place there was a large fi h pon d ,
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and in th e mi dst o f it a fish was leaping about and peeping out o f

the water and it was quite merry She wanted to catch the fish but
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sh e could not Then she w very angry and drank up the whole
. as ,
pond in order to catch the fi h b ut it made her so ill that she was s ,
forced to vomi t and vomited the whole p ond out ag i n Then he

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cried I e very well that nothi ng can b e done now n d sai d that
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n o w they m i ght come back to her .
Then the Ki ng s daughter went back again and the Qu en gav e

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her daughter three waln uts and sai d With these thou canst help , ,
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thyself when thou t in thy greatest need So the young folks ar .

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went once more away together An d when they had walked quite .
ten miles they arrived at th castle from whence the King s o n

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came and close by it was a village When they reached it the

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King s on sai d Stay here my dearest I wi ll just go to the castle

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and then wil l I come wi th a carri age and wi th attendants t fetch o
thee .
Wh en he g t to the astle they ll rejoi ced greatly at havi ng the

o c a
King s son back again and he to l d them he had a bri de who was
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now in the vill age and they must go wi th the carriage to fetch her
, .
Th en they harnessed the horses at once and many attendants ,
seated themselves outside the car i age When the King s n was r .
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so
about to get in hi mother gave hi m a kiss and he forgot every

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thi ng whi ch had happened and also what he was about to do On , .
thi s hi mother ordered the horses to be taken o ut f the carriage

s o
ag ai n and every o n went back into the house But the maiden sat
,
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in the vill age and wat hed and watched and thought he wo uld c ,
come and fetch her but no n came ,

o e .
Then the King s daughter took servi ce in the mi ll whi ch belonged

’
to the castle and w obli ged t it b y the pond e very afternoon

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as o s
and clean the tubs And the Queen came on day o n foot from the
. e
castle and went walki ng b y the pond and saw the well grown
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m ai den sitting there and said What a fine strong girl that i ! She
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pleases me well ! Th en she and all wi th her looked at the mai d but
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no one knew her S a long time passed by during whi ch the

. o
m i den served the mi ll er honorabl y and f ai th fully In the mean

a .
time the Queen had sought a wi fe f her on who came from

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or s
quite a distant part of the world When the bri de came they were .
,
at once to be married An d many people hurri ed together all o f .

,
whom wanted to see everything Then the girl said to the miller .
that he mi ght be so good as to give her leave to go ls o So the a .
mi ller sai d Yes do go there ,

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When h w about to go h opened n f the three walnuts

s e as ,
s e o e o ,
and a beauti ful dress lay inside it She put it o n and went into the .
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church and stood by the altar Suddenly came the b ride and bri de .
groom and seated themselves before the altar and when the priest
, ,
was just going to bless them the bri de peeped half ro und and w ,
sa
the maiden standing there Then she stoo d up again and said she .
,
would not be given away unti l she also had as beautiful a dress s a
that lady there So they went back to th house agai n and sent to
. e ,
ask the lady if she wou l d se ll that dress No she wou l d no t se ll it .

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but the bride might perhaps earn it Th en the bride asked her h w . o
she was to do thi s Then the maiden sai d if she mi ght s leep n
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ni ght outside the King s son s door the bri de might hav e what h ’ ’
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wanted So the b i de sai d yes she was to do that But the servants
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were ordered to give the King s n a s l e ping drink and then the ’
so e -
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mai den lai d herself down on the threshold and lamented all ni ght
long She had had the forest cut down for him she had had the
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fi h pond c leaned out for him she had had the castle bui lt for him
s -
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sh had changed him i nto a b ri ar and then i nto a church and at

e , ,
last i nto a fi h pond and yet he had forgotten her so qui ckly The
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King s on di d n t hear o n word o f it but the servants had been

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s o e ,
awakene d and had li stened to it and had not k nown what it coul d
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mean .
Th next mo ni ng when they were all up the bri de put o n t h

e r , e
dress and went away to the church wi th the bri degroom In the
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meanti me the mai den opened the second walnut and a still more ,
beaut iful d ess w as in ide it She put it on and went and stood by
r s .
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the altar in the chu ch and everything happened as it had hap r ,
pened the time before An d the mai den again lay all ni ght n the . o
threshold which led to the chamber of the King s n and the ’

so ,
s er
vant w once more to give him a sleeping d i nk Th servant how

as -
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e ver went t o him n d gave him some thi ng to keep him awake and
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a ,
then the Ki ng s n went to bed and the mi ller s m ai den b emoaned

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so ,
herself as b efore o n the threshold of the door and told of all that ,
she had done All thi s the King s o n heard and was sore troub led
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and what w past came back to him Th en he wanted to go to her

as .
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but hi mother had locked the door

s .
Th next morni ng howe v er he went at once to hi s beloved and

e , , ,
told her everything whi ch had happened t o him and prayed her ,
not to be angry with hi m f having forgotten her Th en the King s or .

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daughter opened the third walnut and wi thi n it was a still more ,
magni ficent dress which she put n and went with her bridegroom
, o ,
to church and numbers o f children came who gave them flowers

, ,
and Offered them gay ribbons to bind about their feet and they ,
were blessed by the pri est and had a merry wedding But the fal e ,
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mother and the b ri de had t depa t And the mouth o f the person o r .
who last told all thi s i still warm s .

T h e Iro n S t o v e
IN THE DAYS
when wishi ng was still f some use a King s n was o ,
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bewi tched by an o ld wi tch and shut up in an iron stov e in a forest , .
There he passed many years and n o ne coul d deliv er hi m Then a , o .
King s daughter came into the forest who had lost herself and
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could not find her father s kingdom agai n After she had wandered ’
.
about for ni ne days he at length came to the iron stov e Then a ,

s .
voice came forth from it and asked her Whence comest thou and , ,
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whi ther goest thou ? She answered I have lost my father s king ”
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dom and cann ot get home again Then a voice inside the iron stove
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said I will help thee to get home ag i n and that indeed most
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swi ftly if thou wilt promi se to do what I desire of thee I am the

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n f a far greater Ki ng than th y father and I wi ll marry thee

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so o ,
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Then was h afrai d and thought Good Heav ens ! What can I
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s e , ,
do wi th an iron stove? But as she much wished to get home to her ”
father she promised to do as he desired But he sai d Thou shalt

,
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return here and bring a knife wi th thee and scrape a hole in the
, ,
iron Th en he gave her a compani on who walked near her but di d

”
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not speak but in two hours he took her home ; there w as great joy
,
in the castle when the Ki ng s daughter came home and the ld

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King fell o n her neck and kissed her She however w sorely ,
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t oubled and s i d
r De r father what I have suffered ! I shou l d
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never have got home again from the great wild forest if I had not ,
come to an iron stove but I have been forced to give my word that ,
I wi ll go back to it set it free and marry it , ,

.
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Then the o ld Ki ng was terrified that b ll but fainted for he so e a ,
had but this o n daughter They therefore resolved they would e .
send in her place the mill er s daughter who was very beau ti ful
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They took her there ga ve her a kni fe and s i d h was to scrape at , ,

a s e
the iron stove So h s craped at it f four and twenty hours but

. s e or - -
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could not brin g o ff the least morsel o f it Wh en day dawned a .

