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Grimms' Fairy Tales | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1-B2 Learners

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THEGOLDENBIRD
Acertain
kralj
kinghadabeautifulgarden,
a
andinthegardenstood
je
atreewhichboregoldenapples.
Ove
Theseappleswerealwayscounted,
a
andaboutthetimewhentheybegantogrowripeitwasfoundthat
svake
everynightoneofthemwasgone.
The
kralj
kingbecameveryangryatthis,
i
andorderedthegardenertokeepwatchall
noć
nightunderthetree.
The
vrtlar
gardenersethiseldestsonto
pazi
watch;
butabouttwelveo’clockhefell
zaspao
asleep,andinthemorninganotheroftheappleswasmissing.
Thenthe
drugom
secondsonwasorderedto
pazi
watch;
andatmidnighthetoofell
zaspao
asleep,andinthemorninganother
jabuka
applewasgone.
Thenthe
treći
thirdsonofferedtokeepwatch;
ali
butthegardeneratfirstwouldnotlet
mu
him,forfearsomeharmshouldcometo
mu
him:
however,atlastheconsented,
a
andtheyoungmanlaidhimself
ispod
underthetreetowatch.
Asthe
sat
clockstrucktwelveheheard
je
arustlingnoiseinthe
zraku
air,andabirdcameflying
koja
thatwasofpuregold;
i
andasitwassnappingat
jednu
oneoftheappleswithitsbeak,thegardener’s
sin
sonjumpedupandshotanarrowatit.
Ali
Butthearrowdidthebirdnoharm;
samo
onlyitdroppedagolden
perje
featherfromitstail,andthenflewaway.
The
zlatno
goldenfeatherwasbroughttothekinginthe
ujutro
morning,andallthecouncilwascalledtogether.
Everyoneagreed
da
thatitwasworthmorethanallthewealthofthekingdom:
Thenthegardener’s
najstariji
eldestsonsetoutandthoughtto
naći
findthegoldenbirdvery
lako
easily;
andwhenhehadgonebut
je
alittleway,hecameto
je
awood,andbythesideofthewoodhesaw
je
afoxsitting;
sohetookhis
luk
bowandmadereadyto
puca
shootatit.
Thenthe
lisica
foxsaid,‘Donotshoot
mene
me,forIwillgiveyou
dobar
goodcounsel;
Iknowwhatyour
posao
businessis,andthatyouwantto
pronaći
findthegoldenbird.
Youwillreacha
sela
villageintheevening;
and
kad
whenyougetthere,youwillsee
dvije
twoinnsoppositetoeachother,
jedna
oneofwhichisverypleasantand
lijepa
beautifultolookat:
gonotin
tamo
there,butrestforthenightintheother,
iako
thoughitmayappeartoyoutobe
vrlo
verypoorandmean.’Butthe
sin
sonthoughttohimself,‘Whatcan
takva
suchabeastasthis
znati
knowaboutthematter?’Sohe
upucao
shothisarrowatthefox;
ali
buthemissedit,anditsetupits
rep
tailaboveitsbackandranintothewood.
Thenhewenthisway,
i
andintheeveningcametothe
selo
villagewherethetwoinnswere;
andinoneofthesewere
ljudi
peoplesinging,anddancing,andfeasting;
ali
buttheotherlookedverydirty,
i
andpoor.
‘Ishouldbe
vrlo
verysilly,’saidhe,‘ifIwenttothatshabby
kuću
house,andleftthischarmingplace’;
sohewentintothesmart
kuću
house,andateanddrankathisease,
i
andforgotthebird,andhiscountry
također
too.
Timepassedon;
andasthe
najstariji
eldestsondidnotcomeback,
i
andnotidingswereheardofhim,the
drugi
secondsonsetout,andthe
isto
samethinghappenedtohim.
Hemetthefox,whogavehimthe
dobar
goodadvice:
butwhenhecametothe
dvije
twoinns,hiseldestbrotherwasstandingatthewindow
gdje
wherethemerrymakingwas,andcalledtohimtocomein;
i
andhecouldnotwithstand
na
thetemptation,butwentin,
i
andforgotthegoldenbird
i
andhiscountryinthe
isti
samemanner.
Timepassedon
opet
again,andtheyoungestsontoowishedtosetoutintothe
širok
wideworldtoseekforthegoldenbird;
ali
buthisfatherwouldnotlistentoitfor
je
alongwhile,forhewas
vrlo
veryfondofhisson,
i
andwasafraidthatsomeillluckmight
dogoditi
happentohimalso,and
spriječiti
preventhiscomingback.
