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THEGOLDENBIRD
Acertain
rey
king
hadabeautifulgarden,
y
and
inthegardenstood
un
a
treewhichboregoldenapples.
Estas
These
appleswerealwayscounted,
y
and
aboutthetimewhentheybegantogrowripeitwasfoundthat
cada
every
nightoneofthemwasgone.
The
rey
king
becameveryangryat
esto
this
,andorderedthegardenertokeep
vigilara
watch
allnightunderthetree.
El
The
gardenersethiseldest
hijo
son
towatch;
butabouttwelveo’clockhefellasleep,
y
and
inthemorninganotheroftheappleswas
faltaba
missing
.
Thenthesecondsonwas
ordenó
ordered
towatch;
andatmidnighthe
también
too
fellasleep,andin
la
the
morninganotherapplewasgone.
Then
el
the
thirdsonofferedtokeep
vigilar
watch
;
butthegardenerat
principio
first
wouldnotlethim,forfearsomeharmshouldcometohim:
however,atlastheconsented,
y
and
theyoungmanlaidhimself
bajo
under
thetreetowatch.
Astheclockstrucktwelvehe
oyó
heard
arustlingnoiseinthe
aire
air
,andabirdcameflyingthatwasofpuregold;
y
and
asitwassnappingatoneoftheapples
con
with
itsbeak,thegardener’s
hijo
son
jumpedupandshotanarrowatit.
Pero
But
thearrowdidthebird
no
no
harm;
onlyitdropped
una
a
goldenfeatherfromitstail,
y
and
thenflewaway.
Thegoldenfeatherwasbroughttothe
rey
king
inthemorning,and
todo
all
thecouncilwascalledtogether.
Everyoneagreedthatitwasworth
más
more
thanallthewealthof
las
the
kingdom:
Thenthegardener’seldest
hijo
son
setoutandthoughtto
encontrar
find
thegoldenbirdveryeasily;
y
and
whenhehadgonebut
un
a
littleway,hecameto
un
a
wood,andbythe
lado
side
ofthewoodhe
vio
saw
afoxsitting;
sohe
tomó
took
hisbowandmadereadyto
dispararle
shoot
atit.
Thenthefox
dijo
said
,‘Donotshootme,forIwill
daré
give
yougoodcounsel;
I
know
whatyourbusinessis,
y
and
thatyouwantto
encontrar
find
thegoldenbird.
Youwillreach
una
a
villageintheevening;
y
and
whenyougetthere,you
es
will
seetwoinnsoppositetoeachother,
una
one
ofwhichisverypleasant
y
and
beautifultolookat:
gonotin
allí
there
,butrestforthe
noche
night
intheother,thoughitmayappeartoyoutobevery
pobre
poor
andmean.’Butthe
hijo
son
thoughttohimself,‘Whatcansuch
una
a
beastasthisknow
sobre
about
thematter?’Soheshothisarrowatthefox;
pero
but
hemissedit,anditsetupitstailaboveits
espalda
back
andranintothewood.
Thenhewenthis
camino
way
,andintheevening
llegó
came
tothevillagewherethe
dos
two
innswere;
andin
una
one
ofthesewerepeople
cantando
singing
,anddancing,andfeasting;
pero
but
theotherlookedverydirty,
y
and
poor.
‘Ishouldbe
muy
very
silly,’saidhe,‘ifI
fuera
went
tothatshabbyhouse,
y
and
leftthischarmingplace’;
sohewentinto
la
the
smarthouse,andate
y
and
drankathisease,
y
and
forgotthebird,andhis
país
country
too.
Timepassedon;
y
and
astheeldestsondidnotcomeback,
y
and
notidingswereheardofhim,
el
the
secondsonsetout,
y
and
thesamethinghappenedtohim.
He
conoció
met
thefox,whogavehim
el
the
goodadvice:
butwhenhe
llegó
came
tothetwoinns,hiseldest
hermano
brother
wasstandingatthewindow
donde
where
themerrymakingwas,and
llamó
called
tohimtocomein;
y
and
hecouldnotwithstandthetemptation,
sino
but
wentin,andforgotthegoldenbird
y
and
hiscountryinthesamemanner.
Tiempo
Time
passedonagain,and
el
the
youngestsontoowishedtoset
salir
out
intothewideworldtoseekfor
el
the
goldenbird;
buthis
padre
father
wouldnotlistentoitfora
tiempo
long
while,forhewasveryfondofhis
hijo
son
,andwasafraidthatsomeill
suerte
luck
mighthappentohim
también
also
,andpreventhiscomingback.
However,atlastitwasagreedhe
debía
should
go,forhewouldnot
descansaría
rest
athome;
andashe
llegó
came
tothewood,hemet
el
the
fox,andheardthe
mismo
same
goodcounsel.
Buthewasthankfultothefox,
y
and
didnotattempthis
vida
life
ashisbrothershad
hecho
done
;
sothefoxsaid,‘Situponmytail,
y
and
youwilltravelfaster.’Sohe
sentó
sat
down,andthefoxbeganto
correr
run
,andawaytheywent
sobre
over
stockandstonesoquickthattheirhairwhistledinthewind.
Cuando
When
theycametothevillage,the
hijo
son
followedthefox’scounsel,
y
and
withoutlookingabouthim
fue
went
totheshabbyinn
y
and
restedthereallnightathisease.
Inthe
mañana
morning
camethefoxagain
y
and
methimashewasbeginninghisjourney,
y
and
said,‘Gostraightforward,tillyoucometoacastle,before
cual
which
lieawholetroopofsoldiersfastasleep
y
and
snoring:
takenonoticeof
ellos
them
,butgointothecastle
y
and
passonandontillyou
llegues
come
toaroom,where
el
the
goldenbirdsitsin
una
a
woodencage;
closebyitstands
una
a
beautifulgoldencage;
butdonot
intentes
try
totakethebirdoutoftheshabbycage
y
and
putitintothehandsomeone,otherwiseyou
fueron
will
repentit.’Thenthefoxstretchedouthistail
de nuevo
again
,andtheyoungman
sentó
sat
himselfdown,andawaythey
fueron
went
overstockandstonetilltheir
cabello
hair
whistledinthewind.
Beforethecastlegate
todo
all
wasasthefox
había
had
said:
sothesonwentin
y
and
foundthechamberwherethegoldenbird
colgaba
hung
inawoodencage,
y
and
belowstoodthegoldencage,
y
and
thethreegoldenapplesthat
habían
had
beenlostwerelying
cerca
close
byit.
Thenthoughthetohimself,‘Itwillbeaverydrollthingtobringaway
tan
such
afinebirdin
esta
this
shabbycage’;
sohe
abrió
opened
thedoorandtookholdofit
y
and
putitintothegoldencage.
Pero
But
thebirdsetup
tan
such
aloudscreamthat
todos
all
thesoldiersawoke,andtheytookhimprisoner
y
and
carriedhimbeforethe
rey
king
.
Thenextmorningthecourt
sentó
sat
tojudgehim;
and
cuando
when
allwasheard,itsentencedhimtodie,unlessheshould
trajera
bring
thekingthegoldenhorsewhich
podía
could
runasswiftlyas
el
the
wind;
andifhe
hacía
did
this,hewastohave
el
the
goldenbirdgivenhimforhisown.
Sohesetout
una vez
once
moreonhisjourney,sighing,
y
and
ingreatdespair,whenon
una
a
suddenhisfriendthefoxmethim,
y
and
said,‘Youseenowwhathas
sucedido
happened
onaccountofyournot
escuchado
listening
tomycounsel.
Iwillstill,however,
diré
tell
youhowtofind
el
the
goldenhorse,ifyouwill
haces
do
asIbidyou.