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voice in the stove sai d It seems to me it i day outs ide Th en she ,

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answered It seems so to me too ; I fancy I hear the noise o f my f

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a
th mill
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So thou art a miller s daughter! Then go thy way at once and

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let the King s daughter come here Then she went away at once
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and told the old Kin g that the man outside there woul d have none ,
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f her—h wanted th e King s daughter Th ey however sti ll had a

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swin e herd s daughter who w as even pret ti er than the miller s

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daughter and they determi ned t o give her a p iece f gold to go to

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the i on stove in tead o f the King s daughter So he w as t ken

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thi ther and h also had to scrape f four and t wenty hou s She
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howe ver made nothi ng of it When day broke a voice inside the
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stove cri ed I t seems t o me it i day outs ide ! Then answered she

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So it seems t o me also ; I fancy I hear my father s horn blowi ng ’
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Then thou art a swin e herd s daughter ! Go away at once and

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tell the King s daughter to come and tell her all must b e done
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w aspromised and if she does no t come everythi ng in the ld ngd m

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shall b e ruined and destroyed and not o n stone b e left standing ,

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n another When the King s daughter heard that sh b egan t o

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weep but now there w as no thing f it but to keep her promi se S

, or . o
she took leave o f her father put a knife in her pocket and went , ,
forth to the i on stove in the forest When h got there h began

r . s e ,
s e
to scrape and the iron gave way and when t wo hours were over
, , ,
she had already s raped a small hole Th en she peeped in and saw
c .
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a youth o h ndsome and o b i lli ant wit h gold and wi th preciou

s a ,
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jewels that her very soul w as deli ghted Now therefore he went
, .
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o n scrap ing and made the hole so large th at he w a able t o get o ut

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Th en sai d he Thou art mi ne and I am thin e ; thou art m y b ide

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and hast released me He wanted t o take her away with him to hi s .

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kingdom but she entreated him t o let her go once again t o her fa
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ther and the King s o n allowed her to do o b ut he w as no t to s ay

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more t o her father than three words and then he w as t o come ,

s
back agai n S o she went home b ut he spoke more than three

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words and instantly th e iron stove di sappea ed and was taken far
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away over glass moun tain and piercing swords ; but the King s on
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was et free and no longer shut up in it After this he bade good

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bye to her father took some money with her b ut not much and , , ,
went b ack t o the great forest and looked fo the iron stove but it ,
r ,
w asnowhere to b e found Fo nine days she sought it and then her . r ,
hunger grew o great that she di d no t know what t o do for he

s ,
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could no longer live .
When it w as eveni ng she seated herself in a small tree and , ,
made up her mind t o spend the ni ght there as she w as afrai d of ,
wi ld b e ts When mi dni ght d ew near she w in th e di stance a

as . r sa
small light and thought Ah there I should be saved ! She got

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down from the tree and went tow rds the light b ut on the way she ,
a ,
prayed Then he came t o a lit tle old house and much grass had
. s ,
grown all about it and a small heap of wood lay in front of it She
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thought Ah whi ther have I come nd peeped in through the

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window but she saw nothing inside b ut toads big and li ttl e except
, , ,
a tab le well covered wi th wine and roast meat and the p l ates and ,
gl asses were f silver Th en h took cou age and kn ocked at the

o . s e r ,
door Th fat toad cried

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Lit t le g een w iting ma id

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Waiting ma id wit h t he limpi ng leg,

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H op hi t her a nd t hither,
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A nd uic k ly s ee w ho is wi t hou t .
a small toad came walking b y and opened the door t o her

An d .
When h entered they all bade her welcome and she was forced
s e , ,
to it down Th ey aske d Wh ere hast thou come from and whi ther
s .
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art thou going? Then she related all that had b efallen her and
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how because he had t ansgressed the order whi ch had be en giv en

s r
her not to s y more than three words the stove and the King s n
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also had di sappeared and no w she w about to seek him over hi ll

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and dale unti l she foun d hi m Then the old fat o ne sai d .
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Litt le g een w iting ma id

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Waiting ma id wi t h t he limp ing leg,

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Litt le do g of t he limp ing leg ,
H op hit her a nd t hit her,

A nd bri ng me t he g rea t bo x .
Then the li ttle o ne went and brought the b After thi s the y ox .
gave her meat and d i nk and took her to a well made bed whi ch
r ,
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felt li ke silk and velvet and he lai d herself therein in God s name
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and slept When morning came she arose and the o ld toad gav e
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her three needles ut of the g eat b ox whi ch he was t o take wi th

o r s
her; they would be needed by her for she had to cross a hi gh gl ass ,
mountain and go over three piercing swords and a great lake If

,
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she di d all thi s h would get her lover back again Then he gav e
s e .
her three thin gs whi ch she was to take the greatest care f namely
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three l ge needl es a plough wheel and three nuts Wi th these he

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traveled onwards and when she c me to the glass mountai n whi ch

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w as o sli ppery
s h stuck the three nee dl es fir st behi nd her feet
, s e
and then b efore them and so got over it and when she was over it
, , ,
sh hi d them in a place whi ch h marked carefully After t hi s she

e s e .
came to th e three piercing swords and then she seated herself o n ,
her plough whee l and roll ed over them

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At last she arrived in front o f a great lake and when she had ,
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crossed it h came to a large and b eaut iful cas t le She went in and
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s e .
asked for a place ; h was a poor gi rl he sai d and woul d li ke to

s e ,
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be hired She knew however that th Kin g s son whom she had
.
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re l eased from the i on stove in the great forest w in the castler as .
Then she was taken as a scullery mai d at low wages But already -
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the Ki ng s n had another mai den by hi si de whom he wanted to

’
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m rry for he thought that sh had long b een dead

a , e .
In the eveni ng when she had washed up and w as done he felt

, ,
s
in her pocket and found the three nuts whi ch the o l d toad had
given her She cracked n with her tee th and was going t o eat the
. o e ,
kernel when 1 and behold there was a state ly royal g rment in it !

0 a
But when the bri de heard o f thi s she came and sked for the d ess a r
and wanted to buy it and sai d I t i not a dress for a servan t girl , ,
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But she sai d no he woul d not sell it but if the bri de woul d grant
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her ne thi ng she shoul d have it and tha t w as leave to sleep o ne

o , ,
ni ght in her b i degroom s chamber r

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Th bri de gave her permi ss i on b ecause the dr ess w as o pretty

e s ,
and he had never had n lik e it When it was eveni ng she sai d t o
s o e .
her bri degroom That s illy girl wi ll sleep in thy room If thou art
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wi lli ng s am I s i d b She however gav e him a glass of wine in

o , a e .
, ,
whi ch h had poured a sleepin g draught S o the bridegroom and

s e -
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the scullery mai d went to sleep in the room and he slept o

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soundl y that h could n t waken him s e o .
She wept th whole ni ght and cried I et thee free when thou
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wert in an iron stove in the wi ld forest I sought thee and walked , ,
over a glass mountai n and three sha p swords and a great lake be
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fore I found thee and yet thou wi l t not hear me ! ,

