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THEGOLDENBIRD
Acertain
könig
king
hadabeautifulgarden,
und
and
inthegardenstood
ein
a
treewhichboregoldenapples.
Theseappleswerealwayscounted,
und
and
aboutthetimewhentheybegantogrowripeitwasfound
dass
that
everynightoneofthemwasgone.
The
könig
king
becameveryangryatthis,
und
and
orderedthegardenertokeepwatchall
nacht
night
underthetree.
Thegardenersethiseldest
sohn
son
towatch;
butabouttwelveo’clockhefellasleep,
und
and
inthemorninganotheroftheappleswasmissing.
Thenthesecond
sohn
son
wasorderedtowatch;
und
and
atmidnighthetoofellasleep,
und
and
inthemorninganotherapplewasgone.
Then
der
the
thirdsonofferedtokeepwatch;
aber
but
thegardeneratfirstwouldnot
ließ
let
him,forfearsomeharmshouldcometohim:
however,atlastheconsented,
und
and
theyoungmanlaidhimself
unter
under
thetreetowatch.
Astheclockstrucktwelveheheard
ein
a
rustlingnoiseinthe
luft
air
,andabirdcameflyingthatwasofpuregold;
und
and
asitwassnappingatoneof
der
the
appleswithitsbeak,
der
the
gardener’ssonjumpedup
und
and
shotanarrowatit.
Aber
But
thearrowdidthebirdnoharm;
nur
only
itdroppedagoldenfeatherfromitstail,
und
and
thenflewaway.
Thegoldenfeatherwasbroughttothe
könig
king
inthemorning,andallthecouncilwascalledtogether.
Everyoneagreed
dass
that
itwasworthmore
als
than
allthewealthof
der
the
kingdom:
Thenthegardener’seldest
sohn
son
setoutandthoughtto
finden
find
thegoldenbirdveryeasily;
und
and
whenhehadgonebutalittle
weg
way
,hecametoawood,
und
and
bythesideof
der
the
woodhesawafoxsitting;
sohetookhisbow
und
and
madereadytoshootatit.
Then
der
the
foxsaid,‘Donotshoot
mich
me
,forIwillgiveyougoodcounsel;
Iknowwhatyourbusinessis,
und
and
thatyouwantto
finden
find
thegoldenbird.
You
werdet
will
reachavillageintheevening;
und
and
whenyougetthere,you
wirst
will
seetwoinnsoppositetoeachother,
eine
one
ofwhichisverypleasant
und
and
beautifultolookat:
geh
go
notinthere,butrestforthe
nacht
night
intheother,thoughit
kann
may
appeartoyoutobe
sehr
very
poorandmean.’Butthe
sohn
son
thoughttohimself,‘What
kann
can
suchabeastas
dieses
this
knowaboutthematter?’Soheshothisarrowatthefox;
aber
but
hemissedit,anditsetupitstailaboveitsback
und
and
ranintothewood.
Thenhe
ging
went
hisway,andintheevening
kam
came
tothevillagewherethetwoinnswere;
und
and
inoneofthesewere
menschen
people
singing,anddancing,andfeasting;
aber
but
theotherlookedverydirty,
und
and
poor.
‘Ishouldbe
sehr
very
silly,’saidhe,‘ifI
gehe
went
tothatshabbyhouse,
und
and
leftthischarmingplace’;
sohe
ging
went
intothesmarthouse,
und
and
ateanddrankathisease,
und
and
forgotthebird,andhis
land
country
too.
Timepassedon;
und
and
astheeldestsondidnotcomeback,
und
and
notidingswereheardof
ihm
him
,thesecondsonsetout,
und
and
thesamethinghappenedto
ihm
him
.
Hemetthefox,whogavehimthegoodadvice:
aber
but
whenhecameto
den
the
twoinns,hiseldest
bruder
brother
wasstandingatthewindow
wo
where
themerrymakingwas,andcalledtohimtocomein;
und
and
hecouldnotwithstandthetemptation,
sondern
but
wentin,andforgotthegoldenbird
und
and
hiscountryinthesamemanner.
Zeit
Time
passedonagain,andtheyoungest
sohn
son
toowishedtosetoutintothewide
welt
world
toseekforthegoldenbird;
aber
but
hisfatherwouldnot
hören
listen
toitfora
lange
long
while,forhewas
sehr
very
fondofhisson,
und
and
wasafraidthatsomeillluck
könnte
might
happentohimalso,
und
and
preventhiscomingback.
