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"Three army surgeons who thought they knew their art perfectly were traveling about the world, and they came to an inn where they wanted to pass the night. The host asked whence they came, and whither they were going. We are roaming about the world and practising our art. Show me just once what you can do, said the host. Then the first said he would cut off his hand, and put it on again early next morning. The second said he would tear out his heart, and replace it next morning. The third said he would gouge out his eyes and heal them again next morning. If you can do that, said the innkeeper, you have learnt everything. They, however, had a salve, with which they rubbed themselves, which joined parts together, and they constantly carried with them the little bottle in which it was. Then they cut the hand, heart and eyes from their bodies as they had said they would, and laid them all together on a plate, and gave it to the innkeeper. The innkeeper gave it to a servant-girl who was to set it in the cupboard, and take good care of it. Secretly, however, the girl had a lover, who was a soldier. When therefore the innkeeper, the three army surgeons, and everyone else in the house were asleep, the soldier came and wanted something to eat. The girl opened the cupboard and brought him some food, and in her love forgot to shut the cupboard-door again. She seated herself at the table by her lover, and they chatted away together. While she sat so contentedly there, thinking of no ill luck, the cat came creeping in, found the cupboard open, took the hand and heart and eyes of the three army surgeons, and ran off with them. When the soldier had done eating, and the girl was taking away the things and going to shut the cupboard, she saw that the plate which the innkeeper had given her to take care of, was empty. Then she said in a fright to her lover, ah, miserable girl, what shall I do. The hand is gone, the heart and the eyes are gone too, what will become of me in the morning. Be easy, said he, I will help you out of your trouble. There is a thief hanging outside on the gallows, I will cut off his hand. Which hand was it. The right one. Then the girl gave him a sharp knife, and he went and cut the poor sinner's right hand off, and brought it to her. After this he caught the cat and gouged its eyes out, and now nothing but the heart was missing. Have you not been slaughtering, and are not the dead pigs in the cellar, said he. Yes, said the girl. That's fine, said the soldier, and he went down and fetched a pig's heart. The girl placed all together on the plate, and put it in the cupboard, and when after this her lover took leave of her, she went quietly to bed. In the morning when the three army surgeons got up, they told the girl she was to bring them the plate on which the hand, heart, and eyes were lying. Then she brought it out of the cupboard, and the first fixed the thief's hand on and smeared it with his salve, and it promptly grew to his arm. The second took the cat's eyes and put them in his own head. The third fixed the pig's heart firm in the place where his own had been, and the innkeeper stood by, admired their skill, and said he had never yet seen such a thing as that done, and would sing their praises and recommend them to everyone. Then they paid their bill, and traveled further. As they were on their way, the one with the pig's heart did not stay with them at all, but wherever there was a corner he ran to it, and rooted about in it with his nose as pigs do. The others wanted to hold him back by the tail of his coat, but that did no good. He tore himself loose, and ran wherever the dirt was deepest. The second also behaved very strangely. He rubbed his eyes, and said to the others, comrades, what has happened. These are not my eyes. I don't see at all. Will one of you lead me, so that I do not fall. Then with difficulty they traveled on till evening, when they reached another inn. They went into the bar together, and there at a table in the corner sat a rich man counting money. The one with the thief's hand walked round about him, made a few jerky movements with his arm, and at last when the stranger turned away, snatched at the pile of money, and took a handful from it. One of them saw this, and said, comrade, what are you about. You must not steal, shame on you. Eh, said he, but what can I do. My hand twitches, and I am forced to snatch things whether I will or not. After this, they lay down to sleep, and while they were lying there it was so dark that no one could see his own hand. All at once the one with the cat's eyes awoke, aroused the others, and said, brothers, just look up, do you see the white mice running about there. The two sat up, but could see nothing. Then said he, things are not right with us, we have not got back again what is ours. We must return to the innkeeper, he has deceived us. So they went back the next morning, and told the host they had not received what was their own, that the first had a thief's hand, the second cat's eyes, and the third a pig's heart. The innkeeper said that the girl must be to blame for that, and was going to call her, but when she had seen the three coming, she had run out by the backdoor, and not come back. Then the three said he must give them a great deal of money, or they would set the red cock on his roof. - The symbol of a red cock for fire is of remote antiquity. - He gave them what he had, and whatever he could raise, and the three went away with it. It was enough for the rest of their lives, but they would rather have had their own rightful organs."