You
debes
must
gostraightontillyou
llegar
come
tothecastlewhere
el
the
horsestandsinhisstall:
byhis
lado
side
willliethegroomfastasleep
y
and
snoring:
takeawaythehorsequietly,
pero
but
besuretoputtheoldleathernsaddleuponhim,
y
and
notthegoldenonethatis
cerca
close
byit.’Thenthe
hijo
son
satdownonthefox’stail,
y
and
awaytheywentoverstock
y
and
stonetilltheirhairwhistledinthewind.
Todo
All
wentright,andthegroom
yacía
lay
snoringwithhishanduponthegoldensaddle.
Pero
But
whenthesonlookedatthehorse,he
pensó
thought
itagreatpitytoputtheleathernsaddleuponit.
‘Iwill
daré
give
himthegoodone,’
dijo
said
he;
‘Iamsurehedeservesit.’Ashetookupthegoldensaddlethegroomawoke
y
and
criedoutsoloud,that
todos
all
theguardsranin
y
and
tookhimprisoner,andinthe
mañana
morning
hewasagainbroughtbeforethecourttobejudged,
y
and
wassentencedtodie.
Pero
But
itwasagreed,that,
si
if
hecouldbringthitherthe
hermosa
beautiful
princess,heshouldlive,
y
and
havethebirdandthehorse
diera
given
himforhisown.
Thenhe
fue
went
hiswayverysorrowful;
pero
but
theoldfoxcame
y
and
said,‘Whydidnotyou
escuchaste
listen
tome?
Ifyouhad,youwouldhavecarriedaway
tanto
both
thebirdandthehorse;
yetwillI
una vez
once
moregiveyoucounsel.
Gostraighton,
y
and
intheeveningyouwillarriveat
un
a
castle.
Attwelveo’clockat
noche
night
theprincessgoestothebathing-house:
gouptoher
y
and
giveherakiss,
y
and
shewillletyouleadheraway;
pero
but
takecareyoudonotsufferhertogo
y
and
takeleaveofher
padre
father
andmother.’Thenthefoxstretchedouthistail,
y
and
soawaytheywent
sobre
over
stockandstonetilltheir
cabello
hair
whistledagain.
Asthey
llegaron
came
tothecastle,allwasasthefox
había
had
said,andattwelveo’clockthe
joven
young
manmettheprincessgoingtothebath
y
and
gaveherthekiss,
y
and
sheagreedtorunaway
con
with
him,butbeggedwithmanytearsthathewould
dejara
let
hertakeleaveofher
padre
father
.
Atfirstherefused,
pero
but
sheweptstillmore
y
and
more,andfellathisfeet,tillat
fin
last
heconsented;
butthemomentshe
llegó
came
toherfather’shousetheguardsawoke
y
and
hewastakenprisoner
de nuevo
again
.
Thenhewasbroughtbeforethe
rey
king
,andthekingsaid,‘Youshallnever
tendrás
have
mydaughterunlessineightdaysyoudigawaythehillthatstopstheviewfrommywindow.’
Ahora
Now
thishillwasso
grande
big
thatthewholeworld
podía
could
nottakeitaway:
y
and
whenhehadworkedforsevendays,
y
and
haddoneverylittle,
el
the
foxcameandsaid.
‘Liedown
y
and
gotosleep;
Iwill
trabajaré
work
foryou.’Andin
la
the
morningheawokeand
la
the
hillwasgone;
sohe
fue
went
merrilytotheking,
y
and
toldhimthatnowthatitwasremovedhe
debía
must
givehimtheprincess.
Thenthe
rey
king
wasobligedtokeephis
palabra
word
,andawaywentthe
joven
young
manandtheprincess;
‘Ifyouwill
sólo
only
listen,’saidthefox,‘it
puede
can
bedone.
Whenyou
vengas
come
totheking,andhe
pide
asks
forthebeautifulprincess,you
debes
must
say,“Heresheis!”
Thenhe
será
will
beveryjoyful;
andyouwillmount
el
the
goldenhorsethattheyareto
darán
give
you,andputoutyour
mano
hand
totakeleaveofthem;
pero
but
shakehandswiththeprincess
último
last
.
Thenliftherquicklyonto
el
the
horsebehindyou;
All
fue
went
right:
thenthefox
dijo
said
,‘Whenyoucometothecastle
donde
where
thebirdis,Iwill
quedaré
stay
withtheprincessatthe
puerta
door
,andyouwillridein
y
and
speaktotheking;
y
and
whenheseesthatitis
el
the
righthorse,hewillbringout
el
the
bird;
butyoumustsitstill,
y
and
saythatyouwanttolookatit,to
ver
see
whetheritisthe
verdadero
true
goldenbird;
This,too,
sucedió
happened
asthefoxsaid;
theycarriedoffthebird,theprincessmountedagain,
y
and
theyrodeonto
un
a
greatwood.
Thenthefox
vino
came
,andsaid,‘Praykillme,
y
and
cutoffmyhead
y
and
myfeet.’Butthe
joven
young
manrefusedtodoit:
so
el
the
foxsaid,‘Iwillatanyrate
daré
give
yougoodcounsel:
bewareof
dos
two
things;
ransomnoonefrom
la
the
gallows,andsitdownby
la
the
sideofnoriver.’Thenawayhe
fue
went
.
Herodeonwith
la
the
princess,tillatlasthe
llegó
came
tothevillagewherehe
había
had
lefthistwobrothers.
Y
And
therehehearda
gran
great
noiseanduproar;
and
cuando
when
heaskedwhatwasthematter,the
gente
people
said,‘Twomenaregoingtobehanged.’Ashecamenearer,he
vio
saw
thatthetwomenwerehisbrothers,who
habían
had
turnedrobbers;
sohe
dijo
said
,‘Cannottheyinany
manera
way
besaved?’Butthe
gente
people
said‘No,’unlesshe
ser
would
bestowallhismoneyupontherascals
y
and
buytheirliberty.
Thenhedidnot
quedó
stay
tothinkaboutthe
asunto
matter
,butpaidwhatwas
pidió
asked
,andhisbrothersweregivenup,
y
and
wentonwithhimtowardstheir
casa
home
.
Andastheycametothewood
donde
where
thefoxfirstmetthem,itwasso
fresco
cool
andpleasantthatthe
dos
two
brotherssaid,‘Letus
sentó
sit
downbythesideoftheriver,
y
and
restawhile,to
comer
eat
anddrink.’Sohesaid,‘Yes,’
y
and
forgotthefox’scounsel,
y
and
satdownonthesideoftheriver;
y
and
whilehesuspectednothing,they
vinieron
came
behind,andthrewhimdownthebank,
y
and
tooktheprincess,thehorse,
y
and
thebird,andwent
casa
home
tothekingtheirmaster,
y
and
said.
‘Allthishavewe
ganado
won
byourlabour.’Thentherewas
gran
great
rejoicingmade;
butthehorsewouldnot
comía
eat
,thebirdwouldnot
cantaba
sing
,andtheprincesswept.
El
The
youngestsonfellto
el
the
bottomoftheriver’s
lecho
bed
:
luckilyitwasnearlydry,
pero
but
hisboneswerealmostbroken,
y
and
thebankwassosteepthathe
pudo
could
findnowaytoget
salir
out
.
Thentheoldfox
vino
came
oncemore,andscoldedhimfornot
seguir
following
hisadvice;
otherwisenoevilwould
habría
have
befallenhim:
‘Yet,’saidhe,‘Icannot
dejó
leave
youhere,solayholdofmytail
y
and
holdfast.’Thenhepulledhimoutoftheriver,
y
and
saidtohim,ashe
llegó
got
uponthebank,‘Yourbrothers
han
have
setwatchtokillyou,
si
if
theyfindyouinthekingdom.’Sohedressedhimselfas
un
a
poorman,andcamesecretlytotheking’scourt,
y
and
wasscarcelywithinthedoors
cuando
when
thehorsebeganto
comer
eat
,andthebirdto
cantar
sing
,andtheprincessleftoffweeping.
Thenhe
fue
went
totheking,and
contó
told
himallhisbrothers’roguery;
y
and
theywereseizedandpunished,
y
and
hehadtheprincess
dieron
given
tohimagain;
andafter
la
the
king’sdeathhewasheirtohiskingdom.
A
tiempo
long
whileafter,hewenttowalkone
día
day
inthewood,andthe
viejo
old
foxmethim,andbesoughthim
con
with
tearsinhiseyesto
matara
kill
him,andcutoffhis
cabeza
head
andfeet.
HANSIN
Suerte
LUCK
Somemenarebornto
buena
good
luck:
alltheydo
o
or
trytodocomesright—allthat
cae
falls
tothemisso
tanto
much
gain—alltheirgeeseareswans—alltheircardsaretrumps—tossthemwhich
camino
way
youwill,theywill
siempre
always
,likepoorpuss,alightupontheirlegs,
y
and
onlymoveonso
tanto
much
thefaster.
Theworldmay
muy
very
likelynotalwaysthinkofthemastheythinkofthemselves,
pero
but
whatcaretheyfor
el
the
world?
whatcanit
saber
know
aboutthematter?
Oneof
estos
these
luckybeingswasneighbourHans.
Sevenlongyearshe
había
had
workedhardforhismaster.
Atlasthe
dijo
said
,‘Master,mytimeisup;
I
debo
must
gohomeandseemy
pobre
poor
motheroncemore:
sopray
pagues
pay
memywagesand
dejes
let
mego.’Andthemaster
dijo
said
,‘Youhavebeenafaithful
y
and
goodservant,Hans,soyour
pagues
pay
shallbehandsome.’Thenhe
dio
gave
himalumpofsilveras
grande
big
ashishead.
Hanstookouthispocket-handkerchief,
puso
put
thepieceofsilverintoit,threwitoverhisshoulder,
y
and
joggedoffonhisroadhomewards.
Ashewentlazilyon,draggingonefoot
tras
after
another,amancameinsight,trottinggailyalongonacapitalhorse.
‘Ah!’
dijo
said
Hansaloud,‘whatafinethingitistorideonhorseback!
Allí
There
hesitsaseasy
y
and
happyasifhewasathome,in
la
the
chairbyhisfireside;
hetripsagainst
no
no
stones,savesshoe-leather,andgetsonhehardly
sabe
knows
how.’Hansdidnot
habló
speak
sosoftlybutthehorseman
oyó
heard
itall,andsaid,‘Well,
amigo
friend
,whydoyougoonfootthen?’‘Ah!’
dijo
said
he,‘Ihavethisloadtocarry:
tobe
seguro
sure
itissilver,butitissoheavythatIcan’t
sostener
hold
upmyhead,andyou
debes
must
knowithurtsmyshouldersadly.’‘What
hacer
do
yousayofmaking
un
an
exchange?’saidthehorseman.
‘Iwillgiveyoumyhorse,
y
and
youshallgiveme
la
the
silver;
whichwillsaveyou
una
a
greatdealoftroubleincarrying
tan
such
aheavyloadabout
con
with
you.’‘Withallmyheart,’
dijo
said
Hans:
‘butasyouareso
amable
kind
tome,Imust
dijo
tell
youonething—youwillhaveawearytasktodraw
esa
that
silveraboutwithyou.’However,thehorsemangotoff,
tomó
took
thesilver,helpedHansup,
dio
gave
himthebridleintoone
mano
hand
andthewhipintotheother,
y
and
said,‘Whenyouwantto
ir
go
veryfast,smackyourlipsloudlytogether,
y
and
cry“Jip!”’.
Hanswasdelightedashe
sentaba
sat
onthehorse,drewhimselfup,squaredhiselbows,turnedouthistoes,crackedhiswhip,
y
and
rodemerrilyoff,one
minuto
minute
whistlingamerrytune,
y
and
anothersinging,.
‘Nocareandnosorrow,
Un
A
figforthemorrow!
After
un
a
timehethoughtheshould
gustaría
like
togoalittlefaster,sohesmackedhislips
y
and
cried‘Jip!’Awaywent
los
the
horsefullgallop;
andbeforeHans
supiera
knew
whathewasabout,hewasthrownoff,
y
and
layonhisbackby
la
the
road-side.
Hishorsewouldhaveranoff,
si
if
ashepherdwhowascomingby,
conduciendo
driving
acow,hadnot
detenido
stopped
it.
Hanssooncametohimself,
y
and
gotuponhislegs
de nuevo
again
,sadlyvexed,andsaidtotheshepherd,‘Thisridingis
no
no
joke,whenaman
tiene
has
thelucktogetuponabeastlike
esta
this
thatstumblesandflingshim
de
off
asifitwould
rompiera
break
hisneck.
However,I’m
de
off
nowonceforall:
I
gusta
like
yourcownowagreatdealbetterthanthissmartbeastthat
jugó
played
methistrick,and
ha
has
spoiledmybestcoat,you
veis
see
,inthispuddle;
which,bythe
por
by
,smellsnotverylikeanosegay.
Uno
One
canwalkalongatone’sleisurebehind
esa
that
cow—keepgoodcompany,and
tener
have
milk,butter,andcheese,
todos
every
day,intothebargain.
WhatwouldI
daría
give
tohavesuchaprize!’‘Well,’
dijo
said
theshepherd,‘ifyouaresofondofher,Iwill
cambiaré
change
mycowforyourhorse;
I
gusta
like
todogoodtomyneighbours,even
aunque
though
Ilosebyitmyself.’‘Done!’
dijo
said
Hans,merrily.
‘Whatanoble
corazón
heart
thatgoodmanhas!’
pensó
thought
he.
Thentheshepherdjumpeduponthehorse,
deseó
wished
Hansandthecowgoodmorning,
y
and
awayherode.
Hansbrushedhiscoat,wipedhis
cara
face
andhands,restedawhile,
y
and
thendroveoffhiscowquietly,
y
and
thoughthisbargaina
muy
very
luckyone.
‘IfI
tengo
have
onlyapieceofbread
Y
(and
Icertainlyshallalwaysbeabletogetthat),Ican,wheneverIlike,
comer
eat
mybutterandcheese
con
with
it;
andwhenIamthirstyI
puedo
can
milkmycowand
beber
drink
themilk:
andwhat
puedo
can
Iwishformore?’
Cuando
When
hecametoaninn,hehalted,
comió
ate
upallhisbread,
y
and
gaveawayhislastpennyforaglassofbeer.
Cuando
When
hehadrestedhimselfheset
de
off
again,drivinghiscowtowardshismother’svillage.
Pero
But
theheatgrewgreateras
pronto
soon
asnooncameon,tillat
fin
last
,ashefoundhimselfonawideheaththatwould
tomaría
take
himmorethananhourtocross,hebegantobeso
caliente
hot
andparchedthathistongueclaveto
el
the
roofofhismouth.
‘Ican
encontrar
find
acureforthis,’
pensó
thought
he;
‘nowIwillmilkmycow
y
and
quenchmythirst’:
sohetiedherto
la
the
stumpofatree,
y
and
heldhisleatherncaptomilkinto;
pero
but
notadropwastobehad.
Quién
Who
wouldhavethoughtthat
esta
this
cow,whichwasto
traer
bring
himmilkandbutter
y
and
cheese,wasallthat
tiempo
time
utterlydry?
Hanshadnot
pensado
thought
oflookingtothat.
Mientras
While
hewastryinghis
suerte
luck
inmilking,andmanagingthe
asunto
matter
veryclumsily,theuneasybeastbeganto
pensar
think
himverytroublesome;
andat
fin
last
gavehimsuchakickon
la
the
headasknockedhimdown;
y
and
therehelaya
tiempo
long
whilesenseless.
