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Grimms' Fairy Tales | Progressively Translated Dutch A1-B2 Books

Grimms' Fairy Tales | Progressively Translated Dutch A1-B2 Books

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THEGOLDENBIRD
Acertain
koning
kinghadabeautifulgarden,
en
andinthegardenstood
een
atreewhichboregoldenapples.
Theseappleswere
altijd
alwayscounted,andaboutthe
tijd
timewhentheybegantogrowripeitwasfound
dat
thateverynightoneofthemwasgone.
De
Thekingbecameveryangryatthis,
en
andorderedthegardenertokeepwatchall
nacht
nightunderthetree.
The
tuinman
gardenersethiseldestsonto
kijken
watch;
butabouttwelveo’clockhe
viel
fellasleep,andinthe
ochtend
morninganotheroftheappleswasmissing.
Then
de
thesecondsonwasorderedto
kijken
watch;
andatmidnighthetoo
viel
fellasleep,andinthe
ochtend
morninganotherapplewasgone.
Then
de
thethirdsonofferedto
houden
keepwatch;
butthegardenerat
eerst
firstwouldnotlethim,for
angst
fearsomeharmshouldcometo
hem
him:
however,atlasthe
stemde
consented,andtheyoungman
liggen
laidhimselfunderthetreeto
kijken
watch.
Astheclockstrucktwelvehe
hoorde
heardarustlingnoisein
de
theair,andabird
kwam
cameflyingthatwasofpure
goud
gold;
andasitwassnappingatoneoftheapples
met
withitsbeak,thegardener’s
zoon
sonjumpedupandshotan
pijl
arrowatit.
Butthe
pijl
arrowdidthebirdno
kwaad
harm;
onlyitdroppeda
gouden
goldenfeatherfromitstail,
en
andthenflewaway.
The
gouden
goldenfeatherwasbroughtto
de
thekinginthemorning,
en
andallthecouncilwascalledtogether.
Iedereen
Everyoneagreedthatitwas
waard
worthmorethanallthewealthofthe
koninkrijk
kingdom:
Thenthegardener’seldest
zoon
sonsetoutandthoughtto
vinden
findthegoldenbirdvery
gemakkelijk
easily;
andwhenhehadgonebut
een
alittleway,hecameto
een
awood,andbythe
kant
sideofthewoodhe
zag
sawafoxsitting;
sohe
nam
tookhisbowandmade
klaar
readytoshootatit.
Then
de
thefoxsaid,‘Donot
schiet
shootme,forIwill
geven
giveyougoodcounsel;
I
weet
knowwhatyourbusinessis,
en
andthatyouwantto
vinden
findthegoldenbird.
You
zult
willreachavillageinthe
's avonds
evening;
andwhenyouget
daar
there,youwillseetwoinns
tegenover
oppositetoeachother,oneofwhichis
erg
verypleasantandbeautifulto
kijken
lookat:
gonotin
daar
there,butrestforthe
nacht
nightintheother,thoughitmay
lijkt
appeartoyoutobe
heel
verypoorandmean.’Butthe
zoon
sonthoughttohimself,‘Whatcansuch
een
abeastasthisknow
over
aboutthematter?’Sohe
schoot
shothisarrowatthe
vos
fox;
buthemissedit,
en
anditsetupits
staart
tailaboveitsbackandranintothewood.
Thenhe
ging
wenthisway,andinthe
avond
eveningcametothevillage
waar
wherethetwoinnswere;
en
andinoneofthesewere
mensen
peoplesinging,anddancing,andfeasting;
maar
buttheotherlookedvery
vuil
dirty,andpoor.
‘Ishouldbe
heel
verysilly,’saidhe,‘ifI
gaan
wenttothatshabbyhouse,
en
andleftthischarmingplace’;
sohe
ging
wentintothesmarthouse,
en
andateanddrankathis
gemak
ease,andforgotthebird,
en
andhiscountrytoo.
Timepassedon;
en
andastheeldestsondidnotcomeback,
en
andnotidingswereheardof
hem
him,thesecondsonsetout,
en
andthesamethinghappenedto
hem
him.