However,atlastitwasagreedhe
treba
shouldgo,forhewouldnot
odmoriti
restathome;
andashecametothewood,hemetthefox,
i
andheardthesamegood
savjet
counsel.
Buthewasthankfultothefox,
i
anddidnotattempthis
život
lifeashisbrothershaddone;
so
na
thefoxsaid,‘Situponmy
rep
tail,andyouwilltravelfaster.’Sohesatdown,and
na
thefoxbegantorun,andawaytheywent
preko
overstockandstoneso
brzo
quickthattheirhairwhistledin
na
thewind.
Whentheycametothe
selo
village,thesonfollowedthefox’s
savjet
counsel,andwithoutlookingabouthimwenttotheshabbyinn
i
andrestedthereallnightathisease.
Inthe
ujutro
morningcamethefoxagain
i
andmethimashewasbeginninghis
putovanje
journey,andsaid,‘Gostraight
naprijed
forward,tillyoucometo
je
acastle,beforewhichlie
je
awholetroopofsoldiersfast
spava
asleepandsnoring:
takenonoticeof
njih
them,butgointothe
dvorac
castleandpassonandontillyoucometoaroom,
gdje
wherethegoldenbirdsitsinawoodencage;
closebyitstandsabeautiful
zlatni
goldencage;
butdonottrytotakethebirdoutoftheshabbycageand
staviti
putitintothehandsomeone,
inače
otherwiseyouwillrepentit.’Thenthe
lisica
foxstretchedouthistail
opet
again,andtheyoungmansathimselfdown,andawaytheywent
preko
overstockandstonetilltheir
kosa
hairwhistledinthewind.
Prije
Beforethecastlegateallwasasthe
lisica
foxhadsaid:
sothe
sin
sonwentinandfoundthechamberwherethe
zlatni
goldenbirdhunginawooden
kavez
cage,andbelowstoodthe
zlatni
goldencage,andthethree
zlatni
goldenapplesthathadbeenlostwerelying
blizu
closebyit.
Thenthoughthetohimself,‘It
će
willbeaverydrollthingtobringawaysuch
je
afinebirdinthisshabbycage’;
soheopenedthe
vrata
doorandtookholdofit
i
andputitintothe
zlatni
goldencage.
Butthebirdsetupsuch
je
aloudscreamthatallthesoldiersawoke,
i
andtheytookhimprisoner
i
andcarriedhimbeforetheking.
Thenext
jutra
morningthecourtsattojudge
mu
him;
andwhenallwasheard,itsentencedhimtodie,
ako
unlessheshouldbringtheking
na
thegoldenhorsewhichcouldrunas
brzo
swiftlyasthewind;
and
ako
ifhedidthis,hewastohavethegoldenbirdgivenhimforhisown.
Sohesetoutoncemoreonhis
put
journey,sighing,andingreat
očaju
despair,whenonasuddenhis
prijatelj
friendthefoxmethim,
i
andsaid,‘Youseenowwhathashappenedonaccountofyournotlisteningtomy
savjet
counsel.
Iwillstill,however,tellyou
kako
howtofindthegolden
konja
horse,ifyouwilldoasIbidyou.
Youmust
ići
gostraightontillyoucometothe
dvorca
castlewherethehorsestandsinhisstall:
byhisside
će
willliethegroomfast
spava
asleepandsnoring:
takeawaythe
konja
horsequietly,butbesuretoputtheoldleathern
sedlo
saddleuponhim,andnotthe
zlatno
goldenonethatisclosebyit.’Thenthe
sin
sonsatdownonthefox’s
repu
tail,andawaytheywent
preko
overstockandstonetilltheir
kosa
hairwhistledinthewind.
Sve
Allwentright,andthe
mladoženja
groomlaysnoringwithhis
rukom
handuponthegoldensaddle.
Ali
Butwhenthesonlookedatthe
konja
horse,hethoughtitagreat
šteta
pitytoputtheleathern
sedlo
saddleuponit.
‘Iwillgivehimthegoodone,’saidhe;
‘Iamsurehedeservesit.’Ashetookup
na
thegoldensaddlethegroomawokeandcriedoutso
glasno
loud,thatalltheguardsraninandtookhimprisoner,andin
na
themorninghewasagainbroughtbefore
na
thecourttobejudged,andwassentencedtodie.
Ali
Butitwasagreed,that,
ako
ifhecouldbringthitherthebeautifulprincess,heshould
živjeti
live,andhavethebirdandthe
konj
horsegivenhimforhisown.