However,atlastitwasagreedhe
sollte
should
go,forhewouldnotrestathome;
und
and
ashecameto
den
the
wood,hemetthefox,
und
and
heardthesamegoodcounsel.
Aber
But
hewasthankfultothefox,
und
and
didnotattempthis
leben
life
ashisbrothershad
getan
done
;
sothefoxsaid,‘Situponmytail,
und
and
youwilltravelfaster.’Sohesatdown,
und
and
thefoxbegantorun,
und
and
awaytheywentoverstock
und
and
stonesoquickthattheir
haare
hair
whistledinthewind.
Als
When
theycametothevillage,the
sohn
son
followedthefox’scounsel,
und
and
withoutlookingabouthim
ging
went
totheshabbyinn
und
and
restedthereallnightathisease.
Inthe
morgen
morning
camethefoxagain
und
and
methimashewasbeginninghisjourney,
und
and
said,‘Gostraightforward,tillyoucometo
eine
a
castle,beforewhichlie
eine
a
wholetroopofsoldiersfastasleep
und
and
snoring:
takenonoticeofthem,
sondern
but
gointothecastle
und
and
passonandontillyou
kommen
come
toaroom,where
der
the
goldenbirdsitsinawoodencage;
closebyitstands
ein
a
beautifulgoldencage;
butdonot
versuche
try
totakethebird
aus
out
oftheshabbycage
und
and
putitintothehandsomeone,otherwiseyou
wirst
will
repentit.’Thenthefoxstretched
aus
out
histailagain,andthe
junge
young
mansathimselfdown,
und
and
awaytheywentoverstock
und
and
stonetilltheirhairwhistledinthewind.
Vor
Before
thecastlegateallwasas
der
the
foxhadsaid:
sothe
sohn
son
wentinandfoundthechamberwherethegoldenbirdhunginawoodencage,
und
and
belowstoodthegoldencage,
und
and
thethreegoldenapples
so
that
hadbeenlostwere
lagen
lying
closebyit.
Then
dachte
thought
hetohimself,‘It
wird
will
beaverydroll
sache
thing
tobringawaysuch
eine
a
finebirdinthisshabbycage’;
sohe
öffnete
opened
thedoorandtookholdofit
und
and
putitintothegoldencage.
Aber
But
thebirdsetupsuchaloudscreamthat
alle
all
thesoldiersawoke,andtheytookhimprisoner
und
and
carriedhimbeforethe
könig
king
.
Thenextmorningthecourtsattojudge
ihn
him
;
andwhenallwasheard,itsentencedhimtodie,unlessheshould
bringen
bring
thekingthegoldenhorsewhich
konnte
could
runasswiftlyasthewind;
und
and
ifhedidthis,hewasto
sein
have
thegoldenbirdgivenhimforhisown.
Sohesetoutoncemoreonhisjourney,sighing,
und
and
ingreatdespair,whenonasuddenhis
freund
friend
thefoxmethim,
und
and
said,‘Youseenowwhathas
passiert
happened
onaccountofyournot
gehört
listening
tomycounsel.
I
werde
will
still,however,tellyouhowtofind
das
the
goldenhorse,ifyou
werde
will
doasIbidyou.
Youmust
gehen
go
straightontillyoucometo
das
the
castlewherethehorsestandsinhisstall:
byhis
seite
side
willliethegroomfastasleep
und
and
snoring:
takeawaythehorsequietly,
aber
but
besuretoputtheoldleathernsaddleupon
ihn
him
,andnotthegoldenone
dass
that
isclosebyit.’Thenthe
sohn
son
satdownonthefox’stail,
und
and
awaytheywentoverstock
und
and
stonetilltheirhairwhistledinthewind.
All
ging
went
right,andthegroom
lag
lay
snoringwithhishandupon
der
the
goldensaddle.
Butwhenthe
sohn
son
lookedatthehorse,he
dachte
thought
itagreatpitytoputtheleathernsaddleupon
es
it
.
‘Iwillgivehim
das
the
goodone,’saidhe;
‘Iam
sicher
sure
hedeservesit.’Ashetookupthegoldensaddlethegroomawoke
und
and
criedoutsoloud,that
alle
all
theguardsranin
und
and
tookhimprisoner,andinthe
morgen
morning
hewasagainbrought
vor
before
thecourttobejudged,
und
and
wassentencedtodie.
Aber
But
itwasagreed,that,
wenn
if
hecouldbringthitherthe
schöne
beautiful
princess,heshouldlive,
und
and
havethebirdandthehorsegivenhimforhisown.
