...
swimming about. The two brothers wanted to catch two, and roast them.
But the dwarf said, ‘Let the poor things enjoy themselves, you shall not
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, so as to get their honey. But
the...
... said the robbers, and they ceased looking for
the finger and sat down.
The old woman then mixed a sleeping draught with their wine, and before
long they were all lying on the floor of the cellar, ... walked, and it was morning
before they reached the mill. Then the girl told her father all that had
happened.
The day came that had been fixed for the marriage. The bridegr...
... in the garden.’ Then
Chanticleer ran to the garden, and took the 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 ... 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.
So on they...
... they went 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
were ... together along the road: and the needle cried out,
‘Stop, stop!’ and said it was so dark that they could hardly find
their way, and such dirty walking they could not get on at all: he
t...
... to the sausage to bring in the wood, to the mouse
to cook, and to the bird to fetch the water.
And now what happened? The sausage started in search of
wood, 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 became un...
... any longer in the pigsty, and wants a
snug little cottage.’ ‘Go home, then,’ said the fish; ‘she is in the cottage
already!’ So the man went home, and saw his wife standing at the door of
a ... wife standing before the gate of a great castle.
‘See,’ said she, ‘is not this grand?’ With that they went into the castle
together, and found a great many servants there, and the...
... that the
mass had been said. Then they came and rolled the barrel towards the
water. When the barrel began to roll, the shepherd cried: ‘I am quite
willing to be mayor.’ They believed no otherwise ... killed. They salted the
flesh, and the peasant went into the town and wanted to sell the skin
there, so that he might buy a new calf with the proceeds. On the way he...
... 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 over
you.’ Then the wicked wretch came in and said: ‘Where are the ...
with the queen in the tower, and if she were alive still, or had perished.
Hardly had he formed the wish than the marshal began, and said: ‘Your
majesty, we live joyously here...
... me into the next town,
and I will soon find you plenty of food.’ So on they went together into the
town: and as they passed by a butcher’s shop, the sparrow said to the dog,
‘Stand there a ... the carter went on with the other two horses, she again crept under
the tilt of the cart, and pecked out the bung of the second cask, so that all
the wine ran out. When the ca...
... slept in the stables, and the dogs in the court,
the pigeons on the house-top, and the very flies slept upon the walls.
Even the fire on the hearth left off blazing, and went to sleep; the jack ... though
they had been married many years they had no children, and this grieved
them very much indeed. But one day as the queen was walking by the
side of the river,...