... the bird made the fire, and the mouse put on the pot, and
then these two waited till the sausage returned with the fuel for
the following day. But the sausage remained so long away, that
they ... THE MOUSE, THE BIRD, AND THE SAUSAGE
Once upon a time, a mouse, a bird, and a sausage, entered into
partnership and set up house together. For a l...
... than the filthy pigsty we had?’ And there was a parlour, and a
bedchamber, and a kitchen; and behind the cottage there was a little
garden, planted with all sorts of flowers and fruits; and there ...
cottage.’
The fisherman did not much like the business: however, he went to the
seashore; and when he came back there the water looked all yellow and
green. And...
...
answered the child, ‘for father and mother to eat out of when I am big.’
The man and his wife looked at each other for a while, and presently
began to cry. Then they took the old grandfather to the ... is my husband!’ she quickly hid the
roast meat inside the tiled stove, the wine under the pillow, the salad on
the bed, the cakes under it, and the parson in...
... garland from the
bough where it hung, and brought it to the bride; and then the
bride gave him the silken cord, and he took the silken cord to the
river, and the river gave him water, and ... to draw you.’ Then the fox got up
behind; and presently the wolf, the bear, the goat, and all the
beasts of the wood, came and climbed upon the hearse.
S...
... travelling
in the dark, and the duck seemed much tired, and waddled about
a good deal from one side to the other, they made up their minds
to fix their quarters there: butthe landlord at first ... to the mountains; and as it was a lovely day, they
stayed there till the evening. Now, whether it was that they had
eaten so many nuts that they could not walk, or whether they...
... said the brute, ‘what harm can you do me?’ and passed on. But
the sparrow crept under the tilt of the cart, and pecked at the bung of one
of the casks till she loosened it; and than all the ... in the loft, and are eating it up at such a rate!’ Away ran the
husband upstairs, and saw thousands of birds sitting upon the floor eating
up his corn, with the sparr...
... sleep; and the
king and the queen, who had just come home, and all their court, fell
asleep too; and the horses slept in the stables, and the dogs in the court,
the pigeons on the house-top, and ... ease, and they shut in after him as thick as ever. Then
he came at last to the palace, and there in the court lay the dogs asleep;
and the horses were...
... her, and ordered her to be killed, and took her heart and
tongue, and laid them on a plate, and when she saw the old man coming,
she said to the boy: ‘Lie down in your bed, and draw the clothes ... asleep, and sprinkled
her apron with the blood of a chicken.’ Thereupon he took the dog with
the golden collar, and said: ‘That is the wretch!’ and caused live co...
...
kill them.’ Next they came to a bees’-nest in a hollow tree, and there was
so much honey that it ran down the trunk; and the two brothers wanted to
light a fire under the tree and kill the bees, ... to get their honey. But
the dwarf held them back, and said, ‘Let the pretty insects enjoy
themselves, I cannot let you burn them.’
At length the three brothers came to a...