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THEGOLDENBIRD

cierto

certainkinghadabeautifulgarden,andinthegardenstooda

árbol

treewhichboregoldenapples.

Theseappleswerealwayscounted,andaboutthetimewhenthey

comenzaban

begantogrowripeitwasfoundthateverynightoneofthemwasgone.

Thekingbecameveryangryatthis,andorderedthegardenertokeepwatchallnightunderthe

árbol

tree.

Thegardenersethiseldestsontowatch;

butabouttwelveo’clockhefell

dormido

asleep,andinthemorninganotheroftheappleswasmissing.

Thenthesecondsonwasorderedtowatch;

andatmidnighthetoofell

dormido

asleep,andinthemorninganotherapplewasgone.

Thenthe

tercer

thirdsonofferedtokeepwatch;

butthegardeneratfirstwouldnotlethim,for

temor

fearsomeharmshouldcometohim:

however,atlastheconsented,andtheyoungmanlaidhimselfunderthe

árbol

treetowatch.

Asthe

reloj

clockstrucktwelveheheardarustlingnoiseintheair,andabirdcame

volando

flyingthatwasofpure

oro

gold;

andasitwassnappingatoneoftheappleswithitsbeak,thegardener’sson

saltó

jumpedupandshotanarrowatit.

Butthearrowdidthebirdnoharm;

onlyit

caer

droppedagoldenfeatherfromitstail,andthen

voló

flewaway.

Thegoldenfeatherwasbroughttothekinginthemorning,andallthecouncilwascalledtogether.

Everyone

acuerdo

agreedthatitwasworthmorethanallthewealthofthekingdom:

Thenthegardener’seldestsonsetoutandthoughttofindthegoldenbirdveryeasily;

andwhenhehadgonebutalittleway,hecametoawood,andbythesideofthewoodhesawafoxsitting;

sohetookhisbowandmadereadytoshootatit.

Thenthefoxsaid,‘Donotshootme,forIwillgiveyougoodcounsel;

Iknowwhatyourbusinessis,andthatyouwanttofindthegoldenbird.

Youwill

llegarás

reachavillageintheevening;

andwhenyougetthere,youwillseetwoinnsoppositetoeachother,oneofwhichisverypleasantandbeautifultolookat:

gonotinthere,butrestforthenightintheother,thoughitmayappeartoyoutobeverypoorandmean.’Butthesonthoughttohimself,‘Whatcansuchabeastasthisknowaboutthematter?’Soheshothisarrowatthefox;

buthemissedit,anditsetupitstail

encima

aboveitsbackandranintothewood.

Thenhewenthisway,andintheeveningcametothe

aldea

villagewherethetwoinnswere;

andinoneofthesewerepeoplesinging,anddancing,andfeasting;

buttheotherlookedvery

sucio

dirty,andpoor.

‘Ishouldbeverysilly,’saidhe,‘ifIwenttothatshabbyhouse,andleftthischarmingplace’;

sohewentintothe

inteligente

smarthouse,andateanddrankathisease,andforgotthebird,andhiscountrytoo.

Time

pasó

passedon;

andastheeldestsondidnotcomeback,andnotidingswereheardofhim,thesecondsonsetout,andthesamethinghappenedtohim.

Hemetthefox,whogavehimthegoodadvice:

butwhenhecametothetwoinns,hiseldestbrotherwasstandingatthe

ventana

windowwherethemerrymakingwas,andcalledtohimtocomein;

andhecouldnotwithstandthetemptation,butwentin,andforgotthegoldenbirdandhiscountryinthesamemanner.

Time

pasó

passedonagain,andtheyoungestsontoowishedtosetoutintothewideworldtoseekforthegoldenbird;

buthisfatherwouldnotlistentoitforalongwhile,forhewasveryfondofhisson,andwasafraidthatsomeillluckmighthappentohimalso,andpreventhiscomingback.

However,atlastitwas

acordó

agreedheshouldgo,forhewouldnotrestathome;

andashecametothewood,hemetthefox,andheardthesamegoodcounsel.

Buthewasthankfultothefox,anddidnotattempthislifeashisbrothershaddone;

sothefoxsaid,‘Situponmytail,andyouwilltravelfaster.’Sohesatdown,andthefox

comenzó

begantorun,andawaytheywentoverstockandstonesoquickthattheirhairwhistledinthe

viento

wind.

Whentheycametothe

pueblo

village,thesonfollowedthefox’scounsel,andwithoutlookingabouthimwenttotheshabbyinnandrestedthereallnightathisease.

Inthemorningcamethefoxagainandmethimashewasbeginninghisjourney,andsaid,‘Gostraight

adelante

forward,tillyoucometoacastle,beforewhichlieawholetroopofsoldiersfastasleepandsnoring:

takenonoticeofthem,butgointothecastleand

pasa

passonandontillyoucometoaroom,wherethegoldenbirdsitsinawoodencage;

closebyitstandsabeautifulgoldencage;

butdonottrytotakethebirdoutoftheshabbycageandputitintothehandsomeone,

lo contrario

otherwiseyouwillrepentit.’Thenthefoxstretchedouthistailagain,andtheyoungmansathimselfdown,andawaytheywentoverstockandstonetilltheirhairwhistledinthe

viento

wind.

Beforethecastlegateallwasasthefoxhadsaid:

sothesonwentinandfoundthechamberwherethegoldenbirdhunginawoodencage,andbelowstoodthegoldencage,andthethreegoldenapplesthathadbeenlostwerelyingclosebyit.

Thenthoughthetohimself,‘Itwillbeaverydrollthingtobringawaysuchafinebirdinthisshabbycage’;

soheopenedthedoorandtookholdofitandputitintothegoldencage.

Butthebirdsetupsuchaloudscreamthatallthesoldiersawoke,andtheytookhimprisonerand

llevaron

carriedhimbeforetheking.

Thenextmorningthe

tribunal

courtsattojudgehim;

andwhenallwasheard,itsentencedhimtodie,

a menos que

unlessheshouldbringthekingthegolden

caballo

horsewhichcouldrunasswiftlyasthe

viento

wind;

andifhedidthis,hewastohavethegoldenbirdgivenhimforhisown.

Sohesetoutoncemoreonhisjourney,sighing,andingreatdespair,whenonasuddenhisfriendthefoxmethim,andsaid,‘Youseenowwhathashappenedonaccountofyournotlisteningtomycounsel.

Iwillstill,however,tellyouhowtofindthegolden

caballo

horse,ifyouwilldoasIbidyou.

Youmustgostraightontillyoucometothecastlewherethe

caballo

horsestandsinhisstall:

byhissidewillliethegroomfast

dormido

asleepandsnoring:

takeawaythe

caballo

horsequietly,butbesuretoputtheoldleathernsaddleuponhim,andnotthegoldenonethatisclosebyit.’Thenthesonsatdownonthefox’stail,andawaytheywentoverstockandstonetilltheirhairwhistledinthe

viento

wind.

Allwentright,andthegroomlaysnoringwithhishanduponthegoldensaddle.

Butwhenthesonlookedatthe

caballo

horse,hethoughtitagreatpitytoputtheleathernsaddleuponit.

‘Iwillgivehimthegoodone,’saidhe;

‘Iamsurehedeservesit.’Ashetookupthegoldensaddlethegroomawokeandcriedoutsoloud,thatalltheguardsraninandtookhimprisoner,andinthemorninghewasagainbroughtbeforethe

tribunal

courttobejudged,andwassentencedtodie.

Butitwas

acordó

agreed,that,ifhecouldbringthitherthebeautiful

princesa

princess,heshouldlive,andhavethebirdandthe

caballo

horsegivenhimforhisown.

Thenhewenthiswayverysorrowful;

buttheoldfoxcameandsaid,‘Whydidnotyoulistentome?

Ifyouhad,youwouldhave

llevado

carriedawayboththebirdandthe

caballo

horse;

yetwillIoncemoregiveyoucounsel.

Gostraighton,andintheeveningyouwillarriveatacastle.

Attwelveo’clockatnightthe

princesa

princessgoestothebathing-house:

gouptoherandgivehera

beso

kiss,andshewillletyouleadheraway;

buttakecareyoudonotsufferhertogoandtakeleaveofherfatherandmother.’Thenthefoxstretchedouthistail,andsoawaytheywentoverstockandstonetilltheirhairwhistledagain.

Astheycametothecastle,allwasasthefoxhadsaid,andattwelveo’clocktheyoungmanmetthe

princesa

princessgoingtothebathandgaveherthe

beso

kiss,andsheagreedtorunawaywithhim,butbeggedwithmanytearsthathewouldlethertakeleaveofherfather.

Atfirstherefused,butsheweptstillmoreandmore,andfellathis

pies

feet,tillatlastheconsented;

butthemomentshecametoherfather’shousetheguardsawokeandhewastakenprisoneragain.

Thenhewasbroughtbeforetheking,andthekingsaid,‘Youshallneverhavemydaughter

a menos que

unlessineightdaysyoudigawaythehillthatstopstheviewfrommywindow.’Nowthishillwassobigthatthewholeworldcouldnottakeitaway:

andwhenhehadworkedfor

siete

sevendays,andhaddoneverylittle,thefoxcameandsaid.

‘Liedownandgotosleep;

Iwillworkforyou.’Andinthemorningheawokeandthehillwasgone;

sohewentmerrilytotheking,andtoldhimthatnowthatitwasremovedhemustgivehimthe

princesa

princess.

Thenthekingwasobligedtokeephisword,andawaywenttheyoungmanandthe

princesa

princess;

‘Ifyouwillonlylisten,’saidthefox,‘itcanbedone.

Whenyoucometotheking,andheasksforthebeautiful

princesa

princess,youmustsay,“Heresheis!”

Thenhewillbeveryjoyful;

andyouwillmountthegolden

caballo

horsethattheyaretogiveyou,andputoutyourhandtotakeleaveofthem;

butshakehandswiththe

princesa

princesslast.

Thenlifther

rápidamente

quicklyontothehorsebehindyou;

Allwentright:

thenthefoxsaid,‘Whenyoucometothecastlewherethebirdis,Iwillstaywiththe

princesa

princessatthedoor,andyouwillrideinandspeaktotheking;

andwhenheseesthatitistheright

caballo

horse,hewillbringoutthebird;

butyoumustsitstill,andsaythatyouwanttolookatit,tosee

whetheritisthetruegoldenbird;

This,too,happenedasthefoxsaid;

they

llevaron

carriedoffthebird,the

princesa

princessmountedagain,andthey

montar

rodeontoagreatwood.

Thenthefoxcame,andsaid,‘Praykillme,andcutoffmyheadandmyfeet.’Buttheyoungmanrefusedtodoit:

sothefoxsaid,‘Iwillatanyrategiveyougoodcounsel:

bewareoftwothings;

ransomnoonefromthegallows,andsitdownbythesideofnoriver.’Thenawayhewent.

cabalgó

rodeonwiththeprincess,tillatlasthecametothe

aldea

villagewherehehadlefthistwobrothers.

Andthereheheardagreatnoiseanduproar;

andwhenheaskedwhatwasthematter,thepeoplesaid,‘Twomenaregoingtobehanged.’Ashecamenearer,hesawthatthetwomenwerehisbrothers,whohadturnedrobbers;

sohesaid,‘Cannottheyinanywaybesaved?’Butthepeoplesaid‘No,’

a menos que

unlesshewouldbestowallhismoneyupontherascalsandbuytheirliberty.

Thenhedidnotstaytothinkaboutthematter,butpaidwhatwasasked,andhisbrothersweregivenup,andwentonwithhimtowardstheirhome.

Andastheycametothewoodwherethefoxfirstmetthem,itwassocoolandpleasantthatthetwobrotherssaid,‘Letussitdownbythesideofthe

río

river,andrestawhile,toeatanddrink.’Sohesaid,‘Yes,’andforgotthefox’scounsel,andsatdownonthesideofthe

río

river;

andwhilehesuspectednothing,theycamebehind,and

arrojaron

threwhimdownthebank,andtookthe

princesa

princess,thehorse,andthebird,andwenthometothekingtheirmaster,andsaid.

‘Allthishavewewonbyourlabour.’Thentherewasgreatrejoicingmade;

butthe

caballo

horsewouldnoteat,thebirdwouldnotsing,andthe

princesa

princesswept.

Theyoungestsonfelltothebottomoftheriver’sbed:

luckilyitwasnearlydry,buthisboneswerealmostbroken,andthe

orilla

bankwassosteepthathecouldfindnowaytogetout.

Thentheoldfoxcameoncemore,andscoldedhimfornotfollowinghisadvice;

lo contrario

otherwisenoevilwouldhavebefallenhim:

‘Yet,’saidhe,‘Icannotleaveyouhere,solayholdofmytailandholdfast.’Thenhepulledhimoutofthe

río

river,andsaidtohim,ashegotuponthe

orilla

bank,‘Yourbrothershavesetwatchtokillyou,iftheyfindyouinthekingdom.’Sohe

vistió

dressedhimselfasapoorman,andcamesecretlytotheking’s

corte

court,andwasscarcelywithinthedoorswhenthe

caballo

horsebegantoeat,andthebirdtosing,andthe

princesa

princessleftoffweeping.

Thenhewenttotheking,andtoldhimallhisbrothers’roguery;

andtheywereseizedandpunished,andhehadthe

princesa

princessgiventohimagain;

andaftertheking’sdeathhewasheirtohiskingdom.

Alongwhileafter,hewenttowalkonedayinthewood,andtheoldfoxmethim,andbesoughthimwithtearsinhiseyestokillhim,andcutoffhisheadand

pies

feet.

HANSINLUCK

Somemenare

nacen

borntogoodluck:

alltheydoortrytodocomesright—allthatfallstothemissomuchgain—alltheirgeeseareswans—alltheircardsaretrumps—tossthemwhichwayyouwill,theywillalways,likepoorpuss,alightupontheirlegs,andonlymoveonsomuchthe

rápido

faster.

Theworldmayverylikelynotalwaysthinkofthemastheythinkofthemselves,butwhatcaretheyfortheworld?

whatcanitknowaboutthematter?

OneoftheseluckybeingswasneighbourHans.

Siete

Sevenlongyearshehadworkedhardforhismaster.

Atlasthesaid,‘Master,mytimeisup;

Imustgohomeandseemypoormotheroncemore:

sopraypaymemywagesandletmego.’Andthemastersaid,‘Youhavebeenafaithfulandgoodservant,Hans,soyourpayshallbehandsome.’Thenhegavehimalumpofsilverasbigashishead.

Hanstookouthispocket-handkerchief,putthe

pieza

pieceofsilverintoit,

arrojó

threwitoverhisshoulder,andjoggedoffonhis

camino

roadhomewards.

Ashewentlazilyon,draggingone

pie

footafteranother,amancameinsight,trottinggailyalongonacapital

caballo

horse.

‘Ah!’saidHansaloud,‘whatafinethingitisto

montar

rideonhorseback!

Therehesitsaseasyandhappyasifhewasathome,inthechairbyhisfireside;

hetripsagainstnostones,savesshoe-leather,andgetsonhehardlyknowshow.’Hansdidnotspeaksosoftlybutthehorsemanhearditall,andsaid,‘Well,friend,whydoyougoon

pie

footthen?’‘Ah!’saidhe,‘Ihavethisloadto

llevar

carry:

tobesureitissilver,butitisso

pesado

heavythatIcan’tholdupmyhead,andyoumustknowithurtsmyshouldersadly.’‘Whatdoyousayofmakinganexchange?’saidthehorseman.

‘Iwillgiveyoumy

caballo

horse,andyoushallgivemethesilver;

whichwillsaveyouagreatdealoftroubleincarryingsuchaheavyloadaboutwithyou.’‘Withallmyheart,’saidHans:

‘butasyouaresokindtome,Imusttellyouonething—youwillhaveawearytasktodrawthatsilveraboutwithyou.’However,thehorsemangotoff,tookthesilver,helpedHansup,gavehimthebridleintoonehandandthewhipintotheother,andsaid,‘Whenyouwanttogoveryfast,smackyourlipsloudlytogether,andcry“Jip!”’.

Hanswasdelightedashesatonthe

caballo

horse,drewhimselfup,squaredhiselbows,turnedouthistoes,crackedhiswhip,and

cabalgó

rodemerrilyoff,oneminutewhistlingamerrytune,andanothersinging,.

‘Nocareandnosorrow,Afigforthemorrow!

Afteratimehethoughtheshouldliketogoalittle

rápido

faster,sohesmackedhislipsandcried‘Jip!’Awaywentthehorsefullgallop;

andbeforeHansknewwhathewasabout,hewas

arrojado

thrownoff,andlayonhisbackbytheroad-side.

His

caballo

horsewouldhaveranoff,ifashepherdwhowascomingby,drivingacow,hadnotstoppedit.

Hanssooncametohimself,andgotuponhislegsagain,sadlyvexed,andsaidtotheshepherd,‘Thisridingisno

broma

joke,whenamanhasthelucktogetuponabeastlikethisthatstumblesandflingshimoffasifitwouldbreakhis

cuello

neck.

However,I’moffnowonceforall:

Ilikeyourcownowagreatdealbetterthanthis

inteligente

smartbeastthatplayedmethistrick,andhasspoiledmybestcoat,yousee,inthispuddle;

which,bytheby,

huele

smellsnotverylikeanosegay.

Onecanwalkalongatone’sleisurebehindthatcow—keepgoodcompany,andhave

leche

milk,butter,andcheese,everyday,intothebargain.

WhatwouldIgivetohavesuchaprize!’‘Well,’saidtheshepherd,‘ifyouaresofondofher,Iwillchangemycowforyour

caballo

horse;

Iliketodogoodtomyneighbours,eventhoughIlosebyitmyself.’‘Done!’saidHans,merrily.

‘Whatanobleheartthatgoodmanhas!’thoughthe.

Thentheshepherd

saltó

jumpeduponthehorse,wishedHansandthecowgoodmorning,andawayherode.

Hansbrushedhiscoat,wipedhisfaceandhands,restedawhile,andthendroveoffhiscowquietly,andthoughthisbargainaveryluckyone.

‘IfIhaveonlya

pedazo

pieceofbread(andI

ciertamente

certainlyshallalwaysbeabletogetthat),Ican,wheneverIlike,eatmybutterandcheesewithit;

andwhenIamthirstyIcan

leche

milkmycowanddrinkthe

leche

milk:

andwhatcanIwishformore?’Whenhecametoaninn,hehalted,ateupallhisbread,andgaveawayhislastpennyfora

vaso

glassofbeer.

Whenhehadrestedhimselfhesetoffagain,drivinghiscowtowardshismother’s

pueblo

village.

Buttheheatgrewgreaterassoonasnooncameon,tillatlast,ashefoundhimselfonawideheaththatwouldtakehimmorethananhourto

cruzar

cross,hebegantobesohotandparchedthathistongueclavetotheroofofhis

boca

mouth.

‘Icanfindacureforthis,’thoughthe;

‘nowIwill

ordeñar

milkmycowandquenchmythirst’:

sohetiedhertothestumpofa

árbol

tree,andheldhisleatherncapto

leche

milkinto;

butnota

gota

dropwastobehad.

Whowouldhavethoughtthatthiscow,whichwastobringhim

leche

milkandbutterandcheese,wasallthattimeutterlydry?

Hanshadnotthoughtoflookingtothat.

Whilehewastryinghisluckin

ordeño

milking,andmanagingthematterveryclumsily,theuneasybeast

comenzó

begantothinkhimverytroublesome;

andatlastgavehimsucha

patada

kickontheheadas

derribó

knockedhimdown;

andtherehelayalongwhilesenseless.

Luckilyabutchersooncameby,drivingapiginawheelbarrow.

‘Whatisthematterwithyou,myman?’saidthebutcher,ashehelpedhimup.

Hanstoldhimwhathadhappened,howhewasdry,andwantedto

ordeñar

milkhiscow,butfoundthecowwasdrytoo.

Thenthebutchergavehimaflaskofale,saying,‘There,drinkandrefreshyourself;

yourcowwillgiveyouno

leche

milk:

don’tyouseesheisanoldbeast,goodfornothingbuttheslaughter-house?’‘Alas,alas!’saidHans,‘whowouldhavethoughtit?

Whata

vergüenza

shametotakemyhorse,andgivemeonlyadrycow!

IfIkillher,whatwillshebegoodfor?

Ihatecow-beef;

itisnottenderenoughforme.

Ifitwereapignow—likethat

gordo

fatgentlemanyouaredrivingalongathisease—onecoulddosomethingwithit;

itwouldatanyratemakesausages.’‘Well,’saidthebutcher,‘Idon’tliketosayno,whenoneisaskedtodoakind,neighbourlything.

TopleaseyouIwillchange,andgiveyoumyfine

gordo

fatpigforthecow.’‘Heavenrewardyouforyourkindnessandself-denial!’saidHans,ashegavethebutcherthecow;

andtakingthepigoffthewheel-barrow,droveitaway,holdingitbythestringthatwastiedtoits

pierna

leg.

Soonhejogged,andall

parecía

seemednowtogorightwithhim:

hehadmetwithsomemisfortunes,tobesure;

buthewasnowwellrepaidforall.

Howcoulditbeotherwisewithsuchatravellingcompanionashehadatlastgot?

Thenextmanhemetwasacountryman

llevaba

carryingafinewhitegoose.

Thecountrymanstoppedtoaskwhatwaso’clock;

this

condujo

ledtofurtherchat;

andHanstoldhimallhisluck,howhehadsomanygoodbargains,andhowalltheworldwentgayand

sonriendo

smilingwithhim.

Thecountrymanthen

comenzó

begantotellhistale,andsaidhewasgoingtotakethegoosetoachristening.

‘Feel,’saidhe,‘how

pesado

heavyitis,andyetitisonly

ocho

eightweeksold.

Whoeverroastsandeatsitwillfindplentyof

grasa

fatuponit,ithaslivedsowell!’‘You’reright,’saidHans,asheweigheditinhishand;

‘butifyoutalkof

grasa

fat,mypigisnotrifle.’Meantimethecountryman

comenzó

begantolookgrave,andshookhishead.

‘Harkye!’saidhe,‘myworthyfriend,you

pareces

seemagoodsortoffellow,soIcan’thelpdoingyouakindturn.

Yourpigmaygetyouintoascrape.

Inthe

pueblo

villageIjustcamefrom,thesquirehashadapig

robado

stolenoutofhissty.

IwasdreadfullyafraidwhenIsawyouthatyouhadgotthesquire’spig.

Ifyouhave,andtheycatchyou,itwillbeabadjobforyou.

Theleasttheywilldowillbetothrowyouintothehorse-pond.

PoorHanswassadlyfrightened.

‘Goodman,’criedhe,‘praygetmeoutofthisscrape.

Iknownothingofwherethepigwaseitherbredor

nacido

born;

buthemayhavebeenthesquire’sforaughtIcantell:

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