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The innkeeper gave it to a servant-girl who was to set it in the cupboard, and take good care of it. Secretly, however, the girl had a lover, who was a soldier. When therefore the innkeeper, the three army surgeons, and everyone else in the house were asleep, the soldier came and wanted something to eat. The girl opened the cupboard and brought him some food, and in her love forgot to shut the cupboard-door again. She seated herself at the table by her lover, and they chatted away together. While she sat so contentedly there, thinking of no ill luck, the cat came creeping in, found the cupboard open, took the hand and heart and eyes of the three army surgeons, and ran off with them. When the soldier had done eating, and the girl was taking away the things and going to shut the cupboard, she saw that the plate which the innkeeper had given her to take care of, was empty. Then she said in a fright to her lover, ah, miserable girl, what shall I do. The hand is gone, the heart and the eyes are gone too, what will become of me in the morning. Be easy, said he, I will help you out of your trouble. There is a thief hanging outside on the gallows, I will cut off his hand. Which hand was it. The right one. Then the girl gave him a sharp knife, and he went and cut the poor sinner's right hand off, and brought it to her. After this he caught the cat and gouged its eyes out, and now nothing but the heart was missing. Have you not been slaughtering, and are not the dead pigs in the cellar, said he. Yes, said the girl. That's fine, said the soldier, and he went down and fetched a pig's heart. The girl placed all together on the plate, and put it in the cupboard, and when after this her lover took leave of her, she went quietly to bed. In the morning when the three army surgeons got up, they told the girl she was to bring them the plate on which the hand, heart, and eyes were lying. Then she brought it out of the cupboard, and the first fixed the thief's hand on and smeared it with his salve, and it promptly grew to his arm. The second took the cat's eyes and put them in his own head. The third fixed the pig's heart firm in the place where his own had been, and the innkeeper stood by, admired their skill, and said he had never yet seen such a thing as that done, and would sing their praises and recommend them to everyone. Then they paid their bill, and traveled further. As they were on their way, the one with the pig's heart did not stay with them at all, but wherever there was a corner he ran to it, and rooted about in it with his nose as pigs do. The others wanted to hold him back by the tail of his coat, but that did no good. He tore himself loose, and ran wherever the dirt was deepest. The second also behaved very strangely. He rubbed his eyes, and said to the others, comrades, what has happened. These are not my eyes. I don't see at all. Will one of you lead me, so that I do not fall. Then with difficulty they traveled on till evening, when they reached another inn. They went into the bar together, and there at a table in the corner sat a rich man counting money. The one with the thief's hand walked round about him, made a few jerky movements with his arm, and at last when the stranger turned away, snatched at the pile of money, and took a handful from it. One of them saw this, and said, comrade, what are you about. You must not steal, shame on you. Eh, said he, but what can I do. My hand twitches, and I am forced to snatch things whether I will or not. After this, they lay down to sleep, and while they were lying there it was so dark that no one could see his own hand. All at once the one with the cat's eyes awoke, aroused the others, and said, brothers, just look up, do you see the white mice running about there. The two sat up, but could see nothing. Then said he, things are not right with us, we have not got back again what is ours. We must return to the innkeeper, he has deceived us. So they went back the next morning, and told the host they had not received what was their own, that the first had a thief's hand, the second cat's eyes, and the third a pig's heart. The innkeeper said that the girl must be to blame for that, and was going to call her, but when she had seen the three coming, she had run out by the backdoor, and not come back. Then the three said he must give them a great deal of money, or they would set the red cock on his roof. - The symbol of a red cock for fire is of remote antiquity. - He gave them what he had, and whatever he could raise, and the three went away with it. It was enough for the rest of their lives, but they would rather have had their own rightful organs.",
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The innkeeper gave it to a servant-girl who was to set it in the cupboard, and take good care of it. Secretly, however, the girl had a lover, who was a soldier. When therefore the innkeeper, the three army surgeons, and everyone else in the house were asleep, the soldier came and wanted something to eat. The girl opened the cupboard and brought him some food, and in her love forgot to shut the cupboard-door again. She seated herself at the table by her lover, and they chatted away together. While she sat so contentedly there, thinking of no ill luck, the cat came creeping in, found the cupboard open, took the hand and heart and eyes of the three army surgeons, and ran off with them. When the soldier had done eating, and the girl was taking away the things and going to shut the cupboard, she saw that the plate which the innkeeper had given her to take care of, was empty. Then she said in a fright to her lover, ah, miserable girl, what shall I do. The hand is gone, the heart and