Hemetthefox,
die
whogavehimthegoodadvice:
maar
butwhenhecametothe
twee
twoinns,hiseldestbrotherwas
stond
standingatthewindowwherethemerrymakingwas,
en
andcalledtohimto
komen
comein;
andhecouldnot
weerstaan
withstandthetemptation,butwentin,
en
andforgotthegoldenbird
en
andhiscountryinthe
dezelfde
samemanner.
Timepassedon
weer
again,andtheyoungestsontoo
wilde
wishedtosetoutinto
de
thewideworldtoseekfor
de
thegoldenbird;
buthis
vader
fatherwouldnotlistentoitfor
een
alongwhile,forhewas
erg
veryfondofhisson,
en
andwasafraidthatsomeillluckmighthappentohim
ook
also,andpreventhiscomingback.
Echter
However,atlastitwasagreedheshould
gaan
go,forhewouldnot
rusten
restathome;
andashe
kwam
cametothewood,he
ontmoette
metthefox,andheardthe
dezelfde
samegoodcounsel.
Buthewas
dankbaar
thankfultothefox,and
gedaan
didnotattempthislifeashisbrothers
hadden
haddone;
sothefoxsaid,‘Situponmy
staart
tail,andyouwilltravelfaster.’Sohe
zitten
satdown,andthefox
begon
begantorun,andawaytheywent
over
overstockandstonesoquick
dat
thattheirhairwhistledin
de
thewind.
Whentheycametothe
dorp
village,thesonfollowedthefox’scounsel,
en
andwithoutlookingabouthim
ging
wenttotheshabbyinn
en
andrestedthereallnightathis
gemak
ease.
Inthemorningcame
de
thefoxagainandmethimashewas
begon
beginninghisjourney,andsaid,‘Gostraight
vooruit
forward,tillyoucometo
een
acastle,beforewhichlie
een
awholetroopofsoldiersfastasleep
en
andsnoring:
takenonoticeofthem,
maar
butgointothecastle
en
andpassonandontillyou
komt
cometoaroom,wherethe
gouden
goldenbirdsitsinawooden
kooi
cage;
closebyitstands
een
abeautifulgoldencage;
butdonot
probeer
trytotakethebird
uit
outoftheshabbycage
en
andputitintothehandsomeone,
anders
otherwiseyouwillrepentit.’Then
de
thefoxstretchedouthis
staart
tailagain,andtheyoung
man
mansathimselfdown,and
weg
awaytheywentoverstock
en
andstonetilltheirhairwhistledin
de
thewind.
Beforethecastlegateallwasasthe
vos
foxhadsaid:
sothe
zoon
sonwentinandfound
de
thechamberwherethegolden
vogel
birdhunginawooden
kooi
cage,andbelowstoodthe
gouden
goldencage,andthethree
gouden
goldenapplesthathadbeen
verloren
lostwerelyingclosebyit.
Then
dacht
thoughthetohimself,‘It
zal
willbeaverydroll
ding
thingtobringawaysuch
een
afinebirdinthisshabbycage’;
sohe
opende
openedthedoorandtook
greep
holdofitandputitinto
de
thegoldencage.
Butthe
vogel
birdsetupsucha
luid
loudscreamthatallthesoldiers
ontwaakten
awoke,andtheytookhimprisoner
en
andcarriedhimbeforethe
koning
king.
Thenextmorningthe
rechtbank
courtsattojudgehim;
en
andwhenallwasheard,it
veroordeelde
sentencedhimtodie,unlessheshould
brengen
bringthekingthegolden
paard
horsewhichcouldrunas
snel
swiftlyasthewind;
and
als
ifhedidthis,hewastohave
de
thegoldenbirdgivenhimforhis
eigen
own.
Sohesetoutoncemoreonhis
reis
journey,sighing,andingreat
wanhoop
despair,whenonasuddenhis
vriend
friendthefoxmethim,
en
andsaid,‘Youseenowwhat
hebt
hashappenedonaccountofyournot
geluisterd
listeningtomycounsel.
I
zal
willstill,however,tellyou
hoe
howtofindthegolden
paard
horse,ifyouwilldoasIbidyou.
You
moet
mustgostraightontillyoucometo
het
thecastlewherethehorse
staat
standsinhisstall:
byhis
zijde
sidewillliethegroomfast
slapen
asleepandsnoring:
takeawaythe
paard
horsequietly,butbesuretoputthe
oude
oldleathernsaddleuponhim,
en
andnotthegoldenone
dat
thatisclosebyit.’Thenthe
zoon
sonsatdownonthefox’s
staart
tail,andawaytheywentoverstock
en
andstonetilltheirhairwhistledinthe
wind
wind.
Allwentright,andthe
bruidegom
groomlaysnoringwithhis
hand
handuponthegoldensaddle.
Maar
Butwhenthesonlookedatthe
paard
horse,hethoughtitagreatpityto
zetten
puttheleathernsaddleuponit.
‘I
zal
willgivehimthegoodone,’
zei
saidhe;
‘Iamsurehe
verdient
deservesit.’Ashetookupthe
gouden
goldensaddlethegroomawoke
en
andcriedoutsoloud,
dat
thatalltheguardsranin
en
andtookhimprisoner,andinthe
ochtend
morninghewasagainbroughtbeforethe
rechtbank
courttobejudged,andwas
veroordeeld
sentencedtodie.
Butitwasagreed,
dat
that,ifhecouldbringthitherthe
mooie
beautifulprincess,heshouldlive,
en
andhavethebirdandthe
paard
horsegivenhimforhis
eigen
own.
Thenhewenthis
weg
wayverysorrowful;
butthe
oude
oldfoxcameandsaid,‘Whydidnotyou
geluisterd
listentome?
Ifyou
had
had,youwouldhavecarriedaway
zowel
boththebirdandthe
paard
horse;
yetwillIoncemore
geven
giveyoucounsel.
Gostraighton,
en
andintheeveningyouwill
kom
arriveatacastle.
Attwelveo’clockatnightthe
prinses
princessgoestothebathing-house:
ga
gouptoherand
geef
giveherakiss,andshe
zal
willletyouleadheraway;
maar
buttakecareyoudonotsufferherto
gaan
goandtakeleaveofher
vader
fatherandmother.’Thenthe
vos
foxstretchedouthistail,
en
andsoawaytheywent
over
overstockandstonetilltheirhairwhistled
weer
again.
Astheycametothe
kasteel
castle,allwasasthe
vos
foxhadsaid,andattwelveo’clockthe
jonge
youngmanmettheprincess
ging
goingtothebathand
gaf
gaveherthekiss,andsheagreedtorun
weg
awaywithhim,butbegged
met
withmanytearsthathe
zou
wouldlethertakeleaveofher
vader
father.
Atfirstherefused,
maar
butsheweptstillmore
en
andmore,andfellathis
voeten
feet,tillatlastheconsented;
maar
butthemomentshecametoherfather’s
huis
housetheguardsawokeandhewas
genomen
takenprisoneragain.
Thenhewas
gebracht
broughtbeforetheking,andthe
koning
kingsaid,‘Youshallnever
hebben
havemydaughterunlessin
acht
eightdaysyoudigawaythe
heuvel
hillthatstopstheviewfrommywindow.’Nowthis
heuvel
hillwassobigthatthewholeworldcouldnottakeitaway:
en
andwhenhehadworkedfor
zeven
sevendays,andhaddone
zeer
verylittle,thefoxcame
en
andsaid.
‘Liedownand
ga
gotosleep;
Iwill
werken
workforyou.’Andin
de
themorningheawokeand
de
thehillwasgone;
sohe
ging
wentmerrilytotheking,
en
andtoldhimthatnow
dat
thatitwasremovedhe
moest
mustgivehimtheprincess.
Then
de
thekingwasobligedto
houden
keephisword,andaway
gingen
wenttheyoungmanand
de
theprincess;
‘Ifyouwillonlylisten,’
zei
saidthefox,‘itcanbe
gedaan
done.
