HOUSEHOLD STORIES from The BROTHERS GRIMM

51 Tales translated to English by Lucy Crane & Illustrated by Walter Crane

	144                            GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES. " All right, mother ! Good-bye." " Good-bye, Hans." Then Hans came to Grethel's. " Good morning, Grethel." " Good morning, Hans. What have you brought me to­day ? " " I have brought nothing, but I want to take away some-- thing." Then Grethel said to Hans, " You shall take away me." Then Hans took Grethel, and tied a rope round her neck, and led her home, and fastened her up to the manger, and went to his mother. " Good evening, mother." " Good evening, Hans. Where have you been ? " " To Grethel's, mother." " What did you take her, Hans ? " " Nothing, mother." " What did Grethel give you, Hans ? " " Nothing but herself, mother." " Where have you left Grethel, Hans ? " " I led her home with a rope, and tied her up to the manger to eat hay, mother." " That was very stupid of you, Hans. You should have cast sheep's eyes at her." " All right, mother ! I'll do better next time." Then Hans went into the stable, and taking all the eye^ out of the sheep, he threw them in Grethel's face. Ther Grethel was angry, and getting loose, she ran away and became the bride of another.