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Th servants sat by the chamber door and heard how she thus
e -
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wept the whole ni ght through and in the morni ng they told it to ,
their lord And the next eveni ng when he had washed up she
. s ,
Opened the second nut and a far more b eau ti ful dress w wi thin ,
as
it and when the bri de b eheld it h wi shed to bu y that also But

, ,
s e .
the girl would not take money and begged that she might once ,
again sleep in the bri degroom s chamber Th b ride however gave ’

. e , ,
him a sleep ing d i nk and he slept so soundl y that he could hear

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nothi ng But the scu llery mai d wept the whole ni ght long and
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cri ed I set thee free when thou we t in an iron stove in the wi ld

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forest I sought thee and walked over a glass mountai n and over
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three sharp swords and a great lake before I foun d thee and yet ,
thou wi lt not hear me ! ”
Th servants sat by the chamber door and heard her weep ing the
e -
whole ni ght through and in the morni ng informed their lord o f it ,

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An d o n the thi rd eveni ng when h had washed up she opened the , s e ,
thi d nut nd wi thi n it w as a s ti ll more beautiful dress whi ch was

r , a
stiff wi th p ure gold When the bri de w that h wanted t o have i t

. sa s e ,
but the maiden only gave it up n condi ti on that h mi ght f the o s e or
third ti m e sleep in the bridegroom s apartment The King s son was ’

.
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however o n hi gu ard and threw the sleeping draught away Now

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therefore when she began to weep and to cry Dearest love I set
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thee free when thou wert in the iron stove in the ter i ble wi l d f r or
est the King s o n leapt up and sai d Th ou art the true o n thou
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art mine and I am thi ne Thereupon whi le it w sti ll ni ght he

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g t i nto a carri age wi th her and they t ok away the false bri de s
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clo thes so that he could n t get up s o .
When they came to the great lake they sailed across it and , ,
when they reached the three sharp cutti ng swords they seated -
themselves o n the plough wheel and when they go t t o the glass -

,
mountai n they th u t the three nee dl es in it and o at length the y

r s ,
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got to the li ttle ld house ; b ut when they went in ide that it w a a

o s , s
great castle and the toads were all disenchanted and were King s
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chi ldren and full f happ iness Then the wed ding w celebrated
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o . as ,
and the Ki n g s on and the Princess remained in the castle whi ch

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was much larger than the castles o f thei fathers As however the r .
, ,
o ld King gri eved at be i ng left alone they fetched him away and , ,
brought hi m to live wi th them and they had two kingdoms and , ,
lived in happy we dl ock .
Let t he mo us e ru n;
M y s t o ry s done
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T h e S i ng i ng S o a ri ng L a rk ,
THE R WAS once a man who was about to set out n a long journey
E o ,
and on parti ng he asked hi th ee daughters what he should bring s r
b ack with him for them Th eldest wished f pearls the second . e or ,
wished for di am onds but the third said Dear father I should like
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a singing soaring lark Th father s i d Yes if I can get it you

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shall have it ki ssed all three and set ut

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When the ti me had come f him to be on hi way home ag in or s a ,
he brought pearls and di amonds f the two eldest; but he had or

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sought eve ywhere in vai n fo a singi ng soaring lark f the

r r , or
youn gest and he was very unh appy about it fo h was hi favor
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it chi l d Hi road lay through a forest and in the m i d t of it was a

e . s , s
splendi d castle and near the castle stood a tree but quite n the
, , o
top of the tree he w a singing soari ng l ark Aha y u come j u t

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sa , .
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at the ri ght moment ! he sai d qui te deli ghted and called t hi ”

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vant to cli mb up and catch the li ttle creat ure .
But as he approached the tree a li on leapt from b eneath it shook , ,
himself and roa ed till the leaves on the tree tremb led He who
, r .
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t i es t o steal my singing soaring lark he c i ed will I devour

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Then the man sai d I di d n t k now that the bird belonged to thee
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I wi ll make amends for the wrong I have done and ransom myself
with a large um o f money onl y spare my li fe The li on said
s , .
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Nothing can save thee unless thou wilt promise t o give me f , or
mine w n what first meets thee o n thy return home ; but if thou wi lt
o
do that I wi ll grant thee thy life and thou shalt have the bird f r
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thy daughter into the b argain ,

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But the man hesitated and sai d T hat might be my youn gest ,
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daughter she loves me b est and always runs to meet me n m y

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t urn home The servant howe v er was ter ifi d and sai d Why
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should your daughter b e the very one to meet you it mi ght a eas ,
s
i ly be a cat o dog ? Then the man allowed hi mself t o b e per

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s u ded too k th s inging soari ng lark and promised t o gi ve th e li on

a , e , ,
whatsoever shoul d fi st meet him o n his retu n home r r .
Wh en he reached home and entered hi house the fi st w ho met s ,

r
him was no other than hi y oungest and dearest daughter w ho s ,
came running u p ki ssed and embraced hi m and when he saw that

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he had brought wi th him a singing soaring lark he was b eside , ,

s
herself wi th joy Th e father however could not rejoice b ut b egan

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to weep and said My dearest child I have bought the li ttle bird
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dear In return fo it I have b een ob li ged t o promise thee to a sav

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age lion and when he has thee he will tear thee in pieces and de
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vour thee and he told her al l just as it had happened and b egged
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her n t to go there come what mi ght But she consoled hi m and

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sai d Dearest father indeed your promise must be ful filled I will
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go thi ther and soften the li on o that I may return t o thee s fely , s a .
”
Next mornin g she had the road pointed o ut to her took leave , ,
and went fearlessly out into the forest Th li on however w an . e , ,

as
enchanted Prince and was by day a li on and all hi people were ,

s
li ons wit h hi m but in the ni ght they resumed their natural human
,
shapes On her arrival he was ki ndl y received and led into the cas
. s
tle When ni ght c m e the li on turned into a handsome man and

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t heir wedding w as ce l ebrated with great magni fi cence Th ey liv ed .
happily together remained awake at ni ght and slept in the day

, ,
time .
One day he came and sai d Tomorrow there i a feast in thy f ,

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th s house because thy eldest s i ster i to be marri ed and if thou

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art inclined to go there my li ons shall conduct thee She sai d , .

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Yes I shou l d very much li ke to s my father again and went
, ee ,
thi ther accompani ed by the li ons There was great j y when she ar
, . o
ri ved for they had ll beli eved that she had been torn i n p i eces by
, a
the li on and had long ceased to li v e But she to l d them what a

, .
hands ome husband h had and how well o ff h w remained s e , s e as ,
with them whi le the wed di ng feast lasted and then went back -
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agai n to the forest .
When th e second daughter was about to be ma ri ed and h was r , s e
again invi ted to the wedding she sai d to the li on Thi s ti me I will , ,
“
no t b e alone thou must come wi th me Th li on however sai d

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that it w t oo dangerous f him for if when there a ray from a

as or ,
burning can dl e fell on hi m he wou l d be changed into a dov e and , ,
fo seven years long would have to fly about wi th the do v es She

r .
s i d Ah but do come wi th me I wi ll take great care o f thee and

a ,
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guard thee from ll li ght S O they went away together and took
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wi th them their little chi ld well She had a chamber bui lt there as .
,
s o strong an d thi c k that n o ray could p ierce through it ; i n thi s he
was t o shut hi mself up when th candl es were lit fo the weddi ng e r
feast But the door was made o f green wood whi ch warped and l eft
.
a li ttle crack whi ch no one noti ced .
The wedding was celebrated wi th magnifi cence but when the ,
procession wi th all it candles and torches came back from church s ,
and passed by thi s apartment a ray ab out the breadth of a hai r fe ll ,
o n the King s son and when thi s ray touched hi m he w trans

’
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formed in an instant and when h came in and looked for him she ,
s e ,
di d not see him but a white dove was s i tti ng there Th do v e sai d
, . e
to her For seven years must I fly ab out the world but at e very
,
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,
seventh step that thou takest I will let fall a dr op o f red blood and
a white feather and these wi ll show thee the way and if thou
, ,
fo ll w e t the trace thou canst release me Th ereupon the dove flew

”
o s .
o u t at th e door and she followed hi m and at every seventh step a

, ,
red drop o f blood and a little white feather fell down an d showed
her the way .
S she went conti nually further and further in the w ide worl d
O ,
ne ver looking about her resti ng and the se ven years were almost or ,
past; then she rejoiced and thought that they wou l d soon be dc liv
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ered ; and yet they were o far from it ! Once when they were thus s
movi ng onwards no li ttle feather and no drop f red blood fell n d

, o ,
a
when she r i ed her eyes th dove had disappeared And

a s he e . as s
thought to herself In thi s no man can he lp thee she climbed up

,
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”
to the sun and s i d to him Th ou hin t into e very crevi ce and

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o ver every pe k hast not thou seen a whi te dove flyi ng ? No

a ,
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said the sun I have seen none but I present thee with a casket
,
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Open it when thou art in sorest ne d e .
Then s he thank ed th s un and went o n unti l eveni ng came and e ,
the moon appeared ; he then asked her Thou shine t the whole s ,
“
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ni ght th ough and n every field and forest hast thou not seen a
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white dove flying ? N o s i d the moon T have seen no dove but

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here I give thee an egg break it when thou art in great need She , .
”
thanked the moon and went o n until the ni ght wi nd came up and
,
b lew o n her then he sai d to it Thou bl w t over every tree and

,
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o es
under every le f hast thou n t seen a whi te dove flyi ng ? No

a , o
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sai d the ni ght wind I have seen none but I wi ll k the three ,
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as
other wi nds perhaps they have seen it

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Th east wi nd and the west wind came and had seen nothing
e , ,
but the south wind said I have seen the whi te dov e it has flown ,
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to the Red Sea ; there it has become a li on again fo th seven years ,

r e
are over and the lion i there fightin g wi th a dragon ; the d agon
,
s r ,
however i an enchanted Pri ncess Th ni ght wind then s aid t o

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her I will advi se th ee ; go to th e Red Sea o n the ri ght b ank are

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some tall ree ds count them break o ff the eleventh and st i k e the
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dragon w ith it then the li on will b e able to sub due it and both
, ,
then wi ll regain their human form After that look round and thou .
,
wi lt see the griffin whi ch i by the Red Sea ; swing thyself wi th thy s ,
beloved n to hi back an d the bird will car y thee over the a to

,
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r se
thi ne own home Here i a nut for thee when thou art ab ove the
. s
center o f the sea let the nut fall it wi ll mme di ately shoot up and
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a tall nut tree wi ll grow out of the water o n whi ch the g iffin may ,
r
rest; for if he cannot rest he wi ll not b e strong enough to carry thee ,
across and if thou forgettest to throw down the nut he will let thee
, ,
fall into the s ea .

”
Then she went thi ther an d foun d everythi ng the ni ght win d ,
as
had s i d She counted the reeds by the sea and cut Off the elev
a .
,
enth s t ruck the dragon therewi th whereupon the lion overcame it

, , ,
and imm edi ately both of them regai ned their human shapes But .
when the Princess who had b efore b een the dragon w deli vered
, ,
as
from enchantment she took the you th by the arm seated herself on
, ,
the g iffin and ca ried him off with her

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There stood the poor mai den who had wandered so far an d was
again forsaken She sat down and cried but at last she took courage
.
and sai d S t ill I wi ll go as far as the n d blows and long the

,
“
vvr as as
cock crows until I find him and he went forth by long long
, ,
s ,
roads until at last she came to the castle where b oth o f them were
,
li i ng together There she he rd that soon a feast w

v . t b e held in a as o ,
whi ch they wo uld celeb rate their wedding but sh sai d God sti ll , e ,
“
helps me and opened the casket that the sun had given her A
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, .
dress lay therein as bril li ant s the un its elf S O h took it ut nd a s . s e o a
put it on and went up into the castle and every on even the
, ,
e,
b i de herself looked at her wi th astoni shment

r , .
The dress pleased the b ri de so well that she thought it mi ght do

fo r her weddi ng dress and asked if it w as for sale N ot for money
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or land an wered she b ut for flesh and blood Th e b ri de asked

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,
s ,
“
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”
her what he meant by that then she said Let me sleep a ni ght in
s , ,
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the chamb er where the b ri degroom sleeps The b ride woul d not .
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yet wan ted ve y much to have th dress ; at last he consented but

r e s ,
the page was to gi ve the P i nce a sleeping d aught r -

r .
When it was ni ght therefore and the youth was already asleep
, , ,
sh was led into the chambe r ; h seated herself o n the bed and
e s e
s i d I have followed after thee for seven years I have b een to the
a ,
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s un and th e moon n d the four wi nds and have i nqui red f

,
a thee ,
or ,
and have helped thee again t the dragon; wilt thou then quite for s , ,
get me ? But the Pri nce slept so soundly that it only seemed to hi m
”
as if the wi nd were whi stling outs i de in the fir tre s e .
When therefore day broke she was led out ag ai n an d had to , ,
give up the golden d ess And as even that had been of no av ail r .
,
sh w e a d went o u t in to a meadow sat down there and wept

as s , , ,
.
Whi l e she was sit ting there she thought f the egg whi ch the moon ,
o
had given her; she opened it and there c me out a clucki ng hen ,
a
wi th twe lve chi ckens all of gold and they ran about chi rping and , ,
crept agai n under the old hen s wings ; nothing more beautiful w ’
as
ever seen in the world ! Th en she arose and drove them through the ,
meadow before her unti l the bride looked o ut f the wi ndow Th

,
o . e
li ttle chi ckens pleased her o much that she immedi ate l y came s
down and asked if they were for sale No t for money or land but .
“
,
for flesh and blood ; let me sleep ano ther ni ght in the chamber
where the bridegroom sleeps Th bri de sai d Y e intending to . e ,
“
s,
”
cheat her as n the fo mer evening But when the P i n ce went to

o r . r
bed he asked the page what th murmuring and rustling in the e
night had been On thi s the page told all ; that he had been forced
.
to give him a sleep ing d aught becau e a poor gi l had slept se -

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cre tl y in th e cha m b er and that he w as t give him another that

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ni ght Th Prince said P our ut the draught b y the b ed side

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At ni ght h w again led in and when she b egan t o relate how

, s e as ,
ill all had fared wi th her he imme di ately recogni zed hi beloved , s
wife b y her voi ce sprang up and c i e d Now I really am released !

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I have b een it were in a dream for the st range Princess has b

as ,
e
wi tched me that I have been compelled to forget thee b ut G d

so ,
o
has delivered m from the spell at the ri ght ti me Then they b oth
e .
left th e c astle secre tl y in the ni ght fo the y fe ar ed the father of th e ,

r
Prin cess who w as a sorcerer and the y seated themselves on the

, ,
gri ffin whi ch b ore them across the R ed S ea and when the y were in
, ,
th e mi dst of it she let fall th e nut Imme di ately a ta ll nut tree grew
, .
up whereon th e b ir d rested and then c arri ed them home where

, , ,
they found their chi ld who had grown tall and b eautiful and the y , ,
li ved then eforth happ il y until their death

c .
T h e N i xi e o f t he Mi ll P o n d -
O NCE UPON a ti me th ere was a mi ller w ho lived wi th hi s wife in

grea t contentment Th ey had money and land and their prospe i ty
.
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in crea se d y ear by y e ar more and more But ill luck comes lik e a .
-
thief in the ni ght; as their wealth had increas ed s o di d it again

decreas e year by y ear and at last the miller could hardly call the
, ,
mi ll in whi ch he live d his o wn He w as in great distress an d when, .

,
he lay down after his day s work found no res t but tos sed about in ’
, ,
hi s b ed full o f ca re
, .
One morni ng he rose b efore daybreak and went out into the
open air thinking that p erhap s there hi he art mi ght b ecome
, s
li ghter A s h e w as stepp ing over the mi ll dam the first sun b eam w as
.
-
just b ealo n g forth an d he heard a rippli ng sound in the pond He

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,
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turned round and perceived a beautiful woman ri s ing slowly out of ,
the water H er long hair whi ch she w as holdin g o ff her shoulders

.
,
wi th her s oft hands fell down on b oth si des and covered her white
, ,
bo dy He soon saw that she w the Nixi e o f the M ill p ond and in
. as -
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hi fri ght di d n o t kn ow whether h e sho ul d run awa y o sta y where

s r
he was But the nixi e made her sweet voice he ard called hi m b y hi
.
,
s
name and asked hi m why he was sad Th miller was at first

,
so . e
struck dumb but when he heard her speak so ki ndl y he took

, ,
Pond The Nixie 47 o f t he M ill -
1
heart and to l d her how he had formerly li ved in wealth and happ i
,
ness but that now he was so poor that he did n t know what to do
, o .
“
Be easy an wered the ni xi e I wi ll make thee richer and happier
, s ,
“
than thou hast e ver been before on ly thou must promise t give me , o
the young thi ng which has just been bo n in thy house r .
“
What else can that be thought the mill er but a young puppy , ,
“
or kitten? n d he promi sed her what h des ired Th ni xie de

”
a s e . e
scended into the water again and he hurried back to hi mi ll n , s ,

co
soled and in good spi i ts He had not yet reached it when the r .
,
mai d servant came out o f the house and cried to him to rejoice for
-
, ,
hi wi fe had gi ven birth to a li ttle boy Th mi ller stood

s if struck . e as
by lightning ; he w very well that the cun ni ng nixi e had been

sa
aware o f it and had cheated him Hangi ng hi head he went up to

,
. s ,
hi wi fe s b ed si de and when she sai d Why dost thou not rejoi ce

’ “
-
s ,
over the fine b oy? he to ld her what had befallen him and what
”
,
ki nd of a promise he had gi ven to the ni xi e Of what use to me are .

“
ri ches and prosperi ty ? he added if I am to lose my child ; but”

,
“
what can I do ? E ven the relati ons who had come thi ther to wish
”
,
them joy di d not know what to s y

,
a .
In the meantime prosperi ty ag i n retu ned to the mi ll er s house a r

’
All that he undertook succeeded it was as if presses and coffers ,
filled themselves f their own accord and as if money multi p lied

o ,
ni ghtly in the cupboards It was no t long before hi wealth was . s
greater than it had ever been before But he could not rejoice over .
it untroubled the barg i n whi ch he had made wi th th nixi e tor

,
a e
men t ed hi soul Whenever he passed the mi ll pond he feared she

s .
-
,
mi ght ascend and remi nd him f hi debt He never let the boy o s .
himself go near the water Beware he said to hi m if thou dost .

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,
”
,
“
but touch the water a hand will rise sei ze thee and d aw thee
, , ,
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down But year after year went by and the ni xie di d not show
.
”
as
herself agai n the mi ller began to feel at ease

,
.
Th boy grew up to be a youth and w

e apprenti ced to a hunts as
man When he had learnt everythi ng and had become an exce ll ent
.
,
huntsman the lord of the vi ll age took him into hi servi ce In the
,
s .
vi ll age li ved a beau t iful and true hearted mai den who ple ed the -
,
as
hun tsman and when hi master perceived that he gave him a litt l e
,
s ,
house the t w were married lived peacefully and happily and

,
o , ,
loved each other wi th all their hearts .
One day the huntsman w as chas ing a roe ; and when the ani mal
turned as ide from the forest into the open count y he pursued it r ,
and at last-shot it He di d n t noti ce that he was now in the neigh

. o
b h d of the dangerous m ill pond and went after he had di m

or oo -
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se
472 Grimm s Comp let e Fairy Ta les ’
b owell ed the stag t o the water in order to was h hi s b lo o d stained

, ,
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hands Scarc ely how ever had he dipp ed them in than the nixi e as
.
, ,
ce n d d smi li ngly wound her dri pp ing arms around him and drew
e ,
hi m qu ckly down under the waves whi ch closed over him

i ,
.
When it w eveni ng and the hun tsman di d no t etum home his

as ,
r ,
wife b ecame al m ed She went o ut t o seek hi m and ar he had

.
,
as
often told her that he h d t o be o n hi guard again t the snares o f a s s
the nixi e and dared no t venture into the nei ghb orho o d of the mi ll
pond he already suspected wha t had happened She has tened to
, s .
the water and when she found hi s hunti ng pouch lyi ng on the
,
-
shore he could no longer have any doub t o f the mi sfortune La

, s .
m nt ing her sorrow and wringin g her hands she called o n her be
e , ,
loved by name but in vain She hurri ed across t o th e other side of

, .
the pond and called hi m anew; she revi led the nixi e with ha rsh
,
words but no answer followed Th e surface o f the water remained

,
.
calm only the crescent moon stared steadily b ack at her Th e poor
, .
woman di d not leave the pond Wi th has ty steps sh paced round .

,
e
and round it wi thout resting a moment someti mes in silence

, , ,
sometimes uttering a loud y some ti mes softly sobb ing At last her cr ,
.
st engt h came t o an end she sank down t o the ground and fell into
r ,
a heavy sleep .
Presently a dream took posse s ion o f her She w as anxi ou ly s . s
climbing upwards b etween great masses of rock; thorns and bri ars
caught her feet the rain beat in her face an d the wind tossed her
, ,
long hair ab out When sh had reached the summit qui te a . e ,
different sight presented itself t o her; the sk y w as b lue the air soft , ,
the ground sloped gently downwards and o n a green meadow gay , ,
with flowers o f every color stoo d a pret ty cottage She went up t o ,

.
it and opened the door ; there s t an o ld woman with whi te hair a ,
w h b eck oned t o her k indly

o .
At that ve y moment the poor woman awoke day had already

r , ,
dawned and h at once resolved t o act in accordance wi th her

,
s e
d eam She labori ously clim bed the mountai n ; everythi ng w

r . ex as
ac tly as h had seen it in the ni ght Th e o ld woman rece iv ed her

s e .
ki ndl y and pointed o ut a chai o n whi ch she mi g ht it Th ou must

, r s .
“
have met wi th a misfortune she sai d since thou hast sought out ”
, ,
“
my lonely cottage W ith tears the woman related what had h .

”
, e
fallen her Be comforted sai d the o ld woman I will help thee

.
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, .
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.
Here i a golden comb f thee T arry till the fu l l moon ha risen

s or . s ,
then go to the mi ll pond seat thyself n the shore and comb thy -
, o ,
long black h ai r with this omb When thou hast done lay it down c .
,
o n the b ank and thou wi lt ee what wi ll happen

”
, s .
Po nd The Nixie
473 o f t he M ill -
Th woman retu ned home but the tim e till the full moon came
e r , ,
passed slowly At last the shining disc appeared in the heavens

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,
then she went ut to the mi ll pond sat down and combed her long
o -
,
b l ack hai wi th the go lden comb and when h had fini shed she
r ,
s e ,
laid it down at the water s edge It was not long before there was a ’
movement in the depths a wave rose rolled to the shore and bore , , ,
th comb away wi th i t In not more than the tim e necessary fo the

e . r
comb to sink to the bottom the surface f the water p arted and the , o ,
head o f the hunt man arose He di d not speak but looked at hi

s .
,
s
wife wi th sorrowful glances At the same instant a second wave .

,
came rushing up and covered the man s head All had vani shed
,
’
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,
the mi ll pond lay peace ful as before and nothin g but the face f
-
, o
the full moon shone n it o .
Fu ll of sorrow the woman went back but again the d eam

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r
showed her the cottage of the ld woman Next mo ni ng she ag in o . r a
se t ut and complai ned o f her woes to the wi se woman Th o l d

o . e
woman gave her a golden flute and sai d Tarry till the ful l moon , ,
“
comes again then take this flute ; play a beaut iful i n it and
,
a r o ,
when thou hast fini shed lay it o n the sand ; then thou wilt see what ,
wi ll happen Th wife di d as the o l d woman told her No sooner

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e .
w a the flute lyi ng o n the sand t han there was a sti ri ng in the
s r
depth and a wave rushed up and bore the flute away wi th it Im

s, .
mediately afterwards the water parted and no t only the head of ,
the man but half of hi bod y also arose He stretched out hi arms
,
s . s
longingly towa ds her but a second wave came up covered him

r , , ,
and drew him down again A las what does it profit me ? s ai d the .
“
,
”
unhappy woman that I should see my b eloved only to lose him

,
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,
again ! ”
Despair fil led her heart anew but the dream led her a thi rd ti me ,
to the house o f the ld woman She set ut and the wise woman o . o ,
gave her a golden spinning wheel consoled her and s i d All i -

,
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“
s
not yet fulfilled tarry until the ti me of the full moon then take the
, ,
spinni ng wheel seat thyself o n the shore and spin the spool ful l
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, , ,
and when thou hast done that place the spinning wheel near the ,
-
water and thou wi lt see what wi ll happen The woman obeyed a ll

,
.
”
she sai d exactly ; as soon as the full moon showed itself she c r i ed ,
a r
the golden S pinni ng wheel to the shore and spun industri ous l y
-
,
unti l the flax came to an end and the spool was quite fi lled wi th ,
the threads N sooner was the wheel standing n the shore than
. O o
there was a more vi o l ent movement than before in the depths of

the pond and a mighty wave ushed up and bore the whee l away
,
r ,
wi th it Immedi ately the head n d th whole body of th man rose

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474 G imm s Comp lete Fai y T les
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in to the air in a w ater s p out He qui ckly sprang t o the sh ore

,
-
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,
caught hi s wife by th e hand and fled But the y had sc cely gone a . ar
very lit tle distance wh en th e whole pond ro e wi th a frightful roar

, s ,
and streamed ut over the o pen co untry Th e fugi tives al ready w

o . sa
death before their e yes when th e woman in her terror implored th e

,
help f the old woman and in an ins t ant they were t ran forme d
o , s ,
s h into a toad he into a frog The flo o d whi ch had overtak en them

e , .
co ul d not destroy them b ut it tore them apart and carried them far
,
away .
Wh en the water h ad di spersed and the y b oth touched d y land r
again th ey regai ned their hum an form b ut nei ther k new where the
, ,
other was ; the y found them elves among s trange p eop le w ho di d s ,
n o t k now the ir native land H i gh mo untains and dee p vall ey s lay

.
between them In order t kee p themselves alive the y were b o th

. o ,
obliged t o tend sheep Fo man y long years they drove th eir flocks
. r
through field and forest and were ful l of so row and longing When r .
sp ring had once more b roken forth on the e arth the y bo th went ut ,
o
o ne day wi th the ir flocks n d as chance would have it the y drew

, a ,
near each other Th ey met in a valle y b ut di d not rec ogni ze each

.
,
other; yet th ey rej oiced that the y were no longer o lonely Hence s .
forth the y each day dr ove th eir floc ks t o th s me place ; th ey did e a
n t s peak much b ut they felt comforted

o ,
.
O n eveni ng when the ful l moon was shini ng in the ky and the
e s ,
sheep were already at rest the shepherd pull ed the flute ut of hi

, o s
pocket and play ed on it a b eautiful but so rowful air When h e had

,
r .
fi ni shed he aw that th e s hepherdess w as weeping bitterly Why

“
s .
are thou weeping? he as ked Alas answered he thus shone th e

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, s ,
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full moon when I played thi s air on the flute fo the la t time and r s ,
the head of my b eloved rose o ut of the water He looked at her .

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,
and it seemed if a veil fell from hi eyes and he recogni ed hi

as s ,
z s
dear wife and when h looked at him and the moon shone in hi
,
s e ,
s
face h k new him also The y emb ra ed and kis sed each other and
s e . c ,
n oon nee d k if they were happy

e as .
Th e R av e n
O NCE THERE was a Queen w ho had a li ttle daughter w ho w s still s o a
young th at she could not walk One day the chil d w as naughty Th e . .
R ven 47 5 The a
mother mi ght say w hat she liked but the chi ld woul d not be quiet , .
Then the Queen became impa t ient and as the ravens were flyi ng
’
about the pa l ace she opened the window and sai d I wish you
, ,
were a raven and would fly away and then I should hav e some ,
rest Scarcely had she spoken the words before the chi l d was
.
”
,
changed into a rav en and flew from her arm ut o f the wi ndow It , s o .
flew into a dark forest and stayed in it a long time and th parents , , e
heard nothi ng f their chi ld o .
One day a man was n his way th ough thi s forest and he d the o r ar
raven crying and followed the voice and when he came nearer the
, , ,
bird sai d I am a King s daughter b y birth and am bewitched but

,
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, ,
thou canst t me free What am I to do ? asked he She sai d

se .
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.
,
“
Go further into the forest and thou wi lt find a house wherein s its , ,
an aged woman who wi ll offer thee meat and drink but thou must
, ,
accept nothi ng ; for if thou eatest o d i nk t anythin g thou wilt fal l r r es ,
into a sleep and then thou wi lt n t be able to deli ver me In the

,
o .
garden behi nd the hou e there i a great heap of tan and o n thi s s , s
thou shalt stand n d w i t fo me Fo th ee days I wi ll come every

a a r . r r
afternoon at two o clock in a c rri age On the first day four white
’
a .
horses wi ll be harnessed to it then fou chestnut horses and l stly , r ,

a
four black ones ; but if thou art not awake but sleeping I shall n t , , o
b e set free Th man promi sed to do everythi ng that she desired

.
”
e ,
b ut the raven sai d Al as ! I know al eady that thou wi lt n t deli ver

,
“
r o
me ; thou wilt accept somethin g from the woman .

”
Th man once more promi sed that he would certainly not touch
e
anything either to eat o to drink But when he entered the house r .
the o ld woman came to him and sai d Poor man how fai nt y u ,
“
,
o
are ; come and refresh yourself ; eat and drink N said the man .
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O,
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I wi ll not eat or d ink She however let him have no peace and r .
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, , ,
sai d If y u wi ll not eat take n drink o ut f the glass ; one i

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o e o s
nothi ng Then he let hi mself be persuaded and drank Shortly b

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fore two o clock in the afternoon he went into the ga den to the tan
’
heap to wai t f the raven As he w stan di ng there hi wea i n ess

or . as , s r
all at once became great that he coul d not s t ugg le against it so r ,
and l ay down for a short ti me but he w determi ned n t to go to ,

as o
sleep Ha dly howe ver had he lain down than hi eyes cl osed of
. r , , ,
s
their o wn accord and he fell asleep and slept so soundl y that noth
,
ing in the world could hav e arou ed hi m s .
At two o cl ock th raven came d i vi ng up wi th four whi te horses

’
e r
but she was al eady in deep grief and s i d I know he i asleep

r a ,
“
s .
And when she came into the g rden he was indeed lying there a ,
476 Complete F i y T les Grimm s
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asleep on the heap of tan She ali ghted from the carriage went t o .
,
hi m shoo k him and cal led him but he di d n t awake

, , , o .
Next day about noo n the o ld woman came ag in and brought ,

a
hi m food and d i nk but he would n t take any f it But h let

r , o o . s e
hi m have n rest and persu aded him un ti l at length he agai n took

o
o n e drink ut f the glass Towards two o clock he went into the

o o .
’
garden to the tan heap to wai t f the raven but all at once felt or ,
such a great weariness that hi limbs would no longer suppo t him s r .
He could not stan d upri ght and w forced to li down and fell ,
as e ,
i nto a heavy sleep Wh en the raven drove up wi th four brown .
horses h w already full f gri ef n d said I know he is

,
s e as o ,
a ,
“
asleep She went t him b ut th ere he lay sleep ing and there w
.
”
o , ,
as
no wakeni ng hi m .
Next day th old woman asked what w the meaning f this ? He

e as o
was neither eat ing nor d i nki ng anyt hi ng ; did he want t di ? He r o e
repli ed I m n t allowed to eat drink and wi ll n t d

,
“
a o She or ,
o o so .
”
,
however t a di sh wi th meat and a glass wi th wine b efore him

, se , ,
a nd when he smelt i t he could n t res i st and swa llowed a deep o ,
dr aught When th e time came he went ut into the garden t the

.
, o o
heap of tan and wai ted f the Ki ng s daughter ; b ut he became s t ill

, or
’
more weary than n th e day b efore and lay down and slept as o ,
soundl y as if he had been a stone .
At t w o clock the raven came with four black horses and the
o
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coachman and every thi ng else w b lack She w al ready in the as . as
deepest g i ef and sai d I know that he i asleep and cannot

r , ,
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s
deli ver me When she came t him there he w lyi ng fast asleep
.
”
o , as .
She shook him and called him b ut h could n t waken him Then ,
s e o .
s h lai d a loaf b es i de him and after that a piece o f meat and

e , ,
thirdly a b ottle f wine and he might consume much f all f

o ,
as o o
them as he li ked but they woul d never grow less After this h
,
. s e
took a gold rin g from her finger and put it n hi and her name , o s,
w as graven on it Lastly h lai d a letter b es ide him wherein w as

.
,
s e
w i tten what h had given hi m and that none of th thi ngs would
r s e ,
e
ever grow less ; and in it w also wri tt en I right well that as ,

“
s ee
thou wi lt never b e able to deliver me here but if thou art still ,
wi lling to deli ver me come to the golden castle f Stromberg ; it li es

,
O
in th y power f that I m certai n And when h had gi v en hi m all

”
, o a . s e
these thi ngs she seated herself in her carri age and drove t the
, ,
o
golden castle f Strom b erg o .
Wh en the man awoke and w that he had s l ept he w sad at sa ,

as
heart and said She has certainly driven by and I have n t set her
, ,
“
,
o
free Th en he perceived the things whi ch were lying beside him

.
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,
Ra ven 47 7 The
and read the letter wherein was w i tten how everyt hing had hap r
pened SO he arose and went away intendi ng to g to the golden

.
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o
castl e f Stromberg but he did not know where it was A fter he

o , .
had walk ed about the world fo a l ong time he entered into a dark r ,
forest and walked f fourteen days wi thout stopping and sti ll

, or ,
cou l d n t find hi way out Then it was once more evenin g and he
o s .
,
w as so tired that he lay do w n in a thicket and fell asleep .
Next day he went onw ds and in the eveni ng as he w again ar , ,

as
ab out to li e down b eneath some bus hes he heard such a b ow ling ,
and crying that he could no t go t o sleep An d when the w e came .
when people light the candles he saw one glimmering and arose , ,
and went towards it Th en he came to a house whi ch seemed very .
small for in front o f it a great giant was standing He thought to

,
.
himself If I go in and th gi ant sees me it will very likely cost

,
“
,
e ,
me my life .
At length he ventured it and went in When the gi ant saw him .

,
he sai d I t i we ll that thou comest for it i long since I have

,
“
s , s
eaten ; I will at once eat thee fo m y supper I d rather thou r .

