Grimms\' fairy tales - los cuentos de los hermanos grimm completos en ingles. PDF

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Grimms'FairyTales 

TheBrothersGrimm      

THEGOLDENBIRD 

A certain king had a beautiful garden, and in the garden stood a tree which bore golden apples. These apples were always counted, and about the time whentheybegantogrowripeitwasfoundthateverynightoneofthemwas gone. The king became very angry at this, and ordered the gardener to keep watch all night under the tree. The gardener set his eldest son to watch; bu abouttwelve o'clockhe fellasleep, andinthe morninganother ofthe apples was missing.Then thesecond sonwas orderedto watch; andat midnighthe toofellasleep,andinthemorninganotherapplewasgone.Thenthethirdson offered to keep watch; but the gardener at first would not let him, for fear someharmshouldcometohim:however,atlastheconsented,andtheyoung manlaidhimselfunderthetreetowatch.Astheclockstrucktwelvehehearda rustlingnoiseintheair,andabirdcameflyingthatwasofpuregold;andasi wassnappingatoneoftheappleswithitsbeak,thegardener'ssonjumpedup andshotanarrowatit.Butthearrowdidthebirdnoharm;onlyitdroppeda golden feather from its tail, and then flew away. The golden feather was brought to the king in the morning, and all the council was called together Everyone agreed that itwas worth more than all the wealth of thekingdom butthekingsaid,'Onefeatherisofnousetome,Imusthavethewholebird.' Thenthegardener'seldestsonsetoutandthoughttofindthegoldenbirdvery easily;andwhenhehadgonebutalittleway,hecametoawood,andbythe sideofthewoodhe sawafoxsitting;so hetookhisbow andmadereadyto shoot at it. Then the fox said, 'Do not shoot me, for I will give you good

counsel; I knowwhat your business is,and that you want tofind the golden bird.Youwillreachavillageintheevening;andwhenyougetthere,youwil see two inns opposite to each other, one of which is very pleasant and beautifultolookat:gonotinthere,butrestforthenightintheother,thoughit mayappeartoyoutobeverypoorandmean.'Butthesonthoughttohimself 'Whatcansuchabeastasthisknowaboutthematter?'Soheshothisarrowa thefox;buthe missedit,andit setupits tailaboveits backandran intothe wood.Thenhewenthisway,andintheeveningcametothevillagewherethe two inns were; and in one of these were people singing, and dancing, and feasting;buttheotherlookedverydirty,andpoor.'Ishouldbeverysilly,'said he, 'if I went tothat shabby house, and left this charmingplace'; so he wen intothesmarthouse,andateanddrankathisease,andforgotthebird,andhis countrytoo. Timepassedon;andastheeldestsondidnotcomeback,andnotidingswere heardofhim,thesecondsonsetout,andthesamethinghappenedtohim.He metthefox,whogavehimthegoodadvice:butwhenhecametothetwoinns his eldest brother was standing at the window where the merrymaking was andcalledtohim tocomein; andhe couldnotwithstand thetemptation,but wentin,andforgotthegoldenbirdandhiscountryinthesamemanner. Timepassedonagain,andtheyoungestsontoowishedtosetoutintothewide worldtoseekforthegoldenbird;buthisfatherwouldnotlistentoitforalong while,forhewasveryfondofhisson,andwasafraidthatsomeillluckmigh happen to him also, and prevent his coming back. However, at last it was agreed he should go, for he would not rest at home; and as he came to the wood,hemetthefox,andheardthesamegoodcounsel.Buthewasthankfu tothefox,anddidnotattempthislifeashisbrothershaddone;sothefoxsaid 'Situponmytail,andyouwilltravelfaster.'Sohesatdown,andthefoxbegan to run, and away they went over stock and stone so quick that their hai whistledinthewind. Whentheycametothevillage,thesonfollowedthefox'scounsel,andwithou lookingabouthimwenttotheshabbyinnandrestedthereallnightathisease In the morning came the fox again and met him as he was beginning his journey,andsaid,'Gostraightforward,tillyoucometoacastle,beforewhich lie awhole troopof soldiersfast asleep andsnoring: takeno noticeof them butgointo thecastleand passon andon tillyou cometoa room,where the goldenbirdsitsinawoodencage;closebyitstandsabeautifulgoldencage but do not try to take the bird out of the shabby cage and put it into the handsomeone,otherwiseyouwillrepentit.'Thenthefoxstretchedouthistai again, and the young mansat himself down, and away they went over stock andstonetilltheirhairwhistledinthewind.

Beforethecastlegateallwasasthefoxhadsaid:sothesonwentinandfound thechamber wherethe goldenbird hungin awoodencage, andbelow stood the golden cage, and the three golden apples that had been lost were lying closebyit. Thenthoughtheto himself,'It willbe avery drollthingtobring away such a fine bird in this shabby cage'; so he opened the door and took hold of it and put it into the golden cage. But the bird set up such a loud screamthatallthesoldiersawoke,andtheytookhimprisonerandcarriedhim beforetheking.Thenextmorningthecourtsattojudgehim;andwhenallwas heard,itsentencedhimtodie,unlessheshouldbringthekingthegoldenhorse whichcouldrunasswiftlyasthewind;andifhedidthis,hewastohavethe goldenbirdgivenhimforhisown. Sohesetoutoncemoreonhisjourney,sighing,andingreatdespair,whenon a sudden his friend the fox met him, and said, 'You see now what has happenedonaccountofyournotlisteningtomycounsel.Iwillstill,however tellyouhowtofindthegoldenhorse,ifyouwilldoasIbidyou.Youmustgo straightontillyoucometothecastlewherethehorsestandsinhisstall:byhis sidewillliethegroomfastasleepandsnoring:takeawaythehorsequietly,bu besuretoputtheoldleathernsaddleuponhim,andnotthegoldenonethatis closebyit.'Thenthesonsatdownonthefox'stail,andawaytheywentove stockandstonetilltheirhairwhistledinthewind. All went right, and the groom lay snoring with his hand upon the golden saddle.Butwhenthesonlookedatthehorse,hethoughtitagreatpitytopu theleathernsaddleuponit.'Iwillgivehimthegoodone,'saidhe;'Iamsure he deserves it.' As he took up the golden saddle the groom awoke and cried out so loud, that all the guards ran in and took him prisoner, and in the morning he was again brought before the court to be judged, and was sentencedtodie.Butitwasagreed,that,ifhecouldbringthitherthebeautifu princess, he should live, and have the bird and the horse given him for hi own. Thenhewenthiswayverysorrowful;buttheoldfoxcameandsaid,'Whydid notyoulisten tome? Ifyou had,you wouldhave carriedawayboth thebird andthehorse;yetwillIoncemoregiveyoucounsel.Gostraighton,andinthe eveningyouwillarriveatacastle.Attwelveo'clockatnighttheprincessgoes tothebathing-house:gouptoherandgiveherakiss,andshewillletyoulead heraway;buttakecareyoudonotsufferhertogoandtakeleaveofherfather and mother.' Then thefox stretched outhis tail, andso away theywent over stockandstonetilltheirhairwhistledagain. Astheycametothecastle,allwasasthe foxhadsaid,andattwelveo'clock theyoung manmet theprincessgoing tothe bathand gaveher thekiss,and sheagreedtorunawaywithhim,butbeggedwithmanytearsthathewouldle

her take leave of her father. At first he refused, but she wept still more and more,andfellathisfeet,tillatlastheconsented;butthemomentshecameto herfather'shousetheguardsawokeandhewastakenprisoneragain. Thenhewasbroughtbeforetheking,andthekingsaid,'Youshallneverhave my daughter unless in eight days you dig away the hill that stops the view from my window.' Now this hill was so big that the whole world could no takeitaway:andwhenhehadworkedforsevendays,andhaddoneverylittle thefoxcameandsaid.'Liedownandgotosleep;Iwillworkforyou.'Andin themorningheawokeand thehillwasgone;so hewentmerrilyto theking andtoldhimthatnowthatitwasremovedhemustgivehimtheprincess. Then the kingwas obliged to keephis word, and away wentthe young man andtheprincess;andthefoxcameandsaidtohim,'Wewillhaveallthree,the princess, the horse, and thebird.' 'Ah!' said the young man, 'that wouldbe a greatthing,buthowcanyoucontriveit?' 'If you willonly listen,' said thefox, 'it can be done.When you come tothe king,andheasksforthebeautifulprincess,youmustsay,"Heresheis!"Then he will be very joyful; and you willmount the golden horse that they are to giveyou, andput outyourhand totakeleave ofthem; butshakehands with the princesslast. Thenlift herquickly onto the horsebehind you;clap your spurstohisside,andgallopawayasfastasyoucan.' Allwentright:thenthefoxsaid,'Whenyoucometothecastlewherethebird is,Iwill staywiththe princessat thedoor,and youwillride inand speakto theking;andwhenheseesthatitistherighthorse,hewillbringoutthebird butyoumustsitstill,andsaythatyouwant tolookatit,toseewhetherit is thetruegoldenbird;andwhenyougetitintoyourhand,rideaway.' This, too, happened as the fox said; they carried off the bird, the princess mountedagain,andtheyrodeontoagreatwood.Thenthefoxcame,andsaid 'Praykillme,andcutoffmyheadandmyfeet.'Buttheyoungmanrefusedto doit:sothefoxsaid,'Iwillatanyrategiveyougoodcounsel:bewareoftwo things;ransomnoonefromthegallows,andsitdownbythesideofnoriver. Then away he went. 'Well,' thought the young man, 'it is no hard matter to keepthatadvice.' Herodeon withtheprincess,till atlast hecame tothe villagewhere hehad lefthistwobrothers.Andthereheheardagreatnoiseanduproar;andwhenhe askedwhatwasthematter,thepeoplesaid,'Twomenaregoingtobehanged. Ashecamenearer,hesawthatthetwomenwerehisbrothers,whohadturned robbers; so he said, 'Cannot they in any way be saved?' But the people said 'No,' unless he would bestow all his money upon the rascals and buy thei liberty. Then he did not stay to think about the matter, but paid what was

asked, and his brothers were given up, and went on with him towards thei home. Andastheycametothewoodwherethefoxfirstmetthem,itwassocooland pleasant that the two brothers said, 'Let us sit down by the side of the river and rest a while, to eat and drink.' So he said, 'Yes,' and forgot the fox's counsel,andsatdownonthesideoftheriver;andwhilehesuspectednothing they came behind, and threw him down the bank, and took the princess, the horse,andthebird,andwenthometothekingtheirmaster,andsaid.'Allthis have we won by our labour.' Then there was great rejoicing made; but the horsewouldnoteat,thebirdwouldnotsing,andtheprincesswept. Theyoungestsonfelltothebottomoftheriver'sbed:luckilyitwasnearlydry buthisboneswerealmostbroken,andthebankwassosteepthathecouldfind nowaytogetout.Thentheoldfoxcameoncemore,andscoldedhimforno followinghisadvice;otherwisenoevilwouldhavebefallenhim:'Yet,'saidhe 'Icannotleaveyouhere,solayholdofmytailandholdfast.'Thenhepulled himoutoftheriver,andsaidtohim,ashegotuponthebank,'Yourbrothers have set watch to kill you, if they find you in the kingdom.' So he dressed himselfasapoorman,andcamesecretlytotheking'scourt,andwasscarcely within the doors when the horse began to eat, and the bird to sing, and the princess left off weeping. Then he went to the king, and told him all his brothers'roguery;andtheywereseizedandpunished,andhehadtheprincess giventohimagain;andaftertheking'sdeathhewasheirtohiskingdom. Alongwhileafter,hewenttowalkonedayinthewood,andtheoldfoxme him,andbesoughthimwithtearsinhiseyestokillhim,andcutoffhishead and feet. Andat lasthe didso, andin amoment thefox waschanged intoa man,andturnedouttobethebrotheroftheprincess,whohadbeenlostagrea manymanyyears.  

HANSINLUCK 

Somemenareborntogoodluck:alltheydoortrytodocomesright—allthat falls to them is so much gain—all their geese are swans—all their cards are trumps—toss them which way you will, they will always, like poor puss alight upontheir legs,and onlymove on somuch thefaster. Theworld may verylikelynotalwaysthinkofthemastheythinkofthemselves,butwhatcare theyfortheworld?whatcanitknowaboutthematter? One of these lucky beings was neighbour Hans. Seven long years he had workedhardforhismaster.Atlasthesaid,'Master,mytimeisup;Imustgo

homeandsee mypoor motheronce more:so praypay memy wagesandle mego.'Andthemastersaid,'Youhavebeenafaithfulandgoodservant,Hans soyourpayshallbehandsome.'Thenhegavehimalumpofsilverasbigas hishead. Hanstookouthispocket-handkerchief,putthepieceofsilverintoit,threwi over his shoulder, and jogged off on his road homewards. As he went lazily on,draggingonefootafter another,amancamein sight,trottinggailyalong on a capital horse. 'Ah!' said Hans aloud, 'what a fine thing it is to ride on horseback!Therehesitsaseasyandhappyasifhewasathome,inthechai by his fireside; he trips against no stones, saves shoe-leather, and gets on he hardlyknowshow.'Hansdidnotspeaksosoftlybutthehorsemanhearditall andsaid,'Well,friend,whydoyougoonfootthen?''Ah!'saidhe,'Ihavethis loadtocarry:tobesure itissilver,butit issoheavythatI can'tholdupmy head, and you must know it hurts my shoulder sadly.' 'What do you say o makingan exchange?'saidthe horseman.'Iwill giveyou myhorse, andyou shallgivemethesilver;whichwillsaveyouagreatdealoftroubleincarrying suchaheavyloadaboutwithyou.''Withallmyheart,'saidHans:'butasyou are so kind to me, I must tellyou one thing—you will have a weary taskto draw that silver about with you.' However, the horseman got off, took the silver,helpedHansup,gavehimthebridleintoonehandandthewhipintothe other, and said, 'When you want to go very fast, smack your lips loudly together,andcry"Jip!"' Hans was delighted as he sat on the horse, drew himself up, squared hi elbows,turnedouthistoes,crackedhiswhip,androdemerrilyoff,oneminute whistlingamerrytune,andanothersinging, 'Nocareandnosorrow, Afigforthemorrow! We'lllaughandbemerry, Singneighdownderry!' 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 onhisback bythe road-side His horse would have ran off, if a shepherd who was coming by, driving a cow, had not stopped it. Hans soon came to himself, and got upon his leg again, sadly vexed,and said to theshepherd, 'This riding is nojoke, when a manhasthelucktogetuponabeastlikethisthatstumblesandflingshimof as ifit would breakhis neck. However, I'm off now oncefor all: Ilike your cownowagreatdealbetterthanthissmartbeastthatplayedmethistrick,and hasspoiledmybestcoat,yousee,inthispuddle;which,bytheby,smellsno

very like a nosegay. One can walk along at one's leisure behind that cow— keep good company, and have milk, butter, and cheese, every day, into the bargain.WhatwouldIgivetohavesuchaprize!''Well,'saidtheshepherd,'if youaresofondofher,Iwillchangemycowforyourhorse;Iliketodogood tomyneighbours,eventhoughIlosebyitmyself.''Done!'saidHans,merrily 'Whatanobleheartthatgoodmanhas!'thoughthe.Thentheshepherdjumped uponthehorse,wishedHansandthecowgoodmorning,andawayherode. Hans brushed his coat, wiped his face and hands, rested a while, and then droveoffhiscowquietly,andthoughthisbargainaveryluckyone.'IfIhave onlyapieceof bread(andI certainlyshallalways beableto getthat),I can wheneverIlike,eatmybutterandcheesewithit;andwhenIamthirstyIcan milk my cow and drink the milk: and what can I wish for more?' When he cameto aninn,he halted,ateup allhis bread,and gaveaway hislastpenny for a glass of beer. When he had rested himself he set off again, driving his cow towards hismother's village. But theheat grew greater assoon as noon cameon,tillatlast,ashefoundhimselfonawideheaththatwouldtakehim morethananhourtocross,hebegantobesohotandparchedthathistongue claveto the roofof hismouth. 'Ican finda curefor this,'thought he;'now I willmilkmycowandquenchmythirst':sohetiedhertothestumpofatree and held his leathern cap to milk into; but not a drop was to be had. Who wouldhavethoughtthatthiscow,whichwastobringhimmilkandbutterand cheese,wasallthattimeutterlydry?Hanshadnotthoughtoflookingtothat. While he was trying his luck in milking, and managing the matter very clumsily, the uneasy beast began to think him very troublesome; and at las gave him such a kick on the head as knocked him down; and there helay a long while senseless. Luckily a butcher soon came by, driving a pig in a wheelbarrow. 'Whatis thematterwith you,my man?'said thebutcher, ashe helped him up. Hans told him what had happened, how he was dry, and wantedtomilkhiscow,butfoundthecowwasdrytoo.Thenthebutchergave him a flask of ale, saying, 'There, drink and refresh yourself; your cow wil giveyounomilk: don'tyousee sheisan oldbeast, goodfornothing butthe slaughter-house?''Alas,alas!'saidHans,'whowouldhavethoughtit?Whata shameto takemy horse,and givemeonly adry cow!If Ikillher, whatwil shebegoodfor?Ihatecow-beef;itisnottenderenoughforme.Ifitwerea pignow—likethatfatgentlemanyouaredrivingalongathisease—onecould do something with it; it would at any rate make sausages.' 'Well,' said the butcher, 'I don't like to say no, when one is asked to do a kind, neighbourly thing.TopleaseyouIwillchange,andgiveyoumyfinefatpigforthecow. 'Heavenrewardyouforyourkindnessandself-denial!'saidHans,ashegave the butcherthe cow; andtaking the pigoffthe wheel-barrow, drove itaway holdingitbythestringthatwastiedtoitsleg.

So onhe jogged,and all seemednow togo right withhim: hehad met with somemisfortunes,tobesure;buthewasnowwellrepaidforall.Howcouldi beotherwisewithsuchat...