E n tered a cc ordin g to A c t of C on gress in th e y ea r 1 8 5 4 b y

B R O WN CO .
,

in th e Clerk ’
s O ffice of th e D is tric t C ou rt of th e U ni ed S t tt
a es in
a nd f or th e Dls tric t of M assa c h us e tt s
.
 TH E O LD B E G G A R W O MA N
-
.

O NCE a ti me t h e re was a n ol d
u pon

Wom an w h o begged as y ou may h av e seen

,

othe r old W om en do ; and wh e n a ny

body gave h e r an y th ing s he wo u ld say ,

”
God bl e ss y ou 7
N o w t h is old Be g g ar Woma n w en t to a
d oor a n d be fo re the fire sto od a good
,

n at ured l ad wa rm ing h imse lf ; a n d as ,

soo n as he saw th e poor w o m an s h i ve ring

o u t side h e sa i d to he r Com e and
, ,
“

”
wa rm yo u rse l f .

S h e we n t in ; b u t go in g too ne ar t he
fi re h er o ld rag s be ga n to bu rn be fo re
,

she was awa re o f it T h e yo ut h stood

.

7
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8 TH E O LD B E GG AR -
W OM AN .

and loo ked at her ; b ut shou l d he n o t

have extinguished the fire ?
Certainl y and if h e had no water at
,

hand h e sh o u l d h a ve caused water to

,

flow out of h is eyes and so two charming

l ittl e stre ams would have bee n gi ven !
 TH E C LE V ER G R ETH E L .

O nes upo n a t ime t here w as a Geek w h o

wo re s h oe s with red kn ots and w hen s he
,

w e n t out w i t h t he m on sh e u se d to fi gu re
he r fee t about here a n d there an d th en
,

sa y to h erse l f qui te co mpl a c en tly Ah “

, , ,

”
y ou a re st i ll a p retty girl l An d w hen
s he cam e ho m e sh e d ran k a g lass o f wine
fo r j oy and as t he wi ne m ad e her wish
, ,

to eat sh e us ed to loo k o ut t he be st sh e
,

h a d an d excu se herse l f by s ayi ng

,
“
T he
,

Coo k ou gh t to kn ow h ow he r coo k i n g
”
tas tes .

O n e d ay it hap pen ed t h at he r ma s te r
sa i d t o he r ,
G re t h el thi s ev enin g a
,

1
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12 TH E C LEVER G RE TH EL .

guest is c o ming so c oo k m e two fowls

,
.

”
I will d o it dire ctly maste r replied , ,

Grethe l Sh e soon ki ll ed the fow ls

.
,

p l ucked dressed and spitted them and

, , , ,

a s evening came on she put th e m down ,

to the fire to roast They soon b egan to .

bro wn an d warm through b ut still the ,

g u est wa s not com e and Greth e l said to ,

th e maste r I f your gu e st d oe s n ot com e

“
,

soon I shall have to take the fowls from

the fire b ut it wi ll be a great sham e not
,

to e at th e m soon wh e n the y a re j ust i n

,

”
the gravy .

The master agreed th e refo re to ru n , ,

out himself and b ring home his guest :

and a s soo n a s he h ad tu rn ed h is b ack
, ,

Greth e l lai d aside the spit w i th its two ,

fowls a nd thought to h e rse l f Ah I

,
.
,
 ra n carves G R E T II E L
. 13

hav e stood so lo ng befo re the fire I am ,

q u it h ot an d t h irsty ; wh o kn ows w hen

he wi ll come ? Me anwhi l e I wi l l ru n
”
down i n to t he ce lla r an d hav e a d rau gh t .

G re the l ra n d o wn t he stairs a n d fi ll e d
“
a j u g and s aying God b l e ss y o u
, , ,

”
G re the l ! too k a good p u ll at th e b ee r ,

a n d w hen that was dow n sh e h ad an other

d rau gh t Then sh e w en t u p ag ain an d
.
,

p la ced th e fowl s befo re t h e fire and ,

t urned t he s pi t ro un d qu i te merri l y firs t ,

s p readi ng so me b u tter o ve r t hei r s k in s .

H ow e v e r the roa st in g fowls sm e l t so

,

we ll th a t G re t he l t h ought s h e h ad be tter
try h ow t hey t ast ed ; and so s he dip ped
he r fin ger in to t he gra vy and sa id A h
, , ,

h ow good t he se fo w ls are ! i t is a shame

”
t h a t t hey s h o u l d n ot be eaten a t o n c e l
 4 T HE c w vaa G R E TH EL .

She ran to the wind o w , th e refo re to ,

s ee if her m aster wa s yet coming with

his guest b ut there was nob ody and sh e

, ,

turned again to the fow l s “

Ah one .
,

”
w ing is b urnt ! said sh e I had b etter
“
,

”
eat that ! and cutting it off sh e ate it
, ,
.

B ut then sh e th o ught Master wi ll se e

“
,

th at something is wanting I had be tter ,

”
take the o ther !
When sh e had finished the two wings ,

sh e went again t o s ee whether her

maste r was comi n g b ut with o ut suc
,

c e ss
.
“
W h o knows said sh e whether
”
,
“
,

they w i ll come o r no t ? and perhaps they

are s tepp ing where they are C o me .
,

Grethe l be of good c o urage ! the one is

,

b egun have an o ther drink and th en e at

, ,

i t up compl e te ly for when it is al l do ne

,
 ms el 8 v
. om en . 15

y ou w i l l be at re st an d be sid e s w hy
, ,

”
s h o u l d t he good t h in g s be s poil e d ?
So t h i nkin g Gre the l ra n o n ce mo re
,

in to t he ce ll ar took a c a pital d rink an d

, ,

then a te u p o ne fowl w i t h gre at pl easure .

A s soo n as it wa s do wn an d t he m aster ,

sti l l had n ot retur ned G re thel looked a t

,

the ot her few] an d sa i d ,

“
Wh e re the
,

o ne is t he othe r ou gh t to be al so ; t he
,

two be lo ng to o ne an othe r ; wh at is righ t

fo r t he o ne is righ t for th e other ; I be
l ie v e if I take an other d rau gh t it wi ll n ot
”
hu rt m e . So saying sh e too k a hea rty
,

d ri nk and l e t t he s eco n d fo w l sl ip do wn
,

afte r t he othe r .

! us t as sh e was in t he be st o f t he e at
in g t he mas ter came run n in g u p an d
, ,

ca l l ed ,
16 TH E cu rv es G RE TH EL .

Mak e haste Gre th el? the gu e

,

comin g dire ctly I

“ “
Y es maste r sai d sh e
, ,
I t wi ll s oon
,

”
be ready .

Th e maste r w en t in to see if the table

we re properly laid and taking up th e
, ,

k nife where with he Wa s t o carve the fowl s ,

he went to sharp en it up o n the stones .

Meantime came the guest and k nock e d ,

polite l y at th e door Grethe l ran to see

.

w ho it wa s ; an d when sh e p e rceiv e d t he
’

gu est sh e h e l d her fin ger to her m outh to

,

e nj oin si l enc e an d said

,
“
Make h aste
,

quick l y aw ay ! if my maste r discovers

“

you h e re you are lest ; h e certain l y d id

,

invite yo u here to supper b ut he has it in

,

h is mi n d to cut off your ears ; j ust l iste n

”
n ow how h e is sharpening h is knife 1
 ru e o nav a s r
-
o ar u s t. 17

The gue st l istene d to the so un d a nd ,

then hu rried d o w n t h e s te ps a s fas t as he

co uld w h i le G re the l ra n scre am in g to h er
,

mas ter an d said to h im Yo u hav e in

,
“
,

”
v ited a fine g uest !
“ ”
E h ! w h at ? sa i d b e w ha t d o yo u
“
,

me a n
“
Why ,
“
re pli ed G re th el j ust as I ,

wa s a bo ut t o se rve them u p y o ur gu e st ,

h a s taken the two fo wl s fro m o ff the d ish ,

”
an d bol ted away with the m !
T h at is fi n e man n er s certa inl y ! ,

sa i d th e ma te r grieved fo r hi s fine fo wl s
s
, ,

“
if he h ad b ut l e ft me on e at the l e a st ,

tha t I mi g h t have h ad som e th ing to

”
ea t I
Then he called a fte r h is gu e st wh o ,

pre ten d ed no t to h ea r him and so h e ,

18 TH E et nv rzs G RE TH E L .

pursued him knife in h and calling o u t

, ,

”
O n l y one ! on l y o ne ! meaning that
h is g uest sh o u l d l eave one fo w l be hind
.

him ; b ut th e l atte r supposed that h is

h o st mean t that he wou l d o n l y cut ofi
one ear and so h e ran faster and faster
, ,

as if fire were at h is heel s that he mi ght

,

r e a ch hom e safe and s o und .

 A PUZZL I N G TAL E .

Tm : Wo men w ere o nce ch anged in to

fl o we rs a n d gre w in a field ; b ut o ne of
,

the m was pe rmitted to g o h o m e at n ig h t .

S o o ne t i m e s h e said to her Husb and ,

w hen d ay w as d aw n ing a nd sh e wa s
abou t to re turn to h er c o m p a nio ns in t he
fie ld an d bec o me a flower agai n Th is ,
“

n oo n tim e com e and brea k m e off and ,

then I s h a l l be re l e as ed an d be a b l e to
dwe ll wi t h y o u in fu tu re
,
”
— and thus i t

B ut n ow the q ue sti o n is h ow t he Hu s
.

b a n d kne w h is w ife ; for a l l the fl ower s

were al ike and h ad no di fference a t a ll
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2 1
22 A P UZZ LI N G T ALE .

between them . The answer is this

during th e n ight which sh e passed at
h o me with her Husb and the d e w fe l l
,

up o n her two companions which were in

the fie l d ; and so he knew h is W ife b e ,

caus e there w as n o d ew on h e r flo we r !
 M I S F O RTUN E .

W m mi s fo rt une pursu es any o ne i t ,

will find hi m o u t in to wha tever co rner

he may creep or h owe v e r far he m ay flee
,

ov e r t he worl d .

Now o nce u po n a t ime a certa in m a n

, ,

became so poo r t ha t he had n ot a s ing l e

,

fagg ot o f wood le ft w here with to li gh t h is

fire . So he w en t i n to t he fore st to fe l l a
,

tree b u t t hey w ere a l l too l arge a nd too

,

s tro ng ; a n d he pene t ra ted deeper amo ng

t he m till he fou nd o ne which he t h ou gh t

would do ! ust as he was abo u t to rai se
.

h is axe he perce i ved a pack o f wol ve s ,

co min g o u t o f t he bru s hw ood wh o h ow l ed

,

25
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26 M I S F ORT UNE .

dre adfully as th e y came nearer Th e .

man thr e w away h is axe an d ran til l he

,

came to a b ridge The deep water h o w

.
,

ever h a d rotte d th e b ridge ; and so j us t

, ,

a s he wa s a bout to run o ver it it cra cked ,

and fe l l into the wate r What wa s he to

.

do n o w ? I f he sto pped sti ll th e w ol ves

,

w o u l d o vertake him and tear him to

piec e s ; so in h is perp l exity he j umped
into the water b ut there b ecause he
, ,

c o ul d n o t swim he s oo n b egan to sink

, .

By chance a c o up l e o f fishermen who sa t ,

o n the o ther b ank s a w him ; and one o f

,

them swam afte r him a nd b ro ught him

to shore Th ey then l aid him d o wn b e
.

neath an ol d wal l to dry in the sunshine

,

and re gain h is strength a b it But j ust .

as h e recovere d h is sense s and tried to

,
 TH E SW E E T S O U P .

O N CE upon a tim e there wa s a poor b u t .

pious littl e Girl who l ived alone with h er

mother and when my story b egins they
,

had no thing in the h o use t o eat S o the .

chi l d wen t o ut int o the fo rest and there

,

Sh e met with an ol d W o man wh o al ready

,

knew her distress and wh o presented her

,

with a p o t which had this power if —

”
one said t o it Boil l ittl e p o t ! it w o uld
“
,

cook sweet s o up ; and when one said .

S top h l ittl e pot l it w o u l d immediatel y

“ ”

cease t o bo i l The l ittl e Girl took the

.

pot h o me to her mother and now their

,

poverty and distress e s w e re at a n en d for ,

( )
2 8
 ra n s wm sour . 31

they co u l d have s wee t b rot h as o ften as

they p l eas ed O ne d ay h owe v er t he
.
, ,

l i ttl e gi rl wen t o u t an d i n he r absence

,

“ ”
th e m other s aid Bo i l l i ttle po t !
, So
,

i t beg a n to cook and sh e soo n a te al l s he

,

wis hed ; but w hen sh e wan ted to hav e

t he pot stop s h e fou n d s h e did n ot kn ow
t he word A way t h ere fore th e pot bo i l ed
.
, , ,

and v ery qui ckly was over th e ed ge ; and

as i t boil ed a n d bo il ed th e k itc he n p re

sentl y b ec am e full then t he h ous

, e a n d ,

the nex t h ouse a n d soo n t he w h ol e st ree t

,
.

I t s eem ed like l y to sa t i sfy a ll t he world ,

fo r th ou gh t here w as th e g re ate st neces

, ,

sity to d o so n obod y k new h ow to stop

,

i t A t l ast w hen o n l y a very small cot

.
,

ta ge o f a ll t he v i ll age was l e ft u n fi ll ed
wi th so up the chil d re t urn ed and s aid a t
, ,
32 (rm: s wea r s eep .

“
once Sto p l ittl e p ot l ; I mmedia tely it
, ,
”

ceased t o bo i l ; b ut wh o ever wishes to

enter into the vi ll age must ea t
th ro u gh the
36 ms THREE S LU GG ARD S .

no t c lo se them I yet go to s l eep with o ut

,

”
W iping them away I
The kingdom b e l ongs to me crie d ,

th e sec o nd S o n ; for I am so laz y that

“

when I s it b y the fire to warm myse l f I ,

allo w my boo ts to sc o rch b efore I wi l l

”
draw away my feet .

But the third Son said The kingd o m

“
,

is mine father for I am so laz y that

, ,

were I abo ut to b e hanged and even had

,

I the r o pe r o und my neck and any o n e,

sh o u l d give me a sharp sw o rd t o cut it

with I sh o u l d su ffer myse l f t o b e h u ng
,

be fo re I t ook the tro u bl e to ou t the ro pe .

A s s oo n a s the Father heard this he

said t o h is y o ungest Son “
Yo u have
,

sh o wn y o urse l f the laz i e st of al l an d ,

”
yo u shall be Kin g .
 TH E F AM I LY S ERV A NTS .

W a rns a re y o u go ing to ?
To W a lpe
.
”

I to W a lpe y o u to W a lpe ; so so
, , ,
”
toge t he r w e go .

“
Have y o u got a hu sb and ? h ow d o
”
y o u c al l y o u r h u sba nd ?
“ ’
Ch am.

M y hu sb and C ha m y our hu sb and

,

Ch am ; I to W alpe y o u to Wel pe ; so 80
, , ,
”
to ge t her we go .

H ave you got a chi l d ? h o w d o y o u

40 TH E F A M ILY S E R VA Nrs
'
.

My ch i ld G rild your chi ld G rild ; my ,

h usb and Cham y our h usb and O h a m ; I

,

to W a lp e you to W a lp e ; so so together
, , ,

w e go .

H ave you got a cradle how do y o u ,

cal l your cradle

H ipp od a d le .

My cradle H ipp od a dle your cradle ,

H ipp od a d le; my chi l d G rild y o ur chi l d ,

G rild ; my husband Cham your h usb and ,

Cham ; I to Wa lp e you to W a lp e ; so so , , ,

to gether we g o .

“
Hav e you got a ma n ? h o w do yo u
call y o ur man ?
D o as wel l as you ca n
—
- - - - -
.

‘
M y man Do a s w el l a s yo u can your
- - - -

man Do a s well a s you c a n ; my cradle

- - - - -

Hipp od a d le yo ur cr adle Hipp od a d le:

,
 T I] 8 F A 31 ! LY S ERVAN T S . 41

m y c h il d G rild your c h ild G rild ;

,

h u sb and C ham y our h us b and C ham

,

Walpe y o u to Walpe; so so
, , ,

”
w e go.
 HAN S IN LU CK .

HA N S h ad serv e d his master se v e n

y ears an d at the end o f that time he
,

said to him Maste r since my time is

“
, ,

up,
I shoul d like t o go h o me t o my
mother ; so gi v e me my wages if y ou
"

”
pl e ase .

H is Maste r rep l ie d Yo u have served

,

me tru l y and h o nestl y Hans and such

, ,

as y o ur service wa s such shall be y o ur

,

reward and with these w o rds he gave

him a l ump of gol d a s big a s h is he a d
'

Han s thereupon took his handkerchief

out of his p oc ke t an d wrapping the gold
, ,

u p in it thre w it o v er h is sh o ulder and

,

42
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 ru n s is Look . 45

set out o n the ro ad tow ard s h is n ative

v il la ge A s he w en t a lo ng c are full y se t
.
,

ti ng o ne foot to t he grou nd befo re t he

oth er a h o rse m a n came i n si gh t trotti ng
, ,

g a i l y an d b ri s k l y alo ng upo n a ca p ital

” “
a n im a l Ah
. sa id H a n s aloud w h at
, , ,

a fine th ing t h at rid in g i s ! o ne is se ated ,

as i t w ere upo n a stool kick s again st n o

, ,

’
sto ne s s pare s o ne s s h oe s and ge ts a lo ng
, ,

”
wi thout an y troubl e I
Th e Ri d e r overb ea ring H a n s m ak ing
,

“
t he se re fl e ct i o n s sto ppe d a nd said Why
, , ,

t hen d o y o u t ra v e l o n foot my good

, ,

fel lo w
”
Be cause I a m fo rced fo r I ha v e got ,

a b it o f a lu mp to c arry h om e ; i t ce r
’
ta in ly is go ld b u t then I can t c arry my
,

he ad st rai gh t and i t h u rts my s h o u ld e r

,
.
46 H AN S nv LU C K .

I f y o u lik e we w ill ex ch a nge

. s aid ,

th e R ider I wi ll gi v e y ou my h o rse a nd
‘
“ ’ '

yo u can give me y o ur l u mp o f gol d ” "

.

“
W ith all my heart ; cried Hans ;
”
'

b ut I tell you fairly y ou u nd erta k e a

'

”
v ery he avy b urden .

The m an dism ou nted ; took th e g old

“

and he l ped H an s o n to th e h ors e and v

'

giving hi m the rein slin to h is h s n d s said'

, ,

N ow when y o u w
,
ant to go faster you .
,

must ch u c kle w ith your ton g u ea n d cry

o
‘ ‘

’
Gee up ! gee u p ! f

Hans wa s de lighted i ndeed when he

fo und himse l f o n the t o p o f a h o rse and ,

riding alo ng so freely a nd gai l y A fter ‘

awhi l e he th o ught he sh o u ld l i ke to g o
.

rather quicke r and s m ile cried

,
“
Ge e .

u p ! gee up ! a s th e ma n h ad t ol d him
”
'

' '

.
 HAN S m LU C K . 47

The h o rse soo n set off at a h a rd trot ,

and befo re H an s kne w w h at he was

,

about h e was t hrow n ove r head and

,

hee ls in to a d i tc h w h ic h divid ed t he
fie ld s fro m the road The ho rse h av ing
.
,

acco mp l i s hed th i s fe a t wo u ld h av e bolted

,

ofi if he had n ot been sto p ped by a P ea

'

s an t w h o was comi ng that way d ri vin g ,

a cow before h im Ha n s soo n p ic ked

.

h imse lf u p o n h is l eg s b ut h e wa s te r
,

ri bl y put out an d s ai d to the coun try

,

m an ,
“
Tha t is bad s po rt that ridin g , ,

es peci al ly w hen o ne mou n t s suc h a be as t

a s t h at w h ic h stumbles a n d th rows o ne
,

’
off so a s to near l y b re a k o n e s ne c k : I

wi l l never ri d e on t ha t animal a g ai n .

Comm end me to y o ur cow : o n e may

wal k beh ind her wi t h ou t a ny d i scomfo r t ,
48 H A N S IN LU C K .

and b esid e s on e has every day fo r certain ,

milk b utter and cheese

, , Ah ! what.

would I not give for such a c o w

”
“
Wel l said the Peasant such an
,
“
,

advantage you may s oo n enj o y ; I will

e x change m y cow fo r your h o rse ”
.

To t h is H ans c o nsented with a th ou

san d thank s an d th e Peasant swing in g
, ,

h i m self u p o n the horse r ode off in a

,

hurr y .

"

Ha n s n o w drov e ofi his cow stead ily

be fore him thinki n g o f h is l ucky b arga in
,

i n this wise : I have a b it o f b read a n d ,

I can as o fte n a s I p l ease eat with it

, ,

b utter and chee se ; and when I am thirsty

I can mi l k my co w and have a draught ;
”
and what more can I desire ?
A s soon th e n as he came t o a n in n
'

, ,
 HA N s 1 N LU C K 49

b e h al ted ,
an d ate with gre at sa ti s factio n
al l t he b re ad he had b rou ght wit h him
for h is n oo n day an d even i ng me a l s an d ,

w as hed it dow n w i th a g l ass of bee r to ,

buy w h ich he spen t h is l a st two farthing s .

This ov e r he d rov e h i s cow furth er but

, ,

’
stil l in the d irec tio n of h is mothe r s vil
l age T h e he at m e a n tim e be cam e mo re
.

a nd m o re opp ressiv e as noo ntim e a p

preached and j ust then Han s cam e to a
,
’
c om m o n which was a n h our s j o u rney
ac ross H e re he go t into suc h a s ta te o f
.

hea t th at h is tongue c l ave to the ro o f o f

h is mo ut h an d he th o ught to himse l f
, ,
’
Th is won t do ; I wi ll j ust milk m y
”
cow and re fresh m y sel f
,
Hans the re
.
,

fo re t ied he r to a s tump o f a tree an d

, , ,

h aving n o pai l pl aced his l ea t he rn ca p

.
50 HA N s I N L UCK
be lo w, to work b ut no t a dro p o f
a nd set ,

mi l k c o u l d he squ eez e o ut He had .

p l a c ed himse l f t oo very awkwa

, rd ,l y a nd ,

at l ast the impatient co w gave him suc h

a kick o n the head that he tum bl ed over
o n the gro und and fo r a lo ng time kne w
,

n o t where he was F o rtunate l y n o t

.
,

m any h o urs afte r a B utcher passed b y

, ,

trund l ing a y o ung pig a long upo n a

wheelb arro w . What tric k is this I ”

excl aimed he he l pin g up p o or Hans ; an d

,

Hans told him all that h ad passed The .

Butcher then handed him his flask and ,

said T h ere take a drink ; it wi ll revive

.
“
,

y o u Y o ur c o w might we ll give no milk :

.

s h e is an ol d b east and worth n o thing a t

,

the b est b ut for t he p lou gh or th e

”
b utcher !
52 HA N s IN LU C K
h o w eve rything had happen e d j ust a s he
wi s hed and h o w all h is vexati o ns had
,

t u rned o ut fo r the best after all ! Pre '

s en tlv a B o y o vert oo k him carryin g a fine

,

whi te g oo se under h is arm and after they

,

”
had said G ood day t o each other Hans
“
,

b egan t o tal k abo ut h is l u ck and what

,

pro fitabl e exchanges he had made The .

B oy on h is part tol d h im that he was

carrying the goo se t o a christe nin g feast -
.

“
! ust l ift it s aid he to Hans h ol ding it
, ,

up by his wings j ust fee l h o w heavy it

,
“

is ; why it h a s b een fattened up fo r the

l ast eight weeks and whoever b ite s it
,

when it is c oo ked wil l have to wipe the

rase from e a ch sid e of his m onth when
g r
”
h e is done !
Y es
”
,
said Han s we i ghi ng it wi t h
,
 HA N S rN L UCK . 53

“
o ne h and i t is we igh ty b u t my pi g is
,

”
n o t rifle e i ther .

Whi l e he was s pea k i n g t he Boy k e pt

loo king abou t o n al l sid e s and s h aking
,

h is head suspici o u sly and at len g t h he

,

“
b ro ke out I a m a fra id it i s n ot a llri gh t
,

about yo u r p ig I n t he villa ge thro u g h

.

w hi c h I hav e j ust com e o ne h as been

,

stol en out o f the sty of the m ayor him

se l f ; an d I am a fraid v e ry much afraid
, ,

yo u h av e i t n ow i n y o ur h a n d ! Th e y
h av e sen t o ut se v eral pe opl e and it ,

w o uld be a v ery b ad j ob fo r yo u if they

fo u n d y ou wit h the p ig ; th e bes t t h in g
you can do is to h i d e it in so m e d ar k
”
co rne r !
H o n est H an s was th u nd e rs truck an d ,

“
e xc l ai med A h H ea ven he l p m e in t hi s
, ,
54 HA
N
S IN LU CK .

w
fre s h trou b le ! you kn o th e neigh bor
'

hood b etter than I do ; do y ou tak e my

”
pig and l et m e h ave your goose said he ,

to the boy .

I Shall have to h az ard something at

that game replied the Boy bu t s till I
'

, ,

d o n o t wish t o b e the cau se o f your

meeting with misfo rtune and so sayin g ,

he took the ro pe in to h is o wn hand and ,

drove the pig off quick ly b y a side pat h

-

whi l e Hans , ligh tened o f h is cares ,

wal ked o n h o mewards with the g oo se

under hi s arm . I f I j udge rightl y
“ ”
,

th o ugh t he t o himse l f I have gai n ed

“
,

even by this exchange : first there is the

g ood ro ast ; then the quantity of f a t
which will drip out will make g oo se
b rot h for a quarter o f a ye ar ; a nd th en
-
 H AN S i t: w on . 55

there are the fine white feathers w h ic h ,

when o nee l h av e pu t i n to m y pil lo w I

wa rr an t I s h al l slee p w i th out roc k i n g .

Wh at p l e as ure m y moth er will hav e ! ”

As he ca me to t he l as t vill age o n h is
m ail there stood a Kn ife g rin d e r W it h hi s -

b ar ro w by th e hed ge w h irli ng h is w hee l

,

ro und an d si n ging
,

S c isso rs a nd m en: a n d s u ch like I grind ;

-

A nd ga ily my fly ing beh ind

"
ra gs a re .

Han s sto pped a n d l ooked at h i m and ,

at l as t h e sa i d Y ou appe a r to h av e a
“
,

good busi ness i f I may j u d ge by you r

,

m e rry son g
” “
“
Y es a n swered the Gr inder
, th i s ,

b usin e ss has a gold en bottom ! A t ru e

kn i fe g rinder is a m an wh o as o ften as
-
56 HA N S IN LU C K
.

he puts h is hand into h is p o c k et feels

money in it ! But what a fine go o se you
”
h ave g o t ; where did y o u b uy it ?
”
“
I did n o t b uy it at all said Hans
, ,

”
b ut took it in exchange fo r my pig .

“
A n d the pig ? ”

I exchanged fo r my cow .

”
A n d the c o w ?
I exchanged a horse fo r her .

”
A nd the horse ?
For him I gave a lump of gold a s bi g
a s my head .

“
A nd the g old ?
That was my wages fo r a sev en
’
ye ars servitude ”
.

“
An d I se e you ha v e known h ow t o
”
ben efit yourself e ach time said the
,

G rin de r ; bu t co u l d you now m a n a ge

,
 HA NS I N L UCK . 57

th at y o u he ard t he mon e y rattling in

your poc k et as you walked your fortu n e ,

w o uld be made .

“
We l l ! h ow sh al l I m an ag e t h at ?
as ked H an s .

“
You must becom e a grinder lik e m e ;
to this t rad e n othin g pec uliar be lo n gs
but a gri n dsto ne the o th e r n ece ssaries
,

find th e mselves .Here is o n e which is a

li ttle wo re c erta in ly and so I wi l l not
, ,

as k a n y thi n g more fo r it tha n yo ur goose ;

”
a re you agree able ?
“
How c a n y ou as k m e ? sa i d Ha ns ,

“
why I sh al l be th e luck ie st m an in th e
,

world ; havi ng m o ney a s o ften as I dip

my h an d i n to my pocket what hav e I to
,
”
care about a n y l on ger ?
So sayin g b e h a n d ed over th e goose
, ,
58 H AN S IN LU C K .

and receive d the grindsto ne in eX cI a nge

fo r it .
“
No w said the Grinder picking
, ,

up an o rdinary b ig flint stone which l ay

near ,
“
n o w there y o u have a capital
,

sto ne up o n which o n l y b eat them lo ng

,

en o ugh and y o u may straighten all y o ur

”
ol d nail s Take it and u se it carefu lly !
,

Hans took the stone and wal ked o n

with a satisfied heart h is eyes gl istening ,

with j oy .I must have b een bo rn ,

said he t o a heap o f l uck ; every th ing

,
“

happens j ust a s I wish a s if I were a ,

”
Sunday chi l d .

S oo n h o wever having b een o n h is l egs

, ,

since day b reak he began t o fee l very

,

tired and wa s pl agued too with hunge r

, ,

si n ce he h a d eaten al l h is pro visi o n at

o n c e i n h is joy a bo ut th e cow b argain .
60 HA N S IN LU C K.

knee l ed d o wn and returned thanks wit h ,

tears in h is eye s that so mercifully and

, ,

with o ut any act on h is part a nd in so ,

nice a way he had b een delivered fro m

,

the heavy stones which alone hindered

,

h im from ge ttin g on .

So lucky as I am e xclaim e d Han s

, ,

“
is n o other man under th e su n !
Then with a light heart and free from
,

every b urden he leaped gai ly along ti l l

,

’
he reached his mother s house .
 HAN S MA RR I E D .

T m : was o nce a y o un g c o un try chap

call ed H an s ,w h ose U nc l e w an ted very
m uc h to m a rry h i m to a ri ch w i fe so he ,

set hi m be s i d e t he ov en a nd l e t a good

fire be li g h ted Then he fe tc hed a j u g o f

.

m i l k and a la rge piece o f w h i te b re ad ,

and gave H an s a s hin ing ne wly co ined -

“
pe nny saying
, , H a n s kee p t h is penny
,

s afe l y and b reak y ou r whi te b read in to

,

t his m ilk ; and mind y o u stop here an d ,

d o n ot stir fro m y o u r stool till I re turn .

”
“
Y es said H an s
, ,I wi ll fai t hfu ll y d o
a ll y o u mq u ire .

Then th e U nc l e wen t and d rew o n a

( )
6 3
64 H AN S M ARRIED .

pair of ol d sp o tted b reeches a nd walk , ,

ing to the next vill age call ed o n a rich

,

’
farmer s daughter and asked her whether
,

she w o u l d marry h is nephew Hans a s ,

suring her that he wa s a prudent and

c l e v er y o ung man wh o c o u l d n o t fail to
,

’
p l ease her The girl s coveto us father
.
,

h o weve r asked
,
“
How is he situated
,

with regard to property ? H a s he the

”
wherewithal to l ive ?
“
My dear friend said the U ncle my
”
,
“
,

nephew is a warm y o uth and has n o t ,

o n ly a nice penny in hand b ut pl enty to,

eat and drink He can count too quite

.
, ,

a s m any specks ( meaning money ) a s I ;

and a s he spoke he s l apped his h and

, ,

up o n his spotte d b reeches Will you

.
,

heconti n ued tak e t he trou b le to g o with

,
 H AN S MA R RI E D 6
5
.

’
mo and in a n h ou s t i me y o u shall see
,
r

e ve ry thin g as I h av e s ai d ?
The offer appea re d so ad va n tage o us to
th e cove tous Farm e r t h at he w o uld n ot
let it slip a n d th e re fo re sa i d If it is so
, , ,

I h av e n oth in g m o re to sa y again st t he
”
w ed d ing .

So th e cere mo n y was performed o n a n

appo in ted day an d a fterwa rd s th e youn g
,

wife wished to go in to t he field s and vie w

the pro perty o f h er husban d Ha ns .

d rew h is s potted smock fi rs t o ver h is

Su n day c l o th es say i n g to h is bri de I
,
“
,

do n ot wis h to spo i l m y be st t h in gs ! ”

T h is d one t he y w en t toge the r in to the

,

fi elds and w he re v er a v ine stock was

,
-

p lant ed o n th e road o,
r t he me ad ows a n d
fie ld s di vi ded H an s po in ted w ith h i s
,

5
 HA N S M ARRIE D .

finger there and then l aid it on on e g reat

,

spot o r an o ther o n h is sm o ck and said ,

“
This sp o t is mine and thine too my ,

”
dear ! D o j ust loo k at it Hans meant
.

b y this n o t that his wife shou l d ga pe at

,

the b ro ad fie l ds b ut that sh e sh o u l d loo k

,

at his sm o ck which wa s really h is o wn !

,

Did y o u then go to the weddi n g ? ”

Y es ! I wa s there in fu ll t o ggery My .

head piece wa s of snow and there came

-

the su n and me l ted it ; my c lo th es were

o f w o rsted and I wal ked thro ugh th o rn s
, ,

so that they were torn off ; my sh o es

w e re o f gl ass a n d I ste pped upon a stone
,

”
an d they cracke d a n d fel l to p i ece s .
 TH E P I N K .

O N CE upo n a t i m e th ere l i ved a Q ueen

wh o had been de ni ed c h ild ren h i the rto ,

b u t e ve ry mo rn in g s h e w en t i n to th e
gard en an d p ray ed to God t h at h e wo u ld
gran t he r a son or a d au gh te r And on ce
.

a n Ang el cam e dow n an d sa i d to he r ,

“
Be sa t i s fie d ! you S h a ll h av e a son
gifted w i t h t hi s po wer : w h atsoe v e r he
w i she s for in th i s world s h al l be gi ven
un to h im ”
.

The Qu een w en t d irec tl y to t he King ,

and told h im the j oyful m e ssa ge ; an d

when the t i m e a rriv ed s he bo re a son ,

and t he Ki ng rej o iced exceed i ng ly .

( )
69
70 TH E P IN K .

No w the Queen went every morning

,

into the park with her child and washed

,

it at a cl ear spring which flowed there .

O ne day sh e fe l l asl eep with the chi l d in

her lap and the ol d C oo k wh o knew
, ,

that the chi l d p o ssessed wishing p owers ,

t ook it fro m her ; and ki ll ing a fo wl

, ,

’
sprink l ed the b lood up o n the Queen s
apro n and c lo thes Then he carried th e
.

chil d away t o a secret p l ace where a ,

nurse t ook charge o f it and then ran to

,

the King and stated that the Queen had

,

allo wed her son to b e t o rn from her by

the wil d b easts The King when he
.
,

saw the bl ood upon her apron b eh a ved ,

the tal e and fe ll in such a rage that h e

,

caused a high tower t o b e b uilt into ,

which n either s u n n or moo n shon e and ,

 rm: I ns t . 71

therein he s hu t u p h is wife to stay there

,

for seven y ears w ith out meat or dri n k ,

and so peris h B ut two white d o ves flew

.

dail y tw ice to her wi t h food duri ng th e

w h ol e se ven year s .

B ut th e Coo k t h ou gh t to h imse l f ,

“
Sin ce t h i s chi ld h as t he gift o f wishin g ,

i t may brin g me in to mis fo rtu ne if I

stop here ; an d so he l e ft th e castl e a nd
w en t to the child who h ad al re ady grow n
,

so m u c h th at he could spe ak He to ld .

t he ch ild to wis h for a nobl e h o u se wi th ,

a ga rd e n an d a ll ap purtenan c e s ; an d
,

sca rce ly w e re the wo rds out o f his mouth

be fo re al l a p pe a red A fte r a time h a d
.

e lapsed th e Coo k sai d to t h e boy I t i s“

,

n ot good for yo u to be so alo ne ; the re

fo re wis h fo r a bea utiful m aiden to b e ar
 T HE P IN K .

”
y o u c o mpany This al s o the boy did
.
,

and imm e diatel y there st oo d b efo re him

o ne m o re b eautifu l th a n any painter
c o u l d depict The t wo chi l dren pl a yed
‘

to gether and gre w t o lo ve e a ch o ther

,

much whi l e th e ol d C oo k went daily to

,

hunt l ike any gentl eman B y and b y

h ow
- -
.
,

ever the th o ught o ccurred to him

,

that perhaps the y o ung P rince might

wish to b e with h is father and so b ring ,

h im into great tro u bl e and to prevent ,

that he t oo k the maiden asi d e o n e d a y .

and said t o her T o night when the

,
“ -

boy Sl eeps stic k this da gger in to h is

,

heart and cut out h is t o ngue ; and if

,

y o u d o n o t do it your o wn l i fe shall be
”
sacrificed .

So saying h e wen t out a s usual a nd

, ,
 ru : P INK . 73

wh e n h e re lu m ed th e n e xt day she h ad
no t d one i t and e xcuse d herself by say
,

in g What ! s h al l I take the life of a n

,
“

inn ocent yout h w h o h as ne v e r ye t inj u red

any on e ?
I f y o u do n ot s aid th e Coc k
,
“
you r
,

own life sh al l pay th e forfeit !

”

A fterward s w h e n h e was g on e o ut the

, ,

m a ide n had a l ittl e cal f fetched and ,

killed a n d its heart an d t o ngue taken

,

ont w h ic h sh e laid upo n a pl ate

,
- an d , ,

wh en she s a w t he o ld Coo k return s he ,

told th e youth to ge t i n to bed a n d d raw

t h e cove ri ng o ver him .

S oo n th e old wre tch c ame in and ,

as ked w h ere is th e hea rt a nd to ngue o f

,

th e bo y Th e maide n reach ed him the

pl ate but th e P rin ce t hre w ofi th e
‘

,
74 TH E P IN K .

c ov ering and cried You old si nn e r !

,

w hy wou l d you have ki ll ed me ? n ow I

will pron o unce y o ur sentence Yo u sh a l l .

be come a bl ack p oo d l e d o g and wear a

-

g ol den chain round your neck and swal ,

lo w l ive c o al s so that y o u shall b reathe

,

’
out fire .

A S s oo n a s he had sp oken these words ,

the Cook too k the fo rm o f a p oo dl e d o g -

and had a gol den chai n r o und h is neck ,

and when he ate l ive c o al s a flame b urst

’
o ut o f h is m o uth The King s son re
.

mained in the pal ace a sh o rt time b ut ,

s oo n remem b ered h is m o ther and w o n ,

dered if sh e were yet al ive A nd at l ast .

he said t o th e maiden I m ust g o home

“
,

to my father and if y o u wi ll g o with me

,

”
I will take care o f y o u .
76 TH E P IN K .

But th e Prince said I am y o ur dear

,
“

s o n w h o m the wi l d b easts were said to

,

have stol en fro m y o u r lap b ut I am yet ,

a l ive and will s oo n rescue you

,
.

S o saying he went d o wn and came t o

, ,

’
h is father s pal ace and cau sed himse l f to
,

b e ann ounced a s a huntsman who desired

’
t o enter the King s service The King .

answered that he might d o so if h e c o u l d

,

pr o cure any venis o n b ut he himse l f h a d

,

n o t b een abl e t o find any in any part of

h is territo ries Then the hu ntsman pro
.

mised t o pro cure him a s many deer as

he c o u l d u se fo r the royal ta bl e and ,

cau sed all the o thers t o b e summon e d to

acc o mpany him S o they went o ut and
.
,

th e y o ung Prince b ade them inc l ose a

large circ l e o pen at one en d in the
, ,
 r ns P I N K .
77

m iddl e o f w h ic h he plac ed h i mse l f a nd

’
,

bega n to wish Soo n tw o hu n d red a nd

.

odd head o f g am e ra n in to t h e circle at ,

w hich t he h u n ts men be g a n to s h oot A ll .

the se we re h e ape d u po n si xty c arts a n d ,

d riven h om e to the K ing w h o o nce more

, ,

afte r a lo ng i n te rv al was ena bl ed to g ar

,

ni s h his ta b l e with v eni so n .

The K in g therefore recei v ed t he ga me

with gre at sa ti s fact i o n a nd o rdered t h at
,

on th e fol lowin g day h is w h ole cou r t

s h ould dine w i t h h i m at a grea t fe st i val .

Whe n the y w ere assemb l ed he sa id to ,

“
t h e you ng h u n tsm an S ince yo u are s o
,

clev e r yo u m us t s i t nex t m e but h e re

plie d,
“
May it p l ease y our maj esty to
e xc use m e I am bu t a poor h u ntsm w
,
.

The K ing h ow ever was re sol ved and

, ,
78 TH E P IN K .

said Yo u mu s t s it next me and a s

,
“
,

the Prince d id s o he th o ught o f h is dear

moth er and wished that on e o f the
,

’
King s c o urtiers might inquire whether
the Queen w ere yet al ive o r had perished ,

in the tower Scarce ly had he s o wished

.

when the marsh al b egan to S peak s a y ,

ing May it p l ease y o ur m aj e s ty here

,
“
,

are we l iving in great h appi ness b ut h ow ,

fares o ur l ady the Queen in the t o wer ?

is sh e sti ll al ive o r dead ?
But the King said She su ffered my ,
“

be lo ved son t o b e t o rn aw a y by wil d

beasts and I wi ll hear n o thing o f her
, .

A t these w o rd s the huntsman go t up

and said My dear and graci o us father
“
, ,

s h e is sti ll al ive and I am her son fo r

, ,

the wil d be asts did n o t take me away ,

 ra n P NI K . 79

b u t tha t w re tc h t he Cook too k m e ou t

, ,

of he r lap w h e n s he was asleep an d ,

s prink l ed the blood o f a h en ov e r h er

”
apro n .

There u po n he took u p t he dog wit h

t he gold en neckl ace an d said T hi s is
,
“
,

”
the wre tc h ! a nd he o rd ere d li ve coals
to be b ro ugh t w h ich h e was forc ed to
,

ea t in t he p re sence of all so t h at t he
,

fl ame s bu rst o ut o f h is m o ut h Then he

.

ch anged him b ac k i n to h is ri gh t fo r m
again a n d there stood t he Coo k wit h h is
,

white apro n o n an d h is kn i fe by h is s i d e
, .

A s soo n as t he Kin g re co gn iz ed h i m he
bec am e terribly a ngry a n d orde red hi m
,

to be t h rown i n to th e d ee pe st du ngeo n
o f the castle Then t he you n g Pri nce
.

as ked h is fat he r w he ther he wo uld see

80 TH E P IN K .

the maiden wh o had treate d him so ten

d erly and had saved h is l ife at the peri l
,

of her o wn and the King rep l ie d Y es

,
“
, ,

most wilingly ”
.

“
I wil l S how y ou h e r first in th e form
”
of a fl o wer said the Prince and search
, ,

in g in his b oso m he too k o ut the pin k ,

and pl ac e d it upo n th e r oya l table and

a ll confess e d they had never se e n s o

be autifu l a fl o w e r No w I wi ll Sh o w you
.

”
the real maiden said the Prince and
, , ,

wishing a g a in sh e stoo d b efo re a ll and

,
’

appeared more b eautiful than any artist

c o u l d h ave painted .

A fter this the King sent two m e n of

the h o useh ol d and tw o attendants up
, ,

into the to wer to fetch the Queen and

,

bring her t o the r oyal tabl e But as .

 T m: P IN K
. 81

soon a s she w as l ed i n s he ceased to eat ,

“
an d mu rmu red , T he a ll g rac ious an d
-

al l m erc iful God wh o p re se rved me in

-

t he to wer w i l l soo n re l ease me ! ”

For
th ree d ays a fter t h i s s h e l i ngered a nd ,

th e n sh e die d h app i l y ; an d w hen s he

,

was b ur ied two w h i te d o ve s foll o w ed he r

, ,

w h ic h w e re th ose w h i c h had b rou gh t h er

food in t h e tower a n d a fter he r bu rial
,

t hey h ov ered a bov e he r gra ve in t he for m

of two an ge l s from heaven .

B ut t he ol d Kin g gri e v ed at h e art for

her fo r so m e time a n d at l eng t h d i ed
, ,

an d th e yo u ng Ki n g t hen m arri ed th e
be a u tiful ma i de n w h om he h ad cheri s hed
i n h is bosom a s a fl owe r ; but whe the r
t hey ye t l ive is not kno wn to me .

6
 TH E K IN G O F TH E G OL D E N
M O U N T AIN .

A C ERT AIN merchant h ad tw o child ren ,

a boy and a girl wh o at the time ou r

, ,

tal e be gins were b oth so littl e that they

,

could no t ru n alo ne This merchant had

.

j ust sent away two richly l ad en vesse l s

-

in which he h a d em b arked all h is pro

perty and while he h o ped to gain m uch
, ,

m o ney b y their v oyage the news came,

that bo th ships had sunk to the bo tto m

of the sea .

Thus ins te ad of a rich merchant he b e

came a p oor man and he had n o thing l eft
,

b ut a fiel d near the town where he dwe l t ,

( )
8 2
 T HE KrN o o r T HE G OLD EN MO UN T AIN . 85

a nd the rein to d i v ert h is th ou gh ts for a

,

whil e fro m h is loss he we n t t o wal k

,

Wh il e he paced to a nd fro t h e re s ud den ly

appe a red a littl e blac k Dwarf w h o as ked
,

h im the reaso n o f h is sor rowfu l loo k s a nd ,

wh at he took so m uch to he art ?

“
If you a re abl e to he lp me said t he
,

”
Merc h ant ,
“
I wi l l te ll y ou .

“
W h o kn ows ”
, rep l ied the Dwa rf ,

w he th e r I ca n or n o
So t hen t he M e rc h a n t to ld h i m w h at
h ad h ap pened h ow al l h is w e al th was
su nk to t he bottom of th e se a a nd n o ,

t h ing re mai ned to hi m b ut t hi s one fie ld .

”
Do no t g ri e v e y o urse lf an y lo nge r ,

s aid the Dwarf ; for i f y o u will promise

,

to b rin g me here i n tw e lv e years w ha t ,

ever fi rst ru b s itse l f again st y o ur l eg on

86 T H E K I NG O P TH E GO L D EN M O UN T AIN .

y o ur return hom e y o u shall have all t h e

,

m o ney you can require ”

.

The Merchant th o ught it woul d b e his

d o g wh o w o ul d meet h im first fo r he re ,

mem b ered n o t j u st then h is chil dren s o

, , ,

he gave the littl e bl ack Man h is w o rd

and h on o r to the b argain and returned ,

t o h is h o me .

! u s t a s he came within sight of the

h o use h is l ittl e B oy s aw h im and wa s so ,

gl a d that he w ad dled up to him and

c l a sped h im by the knees The Father .

frightened fo r h is pro mise o ccurred to him

, ,

and he knew n o w what h e had swo rn to ;

but still a s he fo und n o m oney in his
,

coffers he imagined it wa s o n ly a j oke on

,

the part o f th e Dwarf .

A m o nth after ward s h o wever he went

, ,
 TH E KIN G o r T HE GOLD EN MO U NT A IN . 87

o n h i s lan d to seek fo r anyth i ng h e coul d

fi nd to se l l and there h e saw a great
,

he ap of gold New was he aga in pros

.

pe ro n s a nd bough t an d so ld an d be came
,

a g reat m erc h a n t as h e h ad b e en before .

M ea n w h il e his Boy g re w u p clev e r a n d

se n si b le a n d the n ea re r h e came to th e
,

ag e of twelv e years t he sad de r beca m e

his F ath er till the pe ople could see t he

,

t ra ces of h is angu i sh i n h is cou n ten a n ce .

O ne d a y th e S o n a sk ed him wh a t wa s
am i ss ; th e F ather w o u l d n o t tel l him at
.

fi rs t b u t at l a s t he related h o w h e had
,

sol d him with o ut k n o wi ng it t o a l i ttl e

b lack Dwarf fo r a h eap o f m o ney an d ,

ho w he h ad se t h i s se al a n d n ame to t h e
b a rg ain so t h at w hen twe l ve y ea rs h ad
,

passed he m ust de l ive r him up .

88 TH E K I N G or TH E GO L DEN MO UN T AI N .

My Father ans wered th e S o n do

, ,
“

n ot b e s o rry abo ut such a m atter ; al l

wi ll yet g o we ll fo r th e Dwarf can hav e
,

”
n o p o wer over me .

A fte r this the Son caused himse l f to

be b lessed by a Pri est and when the , ,

h our came he and his Father went to

,

g ether t o the field and the So n drew a,

circl e within which they both p l a c e d

th e mselv es .

Presentl y came the bl ack Dwarf and ,

asked Have y o u b ro ught with y o u what

,
“

you pro mised The Father wa s S i l ent

“
but the S o n rep l ied What do y o u want ,

”
h ere ?
“
I came to speak w ith your Fat he r ,
”
a nd not with y o u said th e Dwarf
,
.

Yo u have deceive d and be tray e d m y

 r nE KI N G o r T HE GO LD EN MO U N T A I N . 89

F athe r ,
”
sa i d the So n ; give up t he p a
”
per y ou e xto rted from h im .

N o I will n ot surre n d e r m y rig h ts !

rep l ied th e Dwar f .

Th en th e y consul ted toge t h er fo r som e

t i m e a n d at l ast t h ey agree d t h at t he
,

So n be cau s e h e w o uld no t Obey t he

,

Dwa rf and did n ot any l o ng e r be lo ng to

h is Fat h er sh o uld p la c e him se l f in a n
,

O pen boat which laid upo n the waters ,

an d the n that his Father sh o u l d give the

ve sse l a pus h that it m igh t float wh ith e r
i t would .

The Son t herefore too k l eav e of h is E u

, ,

th er and set him se lf in th e boat w hi c h

, ,

t he Father th e reu po n p ushe d off ; b u t ,

un ha p pil y t he boa t t urned bottom u p

,

wa rd s wit h the force of th e s h ock and .

90 TH E KIN G or TH E GO LDEN MO UN T A IN .

the Father wa s forc e d to return home

w ith the b e l ief that h is Son wa s dead ,

w hich grieved him sorely .

But the bo at did n ot entirely sink b ut ,

fl o ated quietl y away with the y o uth c l ing

,

ing t o it ti ll at l ength it touched o n an

,

unkn o wn l and and remained there The .

y o uth then scram bl ed o n ash o re and sa w, ,

j ust o pp o site a fine castl e to wards w hic h

, ,

he hurried .

A s s oo n a s he entered he fo und that it

wa s an enchanted pal ace and he wal ked
,

thro ugh all the roo ms and fo und them a ll

,

empty ti ll he cam e to the last in which

, ,

he discovered a snak e curling itse l f r ound

and ro und This snake however wa s an
.

enchante d Maiden w ho was ove rj oyed to

,

see t h e youth en te r a n d S he said to him

, ,
92 TH E KIN G or TH E GO LDEN MOUN TAIN .

and if you wi ll restrain yoursel f till then ,

and never speak a w o rd I am saved ,

.

A fterwards I will c o me t o you with a

flask which contains the water o f l ife and ,

with this I wi ll sprinkl e y o u that you ,

shall regain y o u b reath and b e a s heal thy

and a s well a s b efo re .

”
I wi ll save you will ingly h e rep l ied,
.

No w every thing happened a s the snake

s a id The B l ack Dwarfs fai l ed to c o m
.

pe l him t o speak and the third night the

,

Maiden b ecame disenchanted and cam e ,

with the water o f l ife a s sh e said to the

, ,

youth and resto red him to l ife

, .

Then the beautifu l Princess fe ll aro und

h is n eck a nd kissed him and thro ugh a ll
,

the castl e there was j oy and gl adness .

Soon their weddin g wa s cel e b rated an d ,

 T HE K IN G or r u n GOL DE N N O UN T A I N . 93
’
the M e rc h an t s S on bec am e t he Kin g o f
t he Go lde n M o u n ta in s .

The h a p p y p a i r l ived in gre at co n ten t

men t an d i n cou rse o f time t he Qu een
,

bo re a son a n d w he n eigh t ye ars m o re

,

h ad p as sed o ve r t heir head s t he

Ki ng be t h ou gh t h imse l f O f hi s Fat her ,

and h is h eart was so to uched wi t h t he re

c o ll ec tio n that h e wis hed to re v i s i t h im
,
.

T h e Q ueen wo u l d n ot a t first he ar
a bo ut su c h t h in gs but he ta l ked o f i t so
,

o ften t h at at l en gt h sh e was o b liged to

“
c o n sen t and sa id
, I kn ow t he j ou rney
,
”
will cause m i s fo rt une to m e A t h is d e
.

p art u re sh e ga v e h i m s wi s h ing rin g a nd -

“
sa id Ta ke t hi s ring and wea r i t on you r
,

fi nger a nd then wherever y o u wi s h to be

, ,

there you find y o urse l f b u t t hi s y o u mus t

94 TH E KIN G or TH E GO LD EN MO UN T AIN .

pro mise me that you wil l n ot W lS l] me

,

’
t o l eave h ere to v isit your Father s
”
h o use
.

The King prom i sed and putting th e

, ,

ring on h is finger he wished himse l f b e

,

fo re the to wn where h is father dwe l t A t .

the same m o ment he fo und h imsel f t h ere ,

and tried t o go Into the town b ut a s he ,

came t o the g ate the guards woul d n ot

l et him pass b ecause he were c lothes so
,

pecu l iar and so rich and so magnificent

,
.

Thereup o n he cl im b ed up a hi ll where a
shepherd wa s watching sheep and with ,

h im he change d c lo thes and passed into

,

the to wn unquestio ne d in th e roug h

smoc k .

When he came t o hi s fath e r s hous e h e

’

wa s n ot rec o gnised and th e m e rchan t

,
 T HE KIN G or TH E G O LD E N MO UNTA IN . 95

wo u ld n ot be l ie v e i t was h is son b u t said ,

he certain l y o nce h ad a son b u t tha t he

,

had been dead so me year s St i ll bec a u se

.
,

he sa w he w as a poo r thir sty s he p herd ,

h e willing l y gave h im a p l a te o f food .

A t l as t th e Yout h as ked h is p aren ts ,

DO you kn ow o f any m a r k o n my body

where by y ou will rec ogni se me fo r i ndeed ,

I am your t ru e son
” “
Ye s sa id t he m othe r ; o ur son had
,

a m ol e s po t u n d e r h is arm
-
.

I n stan tl y he d re w h is sh i rt b ack fro m

h is arm a nd t here t hey s a w t he m ol e s pot
,
-

so th at t hey n o lo nger d oubted t ha t he

wa s t hei r son Then he tol d t hem t ha t

.

he was the K ing o f t he Gol den Mo un tain ,

an d h ad a be a u ti fu l Prince ss for h is wife ,

and a ch il d seven y e ars old Bu t the .

 T IIE K IN G or T H E GO LDEN MO UN T AIN .

merchant l aughed at his son saying , .

“
N ever can this be tr u e Here is a fine
Kin g indeed w ho comes here in a ra gged
,

’ ”
shepherd s smock !
T h is made the son very angry ; and ,

with o ut c o nsiderati o n he turned rou n d

,

h is ring and wish e d b oth his chi l d and

wife were with him I n a moment they
.

app e ared b ut the Queen w e pt and com ,

p l ained that he had b ro ken h is promise ,

and m ade her u n l ucky T h e King tol d .

her he had d o ne it with o ut th o ught and

with n o b ad intenti o n ; and sh e appeared
t o b e rec o ncil ed b ut in re al ity sh e had
, , ,

evi l in her heart

A fte r a whi l e he took her to the field ,

o ut o f the tow n and show ed h e r the

,

wa te r wh e re th e beat had be en ove r

 TH E K IN G or TH E GO LD E N MO UNrI IN . 97

tu rned and t here fee l ing ti red he said

, , ,

“
to he r I am w eary ; so re st y ou rse l f
,

awh i l e and I w i ll l ay m y h ead in y ou r

,

”
la p a nd go to sl eep H e d i d so an d t he
.
,

t he Q uee n w a i te d qu ie tl y t i l l h e was
so u n d as l eep t he n sh e dre w th e ring 06
,

h is fin ge r and carefu ll y l aid h is head on

,

t he gro u nd .

T here u po n sh e took her ch i l d in her

arms a nd w i s he d herse lf b ac k in her
,

k in gdo m W hen then th e K in g awo ke

.
, , ,

he fo u nd h imse l f all alo n e h is wi fe a n d ,

chi l d g one an d th e ring from h is finger

,

”
too . H o me t o your p aren ts said he to ,

h im se lf “
y o u
, c a nn ot g o ; th ey wil l sa y
y o u are a mag ici a n ; so y o u m u st t ravel
abo u t t i l l y ou co me aga in to y o u r kin g
dom .

7
98 TH E KIN G OF TH E GO LD EN MO UN T A IN .

With these th o ughts he raise d h is

courage and b y and b y c ame to a moun
,
- -

tain b efo re which three Giants stood and

, ,

c o nte nded with each other b ecau se they ,

k new n o t h o w to share their paternal in

heritance A s s oo n as they sa w th e
.

young man passing b y they called to ,

him and s a id Come ! littl e men hav e

“
,

ofte n wise heads : you shall di v ide ou r

patrimony .

N o w this inheritance c o nsisted firstl y

, , ,

o f a s wo rd which if o ne too k int o his

,

hand and said Heads off all ro und b ut

“
, ,

”
no t mine ! instantly every head near
la y o n the gro und : sec o nd l y o f a c lo ak ,

which rendered its wearer invisi bl e and

third l y of a pair of boo ts which were c a
,

p ah le of takin g the wearer wh e re ve r h e

1 00 TH E K IN G or TH E GO LD EN MO UN T A IN .

them away fo r if y o u should pu l l th e m

o n an d wi sh yourse l f on the summit o f
,

t h is m o untain we may stand here with

,

”
out any thin g !
But the y o uth said that he w o u l d not do
‘

that and so they gave him the boo ts a nd

, ,

as he had n o w al l three things he .

,

though of nothing b ut h is wife and

“
chil d ; and he said A h ! were I u p o n ,
”
th e Gol de n mountain ! I mmediately he
disap peared fro m the sight o f the Giants ,

and thus divid e d their inheritance .

A s he came near h is castl e he heard

great rej o icings and the n o tes of ,

flutes and fid dles and th epe o p l e tol d h im

,

that h is c o ns o rt wa s about t o ce l e b rate

h er wedding with another hus b and .

This put him i n a passion and h e ex ,

 T U E s ure or ru n. G O LD EN MO U N T A I N S . 1 01
“
cl ai m ed T h e fal se w re tc h ! sh e decei ve d
,

”
an d left m e w h ile I slept 1 Then h e put
o n the cl o ak a nd re n de red himself invi
si ble while h e ente red th e castl e an d in ,

t he h al lh e s aw a la rge ta b l e sp re ad out
w i t h costl y delicacies a n d guests ea ting
, ,

an d d rin k i n g s i n gin g a n d laug h i n g I n

, .

t he mid d l e sat th e Queen d re ss ed in ,

roy a l cloth es u pon a ma gn ifi cen t th ro ne

, ,

w i t h a cro w n u pon he r h ead .

The t ru e Kin g placed h imse l f behind

h e r ; b u t no bod y sa w h im ; an d w hen
t hey p l aced m eat u po n he r p late he too k
i t u p and ate i t h ims e l f ; an d e ac h g l ass
o f w ine w hi c h was h a nded to he r he
d ran k out a nd so i t wen t o n : ne ither
,

p late n o r glass stayed in its place ea ch ,

one d isa ppe a red in a m o men t .

1 02 TH E KIN G OF T IIE GO LDEN MO UN TAIN .

This disturbe d the Q ue en ve ry much ,

and put her to shame so that at length

,

she g o t up and went to her own ch am

,

be r t o weep ; b ut here al s o he follo wed

her There sh e call ed out I s this t h e
.
“
,

devi l wh o persecute s m e ? or d i d my d e !

”
liv erer never com e ?
A t these words he struck he r o n the
“
ch e ek and cried ,
Did thy d e liverer
n ever c o m e ? He is b eside th e e th o u trai
,

tress ! Have I deser v ed this of th ee

Then he rendered himse l f visi bl e ag ain ,

an d goin g into the hall he cri e d the

, ,
“
,
”
wedding is o ve r ! the true kin g is come I
T h en th e Kin g s prince s and cou n sellors
, , ,

w ho w ere assem b l e d moc ke d h i m an d

,

j e e r e d him ; but he gav e th e m s h ort a n

swers an d as ke d
“
, , Will y o u b e off or n ot
 TH E R AV E N .

O N cE upo n a tim e there was a Queen

who had a daughter s o sm all that sh e
wa s carried abo ut o n pe o p l e s arms and
’
,

o ne day the chil d was so naughty that

in spite o f a ll the m o th e r said sh e w ou ld,

n o t be qu i et A t l ast the Queen lo st all

.

patience and b ecause the ravens were

, ,

t h en flying abo ut the pal ace sh e o pened ,

the wind o w and said I wi sh y o u were

,

a raven and c o u l d fly away and then I

, ,

”
sh o u l d have some peace I Scarcely had
she said the w o rds when the child
changed int o a raven and flew away or?
,

her arm ou t th e win dow and away into a

,

( 1 04 )
1 08 I HE
‘
RA VEN .

h e ap of tan w h e re on you mus t stand an d

,

wait fo r m e F o r thre e days I shal l

.

com e at two o clock in a carriage drawn

’
, ,

the fir st time b y fo u r white h o rses th en

, ,

by four re d and l astl y b y fo ur bl ack ;

,

a n d if you are asleep whe n I come you

will n ot rescu e m e ; so you must mind to
”
ke ep awak e .

Th e man prom i s e d to do al l that sh e

“
desired ; b ut th e R av en said Ah ! b ut I ,

know we ll yo u wi ll n ot deliver me for ,

yo u wi ll take s o me thing fr o m th e o ld
”
woman . Th e man pro mised again that
he would not touch either the meat or
d rink and then he we nt o n and wh e n
, , ,

he came t o the h o use and entered the ,

ol d w o man met him and said to him , ,

“
P oo r man h ow we a ry y o u look ! come
, ,
 T nE mm . 1 09

and refres h y o urse l f wi th the se di s he s .

”

“
Bu t he sa id No I w i ll ne it he r e at
, ,

”
nor d ri nk . Still s h e pre ssed h im sa y ,

ing ,
“
W e ll if yo u w i l l n ot ea t ta ke a
, ,

drau gh t o f win e o n ce is n oth i ng at all ”

.

So the m a n al l o w ed h im se l f to be per
su ad ed a nd d ra n k a l i ttl e a nd by an d by
, ,
- -

when mi d night c ame he w en t o u t in to,

the gard en on to t he tan hea p and

,
-

wai ted fo r the Ra ven .

B ut w h il e he sto od t here h e beca m e

a ll a t o nce v ery ti red an d cou ld n ot ,

sh ake off t he fee l in g so he l ai d d ow n a

,

b i t, wi th out v en tu ring to sl ee p H ow .

ever he h ad scarce ly stre tc h ed h i msel f

,

o u t when h is eye s c los ed o f t he mse lves ,

and he soo n bega n to s n o re a nd was so ,

very fas t as l eep th a t n ot h i n g o n e art h

110 TH E RAVE N .

co ul d have awak e ned him fro m h lS quiet

slum b er .

’
Abo ut two o c l ock came the R aven ,

draw n b y fo ur white horses and sh e ,

fel t assured sh e sh o u l d find the man

asl eep S h e al ighted fro m her carriag e
.
,

went up to him and shouted to him ;

,

b ut he did no t awak e .

The n ext night at tw e lve t he old wo

, ,

man came and b rought th e man food

,

and drink b ut he woul d take n o thing ti ll

, ,

sh e pressed him so lo ng and l eft him n o

rest ti ll at l ast he took a lo n g draught

out o f the gl ass o f wine Abo ut two .

’
o clo ck he b egan again to watch up o n the
he ap o f tan fo r th e R aven b ut a s b efo re
, , ,

he soon felt so weary that h is l egs wou l d

n ot Support him a n d h e was force d to li e
,
112 TH E RAV EN .

had ever been b efo re and he lay down, ,

and w e nt a s fast asl eep a s a stone .

’
About tw o o cl o ck came the R aven
.

drawn by fo ur b lack h orses a n d the coach ,

a l so wa s bl ack and a ll the harness

, She .

wa s al ready in tears fo r she knew as , ,

she drov e alo ng sh e sh o u l d find the m a n

,

asleep ; and so h e wa s She sh oo k h im .

and call ed to him b ut in vain ; sh e could

no t awaken him S o sh e l aid by him a
.

lo af o f b read a j o int o f meat and a bo ttl e

, ,

of wine of which he might take a s much

,

as he w o u l d with o ut l essening the quan

,

tity Then sh e drew a g olden rin g off her

.

fin ger and put it on h is fin ger a n d on it

, ,

he r nam e was engrave n .

L astly sh e l aid be side him a l e tte r

, ,

wh erein was stated what was giv e n to

 T UE R A V EN . 1 13

him; a nd fu rtb er i t sai d I see we l l t ho u

,

w i l t ne v e r sa ve m e here ; but i f tho u y e t ,

d esi re to do so com e to th e Golde n C astle

,

”
o f Stromberg ; i t i s in t hy powe r An d .

as soo n as s he h ad d o ne a l l t h is sh e

p l aced herse l f i n her c arri age ag ai n and

an d wa s d ri ven to th is cas tl e .

By and b y t he M a n a wo ke a nd sa w
- -

w h at h ad h appened a nd he was sad at

,

heart fo r he t ho u gh t
, Now she h as
,

”
go ne away and I h av e n ot sa v ed h e r
, .

Then h is eye s l igh ted upo n t he t hin g s

sh e had l eft and he read t he l e tter w h ich
,

co n tain ed the acco un t o f th em Soo n he .

a rose an d m arched off on hi s w ay to Gol

den Castl e o f St ro m be rg but he recol ,

lec ted he d id n ot kn ow w here i t was .

F or so me ti me he wandered a bout the

8
11 4 T HE RAVEN .

w o rl d an d at length he cam e to a large

,

forest where fo r fo urte en days he wal ked

,

to and fro and c o u l d n o t get out O ne day

, .

as evening came o n he fe l t tired and l ay

,

d o wn in a thicket and went t o sl eep The .

next day h e walked sti ll further a nd l ay ,

down at night b eneath an o ther thicket ;

b ut there he heard such howlin g and
gro aning he c o ul d not sl eep .

A t night when peopl e had put ou t

,

their l ights he s a w a l amp gl immering ,

t owards which he made h is way a n d ,

there he came to a house b efo re which

st o od a Giant B ut he thought to him
.

se l f: I f I go in and the Giant see me

“
, ,

m y l ife is scarce worth counting on and

with this idea h e waite d a lo ng whil e be
fo re he entered A t l ast he ventured ,
116 TH E RA VE N .

I wi ll l oo k at my map replied the

Giant whereon are laid d o w n a ll the
,

”
v ill ages and houses hereab outs
,
So
.

saying he fetched the map w hi ch h e kept,

in another r oom and l ooked fo r the castl e

, ,

b ut it wa s nowhere to be found “
It .

”
does n o t matter said the Giant I hav e
,
“
,

a still l arger m ap upstairs in a close t

but wh e n they looke d ov e r that th e n am e
w as not to b e found the re e ith e r .

The man would h av e procee ded furth e r ,

but the Giant be gged him to stop a

coup l e o f days u n til hi s b rother r e turn ed
,

w ho wa s going to se e k for some th i ng to

e at A s soo n a s the brother came home
.
,

they ask e d h im afte r th e Gold e n Castl e

of Stro m be rg ; b ut h e wou l d n o t tal k
a bout any thin g ti l l h e h ad satisfied his
 TH E RA V EN . 1 17

hunger and t hen b e m o u n ted w i th them

,

to h is cha mber and they searc hed al l

,

o ver the m a p for the castl e wi th out suc ,

ce ss ; so t hen t hey fetched othe r maps ,

an d d id n ot l eave off loo king ti ll at l as t

t hey fo und the pl ace ; b u t i t was m any
t h ous an d s o f m i l e s off from w here th ey
w ere . N ow h o w can I ge t t here ?
,

as ked the ma n .

“
I have two h o urs to s pare sai d the ,

G i an t and in th at t ime I will carry you

,
“

near the c astl e but I m ust then ret u rn

,

”
at o nce and feed t he ch i l d w e h av e SO .

the Gi a n t to o k the m an w i th i n abo u t o ne

h undred m il e s o f th e c astl e and there set
,

h im down an d to ld h i m he coul d e as i ly
,

go t he re st of the way h imse l f So sa y .

ing he t urned h om eward s ; b u t the m an

,
118 TH E RAVEN .

j ourn e yed o ne day a n d night till a t ,

length he arri v ed i n th e Golden Castl e of

o f Stro m b erg .

N ow this castle stood up o n a h igh

,

mountain and he c o u l d see the Princess

,

riding ro und in h e r carriage and the n g o

,

in to the gate A t this sight he fe l t v e ry

.

gl ad and b ega n to m o unt up to the p l ace ,

b ut e very s te p he took he s l ipped b ack

again When therefo re he perceived he
.
, ,

c ou l d n o t reach the Princess he b ecame ,

very s o rro wful and said to himse l f I

, ,

”
wi ll sto p here and wait upon h e r So .

he bui l t himse l f a hut and for a w hole

,

y ear l ived in it every day see i n g th e

,

Princess driving abo ut up ab ove whil e h e

wa s unabl e to reach her .

O ne day he perceived from his h ut

1 20 TH E R AVEN .

any on e coul d ride up th e glass mountain .

Now th e y cou l d not agree whether

'

they sh o uld keep c o mpany with o ne

an o ther or shou l d separate ; so the man
,

said These three things I wi ll exchange

,
“

with y o u ; m o ney certain l y I have n ot ,

b ut other things which are m o re val u

ab le Sti ll I must have a trial that I
.
, ,

may see that y ou have sp oken the truth .

So they l et him m o un t the h o rse and ,

hung the c lo ak aro und him and put the ,

stick into h is hand and when they had ,

gi v en him all he wa s invisi bl e to them

,
.

Then he gave them heavy blo ws up o n the

shoul ders and excl aiming
,
No w yo u , ,

b ear hunters n o w you have y o ur deserts ;

-

,
”
b e content therewith ! he ro de up the
gl ass m o untain and a s h e arrived b efo re
,
 T HE RAVE N . 1 21

t he castl e door h e fo und i t c losed H e .

,

the re fo re ta p ped u po n i t w i th h is stic k

,
,

a n d i mmed i a tel y i t fle w o pen an d he

,

en tered a nd m o un ted t he sta irs w hi c h

led to t he roo m w here the P rince ss sa t with
a golde n cup fu l l o f w ine befo re he r S he.

could n ot see h i m bec ause he wore t he

,

c loa k a nd a s he c a me close to he r ch air

,

he d re w off the ring w hich sh e h ad g iven

h im a nd t h re w i t in to the cup o f w ine
, ,

so t h at it ra ng again st t he s ide .

The n s he e xc l aim ed Th at is m y ri ng
, ,

an d t he m an m u st also be here w h o will

”
delive r m e ! an d sh e m ad e a search fo r
h im all o ve r the castle ; b u t he h ad gone
o ut m e anw h il e and now sa t on h is h ors e
,

o u tside the door w i th t he cloa k t hrow n off .

As soon t he refo re as sh e w en t o u t at
,
1 22 TH E RA V EN .

the doo r sh e s a w h im and cried fo r j oy

, ,

an d the man dismounting from his

,

ho rse took her in h is arms and the Prin

, ,

“
cess kissed him and said No w you have
,

indeed saved me and to morro w we will

,
-

”
be marri e d !
1 24 TH E TH REE B ROTH E RS .

and h e w h o make s th e be st m aste rpiec e

”
shall have my house .

W ith this p l an the sons w e re conte nted

,

and the e l dest b ecame a Farrier ; the

sec o nd a Barb er ; a nd the third a F enc
ing master
-
. They app o inted a time
when they sh o u l d all return and went
,

away ; and it so chanced that each o ne

h appened with a cl ever master with ,

wh o m h e c o u l d learn h is trade in the

be st manner . 0

’
The Smith had t o shoe the K i ng s
h orse s and th o ught he must und o ubted ly
,

re ceive the h o use The Barb er shaved

.

many distinguished lo rds and mad e sure

,

of getting the h o use on that a ccount .

The Fencin g master got many a blow

-

but h e h it his l ip and showe d no conce rn ;

 T HE T U RE E E R O T rrER s. 1 25

for he feared i f he flinch ed a t an y strok e

t he h o u se would neve r becom e h is By .

an d by t he tim e came ro und whe n th ey

-

re turned h o me to t heir fathe r ; but the y

n o ne o f them kne w h ow th ey should find
occas i o n to s h ow the ir profic ien cy and so ,

t hey a ll co n su l ted to ge ther .

Wh i l e they sa t in co n s u l tatio n a b are

came run ni ng across the fie l d w he re t he y
“
were . Ah he com e s as if h e were
call ed cried t he B arbe r ; an d ta k in g ,

h is soap and b as in he made a lat h er ;

,

a nd as soo n as t he h areca me u p b e seiz ed

him an d s haved off his moustac ioes as he

,

ra n a lo ng , wi th o u t cu tti ng h im in th e
l east or taking off any u nnece ssa ry hai rs
, .

Th a t pl ea ses me very w e ll s ai d t he
“
F a ther ; and if the others d o no t d o
1 26 TH E TH REE B ROTH ER S .

any b etter the h o use wi ll m o st certain ly

”
b e y o urs.

I n a ve ry short time a carriage with a ,

trave ll er in it came r oll in g by at full

,

speed . No w y o u shall see father what

, ,

I c a n d o ! cried the Farrier ; and se iz ing

”
,

’
the h o rse s feet a s he gallo ped alo ng he ,

pull ed off the sh o es a n d shod him agai n

,

w ith o ut stepp in g him .

”
“
Yo u are a c l ever fe llo w ! cried th e
Father ; y o u have d o ne y o ur w o rk quite
a s we ll a s y o ur b ro ther a n d I shall n o t
,

”
kn o w t o wh o m t o give the h o use .

”
“
Let me sh o w v o u something ! said
the thi rd b ro ther ; and a s it j ust the n
,

l ucki ly be gan to rain h e drew h is sword

,

and waved it so quick ly above his head

that not a drop fe ll upon him and whe n
1 28 TH E TH REE B ROTH ER S ,

and died h is broth e rs grieved so fo r h is

,

l o ss th at they fe ll sick al so and died .

Then b ecause they all three h a d b een

,

s o cl ever in their several trades and had ,

loved on e another so much th ey were ,

l ai d to ge t he r i n th e same gra ve .