Thenhe
ging
went
hiswayverysorrowful;
aber
but
theoldfoxcame
und
and
said,‘Whydidnotyou
gehört
listen
tome?
Ifyouhad,youwouldhavecarriedawayboththebirdandthehorse;
yet
werde
will
Ioncemoregiveyoucounsel.
Gehen
Go
straighton,andintheeveningyou
werden
will
arriveatacastle.
Attwelveo’clockat
nacht
night
theprincessgoestothebathing-house:
geh
go
uptoherandgiveherakiss,
und
and
shewillletyouleadheraway;
aber
but
takecareyoudonotsufferherto
gingen
go
andtakeleaveofher
vater
father
andmother.’Thenthefoxstretched
aus
out
histail,andsoawaythey
gingen
went
overstockandstonetilltheir
haare
hair
whistledagain.
Asthey
kamen
came
tothecastle,allwasasthefoxhadsaid,
und
and
attwelveo’clockthe
junge
young
manmettheprincess
ging
going
tothebathandgaveherthekiss,
und
and
sheagreedtorunawaywith
ihm
him
,butbeggedwithmanytears
dass
that
hewouldlethertake
ging
leave
ofherfather.
At
zuerst
first
herefused,butsheweptstill
mehr
more
andmore,andfellathisfeet,tillatlastheconsented;
aber
but
themomentshecametoherfather’s
haus
house
theguardsawokeandhewas
genommen
taken
prisoneragain.
Thenhewasbrought
vor
before
theking,andthe
könig
king
said,‘Youshallnever
haben
have
mydaughterunlessineightdaysyoudig
weg
away
thehillthatstopstheviewfrommywindow.’Now
dieser
this
hillwassobig
so
that
thewholeworldcouldnottakeit
weg
away
:
andwhenhehadworkedforsevendays,
und
and
haddoneverylittle,
der
the
foxcameandsaid.
‘Liedown
und
and
gotosleep;
I
werde
will
workforyou.’Andin
der
the
morningheawokeand
der
the
hillwasgone;
sohe
ging
went
merrilytotheking,
und
and
toldhimthatnow
dass
that
itwasremovedhemust
geben
give
himtheprincess.
Thenthe
könig
king
wasobligedtokeephis
wort
word
,andawaywentthe
junge
young
manandtheprincess;
‘Ifyouwill
nur
only
listen,’saidthefox,‘itcanbedone.
Wenn
When
youcometothe
könig
king
,andheasksfor
der
the
beautifulprincess,youmust
sagen
say
,“Heresheis!”
Thenhe
wird
will
beveryjoyful;
andyouwillmount
das
the
goldenhorsethattheyareto
geben
give
you,andputoutyour
hand
hand
totakeleaveofthem;
aber
but
shakehandswiththeprincess
zuletzt
last
.
Thenliftherquicklyonto
das
the
horsebehindyou;
Allwentright:
thenthefoxsaid,‘Whenyoucometothecastle
wo
where
thebirdis,Iwill
bleiben
stay
withtheprincessatthedoor,
und
and
youwillridein
und
and
speaktotheking;
und
and
whenheseesthatitistherighthorse,he
wird
will
bringoutthebird;
aber
but
youmustsitstill,
und
and
saythatyouwanttolookat
es
it
,toseewhetheritis
der
the
truegoldenbird;
This,
auch
too
,happenedasthefoxsaid;
theycarriedoffthebird,theprincessmounted
wieder
again
,andtheyrodeontoagreatwood.
Then
der
the
foxcame,andsaid,‘Praykillme,
und
and
cutoffmyhead
und
and
myfeet.’Butthe
junge
young
manrefusedtodo
es
it
:
sothefoxsaid,‘I
werde
will
atanyrategiveyougoodcounsel:
bewareof
zwei
two
things;
ransomnoonefromthegallows,
und
and
sitdownbythesideof
nicht
no
river.’Thenawayhe
ging
went
.
Herodeonwiththeprincess,tillatlasthecametothevillagewherehehadlefthistwobrothers.
Und
And
thereheheardagreatnoise
und
and
uproar;
andwhenhe
fragte
asked
whatwasthematter,
die
the
peoplesaid,‘Twomenaregoingtobehanged.’Ashe
kam
came
nearer,hesawthat
die
the
twomenwerehisbrothers,whohadturnedrobbers;
sohesaid,‘Cannottheyinany
weise
way
besaved?’Butthepeoplesaid‘No,’unlesshe
würde
would
bestowallhismoneyupontherascals
und
and
buytheirliberty.