Whenyoucometo
de
theking,andheasksfor
de
thebeautifulprincess,youmust
zeggen
say,“Heresheis!”
Thenhe
zal
willbeveryjoyful;
andyou
zullen
willmountthegoldenhorse
dat
thattheyaretogiveyou,
en
andputoutyourhandto
nemen
takeleaveofthem;
but
schud
shakehandswiththeprincess
laatste
last.
Thenliftherquicklyonto
het
thehorsebehindyou;
All
ging
wentright:
thenthefoxsaid,‘Whenyou
komt
cometothecastlewherethe
vogel
birdis,Iwillstay
met
withtheprincessatthe
deur
door,andyouwillridein
en
andspeaktotheking;
en
andwhenheseesthatitisthe
juiste
righthorse,hewillbringoutthe
vogel
bird;
butyoumustsitstill,
en
andsaythatyouwantto
kijken
lookatit,tosee
of
whetheritisthetrue
gouden
goldenbird;
This,too,happenedas
de
thefoxsaid;
theycarriedoff
de
thebird,theprincessmounted
weer
again,andtheyrodeonto
een
agreatwood.
Thenthe
vos
foxcame,andsaid,‘Pray
dood
killme,andcutoffmy
hoofd
headandmyfeet.’Butthe
jonge
youngmanrefusedtodoit:
so
de
thefoxsaid,‘Iwillat
een
anyrategiveyougoodcounsel:
pas op
bewareoftwothings;
ransom
geen
noonefromthegallows,
en
andsitdownbythesideof
geen
noriver.’Thenawayhewent.
He
reed
rodeonwiththeprincess,tillatlasthe
kwam
cametothevillagewherehe
had
hadlefthistwobrothers.
En
Andtherehehearda
groot
greatnoiseanduproar;
and
toen
whenheaskedwhatwas
de
thematter,thepeoplesaid,‘Twomenaregoingtobehanged.’Ashe
kwam
camenearer,hesawthat
de
thetwomenwerehisbrothers,whohadturnedrobbers;
sohe
zei
said,‘Cannottheyinany
manier
waybesaved?’Butthe
volk
peoplesaid‘No,’unlesshe
zou
wouldbestowallhismoneyupontherascals
en
andbuytheirliberty.
Thenhedidnotstayto
denken
thinkaboutthematter,but
betaalde
paidwhatwasasked,andhisbrothersweregivenup,
en
andwentonwithhimtowardstheir
huis
home.
Andastheycametothewood
waar
wherethefoxfirstmet
hen
them,itwassocool
en
andpleasantthatthetwobrothers
zei
said,‘Letussitdownbythesideofthe
rivier
river,andrestawhile,to
eten
eatanddrink.’Sohe
zei
said,‘Yes,’andforgotthefox’scounsel,
en
andsatdownonthesideofthe
rivier
river;
andwhilehesuspected
niets
nothing,theycamebehind,and
wierpen
threwhimdownthebank,
en
andtooktheprincess,the
paard
horse,andthebird,and
gingen
wenthometothekingtheir
meester
master,andsaid.
‘Allthis
hebben
havewewonbyourlabour.’Then
er
therewasgreatrejoicingmade;
maar
butthehorsewouldnot
eten
eat,thebirdwouldnot
zingen
sing,andtheprincesswept.
De
Theyoungestsonfellto
de
thebottomoftheriver’sbed:
gelukkig
luckilyitwasnearlydry,
maar
buthisboneswerealmost
gebroken
broken,andthebankwasso
steil
steepthathecouldfind
geen
nowaytogetout.
Thenthe
oude
oldfoxcameoncemore,
en
andscoldedhimfornot
volgen
followinghisadvice;
otherwiseno
kwaad
evilwouldhavebefallenhim:
‘Yet,’said
hij
he,‘Icannotleaveyou
hier
here,solayholdofmy
staart
tailandholdfast.’Thenhe
trok
pulledhimoutofthe
rivier
river,andsaidtohim,ashegotuponthe
oever
bank,‘Yourbrothershavesetwatchto
doden
killyou,iftheyfindyouinthekingdom.’Sohe
kleedde
dressedhimselfasapoor
man
man,andcamesecretlytotheking’s
hof
court,andwasscarcelywithinthedoorswhenthe
paard
horsebegantoeat,andthe
vogel
birdtosing,andthe
prinses
princessleftoffweeping.
