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"In a certain mill lived an old miller who had neither wife nor child, and three apprentices served under him. As they had been with him several years, he one day said to them, \"I am old, and want to sit behind the stove. Go out, and whichsoever of you brings me the best horse home, to him will I give the mill, and in return for it he shall take care of me till my death.\"",
"The third of the boys, however, was the dunce, who was looked on as foolish by the others, they begrudged the mill to him, and afterwards he would not even have it. Then all three went out together, and when they came to the village, the two said to stupid Hans, \"You may just as well stay here, as long as you live you will never get a horse.\" Hans, however, went with them, and when it was night they came to a cave in which they lay down to sleep. The two smart ones waited until Hans had fallen asleep, then they got up, and went away leaving him where he was. And they thought they had done a very clever thing, but it was certain to turn out ill for them.",
"When the sun rose, and Hans woke up, he was lying in a deep cavern. He looked around on every side and exclaimed, \"Oh, heavens, where am I?\" Then he got up and clambered out of the cave, went into the forest, and thought, \"Here I am quite alone and deserted, how shall I obtain a horse now?\" Whilst he was thus walking full of thought, he met a small tabby-cat which said quite kindly, \"Hans, where are you going?\" \"Alas, you can not help me.\" \"I well know your desire,\" said the cat. \"You wish to have a beautiful horse. Come with me, and be my faithful servant for seven years long, and then I will give you one more beautiful than any you have ever seen in your whole life.\" \"Well, this is a strange cat,\" thought Hans, \"But I am determined to see if she is telling the truth.\"",
"So she took him with her into her enchanted castle, where there were nothing but kittens who were her servants. They leapt nimbly upstairs and downstairs, and were merry and happy. In the evening when they sat down to dinner, three of them had to make music. One played the bass viol, the other the fiddle, and the third put the trumpet to his lips, and blew out his cheeks as much as he possibly could. When they had dined, the table was carried away, and the cat said, \"Now, Hans, come and dance with me.\" \"No,\" said he, \"I won't dance with a pussy cat. I have never done that yet.\" \"Then take him to bed,\" said she to the cats. So one of them lighted him to his bed-room, one pulled his shoes off, one his stockings, and at last one of them blew out the candle. Next morning they returned and helped him out of bed, one put his stockings on for him, one tied his garters, one brought his shoes, one washed him, and one dried his face with her tail. \"That feels very soft,\" said Hans.",
"He, however, had to serve the cat, and chop some wood every day, and to do that, he had an axe of silver, and the wedge and saw were of silver and the mallet of copper. So he chopped the wood small, stayed there in the house and had good meat and drink, but never saw anyone but the tabby-cat and her servants. Once she said to him, \"Go and mow my meadow, and dry the grass,\" and gave him a scythe of silver, and a whetstone of gold, but bade him deliver them up again carefully. So Hans went thither, and did what he was bidden, and when he had finished the work, he carried the scythe, whetstone, and hay to the house, and asked if it was not yet time for her to give him his reward. \"No,\" said the cat, \"you must first do something more for me of the same kind. There is timber of silver, carpenter's axe, square, and everything that is needful, all of silver - with these build me a small house.\" Then Hans built the small house, and said that he had now done everything, and still he had no horse.",
"Nevertheless the seven years had gone by with him as if they were six months. The cat asked him if he would like to see her horses. \"Yes,\" said Hans. Then she opened the door of the small house, and when she had opened it, there stood twelve horses, - such horses, so bright and shining, that his heart rejoiced at the sight of them. And now she gave him to eat and drink, and said, \"Go home, I will not give you your horse now, but in three days, time I will follow you and bring it.\" So Hans set out, and she showed him the way to the mill.",
"She, however, had never once given him a new coat, and he had been obliged to keep on his dirty old smock, which he had brought with him, and which during the seven years had everywhere become too small for him. When he reached home, the two other apprentices were there again as well, and each of them certainly had brought a horse with him, but one of them was a blind one, and the other lame. They asked Hans where his horse was. \"It will follow me in three days, time.\" Then they laughed and said, \"Indeed, stupid Hans, where will you get a horse?\" \"It will be a fine one.\" Hans went into the parlor, but the miller said he should not sit down to table, for he was so ragged and torn, that they would all be ashamed of him if any one came in. So they gave him a mouthful of food outside, and at night, when they went to rest, the two others would not let him have a bed, and at last he was forced to creep into the goose-house, and lie down on a little hard straw.",
"In the morning when he awoke, the three days had passed, and a coach came with six horses and they shone so bright that it was delightful to see them - and a servant brought a seventh as well, which was for the poor miller's boy. And a magnificent princess alighted from the coach and went into the mill, and this princess was the little tabby-cat whom poor Hans had served for seven years. She asked the miller where the miller's boy and dunce was. Then the miller said, \"We cannot have him here in the mill, for he is so ragged, he is lying in the goose-house.\" Then the king's daughter said that they were to bring him immediately. So they brought him out, and he had to hold his little smock together to cover himself. The servants unpacked splendid garments, and washed him and dressed him, and when that was done, no king could have looked more handsome. Then the maiden desired to see the horses which the other apprentices had brought home with them, and one of them was blind and the other lame. So she ordered the servant to bring the seventh horse, and when the miller saw it, he said that such a horse as that had never yet entered his yard. \"And that is for the third miller's boy,\" said she. \"Then he must have the mill,\" said the miller, but the king's daughter said that the horse was there, and that he was to keep his mill as well, and took her faithful Hans and set him in the coach, and drove away with him.",
"They first drove to the little house which he had built with the silver tools, and behold it was a great castle, and everything inside it was of silver and gold, and then she married him, and he was rich, so rich that he had enough for all the rest of his life. After this, let no one ever say that anyone who is silly can never become a person of importance."
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And they thought they had done a very clever thing, but it was certain to turn out ill for them.\n\nWhen the sun rose, and Hans woke up, he was lying in a deep cavern. He looked around on every side and exclaimed, \"Oh, heavens, where am I?\" Then he got up and clambered out of the cave, went into the forest, and thought, \"Here I am quite alone and deserted, how shall I obtain a horse now?\" Whilst he was thus walking full of thought, he met a small tabby-cat which said quite kindly, \"Hans, where are you going?\" \"Alas, you can not help me.\" \"I well know your desire,\" said the cat. \"You wish to have a beautiful horse. Come with me, and be my faithful servant for seven years long, and then I will give you one more beautiful than any you have ever seen in your whole life.\" \"Well, this is a strange cat,\" thought Hans, \"But I am determined to see if she is telling the truth.\"\n\nSo she took him with her into her enchanted castle, where there were nothing but kittens who were her servants. They leapt nimbly upstairs and downstairs, and were merry and happy. In the evening when they sat down to dinner, three of them had to make music. One played the bass viol, the other the fiddle, and the third put the trumpet to his lips, and blew out his cheeks as much as he possibly could. When they had dined, the table was carried away, and the cat said, \"Now, Hans, come and dance with me.\" \"No,\" said he, \"I won't dance with a pussy cat. I have never done that yet.\" \"Then take him to bed,\" said she to the cats. So one of them lighted him to his bed-room, one pulled his shoes off, one his stockings, and at last one of them blew out the candle. Next morning they returned and helped him out of bed, one put his stockings on for him, one tied his garters, one brought his shoes, one washed him, and one dried his face with her tail. \"That feels very soft,\" said Hans.\n\nHe, however, had to serve the cat, and chop some wood every day, and to do that, he had an axe of silver, and the wedge and saw were of silver and the mallet of copper. So he chopped the wood small, stayed there in the house and had good meat and drink, but never saw anyone but the tabby-cat and her servants. Once she said to him, \"Go and mow my meadow, and dry the grass,\" and gave him a scythe of silver, and a whetstone of gold, but bade him deliver them up again carefully. So Hans went thither, and did what he was bidden, and when he had finished the work, he carried the scythe, whetstone, and hay to the house, and asked if it was not yet time for her to give him his reward. \"No,\" said the cat, \"you must first do something more for me of the same kind. There is timber of silver, carpenter's axe, square, and everything that is needful, all of silver - with these build me a small house.\" Then Hans built the small house, and said that he had now done everything, and still he had no horse.\n\nNevertheless the seven years had gone by with him as if they were six months. The cat asked him if he would like to see her horses. \"Yes,\" said Hans. Then she opened the door of the small house, and when she had opened it, there stood twelve horses, - such horses, so bright and shining, that his heart rejoiced at the sight of them. And now she gave him to eat and drink, and said, \"Go home, I will not give you your horse now, but in three days, time I will follow you and bring it.\" So Hans set out, and she showed him the way to the mill.\n\nShe, however, had never once given him a new coat, and he had been obliged to keep on his dirty old smock, which he had brought with him, and which during the seven years had everywhere become too small for him. When he reached home, the two other apprentices were there again as well, and each of them certainly had brought a horse with him, but one of them was a blind one, and the other lame. They asked Hans where his horse was. \"It will follow me in three days, time.\" Then they laughed and said, \"Indeed, stupid Hans, where will you get a horse?\" \"It will be a fine one.\" Hans went into the parlor, but the miller said he should not sit down to table, for he was so ragged and torn, that they would all be ashamed of him if any one came in. So they gave him a mouthful of food outside, and at night, when they went to rest, the two others would not let him have a bed, and at last he was forced to creep into the goose-house, and lie down on a little hard straw.\n\nIn the morning when he awoke, the three days had passed, and a coach came with six horses and they shone so bright that it was delightful to see them - and a servant brought a seventh as well, which was for the poor miller's boy. And a magnificent princess alighted from the coach and went into the mill, and this princess was the little tabby-cat whom poor Hans had served for seven years. She asked the miller where the miller's boy and dunce was. Then the miller said, \"We cannot have him here in the mill, for he is so ragged, he is lying in the goose-house.\" Then the king's daughter said that they were to bring him immediately. So they brought him out, and he had to hold his little smock together to cover himself. The servants unpacked splendid garments, and washed him and dressed him, and when that was done, no king could have looked more handsome. Then the maiden desired to see the horses which the other apprentices had brought home with them, and one of them was blind and the other lame. So she ordered the servant to bring the seventh horse, and when the miller saw it, he said that such a horse as that had never yet entered his yard. \"And that is for the third miller's boy,\" said she. \"Then he must have the mill,\" said the miller, but the king's daughter said that the horse was there, and that he was to keep his mill as well, and took her faithful Hans and set him in the coach, and drove away with him.\n\nThey first drove to the little house which he had built with the silver tools, and behold it was a great castle, and everything inside it was of silver and gold, and then she married him, and he was rich, so rich that he had enough for all the rest of his life. After this, let no one ever say that anyone who is silly can never become a person of importance.",
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"In a certain mill lived an old miller who had neither wife nor child, and three apprentices served under him. As they had been with him several years, he one day said to them, \"I am old, and want to sit behind the stove. Go out, and whichsoever of you brings me the best horse home, to him will I give the mill, and in return for it he shall take care of me till my death.\"",
"The third of the boys, however, was the dunce, who was looked on as foolish by the others, they begrudged the mill to him, and afterwards he would not even have it. Then all three went out together, and when they came to the village, the two said to stupid Hans, \"You may just as well stay here, as long as you live you will never get a horse.\" Hans, however, went with them, and when it was night they came to a cave in which they lay down to sleep. The two smart ones waited until Hans had fallen asleep, then they got up, and went away leaving him where he was. And they thought they had done a very clever thing, but it was certain to turn out ill for them.",
"When the sun rose, and Hans woke up, he was lying in a deep cavern. He looked around on every side and exclaimed, \"Oh, heavens, where am I?\" Then he got up and clambered out of the cave, went into the forest, and thought, \"Here I am quite alone and deserted, how shall I obtain a horse now?\" Whilst he was thus walking full of thought, he met a small tabby-cat which said quite kindly, \"Hans, where are you going?\" \"Alas, you can not help me.\" \"I well know your desire,\" said the cat. \"You wish to have a beautiful horse. Come with me, and be my faithful servant for seven years long, and then I will give you one more beautiful than any you have ever seen in your whole life.\" \"Well, this is a strange cat,\" thought Hans, \"But I am determined to see if she is telling the truth.\"",
"So she took him with her into her enchanted castle, where there were nothing but kittens who were her servants. They leapt nimbly upstairs and downstairs, and were merry and happy. In the evening when they sat down to dinner, three of them had to make music. One played the bass viol, the other the fiddle, and the third put the trumpet to his lips, and blew out his cheeks as much as he possibly could. When they had dined, the table was carried away, and the cat said, \"Now, Hans, come and dance with me.\" \"No,\" said he, \"I won't dance with a pussy cat. I have never done that yet.\" \"Then take him to bed,\" said she to the cats. So one of them lighted him to his bed-room, one pulled his shoes off, one his stockings, and at last one of them blew out the candle. Next morning they returned and helped him out of bed, one put his stockings on for him, one tied his garters, one brought his shoes, one washed him, and one dried his face with her tail. \"That feels very soft,\" said Hans.",
