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14-01-08 there was once a poor peasant who sat in the evening by the hearth and poked the fire, and his wife sat and span. then said he, how sad it is that we have no children! with us all is so quiet, and in other houses it is noisy and lively. yes, replied...

13-11-18 there was once upon a time a young peasant named hans, whose uncle wanted to find him a rich wife. he therefore seated hans behind the stove, and had it made very hot. then he fetched a pot of milk and plenty of white bread, gave him a bright newly-...

13-10-24 an old peasant was sitting in a meadow watching his ass, which was grazing close by. then all of a sudden he caught sight of armed men stealthily（暗地里） approaching. he jumped up in a moment, and begged the ass to fly with him as fast as he could...

13-09-05 there was once a poor peasant who had no land, but only a small house, and one daughter. then said the daughter, we ought to ask our lord the king for a bit of newly-cleared land. when the king heard of their poverty, he presented them with a piece...

13-09-05 once upon a time lived a peasant and his wife, and the parson of the village had a fancy for the wife, and had wished for a long while to spend a whole day happily with her. the peasant woman, too, was quite willing. one day, therefore, he said to t...

13-09-04 there was once on a time a poor peasant called crabb, who drove with two oxen a load of wood to the town, and sold it to a doctor for two thalers. when the money was being counted out to him, it so happened that the doctor was sitting at table, and...

13-08-19 one day a peasant took his good hazel-stick out of the corner and said to his wife, trina, i am going across country, and shall not return for three days. if during that time the cattle-dealer should happen to call and want to buy our three cows, yo...

13-06-25 once on a time a poor pious（虔诚的） peasant died, and arrived before the gate of heaven. at the same time a very rich, rich lord came there who also wanted to get into heaven. then saint peter came with the key, and opened the door, and let the gr...

13-03-27 there was once on a time a far-sighted, crafty（狡猾的） peasant whose tricks were much talked about. the best story is, however, how he once got hold of the devil, and made a fool of him. the peasant had one day been working in his field, and as tw...

11-06-22 there was a village where all the peasants were rich except for just one poor one, whom they called the little peasant. he did not own a single cow, and had even less money to buy one with, but he and his wife would have liked to have one ever so mu...