Thenhewenthisway
vrlo
verysorrowful;
buttheold
lisica
foxcameandsaid,‘Whydidnotyoulistento
me
me?
Ifyouhad,youwouldhavecarriedawayboththebird
i
andthehorse;
yetwillI
jednom
oncemoregiveyoucounsel.
Go
ravno
straighton,andintheeveningyouwill
stići
arriveatacastle.
Attwelveo’clockatnightthe
princeza
princessgoestothebathing-house:
idi
gouptoherandgiveher
je
akiss,andshewillletyouleadheraway;
ali
buttakecareyoudonotsufferhertogo
i
andtakeleaveofher
oca
fatherandmother.’Thenthe
lisica
foxstretchedouthistail,
i
andsoawaytheywent
preko
overstockandstonetilltheir
kosa
hairwhistledagain.
Astheycametothe
dvorca
castle,allwasasthe
lisica
foxhadsaid,andattwelveo’clocktheyoungmanmettheprincessgoingtothebathandgaveherthekiss,andsheagreedtorunawaywith
njim
him,butbeggedwithmanytearsthathewouldlethertakeleaveofher
oca
father.
Atfirstherefused,
ali
butsheweptstillmore
i
andmore,andfellathis
noge
feet,tillatlastheconsented;
ali
butthemomentshecametoherfather’s
kuću
housetheguardsawokeandhewastakenprisoner
opet
again.
Thenhewasbroughtbeforethe
kralj
king,andthekingsaid,‘Youshallneverhavemy
kćer
daughterunlessineightdaysyoudigawaythe
brdo
hillthatstopstheviewfrommywindow.’Nowthis
brdo
hillwassobigthatthewholeworldcouldnottakeitaway:
i
andwhenhehadworkedfor
sedam
sevendays,andhaddone
vrlo
verylittle,thefoxcame
i
andsaid.
‘Liedownandgotosleep;
Iwillworkforyou.’
I
Andinthemorningheawoke
i
andthehillwasgone;
sohewentmerrilytotheking,
i
andtoldhimthatnowthatitwasremovedhe
mora
mustgivehimtheprincess.
Thenthe
kralj
kingwasobligedtokeephis
riječ
word,andawaywenttheyoungman
i
andtheprincess;
‘Ifyouwill
samo
onlylisten,’saidthefox,‘it
može
canbedone.
Whenyoucometotheking,
i
andheasksforthebeautifulprincess,youmust
reći
say,“Heresheis!”
Thenhe
će
willbeveryjoyful;
andyou
će
willmountthegoldenhorsethattheyareto
dati
giveyou,andputoutyour
ruku
handtotakeleaveof
ih
them;
butshakehandswith
na
theprincesslast.
Thenlifther
brzo
quicklyontothehorse
iza
behindyou;
Allwentright:
thenthe
lisica
foxsaid,‘Whenyoucometothe
dvorac
castlewherethebirdis,Iwill
ostati
staywiththeprincessatthe
vratima
door,andyouwillrideinand
razgovarati
speaktotheking;
and
kad
whenheseesthatitistheright
konj
horse,hewillbringoutthebird;
ali
butyoumustsitstill,
i
andsaythatyouwanttolookatit,tosee
li
whetheritisthetruegolden
ptica
bird;
This,too,happenedasthe
lisica
foxsaid;
theycarriedoffthebird,the
princeza
princessmountedagain,andtheyrodeontoagreatwood.
Thenthe
lisica
foxcame,andsaid,‘Praykillme,
i
andcutoffmyhead
i
andmyfeet.’Buttheyoungmanrefusedto
učiniti
doit:
sothefoxsaid,‘Iwillatanyrate
dati
giveyougoodcounsel:
bewareof
dvije
twothings;
ransomnoonefrom
na
thegallows,andsitdownby
na
thesideofnoriver.’Thenawayhewent.
Herodeon
s
withtheprincess,tillatlasthecametothe
sela
villagewherehehadlefthis
dva
twobrothers.
Andthereheheard
je
agreatnoiseanduproar;
i
andwhenheaskedwhatwasthematter,thepeoplesaid,‘Twomenaregoingtobehanged.’Ashecamenearer,hesawthatthe
dva
twomenwerehisbrothers,whohadturnedrobbers;
sohesaid,‘Cannottheyin
bilo
anywaybesaved?’But
na
thepeoplesaid‘No,’unlesshewouldbestowallhis
novac
moneyupontherascalsandbuytheirliberty.