"He, however, had to serve the cat, and chop some wood every day, and to do that, he had an axe of silver, and the wedge and saw were of silver and the mallet of copper. So he chopped the wood small, stayed there in the house and had good meat and drink, but never saw anyone but the tabby-cat and her servants. Once she said to him, \"Go and mow my meadow, and dry the grass,\" and gave him a scythe of silver, and a whetstone of gold, but bade him deliver them up again carefully. So Hans went thither, and did what he was bidden, and when he had finished the work, he carried the scythe, whetstone, and hay to the house, and asked if it was not yet time for her to give him his reward. \"No,\" said the cat, \"you must first do something more for me of the same kind. There is timber of silver, carpenter's axe, square, and everything that is needful, all of silver - with these build me a small house.\" Then Hans built the small house, and said that he had now done everything, and still he had no horse.",
"Nevertheless the seven years had gone by with him as if they were six months. The cat asked him if he would like to see her horses. \"Yes,\" said Hans. Then she opened the door of the small house, and when she had opened it, there stood twelve horses, - such horses, so bright and shining, that his heart rejoiced at the sight of them. And now she gave him to eat and drink, and said, \"Go home, I will not give you your horse now, but in three days, time I will follow you and bring it.\" So Hans set out, and she showed him the way to the mill.",
"She, however, had never once given him a new coat, and he had been obliged to keep on his dirty old smock, which he had brought with him, and which during the seven years had everywhere become too small for him. When he reached home, the two other apprentices were there again as well, and each of them certainly had brought a horse with him, but one of them was a blind one, and the other lame. They asked Hans where his horse was. \"It will follow me in three days, time.\" Then they laughed and said, \"Indeed, stupid Hans, where will you get a horse?\" \"It will be a fine one.\" Hans went into the parlor, but the miller said he should not sit down to table, for he was so ragged and torn, that they would all be ashamed of him if any one came in. So they gave him a mouthful of food outside, and at night, when they went to rest, the two others would not let him have a bed, and at last he was forced to creep into the goose-house, and lie down on a little hard straw.",
"In the morning when he awoke, the three days had passed, and a coach came with six horses and they shone so bright that it was delightful to see them - and a servant brought a seventh as well, which was for the poor miller's boy. And a magnificent princess alighted from the coach and went into the mill, and this princess was the little tabby-cat whom poor Hans had served for seven years. She asked the miller where the miller's boy and dunce was. Then the miller said, \"We cannot have him here in the mill, for he is so ragged, he is lying in the goose-house.\" Then the king's daughter said that they were to bring him immediately. So they brought him out, and he had to hold his little smock together to cover himself. The servants unpacked splendid garments, and washed him and dressed him, and when that was done, no king could have looked more handsome. Then the maiden desired to see the horses which the other apprentices had brought home with them, and one of them was blind and the other lame. So she ordered the servant to bring the seventh horse, and when the miller saw it, he said that such a horse as that had never yet entered his yard. \"And that is for the third miller's boy,\" said she. \"Then he must have the mill,\" said the miller, but the king's daughter said that the horse was there, and that he was to keep his mill as well, and took her faithful Hans and set him in the coach, and drove away with him.",
"They first drove to the little house which he had built with the silver tools, and behold it was a great castle, and everything inside it was of silver and gold, and then she married him, and he was rich, so rich that he had enough for all the rest of his life. After this, let no one ever say that anyone who is silly can never become a person of importance."
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And they thought they had done a very clever thing, but it was certain to turn out ill for them.\n\nWhen the sun rose, and Hans woke up, he was lying in a deep cavern. He looked around on every side and exclaimed, \"Oh, heavens, where am I?\" Then he got up and clambered out of the cave, went into the forest, and thought, \"Here I am quite alone and deserted, how shall I obtain a horse now?\" Whilst he was thus walking full of thought, he met a small tabby-cat which said quite kindly, \"Hans, where are you going?\" \"Alas, you can not help me.\" \"I well know your desire,\" said the cat. \"You wish to have a beautiful horse. Come with me, and be my faithful servant for seven years long, and then I will give you one more beautiful than any you have ever seen in your whole life.\" \"Well, this is a strange cat,\" thought Hans, \"But I am determined to see if she is telling the truth.\"\n\nSo she took him with her into her enchanted castle, where there were nothing but kittens who were her servants. They leapt nimbly upstairs and downstairs, and were merry and happy. In the evening when they sat down to dinner, three of them had to make music. One played the bass viol, the other the fiddle, and the third put the trumpet to his lips, and blew out his cheeks as much as he possibly could. When they had dined, the table was carried away, and the cat said, \"Now, Hans, come and dance with me.\" \"No,\" said he, \"I won't dance with a pussy cat. I have never done that yet.\" \"Then take him to bed,\" said she to the cats. So one of them lighted him to his bed-room, one pulled his shoes off, one his stockings, and at last one of them blew out the candle. Next morning they returned and helped him out of bed, one put his stockings on for him, one tied his garters, one brought his shoes, one washed him, and one dried his face with her tail. \"That feels very soft,\" said Hans.\n\nHe, however, had to serve the cat, and chop some wood every day, and to do that, he had an axe of silver, and the wedge and saw were of silver and the mallet of copper. So he chopped the wood small, stayed there in the house and had good meat and drink, but never saw anyone but the tabby-cat and her servants. Once she said to him, \"Go and mow my meadow, and dry the grass,\" and gave him a scythe of silver, and a whetstone of gold, but bade him deliver them up again carefully. So Hans went thither, and did what he was bidden, and when he had finished the work, he carried the scythe, whetstone, and hay to the house, and asked if it was not yet time for her to give him his reward. \"No,\" said the cat, \"you must first do something more for me of the same kind. There is timber of silver, carpenter's axe, square, and everything that is needful, all of silver - with these build me a small house.\" Then Hans built the small house, and said that he had now done everything, and still he had no horse.\n\nNevertheless the seven years had gone by with him as if they were six months. The cat asked him if he would like to see her horses. \"Yes,\" said Hans. Then she opened the door of the small house, and when she had opened it, there stood twelve horses, - such horses, so bright and shining, that his heart rejoiced at the sight of them. And now she gave him to eat and drink, and said, \"Go home, I will not give you your horse now, but in three days, time I will follow you and bring it.\" So Hans set out, and she showed him the way to the mill.\n\nShe, however, had never once given him a new coat, and he had been obliged to keep on his dirty old smock, which he had brought with him, and which during the seven years had everywhere become too small for him. When he reached home, the two other apprentices were there again as well, and each of them certainly had brought a horse with him, but one of them was a blind one, and the other lame. They asked Hans where his horse was. \"It will follow me in three days, time.\" Then they laughed and said, \"Indeed, stupid Hans, where will you get a horse?\" \"It will be a fine one.\" Hans went into the parlor, but the miller said he should not sit down to table, for he was so ragged and torn, that they would all be ashamed of him if any one came in. So they gave him a mouthful of food outside, and at night, when they went to rest, the two others would not let him have a bed, and at last he was forced to creep into the goose-house, and lie down on a little hard straw.\n\nIn the morning when he awoke, the three days had passed, and a coach came with six horses and they shone so bright that it was delightful to see them - and a servant brought a seventh as well, which was for the poor miller's boy. And a magnificent princess alighted from the coach and went into the mill, and this princess was the little tabby-cat whom poor Hans had served for seven years. She asked the miller where the miller's boy and dunce was. Then the miller said, \"We cannot have him here in the mill, for he is so ragged, he is lying in the goose-house.\" Then the king's daughter said that they were to bring him immediately. So they brought him out, and he had to hold his little smock together to cover himself. The servants unpacked splendid garments, and washed him and dressed him, and when that was done, no king could have looked more handsome. Then the maiden desired to see the horses which the other apprentices had brought home with them, and one of them was blind and the other lame. So she ordered the servant to bring the seventh horse, and when the miller saw it, he said that such a horse as that had never yet entered his yard. \"And that is for the third miller's boy,\" said she. \"Then he must have the mill,\" said the miller, but the king's daughter said that the horse was there, and that he was to keep his mill as well, and took her faithful Hans and set him in the coach, and drove away with him.\n\nThey first drove to the little house which he had built with the silver tools, and behold it was a great castle, and everything inside it was of silver and gold, and then she married him, and he was rich, so rich that he had enough for all the rest of his life. After this, let no one ever say that anyone who is silly can never become a person of importance.",
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"In a certain mill lived an old miller who had neither wife nor child, and three apprentices served under him. As they had been with him several years, he one day said to them, \"I am old, and want to sit behind the stove. Go out, and whichsoever of you brings me the best horse home, to him will I give the mill, and in return for it he shall take care of me till my death.\"",
"The third of the boys, however, was the dunce, who was looked on as foolish by the others, they begrudged the mill to him, and afterwards he would not even have it. Then all three went out together, and when they came to the village, the two said to stupid Hans, \"You may just as well stay here, as long as you live you will never get a horse.\" Hans, however, went with them, and when it was night they came to a cave in which they lay down to sleep. The two smart ones waited until Hans had fallen asleep, then they got up, and went away leaving him where he was. And they thought they had done a very clever thing, but it was certain to turn out ill for them.",
"When the sun rose, and Hans woke up, he was lying in a deep cavern. He looked around on every side and exclaimed, \"Oh, heavens, where am I?\" Then he got up and clambered out of the cave, went into the forest, and thought, \"Here I am quite alone and deserted, how shall I obtain a horse now?\" Whilst he was thus walking full of thought, he met a small tabby-cat which said quite kindly, \"Hans, where are you going?\" \"Alas, you can not help me.\" \"I well know your desire,\" said the cat. \"You wish to have a beautiful horse. Come with me, and be my faithful servant for seven years long, and then I will give you one more beautiful than any you have ever seen in your whole life.\" \"Well, this is a strange cat,\" thought Hans, \"But I am determined to see if she is telling the truth.\"",
"So she took him with her into her enchanted castle, where there were nothing but kittens who were her servants. They leapt nimbly upstairs and downstairs, and were merry and happy. In the evening when they sat down to dinner, three of them had to make music. One played the bass viol, the other the fiddle, and the third put the trumpet to his lips, and blew out his cheeks as much as he possibly could. When they had dined, the table was carried away, and the cat said, \"Now, Hans, come and dance with me.\" \"No,\" said he, \"I won't dance with a pussy cat. I have never done that yet.\" \"Then take him to bed,\" said she to the cats. So one of them lighted him to his bed-room, one pulled his shoes off, one his stockings, and at last one of them blew out the candle.",
"Next morning they returned and helped him out of bed, one put his stockings on for him, one tied his garters, one brought his shoes, one washed him, and one dried his face with her tail. \"That feels very soft,\" said Hans.",
"He, however, had to serve the cat, and chop some wood every day, and to do that, he had an axe of silver, and the wedge and saw were of silver and the mallet of copper. So he chopped the wood small, stayed there in the house and had good meat and drink, but never saw anyone but the tabby-cat and her servants. Once she said to him, \"Go and mow my meadow, and dry the grass,\" and gave him a scythe of silver, and a whetstone of gold, but bade him deliver them up again carefully. So Hans went thither, and did what he was bidden, and when he had finished the work, he carried the scythe, whetstone, and hay to the house, and asked if it was not yet time for her to give him his reward. \"No,\" said the cat, \"you must first do something more for me of the same kind.",
"There is timber of silver, carpenter's axe, square, and everything that is needful, all of silver - with these build me a small house.\" Then Hans built the small house, and said that he had now done everything, and still he had no horse.",
"Nevertheless the seven years had gone by with him as if they were six months. The cat asked him if he would like to see her horses. \"Yes,\" said Hans. Then she opened the door of the small house, and when she had opened it, there stood twelve horses, - such horses, so bright and shining, that his heart rejoiced at the sight of them. And now she gave him to eat and drink, and said, \"Go home, I will not give you your horse now, but in three days, time I will follow you and bring it.\" So Hans set out, and she showed him the way to the mill.",
"She, however, had never once given him a new coat, and he had been obliged to keep on his dirty old smock, which he had brought with him, and which during the seven years had everywhere become too small for him. When he reached home, the two other apprentices were there again as well, and each of them certainly had brought a horse with him, but one of them was a blind one, and the other lame. They asked Hans where his horse was. \"It will follow me in three days, time.\" Then they laughed and said, \"Indeed, stupid Hans, where will you get a horse?\" \"It will be a fine one.\" Hans went into the parlor, but the miller said he should not sit down to table, for he was so ragged and torn, that they would all be ashamed of him if any one came in.",
"So they gave him a mouthful of food outside, and at night, when they went to rest, the two others would not let him have a bed, and at last he was forced to creep into the goose-house, and lie down on a little hard straw.",
"In the morning when he awoke, the three days had passed, and a coach came with six horses and they shone so bright that it was delightful to see them - and a servant brought a seventh as well, which was for the poor miller's boy. And a magnificent princess alighted from the coach and went into the mill, and this princess was the little tabby-cat whom poor Hans had served for seven years. She asked the miller where the miller's boy and dunce was. Then the miller said, \"We cannot have him here in the mill, for he is so ragged, he is lying in the goose-house.\" Then the king's daughter said that they were to bring him immediately. So they brought him out, and he had to hold his little smock together to cover himself.",
"The servants unpacked splendid garments, and washed him and dressed him, and when that was done, no king could have looked more handsome. Then the maiden desired to see the horses which the other apprentices had brought home with them, and one of them was blind and the other lame. So she ordered the servant to bring the seventh horse, and when the miller saw it, he said that such a horse as that had never yet entered his yard. \"And that is for the third miller's boy,\" said she. \"Then he must have the mill,\" said the miller, but the king's daughter said that the horse was there, and that he was to keep his mill as well, and took her faithful Hans and set him in the coach, and drove away with him.",
"They first drove to the little house which he had built with the silver tools, and behold it was a great castle, and everything inside it was of silver and gold, and then she married him, and he was rich, so rich that he had enough for all the rest of his life. After this, let no one ever say that anyone who is silly can never become a person of importance."
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"He, however, had to serve the cat, and chop some wood every day, and to do that, he had an axe of silver, and the wedge and saw were of silver and the mallet of copper. So he chopped the wood small, stayed there in the house and had good meat and drink, but never saw anyone but the tabby-cat and her servants. Once she said to him, \"Go and mow my meadow, and dry the grass,\" and gave him a scythe of silver, and a whetstone of gold, but bade him deliver them up again carefully. So Hans went thither, and did what he was bidden, and when he had finished the work, he carried the scythe, whetstone, and hay to the house, and asked if it was not yet time for her to give him his reward. \"No,\" said the cat, \"you must first do something more for me of the same kind. There is timber of silver, carpenter's axe, square, and everything that is needful, all of silver - with these build me a small house.\" Then Hans built the small house, and said that he had now done everything, and still he had no horse.",
"Nevertheless the seven years had gone by with him as if they were six months. The cat asked him if he would like to see her horses. \"Yes,\" said Hans. Then she opened the door of the small house, and when she had opened it, there stood twelve horses, - such horses, so bright and shining, that his heart rejoiced at the sight of them. And now she gave him to eat and drink, and said, \"Go home, I will not give you your horse now, but in three days, time I will follow you and bring it.\" So Hans set out, and she showed him the way to the mill.",
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And they thought they had done a very clever thing, but it was certain to turn out ill for them.\n\nWhen the sun rose, and Hans woke up, he was lying in a deep cavern. He looked around on every side and exclaimed, \"Oh, heavens, where am I?\" Then he got up and clambered out of the cave, went into the forest, and thought, \"Here I am quite alone and deserted, how shall I obtain a horse now?\" Whilst he was thus walking full of thought, he met a small tabby-cat which said quite kindly, \"Hans, where are you going?\" \"Alas, you can not help me.\" \"I well know your desire,\" said the cat. \"You wish to have a beautiful horse. Come with me, and be my faithful servant for seven years long, and then I will give you one more beautiful than any you have ever seen in your whole life.\" \"Well, this is a strange cat,\" thought Hans, \"But I am determined to see if she is telling the truth.\"\n\nSo she took him with her into her enchanted castle, where there were nothing but kittens who were her servants. They leapt nimbly upstairs and downstairs, and were merry and happy. In the evening when they sat down to dinner, three of them had to make music. One played the bass viol, the other the fiddle, and the third put the trumpet to his lips, and blew out his cheeks as much as he possibly could. When they had dined, the table was carried away, and the cat said, \"Now, Hans, come and dance with me.\" \"No,\" said he, \"I will not dance with a pussy cat. I have never done that yet.\" \"Then take him to bed,\" said she to the cats. So one of them lighted him to his bed-room, one pulled his shoes off, one his stockings, and at last one of them blew out the candle. Next morning they returned and helped him out of bed, one put his stockings on for him, one tied his garters, one brought his shoes, one washed him, and one dried his face with her tail. \"That feels very soft,\" said Hans.\n\nHe, however, had to serve the cat, and chop some wood every day, and to do that, he had an axe of silver, and the wedge and saw were of silver and the mallet of copper. So he chopped the wood small, stayed there in the house and had good meat and drink, but never saw anyone but the tabby-cat and her servants. Once she said to him, \"Go and mow my meadow, and dry the grass,\" and gave him a scythe of silver, and a whetstone of gold, but bade him deliver them up again carefully. So Hans went thither, and did what he was bidden, and when he had finished the work, he carried the scythe, whetstone, and hay to the house, and asked if it was not yet time for her to give him his reward. \"No,\" said the cat, \"you must first do something more for me of the same kind. There is timber of silver, carpenter's axe, square, and everything that is needful, all of silver - with these build me a small house.\" Then Hans built the small house, and said that he had now done everything, and still he had no horse.\n\nNevertheless the seven years had gone by with him as if they were six months. The cat asked him if he would like to see her horses. \"Yes,\" said Hans. Then she opened the door of the small house, and when she had opened it, there stood twelve horses, - such horses, so bright and shining, that his heart rejoiced at the sight of them. And now she gave him to eat and drink, and said, \"Go home, I will not give you your horse now, but in three days, time I will follow you and bring it.\" So Hans set out, and she showed him the way to the mill.\n\nShe, however, had never once given him a new coat, and he had been obliged to keep on his dirty old smock, which he had brought with him, and which during the seven years had everywhere become too small for him. When he reached home, the two other apprentices were there again as well, and each of them certainly had brought a horse with him, but one of them was a blind one, and the other lame. They asked Hans where his horse was. \"It will follow me in three days, time.\" Then they laughed and said, \"Indeed, stupid Hans, where will you get a horse?\" \"It will be a fine one.\" Hans went into the parlor, but the miller said he should not sit down to table, for he was so ragged and torn, that they would all be ashamed of him if any one came in. So they gave him a mouthful of food outside, and at night, when they went to rest, the two others would not let him have a bed, and at last he was forced to creep into the goose-house, and lie down on a little hard straw.\n\nIn the morning when he awoke, the three days had passed, and a coach came with six horses and they shone so bright that it was delightful to see them - and a servant brought a seventh as well, which was for the poor miller's boy. And a magnificent princess alighted from the coach and went into the mill, and this princess was the little tabby-cat whom poor Hans had served for seven years. She asked the miller where the miller's boy and dunce was. Then the miller said, \"We cannot have him here in the mill, for he is so ragged, he is lying in the goose-house.\" Then the king's daughter said that they were to bring him immediately. So they brought him out, and he had to hold his little smock together to cover himself. The servants unpacked splendid garments, and washed him and dressed him, and when that was done, no king could have looked more handsome. Then the maiden desired to see the horses which the other apprentices had brought home with them, and one of them was blind and the other lame. So she ordered the servant to bring the seventh horse, and when the miller saw it, he said that such a horse as that had never yet entered his yard. \"And that is for the third miller's boy,\" said she. \"Then he must have the mill,\" said the miller, but the king's daughter said that the horse was there, and that he was to keep his mill as well, and took her faithful Hans and set him in the coach, and drove away with him.\n\nThey first drove to the little house which he had built with the silver tools, and behold it was a great castle, and everything inside it was of silver and gold, and then she married him, and he was rich, so rich that he had enough for all the rest of his life. 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"When the sun rose, and Hans woke up, he was lying in a deep cavern. He looked around on every side and exclaimed, \"Oh, heavens, where am I?\" Then he got up and clambered out of the cave, went into the forest, and thought, \"Here I am quite alone and deserted, how shall I obtain a horse now?\" Whilst he was thus walking full of thought, he met a small tabby-cat which said quite kindly, \"Hans, where are you going?\" \"Alas, you can not help me.\" \"I well know your desire,\" said the cat. \"You wish to have a beautiful horse. Come with me, and be my faithful servant for seven years long, and then I will give you one more beautiful than any you have ever seen in your whole life.\" \"Well, this is a strange cat,\" thought Hans, \"But I am determined to see if she is telling the truth.\"",
"So she took him with her into her enchanted castle, where there were nothing but kittens who were her servants. They leapt nimbly upstairs and downstairs, and were merry and happy. In the evening when they sat down to dinner, three of them had to make music. One played the bass viol, the other the fiddle, and the third put the trumpet to his lips, and blew out his cheeks as much as he possibly could. When they had dined, the table was carried away, and the cat said, \"Now, Hans, come and dance with me.\" \"No,\" said he, \"I will not dance with a pussy cat. I have never done that yet.\" \"Then take him to bed,\" said she to the cats. So one of them lighted him to his bed-room, one pulled his shoes off, one his stockings, and at last one of them blew out the candle.",
"Next morning they returned and helped him out of bed, one put his stockings on for him, one tied his garters, one brought his shoes, one washed him, and one dried his face with her tail. \"That feels very soft,\" said Hans.",
"He, however, had to serve the cat, and chop some wood every day, and to do that, he had an axe of silver, and the wedge and saw were of silver and the mallet of copper. So he chopped the wood small, stayed there in the house and had good meat and drink, but never saw anyone but the tabby-cat and her servants. Once she said to him, \"Go and mow my meadow, and dry the grass,\" and gave him a scythe of silver, and a whetstone of gold, but bade him deliver them up again carefully. So Hans went thither, and did what he was bidden, and when he had finished the work, he carried the scythe, whetstone, and hay to the house, and asked if it was not yet time for her to give him his reward. \"No,\" said the cat, \"you must first do something more for me of the same kind.",
"There is timber of silver, carpenter's axe, square, and everything that is needful, all of silver - with these build me a small house.\" Then Hans built the small house, and said that he had now done everything, and still he had no horse.",
"Nevertheless the seven years had gone by with him as if they were six months. The cat asked him if he would like to see her horses. \"Yes,\" said Hans. Then she opened the door of the small house, and when she had opened it, there stood twelve horses, - such horses, so bright and shining, that his heart rejoiced at the sight of them. And now she gave him to eat and drink, and said, \"Go home, I will not give you your horse now, but in three days, time I will follow you and bring it.\" So Hans set out, and she showed him the way to the mill.",
"She, however, had never once given him a new coat, and he had been obliged to keep on his dirty old smock, which he had brought with him, and which during the seven years had everywhere become too small for him. When he reached home, the two other apprentices were there again as well, and each of them certainly had brought a horse with him, but one of them was a blind one, and the other lame. They asked Hans where his horse was. \"It will follow me in three days, time.\" Then they laughed and said, \"Indeed, stupid Hans, where will you get a horse?\" \"It will be a fine one.\" Hans went into the parlor, but the miller said he should not sit down to table, for he was so ragged and torn, that they would all be ashamed of him if any one came in.",
"So they gave him a mouthful of food outside, and at night, when they went to rest, the two others would not let him have a bed, and at last he was forced to creep into the goose-house, and lie down on a little hard straw.",
"In the morning when he awoke, the three days had passed, and a coach came with six horses and they shone so bright that it was delightful to see them - and a servant brought a seventh as well, which was for the poor miller's boy. And a magnificent princess alighted from the coach and went into the mill, and this princess was the little tabby-cat whom poor Hans had served for seven years. She asked the miller where the miller's boy and dunce was. Then the miller said, \"We cannot have him here in the mill, for he is so ragged, he is lying in the goose-house.\" Then the king's daughter said that they were to bring him immediately. So they brought him out, and he had to hold his little smock together to cover himself.",
"The servants unpacked splendid garments, and washed him and dressed him, and when that was done, no king could have looked more handsome. Then the maiden desired to see the horses which the other apprentices had brought home with them, and one of them was blind and the other lame. So she ordered the servant to bring the seventh horse, and when the miller saw it, he said that such a horse as that had never yet entered his yard. \"And that is for the third miller's boy,\" said she. \"Then he must have the mill,\" said the miller, but the king's daughter said that the horse was there, and that he was to keep his mill as well, and took her faithful Hans and set him in the coach, and drove away with him.",
"They first drove to the little house which he had built with the silver tools, and behold it was a great castle, and everything inside it was of silver and gold, and then she married him, and he was rich, so rich that he had enough for all the rest of his life. After this, let no one ever say that anyone who is silly can never become a person of importance."
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"child_friendly_title": "The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat",
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"In a certain mill lived an old miller who had no wife and no children. Three young helpers worked for him. Since they had been with him for a long time, he one day spoke to them. \"I am getting old,\" he said. \"I would like to sit by the warm stove. Go out and find the best horse you can. Whoever brings the finest horse home will get the mill. In return, that person will take care of me until I pass away.",
"The third boy was the dunce. The others thought he was silly. They did not want him to have the mill. They thought he would never get a horse. So, the two smart boys told Hans to stay in the village. They said he would never get a horse. But Hans went with them anyway. At night, they found a cave to sleep in. The two boys waited until Hans was fast asleep. Then, they quietly left him there. They thought they were very clever, but it would not end well for them.",
"When the sun came up, Hans woke up. He was lying in a deep cave. He looked around and said, \"Oh, dear! Where am I?\" Then he stood up and climbed out of the cave. He walked into the forest and thought, \"I am all alone. How will I get a horse now?\" While he was walking and thinking, he met a small tabby cat. The cat spoke very kindly. \"Hans, where are you going?\" \"I am afraid you cannot help me,\" said Hans. \"I know what you want,\" said the cat. \"You want a beautiful horse. Come with me. Be my good helper for seven years. Then I will give you a horse more beautiful than any you have ever seen.\" \"This is a strange cat,\" thought Hans. \"But I want to see if she is telling the truth.",
"So she took him into her magical castle. There were only kittens there, and they were her helpers. They ran up and down the stairs and looked very happy. In the evening, they sat down to eat. Three of the kittens had to make music. One played a big instrument, one played a small one, and the third played a trumpet. He blew his cheeks out as hard as he could. After dinner, the table was cleared away. The cat said, \"Now, Hans, come and dance with me.\" \"No,\" said he. \"I will not dance with a cat. I have never done that before.\" \"Then take him to bed,\" said the cat to the other kittens. One of them showed him to his room, one took off his shoes, one took off his socks, and finally, one blew out the candle.",
"The next morning, they came back to help him get ready. One friend put his socks on, another tied his shoes, and a third washed his face. Then, a kind cat used her soft tail to dry his cheeks. \"That feels very nice,\" said Hans with a smile.",
"However, he still had to work for the cat. Every day, he had to chop wood. He used a shiny silver axe. The saw and the wedge were silver, too. The mallet was made of copper. He chopped the wood into small pieces. He stayed inside the house. He ate good food and drank sweet juice. But he never saw anyone. He only saw the tabby cat and her helpers.\n\nOne day, the cat spoke to him. \"Go and mow my meadow,\" she said. \"Then dry the grass.\" She gave him a silver scythe and a golden whetstone. She told him to be very careful with them. Hans went out and did what she asked. When he was done, he carried the scythe, the stone, and the hay back to the house. He asked, \"Is it time for my reward now?\"\n\n\"No,\" said the cat. \"You must do one more thing for me first.",
"Bring me silver wood, a carpenter's axe, a square, and all the tools I need. Make them all out of silver! Then I will build a small house.\" Hans did as he was told. He built a tiny house out of shiny silver. When he was finished, he smiled. He had done everything, but he still did not have a horse.",
"The seven years passed very quickly for him, like just six short months. The cat asked if he would like to see her horses. \"Yes, please,\" said Hans. She opened the door to the small house. When she opened it, twelve horses stood there. They were so bright and shiny that Hans felt very happy to see them. She gave him food and drink, and then she said, \"Go home now. I will not give you the horse yet. In three days, I will come to you and bring it.\" So Hans started walking home, and she showed him the way to the mill.",
"She had never once given him a new coat. He had to keep wearing his old, dirty smock. It had become too small for him over the seven years. When he reached home, the two other apprentices were there. They had brought horses with them, but one was blind and the other could not walk well. They asked Hans where his horse was. \"It will follow me in three days,\" he said. They laughed and said, \"Where will you get a horse, silly Hans?\" \"It will be a fine one.\" Hans went into the parlor, but the miller said he could not sit down to eat. He was so ragged and torn that they would be ashamed if anyone saw him.",
"So they gave him a little bit of food outside. Then, at night, when everyone went to sleep, the others would not let him have a bed. At last, he had to crawl into the goose-house and lie down on a small pile of hard straw.",
"When he woke up, three whole days had gone by. A big coach arrived with six shiny horses. They looked so bright and pretty. A servant brought a seventh horse, too. It was for the poor miller's boy. A beautiful princess stepped out of the coach and went into the mill. It was the little tabby cat he had taken care of for seven years! She asked the miller where the boy was. The miller said, \"We cannot keep him here. He is so messy and dirty, he is sleeping in the goose-house.\" The princess told them to bring him right away. They brought him out, and he had to hold his little shirt tight to cover himself.",
"The servants brought out beautiful clothes. They washed him and put them on him. Now, he looked just like a prince. No king could have looked better. Then the princess wanted to see the horses. The other boys had brought horses home, but one was blind and one could not walk well. So she asked for the seventh horse. When the Miller saw it, he said, \"That horse has never been in my yard before.\" \"That horse is for the third Miller's boy,\" she said. \"Then he must get the mill,\" said the Miller. But the King's daughter said the horse was there, and he could keep his mill, too. She took her faithful Hans and put him in the coach. Then she drove away with him.",
"They went to the little house he built with the magic tools. It was a big castle now. Everything inside was shiny and beautiful. She married him, and he was very rich. He had enough money for the rest of his life. Now, let no one ever say that a silly person can never become important."
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"child_friendly_text": "In a certain mill lived an old miller who had no wife and no children. Three young helpers worked for him. Since they had been with him for a long time, he one day spoke to them. \"I am getting old,\" he said. \"I would like to sit by the warm stove. Go out and find the best horse you can. Whoever brings the finest horse home will get the mill. In return, that person will take care of me until I pass away.\n\nThe third boy was the dunce. The others thought he was silly. They did not want him to have the mill. They thought he would never get a horse. So, the two smart boys told Hans to stay in the village. They said he would never get a horse. But Hans went with them anyway. At night, they found a cave to sleep in. The two boys waited until Hans was fast asleep. Then, they quietly left him there. They thought they were very clever, but it would not end well for them.\n\nWhen the sun came up, Hans woke up. He was lying in a deep cave. He looked around and said, \"Oh, dear! Where am I?\" Then he stood up and climbed out of the cave. He walked into the forest and thought, \"I am all alone. How will I get a horse now?\" While he was walking and thinking, he met a small tabby cat. The cat spoke very kindly. \"Hans, where are you going?\" \"I am afraid you cannot help me,\" said Hans. \"I know what you want,\" said the cat. \"You want a beautiful horse. Come with me. Be my good helper for seven years. Then I will give you a horse more beautiful than any you have ever seen.\" \"This is a strange cat,\" thought Hans. \"But I want to see if she is telling the truth.\n\nSo she took him into her magical castle. There were only kittens there, and they were her helpers. They ran up and down the stairs and looked very happy. In the evening, they sat down to eat. Three of the kittens had to make music. One played a big instrument, one played a small one, and the third played a trumpet. He blew his cheeks out as hard as he could. After dinner, the table was cleared away. The cat said, \"Now, Hans, come and dance with me.\" \"No,\" said he. \"I will not dance with a cat. I have never done that before.\" \"Then take him to bed,\" said the cat to the other kittens. One of them showed him to his room, one took off his shoes, one took off his socks, and finally, one blew out the candle.\n\nThe next morning, they came back to help him get ready. One friend put his socks on, another tied his shoes, and a third washed his face. Then, a kind cat used her soft tail to dry his cheeks. \"That feels very nice,\" said Hans with a smile.\n\nHowever, he still had to work for the cat. Every day, he had to chop wood. He used a shiny silver axe. The saw and the wedge were silver, too. The mallet was made of copper. He chopped the wood into small pieces. He stayed inside the house. He ate good food and drank sweet juice. But he never saw anyone. He only saw the tabby cat and her helpers.\n\nOne day, the cat spoke to him. \"Go and mow my meadow,\" she said. \"Then dry the grass.\" She gave him a silver scythe and a golden whetstone. She told him to be very careful with them. Hans went out and did what she asked. When he was done, he carried the scythe, the stone, and the hay back to the house. He asked, \"Is it time for my reward now?\"\n\n\"No,\" said the cat. \"You must do one more thing for me first.\n\nBring me silver wood, a carpenter's axe, a square, and all the tools I need. Make them all out of silver! Then I will build a small house.\" Hans did as he was told. He built a tiny house out of shiny silver. When he was finished, he smiled. He had done everything, but he still did not have a horse.\n\nThe seven years passed very quickly for him, like just six short months. The cat asked if he would like to see her horses. \"Yes, please,\" said Hans. She opened the door to the small house. When she opened it, twelve horses stood there. They were so bright and shiny that Hans felt very happy to see them. She gave him food and drink, and then she said, \"Go home now. I will not give you the horse yet. In three days, I will come to you and bring it.\" So Hans started walking home, and she showed him the way to the mill.\n\nShe had never once given him a new coat. He had to keep wearing his old, dirty smock. It had become too small for him over the seven years. When he reached home, the two other apprentices were there. They had brought horses with them, but one was blind and the other could not walk well. They asked Hans where his horse was. \"It will follow me in three days,\" he said. They laughed and said, \"Where will you get a horse, silly Hans?\" \"It will be a fine one.\" Hans went into the parlor, but the miller said he could not sit down to eat. He was so ragged and torn that they would be ashamed if anyone saw him.\n\nSo they gave him a little bit of food outside. Then, at night, when everyone went to sleep, the others would not let him have a bed. At last, he had to crawl into the goose-house and lie down on a small pile of hard straw.\n\nWhen he woke up, three whole days had gone by. A big coach arrived with six shiny horses. They looked so bright and pretty. A servant brought a seventh horse, too. It was for the poor miller's boy. A beautiful princess stepped out of the coach and went into the mill. It was the little tabby cat he had taken care of for seven years! She asked the miller where the boy was. The miller said, \"We cannot keep him here. He is so messy and dirty, he is sleeping in the goose-house.\" The princess told them to bring him right away. They brought him out, and he had to hold his little shirt tight to cover himself.\n\nThe servants brought out beautiful clothes. They washed him and put them on him. Now, he looked just like a prince. No king could have looked better. Then the princess wanted to see the horses. The other boys had brought horses home, but one was blind and one could not walk well. So she asked for the seventh horse. When the Miller saw it, he said, \"That horse has never been in my yard before.\" \"That horse is for the third Miller's boy,\" she said. \"Then he must get the mill,\" said the Miller. But the King's daughter said the horse was there, and he could keep his mill, too. She took her faithful Hans and put him in the coach. Then she drove away with him.\n\nThey went to the little house he built with the magic tools. It was a big castle now. Everything inside was shiny and beautiful. She married him, and he was very rich. He had enough money for the rest of his life. Now, let no one ever say that a silly person can never become important.",
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"In a certain mill lived an old miller who had no wife and no children. Three young helpers worked for him. Since they had been with him for a long time, he one day spoke to them. \"I am getting old,\" he said. \"I would like to sit by the warm stove. Go out and find the best horse you can. Whoever brings the finest horse home will get the mill. In return, that person will take care of me until I pass away.",
"The third boy was the dunce. The others thought he was silly. They did not want him to have the mill. They thought he would never get a horse. So, the two smart boys told Hans to stay in the village. They said he would never get a horse. But Hans went with them anyway. At night, they found a cave to sleep in. The two boys waited until Hans was fast asleep. Then, they quietly left him there. They thought they were very clever, but it would not end well for them.",
"When the sun came up, Hans woke up. He was lying in a deep cave. He looked around and said, \"Oh, dear! Where am I?\" Then he stood up and climbed out of the cave. He walked into the forest and thought, \"I am all alone. How will I get a horse now?\" While he was walking and thinking, he met a small tabby cat. The cat spoke very kindly. \"Hans, where are you going?\" \"I am afraid you cannot help me,\" said Hans. \"I know what you want,\" said the cat. \"You want a beautiful horse. Come with me. Be my good helper for seven years. Then I will give you a horse more beautiful than any you have ever seen.\" \"This is a strange cat,\" thought Hans. \"But I want to see if she is telling the truth.",
"So she took him into her magical castle. There were only kittens there, and they were her helpers. They ran up and down the stairs and looked very happy. In the evening, they sat down to eat. Three of the kittens had to make music. One played a big instrument, one played a small one, and the third played a trumpet. He blew his cheeks out as hard as he could. After dinner, the table was cleared away. The cat said, \"Now, Hans, come and dance with me.\" \"No,\" said he. \"I will not dance with a cat. I have never done that before.\" \"Then take him to bed,\" said the cat to the other kittens. One of them showed him to his room, one took off his shoes, one took off his socks, and finally, one blew out the candle.",
"The next morning, they came back to help him get ready. One friend put his socks on, another tied his shoes, and a third washed his face. Then, a kind cat used her soft tail to dry his cheeks. \"That feels very nice,\" said Hans with a smile.",
"However, he still had to work for the cat. Every day, he had to chop wood. He used a shiny silver axe. The saw and the wedge were silver, too. The mallet was made of copper. He chopped the wood into small pieces. He stayed inside the house. He ate good food and drank sweet juice. But he never saw anyone. He only saw the tabby cat and her helpers.\n\nOne day, the cat spoke to him. \"Go and mow my meadow,\" she said. \"Then dry the grass.\" She gave him a silver scythe and a golden whetstone. She told him to be very careful with them. Hans went out and did what she asked. When he was done, he carried the scythe, the stone, and the hay back to the house. He asked, \"Is it time for my reward now?\"\n\n\"No,\" said the cat. \"You must do one more thing for me first.",
"Bring me silver wood, a carpenter's axe, a square, and all the tools I need. Make them all out of silver! Then I will build a small house.\" Hans did as he was told. He built a tiny house out of shiny silver. When he was finished, he smiled. He had done everything, but he still did not have a horse.",
"The seven years passed very quickly for him, like just six short months. The cat asked if he would like to see her horses. \"Yes, please,\" said Hans. She opened the door to the small house. When she opened it, twelve horses stood there. They were so bright and shiny that Hans felt very happy to see them. She gave him food and drink, and then she said, \"Go home now. I will not give you the horse yet. In three days, I will come to you and bring it.\" So Hans started walking home, and she showed him the way to the mill.",
"She had never once given him a new coat. He had to keep wearing his old, dirty smock. It had become too small for him over the seven years. When he reached home, the two other apprentices were there. They had brought horses with them, but one was blind and the other could not walk well. They asked Hans where his horse was. \"It will follow me in three days,\" he said. They laughed and said, \"Where will you get a horse, silly Hans?\" \"It will be a fine one.\" Hans went into the parlor, but the miller said he could not sit down to eat. He was so ragged and torn that they would be ashamed if anyone saw him.",
"So they gave him a little bit of food outside. Then, at night, when everyone went to sleep, the others would not let him have a bed. At last, he had to crawl into the goose-house and lie down on a small pile of hard straw.",
"When he woke up, three whole days had gone by. A big coach arrived with six shiny horses. They looked so bright and pretty. A servant brought a seventh horse, too. It was for the poor miller's boy. A beautiful princess stepped out of the coach and went into the mill. It was the little tabby cat he had taken care of for seven years! She asked the miller where the boy was. The miller said, \"We cannot keep him here. He is so messy and dirty, he is sleeping in the goose-house.\" The princess told them to bring him right away. They brought him out, and he had to hold his little shirt tight to cover himself.",
"The servants brought out beautiful clothes. They washed him and put them on him. Now, he looked just like a prince. No king could have looked better. Then the princess wanted to see the horses. The other boys had brought horses home, but one was blind and one could not walk well. So she asked for the seventh horse. When the Miller saw it, he said, \"That horse has never been in my yard before.\" \"That horse is for the third Miller's boy,\" she said. \"Then he must get the mill,\" said the Miller. But the King's daughter said the horse was there, and he could keep his mill, too. She took her faithful Hans and put him in the coach. Then she drove away with him.",
"They went to the little house he built with the magic tools. It was a big castle now. Everything inside was shiny and beautiful. She married him, and he was very rich. He had enough money for the rest of his life. Now, let no one ever say that a silly person can never become important."
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