” “ ’
wouldst leave that alone s ai d the man I do not li ke to be eaten ; ,

”
,
“
but if thou hast any desire t o eat I have qui te enough here t o sat ,
i fy thee
s If that b e true sai d the gi ant thou mayst be easy I
.
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, ,
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,
w as onl y going t devour t hee b ecaus e I had nothing else Then

o .
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the y went and sat down to the tab le and the man took out the
, ,
bread wine and meat whi ch would never come to an end Thi s
, ,
.
“
pleases me well sai d the gi ant and ate t o hi heart s content Then
”
, ,
s
’
the man said to him C anst thou tell me where the golden castle of
,
Stromberg is ? Th e gi ant sai d I wi ll look in my map ; all the

”
,
“
towns and villages and houses are to b e found in it He brought

, , .
”
o u t the map whi ch he had in th e room and looked fo the castle r ,
but it was n t to be found in it I t s no matter ! sai d he I have

o .
“ ’ ”
,
“
some sti ll larger maps in my up b oard upstairs and we wi ll look in c ,
them But there too it was in vain

.
”
, ,
.
Th e man no w wanted t o go onwards b ut the giant begged him ,
to wait a few days longer until hi brother who had gone u t to s ,

o
bring some provi sions cam e home When the brother cam e home ,
.
they inqui red about th golden castle of Stromb erg He rep lied e .
,
When I have eaten and have had enough I wi ll look in the map
“ ”
.
,
Then he went wit h them up to hi chamber and they searched in s ,
hi map b ut could not find i t Then he brought ut sti ll O lder maps

s ,
. o ,
and they never rested unti l they found the golden castle f Strom o
berg but it was many thousand mil es away How am I to get

,
.
“
there ? asked the man Th gi ant sai d I have two hours ti me . e ,

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478 Grimm s Comp lete Fai y Ta les ’
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duri ng whi ch I will carry th ee into th e nei ghb orh oo d but after th at ,
I must b e at home t o suckl e the chil d tha t we have .

”
S o th e gi ant carri ed the m n t o a b out a hundred leagues from the a
castle and sai d Th ou can t very well walk the rest f the way
, ,
“
s o
alone And he tu rned back b ut the man went onward day nd

.
”
, s a
ni ght until at lengt h he came t o th e golden ca tle

, f Stromberg It s o .
stood on a gl a s mountain and th e b ewitched mai den drove in her

s -
,
carri age round the castle and then went ins i de it He rejoi ced ,
.
when he s w her and wanted t o clim b up t o her but when he

a ,
b eg n t o do s o he always slip p ed down the glas s again An d when

a .
he aw tha t he could not reach her he was fill ed with trou ble and
s , ,
sai d to himself I wil l stay down here b elow and w it for her
,
“
,
a .
”
So h e b ui lt hims e lf a b ut and stay ed in it f a whole y ear and or ,
every day w the King s daughter d iving ab out ab ove but never
sa
’
r ,
coul d go t o her Th en one day he aw from hi but three robb ers

. s s
w ho were be ati ng each other and c i ed t o th em Go d b e wi th y e !

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Th e y stoppe d wh en they heard the cry but as th e y s aw no o ne , ,
the y once more began t o b eat each other and tha t t oo most dan ,
g ous ly S o he agai n cried Go d b e wi th y e A gai n the y stop ped

“ ”
er .
,
.
,
looked round ab out but as they w no one th ey went o n h ting

,
sa ea
each other Then h e cried fo th e third time God b e with ye nd

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a
thought I must ,
“
wha t these three are ab out and went thi ther
see ,
”
and as ked why th ey were be ating each oth er o furi ously One of s .
them s ai d that he had found a s tick and that when he s tr uck a doo r ,
with it th at door would sp ring o pen The next sai d that he had
, .
foun d a mantle and that whenever he put it on he was invisib le

, , ,
but th third sai d he had found a horse on whi ch a m n coul d ri de

e a
everywhere even u p th e glass mountain And n w the y di d n t

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know whe ther they ought t have these thin gs in common or o ,
whe ther the y ought t o di vi de them .
Th en th e man sai d I will give you so methin g in exchange f

“
,
or
these th ree thi ngs M one y indeed have I n t but I have other
. o ,
thi ngs of more value ; but first I mu t t y yours t ee if y u have s r o s o
told th truth They put him n the horse threw the mantle round
e . o ,
hi m and gave him the sti ck in hi han d and when he h d all these
,
s , a
thi ngs the y were no longer ab le t hi m S he gave them some o s ee . o
vi gorous b lows and cried N w vagab onds you have g t wh at ,

“
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o
y u deserve ; are you sa tisfied ?

”
o
He rode up the glass moun tai n ; but when he came in front of the
-
castle at the t op it w as shut Th en he struck the door with hi stick

,
. s ,
and it s prang open immedi ately He went in and a cended the . s
stairs until he came to the h ll where the mai den w sitting wi th a a as

C y t l B ll 47 9 The r s a a
golden cup full of wi ne before her She however could n t see hi m .

, ,
o
because he had the mantle n And when he came up to her he o .

,
drew from hi finger the ring whi ch she had given hi m and threw
s ,
it into the cup so that i t rang T hen h c i ed Th at i my ri ng so

“
. s e r , s ,
the man w h i to deli ver me must be here They searched the

o s .
”
who le castle and di d not find hi m but he had gone out and had , ,
seated hi mself n the horse and thrown ff the mantle Wh en they

o o .
came to the door she w him and c i ed aloud in her de light Then
,
sa r .
he alighted and took the King s daughter in hi arms but she kissed ’
s ,
hi m and sai d Now hast thou t me free and tomorrow we will

“
,
se ,
cel ebrate o u wedding r .
T h e C ry s t a l Ba ll
THE R WAS once an enchantress who had three sons who loved each
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other as brothers but the Old woman di d not trust them and
, ,
thought they wanted to stea l her power from her So she changed .
the eldest into an eagle whi ch was forced to dwell i the rock y ,
n
mountains and w often seen sweeping in great circles in the sky

,
as .
Th second h changed i nto a whale whi ch li ved i n the deep sea

e , s e , ,
and ll that was seen of it was that it sometimes spouted up a great

a
jet of water in the i Each of them onl y bore hi hum an form for
a r . s
t w hours dai ly Th thi rd son who was afrai d she mi ght change
o . e ,
hi m into a raging wi ld beast— b ear perhaps a wolf—went se a ,

or
cre tl y away .
He had hea d that a King s daughter who was b ewitched was

r
’
impri soned in the Castle f the Golden Sun nd was wai ti ng for
o , a
deliverance Those however who had tri ed to free her risked the ir
.
, ,
li v es ; three and twent y youths had already died a m iserable death

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,
and now only n other mi ght make the at tempt fter whi ch n
o e ,
a o
more must come And hi heart w wi thout fear he caught at

. as s as ,
the idea f seeki ng out the Castle f the Golden Sun He had l
o o . a
ready traveled about f a long ti me without being abl e to find it

or ,
when he came b y chance into a great forest and di d not k now the ,
way t Of it
ou .
All at once he saw i the di stan e two gi ants who made a s ig nto
n c ,
hi m wi th their hands and when he came to them they said W

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e
are quarreling about a cap and whi ch of us it i to belong to and ,

s ,
480 Grimm s Complet e Fairy Ta les ’
as we are e qu al ly strong neith er o f us can ge t the b etter of the ,
oth er Th e small men are cleverer than we are s o we wi ll leave the

.
,
decision t o thee Ho w ca n you dis pute about an old cap ? sai d

.
” “ ”
the youth Thou dost not k now what properti es it ha ! It is a

.
“
s
wishi ng cap ; whoso ver puts it o n can wis h hi ms elf away wherever
-
e ,
he li kes and in an instant he will b e there Give me the cap sai d

, .
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,
the youth I will go a sh ort di stan ce o ff and when I c all you you
,
“
, ,
mus t run a rac e and the ca p shall b elong t o th e o ne who ge ts fi st

, r
t o me H e put it on and went away and th ought of the King s

.
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