Thenhedidnotstaytothinkaboutthematter,butpaidwhatwasasked,andhisbrothersweregivenup,andwenton
s
withhimtowardstheirhome.
I
Andastheycametothewood
gdje
wherethefoxfirstmet
ih
them,itwassocool
i
andpleasantthatthetwobrotherssaid,‘Letussitdownbythesideofthe
rijeke
river,andrestawhile,toeat
i
anddrink.’Sohesaid,‘Yes,’
i
andforgotthefox’scounsel,
i
andsatdownonthesideofthe
rijeke
river;
andwhilehesuspected
ništa
nothing,theycamebehind,andthrewhim
niz
downthebank,andtooktheprincess,the
konja
horse,andthebird,andwent
kući
hometothekingtheirmaster,
i
andsaid.
‘Allthishavewewonbyourlabour.’Thentherewasgreatrejoicingmade;
ali
butthehorsewouldnot
jesti
eat,thebirdwouldnot
pjevati
sing,andtheprincesswept.
Na
Theyoungestsonfellto
na
thebottomoftheriver’sbed:
srećom
luckilyitwasnearlydry,
ali
buthisboneswerealmostbroken,
a
andthebankwasso
strma
steepthathecouldfindno
način
waytogetout.
Thenthe
stara
oldfoxcameoncemore,
i
andscoldedhimfornotfollowinghis
savjet
advice;
otherwisenoevilwouldhavebefallen
ga
him:
‘Yet,’saidhe,‘Icannot
ostaviti
leaveyouhere,solayholdofmy
rep
tailandholdfast.’Thenhepulledhimoutofthe
rijeke
river,andsaidtohim,ashegotuponthebank,‘Yourbrothershavesetwatchtokillyou,
ako
iftheyfindyouinthekingdom.’Sohedressedhimselfas
je
apoorman,andcame
tajno
secretlytotheking’scourt,andwasscarcelywithinthedoors
kad
whenthehorsebeganto
jesti
eat,andthebirdto
pjevati
sing,andtheprincessleftoffweeping.
Thenhewenttotheking,
i
andtoldhimallhisbrothers’roguery;
i
andtheywereseizedandpunished,
i
andhehadtheprincessgiventohimagain;
i
andaftertheking’sdeathhewas
nasljednik
heirtohiskingdom.
A
dugo
longwhileafter,hewenttowalk
jedan
onedayinthewood,
i
andtheoldfoxmethim,
i
andbesoughthimwithtearsinhiseyesto
ubije
killhim,andcutoffhis
glavu
headandfeet.
HANSIN
Sreću
LUCK
Somemenareborntogood
sreću
luck:
alltheydoortryto
učiniti
docomesright—allthatfallstothemissomuchgain—alltheirgeeseareswans—alltheircardsaretrumps—tossthem
što
whichwayyouwill,they
će
willalways,likepoorpuss,alightupontheirlegs,
i
andonlymoveonsomuchthe
brže
faster.
Theworldmayvery
vjerojatno
likelynotalwaysthinkofthemastheythinkofthemselves,
ali
butwhatcaretheyfortheworld?
what
može
canitknowaboutthematter?
Jedno
Oneoftheseluckybeingswas
susjed
neighbourHans.
Sevenlongyearshehadworkedhardforhismaster.
Atlasthesaid,‘Master,my
vrijeme
timeisup;
Imust
ići
gohomeandseemypoor
majku
motheroncemore:
sopray
plaća
paymemywagesandletmego.’
I
Andthemastersaid,‘Youhavebeen
je
afaithfulandgoodservant,Hans,soyour
plaća
payshallbehandsome.’Thenhegavehim
je
alumpofsilverasbigashishead.
Hanstookouthispocket-handkerchief,putthe
komad
pieceofsilverintoit,threwit
preko
overhisshoulder,andjoggedoffonhisroadhomewards.
Ashewentlazily
na
on,draggingonefootafter
drugom
another,amancameinsight,trottinggailyalongon
je
acapitalhorse.
‘Ah!’saidHans
glasno
aloud,‘whatafinethingitisto
jahati
rideonhorseback!
Therehesitsaseasy
i
andhappyasifhewasat
kuće
home,inthechairbyhisfireside;
hetripsagainst
ne
nostones,savesshoe-leather,andgetsonhe
jedva
hardlyknowshow.’Hansdidnotspeakso
tiho
softlybutthehorsemanheardit
sve
all,andsaid,‘Well,friend,
zašto
whydoyougoonfootthen?’‘Ah!’said
on
he,‘Ihavethisloadtocarry:
tobe
siguran
sureitissilver,butitissoheavythatIcan’tholdupmy
glavu
head,andyoumustknowithurtsmy
rame
shouldersadly.’‘Whatdoyousayofmakinganexchange?’said
na
thehorseman.