Thenhedidnot
blieb
stay
tothinkaboutthe
sache
matter
,butpaidwhatwas
gefragt
asked
,andhisbrothersweregivenup,
und
and
wentonwithhimtowardstheir
haus
home
.
Andastheycametothewood
wo
where
thefoxfirstmetthem,itwasso
kühl
cool
andpleasantthatthetwobrotherssaid,‘Letus
sitzen
sit
downbythesideoftheriver,
und
and
restawhile,to
essen
eat
anddrink.’Sohesaid,‘Yes,’
und
and
forgotthefox’scounsel,
und
and
satdownonthesideoftheriver;
und
and
whilehesuspectednothing,they
kamen
came
behind,andthrewhimdownthebank,
und
and
tooktheprincess,thehorse,
und
and
thebird,andwenthometothe
könig
king
theirmaster,andsaid.
‘Allthis
haben
have
wewonbyourlabour.’Thentherewasgreatrejoicingmade;
aber
but
thehorsewouldnot
essen
eat
,thebirdwouldnot
singen
sing
,andtheprincesswept.
Theyoungest
sohn
son
felltothebottomoftheriver’sbed:
luckilyitwasnearlydry,
aber
but
hisboneswerealmost
gebrochen
broken
,andthebankwassosteepthathe
konnte
could
findnowaytogetout.
Then
der
the
oldfoxcameonce
noch
more
,andscoldedhimfornot
gefolgt
following
hisadvice;
otherwisenoevilwouldhavebefallen
ihm
him
:
‘Yet,’saidhe,‘Icannot
lassen
leave
youhere,solay
halte
hold
ofmytailand
halte
hold
fast.’Thenhepulledhim
aus
out
oftheriver,andsaidtohim,ashegotuponthebank,‘Yourbrothers
haben
have
setwatchtokillyou,ifthey
finden
find
youinthekingdom.’Sohedressedhimselfas
ein
a
poorman,andcamesecretlytotheking’scourt,
und
and
wasscarcelywithinthedoorswhenthehorsebeganto
essen
eat
,andthebirdto
singen
sing
,andtheprincessleftoffweeping.
Thenhe
ging
went
totheking,andtoldhimallhisbrothers’roguery;
und
and
theywereseizedandpunished,
und
and
hehadtheprincessgiventohim
wieder
again
;
andaftertheking’s
tod
death
hewasheirtohiskingdom.
A
lange
long
whileafter,hewenttowalkonedayinthewood,
und
and
theoldfoxmethim,
und
and
besoughthimwithtearsinhiseyesto
töten
kill
him,andcutoffhis
kopf
head
andfeet.
HANSINLUCK
Somemenareborntogoodluck:
alle
all
theydoortryto
tun
do
comesright—allthatfallstothemisso
viel
much
gain—alltheirgeeseareswans—alltheircardsaretrumps—tossthem
was
which
wayyouwill,theywillalways,likepoorpuss,alightupontheirlegs,
und
and
onlymoveonso
viel
much
thefaster.
Theworldmay
sehr
very
likelynotalwaysthinkofthemasthey
denken
think
ofthemselves,butwhatcaretheyfor
die
the
world?
whatcanit
wissen
know
aboutthematter?
OneoftheseluckybeingswasneighbourHans.
Seven
lange
long
yearshehadworked
hart
hard
forhismaster.
Atlasthesaid,‘Master,my
zeit
time
isup;
Imust
gehen
go
homeandseemypoor
mutter
mother
oncemore:
sopraypaymemywages
und
and
letmego.’And
der
the
mastersaid,‘Youhavebeen
ein
a
faithfulandgoodservant,Hans,soyourpayshallbehandsome.’Thenhegavehim
ein
a
lumpofsilveras
groß
big
ashishead.
Hanstookouthispocket-handkerchief,put
das
the
pieceofsilverinto
es
it
,threwitoverhisshoulder,
und
and
joggedoffonhisroadhomewards.
Ashewentlazilyon,dragging
einem
one
footafteranother,a
mann
man
cameinsight,trottinggailyalongon
ein
a
capitalhorse.
‘Ah!’saidHansaloud,‘what
eine
a
finethingitistorideonhorseback!
Dort
There
hesitsaseasy
und
and
happyasifhewasathome,inthechairbyhisfireside;
hetrips
gegen
against
nostones,savesshoe-leather,
und
and
getsonhehardlyknowshow.’Hansdidnotspeaksosoftly
aber
but
thehorsemanhearditall,
und
and
said,‘Well,friend,whydoyou
gehst
go
onfootthen?’‘Ah!’saidhe,‘Ihave
diese
this
loadtocarry:
tobe
sicher
sure
itissilver,butitissoheavythatIcan’tholdupmy
kopf
head
,andyoumustknowithurtsmyshouldersadly.’‘Whatdoyousayofmakinganexchange?’said
der
the
horseman.
‘Iwillgiveyoumyhorse,
und
and
youshallgiveme
das
the
silver;
whichwillsaveyou
eine
a
greatdealoftroubleincarryingsuch
eine
a
heavyloadaboutwithyou.’‘Withallmyheart,’saidHans:
‘butasyouaresokindto
mir
me
,Imusttellyouonething—you
wirst
will
haveawearytasktodraw
so
that
silveraboutwithyou.’However,thehorsemangotoff,tookthesilver,helpedHansup,gavehimthebridleintoone
hand
hand
andthewhipintothe
andere
other
,andsaid,‘Whenyouwantto
gehen
go
veryfast,smackyourlipsloudly
zusammen
together
,andcry“Jip!”’.
Hanswasdelightedashesatonthehorse,drewhimselfup,squaredhiselbows,turnedouthistoes,crackedhiswhip,
und
and
rodemerrilyoff,one
minute
minute
whistlingamerrytune,
und
and
anothersinging,.
‘Nocare
und
and
nosorrow,Afigforthemorrow!
Nach
After
atimehethoughthe
sollte
should
liketogoa
wenig
little
faster,sohesmackedhislips
und
and
cried‘Jip!’Awaywent
das
the
horsefullgallop;
and
bevor
before
Hansknewwhathewasabout,hewasthrownoff,
und
and
layonhisbackbytheroad-side.
Hishorsewould
sein
have
ranoff,ifashepherdwhowascomingby,
fuhr
driving
acow,hadnotstopped
es
it
.
Hanssooncametohimself,
und
and
gotuponhislegs
wieder
again
,sadlyvexed,andsaidtotheshepherd,‘Thisridingis
kein
no
joke,whenamanhasthelucktogetupon
ein
a
beastlikethisthatstumbles
und
and
flingshimoffasifit
würde
would
breakhisneck.
However,I’moff
jetzt
now
onceforall:
Ilikeyourcow
jetzt
now
agreatdealbetter
als
than
thissmartbeastthatplayedmethistrick,
und
and
hasspoiledmybestcoat,you
sehen
see
,inthispuddle;
which,bytheby,smellsnot
sehr
very
likeanosegay.
One
kann
can
walkalongatone’sleisure
hinter
behind
thatcow—keepgoodcompany,
und
and
havemilk,butter,andcheese,every
tag
day
,intothebargain.
WhatwouldI
geben
give
tohavesuchaprize!’‘Well,’said
der
the
shepherd,‘ifyouaresofondofher,Iwillchangemycowforyourhorse;
Iliketodogoodtomyneighbours,eventhoughI
verliere
lose
byitmyself.’‘Done!’saidHans,merrily.
‘What
ein
a
nobleheartthatgood
mann
man
has!’thoughthe.
Thentheshepherdjumpeduponthehorse,wishedHans
und
and
thecowgoodmorning,
und
and
awayherode.
Hansbrushedhiscoat,wipedhis
gesicht
face
andhands,resteda
weile
while
,andthendroveoffhiscowquietly,
und
and
thoughthisbargaina
sehr
very
luckyone.
‘IfI
sein
have
onlyapieceofbread
Und
(and
Icertainlyshallalwaysbe
in der lage
able
togetthat),I
kann
can
,wheneverIlike,eatmybutter
und
and
cheesewithit;
and
wenn
when
IamthirstyI
kann
can
milkmycowand
trinken
drink
themilk:
andwhat
kann
can
Iwishformore?’
Als
When
hecametoaninn,hehalted,ateupallhisbread,
und
and
gaveawayhislastpennyforaglassofbeer.
Als
When
hehadrestedhimselfhesetoff
wieder
again
,drivinghiscowtowardshismother’svillage.
Aber
But
theheatgrewgreaterassoonasnooncameon,tillatlast,ashefoundhimselfonawideheaththatwouldtakehim
mehr
more
thananhourtocross,hebegantobeso
heiß
hot
andparchedthathistongueclavetotheroofofhismouth.