Thenhe
ging
wenttotheking,and
vertelde
toldhimallhisbrothers’roguery;
en
andtheywereseizedand
gestraft
punished,andhehadthe
prinses
princessgiventohimagain;
en
andaftertheking’sdeathhewas
erfgenaam
heirtohiskingdom.
A
lang
longwhileafter,hewentto
wandelen
walkonedayinthewood,
en
andtheoldfoxmet
hem
him,andbesoughthimwithtearsinhiseyesto
doden
killhim,andcutoffhis
hoofd
headandfeet.
HANSIN
Geluk
LUCK
Somemenareborntogood
geluk
luck:
alltheydoor
proberen
trytodocomesright—allthatfallstothemisso
veel
muchgain—alltheirgeeseareswans—alltheircardsaretrumps—tossthemwhichwayyou
zullen
will,theywillalways,like
arme
poorpuss,alightupontheirlegs,
en
andonlymoveonso
veel
muchthefaster.
Theworldmayvery
waarschijnlijk
likelynotalwaysthinkofthemastheythinkofthemselves,
maar
butwhatcaretheyfor
de
theworld?
whatcanit
weten
knowaboutthematter?
Oneoftheseluckybeingswas
buurman
neighbourHans.
Sevenlongyearshe
had
hadworkedhardforhis
meester
master.
Atlasthesaid,‘Master,my
tijd
timeisup;
Imustgo
huis
homeandseemypoor
moeder
motheroncemore:
sopray
loon
paymemywagesand
laat
letmego.’Andthe
meester
mastersaid,‘Youhavebeen
een
afaithfulandgoodservant,Hans,soyour
loon
payshallbehandsome.’Thenhegavehim
een
alumpofsilveras
groot
bigashishead.
Hanstookouthispocket-handkerchief,
zette
putthepieceofsilverintoit,
gooide
threwitoverhisshoulder,
en
andjoggedoffonhis
weg
roadhomewards.
Ashewentlazily
op
on,draggingonefootafter
andere
another,amancamein
zicht
sight,trottinggailyalongonacapital
paard
horse.
‘Ah!’saidHansaloud,‘whata
fijn
finethingitisto
rijden
rideonhorseback!
Therehe
zit
sitsaseasyandhappyasifhewasat
thuis
home,inthechairbyhisfireside;
he
struikelt
tripsagainstnostones,savesshoe-leather,
en
andgetsonhehardly
weet
knowshow.’Hansdidnot
sprak
speaksosoftlybutthe
ruiter
horsemanhearditall,and
zei
said,‘Well,friend,whydoyou
ga
goonfootthen?’‘Ah!’
zei
saidhe,‘Ihavethis
lading
loadtocarry:
tobe
zeker
sureitissilver,butitissoheavy
dat
thatIcan’tholdupmy
hoofd
head,andyoumustknowithurtsmy
schouder
shouldersadly.’‘Whatdoyou
zeg
sayofmakinganexchange?’saidthe
ruiter
horseman.
‘Iwillgiveyoumy
paard
horse,andyoushallgiveme
het
thesilver;
whichwillsaveyouagreatdealof
moeite
troubleincarryingsucha
zware
heavyloadaboutwithyou.’‘Withallmyheart,’saidHans:
‘butasyouaresokindto
me
me,Imusttellyouonething—you
zult
willhaveawearytasktodraw
dat
thatsilveraboutwithyou.’However,the
ruiter
horsemangotoff,tookthe
zilver
silver,helpedHansup,gavehimthebridleintoone
hand
handandthewhipintothe
andere
other,andsaid,‘Whenyou
wilt
wanttogoveryfast,smackyourlips
luid
loudlytogether,andcry“Jip!”’.
Hanswasdelightedashe
zat
satonthehorse,drewhimselfup,squaredhiselbows,
draaide
turnedouthistoes,crackedhis
zweep
whip,androdemerrilyoff,one
minuut
minutewhistlingamerrytune,
en
andanothersinging,.
‘Nocare
en
andnosorrow,Afigforthemorrow!
Na
Afteratimehethoughtheshouldliketo
gaan
goalittlefaster,sohesmackedhislips
en
andcried‘Jip!’Awaywentthehorsefullgallop;
en
andbeforeHansknewwhathewasabout,hewas
gegooid
thrownoff,andlayonhis
rug
backbytheroad-side.
His
paard
horsewouldhaveranoff,
als
ifashepherdwhowas
kwam
comingby,drivingacow,
had
hadnotstoppedit.
Hans
snel
sooncametohimself,andgotuponhislegs
weer
again,sadlyvexed,andsaidtothe
herder
shepherd,‘Thisridingisno
grap
joke,whenamanhasthe
geluk
lucktogetupona
beest
beastlikethisthatstumbles
en
andflingshimoffasifit
zou
wouldbreakhisneck.
However,I’moff
nu
nowonceforall:
Ilikeyour
koe
cownowagreatdeal
beter
betterthanthissmartbeast
dat
thatplayedmethistrick,
en
andhasspoiledmybest
jas
coat,yousee,inthis
plas
puddle;
which,bytheby,
ruikt
smellsnotverylikeanosegay.
Men
Onecanwalkalongatone’s
vrije tijd
leisurebehindthatcow—keepgood
gezelschap
company,andhavemilk,butter,
en
andcheese,everyday,intothebargain.
WhatwouldI
geven
givetohavesuchaprize!’‘Well,’
zei
saidtheshepherd,‘ifyouaresofondof
haar
her,Iwillchangemy
koe
cowforyourhorse;
Iliketo
doe
dogoodtomyneighbours,eventhoughI
verlies
losebyitmyself.’‘Done!’
zei
saidHans,merrily.
‘Whatanoble
hart
heartthatgoodmanhas!’
dacht
thoughthe.
Thentheshepherd
sprong
jumpeduponthehorse,wishedHans
en
andthecowgoodmorning,
en
andawayherode.
Hansbrushedhis
jas
coat,wipedhisfaceandhands,
rustte
restedawhile,andthendrove
af
offhiscowquietly,and
dacht
thoughthisbargainaveryluckyone.
‘IfI
heb
haveonlyapieceof
brood
bread(andIcertainlyshall
altijd
alwaysbeabletoget
dat
that),Ican,wheneverIlike,
eten
eatmybutterandcheesewithit;
en
andwhenIamthirstyI
kan
canmilkmycowand
drinken
drinkthemilk:
andwhat
kan
canIwishformore?’
Toen
Whenhecametoan
herberg
inn,hehalted,ateup
al
allhisbread,andgave
weg
awayhislastpennyfora
glas
glassofbeer.
Whenhe
had
hadrestedhimselfhesetoff
weer
again,drivinghiscowtowardshismother’s
dorp
village.
Buttheheatgrewgreaterassoonasnooncameon,tillatlast,ashefoundhimselfona
brede
wideheaththatwouldtakehimmore
dan
thananhourtocross,he
begon
begantobesohot
en
andparchedthathistongueclavetothe
dak
roofofhismouth.
‘I
kan
canfindacureforthis,’
dacht
thoughthe;
‘nowIwill
melken
milkmycowandquenchmythirst’:
sohe
bond
tiedhertothestumpof
een
atree,andheldhisleatherncapto
melk
milkinto;
butnota
druppel
dropwastobehad.
Who
zou
wouldhavethoughtthatthis
koe
cow,whichwastobringhim
melk
milkandbutterandcheese,was
al
allthattimeutterlydry?
Hans
had
hadnotthoughtoflookingtothat.
Terwijl
Whilehewastryinghis
geluk
luckinmilking,andmanagingthe
zaak
matterveryclumsily,theuneasy
beest
beastbegantothinkhimvery
lastig
troublesome;
andatlastgavehimsucha
schop
kickontheheadasknockedhimdown;
en
andtherehelaya
lange
longwhilesenseless.
Luckilya
slager
butchersooncameby,driving
een
apiginawheelbarrow.
‘Whatis
de
thematterwithyou,myman?’
zei
saidthebutcher,ashe
hielp
helpedhimup.
Hanstoldhimwhathad
gebeurd
happened,howhewasdry,
en
andwantedtomilkhis
koe
cow,butfoundthecowwas
droog
drytoo.
Thenthebutcher
gaf
gavehimaflaskofale,
zei
saying,‘There,drinkandrefreshyourself;
your
koe
cowwillgiveyouno
melk
milk:
don’tyouseesheis
een
anoldbeast,goodfor
niets
nothingbuttheslaughter-house?’‘Alas,alas!’
zei
saidHans,‘whowouldhave
gedacht
thoughtit?
Whatashameto
nemen
takemyhorse,andgiveme
alleen
onlyadrycow!
IfI
dood
killher,whatwillshebe
goed
goodfor?
Ihatecow-beef;
itisnot
teder
tenderenoughforme.
Ifitwere
een
apignow—likethatfatgentlemanyouaredrivingalongathisease—one
kunnen
coulddosomethingwithit;
it
zou
wouldatanyratemakesausages.’‘Well,’saidthe
slager
butcher,‘Idon’tliketo
zeg
sayno,whenoneis
gevraagd
askedtodoakind,neighbourly
ding
thing.
TopleaseyouI
zal
willchange,andgiveyoumyfine
dikke
fatpigforthecow.’‘Heavenrewardyouforyour
vriendelijkheid
kindnessandself-denial!’saidHans,ashegave
de
thebutcherthecow;
and
nam
takingthepigoffthewheel-barrow,droveit
weg
away,holdingitbythestring
die
thatwastiedtoits
been
leg.
Soonhejogged,
en
andallseemednowto
gaan
gorightwithhim:
he
had
hadmetwithsomemisfortunes,tobe
zeker
sure;
buthewasnow
goed
wellrepaidforall.
How
kon
coulditbeotherwisewithsuchatravellingcompanionashe
had
hadatlastgot?
The
volgende
nextmanhemetwas
een
acountrymancarryingafine
witte
whitegoose.
Thecountrymanstoppedto
vragen
askwhatwaso’clock;
this
leidde
ledtofurtherchat;
andHans
vertelde
toldhimallhisluck,
hoe
howhehadsomany
goede
goodbargains,andhowall
de
theworldwentgayand
glimlachend
smilingwithhim.
Thecountrymanthen
begon
begantotellhistale,
en
andsaidhewasgoingtotake
de
thegoosetoachristening.
‘Feel,’
zei
saidhe,‘howheavyit
is
is,andyetitisonly
acht
eightweeksold.
Whoeverroasts
en
andeatsitwillfind
veel
plentyoffatuponit,ithas
geleefd
livedsowell!’‘You’reright,’
zei
saidHans,asheweigheditinhis
hand
hand;
‘butifyoutalkof
vet
fat,mypigisnotrifle.’
Ondertussen
Meantimethecountrymanbeganto
kijken
lookgrave,andshookhis
hoofd
head.
‘Harkye!’saidhe,‘myworthy
vriend
friend,youseemagoodsortof
kerel
fellow,soIcan’thelp
doen
doingyouakindturn.
Your
varken
pigmaygetyouintoascrape.
Inthe
dorp
villageIjustcamefrom,the
squire
squirehashadapigstolenoutofhissty.
Iwasdreadfully
bang
afraidwhenIsawyou
dat
thatyouhadgotthesquire’s
varken
pig.
Ifyouhave,andthey
vangen
catchyou,itwillbe
een
abadjobforyou.
Theleastthey
zullen
willdowillbeto
gooien
throwyouintothehorse-pond.
Arme
PoorHanswassadlyfrightened.
‘Goodman,’cried
hij
he,‘praygetmeoutof
deze
thisscrape.
Iknownothingof
waar
wherethepigwaseitherbred
of
orborn;
buthemayhavebeen
de
thesquire’sforaughtIcan
zeggen
tell: