The Elves

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The Elves

Once upon a time, there was a rich king who had three lovely daughters. Every day, they walked in the big garden of their palace. The king loved beautiful trees very much. He had a favorite tree, and he loved it more than anything else. He said, "If anyone picks an apple from this tree, they must go deep underground." When the harvest time came, the apples on this tree were bright red, like fresh blood. The three sisters went under the tree every day to look. They wanted to see if the wind had blown any apples down. But they never found one. The tree was so full of apples that it was almost breaking. The heavy branches hung down low to the ground.

Then the king's youngest child really wanted an apple. She said to her sisters, "Our father loves us too much to send us underground. He would only do that to people he doesn't know." While she was talking, the child picked a big, red apple. She ran to her sisters and said, "Please taste it, my dear sisters. I have never tasted anything so sweet in my whole life." The two other sisters took a bite, too. Suddenly, all three of them sank deep down into the soft earth. It was very quiet there, and they could not hear a single rooster crow.

When the sun was high in the sky, the King wanted to call them for dinner. But the children were gone. He looked in the big palace and in the garden, but he could not find them anywhere. The King felt very sad and worried. He told everyone in the land that if anyone brought his daughters back, he would let them marry one of them. So, many young men went out to look for them. There were so many of them that no one could count them all. Everyone loved the children because they were so kind and had such pretty faces.

Three young hunters also went out. After walking for eight days, they found a big castle. It had lovely rooms. In one room, a table was set with yummy food. The food was still warm and smelled good. But there was no one there. They waited for a long time. The food stayed warm. Finally, they were very hungry. They sat down and ate. They decided to stay in the castle. One of them would stay home, and the other two would go look for the princesses.

They drew lots to decide who would stay home. The oldest elf had to stay, and the two younger ones went out to look for food. At noon, a tiny man appeared. He asked for a piece of bread. The huntsman cut a round piece from the loaf. He was just about to give it to the little man, but the man dropped it. He asked the huntsman to give him that piece back. The huntsman was going to do it. He bent down, and the little man hit him with a stick and pulled his hair.

The next day, the second elf stayed home. He did not have a good time either. When the two others came back in the evening, the oldest asked, "How did it go?" "Oh, very badly," he said. They felt sad about their bad luck. They did not tell the youngest about it. They did not like him very much. They always called him "Stupid Hans" because he did not know how to do things like they did.

The little elf got very angry. He said he would do it, but the huntsman would not. He took the little elf and gave him a gentle scolding. The little elf cried out loudly, "Stop! Stop! Let me go, and I will tell you where the king's daughters are.

When Hans heard that, he stopped hitting him. The little man told Hans that he was a tiny elf. He said there were many more like him, and if Hans went with him, he would show him where the King's daughters were hiding. Then, the elf showed Hans a deep well, but it was empty. The elf said he knew Hans’s friends did not want to be fair to him. He told Hans that to save the King's children, he had to go alone.

Down below, there were three rooms. In each room, a princess was playing with a big, sleepy dragon. Hans had to cut off the dragon's heads. The elf said this and then disappeared.

When evening came, the two brothers asked how he was doing. He said he was doing pretty well. He had not seen anyone all day. But at noon, a tiny elf had come and asked for a piece of bread. He gave the elf some bread. But the elf let it fall to the ground. He asked him to pick it up. He did not want to do that. The elf got very angry and scolded him. He lost his temper and gave the elf a little tap. The elf told him where the king's daughters were. The brothers were so angry that their faces turned green and yellow.

The next morning, they went to the well together. They decided to pick who would go down first. The oldest brother won the choice. He climbed into the basket and took the bell. He promised, "If I ring, pull me up right away." He went down a little way and rang the bell. His brothers pulled him up quickly. Then the second brother went down. He did the same thing. Finally, it was the youngest brother's turn. He let himself go all the way to the bottom.

When he got out of the basket, he took his little knife. He went to the first door and listened carefully. He could hear the dragon snoring very loudly. He opened the door slowly. One of the princesses was sitting there. She had nine dragon heads lying on her lap, and she was picking bugs off them. Then he took his knife and cut the heads off. They fell right off. The princess jumped up. She threw her arms around his neck. She hugged him and kissed him many times. She took her golden brooch and hung it around his neck.

Then he went to the second princess. She had a dragon with five heads to fight. He helped her, too. Then he went to the youngest princess. She had a dragon with four heads. He helped her, just like the others. The princesses were so happy. They hugged him and kissed him over and over again. He rang his bell very loudly. The people above heard him. He put the princesses in the basket, one by one. They were pulled up safely. But when it was his turn to go up, he remembered the elf’s words. The elf had warned him that his friends did not really care about him.

So he picked up a big stone that was lying there. He put it in the basket. When the basket was halfway up, his brothers cut the rope. The basket with the stone fell to the ground. They thought he was gone, so they ran away with the three princesses. They made the girls promise to tell their father that they were the ones who saved them. Then they went to the king and asked for the princesses as their new wives.

In the meantime, the youngest huntsman was wandering around the three rooms. He felt very sad and worried. He thought he might have to stay there forever. Suddenly, he saw a flute hanging on the wall. He picked it up and asked, "Why are you hanging there? No one is happy here.

He looked at the dragons. They were quiet too. He could not ask them for help. He walked back and forth. He walked for a long time. He made the floor very smooth. Then, he had a new idea. He took his flute from the wall. He played a soft tune. Suddenly, little elves appeared. With every note he played, one more elf came into the room. He played until the room was full of them.

They all asked what he wanted, so he said he wanted to go back up to the bright daylight. The elves grabbed him by his hair and flew him up to the earth. When he got back above ground, he ran straight to the king’s big palace. It was just time for a wedding. He went into the room where the king and his three daughters were waiting. When the princesses saw him, they were so surprised they fainted.

The king was very angry. He thought the man must have hurt the children. So, he ordered the guards to put the man in a dark prison right away. But when the princesses woke up, they felt very sad. They begged the king to let the man go free again.

The king asked why they would not speak. They said they could not tell him. But their father said they must tell the stove. The king went out and listened at the door. He heard everything. He was very angry. He made the two brothers stand on the gallows. Then he gave the third brother my youngest sister. I wore my pretty glass shoes. I walked to a stone and struck my foot against it. *Klink!* The shoes broke into pieces.

On the third day, the youngest boy stayed at home. The little elf came back and asked for a piece of bread. When the boy gave it to him, the elf dropped it on the floor again. He asked the boy to be so kind as to give him that piece back. Then Hans said to the little elf, "What? Can you not pick it up yourself? If you will not take a little trouble for your food, you do not deserve to have it." The little elf got very angry. He said he would do it, but the huntsman would not. He took the little elf and gave him a gentle scolding. The little elf cried out loudly, "Stop! Stop! Let me go, and I will tell you where the king's daughters are.

The two other brothers were happy to save the princesses, too. But they did not want any danger. So, Hans had to take a big basket. He sat inside with his little knife and a bell. Then, he was lowered down carefully. Down below, there were three rooms. In each room, a princess was playing with a big, sleepy dragon. Hans had to cut off the dragon's heads. The elf said this and then disappeared.

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"There was once upon a time a rich king who had three daughters, who daily went to walk in the palace garden, and the king was a great lover of all kinds of fine trees, but there was one for which he had such an affection, that if anyone gathered an apple from it he wished him a hundred fathoms underground. And when harvest time came, the apples on this tree were all as red as blood. The three daughters went every day beneath the tree, and looked to see if the wind had not blown down an apple, but they never by any chance found one, and the tree was so loaded with them that it was almost breaking, and the branches hung down to the ground.",
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"Three young huntsmen also went out, and when they had traveled about for eight days, they arrived at a great castle, in which were beautiful apartments, and in one room a table was laid on which were delicate dishes which were still so warm that they were smoking, but in the whole of the castle no human being was either to be seen or heard. They waited there for half a day, and the food still remained warm and smoking, and at length they were so hungry that they sat down and ate, and agreed with each other that they would stay and live in that castle, and that one of them, who should be chosen by casting lots, should remain in the house, and the two others seek the king's daughters.",
"They cast lots, and the lot fell on the eldest, so next day the two younger went out to seek, and the eldest had to stay home. At mid-day came a small, small mannikin and begged for a piece of bread, then the huntsman took the bread which he had found there, and cut a round off the loaf and was about to give it to him, but while he was giving it to the mannikin, the latter let it fall, and asked the huntsman to be so good as to give him that piece again. The huntsman was about to do so and stooped, on which the mannikin took a stick, seized him by the hair, and gave him a good beating.",
"Next day, the second stayed at home, and he fared no better. When the two others returned in the evening, the eldest said, well, how have you got on? Oh, very badly, said he, and then they lamented their misfortune together, but they said nothing about it to the youngest, for they did not like him at all, and always called him stupid Hans, because he did not know the ways of the world.",
"On the third day, the youngest stayed at home, and again the little mannikin came and begged for a piece of bread. When the youth gave it to him, the elf let it fall as before, and asked him to be so good as to give him that piece again. Then said Hans to the little mannikin, what, can you not pick up that piece yourself? If you will not take as much trouble as that for your daily bread, you do not deserve to have it. Then the mannikin grew very angry and said he was to do it, but the huntsman would not, and took my dear mannikin, and gave him a thorough beating. Then the mannikin screamed terribly, and cried, stop, stop, and let me go, and I will tell you where the king's daughters are.",
"When Hans heard that, he left off beating him and the mannikin told him that he was a gnome, and that there were more than a thousand like him, and that if he would go with him he would show him where the king's daughters were. Then he showed him a deep well, but there was no water in it. And the elf said that he knew well that the companions Hans had with him did not intend to deal honorably with him, therefore if he wished to deliver the king's children, he must do it alone.",
"The two other brothers would also be very glad to recover the king's daughters, but they did not want to have any trouble or danger. Hans was therefore to take a large basket, and he must seat himself in it with his hunting knife and a bell, and be let down. Below are three rooms, and in each of them was a princess, who was lousing a dragon with many heads, which he must cut off. And having said all this, the elf vanished.",
"When it was evening the two brothers came and asked how he had got on, and he said, pretty well so far, and that he had seen no one except at mid-day when a little mannikin had come and begged for a piece of bread, that he had given some to him, but that the mannikin had let it fall and had asked him to pick it up again, but as he did not choose to do that, the elf had begun to scold, and that he had lost his temper, and had given the elf a beating, at which he had told him where the king's daughters were. Then the two were so angry at this that they grew green and yellow.",
"Next morning they went to the well together, and drew lots who should first seat himself in the basket, and again the lot fell on the eldest, and he was to seat himself in it, and take the bell with him. Then he said, if I ring, you must draw me up again immediately. When he had gone down for a short distance, he rang, and they at once drew him up again. Then the second seated himself in the basket, but he did just the same as the first, and then it was the turn of the youngest, but he let himself be lowered quite to the bottom.",
"When he had got out of the basket, he took his knife, and went and stood outside the first door and listened, and heard the dragon snoring quite loudly. He opened the door slowly, and one of the princesses was sitting there, and had nine dragon's heads lying upon her lap, and was lousing them. Then he took his knife and hewed at them, and the nine fell off. The princess sprang up, threw her arms round his neck, embraced and kissed him repeatedly, and took her stomacher, which was made of pure gold, and hung it round his neck.",
"Then he went to the second princess, who had a dragon with five heads to louse, and delivered her also, and to the youngest, who had a dragon with four heads, he went likewise. And they all rejoiced, and embraced him and kissed him without stopping. Then he rang very loud, so that those above heard him, and he placed the princesses one after the other in the basket, and had them all drawn up, but when it came to his own turn he remembered the words of the elf, who had told him that his comrades did not mean well by him. So he took a great stone which was lying there, and placed it in the basket, and when it was about half way up, his false brothers above cut the rope, so that the basket with the stone fell to the ground, and they thought that he was dead, and ran away with the three princesses, making them promise to tell their father that it was they who had delivered them. Then they went to the king, and each demanded a princess in marriage.",
"In the meantime the youngest huntsman was wandering about the three chambers in great trouble, fully expecting to have to end his days there, when he saw, hanging on the wall, a flute, then said he, why do you hang there. No one can be merry here.",
"He looked at the dragons, heads likewise and said, you too cannot help me now. He walked to and fro for such a long time that he made the surface of the ground quite smooth. But at last other thoughts came to his mind, and he took the flute from the wall, and played a few notes on it, and suddenly a number of elves appeared, and with every note that he sounded one more came. Then he played until the room was entirely filled.",
"They all asked what he desired, so he said he wished to get above ground back to daylight, on which they seized him by every hair that grew on his head, and thus they flew with him onto the earth again. When he was above ground, he at once went to the king's palace, just as the wedding of one princess was about to be celebrated, and he went to the room where the king and his three daughters were. When the princesses saw him they fainted.",
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Hereupon so many young men went about the country in search, that there was no counting them, for everyone loved the three children because they were so kind to all, and so fair of face.\n\nThree young huntsmen also went out, and when they had traveled about for eight days, they arrived at a great castle, in which were beautiful apartments, and in one room a table was laid on which were delicate dishes which were still so warm that they were smoking, but in the whole of the castle no human being was either to be seen or heard. They waited there for half a day, and the food still remained warm and smoking, and at length they were so hungry that they sat down and ate, and agreed with each other that they would stay and live in that castle, and that one of them, who should be chosen by casting lots, should remain in the house, and the two others seek the king's daughters.\n\nThey cast lots, and the lot fell on the eldest, so next day the two younger went out to seek, and the eldest had to stay home. At mid-day came a small, small mannikin and begged for a piece of bread, then the huntsman took the bread which he had found there, and cut a round off the loaf and was about to give it to him, but while he was giving it to the mannikin, the latter let it fall, and asked the huntsman to be so good as to give him that piece again. The huntsman was about to do so and stooped, on which the mannikin took a stick, seized him by the hair, and gave him a good beating.\n\nNext day, the second stayed at home, and he fared no better. When the two others returned in the evening, the eldest said, well, how have you got on? Oh, very badly, said he, and then they lamented their misfortune together, but they said nothing about it to the youngest, for they did not like him at all, and always called him stupid Hans, because he did not know the ways of the world.\n\nOn the third day, the youngest stayed at home, and again the little mannikin came and begged for a piece of bread. When the youth gave it to him, the elf let it fall as before, and asked him to be so good as to give him that piece again. Then said Hans to the little mannikin, what, can you not pick up that piece yourself? If you will not take as much trouble as that for your daily bread, you do not deserve to have it. Then the mannikin grew very angry and said he was to do it, but the huntsman would not, and took my dear mannikin, and gave him a thorough beating. Then the mannikin screamed terribly, and cried, stop, stop, and let me go, and I will tell you where the king's daughters are.\n\nWhen Hans heard that, he left off beating him and the mannikin told him that he was a gnome, and that there were more than a thousand like him, and that if he would go with him he would show him where the king's daughters were. Then he showed him a deep well, but there was no water in it. And the elf said that he knew well that the companions Hans had with him did not intend to deal honorably with him, therefore if he wished to deliver the king's children, he must do it alone.\n\nThe two other brothers would also be very glad to recover the king's daughters, but they did not want to have any trouble or danger. Hans was therefore to take a large basket, and he must seat himself in it with his hunting knife and a bell, and be let down. Below are three rooms, and in each of them was a princess, who was lousing a dragon with many heads, which he must cut off. And having said all this, the elf vanished.\n\nWhen it was evening the two brothers came and asked how he had got on, and he said, pretty well so far, and that he had seen no one except at mid-day when a little mannikin had come and begged for a piece of bread, that he had given some to him, but that the mannikin had let it fall and had asked him to pick it up again, but as he did not choose to do that, the elf had begun to scold, and that he had lost his temper, and had given the elf a beating, at which he had told him where the king's daughters were. Then the two were so angry at this that they grew green and yellow.\n\nNext morning they went to the well together, and drew lots who should first seat himself in the basket, and again the lot fell on the eldest, and he was to seat himself in it, and take the bell with him. Then he said, if I ring, you must draw me up again immediately. When he had gone down for a short distance, he rang, and they at once drew him up again. Then the second seated himself in the basket, but he did just the same as the first, and then it was the turn of the youngest, but he let himself be lowered quite to the bottom.\n\nWhen he had got out of the basket, he took his knife, and went and stood outside the first door and listened, and heard the dragon snoring quite loudly. He opened the door slowly, and one of the princesses was sitting there, and had nine dragon's heads lying upon her lap, and was lousing them. Then he took his knife and hewed at them, and the nine fell off. The princess sprang up, threw her arms round his neck, embraced and kissed him repeatedly, and took her stomacher, which was made of pure gold, and hung it round his neck.\n\nThen he went to the second princess, who had a dragon with five heads to louse, and delivered her also, and to the youngest, who had a dragon with four heads, he went likewise. And they all rejoiced, and embraced him and kissed him without stopping. Then he rang very loud, so that those above heard him, and he placed the princesses one after the other in the basket, and had them all drawn up, but when it came to his own turn he remembered the words of the elf, who had told him that his comrades did not mean well by him. So he took a great stone which was lying there, and placed it in the basket, and when it was about half way up, his false brothers above cut the rope, so that the basket with the stone fell to the ground, and they thought that he was dead, and ran away with the three princesses, making them promise to tell their father that it was they who had delivered them. Then they went to the king, and each demanded a princess in marriage.\n\nIn the meantime the youngest huntsman was wandering about the three chambers in great trouble, fully expecting to have to end his days there, when he saw, hanging on the wall, a flute, then said he, why do you hang there. No one can be merry here.\n\nHe looked at the dragons, heads likewise and said, you too cannot help me now. He walked to and fro for such a long time that he made the surface of the ground quite smooth. But at last other thoughts came to his mind, and he took the flute from the wall, and played a few notes on it, and suddenly a number of elves appeared, and with every note that he sounded one more came. Then he played until the room was entirely filled.\n\nThey all asked what he desired, so he said he wished to get above ground back to daylight, on which they seized him by every hair that grew on his head, and thus they flew with him onto the earth again. When he was above ground, he at once went to the king's palace, just as the wedding of one princess was about to be celebrated, and he went to the room where the king and his three daughters were. When the princesses saw him they fainted.\n\nHereupon the king was angry, and ordered him to be put in prison at once, because he thought he must have done some injury to the children. When the princesses came to themselves, however, they entreated the king to set him free again.\n\nThe king asked why, and they said that they were not allowed to tell that, but their father said that they were to tell it to the stove. And he went out, listened at the door, and heard everything. Then he caused the two brothers to be hanged on the gallows, and to the third he gave his youngest daughter, and on that occasion I wore a pair of glass shoes, and I struck them against a stone, and they said, klink, and were broken.",
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"Then the king's youngest child had a great desire for an apple, and said to her sisters, our father loves us far too much to wish us underground, it is my belief that he would only do that to people who were strangers. And while she was speaking, the child plucked off quite a large apple, and ran to her sisters, saying, just taste, my dear little sisters, for never in my life have I tasted anything so delightful. Then the two other sisters also ate some of the apple, whereupon all three sank deep down into the earth, where they could hear no cock crow.",
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"They cast lots, and the lot fell on the eldest, so next day the two younger went out to seek, and the eldest had to stay home. At mid-day came a small, small mannikin and begged for a piece of bread, then the huntsman took the bread which he had found there, and cut a round off the loaf and was about to give it to him, but while he was giving it to the mannikin, the latter let it fall, and asked the huntsman to be so good as to give him that piece again. The huntsman was about to do so and stooped, on which the mannikin took a stick, seized him by the hair, and gave him a good beating.",
"Next day, the second stayed at home, and he fared no better. When the two others returned in the evening, the eldest said, well, how have you got on? Oh, very badly, said he, and then they lamented their misfortune together, but they said nothing about it to the youngest, for they did not like him at all, and always called him stupid Hans, because he did not know the ways of the world.",
"On the third day, the youngest stayed at home, and again the little mannikin came and begged for a piece of bread. When the youth gave it to him, the elf let it fall as before, and asked him to be so good as to give him that piece again. Then said Hans to the little mannikin, what, can you not pick up that piece yourself? If you will not take as much trouble as that for your daily bread, you do not deserve to have it. Then the mannikin grew very angry and said he was to do it, but the huntsman would not, and took my dear mannikin, and gave him a thorough beating. Then the mannikin screamed terribly, and cried, stop, stop, and let me go, and I will tell you where the king's daughters are.",
"When Hans heard that, he left off beating him and the mannikin told him that he was a gnome, and that there were more than a thousand like him, and that if he would go with him he would show him where the king's daughters were. Then he showed him a deep well, but there was no water in it. And the elf said that he knew well that the companions Hans had with him did not intend to deal honorably with him, therefore if he wished to deliver the king's children, he must do it alone.",
"The two other brothers would also be very glad to recover the king's daughters, but they did not want to have any trouble or danger. Hans was therefore to take a large basket, and he must seat himself in it with his hunting knife and a bell, and be let down. Below are three rooms, and in each of them was a princess, who was lousing a dragon with many heads, which he must cut off. And having said all this, the elf vanished.",
"When it was evening the two brothers came and asked how he had got on, and he said, pretty well so far, and that he had seen no one except at mid-day when a little mannikin had come and begged for a piece of bread, that he had given some to him, but that the mannikin had let it fall and had asked him to pick it up again, but as he did not choose to do that, the elf had begun to scold, and that he had lost his temper, and had given the elf a beating, at which he had told him where the king's daughters were. Then the two were so angry at this that they grew green and yellow.",
"Next morning they went to the well together, and drew lots who should first seat himself in the basket, and again the lot fell on the eldest, and he was to seat himself in it, and take the bell with him. Then he said, if I ring, you must draw me up again immediately. When he had gone down for a short distance, he rang, and they at once drew him up again. Then the second seated himself in the basket, but he did just the same as the first, and then it was the turn of the youngest, but he let himself be lowered quite to the bottom.",
"When he had got out of the basket, he took his knife, and went and stood outside the first door and listened, and heard the dragon snoring quite loudly. He opened the door slowly, and one of the princesses was sitting there, and had nine dragon's heads lying upon her lap, and was lousing them. Then he took his knife and hewed at them, and the nine fell off. The princess sprang up, threw her arms round his neck, embraced and kissed him repeatedly, and took her stomacher, which was made of pure gold, and hung it round his neck.",
"Then he went to the second princess, who had a dragon with five heads to louse, and delivered her also, and to the youngest, who had a dragon with four heads, he went likewise. And they all rejoiced, and embraced him and kissed him without stopping. Then he rang very loud, so that those above heard him, and he placed the princesses one after the other in the basket, and had them all drawn up, but when it came to his own turn he remembered the words of the elf, who had told him that his comrades did not mean well by him. So he took a great stone which was lying there, and placed it in the basket, and when it was about half way up, his false brothers above cut the rope, so that the basket with the stone fell to the ground, and they thought that he was dead, and ran away with the three princesses, making them promise to tell their father that it was they who had delivered them. Then they went to the king, and each demanded a princess in marriage.",
"In the meantime the youngest huntsman was wandering about the three chambers in great trouble, fully expecting to have to end his days there, when he saw, hanging on the wall, a flute, then said he, why do you hang there. No one can be merry here.",
"He looked at the dragons, heads likewise and said, you too cannot help me now. He walked to and fro for such a long time that he made the surface of the ground quite smooth. But at last other thoughts came to his mind, and he took the flute from the wall, and played a few notes on it, and suddenly a number of elves appeared, and with every note that he sounded one more came. Then he played until the room was entirely filled.",
"They all asked what he desired, so he said he wished to get above ground back to daylight, on which they seized him by every hair that grew on his head, and thus they flew with him onto the earth again. When he was above ground, he at once went to the king's palace, just as the wedding of one princess was about to be celebrated, and he went to the room where the king and his three daughters were. When the princesses saw him they fainted.",
"Hereupon the king was angry, and ordered him to be put in prison at once, because he thought he must have done some injury to the children. When the princesses came to themselves, however, they entreated the king to set him free again.",
"The king asked why, and they said that they were not allowed to tell that, but their father said that they were to tell it to the stove. And he went out, listened at the door, and heard everything. Then he caused the two brothers to be hanged on the gallows, and to the third he gave his youngest daughter, and on that occasion I wore a pair of glass shoes, and I struck them against a stone, and they said, klink, and were broken."
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"clean_text": "There was once upon a time a rich king who had three daughters, who daily went to walk in the palace garden, and the king was a great lover of all kinds of fine trees, but there was one for which he had such an affection, that if anyone gathered an apple from it he wished him a hundred fathoms underground. And when harvest time came, the apples on this tree were all as red as blood. The three daughters went every day beneath the tree, and looked to see if the wind had not blown down an apple, but they never by any chance found one, and the tree was so loaded with them that it was almost breaking, and the branches hung down to the ground.\n\nThen the king's youngest child had a great desire for an apple, and said to her sisters, our father loves us far too much to wish us underground, it is my belief that he would only do that to people who were strangers. And while she was speaking, the child plucked off quite a large apple, and ran to her sisters, saying, just taste, my dear little sisters, for never in my life have I tasted anything so delightful. Then the two other sisters also ate some of the apple, whereupon all three sank deep down into the earth, where they could hear no cock crow.\n\nWhen mid-day came, the king wished to call them to come to dinner, but they were nowhere to be found. He sought them everywhere in the palace and garden, but could not find them. Then he was much troubled, and made known to the whole land that whosoever brought his daughters back again should have one of them to wife. Hereupon so many young men went about the country in search, that there was no counting them, for everyone loved the three children because they were so kind to all, and so fair of face.\n\nThree young huntsmen also went out, and when they had traveled about for eight days, they arrived at a great castle, in which were beautiful apartments, and in one room a table was laid on which were delicate dishes which were still so warm that they were smoking, but in the whole of the castle no human being was either to be seen or heard. They waited there for half a day, and the food still remained warm and smoking, and at length they were so hungry that they sat down and ate, and agreed with each other that they would stay and live in that castle, and that one of them, who should be chosen by casting lots, should remain in the house, and the two others seek the king's daughters.\n\nThey cast lots, and the lot fell on the eldest, so next day the two younger went out to seek, and the eldest had to stay home. At mid-day came a small, small mannikin and begged for a piece of bread, then the huntsman took the bread which he had found there, and cut a round off the loaf and was about to give it to him, but while he was giving it to the mannikin, the latter let it fall, and asked the huntsman to be so good as to give him that piece again. The huntsman was about to do so and stooped, on which the mannikin took a stick, seized him by the hair, and gave him a good beating.\n\nNext day, the second stayed at home, and he fared no better. When the two others returned in the evening, the eldest said, well, how have you got on? Oh, very badly, said he, and then they lamented their misfortune together, but they said nothing about it to the youngest, for they did not like him at all, and always called him stupid Hans, because he did not know the ways of the world.\n\nOn the third day, the youngest stayed at home, and again the little mannikin came and begged for a piece of bread. When the youth gave it to him, the elf let it fall as before, and asked him to be so good as to give him that piece again. Then said Hans to the little mannikin, what, can you not pick up that piece yourself? If you will not take as much trouble as that for your daily bread, you do not deserve to have it. Then the mannikin grew very angry and said he was to do it, but the huntsman would not, and took my dear mannikin, and gave him a thorough beating. Then the mannikin screamed terribly, and cried, stop, stop, and let me go, and I will tell you where the king's daughters are.\n\nWhen Hans heard that, he left off beating him and the mannikin told him that he was a gnome, and that there were more than a thousand like him, and that if he would go with him he would show him where the king's daughters were. Then he showed him a deep well, but there was no water in it. And the elf said that he knew well that the companions Hans had with him did not intend to deal honorably with him, therefore if he wished to deliver the king's children, he must do it alone.\n\nThe two other brothers would also be very glad to recover the king's daughters, but they did not want to have any trouble or danger. Hans was therefore to take a large basket, and he must seat himself in it with his hunting knife and a bell, and be let down. Below are three rooms, and in each of them was a princess, who was lousing a dragon with many heads, which he must cut off. And having said all this, the elf vanished.\n\nWhen it was evening the two brothers came and asked how he had got on, and he said, pretty well so far, and that he had seen no one except at mid-day when a little mannikin had come and begged for a piece of bread, that he had given some to him, but that the mannikin had let it fall and had asked him to pick it up again, but as he did not choose to do that, the elf had begun to scold, and that he had lost his temper, and had given the elf a beating, at which he had told him where the king's daughters were. Then the two were so angry at this that they grew green and yellow.\n\nNext morning they went to the well together, and drew lots who should first seat himself in the basket, and again the lot fell on the eldest, and he was to seat himself in it, and take the bell with him. Then he said, if I ring, you must draw me up again immediately. When he had gone down for a short distance, he rang, and they at once drew him up again. Then the second seated himself in the basket, but he did just the same as the first, and then it was the turn of the youngest, but he let himself be lowered quite to the bottom.\n\nWhen he had got out of the basket, he took his knife, and went and stood outside the first door and listened, and heard the dragon snoring quite loudly. He opened the door slowly, and one of the princesses was sitting there, and had nine dragon's heads lying upon her lap, and was lousing them. Then he took his knife and hewed at them, and the nine fell off. The princess sprang up, threw her arms round his neck, embraced and kissed him repeatedly, and took her stomacher, which was made of pure gold, and hung it round his neck.\n\nThen he went to the second princess, who had a dragon with five heads to louse, and delivered her also, and to the youngest, who had a dragon with four heads, he went likewise. And they all rejoiced, and embraced him and kissed him without stopping. Then he rang very loud, so that those above heard him, and he placed the princesses one after the other in the basket, and had them all drawn up, but when it came to his own turn he remembered the words of the elf, who had told him that his comrades did not mean well by him. So he took a great stone which was lying there, and placed it in the basket, and when it was about half way up, his false brothers above cut the rope, so that the basket with the stone fell to the ground, and they thought that he was dead, and ran away with the three princesses, making them promise to tell their father that it was they who had delivered them. Then they went to the king, and each demanded a princess in marriage.\n\nIn the meantime the youngest huntsman was wandering about the three chambers in great trouble, fully expecting to have to end his days there, when he saw, hanging on the wall, a flute, then said he, why do you hang there. No one can be merry here.\n\nHe looked at the dragons, heads likewise and said, you too cannot help me now. He walked to and fro for such a long time that he made the surface of the ground quite smooth. But at last other thoughts came to his mind, and he took the flute from the wall, and played a few notes on it, and suddenly a number of elves appeared, and with every note that he sounded one more came. Then he played until the room was entirely filled.\n\nThey all asked what he desired, so he said he wished to get above ground back to daylight, on which they seized him by every hair that grew on his head, and thus they flew with him onto the earth again. When he was above ground, he at once went to the king's palace, just as the wedding of one princess was about to be celebrated, and he went to the room where the king and his three daughters were. When the princesses saw him they fainted.\n\nHereupon the king was angry, and ordered him to be put in prison at once, because he thought he must have done some injury to the children. When the princesses came to themselves, however, they entreated the king to set him free again.\n\nThe king asked why, and they said that they were not allowed to tell that, but their father said that they were to tell it to the stove. And he went out, listened at the door, and heard everything. Then he caused the two brothers to be hanged on the gallows, and to the third he gave his youngest daughter, and on that occasion I wore a pair of glass shoes, and I struck them against a stone, and they said, klink, and were broken.",
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"There was once upon a time a rich king who had three daughters, who daily went to walk in the palace garden, and the king was a great lover of all kinds of fine trees, but there was one for which he had such an affection, that if anyone gathered an apple from it he wished him a hundred fathoms underground. And when harvest time came, the apples on this tree were all as red as blood. The three daughters went every day beneath the tree, and looked to see if the wind had not blown down an apple, but they never by any chance found one, and the tree was so loaded with them that it was almost breaking, and the branches hung down to the ground.",
"Then the king's youngest child had a great desire for an apple, and said to her sisters, our father loves us far too much to wish us underground, it is my belief that he would only do that to people who were strangers. And while she was speaking, the child plucked off quite a large apple, and ran to her sisters, saying, just taste, my dear little sisters, for never in my life have I tasted anything so delightful. Then the two other sisters also ate some of the apple, whereupon all three sank deep down into the earth, where they could hear no cock crow.",
"When mid-day came, the king wished to call them to come to dinner, but they were nowhere to be found. He sought them everywhere in the palace and garden, but could not find them. Then he was much troubled, and made known to the whole land that whosoever brought his daughters back again should have one of them to wife. Hereupon so many young men went about the country in search, that there was no counting them, for everyone loved the three children because they were so kind to all, and so fair of face.",
"Three young huntsmen also went out, and when they had traveled about for eight days, they arrived at a great castle, in which were beautiful apartments, and in one room a table was laid on which were delicate dishes which were still so warm that they were smoking, but in the whole of the castle no human being was either to be seen or heard. They waited there for half a day, and the food still remained warm and smoking, and at length they were so hungry that they sat down and ate, and agreed with each other that they would stay and live in that castle, and that one of them, who should be chosen by casting lots, should remain in the house, and the two others seek the king's daughters.",
"They cast lots, and the lot fell on the eldest, so next day the two younger went out to seek, and the eldest had to stay home. At mid-day came a small, small mannikin and begged for a piece of bread, then the huntsman took the bread which he had found there, and cut a round off the loaf and was about to give it to him, but while he was giving it to the mannikin, the latter let it fall, and asked the huntsman to be so good as to give him that piece again. The huntsman was about to do so and stooped, on which the mannikin took a stick, seized him by the hair, and gave him a good beating.",
"Next day, the second stayed at home, and he fared no better. When the two others returned in the evening, the eldest said, well, how have you got on? Oh, very badly, said he, and then they lamented their misfortune together, but they said nothing about it to the youngest, for they did not like him at all, and always called him stupid Hans, because he did not know the ways of the world.",
"On the third day, the youngest stayed at home, and again the little mannikin came and begged for a piece of bread. When the youth gave it to him, the elf let it fall as before, and asked him to be so good as to give him that piece again. Then said Hans to the little mannikin, what, can you not pick up that piece yourself? If you will not take as much trouble as that for your daily bread, you do not deserve to have it. Then the mannikin grew very angry and said he was to do it, but the huntsman would not, and took my dear mannikin, and gave him a thorough beating. Then the mannikin screamed terribly, and cried, stop, stop, and let me go, and I will tell you where the king's daughters are.",
"When Hans heard that, he left off beating him and the mannikin told him that he was a gnome, and that there were more than a thousand like him, and that if he would go with him he would show him where the king's daughters were. Then he showed him a deep well, but there was no water in it. And the elf said that he knew well that the companions Hans had with him did not intend to deal honorably with him, therefore if he wished to deliver the king's children, he must do it alone.",
"The two other brothers would also be very glad to recover the king's daughters, but they did not want to have any trouble or danger. Hans was therefore to take a large basket, and he must seat himself in it with his hunting knife and a bell, and be let down. Below are three rooms, and in each of them was a princess, who was lousing a dragon with many heads, which he must cut off. And having said all this, the elf vanished.",
"When it was evening the two brothers came and asked how he had got on, and he said, pretty well so far, and that he had seen no one except at mid-day when a little mannikin had come and begged for a piece of bread, that he had given some to him, but that the mannikin had let it fall and had asked him to pick it up again, but as he did not choose to do that, the elf had begun to scold, and that he had lost his temper, and had given the elf a beating, at which he had told him where the king's daughters were. Then the two were so angry at this that they grew green and yellow.",
"Next morning they went to the well together, and drew lots who should first seat himself in the basket, and again the lot fell on the eldest, and he was to seat himself in it, and take the bell with him. Then he said, if I ring, you must draw me up again immediately. When he had gone down for a short distance, he rang, and they at once drew him up again. Then the second seated himself in the basket, but he did just the same as the first, and then it was the turn of the youngest, but he let himself be lowered quite to the bottom.",
"When he had got out of the basket, he took his knife, and went and stood outside the first door and listened, and heard the dragon snoring quite loudly. He opened the door slowly, and one of the princesses was sitting there, and had nine dragon's heads lying upon her lap, and was lousing them. Then he took his knife and hewed at them, and the nine fell off. The princess sprang up, threw her arms round his neck, embraced and kissed him repeatedly, and took her stomacher, which was made of pure gold, and hung it round his neck.",
"Then he went to the second princess, who had a dragon with five heads to louse, and delivered her also, and to the youngest, who had a dragon with four heads, he went likewise. And they all rejoiced, and embraced him and kissed him without stopping. Then he rang very loud, so that those above heard him, and he placed the princesses one after the other in the basket, and had them all drawn up, but when it came to his own turn he remembered the words of the elf, who had told him that his comrades did not mean well by him.",
"So he took a great stone which was lying there, and placed it in the basket, and when it was about half way up, his false brothers above cut the rope, so that the basket with the stone fell to the ground, and they thought that he was dead, and ran away with the three princesses, making them promise to tell their father that it was they who had delivered them. Then they went to the king, and each demanded a princess in marriage.",
"In the meantime the youngest huntsman was wandering about the three chambers in great trouble, fully expecting to have to end his days there, when he saw, hanging on the wall, a flute, then said he, why do you hang there. No one can be merry here.",
"He looked at the dragons, heads likewise and said, you too cannot help me now. He walked to and fro for such a long time that he made the surface of the ground quite smooth. But at last other thoughts came to his mind, and he took the flute from the wall, and played a few notes on it, and suddenly a number of elves appeared, and with every note that he sounded one more came. Then he played until the room was entirely filled.",
"They all asked what he desired, so he said he wished to get above ground back to daylight, on which they seized him by every hair that grew on his head, and thus they flew with him onto the earth again. When he was above ground, he at once went to the king's palace, just as the wedding of one princess was about to be celebrated, and he went to the room where the king and his three daughters were. When the princesses saw him they fainted.",
"Hereupon the king was angry, and ordered him to be put in prison at once, because he thought he must have done some injury to the children. When the princesses came to themselves, however, they entreated the king to set him free again.",
"The king asked why, and they said that they were not allowed to tell that, but their father said that they were to tell it to the stove. And he went out, listened at the door, and heard everything. Then he caused the two brothers to be hanged on the gallows, and to the third he gave his youngest daughter, and on that occasion I wore a pair of glass shoes, and I struck them against a stone, and they said, klink, and were broken."
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"There was once upon a time a rich king who had three daughters, who daily went to walk in the palace garden, and the king was a great lover of all kinds of fine trees, but there was one for which he had such an affection, that if anyone gathered an apple from it he wished him a hundred fathoms underground. And when harvest time came, the apples on this tree were all as red as blood. The three daughters went every day beneath the tree, and looked to see if the wind had not blown down an apple, but they never by any chance found one, and the tree was so loaded with them that it was almost breaking, and the branches hung down to the ground.",
"Then the king's youngest child had a great desire for an apple, and said to her sisters, our father loves us far too much to wish us underground, it is my belief that he would only do that to people who were strangers. And while she was speaking, the child plucked off quite a large apple, and ran to her sisters, saying, just taste, my dear little sisters, for never in my life have I tasted anything so delightful. Then the two other sisters also ate some of the apple, whereupon all three sank deep down into the earth, where they could hear no cock crow.",
"When mid-day came, the king wished to call them to come to dinner, but they were nowhere to be found. He sought them everywhere in the palace and garden, but could not find them. Then he was much troubled, and made known to the whole land that whosoever brought his daughters back again should have one of them to wife. Hereupon so many young men went about the country in search, that there was no counting them, for everyone loved the three children because they were so kind to all, and so fair of face.",
"Three young huntsmen also went out, and when they had traveled about for eight days, they arrived at a great castle, in which were beautiful apartments, and in one room a table was laid on which were delicate dishes which were still so warm that they were smoking, but in the whole of the castle no human being was either to be seen or heard. They waited there for half a day, and the food still remained warm and smoking, and at length they were so hungry that they sat down and ate, and agreed with each other that they would stay and live in that castle, and that one of them, who should be chosen by casting lots, should remain in the house, and the two others seek the king's daughters.",
"They cast lots, and the lot fell on the eldest, so next day the two younger went out to seek, and the eldest had to stay home. At mid-day came a small, small mannikin and begged for a piece of bread, then the huntsman took the bread which he had found there, and cut a round off the loaf and was about to give it to him, but while he was giving it to the mannikin, the latter let it fall, and asked the huntsman to be so good as to give him that piece again. The huntsman was about to do so and stooped, on which the mannikin took a stick, seized him by the hair, and gave him a good beating.",
"Next day, the second stayed at home, and he fared no better. When the two others returned in the evening, the eldest said, well, how have you got on? Oh, very badly, said he, and then they lamented their misfortune together, but they said nothing about it to the youngest, for they did not like him at all, and always called him stupid Hans, because he did not know the ways of the world.",
"On the third day, the youngest stayed at home, and again the little mannikin came and begged for a piece of bread. When the youth gave it to him, the elf let it fall as before, and asked him to be so good as to give him that piece again. Then said Hans to the little mannikin, what, can you not pick up that piece yourself? If you will not take as much trouble as that for your daily bread, you do not deserve to have it. Then the mannikin grew very angry and said he was to do it, but the huntsman would not, and took my dear mannikin, and gave him a thorough beating. Then the mannikin screamed terribly, and cried, stop, stop, and let me go, and I will tell you where the king's daughters are.",
"When Hans heard that, he left off beating him and the mannikin told him that he was a gnome, and that there were more than a thousand like him, and that if he would go with him he would show him where the king's daughters were. Then he showed him a deep well, but there was no water in it. And the elf said that he knew well that the companions Hans had with him did not intend to deal honorably with him, therefore if he wished to deliver the king's children, he must do it alone.",
"The two other brothers would also be very glad to recover the king's daughters, but they did not want to have any trouble or danger. Hans was therefore to take a large basket, and he must seat himself in it with his hunting knife and a bell, and be let down. Below are three rooms, and in each of them was a princess, who was lousing a dragon with many heads, which he must cut off. And having said all this, the elf vanished.",
"When it was evening the two brothers came and asked how he had got on, and he said, pretty well so far, and that he had seen no one except at mid-day when a little mannikin had come and begged for a piece of bread, that he had given some to him, but that the mannikin had let it fall and had asked him to pick it up again, but as he did not choose to do that, the elf had begun to scold, and that he had lost his temper, and had given the elf a beating, at which he had told him where the king's daughters were. Then the two were so angry at this that they grew green and yellow.",
"Next morning they went to the well together, and drew lots who should first seat himself in the basket, and again the lot fell on the eldest, and he was to seat himself in it, and take the bell with him. Then he said, if I ring, you must draw me up again immediately. When he had gone down for a short distance, he rang, and they at once drew him up again. Then the second seated himself in the basket, but he did just the same as the first, and then it was the turn of the youngest, but he let himself be lowered quite to the bottom.",
"When he had got out of the basket, he took his knife, and went and stood outside the first door and listened, and heard the dragon snoring quite loudly. He opened the door slowly, and one of the princesses was sitting there, and had nine dragon's heads lying upon her lap, and was lousing them. Then he took his knife and hewed at them, and the nine fell off. The princess sprang up, threw her arms round his neck, embraced and kissed him repeatedly, and took her stomacher, which was made of pure gold, and hung it round his neck.",
"Then he went to the second princess, who had a dragon with five heads to louse, and delivered her also, and to the youngest, who had a dragon with four heads, he went likewise. And they all rejoiced, and embraced him and kissed him without stopping. Then he rang very loud, so that those above heard him, and he placed the princesses one after the other in the basket, and had them all drawn up, but when it came to his own turn he remembered the words of the elf, who had told him that his comrades did not mean well by him. So he took a great stone which was lying there, and placed it in the basket, and when it was about half way up, his false brothers above cut the rope, so that the basket with the stone fell to the ground, and they thought that he was dead, and ran away with the three princesses, making them promise to tell their father that it was they who had delivered them. Then they went to the king, and each demanded a princess in marriage.",
"In the meantime the youngest huntsman was wandering about the three chambers in great trouble, fully expecting to have to end his days there, when he saw, hanging on the wall, a flute, then said he, why do you hang there. No one can be merry here.",
"He looked at the dragons, heads likewise and said, you too cannot help me now. He walked to and fro for such a long time that he made the surface of the ground quite smooth. But at last other thoughts came to his mind, and he took the flute from the wall, and played a few notes on it, and suddenly a number of elves appeared, and with every note that he sounded one more came. Then he played until the room was entirely filled.",
"They all asked what he desired, so he said he wished to get above ground back to daylight, on which they seized him by every hair that grew on his head, and thus they flew with him onto the earth again. When he was above ground, he at once went to the king's palace, just as the wedding of one princess was about to be celebrated, and he went to the room where the king and his three daughters were. When the princesses saw him they fainted.",
"Hereupon the king was angry, and ordered him to be put in prison at once, because he thought he must have done some injury to the children. When the princesses came to themselves, however, they entreated the king to set him free again.",
"The king asked why, and they said that they were not allowed to tell that, but their father said that they were to tell it to the stove. And he went out, listened at the door, and heard everything. Then he caused the two brothers to be hanged on the gallows, and to the third he gave his youngest daughter, and on that occasion I wore a pair of glass shoes, and I struck them against a stone, and they said, klink, and were broken."
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And while she was speaking, the child plucked off quite a large apple, and ran to her sisters, saying, just taste, my dear little sisters, for never in my life have I tasted anything so delightful. Then the two other sisters also ate some of the apple, whereupon all three sank deep down into the earth, where they could hear no cock crow.\n\nWhen mid-day came, the king wished to call them to come to dinner, but they were nowhere to be found. He sought them everywhere in the palace and garden, but could not find them. Then he was much troubled, and made known to the whole land that whosoever brought his daughters back again should have one of them to wife. Hereupon so many young men went about the country in search, that there was no counting them, for everyone loved the three children because they were so kind to all, and so fair of face.\n\nThree young huntsmen also went out, and when they had traveled about for eight days, they arrived at a great castle, in which were beautiful apartments, and in one room a table was laid on which were delicate dishes which were still so warm that they were smoking, but in the whole of the castle no human being was either to be seen or heard. They waited there for half a day, and the food still remained warm and smoking, and at length they were so hungry that they sat down and ate, and agreed with each other that they would stay and live in that castle, and that one of them, who should be chosen by casting lots, should remain in the house, and the two others seek the king's daughters.\n\nThey cast lots, and the lot fell on the eldest, so next day the two younger went out to seek, and the eldest had to stay home. At mid-day came a small, small mannikin and begged for a piece of bread, then the huntsman took the bread which he had found there, and cut a round off the loaf and was about to give it to him, but while he was giving it to the mannikin, the latter let it fall, and asked the huntsman to be so good as to give him that piece again. The huntsman was about to do so and stooped, on which the mannikin took a stick, seized him by the hair, and gave him a good beating.\n\nNext day, the second stayed at home, and he fared no better. When the two others returned in the evening, the eldest said, well, how have you got on? Oh, very badly, said he, and then they lamented their misfortune together, but they said nothing about it to the youngest, for they did not like him at all, and always called him stupid Hans, because he did not know the ways of the world.\n\nOn the third day, the youngest stayed at home, and again the little mannikin came and begged for a piece of bread. When the youth gave it to him, the elf let it fall as before, and asked him to be so good as to give him that piece again. Then said Hans to the little mannikin, what, can you not pick up that piece yourself? If you will not take as much trouble as that for your daily bread, you do not deserve to have it. Then the mannikin grew very angry and said he was to do it, but the huntsman would not, and took my dear mannikin, and gave him a thorough beating. Then the mannikin screamed terribly, and cried, stop, stop, and let me go, and I will tell you where the king's daughters are.\n\nWhen Hans heard that, he left off beating him and the mannikin told him that he was a gnome, and that there were more than a thousand like him, and that if he would go with him he would show him where the king's daughters were. Then he showed him a deep well, but there was no water in it. And the elf said that he knew well that the companions Hans had with him did not intend to deal honorably with him, therefore if he wished to deliver the king's children, he must do it alone.\n\nThe two other brothers would also be very glad to recover the king's daughters, but they did not want to have any trouble or danger. Hans was therefore to take a large basket, and he must seat himself in it with his hunting knife and a bell, and be let down. Below are three rooms, and in each of them was a princess, who was lousing a dragon with many heads, which he must cut off. And having said all this, the elf vanished.\n\nWhen it was evening the two brothers came and asked how he had got on, and he said, pretty well so far, and that he had seen no one except at mid-day when a little mannikin had come and begged for a piece of bread, that he had given some to him, but that the mannikin had let it fall and had asked him to pick it up again, but as he did not choose to do that, the elf had begun to scold, and that he had lost his temper, and had given the elf a beating, at which he had told him where the king's daughters were. Then the two were so angry at this that they grew green and yellow.\n\nNext morning they went to the well together, and drew lots who should first seat himself in the basket, and again the lot fell on the eldest, and he was to seat himself in it, and take the bell with him. Then he said, if I ring, you must draw me up again immediately. When he had gone down for a short distance, he rang, and they at once drew him up again. Then the second seated himself in the basket, but he did just the same as the first, and then it was the turn of the youngest, but he let himself be lowered quite to the bottom.\n\nWhen he had got out of the basket, he took his knife, and went and stood outside the first door and listened, and heard the dragon snoring quite loudly. He opened the door slowly, and one of the princesses was sitting there, and had nine dragon's heads lying upon her lap, and was lousing them. Then he took his knife and hewed at them, and the nine fell off. The princess sprang up, threw her arms round his neck, embraced and kissed him repeatedly, and took her stomacher, which was made of pure gold, and hung it round his neck.\n\nThen he went to the second princess, who had a dragon with five heads to louse, and delivered her also, and to the youngest, who had a dragon with four heads, he went likewise. And they all rejoiced, and embraced him and kissed him without stopping. Then he rang very loud, so that those above heard him, and he placed the princesses one after the other in the basket, and had them all drawn up, but when it came to his own turn he remembered the words of the elf, who had told him that his comrades did not mean well by him. So he took a great stone which was lying there, and placed it in the basket, and when it was about half way up, his false brothers above cut the rope, so that the basket with the stone fell to the ground, and they thought that he was dead, and ran away with the three princesses, making them promise to tell their father that it was they who had delivered them. Then they went to the king, and each demanded a princess in marriage.\n\nIn the meantime the youngest huntsman was wandering about the three chambers in great trouble, fully expecting to have to end his days there, when he saw, hanging on the wall, a flute, then said he, why do you hang there. No one can be merry here.\n\nHe looked at the dragons, heads likewise and said, you too cannot help me now. He walked to and fro for such a long time that he made the surface of the ground quite smooth. 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"Next day, the second stayed at home, and he fared no better. When the two others returned in the evening, the eldest said, well, how have you got on? Oh, very badly, said he, and then they lamented their misfortune together, but they said nothing about it to the youngest, for they did not like him at all, and always called him stupid Hans, because he did not know the ways of the world.",
"On the third day, the youngest stayed at home, and again the little mannikin came and begged for a piece of bread. When the youth gave it to him, the elf let it fall as before, and asked him to be so good as to give him that piece again. Then said Hans to the little mannikin, what, can you not pick up that piece yourself? If you will not take as much trouble as that for your daily bread, you do not deserve to have it. Then the mannikin grew very angry and said he was to do it, but the huntsman would not, and took my dear mannikin, and gave him a thorough beating. Then the mannikin screamed terribly, and cried, stop, stop, and let me go, and I will tell you where the king's daughters are.",
"When Hans heard that, he left off beating him and the mannikin told him that he was a gnome, and that there were more than a thousand like him, and that if he would go with him he would show him where the king's daughters were. Then he showed him a deep well, but there was no water in it. And the elf said that he knew well that the companions Hans had with him did not intend to deal honorably with him, therefore if he wished to deliver the king's children, he must do it alone.",
"The two other brothers would also be very glad to recover the king's daughters, but they did not want to have any trouble or danger. Hans was therefore to take a large basket, and he must seat himself in it with his hunting knife and a bell, and be let down. Below are three rooms, and in each of them was a princess, who was lousing a dragon with many heads, which he must cut off. And having said all this, the elf vanished.",
"When it was evening the two brothers came and asked how he had got on, and he said, pretty well so far, and that he had seen no one except at mid-day when a little mannikin had come and begged for a piece of bread, that he had given some to him, but that the mannikin had let it fall and had asked him to pick it up again, but as he did not choose to do that, the elf had begun to scold, and that he had lost his temper, and had given the elf a beating, at which he had told him where the king's daughters were. Then the two were so angry at this that they grew green and yellow.",
"Next morning they went to the well together, and drew lots who should first seat himself in the basket, and again the lot fell on the eldest, and he was to seat himself in it, and take the bell with him. Then he said, if I ring, you must draw me up again immediately. When he had gone down for a short distance, he rang, and they at once drew him up again. Then the second seated himself in the basket, but he did just the same as the first, and then it was the turn of the youngest, but he let himself be lowered quite to the bottom.",
"When he had got out of the basket, he took his knife, and went and stood outside the first door and listened, and heard the dragon snoring quite loudly. He opened the door slowly, and one of the princesses was sitting there, and had nine dragon's heads lying upon her lap, and was lousing them. Then he took his knife and hewed at them, and the nine fell off. The princess sprang up, threw her arms round his neck, embraced and kissed him repeatedly, and took her stomacher, which was made of pure gold, and hung it round his neck.",
"Then he went to the second princess, who had a dragon with five heads to louse, and delivered her also, and to the youngest, who had a dragon with four heads, he went likewise. And they all rejoiced, and embraced him and kissed him without stopping. Then he rang very loud, so that those above heard him, and he placed the princesses one after the other in the basket, and had them all drawn up, but when it came to his own turn he remembered the words of the elf, who had told him that his comrades did not mean well by him.",
"So he took a great stone which was lying there, and placed it in the basket, and when it was about half way up, his false brothers above cut the rope, so that the basket with the stone fell to the ground, and they thought that he was dead, and ran away with the three princesses, making them promise to tell their father that it was they who had delivered them. Then they went to the king, and each demanded a princess in marriage.",
"In the meantime the youngest huntsman was wandering about the three chambers in great trouble, fully expecting to have to end his days there, when he saw, hanging on the wall, a flute, then said he, why do you hang there. No one can be merry here.",
"He looked at the dragons, heads likewise and said, you too cannot help me now. He walked to and fro for such a long time that he made the surface of the ground quite smooth. But at last other thoughts came to his mind, and he took the flute from the wall, and played a few notes on it, and suddenly a number of elves appeared, and with every note that he sounded one more came. Then he played until the room was entirely filled.",
"They all asked what he desired, so he said he wished to get above ground back to daylight, on which they seized him by every hair that grew on his head, and thus they flew with him onto the earth again. When he was above ground, he at once went to the king's palace, just as the wedding of one princess was about to be celebrated, and he went to the room where the king and his three daughters were. When the princesses saw him they fainted.",
"Hereupon the king was angry, and ordered him to be put in prison at once, because he thought he must have done some injury to the children. When the princesses came to themselves, however, they entreated the king to set him free again.",
"The king asked why, and they said that they were not allowed to tell that, but their father said that they were to tell it to the stove. And he went out, listened at the door, and heard everything. Then he caused the two brothers to be hanged on the gallows, and to the third he gave his youngest daughter, and on that occasion I wore a pair of glass shoes, and I struck them against a stone, and they said, klink, and were broken."
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"The next day, the second elf stayed home. He did not have a good time either. When the two others came back in the evening, the oldest asked, \"How did it go?\" \"Oh, very badly,\" he said. They felt sad about their bad luck. They did not tell the youngest about it. They did not like him very much. They always called him \"Stupid Hans\" because he did not know how to do things like they did.",
"On the third day, the youngest boy stayed at home. The little elf came back and asked for a piece of bread. When the boy gave it to him, the elf dropped it on the floor again. He asked the boy to be so kind as to give him that piece back. Then Hans said to the little elf, \"What? Can you not pick it up yourself? If you will not take a little trouble for your food, you do not deserve to have it.\"\n\nThe little elf got very angry. He said he would do it, but the huntsman would not. He took the little elf and gave him a gentle scolding. The little elf cried out loudly, \"Stop! Stop! Let me go, and I will tell you where the king's daughters are.",
"When Hans heard that, he stopped hitting him. The little man told Hans that he was a tiny elf. He said there were many more like him, and if Hans went with him, he would show him where the King's daughters were hiding. Then, the elf showed Hans a deep well, but it was empty. The elf said he knew Hans’s friends did not want to be fair to him. He told Hans that to save the King's children, he had to go alone.",
"The two other brothers were happy to save the princesses, too. But they did not want any danger. So, Hans had to take a big basket. He sat inside with his little knife and a bell. Then, he was lowered down carefully.\n\nDown below, there were three rooms. In each room, a princess was playing with a big, sleepy dragon. Hans had to cut off the dragon's heads. The elf said this and then disappeared.",
"When evening came, the two brothers asked how he was doing. He said he was doing pretty well. He had not seen anyone all day. But at noon, a tiny elf had come and asked for a piece of bread. He gave the elf some bread. But the elf let it fall to the ground. He asked him to pick it up. He did not want to do that. The elf got very angry and scolded him. He lost his temper and gave the elf a little tap. The elf told him where the king's daughters were. The brothers were so angry that their faces turned green and yellow.",
"The next morning, they went to the well together. They decided to pick who would go down first. The oldest brother won the choice. He climbed into the basket and took the bell. He promised, \"If I ring, pull me up right away.\" He went down a little way and rang the bell. His brothers pulled him up quickly. Then the second brother went down. He did the same thing. Finally, it was the youngest brother's turn. He let himself go all the way to the bottom.",
"When he got out of the basket, he took his little knife. He went to the first door and listened carefully. He could hear the dragon snoring very loudly. He opened the door slowly. One of the princesses was sitting there. She had nine dragon heads lying on her lap, and she was picking bugs off them. Then he took his knife and cut the heads off. They fell right off. The princess jumped up. She threw her arms around his neck. She hugged him and kissed him many times. She took her golden brooch and hung it around his neck.",
"Then he went to the second princess. She had a dragon with five heads to fight. He helped her, too. Then he went to the youngest princess. She had a dragon with four heads. He helped her, just like the others. The princesses were so happy. They hugged him and kissed him over and over again. He rang his bell very loudly. The people above heard him. He put the princesses in the basket, one by one. They were pulled up safely. But when it was his turn to go up, he remembered the elf’s words. The elf had warned him that his friends did not really care about him.",
"So he picked up a big stone that was lying there. He put it in the basket. When the basket was halfway up, his brothers cut the rope. The basket with the stone fell to the ground. They thought he was gone, so they ran away with the three princesses. They made the girls promise to tell their father that they were the ones who saved them. Then they went to the king and asked for the princesses as their new wives.",
"In the meantime, the youngest huntsman was wandering around the three rooms. He felt very sad and worried. He thought he might have to stay there forever. Suddenly, he saw a flute hanging on the wall. He picked it up and asked, \"Why are you hanging there? No one is happy here.",
"He looked at the dragons. They were quiet too. He could not ask them for help. He walked back and forth. He walked for a long time. He made the floor very smooth. Then, he had a new idea. He took his flute from the wall. He played a soft tune. Suddenly, little elves appeared. With every note he played, one more elf came into the room. He played until the room was full of them.",
"They all asked what he wanted, so he said he wanted to go back up to the bright daylight. The elves grabbed him by his hair and flew him up to the earth. When he got back above ground, he ran straight to the king’s big palace. It was just time for a wedding. He went into the room where the king and his three daughters were waiting. When the princesses saw him, they were so surprised they fainted.",
"The king was very angry. He thought the man must have hurt the children. So, he ordered the guards to put the man in a dark prison right away. But when the princesses woke up, they felt very sad. They begged the king to let the man go free again.",
"The king asked why they would not speak. They said they could not tell him. But their father said they must tell the stove. The king went out and listened at the door. He heard everything. He was very angry. He made the two brothers stand on the gallows. Then he gave the third brother my youngest sister. I wore my pretty glass shoes. I walked to a stone and struck my foot against it. *Klink!* The shoes broke into pieces."
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I have never tasted anything so sweet in my whole life.\" The two other sisters took a bite, too. Suddenly, all three of them sank deep down into the soft earth. It was very quiet there, and they could not hear a single rooster crow.\n\nWhen the sun was high in the sky, the King wanted to call them for dinner. But the children were gone. He looked in the big palace and in the garden, but he could not find them anywhere. The King felt very sad and worried. He told everyone in the land that if anyone brought his daughters back, he would let them marry one of them. So, many young men went out to look for them. There were so many of them that no one could count them all. Everyone loved the children because they were so kind and had such pretty faces.\n\nThree young hunters also went out. After walking for eight days, they found a big castle. It had lovely rooms. In one room, a table was set with yummy food. The food was still warm and smelled good. But there was no one there. They waited for a long time. The food stayed warm. Finally, they were very hungry. They sat down and ate. They decided to stay in the castle. One of them would stay home, and the other two would go look for the princesses.\n\nThey drew lots to decide who would stay home. The oldest elf had to stay, and the two younger ones went out to look for food. At noon, a tiny man appeared. He asked for a piece of bread. The huntsman cut a round piece from the loaf. He was just about to give it to the little man, but the man dropped it. He asked the huntsman to give him that piece back. The huntsman was going to do it. He bent down, and the little man hit him with a stick and pulled his hair.\n\nThe next day, the second elf stayed home. He did not have a good time either. When the two others came back in the evening, the oldest asked, \"How did it go?\" \"Oh, very badly,\" he said. They felt sad about their bad luck. They did not tell the youngest about it. They did not like him very much. They always called him \"Stupid Hans\" because he did not know how to do things like they did.\n\nOn the third day, the youngest boy stayed at home. The little elf came back and asked for a piece of bread. When the boy gave it to him, the elf dropped it on the floor again. He asked the boy to be so kind as to give him that piece back. Then Hans said to the little elf, \"What? Can you not pick it up yourself? If you will not take a little trouble for your food, you do not deserve to have it.\"\n\nThe little elf got very angry. He said he would do it, but the huntsman would not. He took the little elf and gave him a gentle scolding. The little elf cried out loudly, \"Stop! Stop! Let me go, and I will tell you where the king's daughters are.\n\nWhen Hans heard that, he stopped hitting him. The little man told Hans that he was a tiny elf. He said there were many more like him, and if Hans went with him, he would show him where the King's daughters were hiding. Then, the elf showed Hans a deep well, but it was empty. The elf said he knew Hans’s friends did not want to be fair to him. He told Hans that to save the King's children, he had to go alone.\n\nThe two other brothers were happy to save the princesses, too. But they did not want any danger. So, Hans had to take a big basket. He sat inside with his little knife and a bell. Then, he was lowered down carefully.\n\nDown below, there were three rooms. In each room, a princess was playing with a big, sleepy dragon. Hans had to cut off the dragon's heads. The elf said this and then disappeared.\n\nWhen evening came, the two brothers asked how he was doing. He said he was doing pretty well. He had not seen anyone all day. But at noon, a tiny elf had come and asked for a piece of bread. He gave the elf some bread. But the elf let it fall to the ground. He asked him to pick it up. He did not want to do that. The elf got very angry and scolded him. He lost his temper and gave the elf a little tap. The elf told him where the king's daughters were. The brothers were so angry that their faces turned green and yellow.\n\nThe next morning, they went to the well together. They decided to pick who would go down first. The oldest brother won the choice. He climbed into the basket and took the bell. He promised, \"If I ring, pull me up right away.\" He went down a little way and rang the bell. His brothers pulled him up quickly. Then the second brother went down. He did the same thing. Finally, it was the youngest brother's turn. He let himself go all the way to the bottom.\n\nWhen he got out of the basket, he took his little knife. He went to the first door and listened carefully. He could hear the dragon snoring very loudly. He opened the door slowly. One of the princesses was sitting there. She had nine dragon heads lying on her lap, and she was picking bugs off them. Then he took his knife and cut the heads off. They fell right off. The princess jumped up. She threw her arms around his neck. She hugged him and kissed him many times. She took her golden brooch and hung it around his neck.\n\nThen he went to the second princess. She had a dragon with five heads to fight. He helped her, too. Then he went to the youngest princess. She had a dragon with four heads. He helped her, just like the others. The princesses were so happy. They hugged him and kissed him over and over again. He rang his bell very loudly. The people above heard him. He put the princesses in the basket, one by one. They were pulled up safely. But when it was his turn to go up, he remembered the elf’s words. The elf had warned him that his friends did not really care about him.\n\nSo he picked up a big stone that was lying there. He put it in the basket. When the basket was halfway up, his brothers cut the rope. The basket with the stone fell to the ground. They thought he was gone, so they ran away with the three princesses. They made the girls promise to tell their father that they were the ones who saved them. Then they went to the king and asked for the princesses as their new wives.\n\nIn the meantime, the youngest huntsman was wandering around the three rooms. He felt very sad and worried. He thought he might have to stay there forever. Suddenly, he saw a flute hanging on the wall. He picked it up and asked, \"Why are you hanging there? No one is happy here.\n\nHe looked at the dragons. They were quiet too. He could not ask them for help. He walked back and forth. He walked for a long time. He made the floor very smooth. Then, he had a new idea. He took his flute from the wall. He played a soft tune. Suddenly, little elves appeared. With every note he played, one more elf came into the room. He played until the room was full of them.\n\nThey all asked what he wanted, so he said he wanted to go back up to the bright daylight. The elves grabbed him by his hair and flew him up to the earth. When he got back above ground, he ran straight to the king’s big palace. It was just time for a wedding. He went into the room where the king and his three daughters were waiting. When the princesses saw him, they were so surprised they fainted.\n\nThe king was very angry. He thought the man must have hurt the children. So, he ordered the guards to put the man in a dark prison right away. But when the princesses woke up, they felt very sad. They begged the king to let the man go free again.\n\nThe king asked why they would not speak. They said they could not tell him. But their father said they must tell the stove. The king went out and listened at the door. He heard everything. He was very angry. He made the two brothers stand on the gallows. Then he gave the third brother my youngest sister. I wore my pretty glass shoes. I walked to a stone and struck my foot against it. *Klink!* The shoes broke into pieces.",
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"Once upon a time, there was a rich king who had three lovely daughters. Every day, they walked in the big garden of their palace. The king loved beautiful trees very much. He had a favorite tree, and he loved it more than anything else. He said, \"If anyone picks an apple from this tree, they must go deep underground.\" When the harvest time came, the apples on this tree were bright red, like fresh blood. The three sisters went under the tree every day to look. They wanted to see if the wind had blown any apples down. But they never found one. The tree was so full of apples that it was almost breaking. The heavy branches hung down low to the ground.",
"Then the king's youngest child really wanted an apple. She said to her sisters, \"Our father loves us too much to send us underground. He would only do that to people he doesn't know.\" While she was talking, the child picked a big, red apple. She ran to her sisters and said, \"Please taste it, my dear sisters. I have never tasted anything so sweet in my whole life.\" The two other sisters took a bite, too. Suddenly, all three of them sank deep down into the soft earth. It was very quiet there, and they could not hear a single rooster crow.",
"When the sun was high in the sky, the King wanted to call them for dinner. But the children were gone. He looked in the big palace and in the garden, but he could not find them anywhere. The King felt very sad and worried. He told everyone in the land that if anyone brought his daughters back, he would let them marry one of them. So, many young men went out to look for them. There were so many of them that no one could count them all. Everyone loved the children because they were so kind and had such pretty faces.",
"Three young hunters also went out. After walking for eight days, they found a big castle. It had lovely rooms. In one room, a table was set with yummy food. The food was still warm and smelled good. But there was no one there. They waited for a long time. The food stayed warm. Finally, they were very hungry. They sat down and ate. They decided to stay in the castle. One of them would stay home, and the other two would go look for the princesses.",
"They drew lots to decide who would stay home. The oldest elf had to stay, and the two younger ones went out to look for food. At noon, a tiny man appeared. He asked for a piece of bread. The huntsman cut a round piece from the loaf. He was just about to give it to the little man, but the man dropped it. He asked the huntsman to give him that piece back. The huntsman was going to do it. He bent down, and the little man hit him with a stick and pulled his hair.",
"The next day, the second elf stayed home. He did not have a good time either. When the two others came back in the evening, the oldest asked, \"How did it go?\" \"Oh, very badly,\" he said. They felt sad about their bad luck. They did not tell the youngest about it. They did not like him very much. They always called him \"Stupid Hans\" because he did not know how to do things like they did.",
"On the third day, the youngest boy stayed at home. The little elf came back and asked for a piece of bread. When the boy gave it to him, the elf dropped it on the floor again. He asked the boy to be so kind as to give him that piece back. Then Hans said to the little elf, \"What? Can you not pick it up yourself? If you will not take a little trouble for your food, you do not deserve to have it.\"\n\nThe little elf got very angry. He said he would do it, but the huntsman would not. He took the little elf and gave him a gentle scolding. The little elf cried out loudly, \"Stop! Stop! Let me go, and I will tell you where the king's daughters are.",
"When Hans heard that, he stopped hitting him. The little man told Hans that he was a tiny elf. He said there were many more like him, and if Hans went with him, he would show him where the King's daughters were hiding. Then, the elf showed Hans a deep well, but it was empty. The elf said he knew Hans’s friends did not want to be fair to him. He told Hans that to save the King's children, he had to go alone.",
"The two other brothers were happy to save the princesses, too. But they did not want any danger. So, Hans had to take a big basket. He sat inside with his little knife and a bell. Then, he was lowered down carefully.\n\nDown below, there were three rooms. In each room, a princess was playing with a big, sleepy dragon. Hans had to cut off the dragon's heads. The elf said this and then disappeared.",
"When evening came, the two brothers asked how he was doing. He said he was doing pretty well. He had not seen anyone all day. But at noon, a tiny elf had come and asked for a piece of bread. He gave the elf some bread. But the elf let it fall to the ground. He asked him to pick it up. He did not want to do that. The elf got very angry and scolded him. He lost his temper and gave the elf a little tap. The elf told him where the king's daughters were. The brothers were so angry that their faces turned green and yellow.",
"The next morning, they went to the well together. They decided to pick who would go down first. The oldest brother won the choice. He climbed into the basket and took the bell. He promised, \"If I ring, pull me up right away.\" He went down a little way and rang the bell. His brothers pulled him up quickly. Then the second brother went down. He did the same thing. Finally, it was the youngest brother's turn. He let himself go all the way to the bottom.",
"When he got out of the basket, he took his little knife. He went to the first door and listened carefully. He could hear the dragon snoring very loudly. He opened the door slowly. One of the princesses was sitting there. She had nine dragon heads lying on her lap, and she was picking bugs off them. Then he took his knife and cut the heads off. They fell right off. The princess jumped up. She threw her arms around his neck. She hugged him and kissed him many times. She took her golden brooch and hung it around his neck.",
"Then he went to the second princess. She had a dragon with five heads to fight. He helped her, too. Then he went to the youngest princess. She had a dragon with four heads. He helped her, just like the others. The princesses were so happy. They hugged him and kissed him over and over again. He rang his bell very loudly. The people above heard him. He put the princesses in the basket, one by one. They were pulled up safely. But when it was his turn to go up, he remembered the elf’s words. The elf had warned him that his friends did not really care about him.",
"So he picked up a big stone that was lying there. He put it in the basket. When the basket was halfway up, his brothers cut the rope. The basket with the stone fell to the ground. They thought he was gone, so they ran away with the three princesses. They made the girls promise to tell their father that they were the ones who saved them. Then they went to the king and asked for the princesses as their new wives.",
"In the meantime, the youngest huntsman was wandering around the three rooms. He felt very sad and worried. He thought he might have to stay there forever. Suddenly, he saw a flute hanging on the wall. He picked it up and asked, \"Why are you hanging there? No one is happy here.",
"He looked at the dragons. They were quiet too. He could not ask them for help. He walked back and forth. He walked for a long time. He made the floor very smooth. Then, he had a new idea. He took his flute from the wall. He played a soft tune. Suddenly, little elves appeared. With every note he played, one more elf came into the room. He played until the room was full of them.",
"They all asked what he wanted, so he said he wanted to go back up to the bright daylight. The elves grabbed him by his hair and flew him up to the earth. When he got back above ground, he ran straight to the king’s big palace. It was just time for a wedding. He went into the room where the king and his three daughters were waiting. When the princesses saw him, they were so surprised they fainted.",
"The king was very angry. He thought the man must have hurt the children. So, he ordered the guards to put the man in a dark prison right away. But when the princesses woke up, they felt very sad. They begged the king to let the man go free again.",
"The king asked why they would not speak. They said they could not tell him. But their father said they must tell the stove. The king went out and listened at the door. He heard everything. He was very angry. He made the two brothers stand on the gallows. Then he gave the third brother my youngest sister. I wore my pretty glass shoes. I walked to a stone and struck my foot against it. *Klink!* The shoes broke into pieces."
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