German Popular Stories and Fairy Tales, as Told by Gammer GrethelG. Bell and Sons, 1872 - 206 pages |
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Ashputtel asked bear beautiful began begged bird black dwarf bride brother Bruin burgomaster castle Chanticleer cloak cried dance daughter door dwarf eldest fair ladies fairy Falada fast father feast fell flew frightened frog garden gave geese giant give gold golden golden bird golden slipper goose-girl Grethel Grimm hair hand Hansel head heard heart Heinel horse huntsman Jack the Giant-killer journey Karl Katz King of Denmark king's knew lady lived looked luck married master merry morning mother never night once Paderborn palace Partlet Pee-wit Pentamerone poor prince princess queen Reynard Roseken round shoes sitting Skrat sleep Snow-drop soldier soon sparrow sprang stone stood story tell thee thing thou thought Thumbling told Tom Thumb took tree turned Volsunga Saga wife wished wonderful wood woodman young
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Page 220 - When in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath threshed the corn That ten day-labourers could not end; Then lies him down, the lubber fiend, And, stretched out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength; And crop-full out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings.
Page 247 - Child Rowland to the dark tower came ; His word was still, — Fie, foh, and fum, I smell the blood of a British man.
Page 62 - Pray, my good lady," said the ass, "what's the matter with you? you look quite out of spirits!" "Ah me!" said the cat, "how can one be in good spirits when one's life is in danger? Because I am beginning to grow old, and had rather lie at my ease by the fire than run about the house after the mice, my mistress laid hold of me, and was going to drown me; and though I have been lucky enough to get away from her, I do not know what I am to live upon.
Page 130 - ... on the horse, and rode merrily on. After a time he thought he should like to go a little faster, so he smacked his lips and cried, "Jip." Away went the horse full gallop; and before Hans knew what he was about, he was thrown off, and lay in a ditch by the...
Page 151 - Snow-drop told them all her story; and they pitied her, and said if she would keep all things in order, and cook and wash, and knit and spin for them, she might stay where she was, and they would take good care of her. Then they went out all day long to their work, seeking for gold and silver in the mountains ; and Snow-drop remained at home : and they warned her, and said, " The queen will soon find out where you are, so take care and let no one in.
Page 81 - Comrades," at last said the second soldier, who had had the purse, " we had better part ; we cannot live together, let each seek his bread as well as he can.
Page 10 - I don't know how that may be," said she; "never is a long time. I am king, 'tis true, but I begin to be tired of it, and I think I should like to be emperor." "Alas, wife! why should you wish to be emperor?" said the fisherman. "Husband," said she, "go to the fish; I say I will be emperor.
Page 305 - HAVE to return my best thanks for the very acceptable present your goodness has made me, in yoar interesting volume of German tales and traditions. I have often wished to see such a work undertaken by a gentleman of taste sufficient to adapt the simplicity of the German narratives to our own, which you have done so successfully.
Page 132 - said Hans, " who would have thought it ? If I kill her, what would she be good for ? I hate cow-beef, it is not tender enough for me. If it were a pig now, one could do something with it, it would at any rate make some sausages." " Well," said the butcher, " to please you I'll change, and give you the pig for the cow.
Page 155 - They lifted her up, and combed her hair, and washed her face with wine and water ; but all was in vain, for the little girl seemed quite dead. So they laid her down upon a bier, and all seven watched and bewailed her three whole days ; and then they...