Clever Elsie

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    "There was once a man who had a daughter who was called clever elsie. And when she had grown up her father said, we will get her married. Yes, said the mother, if only someone would come who would have her. At length a man came from a distance and wooed her, who was called Hans, but he stipulated that clever elsie should be really smart. Oh, said the father, she has plenty of good sense. And the mother said, oh, she can see the wind coming up the street, and hear the flies coughing.",
    "Well, said Hans, if she is not really smart, I won't have her. When they were sitting at dinner and had eaten, the mother said, elsie, go into the cellar and fetch some beer. Then clever elsie took the pitcher from the wall, went into the cellar, and tapped the lid briskly as she went, so that the time might not appear long. When she was below she fetched herself a chair, and set it before the barrel so that she had no need to stoop, and did not hurt her back or do herself any unexpected injury. Then she placed the can before her, and turned the tap, and while the beer was running she would not let her eyes be idle, but looked up at the wall, and after much peering here and there, saw a pick-axe exactly above her, which the masons had accidentally left there.",
    "Then clever elsie began to weep, and said, if I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and we send him into the cellar here to draw beer, then the pick-axe will fall on his head and kill him. Then she sat and wept and screamed with all the strength of her body, over the misfortune which lay before her. Those upstairs waited for the drink, but clever elsie still did not come. Then the woman said to the servant, just go down into the cellar and see where elsie is. The maid went and found her sitting in front of the barrel, screaming loudly. Elsie, why do you weep, asked the maid. Ah, she answered, have I not reason to weep. If I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and has to draw beer here, the pick-axe will perhaps fall on his head, and kill him. Then said the maid, what a clever elsie we have. And sat down beside her and began loudly to weep over the misfortune. After a while, as the maid did not come back, those upstairs were thirsty for the beer, the man said to the boy, just go down into the cellar and see where elsie and the girl are.",
    "The boy went down, and there sat clever elsie and the girl both weeping together. Then he asked, why are you weeping, ah, said elsie, have I not reason to weep. If I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and has to draw beer here, the pick-axe will fall on his head and kill him. Then said the boy, what a clever elsie we have. And sat down by her, and likewise began to howl loudly. Upstairs they waited for the boy, but as he still did not return, the man said to the woman, just go down into the cellar and see where elsie is.",
    "The woman went down, and found all three in the midst of their lamentations, and inquired what was the cause, then elsie told her also that her future child was to be killed by the pick-axe, when it grew big and had to draw beer, and the pick-axe fell down. Then said the mother likewise, what a clever elsie we have. And sat down and wept with them. The man upstairs waited a short time, but as his wife did not come back and his thirst grew ever greater, he said, I must go into the cellar myself and see where elsie is. But when he got into the cellar, and they were all sitting together crying, and he heard the reason, and that elsie's child was the cause, and that elsie might perhaps bring one into the world some day, and that he might be killed by the pick-axe, if he should happen to be sitting beneath it, drawing beer just at the very time when it fell down, he cried, oh, what a clever elsie. And sat down, and likewise wept with them.",
    "The bridegroom stayed upstairs alone for a long time, then as no one would come back he thought, they must be waiting for me below, I too must go there and see what they are about. When he got down, the five of them were sitting screaming and lamenting quite piteously, each out-doing the other. What misfortune has happened then, he asked. Ah, dear Hans, said elsie, if we marry each other and have a child, and he is big, and we perhaps send him here to draw something to drink, then the pick-axe which has been left up there might dash his brains out if it were to fall down, so have we not reason to weep. Come, said Hans, more understanding than that is not needed for my household, as you are such a clever elsie, I will have you. And he seized her hand, took her upstairs with him, and married her.",
    "After Hans had had her some time, he said, wife, I am going out to work and earn some money for us, go into the field and cut the corn that we may have some bread. Yes, dear Hans, I will do that. After Hans had gone away, she cooked herself some good broth and took it into the field with her. When she came to the field she said to herself, what shall I do, shall I cut first, or shall I eat first. Oh, I will eat first. Then she drank her cup of broth, and when she was fully satisfied, she once more said, what shall I do. Shall I cut first, or shall I sleep first. I will sleep first. Then she lay down among the corn and fell asleep. Hans had been at home for a long time, but elsie did not come, then said he, what a clever elsie I have, she is so industrious that she does not even come home to eat. But when evening came and she still stayed away, Hans went out to see what she had cut, but nothing was cut, and she was lying among the corn asleep. Then Hans hastened home and brought a fowler's net with little bells and hung it round about her, and she still went on sleeping. Then he ran home, shut the house-door, and sat down in his chair and worked. At length, when it was quite dark, clever elsie awoke and when she got up there was a jingling all round about her, and the bells rang at each step which she took. Then she was alarmed, and became uncertain whether she really was clever elsie or not, and said, is it I, or is it not I. But she knew not what answer to make to this, and stood for a time in doubt, at length she thought, I will go home and ask if it be I, or if it be not I, they will be sure to know. She ran to the door of her own house, but it was shut, then she knocked at the window and cried, Hans, is elsie within. Yes, answered Hans, she is within. Hereupon she was terrified, and said, ah, heavens. Then it is not I. And went to another door, but when the people heard the jingling of the bells they would not open it, and she could get in nowhere. Then she ran out of the village, and no one has seen her since."
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When she was below she fetched herself a chair, and set it before the barrel so that she had no need to stoop, and did not hurt her back or do herself any unexpected injury. Then she placed the can before her, and turned the tap, and while the beer was running she would not let her eyes be idle, but looked up at the wall, and after much peering here and there, saw a pick-axe exactly above her, which the masons had accidentally left there.\n\nThen clever elsie began to weep, and said, if I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and we send him into the cellar here to draw beer, then the pick-axe will fall on his head and kill him. Then she sat and wept and screamed with all the strength of her body, over the misfortune which lay before her. Those upstairs waited for the drink, but clever elsie still did not come. Then the woman said to the servant, just go down into the cellar and see where elsie is. The maid went and found her sitting in front of the barrel, screaming loudly. Elsie, why do you weep, asked the maid. Ah, she answered, have I not reason to weep. If I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and has to draw beer here, the pick-axe will perhaps fall on his head, and kill him. Then said the maid, what a clever elsie we have. And sat down beside her and began loudly to weep over the misfortune. After a while, as the maid did not come back, those upstairs were thirsty for the beer, the man said to the boy, just go down into the cellar and see where elsie and the girl are.\n\nThe boy went down, and there sat clever elsie and the girl both weeping together. Then he asked, why are you weeping, ah, said elsie, have I not reason to weep. If I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and has to draw beer here, the pick-axe will fall on his head and kill him. Then said the boy, what a clever elsie we have. And sat down by her, and likewise began to howl loudly. Upstairs they waited for the boy, but as he still did not return, the man said to the woman, just go down into the cellar and see where elsie is.\n\nThe woman went down, and found all three in the midst of their lamentations, and inquired what was the cause, then elsie told her also that her future child was to be killed by the pick-axe, when it grew big and had to draw beer, and the pick-axe fell down. Then said the mother likewise, what a clever elsie we have. And sat down and wept with them. The man upstairs waited a short time, but as his wife did not come back and his thirst grew ever greater, he said, I must go into the cellar myself and see where elsie is. But when he got into the cellar, and they were all sitting together crying, and he heard the reason, and that elsie's child was the cause, and that elsie might perhaps bring one into the world some day, and that he might be killed by the pick-axe, if he should happen to be sitting beneath it, drawing beer just at the very time when it fell down, he cried, oh, what a clever elsie. And sat down, and likewise wept with them.\n\nThe bridegroom stayed upstairs alone for a long time, then as no one would come back he thought, they must be waiting for me below, I too must go there and see what they are about. When he got down, the five of them were sitting screaming and lamenting quite piteously, each out-doing the other. What misfortune has happened then, he asked. Ah, dear Hans, said elsie, if we marry each other and have a child, and he is big, and we perhaps send him here to draw something to drink, then the pick-axe which has been left up there might dash his brains out if it were to fall down, so have we not reason to weep. Come, said Hans, more understanding than that is not needed for my household, as you are such a clever elsie, I will have you. And he seized her hand, took her upstairs with him, and married her.\n\nAfter Hans had had her some time, he said, wife, I am going out to work and earn some money for us, go into the field and cut the corn that we may have some bread. Yes, dear Hans, I will do that. After Hans had gone away, she cooked herself some good broth and took it into the field with her. When she came to the field she said to herself, what shall I do, shall I cut first, or shall I eat first. Oh, I will eat first. Then she drank her cup of broth, and when she was fully satisfied, she once more said, what shall I do. Shall I cut first, or shall I sleep first. I will sleep first. Then she lay down among the corn and fell asleep. Hans had been at home for a long time, but elsie did not come, then said he, what a clever elsie I have, she is so industrious that she does not even come home to eat. But when evening came and she still stayed away, Hans went out to see what she had cut, but nothing was cut, and she was lying among the corn asleep. Then Hans hastened home and brought a fowler's net with little bells and hung it round about her, and she still went on sleeping. Then he ran home, shut the house-door, and sat down in his chair and worked. At length, when it was quite dark, clever elsie awoke and when she got up there was a jingling all round about her, and the bells rang at each step which she took. Then she was alarmed, and became uncertain whether she really was clever elsie or not, and said, is it I, or is it not I. But she knew not what answer to make to this, and stood for a time in doubt, at length she thought, I will go home and ask if it be I, or if it be not I, they will be sure to know. She ran to the door of her own house, but it was shut, then she knocked at the window and cried, Hans, is elsie within. Yes, answered Hans, she is within. Hereupon she was terrified, and said, ah, heavens. Then it is not I. And went to another door, but when the people heard the jingling of the bells they would not open it, and she could get in nowhere. Then she ran out of the village, and no one has seen her since.",
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    "Well, said Hans, if she is not really smart, I won't have her. When they were sitting at dinner and had eaten, the mother said, elsie, go into the cellar and fetch some beer. Then clever elsie took the pitcher from the wall, went into the cellar, and tapped the lid briskly as she went, so that the time might not appear long. When she was below she fetched herself a chair, and set it before the barrel so that she had no need to stoop, and did not hurt her back or do herself any unexpected injury. Then she placed the can before her, and turned the tap, and while the beer was running she would not let her eyes be idle, but looked up at the wall, and after much peering here and there, saw a pick-axe exactly above her, which the masons had accidentally left there.",
    "Then clever elsie began to weep, and said, if I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and we send him into the cellar here to draw beer, then the pick-axe will fall on his head and kill him. Then she sat and wept and screamed with all the strength of her body, over the misfortune which lay before her. Those upstairs waited for the drink, but clever elsie still did not come. Then the woman said to the servant, just go down into the cellar and see where elsie is. The maid went and found her sitting in front of the barrel, screaming loudly. Elsie, why do you weep, asked the maid. Ah, she answered, have I not reason to weep. If I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and has to draw beer here, the pick-axe will perhaps fall on his head, and kill him. Then said the maid, what a clever elsie we have. And sat down beside her and began loudly to weep over the misfortune. After a while, as the maid did not come back, those upstairs were thirsty for the beer, the man said to the boy, just go down into the cellar and see where elsie and the girl are.",
    "The boy went down, and there sat clever elsie and the girl both weeping together. Then he asked, why are you weeping, ah, said elsie, have I not reason to weep. If I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and has to draw beer here, the pick-axe will fall on his head and kill him. Then said the boy, what a clever elsie we have. And sat down by her, and likewise began to howl loudly. Upstairs they waited for the boy, but as he still did not return, the man said to the woman, just go down into the cellar and see where elsie is.",
    "The woman went down, and found all three in the midst of their lamentations, and inquired what was the cause, then elsie told her also that her future child was to be killed by the pick-axe, when it grew big and had to draw beer, and the pick-axe fell down. Then said the mother likewise, what a clever elsie we have. And sat down and wept with them. The man upstairs waited a short time, but as his wife did not come back and his thirst grew ever greater, he said, I must go into the cellar myself and see where elsie is. But when he got into the cellar, and they were all sitting together crying, and he heard the reason, and that elsie's child was the cause, and that elsie might perhaps bring one into the world some day, and that he might be killed by the pick-axe, if he should happen to be sitting beneath it, drawing beer just at the very time when it fell down, he cried, oh, what a clever elsie. And sat down, and likewise wept with them.",
    "The bridegroom stayed upstairs alone for a long time, then as no one would come back he thought, they must be waiting for me below, I too must go there and see what they are about. When he got down, the five of them were sitting screaming and lamenting quite piteously, each out-doing the other. What misfortune has happened then, he asked. Ah, dear Hans, said elsie, if we marry each other and have a child, and he is big, and we perhaps send him here to draw something to drink, then the pick-axe which has been left up there might dash his brains out if it were to fall down, so have we not reason to weep. Come, said Hans, more understanding than that is not needed for my household, as you are such a clever elsie, I will have you. And he seized her hand, took her upstairs with him, and married her.",
    "After Hans had had her some time, he said, wife, I am going out to work and earn some money for us, go into the field and cut the corn that we may have some bread. Yes, dear Hans, I will do that. After Hans had gone away, she cooked herself some good broth and took it into the field with her. When she came to the field she said to herself, what shall I do, shall I cut first, or shall I eat first. Oh, I will eat first. Then she drank her cup of broth, and when she was fully satisfied, she once more said, what shall I do. Shall I cut first, or shall I sleep first. I will sleep first. Then she lay down among the corn and fell asleep. Hans had been at home for a long time, but elsie did not come, then said he, what a clever elsie I have, she is so industrious that she does not even come home to eat. But when evening came and she still stayed away, Hans went out to see what she had cut, but nothing was cut, and she was lying among the corn asleep. Then Hans hastened home and brought a fowler's net with little bells and hung it round about her, and she still went on sleeping. Then he ran home, shut the house-door, and sat down in his chair and worked. At length, when it was quite dark, clever elsie awoke and when she got up there was a jingling all round about her, and the bells rang at each step which she took. Then she was alarmed, and became uncertain whether she really was clever elsie or not, and said, is it I, or is it not I. But she knew not what answer to make to this, and stood for a time in doubt, at length she thought, I will go home and ask if it be I, or if it be not I, they will be sure to know. She ran to the door of her own house, but it was shut, then she knocked at the window and cried, Hans, is elsie within. Yes, answered Hans, she is within. Hereupon she was terrified, and said, ah, heavens. Then it is not I. And went to another door, but when the people heard the jingling of the bells they would not open it, and she could get in nowhere. Then she ran out of the village, and no one has seen her since."
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When she was below she fetched herself a chair, and set it before the barrel so that she had no need to stoop, and did not hurt her back or do herself any unexpected injury. Then she placed the can before her, and turned the tap, and while the beer was running she would not let her eyes be idle, but looked up at the wall, and after much peering here and there, saw a pick-axe exactly above her, which the masons had accidentally left there.\n\nThen clever elsie began to weep, and said, if I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and we send him into the cellar here to draw beer, then the pick-axe will fall on his head and kill him. Then she sat and wept and screamed with all the strength of her body, over the misfortune which lay before her. Those upstairs waited for the drink, but clever elsie still did not come. Then the woman said to the servant, just go down into the cellar and see where elsie is. The maid went and found her sitting in front of the barrel, screaming loudly. Elsie, why do you weep, asked the maid. Ah, she answered, have I not reason to weep. If I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and has to draw beer here, the pick-axe will perhaps fall on his head, and kill him. Then said the maid, what a clever elsie we have. And sat down beside her and began loudly to weep over the misfortune. After a while, as the maid did not come back, those upstairs were thirsty for the beer, the man said to the boy, just go down into the cellar and see where elsie and the girl are.\n\nThe boy went down, and there sat clever elsie and the girl both weeping together. Then he asked, why are you weeping, ah, said elsie, have I not reason to weep. If I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and has to draw beer here, the pick-axe will fall on his head and kill him. Then said the boy, what a clever elsie we have. And sat down by her, and likewise began to howl loudly. Upstairs they waited for the boy, but as he still did not return, the man said to the woman, just go down into the cellar and see where elsie is.\n\nThe woman went down, and found all three in the midst of their lamentations, and inquired what was the cause, then elsie told her also that her future child was to be killed by the pick-axe, when it grew big and had to draw beer, and the pick-axe fell down. Then said the mother likewise, what a clever elsie we have. And sat down and wept with them. The man upstairs waited a short time, but as his wife did not come back and his thirst grew ever greater, he said, I must go into the cellar myself and see where elsie is. But when he got into the cellar, and they were all sitting together crying, and he heard the reason, and that elsie's child was the cause, and that elsie might perhaps bring one into the world some day, and that he might be killed by the pick-axe, if he should happen to be sitting beneath it, drawing beer just at the very time when it fell down, he cried, oh, what a clever elsie. And sat down, and likewise wept with them.\n\nThe bridegroom stayed upstairs alone for a long time, then as no one would come back he thought, they must be waiting for me below, I too must go there and see what they are about. When he got down, the five of them were sitting screaming and lamenting quite piteously, each out-doing the other. What misfortune has happened then, he asked. Ah, dear Hans, said elsie, if we marry each other and have a child, and he is big, and we perhaps send him here to draw something to drink, then the pick-axe which has been left up there might dash his brains out if it were to fall down, so have we not reason to weep. Come, said Hans, more understanding than that is not needed for my household, as you are such a clever elsie, I will have you. And he seized her hand, took her upstairs with him, and married her.\n\nAfter Hans had had her some time, he said, wife, I am going out to work and earn some money for us, go into the field and cut the corn that we may have some bread. Yes, dear Hans, I will do that. After Hans had gone away, she cooked herself some good broth and took it into the field with her. When she came to the field she said to herself, what shall I do, shall I cut first, or shall I eat first. Oh, I will eat first. Then she drank her cup of broth, and when she was fully satisfied, she once more said, what shall I do. Shall I cut first, or shall I sleep first. I will sleep first. Then she lay down among the corn and fell asleep. Hans had been at home for a long time, but elsie did not come, then said he, what a clever elsie I have, she is so industrious that she does not even come home to eat. But when evening came and she still stayed away, Hans went out to see what she had cut, but nothing was cut, and she was lying among the corn asleep. Then Hans hastened home and brought a fowler's net with little bells and hung it round about her, and she still went on sleeping. Then he ran home, shut the house-door, and sat down in his chair and worked. At length, when it was quite dark, clever elsie awoke and when she got up there was a jingling all round about her, and the bells rang at each step which she took. Then she was alarmed, and became uncertain whether she really was clever elsie or not, and said, is it I, or is it not I. But she knew not what answer to make to this, and stood for a time in doubt, at length she thought, I will go home and ask if it be I, or if it be not I, they will be sure to know. She ran to the door of her own house, but it was shut, then she knocked at the window and cried, Hans, is elsie within. Yes, answered Hans, she is within. Hereupon she was terrified, and said, ah, heavens. Then it is not I. And went to another door, but when the people heard the jingling of the bells they would not open it, and she could get in nowhere. Then she ran out of the village, and no one has seen her since.",
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    "There was once a man who had a daughter who was called clever elsie. And when she had grown up her father said, we will get her married. Yes, said the mother, if only someone would come who would have her. At length a man came from a distance and wooed her, who was called Hans, but he stipulated that clever elsie should be really smart. Oh, said the father, she has plenty of good sense. And the mother said, oh, she can see the wind coming up the street, and hear the flies coughing.",
    "Well, said Hans, if she is not really smart, I won't have her. When they were sitting at dinner and had eaten, the mother said, elsie, go into the cellar and fetch some beer. Then clever elsie took the pitcher from the wall, went into the cellar, and tapped the lid briskly as she went, so that the time might not appear long. When she was below she fetched herself a chair, and set it before the barrel so that she had no need to stoop, and did not hurt her back or do herself any unexpected injury. Then she placed the can before her, and turned the tap, and while the beer was running she would not let her eyes be idle, but looked up at the wall, and after much peering here and there, saw a pick-axe exactly above her, which the masons had accidentally left there.",
    "Then clever elsie began to weep, and said, if I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and we send him into the cellar here to draw beer, then the pick-axe will fall on his head and kill him. Then she sat and wept and screamed with all the strength of her body, over the misfortune which lay before her. Those upstairs waited for the drink, but clever elsie still did not come. Then the woman said to the servant, just go down into the cellar and see where elsie is. The maid went and found her sitting in front of the barrel, screaming loudly. Elsie, why do you weep, asked the maid. Ah, she answered, have I not reason to weep. If I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and has to draw beer here, the pick-axe will perhaps fall on his head, and kill him.",
    "Then said the maid, what a clever elsie we have. And sat down beside her and began loudly to weep over the misfortune. After a while, as the maid did not come back, those upstairs were thirsty for the beer, the man said to the boy, just go down into the cellar and see where elsie and the girl are.",
    "The boy went down, and there sat clever elsie and the girl both weeping together. Then he asked, why are you weeping, ah, said elsie, have I not reason to weep. If I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and has to draw beer here, the pick-axe will fall on his head and kill him. Then said the boy, what a clever elsie we have. And sat down by her, and likewise began to howl loudly. Upstairs they waited for the boy, but as he still did not return, the man said to the woman, just go down into the cellar and see where elsie is.",
    "The woman went down, and found all three in the midst of their lamentations, and inquired what was the cause, then elsie told her also that her future child was to be killed by the pick-axe, when it grew big and had to draw beer, and the pick-axe fell down. Then said the mother likewise, what a clever elsie we have. And sat down and wept with them. The man upstairs waited a short time, but as his wife did not come back and his thirst grew ever greater, he said, I must go into the cellar myself and see where elsie is.",
    "But when he got into the cellar, and they were all sitting together crying, and he heard the reason, and that elsie's child was the cause, and that elsie might perhaps bring one into the world some day, and that he might be killed by the pick-axe, if he should happen to be sitting beneath it, drawing beer just at the very time when it fell down, he cried, oh, what a clever elsie. And sat down, and likewise wept with them.",
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    "The bridegroom stayed upstairs alone for a long time, then as no one would come back he thought, they must be waiting for me below, I too must go there and see what they are about. When he got down, the five of them were sitting screaming and lamenting quite piteously, each out-doing the other. What misfortune has happened then, he asked. Ah, dear Hans, said elsie, if we marry each other and have a child, and he is big, and we perhaps send him here to draw something to drink, then the pick-axe which has been left up there might dash his brains out if it were to fall down, so have we not reason to weep. Come, said Hans, more understanding than that is not needed for my household, as you are such a clever elsie, I will have you.",
    "And he seized her hand, took her upstairs with him, and married her.",
    "After Hans had had her some time, he said, wife, I am going out to work and earn some money for us, go into the field and cut the corn that we may have some bread. Yes, dear Hans, I will do that. After Hans had gone away, she cooked herself some good broth and took it into the field with her. When she came to the field she said to herself, what shall I do, shall I cut first, or shall I eat first. Oh, I will eat first. Then she drank her cup of broth, and when she was fully satisfied, she once more said, what shall I do. Shall I cut first, or shall I sleep first. I will sleep first. Then she lay down among the corn and fell asleep.",
    "Hans had been at home for a long time, but elsie did not come, then said he, what a clever elsie I have, she is so industrious that she does not even come home to eat. But when evening came and she still stayed away, Hans went out to see what she had cut, but nothing was cut, and she was lying among the corn asleep. Then Hans hastened home and brought a fowler's net with little bells and hung it round about her, and she still went on sleeping. Then he ran home, shut the house-door, and sat down in his chair and worked. At length, when it was quite dark, clever elsie awoke and when she got up there was a jingling all round about her, and the bells rang at each step which she took.",
    "Then she was alarmed, and became uncertain whether she really was clever elsie or not, and said, is it I, or is it not I. But she knew not what answer to make to this, and stood for a time in doubt, at length she thought, I will go home and ask if it be I, or if it be not I, they will be sure to know. She ran to the door of her own house, but it was shut, then she knocked at the window and cried, Hans, is elsie within. Yes, answered Hans, she is within. Hereupon she was terrified, and said, ah, heavens. Then it is not I. And went to another door, but when the people heard the jingling of the bells they would not open it, and she could get in nowhere. Then she ran out of the village, and no one has seen her since."
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    "Once there was a man who had a lovely daughter named Elsie. When she grew up, her father said, \"We must find her a husband.\" \"Yes,\" said the mother, \"if only someone kind would come and take her away.\" Soon, a man named Hans came from far away to ask for her hand. But he had one special rule. He said, \"Elsie must be truly smart.\" \"Oh, she is very smart,\" said the father. And the mother added, \"Oh yes, she can see the wind coming down the street and hear the flies coughing.",
    "Well,\" said Hans, \"if she isn't really smart, I don't want her.\"\n\nWhen they were eating dinner, the mother said, \"Elsie, go to the cellar and get some beer.\"\n\nSo, Elsie took the pitcher from the wall. She went down to the cellar and tapped the lid as she walked. This made the time go by faster.\n\nWhen she was down there, she got a chair. She put it in front of the barrel so she could sit and drink without bending down. She didn't want to hurt her back.\n\nShe put the can in front of her and turned the tap. While the beer was running, she didn't look away. She looked up at the wall. After looking around, she saw a pick-axe right above her. The workers had left it there by accident.",
    "Then Clever Elsie started to cry. She said, \"If Hans and I have a baby, and he grows up big, and he has to go down into the cellar to pull the beer tap, the heavy axe might fall on his head. It could hurt him very much.\" She sat down and cried with all her heart. She was so sad about the bad thing that might happen. The people upstairs waited for their drink, but Clever Elsie did not come. So the woman said to the maid, \"Please go down to the cellar and see where Elsie is.\" The maid went down and found her sitting in front of the big barrel, crying very loud. \"Elsie, why are you crying?\" asked the maid. \"Oh,\" she answered, \"don't I have a good reason to cry? If Hans and I have a baby, and he grows up big, and has to pull the beer tap here, the axe might fall on his head and hurt him.",
    "Then the maid said, \"What a clever Elsie we have!\" She sat down beside her and began to cry. She felt so sad about the accident. After a while, the maid did not come back. The people upstairs were thirsty for some beer. The man said to the boy, \"Just go down into the cellar and see where Elsie and the girl are.",
    "The boy went down, and there sat clever Elsie and the girl both crying together. Then he asked, \"Why are you crying?\" \"Oh,\" said Elsie, \"don't I have a good reason to cry? If I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and has to draw beer here, the pick-axe will fall on his head and hurt him.\" Then said the boy, \"What a clever Elsie we have.\" And he sat down by her, and likewise began to cry loudly. Upstairs they waited for the boy, but as he still did not return, the man said to the woman, \"Just go down into the cellar and see where Elsie is.",
    "The woman went downstairs and found the three of them crying. She asked what was wrong. Elsie told her that her baby would be hurt by a big axe when it grew up and had to work. The axe would fall down and hurt the child. The mother said, \"What a clever Elsie we have!\" She sat down and cried with them. The man upstairs waited a little while. His thirst grew bigger and bigger. Finally, he said, \"I must go down to the cellar to see where Elsie is.",
    "But when he went down to the cellar, he saw everyone sitting there and crying. He asked why they were sad. They told him it was all because of Elsie. They said she might have a baby soon. Then they told him a scary story. They said he could be hurt if he was sitting under the heavy pick-axe when it fell down. He was so scared that he cried, \"Oh, what a clever Elsie!\" He sat down and cried with them, too.",
    "Hans stayed upstairs all by himself for a long time. Then, he thought, \"No one is coming back. They must be waiting for me downstairs. I should go down and see what they are doing.\" When he got to the bottom, the five of them were sitting there, crying and wailing very sadly. They were making so much noise that it was heartbreaking.\n\n\"What terrible thing has happened?\" Hans asked.\n\n\"Oh, dear Hans,\" said Elsie. \"If we get married and have a baby, and he grows up big, and we send him up here to get a drink, the heavy pickaxe up there might fall down and hurt him. So, don't you think we have a good reason to cry?\"\n\n\"Come now,\" said Hans. \"You don't need to be any smarter than that to run my house. Since you are so clever, Elsie, I will marry you.",
    "And he took her hand gently. He led her upstairs to his home. Then, he married her.",
    "After Hans had been gone for a while, he called to his wife. \"Wife, I am going out to work and earn some money for us. Go into the field and cut the corn so we can have some bread.\"\n\n\"Yes, dear Hans, I will do that,\" she answered.\n\nAfter Hans had gone away, she cooked herself some warm, tasty broth. She took it into the field with her. When she arrived, she thought to herself, \"What shall I do? Shall I cut the corn first, or shall I eat first?\"\n\n\"Oh, I will eat first.\"\n\nShe drank her cup of broth, and when she felt very full and happy, she asked herself again, \"What shall I do now? Shall I cut the corn, or shall I take a nap first?\"\n\n\"I will take a nap first.\"\n\nThen she lay down in the tall corn and fell fast asleep.",
    "Hans had been at home for a long time, but Elsie did not come back. He said, \"What a clever Elsie I have! She is so hardworking that she does not even come home to eat.\" But when evening came and she still stayed away, Hans went out to see what she had cut. He saw that nothing was cut, and she was lying among the corn asleep. Then Hans hurried home and brought a big net with little bells. He hung it all around her, and she still went on sleeping. Then he ran home, shut the house door, and sat down in his chair to work. At length, when it was quite dark, clever Elsie awoke. When she got up, there was a jingling all round about her, and the bells rang at every step she took.",
    "Then she felt a little scared. She wondered, \"Am I really Clever Elsie? Or am I someone else?\" She did not know what to say. She thought, \"I will go home and ask my family. They will know for sure.\"\n\nShe ran to her house, but the door was locked. She knocked on the window and called out, \"Hans, is Elsie inside?\"\n\n\"Yes,\" Hans answered. \"She is inside.\"\n\nShe was very frightened then. \"Oh no!\" she cried. \"Then it is not me!\"\n\nShe tried another door, but the people would not open it because of the bells. She could not get in anywhere. So, she ran out of the village and has not been seen since."
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  "child_friendly_text": "Once there was a man who had a lovely daughter named Elsie. When she grew up, her father said, \"We must find her a husband.\" \"Yes,\" said the mother, \"if only someone kind would come and take her away.\" Soon, a man named Hans came from far away to ask for her hand. But he had one special rule. He said, \"Elsie must be truly smart.\" \"Oh, she is very smart,\" said the father. And the mother added, \"Oh yes, she can see the wind coming down the street and hear the flies coughing.\n\nWell,\" said Hans, \"if she isn't really smart, I don't want her.\"\n\nWhen they were eating dinner, the mother said, \"Elsie, go to the cellar and get some beer.\"\n\nSo, Elsie took the pitcher from the wall. She went down to the cellar and tapped the lid as she walked. This made the time go by faster.\n\nWhen she was down there, she got a chair. She put it in front of the barrel so she could sit and drink without bending down. She didn't want to hurt her back.\n\nShe put the can in front of her and turned the tap. While the beer was running, she didn't look away. She looked up at the wall. After looking around, she saw a pick-axe right above her. The workers had left it there by accident.\n\nThen Clever Elsie started to cry. She said, \"If Hans and I have a baby, and he grows up big, and he has to go down into the cellar to pull the beer tap, the heavy axe might fall on his head. It could hurt him very much.\" She sat down and cried with all her heart. She was so sad about the bad thing that might happen. The people upstairs waited for their drink, but Clever Elsie did not come. So the woman said to the maid, \"Please go down to the cellar and see where Elsie is.\" The maid went down and found her sitting in front of the big barrel, crying very loud. \"Elsie, why are you crying?\" asked the maid. \"Oh,\" she answered, \"don't I have a good reason to cry? If Hans and I have a baby, and he grows up big, and has to pull the beer tap here, the axe might fall on his head and hurt him.\n\nThen the maid said, \"What a clever Elsie we have!\" She sat down beside her and began to cry. She felt so sad about the accident. After a while, the maid did not come back. The people upstairs were thirsty for some beer. The man said to the boy, \"Just go down into the cellar and see where Elsie and the girl are.\n\nThe boy went down, and there sat clever Elsie and the girl both crying together. Then he asked, \"Why are you crying?\" \"Oh,\" said Elsie, \"don't I have a good reason to cry? If I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and has to draw beer here, the pick-axe will fall on his head and hurt him.\" Then said the boy, \"What a clever Elsie we have.\" And he sat down by her, and likewise began to cry loudly. Upstairs they waited for the boy, but as he still did not return, the man said to the woman, \"Just go down into the cellar and see where Elsie is.\n\nThe woman went downstairs and found the three of them crying. She asked what was wrong. Elsie told her that her baby would be hurt by a big axe when it grew up and had to work. The axe would fall down and hurt the child. The mother said, \"What a clever Elsie we have!\" She sat down and cried with them. The man upstairs waited a little while. His thirst grew bigger and bigger. Finally, he said, \"I must go down to the cellar to see where Elsie is.\n\nBut when he went down to the cellar, he saw everyone sitting there and crying. He asked why they were sad. They told him it was all because of Elsie. They said she might have a baby soon. Then they told him a scary story. They said he could be hurt if he was sitting under the heavy pick-axe when it fell down. He was so scared that he cried, \"Oh, what a clever Elsie!\" He sat down and cried with them, too.\n\nHans stayed upstairs all by himself for a long time. Then, he thought, \"No one is coming back. They must be waiting for me downstairs. I should go down and see what they are doing.\" When he got to the bottom, the five of them were sitting there, crying and wailing very sadly. They were making so much noise that it was heartbreaking.\n\n\"What terrible thing has happened?\" Hans asked.\n\n\"Oh, dear Hans,\" said Elsie. \"If we get married and have a baby, and he grows up big, and we send him up here to get a drink, the heavy pickaxe up there might fall down and hurt him. So, don't you think we have a good reason to cry?\"\n\n\"Come now,\" said Hans. \"You don't need to be any smarter than that to run my house. Since you are so clever, Elsie, I will marry you.\n\nAnd he took her hand gently. He led her upstairs to his home. Then, he married her.\n\nAfter Hans had been gone for a while, he called to his wife. \"Wife, I am going out to work and earn some money for us. Go into the field and cut the corn so we can have some bread.\"\n\n\"Yes, dear Hans, I will do that,\" she answered.\n\nAfter Hans had gone away, she cooked herself some warm, tasty broth. She took it into the field with her. When she arrived, she thought to herself, \"What shall I do? Shall I cut the corn first, or shall I eat first?\"\n\n\"Oh, I will eat first.\"\n\nShe drank her cup of broth, and when she felt very full and happy, she asked herself again, \"What shall I do now? Shall I cut the corn, or shall I take a nap first?\"\n\n\"I will take a nap first.\"\n\nThen she lay down in the tall corn and fell fast asleep.\n\nHans had been at home for a long time, but Elsie did not come back. He said, \"What a clever Elsie I have! She is so hardworking that she does not even come home to eat.\" But when evening came and she still stayed away, Hans went out to see what she had cut. He saw that nothing was cut, and she was lying among the corn asleep. Then Hans hurried home and brought a big net with little bells. He hung it all around her, and she still went on sleeping. Then he ran home, shut the house door, and sat down in his chair to work. At length, when it was quite dark, clever Elsie awoke. When she got up, there was a jingling all round about her, and the bells rang at every step she took.\n\nThen she felt a little scared. She wondered, \"Am I really Clever Elsie? Or am I someone else?\" She did not know what to say. She thought, \"I will go home and ask my family. They will know for sure.\"\n\nShe ran to her house, but the door was locked. She knocked on the window and called out, \"Hans, is Elsie inside?\"\n\n\"Yes,\" Hans answered. \"She is inside.\"\n\nShe was very frightened then. \"Oh no!\" she cried. \"Then it is not me!\"\n\nShe tried another door, but the people would not open it because of the bells. She could not get in anywhere. So, she ran out of the village and has not been seen since.",
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    "Once there was a man who had a lovely daughter named Elsie. When she grew up, her father said, \"We must find her a husband.\" \"Yes,\" said the mother, \"if only someone kind would come and take her away.\" Soon, a man named Hans came from far away to ask for her hand. But he had one special rule. He said, \"Elsie must be truly smart.\" \"Oh, she is very smart,\" said the father. And the mother added, \"Oh yes, she can see the wind coming down the street and hear the flies coughing.",
    "Well,\" said Hans, \"if she isn't really smart, I don't want her.\"\n\nWhen they were eating dinner, the mother said, \"Elsie, go to the cellar and get some beer.\"\n\nSo, Elsie took the pitcher from the wall. She went down to the cellar and tapped the lid as she walked. This made the time go by faster.\n\nWhen she was down there, she got a chair. She put it in front of the barrel so she could sit and drink without bending down. She didn't want to hurt her back.\n\nShe put the can in front of her and turned the tap. While the beer was running, she didn't look away. She looked up at the wall. After looking around, she saw a pick-axe right above her. The workers had left it there by accident.",
    "Then Clever Elsie started to cry. She said, \"If Hans and I have a baby, and he grows up big, and he has to go down into the cellar to pull the beer tap, the heavy axe might fall on his head. It could hurt him very much.\" She sat down and cried with all her heart. She was so sad about the bad thing that might happen. The people upstairs waited for their drink, but Clever Elsie did not come. So the woman said to the maid, \"Please go down to the cellar and see where Elsie is.\" The maid went down and found her sitting in front of the big barrel, crying very loud. \"Elsie, why are you crying?\" asked the maid. \"Oh,\" she answered, \"don't I have a good reason to cry? If Hans and I have a baby, and he grows up big, and has to pull the beer tap here, the axe might fall on his head and hurt him.",
    "Then the maid said, \"What a clever Elsie we have!\" She sat down beside her and began to cry. She felt so sad about the accident. After a while, the maid did not come back. The people upstairs were thirsty for some beer. The man said to the boy, \"Just go down into the cellar and see where Elsie and the girl are.",
    "The boy went down, and there sat clever Elsie and the girl both crying together. Then he asked, \"Why are you crying?\" \"Oh,\" said Elsie, \"don't I have a good reason to cry? If I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and has to draw beer here, the pick-axe will fall on his head and hurt him.\" Then said the boy, \"What a clever Elsie we have.\" And he sat down by her, and likewise began to cry loudly. Upstairs they waited for the boy, but as he still did not return, the man said to the woman, \"Just go down into the cellar and see where Elsie is.",
    "The woman went downstairs and found the three of them crying. She asked what was wrong. Elsie told her that her baby would be hurt by a big axe when it grew up and had to work. The axe would fall down and hurt the child. The mother said, \"What a clever Elsie we have!\" She sat down and cried with them. The man upstairs waited a little while. His thirst grew bigger and bigger. Finally, he said, \"I must go down to the cellar to see where Elsie is.",
    "But when he went down to the cellar, he saw everyone sitting there and crying. He asked why they were sad. They told him it was all because of Elsie. They said she might have a baby soon. Then they told him a scary story. They said he could be hurt if he was sitting under the heavy pick-axe when it fell down. He was so scared that he cried, \"Oh, what a clever Elsie!\" He sat down and cried with them, too.",
    "Hans stayed upstairs all by himself for a long time. Then, he thought, \"No one is coming back. They must be waiting for me downstairs. I should go down and see what they are doing.\" When he got to the bottom, the five of them were sitting there, crying and wailing very sadly. They were making so much noise that it was heartbreaking.\n\n\"What terrible thing has happened?\" Hans asked.\n\n\"Oh, dear Hans,\" said Elsie. \"If we get married and have a baby, and he grows up big, and we send him up here to get a drink, the heavy pickaxe up there might fall down and hurt him. So, don't you think we have a good reason to cry?\"\n\n\"Come now,\" said Hans. \"You don't need to be any smarter than that to run my house. Since you are so clever, Elsie, I will marry you.",
    "And he took her hand gently. He led her upstairs to his home. Then, he married her.",
    "After Hans had been gone for a while, he called to his wife. \"Wife, I am going out to work and earn some money for us. Go into the field and cut the corn so we can have some bread.\"\n\n\"Yes, dear Hans, I will do that,\" she answered.\n\nAfter Hans had gone away, she cooked herself some warm, tasty broth. She took it into the field with her. When she arrived, she thought to herself, \"What shall I do? Shall I cut the corn first, or shall I eat first?\"\n\n\"Oh, I will eat first.\"\n\nShe drank her cup of broth, and when she felt very full and happy, she asked herself again, \"What shall I do now? Shall I cut the corn, or shall I take a nap first?\"\n\n\"I will take a nap first.\"\n\nThen she lay down in the tall corn and fell fast asleep.",
    "Hans had been at home for a long time, but Elsie did not come back. He said, \"What a clever Elsie I have! She is so hardworking that she does not even come home to eat.\" But when evening came and she still stayed away, Hans went out to see what she had cut. He saw that nothing was cut, and she was lying among the corn asleep. Then Hans hurried home and brought a big net with little bells. He hung it all around her, and she still went on sleeping. Then he ran home, shut the house door, and sat down in his chair to work. At length, when it was quite dark, clever Elsie awoke. When she got up, there was a jingling all round about her, and the bells rang at every step she took.",
    "Then she felt a little scared. She wondered, \"Am I really Clever Elsie? Or am I someone else?\" She did not know what to say. She thought, \"I will go home and ask my family. They will know for sure.\"\n\nShe ran to her house, but the door was locked. She knocked on the window and called out, \"Hans, is Elsie inside?\"\n\n\"Yes,\" Hans answered. \"She is inside.\"\n\nShe was very frightened then. \"Oh no!\" she cried. \"Then it is not me!\"\n\nShe tried another door, but the people would not open it because of the bells. She could not get in anywhere. So, she ran out of the village and has not been seen since."
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