‘Iwillgiveyoumy
konja
horse,andyoushallgivemethe
srebro
silver;
whichwillsaveyou
je
agreatdealoftroubleincarryingsuch
je
aheavyloadaboutwithyou.’‘Withallmyheart,’saidHans:
‘butasyouaresokindto
meni
me,Imusttellyou
jednu
onething—youwillhaveaweary
zadatak
tasktodrawthatsilverabout
sa
withyou.’However,thehorsemangotoff,tookthe
srebro
silver,helpedHansup,gavehimthebridleinto
jednu
onehandandthewhipintotheother,
i
andsaid,‘Whenyouwantto
ići
goveryfast,smackyourlips
glasno
loudlytogether,andcry“Jip!”’.
Hanswasdelightedashesatonthe
konju
horse,drewhimselfup,squaredhiselbows,turnedouthistoes,crackedhis
bič
whip,androdemerrilyoff,
jednu
oneminutewhistlingamerry
melodiju
tune,andanothersinging,.
‘Nocare
i
andnosorrow,Afigforthemorrow!
Nakon
Afteratimehethoughthe
bi trebao
shouldliketogoa
malo
littlefaster,sohesmackedhislips
i
andcried‘Jip!’Awaywentthe
konj
horsefullgallop;
andbeforeHansknewwhathewas
o
about,hewasthrownoff,
i
andlayonhisbackbytheroad-side.
His
konj
horsewouldhaveranoff,if
je
ashepherdwhowascomingby,driving
je
acow,hadnotstopped
ga
it.
Hanssooncametohimself,
i
andgotuponhislegs
opet
again,sadlyvexed,andsaidto
na
theshepherd,‘Thisridingisno
šala
joke,whenamanhas
na
thelucktogetuponabeastlikethisthatstumbles
i
andflingshimoffasifitwouldbreakhis
vrat
neck.
However,I’moffnow
jednom
onceforall:
Ilikeyour
krava
cownowagreatdeal
bolje
betterthanthissmartbeast
koja
thatplayedmethistrick,
i
andhasspoiledmybest
kaput
coat,yousee,inthispuddle;
koji
which,bytheby,smellsnotvery
kao
likeanosegay.
Onecan
hodati
walkalongatone’sleisure
iza
behindthatcow—keepgoodcompany,
i
andhavemilk,butter,and
sir
cheese,everyday,intothebargain.
WhatwouldIgiveto
imam
havesuchaprize!’‘Well,’saidthe
pastir
shepherd,‘ifyouaresofondofher,Iwillchangemy
kravu
cowforyourhorse;
Iliketodo
dobro
goodtomyneighbours,eventhoughIlosebyitmyself.’‘Done!’saidHans,merrily.
‘What
je
anobleheartthatgood
čovjek
manhas!’thoughthe.
Then
na
theshepherdjumpeduponthe
konja
horse,wishedHansandthecow
dobro
goodmorning,andawayherode.
Hansbrushedhis
kaput
coat,wipedhisfaceandhands,rested
je
awhile,andthendroveoffhis
kravu
cowquietly,andthoughthisbargain
je
averyluckyone.
‘IfI
imam
haveonlyapieceof
kruha
bread(andIcertainlyshall
uvijek
alwaysbeabletogetthat),I
mogu
can,wheneverIlike,eatmy
maslac
butterandcheesewithit;
and
kad
whenIamthirstyI
mogu
canmilkmycowand
piti
drinkthemilk:
andwhat
mogu
canIwishformore?’
Kad
Whenhecametoaninn,hehalted,ateupallhis
kruh
bread,andgaveawayhislastpennyfor
je
aglassofbeer.
Whenhehadrestedhimselfhesetoff
opet
again,drivinghiscowtowardshismother’s
selu
village.
Buttheheatgrew
veća
greaterassoonasnooncameon,tillatlast,ashefoundhimselfon
je
awideheaththatwouldtakehim
više
morethananhourtocross,hebegantobeso
vruće
hotandparchedthathis
jezik
tongueclavetotheroofofhis
usta
mouth.
‘Icanfinda
lijek
cureforthis,’thoughthe;
‘nowIwillmilkmy
kravu
cowandquenchmythirst’:
sohetiedhertothestumpof
je
atree,andheldhisleathern
kapu
captomilkinto;
butnotadropwastobehad.
Tko
Whowouldhavethoughtthat
ova
thiscow,whichwasto
donijeti
bringhimmilkandbutter
i
andcheese,wasallthat
vrijeme
timeutterlydry?
Hanshadnotthoughtoflookingtothat.
Dok
Whilehewastryinghis
sreću
luckinmilking,andmanagingthe
stvar
matterveryclumsily,theuneasy
zvijer
beastbegantothinkhim
vrlo
verytroublesome;
andatlastgavehimsuch
je
akickontheheadasknockedhimdown;
i
andtherehelaya
dugo
longwhilesenseless.
Luckilya
mesar
butchersooncameby,driving
je
apiginawheelbarrow.
‘Whatisthematter
s
withyou,myman?’saidthe
mesar
butcher,ashehelpedhimup.
Hanstoldhimwhathadhappened,
kako
howhewasdry,andwantedtomilkhiscow,
ali
butfoundthecowwasdrytoo.
Thenthe
mesar
butchergavehimaflaskofale,saying,‘There,drink
i
andrefreshyourself;
yourcowwill
dati
giveyounomilk:
don’tyouseesheisan
stara
oldbeast,goodfornothingbuttheslaughter-house?’‘Alas,alas!’saidHans,‘whowouldhavethought
to
it?
Whatashameto
uzeti
takemyhorse,andgiveme
samo
onlyadrycow!
IfIkillher,what
će
willshebegoodfor?
I
mrzim
hatecow-beef;
itisnot
nježno
tenderenoughforme.
Ifitwere
je
apignow—likethatfat
gospodin
gentlemanyouaredrivingalongathisease—onecould
učiniti
dosomethingwithit;
itwouldatanyratemakesausages.’‘Well,’saidthe
mesar
butcher,‘Idon’tliketo
reći
sayno,whenoneisaskedto
uradi
doakind,neighbourlything.
TopleaseyouI
će
willchange,andgiveyoumyfinefatpigforthecow.’‘Heaven
nagraditi
rewardyouforyourkindness
i
andself-denial!’saidHans,ashegavethebutcherthe
kravu
cow;
andtakingthepigoffthewheel-barrow,droveitaway,holdingitbythestring
koji
thatwastiedtoits
nogu
leg.
Soonhejogged,
i
andallseemednowto
ići
gorightwithhim:
hehadmet
s
withsomemisfortunes,tobesure;
ali
buthewasnowwellrepaidfor
sve
all.
Howcoulditbe
drugačije
otherwisewithsuchatravellingcompanionashehadatlastgot?
The
sljedeći
nextmanhemetwas
je
acountrymancarryingafinewhite
gusku
goose.
Thecountrymanstoppedtoaskwhatwaso’clock;
thisledtofurtherchat;
i
andHanstoldhimallhis
sreću
luck,howhehadsomanygoodbargains,
i
andhowalltheworldwentgay
i
andsmilingwithhim.
Thecountrymanthenbegantotellhistale,
i
andsaidhewasgoingto
odvesti
takethegoosetoachristening.
‘Feel,’saidhe,‘howheavyit
je
is,andyetitis
samo
onlyeightweeksold.
Whoeverroasts
i
andeatsitwillfind
puno
plentyoffatuponit,ithaslivedsowell!’‘You’reright,’saidHans,asheweigheditinhis
ruci
hand;
‘butifyoutalkof
masti
fat,mypigisnotrifle.’
Međuvremenu
Meantimethecountrymanbegantolookgrave,
i
andshookhishead.
‘Harkye!’saidhe,‘myworthyfriend,youseem
je
agoodsortoffellow,soIcan’t
pomoći
helpdoingyouakindturn.
Your
svinja
pigmaygetyouintoascrape.
Inthe
selu
villageIjustcamefrom,thesquirehashad
je
apigstolenoutofhissty.
Iwasdreadfully
uplašen
afraidwhenIsawyou
da
thatyouhadgotthesquire’s
svinja
pig.
Ifyouhave,andtheycatchyou,it
će
willbeabadjobforyou.
The
najmanje
leasttheywilldowillbetothrowyouintothehorse-pond.
Jadni
PoorHanswassadlyfrightened.
‘Goodman,’criedhe,‘praygetmeoutofthisscrape.
I
znam
knownothingofwherethe
svinja
pigwaseitherbredorborn;
ali
buthemayhavebeenthesquire’sforaughtI
mogu
cantell: