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told her how he had been cursed by a wicked sorceress�察�and that no one 

but the king's youngest daughter could release him from his enchantment 

and take him out of the well。 

     The next day a carriage drove up to the palace gates with eight white 

horses�察 �having   white  feathers on their heads   and   golden   reins。  Behind   it 

stood   the   servant   of   the   young   prince�察  �called   the   faithful   Henry。   This 

faithful Henry had been so grieved when his master was changed into a 

frog that he had been compelled to have three iron bands fastened round 



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his heart�察�lest it should break。 Now the carriage came to convey the prince 

to his kingdom�察�so the faithful Henry lifted in the bride and bridegroom 

and mounted behind�察�full of joy at his lord's release。 But when they had 

gone a short distance�察�the prince heard behind him a noise as if something 

was breaking。 He cried out�察 �Henry�察�the carriage is breaking� ─�

     But Henry replied�此 �No�察�sir�察�it is not the carriage but one of the bands 

from  my  heart�察  �with   which   I   was   forced   to   bind it up�察 �or   it   would   have 

broken with grief while you sat as a frog at the bottom of the well。; 

     Twice again this happened�察�and the prince always thought the carriage 

was breaking�察�but it was only the bands breaking off from the heart of the 

faithful Henry�察�out of joy that his lord�察�the frog´prince�察�was a frog no more。 



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                           CLEVER ALICE 



     ONCE   upon   a   time   there   was   a   man   who   had   a   daughter   who   was 

called ;Clever Alice�察─�and when she was grown up�察�her father said�察 �We 

must see about her marrying。; 

     ;Yes�察─�replied her mother�察 �whenever a young man shall appear who is 

worthy of her。; 

     At last a certain youth�察�by name Hans�察�came from a distance to make a 

proposal of marriage�察�but he required one condition�察�that the clever Alice 

should be very prudent。 

     ;Oh�察─  �said   her   father�察   �no   fear   of   that�   �she   has   got   a   head   full   of 

brains�察─�and the mother added�察 �ah�察�she can see the wind blow up the street�察�

and hear the flies cough� ─�

     ;Very well�察─�replied Hans�察 �but remember�察�if she is not very prudent�察�I 

will not take her。; Soon afterward they sat down to dinner�察�and her mother 

said�察 �Alice�察�go down into the cellar and draw some beer。; 

     So Clever Alice took the  jug down from the  wall�察�and went into   the 

cellar�察�jerking the lid up and down on her way�察�to pass away the time。 As 

soon as she got downstairs she drew a stool and placed it before the cask�察�

in order that she might not have to stoop�察�for she thought stooping might 

in   some   way  injure   her   back   and   give   it   an   undesirable   bend。  Then   she 

placed   the   can   before   her   and   turned   the   tap�察  �and   while   the   beer   was 

running�察�as she did not wish her eyes to be idle�察�she looked about upon the 

wall   above   and   below。  Presently  she   perceived�察 �after   much   peeping   into 

this corner and that corner�察�a hatchet�察�which the bricklayers had left behind�拭�

sticking out of the ceiling right above her head。 At the sight of this Clever 

Alice began to cry�察�saying�察 �Oh� �if I marry Hans�察�and we have a child�察�and 

he grows up�察�and we send him into the cellar to draw beer�察�the hatchet will 

fall upon his head and kill him�察─�and so she sat there weeping with all her 

might over the impending misfortune。 

     Meanwhile  the  good   folks   upstairs   were   waiting   for   the  beer�察  �but   as 

Clever Alice did not come�察�her mother told the maid to go and see what 

she was stopping for。 The maid went down into the cellar and found Alice 

sitting before the cask crying heartily�察�and she asked�察 �Alice�察�what are you 



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weeping about�拭─�

     ;Ah�察─�she replied�察 �have I not cause�拭�If I marry Hans�察�and we have a 

child�察�and he grows up�察�and we send him here to draw beer�察�that hatchet 

will fall upon his head and kill him。; 

     ;Oh�察─�said the maid�察 �what a clever Alice we have� ─�And sitting down�察�

she began to weep�察�too�察�for the misfortune that was to happen。 

     After a while�察�when the servant did not return�察�the good folks above 

began to feel very thirsty�察�so the husband told the boy to go down into the 

cellar and see what had become of Alice and the maid。 The boy went down�察�

and   there   sat   Clever   Alice   and   the   maid   both   crying�察  �so   he   asked   the 

reason�察�and Alice told him the same tale�察�of the hatchet that was to fall on 

her   child�察  �if   she   married   Hans�察  �and   if   they   had   a   child。   When   she   had 

finished�察  �the   boy   exclaimed�察   �What   a   clever   Alice   we   have� ─  �and   fell 

weeping and howling with the others。 

     Upstairs they were still waiting�察�and the husband said�察�when the boy 

did not return�察 �Do you go down�察�wife�察�into the cellar and see why Alice 

stays so long。; So she went down�察�and finding all three sitting there crying�察�

asked     the  reason�察   �and   Alice   told   her  about    the   hatchet   which    must 

inevitably     fall  upon    the  head    of  her   son。  Then    the   mother    likewise 

exclaimed�察 �Oh�察�what a clever Alice we have� ─�and�察�sitting down�察�began to 

weep as much as any of the rest。 

     Meanwhile the husband waited for his wife's return�察�but at last he felt 

so very thirsty that he said�察 �I must go myself down into the cellar and see 

what is keeping our Alice。; As soon as he entered the cellar�察�there he found 

the four sitting and crying together�察�and when he heard the reason�察�he also 

exclaimed�察 �Oh�察�what a clever Alice we have� ─�and sat down to cry with 

the whole strength of his lungs。 

     All   this   time   the   bridegroom   above   sat   waiting�察  �but   when   nobody 

returned�察�he thought they must be waiting for him�察�and so he went down to 

see what was the matter。 When he entered�察�there sat the   five crying and 

groaning�察�each one in a louder key than his neighbor。 

     ;What misfortune has happened�拭─�he asked。 

     ;Ah�察�dear Hans� ─�cried Alice�察 �if you and I should marry one another�察�

and have a child�察�and he grew up�察�and we�察�perhaps�察�send him down to this 



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cellar to tap the beer�察�the hatchet which has been left sticking up there may 

fall on his head�察�and so kill him�察�and do you not think this is enough to 

weep about�拭─�

     ;Now�察─�said Hans�察 �more prudence than this is not necessary for my 

housekeeping�察�because you are such a clever Alice�察�I will have you for my 

wife。; And�察�taking her hand�察�he led her home�察�and celebrated the wedding 

directly。 

     After   they   had   been   married   a   little   while�察  �Hans�察  �said   one   morning�察�

;Wife�察  �I   will   go   out   to   work   and   earn   some   money�察  �do   you   go   into   the 

field and gather some corn wherewith to make bread。; 

     ;Yes�察─�she answered�察 �I will do so�察�dear Hans。; And when he was gone�察�

she cooked herself a nice mess of pottage to take with her。 As she came to 

the field�察�she said to herself�察 �What shall I do�拭�Shall I cut first�察�or eat first�拭�

Aye�察�I will eat first� ─�Then she ate up the contents of her pot�察�and when it 

was finished�察�she thought to herself�察 �Now�察�shall I reap first or sleep first�拭�

Well�察�I think I will have a nap� ─�and so she laid herself down among the 

corn�察�and went to sleep。 

     Meanwhile   Hans   returned   home�察  �but Alice   did   not   come�察  �and   so   he 

said�察 �Oh�察�what a prudent Alice I have� �She is so industrious that she does 

not even come home to eat anything。; By and by�察�however�察�evening came 

on�察�and still she did not return�察�so Hans went out to see how much she had 

reaped�察�but�察�behold�察�nothing at all�察�and there lay Alice fast asleep among 

the   corn�   �So   home   he   ran   very   fast�察  �and   brought   a   net   with   little   bells 

hanging on it�察�which he threw over her head while she still slept on。 When 

he   had   done   this�察  �he   went   back   again   and   shut   to   the   house   door�察  �and�察�

seating himself on his stool�察�began working very industriously。 

     At last�察�when it was nearly dark�察�the clever Alice awoke�察�and as soon 

as she stood up�察�the net fell all over her hair�察�and the bells jingled at every 

step she took。 This quite frightened her�察�and she began to doubt whether 

she were really Clever Alice�察�and said to herself�察 �Am I she�察�or am I not�拭─�

This was a question she could not answer�察�and she stood still a long while 

considering   about   it。   At   last   she   thought   she   would   go   home   and   ask 

whether she was really herself supposing somebody would be able to tell 

her。 



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     When she came up to the house door it was shut�察�so she tapped at the 

window�察�and asked�察 �Hans�察�is Alice within�拭─ �Yes�察─�he replied�察 �she is。; At 

which   answer   she   became   really  terrified�察  �and   exclaiming�察   �Ah�察  �heaven�察�

then   I   am   not Alice� ─  �she   ran   up   to   another   house�察  �intending   to   ask   the 

same question。  But   as soon   as the  folks   within   heard   the  jingling   of the 

bells   in   her   net�察  �they   refused   to   open   their   doors�察  �and   nobody   would 

receive her。 So she ran straight away from the village�察�and no one has ever 

seen her since。 



                             

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