the eyes are gone too, what will become of me in the morning. Be easy, said he, I will help you out of your trouble. There is a thief hanging outside on the gallows, I will cut off his hand. Which hand was it. The right one. Then the girl gave him a sharp knife, and he went and cut the poor sinner's right hand off, and brought it to her. After this he caught the cat and gouged its eyes out, and now nothing but the heart was missing. Have you not been slaughtering, and are not the dead pigs in the cellar, said he. Yes, said the girl. That's fine, said the soldier, and he went down and fetched a pig's heart. The girl placed all together on the plate, and put it in the cupboard, and when after this her lover took leave of her, she went quietly to bed. In the morning when the three army surgeons got up, they told the girl she was to bring them the plate on which the hand, heart, and eyes were lying. Then she brought it out of the cupboard, and the first fixed the thief's hand on and smeared it with his salve, and it promptly grew to his arm. The second took the cat's eyes and put them in his own head. The third fixed the pig's heart firm in the place where his own had been, and the innkeeper stood by, admired their skill, and said he had never yet seen such a thing as that done, and would sing their praises and recommend them to everyone. Then they paid their bill, and traveled further. As they were on their way, the one with the pig's heart did not stay with them at all, but wherever there was a corner he ran to it, and rooted about in it with his nose as pigs do. The others wanted to hold him back by the tail of his coat, but that did no good. He tore himself loose, and ran wherever the dirt was deepest. The second also behaved very strangely. He rubbed his eyes, and said to the others, comrades, what has happened. These are not my eyes. I don't see at all. Will one of you lead me, so that I do not fall. Then with difficulty they traveled on till evening, when they reached another inn. They went into the bar together, and there at a table in the corner sat a rich man counting money. The one with the thief's hand walked round about him, made a few jerky movements with his arm, and at last when the stranger turned away, snatched at the pile of money, and took a handful from it. One of them saw this, and said, comrade, what are you about. You must not steal, shame on you. Eh, said he, but what can I do. My hand twitches, and I am forced to snatch things whether I will or not. After this, they lay down to sleep, and while they were lying there it was so dark that no one could see his own hand. All at once the one with the cat's eyes awoke, aroused the others, and said, brothers, just look up, do you see the white mice running about there. The two sat up, but could see nothing. Then said he, things are not right with us, we have not got back again what is ours. We must return to the innkeeper, he has deceived us. So they went back the next morning, and told the host they had not received what was their own, that the first had a thief's hand, the second cat's eyes, and the third a pig's heart. The innkeeper said that the girl must be to blame for that, and was going to call her, but when she had seen the three coming, she had run out by the backdoor, and not come back. Then the three said he must give them a great deal of money, or they would set the red cock on his roof. - The symbol of a red cock for fire is of remote antiquity. - He gave them what he had, and whatever he could raise, and the three went away with it. It was enough for the rest of their lives, but they would rather have had their own rightful organs."
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The innkeeper gave it to a servant-girl who was to set it in the cupboard, and take good care of it. Secretly, however, the girl had a lover, who was a soldier. When therefore the innkeeper, the three army surgeons, and everyone else in the house were asleep, the soldier came and wanted something to eat. The girl opened the cupboard and brought him some food, and in her love forgot to shut the cupboard-door again. She seated herself at the table by her lover, and they chatted away together. While she sat so contentedly there, thinking of no ill luck, the cat came creeping in, found the cupboard open, took the hand and heart and eyes of the three army surgeons, and ran off with them. When the soldier had done eating, and the girl was taking away the things and going to shut the cupboard, she saw that the plate which the innkeeper had given her to take care of, was empty. Then she said in a fright to her lover, ah, miserable girl, what shall I do. The hand is gone, the heart and the eyes are gone too, what will become of me in the morning. Be easy, said he, I will help you out of your trouble. There is a thief hanging outside on the gallows, I will cut off his hand. Which hand was it. The right one. Then the girl gave him a sharp knife, and he went and cut the poor sinner's right hand off, and brought it to her. After this he caught the cat and gouged its eyes out, and now nothing but the heart was missing. Have you not been slaughtering, and are not the dead pigs in the cellar, said he. Yes, said the girl. That's fine, said the soldier, and he went down and fetched a pig's heart. The girl placed all together on the plate, and put it in the cupboard, and when after this her lover took leave of her, she went quietly to bed. In the morning when the three army surgeons got up, they told the girl she was to bring them the plate on which the hand, heart, and eyes were lying. Then she brought it out of the cupboard, and the first fixed the thief's hand on and smeared it with his salve, and it promptly grew to his arm. The second took the cat's eyes and put them in his own head. The third fixed the pig's heart firm in the place where his own had been, and the innkeeper stood by, admired their skill, and said he had never yet seen such a thing as that done, and would sing their praises and recommend them to everyone. Then they paid their bill, and traveled further. As they were on their way, the one with the pig's heart did not stay with them at all, but wherever there was a corner he ran to it, and rooted about in it with his nose as pigs do. The others wanted to hold him back by the tail of his coat, but that did no good. He tore himself loose, and ran wherever the dirt was deepest. The second also behaved very strangely. He rubbed his eyes, and said to the others, comrades, what has happened. These are not my eyes. I don't see at all. Will one of you lead me, so that I do not fall. Then with difficulty they traveled on till evening, when they reached another inn. They went into the bar together, and there at a table in the corner sat a rich man counting money. The one with the thief's hand walked round about him, made a few jerky movements with his arm, and at last when the stranger turned away, snatched at the pile of money, and took a handful from it. One of them saw this, and said, comrade, what are you about. You must not steal, shame on you. Eh, said he, but what can I do. My hand twitches, and I am forced to snatch things whether I will or not. After this, they lay down to sleep, and while they were lying there it was so dark that no one could see his own hand. All at once the one with the cat's eyes awoke, aroused the others, and said, brothers, just look up, do you see the white mice running about there. The two sat up, but could see nothing. Then said he, things are not right with us, we have not got back again what is ours. We must return to the innkeeper, he has deceived us. So they went back the next morning, and told the host they had not received what was their own, that the first had a thief's hand, the second cat's eyes, and the third a pig's heart. The innkeeper said that the girl must be to blame for that, and was going to call her, but when she had seen the three coming, she had run out by the backdoor, and not come back. Then the three said he must give them a great deal of money, or they would set the red cock on his roof. - The symbol of a red cock for fire is of remote antiquity. - He gave them what he had, and whatever he could raise, and the three went away with it. It was enough for the rest of their lives, but they would rather have had their own rightful organs.",
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"Three army surgeons who thought they knew their art perfectly were traveling about the world, and they came to an inn where they wanted to pass the night. The host asked whence they came, and whither they were going. We are roaming about the world and practising our art. Show me just once what you can do, said the host. Then the first said he would cut off his hand, and put it on again early next morning. The second said he would tear out his heart, and replace it next morning. The third said he would gouge out his eyes and heal them again next morning. If you can do that, said the innkeeper, you have learnt everything. They, however, had a salve, with which they rubbed themselves, which joined parts together, and they constantly carried with them the little bottle in which it was.",
"Then they cut the hand, heart and eyes from their bodies as they had said they would, and laid them all together on a plate, and gave it to the innkeeper. The innkeeper gave it to a servant-girl who was to set it in the cupboard, and take good care of it. Secretly, however, the girl had a lover, who was a soldier. When therefore the innkeeper, the three army surgeons, and everyone else in the house were asleep, the soldier came and wanted something to eat. The girl opened the cupboard and brought him some food, and in her love forgot to shut the cupboard-door again. She seated herself at the table by her lover, and they chatted away together.",
"While she sat so contentedly there, thinking of no ill luck, the cat came creeping in, found the cupboard open, took the hand and heart and eyes of the three army surgeons, and ran off with them. When the soldier had done eating, and the girl was taking away the things and going to shut the cupboard, she saw that the plate which the innkeeper had given her to take care of, was empty. Then she said in a fright to her lover, ah, miserable girl, what shall I do. The hand is gone, the heart and the eyes are gone too, what will become of me in the morning. Be easy, said he, I will help you out of your trouble. There is a thief hanging outside on the gallows, I will cut off his hand. Which hand was it. The right one.",
"Then the girl gave him a sharp knife, and he went and cut the poor sinner's right hand off, and brought it to her. After this he caught the cat and gouged its eyes out, and now nothing but the heart was missing. Have you not been slaughtering, and are not the dead pigs in the cellar, said he. Yes, said the girl. That's fine, said the soldier, and he went down and fetched a pig's heart. The girl placed all together on the plate, and put it in the cupboard, and when after this her lover took leave of her, she went quietly to bed. In the morning when the three army surgeons got up, they told the girl she was to bring them the plate on which the hand, heart, and eyes were lying.",
"Then she brought it out of the cupboard, and the first fixed the thief's hand on and smeared it with his salve, and it promptly grew to his arm. The second took the cat's eyes and put them in his own head. The third fixed the pig's heart firm in the place where his own had been, and the innkeeper stood by, admired their skill, and said he had never yet seen such a thing as that done, and would sing their praises and recommend them to everyone. Then they paid their bill, and traveled further. As they were on their way, the one with the pig's heart did not stay with them at all, but wherever there was a corner he ran to it, and rooted about in it with his nose as pigs do. The others wanted to hold him back by the tail of his coat, but that did no good.",
"He tore himself loose, and ran wherever the dirt was deepest. The second also behaved very strangely. He rubbed his eyes, and said to the others, comrades, what has happened. These are not my eyes. I don't see at all. Will one of you lead me, so that I do not fall. Then with difficulty they traveled on till evening, when they reached another inn. They went into the bar together, and there at a table in the corner sat a rich man counting money. The one with the thief's hand walked round about him, made a few jerky movements with his arm, and at last when the stranger turned away, snatched at the pile of money, and took a handful from it. One of them saw this, and said, comrade, what are you about. You must not steal, shame on you. Eh, said he, but what can I do.",
"My hand twitches, and I am forced to snatch things whether I will or not. After this, they lay down to sleep, and while they were lying there it was so dark that no one could see his own hand. All at once the one with the cat's eyes awoke, aroused the others, and said, brothers, just look up, do you see the white mice running about there. The two sat up, but could see nothing. Then said he, things are not right with us, we have not got back again what is ours. We must return to the innkeeper, he has deceived us. So they went back the next morning, and told the host they had not received what was their own, that the first had a thief's hand, the second cat's eyes, and the third a pig's heart.",
"The innkeeper said that the girl must be to blame for that, and was going to call her, but when she had seen the three coming, she had run out by the backdoor, and not come back. Then the three said he must give them a great deal of money, or they would set the red cock on his roof. - The symbol of a red cock for fire is of remote antiquity. - He gave them what he had, and whatever he could raise, and the three went away with it. It was enough for the rest of their lives, but they would rather have had their own rightful organs."
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"Three army surgeons who thought they knew their art perfectly were traveling about the world, and they came to an inn where they wanted to pass the night. The host asked whence they came, and whither they were going. We are roaming about the world and practising our art. Show me just once what you can do, said the host. Then the first said he would cut off his hand, and put it on again early next morning. The second said he would tear out his heart, and replace it next morning. The third said he would gouge out his eyes and heal them again next morning. If you can do that, said the innkeeper, you have learnt everything. They, however, had a salve, with which they rubbed themselves, which joined parts together, and they constantly carried with them the little bottle in which it was.",
"Then they cut the hand, heart and eyes from their bodies as they had said they would, and laid them all together on a plate, and gave it to the innkeeper. The innkeeper gave it to a servant-girl who was to set it in the cupboard, and take good care of it. Secretly, however, the girl had a lover, who was a soldier. When therefore the innkeeper, the three army surgeons, and everyone else in the house were asleep, the soldier came and wanted something to eat. The girl opened the cupboard and brought him some food, and in her love forgot to shut the cupboard-door again. She seated herself at the table by her lover, and they chatted away together.",
"While she sat so contentedly there, thinking of no ill luck, the cat came creeping in, found the cupboard open, took the hand and heart and eyes of the three army surgeons, and ran off with them. When the soldier had done eating, and the girl was taking away the things and going to shut the cupboard, she saw that the plate which the innkeeper had given her to take care of, was empty. Then she said in a fright to her lover, ah, miserable girl, what shall I do. The hand is gone, the heart and the eyes are gone too, what will become of me in the morning. Be easy, said he, I will help you out of your trouble. There is a thief hanging outside on the gallows, I will cut off his hand. Which hand was it. The right one.",
"Then the girl gave him a sharp knife, and he went and cut the poor sinner's right hand off, and brought it to her. After this he caught the cat and gouged its eyes out, and now nothing but the heart was missing. Have you not been slaughtering, and are not the dead pigs in the cellar, said he. Yes, said the girl. that is fine, said the soldier, and he went down and fetched a pig's heart. The girl placed all together on the plate, and put it in the cupboard, and when after this her lover took leave of her, she went quietly to bed. In the morning when the three army surgeons got up, they told the girl she was to bring them the plate on which the hand, heart, and eyes were lying.",
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"He tore himself loose, and ran wherever the dirt was deepest. The second also behaved very strangely. He rubbed his eyes, and said to the others, comrades, what has happened. These are not my eyes. I don't see at all. Will one of you lead me, so that I do not fall. Then with difficulty they traveled on till evening, when they reached another inn. They went into the bar together, and there at a table in the corner sat a rich man counting money. The one with the thief's hand walked round about him, made a few jerky movements with his arm, and at last when the stranger turned away, snatched at the pile of money, and took a handful from it. One of them saw this, and said, comrade, what are you about. You must not steal, shame on you. Eh, said he, but what can I do.",
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The hand is gone, the heart and the eyes are gone too, what will become of me in the morning. Be easy, said he, I will help you out of your trouble. There is a thief hanging outside on the gallows, I will cut off his hand. Which hand was it. The right one.\n\nThen the girl gave him a sharp knife, and he went and cut the poor sinner's right hand off, and brought it to her. After this he caught the cat and gouged its eyes out, and now nothing but the heart was missing. Have you not been slaughtering, and are not the dead pigs in the cellar, said he. Yes, said the girl. that is fine, said the soldier, and he went down and fetched a pig's heart. The girl placed all together on the plate, and put it in the cupboard, and when after this her lover took leave of her, she went quietly to bed. 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"Three army surgeons who thought they knew their art perfectly were traveling about the world, and they came to an inn where they wanted to pass the night. The host asked whence they came, and whither they were going. We are roaming about the world and practising our art. Show me just once what you can do, said the host. Then the first said he would cut off his hand, and put it on again early next morning. The second said he would tear out his heart, and replace it next morning. The third said he would gouge out his eyes and heal them again next morning. If you can do that, said the innkeeper, you have learnt everything. They, however, had a salve, with which they rubbed themselves, which joined parts together, and they constantly carried with them the little bottle in which it was.",
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"My hand twitches, and I am forced to snatch things whether I will or not. After this, they lay down to sleep, and while they were lying there it was so dark that no one could see his own hand. All at once the one with the cat's eyes awoke, aroused the others, and said, brothers, just look up, do you see the white mice running about there. The two sat up, but could see nothing. Then said he, things are not right with us, we have not got back again what is ours. We must return to the innkeeper, he has deceived us. So they went back the next morning, and told the host they had not received what was their own, that the first had a thief's hand, the second cat's eyes, and the third a pig's heart.",
"The innkeeper said that the girl must be to blame for that, and was going to call her, but when she had seen the three coming, she had run out by the backdoor, and not come back. Then the three said he must give them a great deal of money, or they would set the red cock on his roof. - The symbol of a red cock for fire is of remote antiquity. - He gave them what he had, and whatever he could raise, and the three went away with it. It was enough for the rest of their lives, but they would rather have had their own rightful organs."
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"Three clever doctors who were very good at fixing things were traveling around the world. They stopped at a nice inn to spend the night. The innkeeper asked where they came from and where they were going. They told him they were traveling and practicing their special skills. The innkeeper said, \"Show me just once what you can do.\" The first doctor said he would cut off his hand and put it back on by morning. The second said he would take out his heart and put it back in by morning. The third said he would take out his eyes and heal them again by morning. The innkeeper said, \"If you can do that, you really are the best.\" But they had a magic cream. They rubbed it on themselves, and it made their cuts heal fast. They always carried a small bottle with the magic cream in it.",
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"Then the girl gave him a sharp knife. He went and cut off the poor man's right hand. He brought it to her. After that, he caught the cat and took out its eyes. Now, only the heart was missing. \"Have you been working hard?\" asked the soldier. \"Are the dead pigs in the cellar ready?\" \"Yes,\" said the girl. \"That is fine,\" said the soldier. He went down and fetched a pig's heart. The girl put the hand, heart, and eyes on a plate. She put it in the cupboard. When her lover took leave of her, she went quietly to bed. In the morning, the three army surgeons got up. They told the girl she was to bring them the plate with the hand, heart, and eyes.",
"Then she brought it out of the cupboard. The first doctor fixed the thief's hand and put a special cream on it. His hand grew back right away. The second doctor took the cat's eyes and put them in his own head. The third doctor fixed the pig's heart in the place where his own heart used to be. The innkeeper watched them with big eyes. He was amazed by their magic. He said he had never seen such a thing before. He promised to tell everyone how wonderful they were. Then they paid for their food and left. As they walked down the road, the doctor with the pig's heart did not want to walk. He ran to every corner and dug in the dirt with his nose, just like a pig. His friends tried to pull him back by his coat, but he did not listen.",
"He pulled his arm free and ran into the softest dirt he could find. The second soldier acted very strangely, too. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked his friends, \"What happened? These aren't my eyes. I can't see at all. Please, will one of you lead me so I don't fall?\" With great care, they walked on until evening. They found another inn and went inside. There, in the corner, a rich man sat at a table counting his money. The soldier with the thief's hand walked around him. He made a few quick, jerky movements with his arm. When the stranger turned away, the soldier snatched a big handful of money. One of them saw this and said, \"Friend, what are you doing? You must not steal. That is wrong.\" \"But what can I do?\" he asked.",
"My hand started to twitch, and I could not stop myself from grabbing things. After that, they lay down to sleep. It was so dark that no one could see his own hand. All at once, the one with the cat's eyes woke up and woke the others. He said, \"Brothers, just look up. Do you see the white mice running about there?\" The two sat up, but they could see nothing. Then he said, \"Something is not right with us. We have not got back what is ours. We must go back to the innkeeper. He tricked us.\" So, they went back the next morning. They told the host that they had not received what was theirs. The first one had a thief's hand, the second had cat's eyes, and the third had a pig's heart.",
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The innkeeper gave the plate to a servant girl to keep safe in the cupboard. But the girl had a secret boyfriend who was a soldier. When everyone in the house was fast asleep, the soldier woke up and was hungry. The girl opened the cupboard and brought him some food. She was so happy to see him that she forgot to close the door. She sat down at the table with her lover and they talked softly together.\n\nThe cat crept in quietly. The cupboard was open. The cat took the hand, the heart, and the eyes of the three army surgeons. It ran away with them. The soldier finished his food. The girl put the dishes away and closed the cupboard. She looked at the plate the innkeeper gave her. It was empty. She was very scared. She said to her lover, \"Oh no! What will I do? The hand is gone. The heart and the eyes are gone too. What will happen in the morning?\" Her lover smiled gently. \"Do not worry,\" he said. \"I will help you. There is a thief hanging on the gallows outside. I will cut off his hand.\" \"Which hand?\" she asked. \"The right one,\" he answered.\n\nThen the girl gave him a sharp knife. He went and cut off the poor man's right hand. He brought it to her. After that, he caught the cat and took out its eyes. Now, only the heart was missing. \"Have you been working hard?\" asked the soldier. \"Are the dead pigs in the cellar ready?\" \"Yes,\" said the girl. \"That is fine,\" said the soldier. He went down and fetched a pig's heart. The girl put the hand, heart, and eyes on a plate. She put it in the cupboard. When her lover took leave of her, she went quietly to bed. In the morning, the three army surgeons got up. They told the girl she was to bring them the plate with the hand, heart, and eyes.\n\nThen she brought it out of the cupboard. The first doctor fixed the thief's hand and put a special cream on it. His hand grew back right away. The second doctor took the cat's eyes and put them in his own head. The third doctor fixed the pig's heart in the place where his own heart used to be. The innkeeper watched them with big eyes. He was amazed by their magic. He said he had never seen such a thing before. He promised to tell everyone how wonderful they were. Then they paid for their food and left. As they walked down the road, the doctor with the pig's heart did not want to walk. He ran to every corner and dug in the dirt with his nose, just like a pig. His friends tried to pull him back by his coat, but he did not listen.\n\nHe pulled his arm free and ran into the softest dirt he could find. The second soldier acted very strangely, too. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked his friends, \"What happened? These aren't my eyes. I can't see at all. Please, will one of you lead me so I don't fall?\" With great care, they walked on until evening. They found another inn and went inside. There, in the corner, a rich man sat at a table counting his money. The soldier with the thief's hand walked around him. He made a few quick, jerky movements with his arm. When the stranger turned away, the soldier snatched a big handful of money. One of them saw this and said, \"Friend, what are you doing? You must not steal. That is wrong.\" \"But what can I do?\" he asked.\n\nMy hand started to twitch, and I could not stop myself from grabbing things. After that, they lay down to sleep. It was so dark that no one could see his own hand. All at once, the one with the cat's eyes woke up and woke the others. He said, \"Brothers, just look up. Do you see the white mice running about there?\" The two sat up, but they could see nothing. Then he said, \"Something is not right with us. We have not got back what is ours. We must go back to the innkeeper. He tricked us.\" So, they went back the next morning. They told the host that they had not received what was theirs. The first one had a thief's hand, the second had cat's eyes, and the third had a pig's heart.\n\nThe innkeeper said the girl must be to blame for the mess. He wanted to call her, but when he saw the three strange men coming, she ran out the back door and did not come back. Then the three men told him he must give them a lot of money, or they would set the red rooster on his roof. The red rooster is a special sign for fire. He gave them all the money he had, and whatever he could find. The three men took the money and went away. They had enough money to live the rest of their lives, but they would have rather had their own healthy bodies back.",
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"Three clever doctors who were very good at fixing things were traveling around the world. They stopped at a nice inn to spend the night. The innkeeper asked where they came from and where they were going. They told him they were traveling and practicing their special skills. The innkeeper said, \"Show me just once what you can do.\" The first doctor said he would cut off his hand and put it back on by morning. The second said he would take out his heart and put it back in by morning. The third said he would take out his eyes and heal them again by morning. The innkeeper said, \"If you can do that, you really are the best.\" But they had a magic cream. They rubbed it on themselves, and it made their cuts heal fast. They always carried a small bottle with the magic cream in it.",
"Then they cut off the hand, the heart, and the eyes, just as they promised. They put them all on a plate and gave it to the innkeeper. The innkeeper gave the plate to a servant girl to keep safe in the cupboard. But the girl had a secret boyfriend who was a soldier. When everyone in the house was fast asleep, the soldier woke up and was hungry. The girl opened the cupboard and brought him some food. She was so happy to see him that she forgot to close the door. She sat down at the table with her lover and they talked softly together.",
"The cat crept in quietly. The cupboard was open. The cat took the hand, the heart, and the eyes of the three army surgeons. It ran away with them. The soldier finished his food. The girl put the dishes away and closed the cupboard. She looked at the plate the innkeeper gave her. It was empty. She was very scared. She said to her lover, \"Oh no! What will I do? The hand is gone. The heart and the eyes are gone too. What will happen in the morning?\" Her lover smiled gently. \"Do not worry,\" he said. \"I will help you. There is a thief hanging on the gallows outside. I will cut off his hand.\" \"Which hand?\" she asked. \"The right one,\" he answered.",
"Then the girl gave him a sharp knife. He went and cut off the poor man's right hand. He brought it to her. After that, he caught the cat and took out its eyes. Now, only the heart was missing. \"Have you been working hard?\" asked the soldier. \"Are the dead pigs in the cellar ready?\" \"Yes,\" said the girl. \"That is fine,\" said the soldier. He went down and fetched a pig's heart. The girl put the hand, heart, and eyes on a plate. She put it in the cupboard. When her lover took leave of her, she went quietly to bed. In the morning, the three army surgeons got up. They told the girl she was to bring them the plate with the hand, heart, and eyes.",
"Then she brought it out of the cupboard. The first doctor fixed the thief's hand and put a special cream on it. His hand grew back right away. The second doctor took the cat's eyes and put them in his own head. The third doctor fixed the pig's heart in the place where his own heart used to be. The innkeeper watched them with big eyes. He was amazed by their magic. He said he had never seen such a thing before. He promised to tell everyone how wonderful they were. Then they paid for their food and left. As they walked down the road, the doctor with the pig's heart did not want to walk. He ran to every corner and dug in the dirt with his nose, just like a pig. His friends tried to pull him back by his coat, but he did not listen.",
"He pulled his arm free and ran into the softest dirt he could find. The second soldier acted very strangely, too. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked his friends, \"What happened? These aren't my eyes. I can't see at all. Please, will one of you lead me so I don't fall?\" With great care, they walked on until evening. They found another inn and went inside. There, in the corner, a rich man sat at a table counting his money. The soldier with the thief's hand walked around him. He made a few quick, jerky movements with his arm. When the stranger turned away, the soldier snatched a big handful of money. One of them saw this and said, \"Friend, what are you doing? You must not steal. That is wrong.\" \"But what can I do?\" he asked.",
"My hand started to twitch, and I could not stop myself from grabbing things. After that, they lay down to sleep. It was so dark that no one could see his own hand. All at once, the one with the cat's eyes woke up and woke the others. He said, \"Brothers, just look up. Do you see the white mice running about there?\" The two sat up, but they could see nothing. Then he said, \"Something is not right with us. We have not got back what is ours. We must go back to the innkeeper. He tricked us.\" So, they went back the next morning. They told the host that they had not received what was theirs. The first one had a thief's hand, the second had cat's eyes, and the third had a pig's heart.",
"The innkeeper said the girl must be to blame for the mess. He wanted to call her, but when he saw the three strange men coming, she ran out the back door and did not come back. Then the three men told him he must give them a lot of money, or they would set the red rooster on his roof. The red rooster is a special sign for fire. He gave them all the money he had, and whatever he could find. The three men took the money and went away. They had enough money to live the rest of their lives, but they would have rather had their own healthy bodies back."
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