The mother of Hans said, whither away,
Hans. Hans answered, to Gretel. Behave well, Hans. Oh, I'll behave
well. Good-bye, mother. Good-bye, Hans. Hans comes to Gretel. Good
day, Gretel. Good day, Hans. What do you bring that is good. I bring
nothing, I want to have something given me. Gretel presents Hans
with a needle. Hans says, good-bye, Gretel. Good-bye, Hans. Hans
takes the needle, sticks it into a hay-cart, and follows the cart
home. Good evening, mother. Good evening, Hans. Where have you been.
With Gretel. What did you take her. Took her nothing, had something
given me. What did Gretel give you. Gave me a needle. Where is the
needle, Hans. Stuck it in the hay-cart. That was ill done, Hans. You
should have stuck the needle in your sleeve. Never mind, I'll do
better next time.
Whither away, Hans. To Gretel, mother. Behave
well, Hans. Oh, I'll behave well. Good-bye, mother. Good-bye, Hans.
Hans comes to Gretel. Good day, Gretel. Good day, Hans. What do you
bring that is good. I bring nothing, I want to have something given
to me. Gretel presents Hans with a knife. Good-bye, Gretel. Good-bye
Hans. Hans takes the knife, sticks it in his sleeve, and goes home.
Good evening, mother. Good evening, Hans. Where have you been. With
Gretel. What did you take her. Took her nothing, she gave me
something. What did Gretel give you. Gave me a knife. Where is the
knife, Hans. Stuck in my sleeve. That's ill done, Hans, you should
have put the knife in your pocket. Never mind, will do better next
time.
Whither away, Hans. To Gretel, mother. Behave
well, Hans. Oh, I'll behave well. Good-bye, mother. Good-bye, Hans.
Hans comes to Gretel. Good day, Gretel. Good day, Hans. What good
thing do you bring. I bring nothing, I want something given me.
Gretel presents Hans with a young goat. Good-bye, Gretel. Good-bye,
Hans. Hans takes the goat, ties its legs, and puts it in his pocket.
When he gets home it is suffocated. Good evening, mother. Good
evening, Hans. Where have you been. With Gretel. What did you take
her. Took nothing, she gave me something. What did Gretel give you.
She gave me a goat. Where is the goat, Hans. Put it in my pocket.
That was ill done, Hans, you should have put a rope round the goat's
neck. Never mind, will do better next time. |