‘I
kann
can
findacureforthis,’
dachte
thought
he;
‘nowIwillmilkmycow
und
and
quenchmythirst’:
sohetiedherto
den
the
stumpofatree,
und
and
heldhisleatherncaptomilkinto;
aber
but
notadropwastobehad.
Whowouldhave
gedacht
thought
thatthiscow,whichwasto
bringen
bring
himmilkandbutter
und
and
cheese,wasallthat
zeit
time
utterlydry?
Hanshadnot
gedacht
thought
oflookingtothat.
Während
While
hewastryinghisluckinmilking,
und
and
managingthematterveryclumsily,theuneasybeastbegantothinkhim
sehr
very
troublesome;
andatlastgavehimsuchakickon
den
the
headasknockedhimdown;
und
and
therehelaya
lange
long
whilesenseless.
Luckilyabutcher
bald
soon
cameby,drivingapigin
ein
a
wheelbarrow.
‘Whatisthematterwithyou,myman?’said
der
the
butcher,ashehelpedhimup.
Hanstoldhimwhathad
passiert
happened
,howhewasdry,
und
and
wantedtomilkhiscow,
aber
but
foundthecowwasdry
auch
too
.
Thenthebutchergavehim
eine
a
flaskofale,saying,‘There,drink
und
and
refreshyourself;
yourcow
wird
will
giveyounomilk:
don’tyou
siehst
see
sheisanoldbeast,
gut
good
fornothingbuttheslaughter-house?’‘Alas,alas!’saidHans,‘whowouldhave
gedacht
thought
it?
Whatashameto
nehmen
take
myhorse,andgiveme
nur
only
adrycow!
IfIkillher,what
wird
will
shebegoodfor?
I
hasse
hate
cow-beef;
itisnottender
genug
enough
forme.
Ifitwere
ein
a
pignow—likethatfatgentlemanyouaredrivingalongathisease—one
könnte
could
dosomethingwithit;
itwouldatanyratemakesausages.’‘Well,’said
der
the
butcher,‘Idon’tliketosayno,
wenn
when
oneisaskedto
tun
do
akind,neighbourlything.
TopleaseyouI
werde
will
change,andgiveyoumyfinefatpigfor
die
the
cow.’‘Heavenrewardyouforyourkindness
und
and
self-denial!’saidHans,ashegave
die
the
butcherthecow;
andtakingthepigoffthewheel-barrow,
fuhr
drove
itaway,holdingitbythestringthatwastiedtoitsleg.
Soonhejogged,
und
and
allseemednowto
gehen
go
rightwithhim:
hehadmetwith
einige
some
misfortunes,tobesure;
aber
but
hewasnowwellrepaidfor
alle
all
.
Howcoulditbeotherwisewithsuchatravellingcompanionashehadatlast
bekommen
got
?
Thenextmanhemetwasacountrymancarryingafinewhitegoose.
Der
The
countrymanstoppedtoaskwhatwaso’clock;
thisledtofurtherchat;
und
and
Hanstoldhimallhisluck,howhehadso
viele
many
goodbargains,andhowall
die
the
worldwentgayandsmilingwith
ihm
him
.
Thecountrymanthenbeganto
erzählen
tell
histale,andsaidhewasgoingtotakethegoosetoachristening.
‘Feel,’saidhe,‘howheavyitis,
und
and
yetitisonlyeightweeks
alt
old
.
Whoeverroastsandeatsit
wird
will
findplentyoffatupon
es
it
,ithaslivedsowell!’‘You’reright,’saidHans,asheweigheditinhis
hand
hand
;
‘butifyoutalkoffat,mypigisnotrifle.’Meantimethecountrymanbegantolookgrave,
und
and
shookhishead.
‘Harkye!’saidhe,‘myworthy
freund
friend
,youseemagoodsortoffellow,soIcan’thelp
tun
doing
youakindturn.
Yourpigmay
bringen
get
youintoascrape.
InthevillageI
gerade
just
camefrom,thesquirehashad
ein
a
pigstolenoutofhissty.
Iwasdreadfullyafraid
als
when
Isawyouthatyouhadgot
das
the
squire’spig.
Ifyou
sein
have
,andtheycatchyou,it
wird
will
beabadjobforyou.
Theleastthey
werden
will
dowillbetothrowyouintothehorse-pond.
PoorHanswassadlyfrightened.
‘Goodman,’criedhe,‘praygetme
aus
out
ofthisscrape.
Iknow
nichts
nothing
ofwherethepigwaseitherbredorborn;
aber
but
hemayhavebeen
der
the
squire’sforaughtIcan
sagen
tell
: