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The Devil's Sooty Brother

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v2 ¶1

A discharged soldier had nothing to live on, and did not know how to make his way. So he went out into the forest and when he had walked for a short time, he met a little man who turned out to be the devil. The little man said to him, "What ails you, you seem so very sorrowful?" Then the soldier said, "I am hungry, but have no money." The devil said, "If you will hire yourself to me, and be my serving-man, you shall have enough for all your life. You shall serve me for seven years, and after that you shall again be free. But one thing I must tell you, and that is, you must not wash, comb, or trim yourself, or cut your hair or nails, or wipe the water from your eyes."

v3 ¶1

A soldier who had no money and no home felt very sad. He walked into a big forest. Soon, he met a small, funny man. It turned out to be the Devil. The little man asked, "Why are you so sad?" The soldier said, "I am hungry, but I have no food." The Devil said, "If you work for me for seven years, I will take care of you forever. You will never be hungry again. But you must promise one thing. You must never wash, comb your hair, or cut your nails. You must never wipe the water from your eyes.

v2 ¶2

The soldier said, "All right, if there is no help for it," and went off with the little man, who straightway led him down into hell. Then he told him what he had to do. He was to poke the fire under the kettles wherein the hell-broth was stewing, keep the house clean, drive all the sweepings behind the doors, and see that everything was in order, but if he once peeped into the kettles, it would go ill with him. The soldier said, "Good, I will take care." And then the old devil went out again on his wanderings, and the soldier entered upon his new duties, made the fire, and swept the dirt well behind the doors, just as he had been bidden.

v3 ¶2

The soldier said, "All right, I will do it." Then the little man led him down into the warm, glowing underground home. The old devil told him what he had to do. He had to poke the fire under the big pots, keep the house tidy, and sweep the dirt behind the doors. He also had to make sure everything was neat and clean. But there was one rule: if he ever looked into the pots, he would be in big trouble. The soldier promised, "Good, I will be careful." The old devil went out to walk around, and the soldier started his new job. He made the fire and swept the floor very well, just as he had been told.

v2 ¶3

When the old devil came back again, he looked to see if all had been done, appeared satisfied, and went forth a second time. The soldier now took a good look on every side, the kettles were standing all round hell with a mighty fire below them, and inside they were boiling and sputtering. He would have given anything to look inside them, if the devil had not so particularly forbidden him.

v3 ¶3

When the old devil came back again, he looked to see if everything was ready. He looked happy and went out a second time. The soldier looked all around. The big pots were standing all around the dark place. There was a big fire burning below them. The water inside was boiling and bubbling loudly. He really wanted to peek inside, but the devil had said no.

v2 ¶4

At last he could no longer restrain himself, slightly raised the lid of the first kettle, and peeped in, and there he saw his former corporal sitting. "Aha, old bird," said he, "do I meet you here? You once had me in your power, now I have you." And he quickly let the lid fall, poked the fire, and added a fresh log. After that, he went to the second kettle, raised its lid also a little, and peeped in and there sat his former ensign. "Aha, old bird, so I find you here, you once had me in your power, now I have you." He closed the lid again, and fetched yet another log to make it really hot. Then he wanted to see who might be sitting up in the third kettle - and who should it be but his general. "Aha, old bird, do I meet you here. Once you had me in your power, now I have you."

v3 ¶4

At last, he could not wait any longer. He lifted the lid of the first pot and looked inside. There sat his old friend, the corporal. "Aha, old bird," he said with a smile. "Do I meet you here? You used to be the boss, but now I am." He quickly closed the lid and poked the fire to make it warmer. Then he went to the second pot and peeked inside. There sat his old friend, the ensign. "Aha, old bird," he said. "So I find you here. You used to be the boss, but now I am." He closed the lid and added another log to make the fire really hot. Finally, he wanted to see who was in the third pot. And who should it be but his old general. "Aha, old bird," he said. "Do I meet you here? You used to be the boss, but now I am.

v2 ¶5

And he fetched the bellows and made hell-fire blaze right under him.

v3 ¶5

He grabbed the big bellows and blew hard. The fire roared and glowed, warming him up.

v2 ¶6

So he did his work seven years in hell, did not wash, comb, or trim himself, or cut his hair or nails, or wash the water out of his eyes, and the seven years seemed so short to him that he thought he had only been half a year. Now when the time had fully gone by, the devil came and said, "Well Hans, what have you done?" "I poked the fire under the kettles, and I have swept all the dirt well behind the doors."

v3 ¶6

So he worked hard in hell for seven whole years. He did not wash, comb his hair, or trim his nails. He did not even wash the dirt from his eyes. The time went by so fast that it felt like only half a year. When the seven years were finally over, the devil came to him. "Well, Hans," the devil said, "what have you done?" "I poked the fire under the kettles," Hans said. "And I swept all the dirt well behind the doors.

v2 ¶7

"But you have peeped into the kettles as well, it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited. Now that your time is up, will you go home again?" "Yes," said the soldier, "I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home." The devil said, "In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you. You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, from hell, and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, the devil's sooty brother, and my king as well."

v3 ¶7

But you peeked into the pots, too. It is lucky you added fresh wood, or your life would have been lost. Now your time is done. Will you go home?" "Yes," said the soldier. "I really want to see my father." The devil said, "To get your pay, fill your bag with the dirt and dust. Take it home with you. You must go unwashed and messy. You need long hair and a beard, and your nails must be long. Your eyes should look a little dim. When people ask where you come from, say, 'From hell.' When they ask who you are, say, 'I am the devil's sooty brother.'

v2 ¶8

The soldier held his peace, and did as the devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages. Then as soon as he was up in the forest again, he took his knapsack from his back, to empty it, but on opening it, the sweepings had become pure gold. "I should never have expected that," said he, and was well pleased, and entered the town. The landlord was standing in front of the inn, and when he saw the soldier approaching, he was terrified, because Hans looked such a horrible sight, worse than a scare-crow. He called to him and asked, "Whence do you come?" "From hell." "Who are you?" "The devil's sooty brother, and my king as well." Then the host would not let him enter, but when Hans showed him the gold, he came and unlatched the door himself.

v3 ¶8

The soldier stayed quiet and did what the devil asked. But he was not happy with his pay. Soon, he was back in the forest. He took off his bag to empty it. When he opened it, the dirty dust had turned into bright, shiny gold. "I never thought that would happen," he said happily. He walked into the town with a big smile. The landlord stood by the inn door. When he saw the soldier coming, he was very scared. Hans looked so dirty and messy, like a scarecrow. The landlord called out, "Where are you coming from?" "From the dark place," Hans said. "Who are you?" "I am the devil's sooty brother, and I am your king, too." The landlord would not let him in. But when Hans showed him the gold, he unlocked the door and welcomed him.

v2 ¶9

Hans then ordered the best room and attendance, ate, and drank his fill, but neither washed nor combed himself as the devil had bidden him, and at last lay down to sleep. But the knapsack full of gold remained before the eyes of the landlord, and left him no peace, and during the night he crept in and stole it away. Next morning, however, when Hans got up and wanted to pay the landlord and travel further, behold his knapsack was gone. But he soon composed himself and thought, you have been unfortunate from no fault of your own. And straightway went back again to hell, complained of his misfortune to the old devil, and begged for his help. The devil said, "Seat yourself, I will wash, comb, and trim you, cut your hair and nails, and wash your eyes for you."

v3 ¶9

Hans asked for the best room and ate a big meal. He drank his fill, but he did not wash or comb his hair. He went to sleep just like the devil had asked. The landlord looked at the bag of gold and could not sleep. He was very greedy. During the night, he crept in and stole the bag. The next morning, Hans woke up and wanted to pay the landlord. He looked for his bag, but it was gone. Hans felt sad for a moment. Then he thought, "It is not my fault." He went back to hell and told the old devil what happened. The devil smiled and said, "Sit down. I will wash you, comb your hair, and trim your nails.

v2 ¶10

And when he had done with him, he gave him the knapsack back again full of sweepings, and said, "Go and tell the landlord that he must return you your money, or else I will come and fetch him, and he shall poke the fire in your place." Hans went up and said to the landlord, "You have stolen my money, if you do not return it, you shall go down to hell in my place, and will look as horrible as I." Then the landlord gave him the money, and more besides, only begging him to keep it secret. And Hans was now a rich man.

v3 ¶10

And when he was finished, he gave the knapsack back to him, full of dirty dust. He said, "Go tell the landlord to give you your money back. If he does not, I will come and get him, and he will have to clean the fire for you." Hans went up and said to the landlord, "You took my money. If you do not give it back, you will have to go to the dark place in my place. You will look just as scary as I do." Then the landlord gave him the money, and even more, but he begged Hans to keep it a secret. And Hans was now a very rich man.

v2 ¶11

He set out on his way home to his father, bought himself a shabby smock to wear, and strolled about making music, for he had learned to do that while he was with the devil in hell.

v3 ¶11

He walked back to his father's house. He bought a simple, old shirt to wear. He walked around and played music. He had learned to play while he was with the devil in the dark place.

v2 ¶12

There was however, an old king in that country, before whom he had to play, and the king was so delighted with his playing, that he promised him his eldest daughter in marriage. But when she heard that she was to be married to a common fellow in a smock, she said, "Rather than do that, I would go into the deepest water." Then the king gave him the youngest, who was quite willing to do it to please her father, and thus the devil's sooty brother got the king's daughter, and when the aged king died, the whole kingdom likewise.

v3 ¶12

There was an old king in that land, and he was so happy with the boy’s music that he promised to give him his oldest daughter. But the girl was very sad. She did not want to marry a common boy in a simple shirt. She said, "I would rather go into the deep water than marry him." So, the king gave her a younger sister instead. The little sister was kind and happy to help her father. So, the boy got the princess, and when the kind old king passed away, he also got the whole kingdom.

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"When the old devil came back again, he looked to see if all had been done, appeared satisfied, and went forth a second time. The soldier now took a good look on every side, the kettles were standing all round hell with a mighty fire below them, and inside they were boiling and sputtering. He would have given anything to look inside them, if the devil had not so particularly forbidden him.",
"At last he could no longer restrain himself, slightly raised the lid of the first kettle, and peeped in, and there he saw his former corporal sitting. \"Aha, old bird,\" said he, \"do I meet you here? You once had me in your power, now I have you.\" And he quickly let the lid fall, poked the fire, and added a fresh log. After that, he went to the second kettle, raised its lid also a little, and peeped in and there sat his former ensign. \"Aha, old bird, so I find you here, you once had me in your power, now I have you.\" He closed the lid again, and fetched yet another log to make it really hot. Then he wanted to see who might be sitting up in the third kettle - and who should it be but his general. \"Aha, old bird, do I meet you here. Once you had me in your power, now I have you.\" And he fetched the bellows and made hell-fire blaze right under him.",
"So he did his work seven years in hell, did not wash, comb, or trim himself, or cut his hair or nails, or wash the water out of his eyes, and the seven years seemed so short to him that he thought he had only been half a year. Now when the time had fully gone by, the devil came and said, \"Well Hans, what have you done?\" \"I poked the fire under the kettles, and I have swept all the dirt well behind the doors.\"",
"\"But you have peeped into the kettles as well, it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited. Now that your time is up, will you go home again?\" \"Yes,\" said the soldier, \"I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.\" The devil said, \"In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you. You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, from hell, and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, the devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\"",
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He was to poke the fire under the kettles wherein the hell-broth was stewing, keep the house clean, drive all the sweepings behind the doors, and see that everything was in order, but if he once peeped into the kettles, it would go ill with him. The soldier said, \"Good, I will take care.\" And then the old devil went out again on his wanderings, and the soldier entered upon his new duties, made the fire, and swept the dirt well behind the doors, just as he had been bidden.\n\nWhen the old devil came back again, he looked to see if all had been done, appeared satisfied, and went forth a second time. The soldier now took a good look on every side, the kettles were standing all round hell with a mighty fire below them, and inside they were boiling and sputtering. He would have given anything to look inside them, if the devil had not so particularly forbidden him.\n\nAt last he could no longer restrain himself, slightly raised the lid of the first kettle, and peeped in, and there he saw his former corporal sitting. \"Aha, old bird,\" said he, \"do I meet you here? You once had me in your power, now I have you.\" And he quickly let the lid fall, poked the fire, and added a fresh log. After that, he went to the second kettle, raised its lid also a little, and peeped in and there sat his former ensign. \"Aha, old bird, so I find you here, you once had me in your power, now I have you.\" He closed the lid again, and fetched yet another log to make it really hot. Then he wanted to see who might be sitting up in the third kettle - and who should it be but his general. \"Aha, old bird, do I meet you here. Once you had me in your power, now I have you.\" And he fetched the bellows and made hell-fire blaze right under him.\n\nSo he did his work seven years in hell, did not wash, comb, or trim himself, or cut his hair or nails, or wash the water out of his eyes, and the seven years seemed so short to him that he thought he had only been half a year. Now when the time had fully gone by, the devil came and said, \"Well Hans, what have you done?\" \"I poked the fire under the kettles, and I have swept all the dirt well behind the doors.\"\n\n\"But you have peeped into the kettles as well, it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited. Now that your time is up, will you go home again?\" \"Yes,\" said the soldier, \"I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.\" The devil said, \"In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you. You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, from hell, and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, the devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\"\n\nThe soldier held his peace, and did as the devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages. Then as soon as he was up in the forest again, he took his knapsack from his back, to empty it, but on opening it, the sweepings had become pure gold. \"I should never have expected that,\" said he, and was well pleased, and entered the town. The landlord was standing in front of the inn, and when he saw the soldier approaching, he was terrified, because Hans looked such a horrible sight, worse than a scare-crow. He called to him and asked, \"Whence do you come?\" \"From hell.\" \"Who are you?\" \"The devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\" Then the host would not let him enter, but when Hans showed him the gold, he came and unlatched the door himself. Hans then ordered the best room and attendance, ate, and drank his fill, but neither washed nor combed himself as the devil had bidden him, and at last lay down to sleep. But the knapsack full of gold remained before the eyes of the landlord, and left him no peace, and during the night he crept in and stole it away. Next morning, however, when Hans got up and wanted to pay the landlord and travel further, behold his knapsack was gone. But he soon composed himself and thought, you have been unfortunate from no fault of your own. And straightway went back again to hell, complained of his misfortune to the old devil, and begged for his help. The devil said, \"Seat yourself, I will wash, comb, and trim you, cut your hair and nails, and wash your eyes for you.\" And when he had done with him, he gave him the knapsack back again full of sweepings, and said, \"Go and tell the landlord that he must return you your money, or else I will come and fetch him, and he shall poke the fire in your place.\" Hans went up and said to the landlord, \"You have stolen my money, if you do not return it, you shall go down to hell in my place, and will look as horrible as I.\" Then the landlord gave him the money, and more besides, only begging him to keep it secret. 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"A discharged soldier had nothing to live on, and did not know how to make his way. So he went out into the forest and when he had walked for a short time, he met a little man who turned out to be the devil. The little man said to him, \"What ails you, you seem so very sorrowful?\" Then the soldier said, \"I am hungry, but have no money.\" The devil said, \"If you will hire yourself to me, and be my serving-man, you shall have enough for all your life. You shall serve me for seven years, and after that you shall again be free. But one thing I must tell you, and that is, you must not wash, comb, or trim yourself, or cut your hair or nails, or wipe the water from your eyes.\" The soldier said, \"All right, if there is no help for it,\" and went off with the little man, who straightway led him down into hell. Then he told him what he had to do. He was to poke the fire under the kettles wherein the hell-broth was stewing, keep the house clean, drive all the sweepings behind the doors, and see that everything was in order, but if he once peeped into the kettles, it would go ill with him. The soldier said, \"Good, I will take care.\" And then the old devil went out again on his wanderings, and the soldier entered upon his new duties, made the fire, and swept the dirt well behind the doors, just as he had been bidden.",
"When the old devil came back again, he looked to see if all had been done, appeared satisfied, and went forth a second time. The soldier now took a good look on every side, the kettles were standing all round hell with a mighty fire below them, and inside they were boiling and sputtering. He would have given anything to look inside them, if the devil had not so particularly forbidden him.",
"At last he could no longer restrain himself, slightly raised the lid of the first kettle, and peeped in, and there he saw his former corporal sitting. \"Aha, old bird,\" said he, \"do I meet you here? You once had me in your power, now I have you.\" And he quickly let the lid fall, poked the fire, and added a fresh log. After that, he went to the second kettle, raised its lid also a little, and peeped in and there sat his former ensign. \"Aha, old bird, so I find you here, you once had me in your power, now I have you.\" He closed the lid again, and fetched yet another log to make it really hot. Then he wanted to see who might be sitting up in the third kettle - and who should it be but his general. \"Aha, old bird, do I meet you here. Once you had me in your power, now I have you.\" And he fetched the bellows and made hell-fire blaze right under him.",
"So he did his work seven years in hell, did not wash, comb, or trim himself, or cut his hair or nails, or wash the water out of his eyes, and the seven years seemed so short to him that he thought he had only been half a year. Now when the time had fully gone by, the devil came and said, \"Well Hans, what have you done?\" \"I poked the fire under the kettles, and I have swept all the dirt well behind the doors.\"",
"\"But you have peeped into the kettles as well, it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited. Now that your time is up, will you go home again?\" \"Yes,\" said the soldier, \"I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.\" The devil said, \"In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you. You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, from hell, and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, the devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\"",
"The soldier held his peace, and did as the devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages. Then as soon as he was up in the forest again, he took his knapsack from his back, to empty it, but on opening it, the sweepings had become pure gold. \"I should never have expected that,\" said he, and was well pleased, and entered the town. The landlord was standing in front of the inn, and when he saw the soldier approaching, he was terrified, because Hans looked such a horrible sight, worse than a scare-crow. He called to him and asked, \"Whence do you come?\" \"From hell.\" \"Who are you?\" \"The devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\" Then the host would not let him enter, but when Hans showed him the gold, he came and unlatched the door himself. Hans then ordered the best room and attendance, ate, and drank his fill, but neither washed nor combed himself as the devil had bidden him, and at last lay down to sleep. But the knapsack full of gold remained before the eyes of the landlord, and left him no peace, and during the night he crept in and stole it away. Next morning, however, when Hans got up and wanted to pay the landlord and travel further, behold his knapsack was gone. But he soon composed himself and thought, you have been unfortunate from no fault of your own. And straightway went back again to hell, complained of his misfortune to the old devil, and begged for his help. The devil said, \"Seat yourself, I will wash, comb, and trim you, cut your hair and nails, and wash your eyes for you.\" And when he had done with him, he gave him the knapsack back again full of sweepings, and said, \"Go and tell the landlord that he must return you your money, or else I will come and fetch him, and he shall poke the fire in your place.\" Hans went up and said to the landlord, \"You have stolen my money, if you do not return it, you shall go down to hell in my place, and will look as horrible as I.\" Then the landlord gave him the money, and more besides, only begging him to keep it secret. And Hans was now a rich man.",
"He set out on his way home to his father, bought himself a shabby smock to wear, and strolled about making music, for he had learned to do that while he was with the devil in hell.",
"There was however, an old king in that country, before whom he had to play, and the king was so delighted with his playing, that he promised him his eldest daughter in marriage. But when she heard that she was to be married to a common fellow in a smock, she said, \"Rather than do that, I would go into the deepest water.\" Then the king gave him the youngest, who was quite willing to do it to please her father, and thus the devil's sooty brother got the king's daughter, and when the aged king died, the whole kingdom likewise."
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"clean_text": "A discharged soldier had nothing to live on, and did not know how to make his way. So he went out into the forest and when he had walked for a short time, he met a little man who turned out to be the devil. The little man said to him, \"What ails you, you seem so very sorrowful?\" Then the soldier said, \"I am hungry, but have no money.\" The devil said, \"If you will hire yourself to me, and be my serving-man, you shall have enough for all your life. You shall serve me for seven years, and after that you shall again be free. But one thing I must tell you, and that is, you must not wash, comb, or trim yourself, or cut your hair or nails, or wipe the water from your eyes.\" The soldier said, \"All right, if there is no help for it,\" and went off with the little man, who straightway led him down into hell. Then he told him what he had to do. He was to poke the fire under the kettles wherein the hell-broth was stewing, keep the house clean, drive all the sweepings behind the doors, and see that everything was in order, but if he once peeped into the kettles, it would go ill with him. The soldier said, \"Good, I will take care.\" And then the old devil went out again on his wanderings, and the soldier entered upon his new duties, made the fire, and swept the dirt well behind the doors, just as he had been bidden.\n\nWhen the old devil came back again, he looked to see if all had been done, appeared satisfied, and went forth a second time. The soldier now took a good look on every side, the kettles were standing all round hell with a mighty fire below them, and inside they were boiling and sputtering. He would have given anything to look inside them, if the devil had not so particularly forbidden him.\n\nAt last he could no longer restrain himself, slightly raised the lid of the first kettle, and peeped in, and there he saw his former corporal sitting. \"Aha, old bird,\" said he, \"do I meet you here? You once had me in your power, now I have you.\" And he quickly let the lid fall, poked the fire, and added a fresh log. After that, he went to the second kettle, raised its lid also a little, and peeped in and there sat his former ensign. \"Aha, old bird, so I find you here, you once had me in your power, now I have you.\" He closed the lid again, and fetched yet another log to make it really hot. Then he wanted to see who might be sitting up in the third kettle - and who should it be but his general. \"Aha, old bird, do I meet you here. Once you had me in your power, now I have you.\" And he fetched the bellows and made hell-fire blaze right under him.\n\nSo he did his work seven years in hell, did not wash, comb, or trim himself, or cut his hair or nails, or wash the water out of his eyes, and the seven years seemed so short to him that he thought he had only been half a year. Now when the time had fully gone by, the devil came and said, \"Well Hans, what have you done?\" \"I poked the fire under the kettles, and I have swept all the dirt well behind the doors.\"\n\n\"But you have peeped into the kettles as well, it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited. Now that your time is up, will you go home again?\" \"Yes,\" said the soldier, \"I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.\" The devil said, \"In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you. You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, from hell, and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, the devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\"\n\nThe soldier held his peace, and did as the devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages. Then as soon as he was up in the forest again, he took his knapsack from his back, to empty it, but on opening it, the sweepings had become pure gold. \"I should never have expected that,\" said he, and was well pleased, and entered the town. The landlord was standing in front of the inn, and when he saw the soldier approaching, he was terrified, because Hans looked such a horrible sight, worse than a scare-crow. He called to him and asked, \"Whence do you come?\" \"From hell.\" \"Who are you?\" \"The devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\" Then the host would not let him enter, but when Hans showed him the gold, he came and unlatched the door himself. Hans then ordered the best room and attendance, ate, and drank his fill, but neither washed nor combed himself as the devil had bidden him, and at last lay down to sleep. But the knapsack full of gold remained before the eyes of the landlord, and left him no peace, and during the night he crept in and stole it away. Next morning, however, when Hans got up and wanted to pay the landlord and travel further, behold his knapsack was gone. But he soon composed himself and thought, you have been unfortunate from no fault of your own. And straightway went back again to hell, complained of his misfortune to the old devil, and begged for his help. The devil said, \"Seat yourself, I will wash, comb, and trim you, cut your hair and nails, and wash your eyes for you.\" And when he had done with him, he gave him the knapsack back again full of sweepings, and said, \"Go and tell the landlord that he must return you your money, or else I will come and fetch him, and he shall poke the fire in your place.\" Hans went up and said to the landlord, \"You have stolen my money, if you do not return it, you shall go down to hell in my place, and will look as horrible as I.\" Then the landlord gave him the money, and more besides, only begging him to keep it secret. And Hans was now a rich man.\n\nHe set out on his way home to his father, bought himself a shabby smock to wear, and strolled about making music, for he had learned to do that while he was with the devil in hell.\n\nThere was however, an old king in that country, before whom he had to play, and the king was so delighted with his playing, that he promised him his eldest daughter in marriage. But when she heard that she was to be married to a common fellow in a smock, she said, \"Rather than do that, I would go into the deepest water.\" Then the king gave him the youngest, who was quite willing to do it to please her father, and thus the devil's sooty brother got the king's daughter, and when the aged king died, the whole kingdom likewise.",
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"A discharged soldier had nothing to live on, and did not know how to make his way. So he went out into the forest and when he had walked for a short time, he met a little man who turned out to be the devil. The little man said to him, \"What ails you, you seem so very sorrowful?\" Then the soldier said, \"I am hungry, but have no money.\" The devil said, \"If you will hire yourself to me, and be my serving-man, you shall have enough for all your life. You shall serve me for seven years, and after that you shall again be free. But one thing I must tell you, and that is, you must not wash, comb, or trim yourself, or cut your hair or nails, or wipe the water from your eyes.\"",
"The soldier said, \"All right, if there is no help for it,\" and went off with the little man, who straightway led him down into hell. Then he told him what he had to do. He was to poke the fire under the kettles wherein the hell-broth was stewing, keep the house clean, drive all the sweepings behind the doors, and see that everything was in order, but if he once peeped into the kettles, it would go ill with him. The soldier said, \"Good, I will take care.\" And then the old devil went out again on his wanderings, and the soldier entered upon his new duties, made the fire, and swept the dirt well behind the doors, just as he had been bidden.",
"When the old devil came back again, he looked to see if all had been done, appeared satisfied, and went forth a second time. The soldier now took a good look on every side, the kettles were standing all round hell with a mighty fire below them, and inside they were boiling and sputtering. He would have given anything to look inside them, if the devil had not so particularly forbidden him.",
"At last he could no longer restrain himself, slightly raised the lid of the first kettle, and peeped in, and there he saw his former corporal sitting. \"Aha, old bird,\" said he, \"do I meet you here? You once had me in your power, now I have you.\" And he quickly let the lid fall, poked the fire, and added a fresh log. After that, he went to the second kettle, raised its lid also a little, and peeped in and there sat his former ensign. \"Aha, old bird, so I find you here, you once had me in your power, now I have you.\" He closed the lid again, and fetched yet another log to make it really hot. Then he wanted to see who might be sitting up in the third kettle - and who should it be but his general. \"Aha, old bird, do I meet you here. Once you had me in your power, now I have you.\"",
"And he fetched the bellows and made hell-fire blaze right under him.",
"So he did his work seven years in hell, did not wash, comb, or trim himself, or cut his hair or nails, or wash the water out of his eyes, and the seven years seemed so short to him that he thought he had only been half a year. Now when the time had fully gone by, the devil came and said, \"Well Hans, what have you done?\" \"I poked the fire under the kettles, and I have swept all the dirt well behind the doors.\"",
"\"But you have peeped into the kettles as well, it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited. Now that your time is up, will you go home again?\" \"Yes,\" said the soldier, \"I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.\" The devil said, \"In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you. You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, from hell, and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, the devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\"",
"The soldier held his peace, and did as the devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages. Then as soon as he was up in the forest again, he took his knapsack from his back, to empty it, but on opening it, the sweepings had become pure gold. \"I should never have expected that,\" said he, and was well pleased, and entered the town. The landlord was standing in front of the inn, and when he saw the soldier approaching, he was terrified, because Hans looked such a horrible sight, worse than a scare-crow. He called to him and asked, \"Whence do you come?\" \"From hell.\" \"Who are you?\" \"The devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\" Then the host would not let him enter, but when Hans showed him the gold, he came and unlatched the door himself.",
"Hans then ordered the best room and attendance, ate, and drank his fill, but neither washed nor combed himself as the devil had bidden him, and at last lay down to sleep. But the knapsack full of gold remained before the eyes of the landlord, and left him no peace, and during the night he crept in and stole it away. Next morning, however, when Hans got up and wanted to pay the landlord and travel further, behold his knapsack was gone. But he soon composed himself and thought, you have been unfortunate from no fault of your own. And straightway went back again to hell, complained of his misfortune to the old devil, and begged for his help. The devil said, \"Seat yourself, I will wash, comb, and trim you, cut your hair and nails, and wash your eyes for you.\"",
"And when he had done with him, he gave him the knapsack back again full of sweepings, and said, \"Go and tell the landlord that he must return you your money, or else I will come and fetch him, and he shall poke the fire in your place.\" Hans went up and said to the landlord, \"You have stolen my money, if you do not return it, you shall go down to hell in my place, and will look as horrible as I.\" Then the landlord gave him the money, and more besides, only begging him to keep it secret. And Hans was now a rich man.",
"He set out on his way home to his father, bought himself a shabby smock to wear, and strolled about making music, for he had learned to do that while he was with the devil in hell.",
"There was however, an old king in that country, before whom he had to play, and the king was so delighted with his playing, that he promised him his eldest daughter in marriage. But when she heard that she was to be married to a common fellow in a smock, she said, \"Rather than do that, I would go into the deepest water.\" Then the king gave him the youngest, who was quite willing to do it to please her father, and thus the devil's sooty brother got the king's daughter, and when the aged king died, the whole kingdom likewise."
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"A discharged soldier had nothing to live on, and did not know how to make his way. So he went out into the forest and when he had walked for a short time, he met a little man who turned out to be the devil. The little man said to him, \"What ails you, you seem so very sorrowful?\" Then the soldier said, \"I am hungry, but have no money.\" The devil said, \"If you will hire yourself to me, and be my serving-man, you shall have enough for all your life. You shall serve me for seven years, and after that you shall again be free. But one thing I must tell you, and that is, you must not wash, comb, or trim yourself, or cut your hair or nails, or wipe the water from your eyes.\" The soldier said, \"All right, if there is no help for it,\" and went off with the little man, who straightway led him down into hell. Then he told him what he had to do. He was to poke the fire under the kettles wherein the hell-broth was stewing, keep the house clean, drive all the sweepings behind the doors, and see that everything was in order, but if he once peeped into the kettles, it would go ill with him. The soldier said, \"Good, I will take care.\" And then the old devil went out again on his wanderings, and the soldier entered upon his new duties, made the fire, and swept the dirt well behind the doors, just as he had been bidden.",
"When the old devil came back again, he looked to see if all had been done, appeared satisfied, and went forth a second time. The soldier now took a good look on every side, the kettles were standing all round hell with a mighty fire below them, and inside they were boiling and sputtering. He would have given anything to look inside them, if the devil had not so particularly forbidden him.",
"At last he could no longer restrain himself, slightly raised the lid of the first kettle, and peeped in, and there he saw his former corporal sitting. \"Aha, old bird,\" said he, \"do I meet you here? You once had me in your power, now I have you.\" And he quickly let the lid fall, poked the fire, and added a fresh log. After that, he went to the second kettle, raised its lid also a little, and peeped in and there sat his former ensign. \"Aha, old bird, so I find you here, you once had me in your power, now I have you.\" He closed the lid again, and fetched yet another log to make it really hot. Then he wanted to see who might be sitting up in the third kettle - and who should it be but his general. \"Aha, old bird, do I meet you here. Once you had me in your power, now I have you.\" And he fetched the bellows and made hell-fire blaze right under him.",
"So he did his work seven years in hell, did not wash, comb, or trim himself, or cut his hair or nails, or wash the water out of his eyes, and the seven years seemed so short to him that he thought he had only been half a year. Now when the time had fully gone by, the devil came and said, \"Well Hans, what have you done?\" \"I poked the fire under the kettles, and I have swept all the dirt well behind the doors.\"",
"\"But you have peeped into the kettles as well, it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited. Now that your time is up, will you go home again?\" \"Yes,\" said the soldier, \"I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.\" The devil said, \"In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you. You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, from hell, and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, the devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\"",
"The soldier held his peace, and did as the devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages. Then as soon as he was up in the forest again, he took his knapsack from his back, to empty it, but on opening it, the sweepings had become pure gold. \"I should never have expected that,\" said he, and was well pleased, and entered the town. The landlord was standing in front of the inn, and when he saw the soldier approaching, he was terrified, because Hans looked such a horrible sight, worse than a scare-crow. He called to him and asked, \"Whence do you come?\" \"From hell.\" \"Who are you?\" \"The devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\" Then the host would not let him enter, but when Hans showed him the gold, he came and unlatched the door himself. Hans then ordered the best room and attendance, ate, and drank his fill, but neither washed nor combed himself as the devil had bidden him, and at last lay down to sleep. But the knapsack full of gold remained before the eyes of the landlord, and left him no peace, and during the night he crept in and stole it away. Next morning, however, when Hans got up and wanted to pay the landlord and travel further, behold his knapsack was gone. But he soon composed himself and thought, you have been unfortunate from no fault of your own. And straightway went back again to hell, complained of his misfortune to the old devil, and begged for his help. The devil said, \"Seat yourself, I will wash, comb, and trim you, cut your hair and nails, and wash your eyes for you.\" And when he had done with him, he gave him the knapsack back again full of sweepings, and said, \"Go and tell the landlord that he must return you your money, or else I will come and fetch him, and he shall poke the fire in your place.\" Hans went up and said to the landlord, \"You have stolen my money, if you do not return it, you shall go down to hell in my place, and will look as horrible as I.\" Then the landlord gave him the money, and more besides, only begging him to keep it secret. And Hans was now a rich man.",
"He set out on his way home to his father, bought himself a shabby smock to wear, and strolled about making music, for he had learned to do that while he was with the devil in hell.",
"There was however, an old king in that country, before whom he had to play, and the king was so delighted with his playing, that he promised him his eldest daughter in marriage. But when she heard that she was to be married to a common fellow in a smock, she said, \"Rather than do that, I would go into the deepest water.\" Then the king gave him the youngest, who was quite willing to do it to please her father, and thus the devil's sooty brother got the king's daughter, and when the aged king died, the whole kingdom likewise."
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"speech_safe_text": "A discharged soldier had nothing to live on, and did not know how to make his way. So he went out into the forest and when he had walked for a short time, he met a little man who turned out to be the devil. The little man said to him, \"What ails you, you seem so very sorrowful?\" Then the soldier said, \"I am hungry, but have no money.\" The devil said, \"If you will hire yourself to me, and be my serving-man, you shall have enough for all your life. You shall serve me for seven years, and after that you shall again be free. But one thing I must tell you, and that is, you must not wash, comb, or trim yourself, or cut your hair or nails, or wipe the water from your eyes.\" The soldier said, \"All right, if there is no help for it,\" and went off with the little man, who straightway led him down into hell. Then he told him what he had to do. He was to poke the fire under the kettles wherein the hell-broth was stewing, keep the house clean, drive all the sweepings behind the doors, and see that everything was in order, but if he once peeped into the kettles, it would go ill with him. The soldier said, \"Good, I will take care.\" And then the old devil went out again on his wanderings, and the soldier entered upon his new duties, made the fire, and swept the dirt well behind the doors, just as he had been bidden.\n\nWhen the old devil came back again, he looked to see if all had been done, appeared satisfied, and went forth a second time. The soldier now took a good look on every side, the kettles were standing all round hell with a mighty fire below them, and inside they were boiling and sputtering. He would have given anything to look inside them, if the devil had not so particularly forbidden him.\n\nAt last he could no longer restrain himself, slightly raised the lid of the first kettle, and peeped in, and there he saw his former corporal sitting. \"Aha, old bird,\" said he, \"do I meet you here? You once had me in your power, now I have you.\" And he quickly let the lid fall, poked the fire, and added a fresh log. After that, he went to the second kettle, raised its lid also a little, and peeped in and there sat his former ensign. \"Aha, old bird, so I find you here, you once had me in your power, now I have you.\" He closed the lid again, and fetched yet another log to make it really hot. Then he wanted to see who might be sitting up in the third kettle - and who should it be but his general. \"Aha, old bird, do I meet you here. Once you had me in your power, now I have you.\" And he fetched the bellows and made hell-fire blaze right under him.\n\nSo he did his work seven years in hell, did not wash, comb, or trim himself, or cut his hair or nails, or wash the water out of his eyes, and the seven years seemed so short to him that he thought he had only been half a year. Now when the time had fully gone by, the devil came and said, \"Well Hans, what have you done?\" \"I poked the fire under the kettles, and I have swept all the dirt well behind the doors.\"\n\n\"But you have peeped into the kettles as well, it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited. Now that your time is up, will you go home again?\" \"Yes,\" said the soldier, \"I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.\" The devil said, \"In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you. You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, from hell, and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, the devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\"\n\nThe soldier held his peace, and did as the devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages. Then as soon as he was up in the forest again, he took his knapsack from his back, to empty it, but on opening it, the sweepings had become pure gold. \"I should never have expected that,\" said he, and was well pleased, and entered the town. The landlord was standing in front of the inn, and when he saw the soldier approaching, he was terrified, because Hans looked such a horrible sight, worse than a scare-crow. He called to him and asked, \"Whence do you come?\" \"From hell.\" \"Who are you?\" \"The devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\" Then the host would not let him enter, but when Hans showed him the gold, he came and unlatched the door himself. Hans then ordered the best room and attendance, ate, and drank his fill, but neither washed nor combed himself as the devil had bidden him, and at last lay down to sleep. But the knapsack full of gold remained before the eyes of the landlord, and left him no peace, and during the night he crept in and stole it away. Next morning, however, when Hans got up and wanted to pay the landlord and travel further, behold his knapsack was gone. But he soon composed himself and thought, you have been unfortunate from no fault of your own. And straightway went back again to hell, complained of his misfortune to the old devil, and begged for his help. The devil said, \"Seat yourself, I will wash, comb, and trim you, cut your hair and nails, and wash your eyes for you.\" And when he had done with him, he gave him the knapsack back again full of sweepings, and said, \"Go and tell the landlord that he must return you your money, or else I will come and fetch him, and he shall poke the fire in your place.\" Hans went up and said to the landlord, \"You have stolen my money, if you do not return it, you shall go down to hell in my place, and will look as horrible as I.\" Then the landlord gave him the money, and more besides, only begging him to keep it secret. And Hans was now a rich man.\n\nHe set out on his way home to his father, bought himself a shabby smock to wear, and strolled about making music, for he had learned to do that while he was with the devil in hell.\n\nThere was however, an old king in that country, before whom he had to play, and the king was so delighted with his playing, that he promised him his eldest daughter in marriage. But when she heard that she was to be married to a common fellow in a smock, she said, \"Rather than do that, I would go into the deepest water.\" Then the king gave him the youngest, who was quite willing to do it to please her father, and thus the devil's sooty brother got the king's daughter, and when the aged king died, the whole kingdom likewise.",
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"A discharged soldier had nothing to live on, and did not know how to make his way. So he went out into the forest and when he had walked for a short time, he met a little man who turned out to be the devil. The little man said to him, \"What ails you, you seem so very sorrowful?\" Then the soldier said, \"I am hungry, but have no money.\" The devil said, \"If you will hire yourself to me, and be my serving-man, you shall have enough for all your life. You shall serve me for seven years, and after that you shall again be free. But one thing I must tell you, and that is, you must not wash, comb, or trim yourself, or cut your hair or nails, or wipe the water from your eyes.\"",
"The soldier said, \"All right, if there is no help for it,\" and went off with the little man, who straightway led him down into hell. Then he told him what he had to do. He was to poke the fire under the kettles wherein the hell-broth was stewing, keep the house clean, drive all the sweepings behind the doors, and see that everything was in order, but if he once peeped into the kettles, it would go ill with him. The soldier said, \"Good, I will take care.\" And then the old devil went out again on his wanderings, and the soldier entered upon his new duties, made the fire, and swept the dirt well behind the doors, just as he had been bidden.",
"When the old devil came back again, he looked to see if all had been done, appeared satisfied, and went forth a second time. The soldier now took a good look on every side, the kettles were standing all round hell with a mighty fire below them, and inside they were boiling and sputtering. He would have given anything to look inside them, if the devil had not so particularly forbidden him.",
"At last he could no longer restrain himself, slightly raised the lid of the first kettle, and peeped in, and there he saw his former corporal sitting. \"Aha, old bird,\" said he, \"do I meet you here? You once had me in your power, now I have you.\" And he quickly let the lid fall, poked the fire, and added a fresh log. After that, he went to the second kettle, raised its lid also a little, and peeped in and there sat his former ensign. \"Aha, old bird, so I find you here, you once had me in your power, now I have you.\" He closed the lid again, and fetched yet another log to make it really hot. Then he wanted to see who might be sitting up in the third kettle - and who should it be but his general. \"Aha, old bird, do I meet you here. Once you had me in your power, now I have you.\"",
"And he fetched the bellows and made hell-fire blaze right under him.",
"So he did his work seven years in hell, did not wash, comb, or trim himself, or cut his hair or nails, or wash the water out of his eyes, and the seven years seemed so short to him that he thought he had only been half a year. Now when the time had fully gone by, the devil came and said, \"Well Hans, what have you done?\" \"I poked the fire under the kettles, and I have swept all the dirt well behind the doors.\"",
"\"But you have peeped into the kettles as well, it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited. Now that your time is up, will you go home again?\" \"Yes,\" said the soldier, \"I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.\" The devil said, \"In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you. You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, from hell, and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, the devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\"",
"The soldier held his peace, and did as the devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages. Then as soon as he was up in the forest again, he took his knapsack from his back, to empty it, but on opening it, the sweepings had become pure gold. \"I should never have expected that,\" said he, and was well pleased, and entered the town. The landlord was standing in front of the inn, and when he saw the soldier approaching, he was terrified, because Hans looked such a horrible sight, worse than a scare-crow. He called to him and asked, \"Whence do you come?\" \"From hell.\" \"Who are you?\" \"The devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\" Then the host would not let him enter, but when Hans showed him the gold, he came and unlatched the door himself.",
"Hans then ordered the best room and attendance, ate, and drank his fill, but neither washed nor combed himself as the devil had bidden him, and at last lay down to sleep. But the knapsack full of gold remained before the eyes of the landlord, and left him no peace, and during the night he crept in and stole it away. Next morning, however, when Hans got up and wanted to pay the landlord and travel further, behold his knapsack was gone. But he soon composed himself and thought, you have been unfortunate from no fault of your own. And straightway went back again to hell, complained of his misfortune to the old devil, and begged for his help. The devil said, \"Seat yourself, I will wash, comb, and trim you, cut your hair and nails, and wash your eyes for you.\"",
"And when he had done with him, he gave him the knapsack back again full of sweepings, and said, \"Go and tell the landlord that he must return you your money, or else I will come and fetch him, and he shall poke the fire in your place.\" Hans went up and said to the landlord, \"You have stolen my money, if you do not return it, you shall go down to hell in my place, and will look as horrible as I.\" Then the landlord gave him the money, and more besides, only begging him to keep it secret. And Hans was now a rich man.",
"He set out on his way home to his father, bought himself a shabby smock to wear, and strolled about making music, for he had learned to do that while he was with the devil in hell.",
"There was however, an old king in that country, before whom he had to play, and the king was so delighted with his playing, that he promised him his eldest daughter in marriage. But when she heard that she was to be married to a common fellow in a smock, she said, \"Rather than do that, I would go into the deepest water.\" Then the king gave him the youngest, who was quite willing to do it to please her father, and thus the devil's sooty brother got the king's daughter, and when the aged king died, the whole kingdom likewise."
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"A discharged soldier had nothing to live on, and did not know how to make his way. So he went out into the forest and when he had walked for a short time, he met a little man who turned out to be the devil. The little man said to him, \"What ails you, you seem so very sorrowful?\" Then the soldier said, \"I am hungry, but have no money.\" The devil said, \"If you will hire yourself to me, and be my serving-man, you shall have enough for all your life. You shall serve me for seven years, and after that you shall again be free. But one thing I must tell you, and that is, you must not wash, comb, or trim yourself, or cut your hair or nails, or wipe the water from your eyes.\"",
"The soldier said, \"All right, if there is no help for it,\" and went off with the little man, who straightway led him down into hell. Then he told him what he had to do. He was to poke the fire under the kettles wherein the hell-broth was stewing, keep the house clean, drive all the sweepings behind the doors, and see that everything was in order, but if he once peeped into the kettles, it would go ill with him. The soldier said, \"Good, I will take care.\" And then the old devil went out again on his wanderings, and the soldier entered upon his new duties, made the fire, and swept the dirt well behind the doors, just as he had been bidden.",
"When the old devil came back again, he looked to see if all had been done, appeared satisfied, and went forth a second time. The soldier now took a good look on every side, the kettles were standing all round hell with a mighty fire below them, and inside they were boiling and sputtering. He would have given anything to look inside them, if the devil had not so particularly forbidden him.",
"At last he could no longer restrain himself, slightly raised the lid of the first kettle, and peeped in, and there he saw his former corporal sitting. \"Aha, old bird,\" said he, \"do I meet you here? You once had me in your power, now I have you.\" And he quickly let the lid fall, poked the fire, and added a fresh log. After that, he went to the second kettle, raised its lid also a little, and peeped in and there sat his former ensign. \"Aha, old bird, so I find you here, you once had me in your power, now I have you.\" He closed the lid again, and fetched yet another log to make it really hot. Then he wanted to see who might be sitting up in the third kettle - and who should it be but his general. \"Aha, old bird, do I meet you here. Once you had me in your power, now I have you.\"",
"And he fetched the bellows and made hell-fire blaze right under him.",
"So he did his work seven years in hell, did not wash, comb, or trim himself, or cut his hair or nails, or wash the water out of his eyes, and the seven years seemed so short to him that he thought he had only been half a year. Now when the time had fully gone by, the devil came and said, \"Well Hans, what have you done?\" \"I poked the fire under the kettles, and I have swept all the dirt well behind the doors.\"",
"\"But you have peeped into the kettles as well, it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited. Now that your time is up, will you go home again?\" \"Yes,\" said the soldier, \"I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.\" The devil said, \"In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you. You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, from hell, and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, the devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\"",
"The soldier held his peace, and did as the devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages. Then as soon as he was up in the forest again, he took his knapsack from his back, to empty it, but on opening it, the sweepings had become pure gold. \"I should never have expected that,\" said he, and was well pleased, and entered the town. The landlord was standing in front of the inn, and when he saw the soldier approaching, he was terrified, because Hans looked such a horrible sight, worse than a scare-crow. He called to him and asked, \"Whence do you come?\" \"From hell.\" \"Who are you?\" \"The devil's sooty brother, and my king as well.\" Then the host would not let him enter, but when Hans showed him the gold, he came and unlatched the door himself.",
"Hans then ordered the best room and attendance, ate, and drank his fill, but neither washed nor combed himself as the devil had bidden him, and at last lay down to sleep. But the knapsack full of gold remained before the eyes of the landlord, and left him no peace, and during the night he crept in and stole it away. Next morning, however, when Hans got up and wanted to pay the landlord and travel further, behold his knapsack was gone. But he soon composed himself and thought, you have been unfortunate from no fault of your own. And straightway went back again to hell, complained of his misfortune to the old devil, and begged for his help. The devil said, \"Seat yourself, I will wash, comb, and trim you, cut your hair and nails, and wash your eyes for you.\"",
"And when he had done with him, he gave him the knapsack back again full of sweepings, and said, \"Go and tell the landlord that he must return you your money, or else I will come and fetch him, and he shall poke the fire in your place.\" Hans went up and said to the landlord, \"You have stolen my money, if you do not return it, you shall go down to hell in my place, and will look as horrible as I.\" Then the landlord gave him the money, and more besides, only begging him to keep it secret. And Hans was now a rich man.",
"He set out on his way home to his father, bought himself a shabby smock to wear, and strolled about making music, for he had learned to do that while he was with the devil in hell.",
"There was however, an old king in that country, before whom he had to play, and the king was so delighted with his playing, that he promised him his eldest daughter in marriage. But when she heard that she was to be married to a common fellow in a smock, she said, \"Rather than do that, I would go into the deepest water.\" Then the king gave him the youngest, who was quite willing to do it to please her father, and thus the devil's sooty brother got the king's daughter, and when the aged king died, the whole kingdom likewise."
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"A soldier who had no money and no home felt very sad. He walked into a big forest. Soon, he met a small, funny man. It turned out to be the Devil. The little man asked, \"Why are you so sad?\" The soldier said, \"I am hungry, but I have no food.\" The Devil said, \"If you work for me for seven years, I will take care of you forever. You will never be hungry again. But you must promise one thing. You must never wash, comb your hair, or cut your nails. You must never wipe the water from your eyes.",
"The soldier said, \"All right, I will do it.\" Then the little man led him down into the warm, glowing underground home. The old devil told him what he had to do. He had to poke the fire under the big pots, keep the house tidy, and sweep the dirt behind the doors. He also had to make sure everything was neat and clean. But there was one rule: if he ever looked into the pots, he would be in big trouble. The soldier promised, \"Good, I will be careful.\" The old devil went out to walk around, and the soldier started his new job. He made the fire and swept the floor very well, just as he had been told.",
"When the old devil came back again, he looked to see if everything was ready. He looked happy and went out a second time. The soldier looked all around. The big pots were standing all around the dark place. There was a big fire burning below them. The water inside was boiling and bubbling loudly. He really wanted to peek inside, but the devil had said no.",
"At last, he could not wait any longer. He lifted the lid of the first pot and looked inside. There sat his old friend, the corporal. \"Aha, old bird,\" he said with a smile. \"Do I meet you here? You used to be the boss, but now I am.\" He quickly closed the lid and poked the fire to make it warmer. Then he went to the second pot and peeked inside. There sat his old friend, the ensign. \"Aha, old bird,\" he said. \"So I find you here. You used to be the boss, but now I am.\" He closed the lid and added another log to make the fire really hot. Finally, he wanted to see who was in the third pot. And who should it be but his old general. \"Aha, old bird,\" he said. \"Do I meet you here? You used to be the boss, but now I am.",
"He grabbed the big bellows and blew hard. The fire roared and glowed, warming him up.",
"So he worked hard in hell for seven whole years. He did not wash, comb his hair, or trim his nails. He did not even wash the dirt from his eyes. The time went by so fast that it felt like only half a year. When the seven years were finally over, the devil came to him. \"Well, Hans,\" the devil said, \"what have you done?\" \"I poked the fire under the kettles,\" Hans said. \"And I swept all the dirt well behind the doors.",
"But you peeked into the pots, too. It is lucky you added fresh wood, or your life would have been lost. Now your time is done. Will you go home?\" \"Yes,\" said the soldier. \"I really want to see my father.\"\n\nThe devil said, \"To get your pay, fill your bag with the dirt and dust. Take it home with you. You must go unwashed and messy. You need long hair and a beard, and your nails must be long. Your eyes should look a little dim. When people ask where you come from, say, 'From hell.' When they ask who you are, say, 'I am the devil's sooty brother.'",
"The soldier stayed quiet and did what the devil asked. But he was not happy with his pay. Soon, he was back in the forest. He took off his bag to empty it. When he opened it, the dirty dust had turned into bright, shiny gold. \"I never thought that would happen,\" he said happily. He walked into the town with a big smile.\n\nThe landlord stood by the inn door. When he saw the soldier coming, he was very scared. Hans looked so dirty and messy, like a scarecrow. The landlord called out, \"Where are you coming from?\" \"From the dark place,\" Hans said. \"Who are you?\" \"I am the devil's sooty brother, and I am your king, too.\" The landlord would not let him in. But when Hans showed him the gold, he unlocked the door and welcomed him.",
"Hans asked for the best room and ate a big meal. He drank his fill, but he did not wash or comb his hair. He went to sleep just like the devil had asked. The landlord looked at the bag of gold and could not sleep. He was very greedy. During the night, he crept in and stole the bag. The next morning, Hans woke up and wanted to pay the landlord. He looked for his bag, but it was gone. Hans felt sad for a moment. Then he thought, \"It is not my fault.\" He went back to hell and told the old devil what happened. The devil smiled and said, \"Sit down. I will wash you, comb your hair, and trim your nails.",
"And when he was finished, he gave the knapsack back to him, full of dirty dust. He said, \"Go tell the landlord to give you your money back. If he does not, I will come and get him, and he will have to clean the fire for you.\" Hans went up and said to the landlord, \"You took my money. If you do not give it back, you will have to go to the dark place in my place. You will look just as scary as I do.\" Then the landlord gave him the money, and even more, but he begged Hans to keep it a secret. And Hans was now a very rich man.",
"He walked back to his father's house. He bought a simple, old shirt to wear. He walked around and played music. He had learned to play while he was with the devil in the dark place.",
"There was an old king in that land, and he was so happy with the boy’s music that he promised to give him his oldest daughter. But the girl was very sad. She did not want to marry a common boy in a simple shirt. She said, \"I would rather go into the deep water than marry him.\" So, the king gave her a younger sister instead. The little sister was kind and happy to help her father. So, the boy got the princess, and when the kind old king passed away, he also got the whole kingdom."
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The soldier promised, \"Good, I will be careful.\" The old devil went out to walk around, and the soldier started his new job. He made the fire and swept the floor very well, just as he had been told.\n\nWhen the old devil came back again, he looked to see if everything was ready. He looked happy and went out a second time. The soldier looked all around. The big pots were standing all around the dark place. There was a big fire burning below them. The water inside was boiling and bubbling loudly. He really wanted to peek inside, but the devil had said no.\n\nAt last, he could not wait any longer. He lifted the lid of the first pot and looked inside. There sat his old friend, the corporal. \"Aha, old bird,\" he said with a smile. \"Do I meet you here? You used to be the boss, but now I am.\" He quickly closed the lid and poked the fire to make it warmer. Then he went to the second pot and peeked inside. There sat his old friend, the ensign. \"Aha, old bird,\" he said. \"So I find you here. You used to be the boss, but now I am.\" He closed the lid and added another log to make the fire really hot. Finally, he wanted to see who was in the third pot. And who should it be but his old general. \"Aha, old bird,\" he said. \"Do I meet you here? You used to be the boss, but now I am.\n\nHe grabbed the big bellows and blew hard. The fire roared and glowed, warming him up.\n\nSo he worked hard in hell for seven whole years. He did not wash, comb his hair, or trim his nails. He did not even wash the dirt from his eyes. The time went by so fast that it felt like only half a year. When the seven years were finally over, the devil came to him. \"Well, Hans,\" the devil said, \"what have you done?\" \"I poked the fire under the kettles,\" Hans said. \"And I swept all the dirt well behind the doors.\n\nBut you peeked into the pots, too. It is lucky you added fresh wood, or your life would have been lost. Now your time is done. Will you go home?\" \"Yes,\" said the soldier. \"I really want to see my father.\"\n\nThe devil said, \"To get your pay, fill your bag with the dirt and dust. Take it home with you. You must go unwashed and messy. You need long hair and a beard, and your nails must be long. Your eyes should look a little dim. When people ask where you come from, say, 'From hell.' When they ask who you are, say, 'I am the devil's sooty brother.'\n\nThe soldier stayed quiet and did what the devil asked. But he was not happy with his pay. Soon, he was back in the forest. He took off his bag to empty it. When he opened it, the dirty dust had turned into bright, shiny gold. \"I never thought that would happen,\" he said happily. He walked into the town with a big smile.\n\nThe landlord stood by the inn door. When he saw the soldier coming, he was very scared. Hans looked so dirty and messy, like a scarecrow. 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"At last, he could not wait any longer. He lifted the lid of the first pot and looked inside. There sat his old friend, the corporal. \"Aha, old bird,\" he said with a smile. \"Do I meet you here? You used to be the boss, but now I am.\" He quickly closed the lid and poked the fire to make it warmer. Then he went to the second pot and peeked inside. There sat his old friend, the ensign. \"Aha, old bird,\" he said. \"So I find you here. You used to be the boss, but now I am.\" He closed the lid and added another log to make the fire really hot. Finally, he wanted to see who was in the third pot. And who should it be but his old general. \"Aha, old bird,\" he said. \"Do I meet you here? You used to be the boss, but now I am.",
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"But you peeked into the pots, too. It is lucky you added fresh wood, or your life would have been lost. Now your time is done. Will you go home?\" \"Yes,\" said the soldier. \"I really want to see my father.\"\n\nThe devil said, \"To get your pay, fill your bag with the dirt and dust. Take it home with you. You must go unwashed and messy. You need long hair and a beard, and your nails must be long. Your eyes should look a little dim. When people ask where you come from, say, 'From hell.' When they ask who you are, say, 'I am the devil's sooty brother.'",
"The soldier stayed quiet and did what the devil asked. But he was not happy with his pay. Soon, he was back in the forest. He took off his bag to empty it. When he opened it, the dirty dust had turned into bright, shiny gold. \"I never thought that would happen,\" he said happily. He walked into the town with a big smile.\n\nThe landlord stood by the inn door. When he saw the soldier coming, he was very scared. Hans looked so dirty and messy, like a scarecrow. The landlord called out, \"Where are you coming from?\" \"From the dark place,\" Hans said. \"Who are you?\" \"I am the devil's sooty brother, and I am your king, too.\" The landlord would not let him in. But when Hans showed him the gold, he unlocked the door and welcomed him.",
"Hans asked for the best room and ate a big meal. He drank his fill, but he did not wash or comb his hair. He went to sleep just like the devil had asked. The landlord looked at the bag of gold and could not sleep. He was very greedy. During the night, he crept in and stole the bag. The next morning, Hans woke up and wanted to pay the landlord. He looked for his bag, but it was gone. Hans felt sad for a moment. Then he thought, \"It is not my fault.\" He went back to hell and told the old devil what happened. The devil smiled and said, \"Sit down. I will wash you, comb your hair, and trim your nails.",
"And when he was finished, he gave the knapsack back to him, full of dirty dust. He said, \"Go tell the landlord to give you your money back. If he does not, I will come and get him, and he will have to clean the fire for you.\" Hans went up and said to the landlord, \"You took my money. If you do not give it back, you will have to go to the dark place in my place. You will look just as scary as I do.\" Then the landlord gave him the money, and even more, but he begged Hans to keep it a secret. And Hans was now a very rich man.",
"He walked back to his father's house. He bought a simple, old shirt to wear. He walked around and played music. He had learned to play while he was with the devil in the dark place.",
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