Luckilyabutcher
pronto
soon
cameby,drivingapiginawheelbarrow.
‘Whatis
el
the
matterwithyou,myman?’
dijo
said
thebutcher,ashe
ayudaba
helped
himup.
Hanstoldhimwhat
había
had
happened,howhewasdry,
y
and
wantedtomilkhiscow,
pero
but
foundthecowwasdry
también
too
.
Thenthebutchergavehim
un
a
flaskofale,saying,‘There,
bebe
drink
andrefreshyourself;
yourcowwill
dará
give
younomilk:
don’tyou
ves
see
sheisanoldbeast,
buena
good
fornothingbuttheslaughter-house?’‘Alas,alas!’
dijo
said
Hans,‘whowouldhavethoughtit?
What
una
a
shametotakemyhorse,
y
and
givemeonlyadrycow!
Si
If
Ikillher,whatwillshebegoodfor?
I
odio
hate
cow-beef;
itisnottender
lo suficientemente
enough
forme.
Ifitwere
un
a
pignow—likethatfatgentlemanyouare
conduciendo
driving
alongathisease—one
podría
could
dosomethingwithit;
itwouldatanyrate
haga
make
sausages.’‘Well,’saidthebutcher,‘Idon’t
gusta
like
tosayno,whenoneis
pide
asked
todoakind,neighbourlything.
TopleaseyouIwill
cambiaré
change
,andgiveyoumyfinefatpigforthecow.’‘Heavenrewardyouforyourkindness
y
and
self-denial!’saidHans,ashegavethebutcherthecow;
y
and
takingthepigoffthewheel-barrow,droveit
lejos
away
,holdingitbythestringthatwastiedtoitsleg.
Soonhejogged,
y
and
allseemednowto
ir
go
rightwithhim:
he
había
had
metwithsomemisfortunes,tobesure;
pero
but
hewasnowwellrepaidfor
todos
all
.
Howcoulditbeotherwise
con
with
suchatravellingcompanionashe
había
had
atlastgot?
The
siguiente
next
manhemetwas
un
a
countrymancarryingafine
blanco
white
goose.
Thecountrymanstoppedto
preguntar
ask
whatwaso’clock;
thisledtofurtherchat;
y
and
Hanstoldhimallhis
suerte
luck
,howhehadsomanygoodbargains,
y
and
howalltheworldwentgay
y
and
smilingwithhim.
Thecountrymanthenbeganto
contar
tell
histale,andsaidhewas
iba
going
totakethegooseto
un
a
christening.
‘Feel,’saidhe,‘howheavyit
es
is
,andyetitis
sólo
only
eightweeksold.
Whoeverroasts
y
and
eatsitwillfindplentyoffatuponit,ithas
vivido
lived
sowell!’‘You’reright,’
dijo
said
Hans,asheweigheditinhis
mano
hand
;
‘butifyoutalkoffat,mypigis
no
no
trifle.’Meantimethecountrymanbegantolookgrave,
y
and
shookhishead.
‘Harkye!’
dijo
said
he,‘myworthyfriend,youseem
un
a
goodsortoffellow,soIcan’thelpdoingyou
un
a
kindturn.
Yourpig
puede
may
getyouintoascrape.
In
el
the
villageIjustcamefrom,
el
the
squirehashadapigstolenoutofhissty.
Iwasdreadfullyafraid
cuando
when
Isawyouthatyou
tenías
had
gotthesquire’spig.
Si
If
youhave,andthey
atrapan
catch
you,itwillbe
un
a
badjobforyou.
The
menos
least
theywilldowillbetothrowyouintothehorse-pond.
Pobre
Poor
Hanswassadlyfrightened.
‘Goodman,’criedhe,‘praygetmeoutof
este
this
scrape.
Iknownothingofwhere
el
the
pigwaseitherbred
o
or
born;
buthemay
haber
have
beenthesquire’sforaughtIcan
decir
tell
: