The Seven Swabians

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    "Seven swabians were once together. The first was master schulz, the second, jackli, the third, marli, the fourth, jergli, the fifth, michal, the sixth, Hans, the seventh, veitli. All seven had made up their minds to travel about the world to seek adventures and perform great deeds. But in order that they might go in safety and with arms in their hands, they thought it would be advisable that they should have one solitary, but very strong, and very long spear made for them. This spear all seven of them took in their hands at once. In front walked the boldest and bravest, and that was master schulz. All the others followed in a row, and veitli was the last. Then it came to pass one day in the hay month, when they had walked a long distance, and still had a long way to go before they reached the village where they were to pass the night, that as they were in a meadow in the twilight a great beetle or hornet flew by them from behind a bush, and hummed in a menacing manner. Master schulz was so terrified that he all but dropped the spear, and a cold sweat broke out over his whole body. Hark, hark, cried he to his comrades, good heavens. I hear a drum. Jackli, who was behind him holding the spear, and into whose nose some smell had risen, said, something is most certainly going on, for I smell the powder and the match. At these words master schulz began to take to flight, and in a trice jumped over a hedge, but as he just happened to jump on to the teeth of a rake which had been left lying there after the hay-making, the handle of it struck against his face and gave him a tremendous blow. O dear. O dear, screamed master schulz. Take me prisoner, I surrender, I surrender. The other six all leapt over, one on the top of the other, crying, if you surrender, I surrender too. If you surrender, I surrender too. At length, as no enemy was there to bind and take them away, they saw that they had been mistaken, and in order that the story might not be known, and they be treated as fools and ridiculed, they all swore to each other to hold their peace about it until one of them should speak of it by mistake. Then they journeyed onwards. The second danger which they survived cannot be compared with the first. Some days afterwards, their path led them through a fallow-field where a hare was sitting sleeping in the sun. Her ears were standing straight up, and her great glassy eyes were wide open. All of them were alarmed at the sight of the horrible wild beast, and they consulted together as to what it would be the least dangerous to do. For if they were to run away, they knew that the monster would pursue and swallow them whole. So they said, we must go through a great and dangerous struggle. Boldly ventured, is half won, and all seven grasped the spear, master schulz in front, and veitli behind. Master schulz was always trying to keep the spear back, but veitli had become quite brave while behind, and wanted to dash forward and cried, strike home, in every swabian's name, or else I wish you may be lame. But Hans knew how to meet this, and said, thunder and lightning, it's fine to prate, but for dragon-hunting you are always late. Michal cried, nothing is missing, not even a hair, be sure the devil himself is there. Then it was jergli's turn, and he said, if it be not he, it's at least his mother, or else the devil's own step-brother. And now marli had a bright thought, and said to veitli, advance, veitli, advance, advance, and I behind will hold the lance. Veitli, however, did not obey, and jackli said, tis schulz's place the first to be, no one deserves that honor but he. Then master schulz plucked up his courage, and said, gravely, then let us boldly advance to the fight, thus we shall show our valor and might. Hereupon they all together set on the dragon. Master schulz crossed himself and prayed for God's assistance, but as all this was of no avail, and he was getting nearer and nearer to the enemy, he screamed, oho, oho, ho, ho, ho, in the greatest anguish. This awakened the hare, which in great alarm darted swiftly away. When master schulz saw her thus flying from the field of battle, he cried in his joy, quick, veitli, quick, look there, look there, the monster's nothing but a hare. But the swabian allies went in search of further adventures, and came to the moselle, a mossy, quiet, deep river, over which there are few bridges, and which in many places people have to cross in boats. As the seven swabians did not know this, they called to a man who was working on the opposite side of the river, to know how people contrived to get across. The distance and their way of speaking made the man unable to understand what they wanted, and he said, what, what, in the way people speak in the neighborhood of treves. Master schulz thought he was saying, wade, wade through the water, and as he was the first, began to set out and went into the moselle. It was not long before he sank in the mud and the deep waves which drove against him, but his hat was blown on the opposite shore by the wind, and a frog sat down beside it, and croaked, wat, wat, wat. The other six on the opposite side heard that, and said, oho, comrades, master schulz is calling us. If he can wade across, why cannot we. So they all jumped into the water together in a great hurry, and were drowned, and thus one frog took the lives of all six of them, and not one of the swabian allies ever reached home again."
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Master schulz was so terrified that he all but dropped the spear, and a cold sweat broke out over his whole body. Hark, hark, cried he to his comrades, good heavens. I hear a drum. Jackli, who was behind him holding the spear, and into whose nose some smell had risen, said, something is most certainly going on, for I smell the powder and the match. At these words master schulz began to take to flight, and in a trice jumped over a hedge, but as he just happened to jump on to the teeth of a rake which had been left lying there after the hay-making, the handle of it struck against his face and gave him a tremendous blow. O dear. O dear, screamed master schulz. Take me prisoner, I surrender, I surrender. The other six all leapt over, one on the top of the other, crying, if you surrender, I surrender too. If you surrender, I surrender too. At length, as no enemy was there to bind and take them away, they saw that they had been mistaken, and in order that the story might not be known, and they be treated as fools and ridiculed, they all swore to each other to hold their peace about it until one of them should speak of it by mistake. Then they journeyed onwards. The second danger which they survived cannot be compared with the first. Some days afterwards, their path led them through a fallow-field where a hare was sitting sleeping in the sun. Her ears were standing straight up, and her great glassy eyes were wide open. All of them were alarmed at the sight of the horrible wild beast, and they consulted together as to what it would be the least dangerous to do. For if they were to run away, they knew that the monster would pursue and swallow them whole. So they said, we must go through a great and dangerous struggle. Boldly ventured, is half won, and all seven grasped the spear, master schulz in front, and veitli behind. Master schulz was always trying to keep the spear back, but veitli had become quite brave while behind, and wanted to dash forward and cried, strike home, in every swabian's name, or else I wish you may be lame. But Hans knew how to meet this, and said, thunder and lightning, it's fine to prate, but for dragon-hunting you are always late. Michal cried, nothing is missing, not even a hair, be sure the devil himself is there. Then it was jergli's turn, and he said, if it be not he, it's at least his mother, or else the devil's own step-brother. And now marli had a bright thought, and said to veitli, advance, veitli, advance, advance, and I behind will hold the lance. Veitli, however, did not obey, and jackli said, tis schulz's place the first to be, no one deserves that honor but he. Then master schulz plucked up his courage, and said, gravely, then let us boldly advance to the fight, thus we shall show our valor and might. Hereupon they all together set on the dragon. Master schulz crossed himself and prayed for God's assistance, but as all this was of no avail, and he was getting nearer and nearer to the enemy, he screamed, oho, oho, ho, ho, ho, in the greatest anguish. This awakened the hare, which in great alarm darted swiftly away. When master schulz saw her thus flying from the field of battle, he cried in his joy, quick, veitli, quick, look there, look there, the monster's nothing but a hare. But the swabian allies went in search of further adventures, and came to the moselle, a mossy, quiet, deep river, over which there are few bridges, and which in many places people have to cross in boats. As the seven swabians did not know this, they called to a man who was working on the opposite side of the river, to know how people contrived to get across. The distance and their way of speaking made the man unable to understand what they wanted, and he said, what, what, in the way people speak in the neighborhood of treves. Master schulz thought he was saying, wade, wade through the water, and as he was the first, began to set out and went into the moselle. It was not long before he sank in the mud and the deep waves which drove against him, but his hat was blown on the opposite shore by the wind, and a frog sat down beside it, and croaked, wat, wat, wat. The other six on the opposite side heard that, and said, oho, comrades, master schulz is calling us. If he can wade across, why cannot we. So they all jumped into the water together in a great hurry, and were drowned, and thus one frog took the lives of all six of them, and not one of the swabian allies ever reached home again.",
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Master schulz was so terrified that he all but dropped the spear, and a cold sweat broke out over his whole body. Hark, hark, cried he to his comrades, good heavens. I hear a drum. Jackli, who was behind him holding the spear, and into whose nose some smell had risen, said, something is most certainly going on, for I smell the powder and the match. At these words master schulz began to take to flight, and in a trice jumped over a hedge, but as he just happened to jump on to the teeth of a rake which had been left lying there after the hay-making, the handle of it struck against his face and gave him a tremendous blow. O dear. O dear, screamed master schulz. Take me prisoner, I surrender, I surrender. The other six all leapt over, one on the top of the other, crying, if you surrender, I surrender too. If you surrender, I surrender too. At length, as no enemy was there to bind and take them away, they saw that they had been mistaken, and in order that the story might not be known, and they be treated as fools and ridiculed, they all swore to each other to hold their peace about it until one of them should speak of it by mistake. Then they journeyed onwards. The second danger which they survived cannot be compared with the first. Some days afterwards, their path led them through a fallow-field where a hare was sitting sleeping in the sun. Her ears were standing straight up, and her great glassy eyes were wide open. All of them were alarmed at the sight of the horrible wild beast, and they consulted together as to what it would be the least dangerous to do. For if they were to run away, they knew that the monster would pursue and swallow them whole. So they said, we must go through a great and dangerous struggle. Boldly ventured, is half won, and all seven grasped the spear, master schulz in front, and veitli behind. Master schulz was always trying to keep the spear back, but veitli had become quite brave while behind, and wanted to dash forward and cried, strike home, in every swabian's name, or else I wish you may be lame. But Hans knew how to meet this, and said, thunder and lightning, it's fine to prate, but for dragon-hunting you are always late. Michal cried, nothing is missing, not even a hair, be sure the devil himself is there. Then it was jergli's turn, and he said, if it be not he, it's at least his mother, or else the devil's own step-brother. And now marli had a bright thought, and said to veitli, advance, veitli, advance, advance, and I behind will hold the lance. Veitli, however, did not obey, and jackli said, tis schulz's place the first to be, no one deserves that honor but he. Then master schulz plucked up his courage, and said, gravely, then let us boldly advance to the fight, thus we shall show our valor and might. Hereupon they all together set on the dragon. Master schulz crossed himself and prayed for God's assistance, but as all this was of no avail, and he was getting nearer and nearer to the enemy, he screamed, oho, oho, ho, ho, ho, in the greatest anguish. This awakened the hare, which in great alarm darted swiftly away. When master schulz saw her thus flying from the field of battle, he cried in his joy, quick, veitli, quick, look there, look there, the monster's nothing but a hare. But the swabian allies went in search of further adventures, and came to the moselle, a mossy, quiet, deep river, over which there are few bridges, and which in many places people have to cross in boats. As the seven swabians did not know this, they called to a man who was working on the opposite side of the river, to know how people contrived to get across. The distance and their way of speaking made the man unable to understand what they wanted, and he said, what, what, in the way people speak in the neighborhood of treves. Master schulz thought he was saying, wade, wade through the water, and as he was the first, began to set out and went into the moselle. It was not long before he sank in the mud and the deep waves which drove against him, but his hat was blown on the opposite shore by the wind, and a frog sat down beside it, and croaked, wat, wat, wat. The other six on the opposite side heard that, and said, oho, comrades, master schulz is calling us. If he can wade across, why cannot we. So they all jumped into the water together in a great hurry, and were drowned, and thus one frog took the lives of all six of them, and not one of the swabian allies ever reached home again."
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Then it came to pass one day in the hay month, when they had walked a long distance, and still had a long way to go before they reached the village where they were to pass the night, that as they were in a meadow in the twilight a great beetle or hornet flew by them from behind a bush, and hummed in a menacing manner. Master schulz was so terrified that he all but dropped the spear, and a cold sweat broke out over his whole body. Hark, hark, cried he to his comrades, good heavens. I hear a drum. Jackli, who was behind him holding the spear, and into whose nose some smell had risen, said, something is most certainly going on, for I smell the powder and the match. At these words master schulz began to take to flight, and in a trice jumped over a hedge, but as he just happened to jump on to the teeth of a rake which had been left lying there after the hay-making, the handle of it struck against his face and gave him a tremendous blow. O dear. O dear, screamed master schulz. Take me prisoner, I surrender, I surrender. The other six all leapt over, one on the top of the other, crying, if you surrender, I surrender too. If you surrender, I surrender too. At length, as no enemy was there to bind and take them away, they saw that they had been mistaken, and in order that the story might not be known, and they be treated as fools and ridiculed, they all swore to each other to hold their peace about it until one of them should speak of it by mistake. Then they journeyed onwards. The second danger which they survived cannot be compared with the first. Some days afterwards, their path led them through a fallow-field where a hare was sitting sleeping in the sun. Her ears were standing straight up, and her great glassy eyes were wide open. All of them were alarmed at the sight of the horrible wild beast, and they consulted together as to what it would be the least dangerous to do. For if they were to run away, they knew that the monster would pursue and swallow them whole. So they said, we must go through a great and dangerous struggle. Boldly ventured, is half won, and all seven grasped the spear, master schulz in front, and veitli behind. Master schulz was always trying to keep the spear back, but veitli had become quite brave while behind, and wanted to dash forward and cried, strike home, in every swabian's name, or else I wish you may be lame. But Hans knew how to meet this, and said, thunder and lightning, it's fine to prate, but for dragon-hunting you are always late. Michal cried, nothing is missing, not even a hair, be sure the devil himself is there. Then it was jergli's turn, and he said, if it be not he, it's at least his mother, or else the devil's own step-brother. And now marli had a bright thought, and said to veitli, advance, veitli, advance, advance, and I behind will hold the lance. Veitli, however, did not obey, and jackli said, tis schulz's place the first to be, no one deserves that honor but he. Then master schulz plucked up his courage, and said, gravely, then let us boldly advance to the fight, thus we shall show our valor and might. Hereupon they all together set on the dragon. Master schulz crossed himself and prayed for God's assistance, but as all this was of no avail, and he was getting nearer and nearer to the enemy, he screamed, oho, oho, ho, ho, ho, in the greatest anguish. This awakened the hare, which in great alarm darted swiftly away. When master schulz saw her thus flying from the field of battle, he cried in his joy, quick, veitli, quick, look there, look there, the monster's nothing but a hare. But the swabian allies went in search of further adventures, and came to the moselle, a mossy, quiet, deep river, over which there are few bridges, and which in many places people have to cross in boats. As the seven swabians did not know this, they called to a man who was working on the opposite side of the river, to know how people contrived to get across. The distance and their way of speaking made the man unable to understand what they wanted, and he said, what, what, in the way people speak in the neighborhood of treves. Master schulz thought he was saying, wade, wade through the water, and as he was the first, began to set out and went into the moselle. It was not long before he sank in the mud and the deep waves which drove against him, but his hat was blown on the opposite shore by the wind, and a frog sat down beside it, and croaked, wat, wat, wat. The other six on the opposite side heard that, and said, oho, comrades, master schulz is calling us. If he can wade across, why cannot we. So they all jumped into the water together in a great hurry, and were drowned, and thus one frog took the lives of all six of them, and not one of the swabian allies ever reached home again.",
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    "Seven swabians were once together. The first was master schulz, the second, jackli, the third, marli, the fourth, jergli, the fifth, michal, the sixth, Hans, the seventh, veitli. All seven had made up their minds to travel about the world to seek adventures and perform great deeds. But in order that they might go in safety and with arms in their hands, they thought it would be advisable that they should have one solitary, but very strong, and very long spear made for them. This spear all seven of them took in their hands at once. In front walked the boldest and bravest, and that was master schulz. All the others followed in a row, and veitli was the last.",
    "Then it came to pass one day in the hay month, when they had walked a long distance, and still had a long way to go before they reached the village where they were to pass the night, that as they were in a meadow in the twilight a great beetle or hornet flew by them from behind a bush, and hummed in a menacing manner. Master schulz was so terrified that he all but dropped the spear, and a cold sweat broke out over his whole body. Hark, hark, cried he to his comrades, good heavens. I hear a drum. Jackli, who was behind him holding the spear, and into whose nose some smell had risen, said, something is most certainly going on, for I smell the powder and the match.",
    "At these words master schulz began to take to flight, and in a trice jumped over a hedge, but as he just happened to jump on to the teeth of a rake which had been left lying there after the hay-making, the handle of it struck against his face and gave him a tremendous blow. O dear. O dear, screamed master schulz. Take me prisoner, I surrender, I surrender. The other six all leapt over, one on the top of the other, crying, if you surrender, I surrender too. If you surrender, I surrender too. At length, as no enemy was there to bind and take them away, they saw that they had been mistaken, and in order that the story might not be known, and they be treated as fools and ridiculed, they all swore to each other to hold their peace about it until one of them should speak of it by mistake.",
    "Then they journeyed onwards. The second danger which they survived cannot be compared with the first. Some days afterwards, their path led them through a fallow-field where a hare was sitting sleeping in the sun. Her ears were standing straight up, and her great glassy eyes were wide open. All of them were alarmed at the sight of the horrible wild beast, and they consulted together as to what it would be the least dangerous to do. For if they were to run away, they knew that the monster would pursue and swallow them whole. So they said, we must go through a great and dangerous struggle. Boldly ventured, is half won, and all seven grasped the spear, master schulz in front, and veitli behind.",
    "Master schulz was always trying to keep the spear back, but veitli had become quite brave while behind, and wanted to dash forward and cried, strike home, in every swabian's name, or else I wish you may be lame. But Hans knew how to meet this, and said, thunder and lightning, it's fine to prate, but for dragon-hunting you are always late. Michal cried, nothing is missing, not even a hair, be sure the devil himself is there. Then it was jergli's turn, and he said, if it be not he, it's at least his mother, or else the devil's own step-brother. And now marli had a bright thought, and said to veitli, advance, veitli, advance, advance, and I behind will hold the lance. Veitli, however, did not obey, and jackli said, tis schulz's place the first to be, no one deserves that honor but he.",
    "Then master schulz plucked up his courage, and said, gravely, then let us boldly advance to the fight, thus we shall show our valor and might. Hereupon they all together set on the dragon. Master schulz crossed himself and prayed for God's assistance, but as all this was of no avail, and he was getting nearer and nearer to the enemy, he screamed, oho, oho, ho, ho, ho, in the greatest anguish. This awakened the hare, which in great alarm darted swiftly away. When master schulz saw her thus flying from the field of battle, he cried in his joy, quick, veitli, quick, look there, look there, the monster's nothing but a hare.",
    "But the swabian allies went in search of further adventures, and came to the moselle, a mossy, quiet, deep river, over which there are few bridges, and which in many places people have to cross in boats. As the seven swabians did not know this, they called to a man who was working on the opposite side of the river, to know how people contrived to get across. The distance and their way of speaking made the man unable to understand what they wanted, and he said, what, what, in the way people speak in the neighborhood of treves. Master schulz thought he was saying, wade, wade through the water, and as he was the first, began to set out and went into the moselle.",
    "It was not long before he sank in the mud and the deep waves which drove against him, but his hat was blown on the opposite shore by the wind, and a frog sat down beside it, and croaked, wat, wat, wat. The other six on the opposite side heard that, and said, oho, comrades, master schulz is calling us. If he can wade across, why cannot we. So they all jumped into the water together in a great hurry, and were drowned, and thus one frog took the lives of all six of them, and not one of the swabian allies ever reached home again."
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    "Seven swabians were once together. The first was master schulz, the second, jackli, the third, marli, the fourth, jergli, the fifth, michal, the sixth, Hans, the seventh, veitli. All seven had made up their minds to travel about the world to seek adventures and perform great deeds. But in order that they might go in safety and with arms in their hands, they thought it would be advisable that they should have one solitary, but very strong, and very long spear made for them. This spear all seven of them took in their hands at once. In front walked the boldest and bravest, and that was master schulz. All the others followed in a row, and veitli was the last.",
    "Then it came to pass one day in the hay month, when they had walked a long distance, and still had a long way to go before they reached the village where they were to pass the night, that as they were in a meadow in the twilight a great beetle or hornet flew by them from behind a bush, and hummed in a menacing manner. Master schulz was so terrified that he all but dropped the spear, and a cold sweat broke out over his whole body. Hark, hark, cried he to his comrades, good heavens. I hear a drum. Jackli, who was behind him holding the spear, and into whose nose some smell had risen, said, something is most certainly going on, for I smell the powder and the match.",
    "At these words master schulz began to take to flight, and in a trice jumped over a hedge, but as he just happened to jump on to the teeth of a rake which had been left lying there after the hay-making, the handle of it struck against his face and gave him a tremendous blow. O dear. O dear, screamed master schulz. Take me prisoner, I surrender, I surrender. The other six all leapt over, one on the top of the other, crying, if you surrender, I surrender too. If you surrender, I surrender too. At length, as no enemy was there to bind and take them away, they saw that they had been mistaken, and in order that the story might not be known, and they be treated as fools and ridiculed, they all swore to each other to hold their peace about it until one of them should speak of it by mistake.",
    "Then they journeyed onwards. The second danger which they survived cannot be compared with the first. Some days afterwards, their path led them through a fallow-field where a hare was sitting sleeping in the sun. Her ears were standing straight up, and her great glassy eyes were wide open. All of them were alarmed at the sight of the horrible wild beast, and they consulted together as to what it would be the least dangerous to do. For if they were to run away, they knew that the monster would pursue and swallow them whole. So they said, we must go through a great and dangerous struggle. Boldly ventured, is half won, and all seven grasped the spear, master schulz in front, and veitli behind.",
    "Master schulz was always trying to keep the spear back, but veitli had become quite brave while behind, and wanted to dash forward and cried, strike home, in every swabian's name, or else I wish you may be lame. But Hans knew how to meet this, and said, thunder and lightning, it's fine to prate, but for dragon-hunting you are always late. Michal cried, nothing is missing, not even a hair, be sure the devil himself is there. Then it was jergli's turn, and he said, if it be not he, it's at least his mother, or else the devil's own step-brother. And now marli had a bright thought, and said to veitli, advance, veitli, advance, advance, and I behind will hold the lance. Veitli, however, did not obey, and jackli said, tis schulz's place the first to be, no one deserves that honor but he.",
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    "One day, during the warm month of hay, they had walked a long way. They still had a long way to go before they reached their village for the night. As they walked in the meadow when the sun was going down, a big beetle flew past them from behind a bush. It buzzed loudly and sounded a bit mean. Master Schulz was so scared that he almost dropped his spear. He felt a cold drop of sweat on his forehead. \"Hark, hark!\" he cried to his friends. \"Good heavens, I hear a drum!\" Jackli was behind him, holding the spear. He smelled something funny in the air. \"Something is most certainly going on,\" he said. \"I smell the powder and the match.",
    "Master Schulz started to run away very fast. He jumped over a hedge in a hurry. But he landed right on the teeth of a rake! The handle hit him right in the face. It hurt him a lot.\n\n\"Oh no! Oh no!\" cried Master Schulz. \"Please take me! I give up! I give up!\"\n\nThe other six friends jumped over the hedge too. They climbed on top of each other. They shouted, \"If you give up, we give up too! If you give up, we give up too!\"\n\nThey looked around and saw no one was there. They realized they had been tricked. They were very embarrassed. To keep the story a secret, they promised each other to never tell anyone what happened. They would stay quiet until someone made a silly mistake.",
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    "Master Schulz tried to keep the spear back, but Veitli felt very brave. He wanted to run forward and shouted, \"Strike now, everyone! Or I hope you all get hurt!\" But Hans knew just what to say. He said, \"Thunder and lightning! It is easy to talk, but you are always late for dragon hunting.\"\n\nMichal cried out, \"Nothing is missing, not even a hair! The devil is surely there.\" Then it was Jergli's turn. He said, \"If it is not him, it is his mother, or the devil's own step-brother.\"\n\nMarli had a bright idea. She said to Veitli, \"Go forward, Veitli! Go forward! I will hold the spear behind you.\" But Veitli did not listen. Then Jackli spoke up. He said, \"Schulz should go first. No one deserves that honor but him.",
    "Then Master Schulz took a deep breath. He said, \"Let us go forward bravely. We will show the dragon how brave we are.\"\n\nThey all ran toward the dragon together. Master Schulz crossed himself and prayed for help. But the dragon was too big and too strong. Master Schulz was getting closer and closer to the enemy. He was very scared. He let out a loud cry, \"Oh no, oh no!\"\n\nThis loud noise woke the hare. The hare was very frightened. She ran away very fast.\n\nWhen Master Schulz saw the hare running away, he was so happy. He shouted, \"Quick, Veitli, quick! Look there! Look there! The monster is just a hare!",
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It is easy to talk, but you are always late for dragon hunting.\"\n\nMichal cried out, \"Nothing is missing, not even a hair! The devil is surely there.\" Then it was Jergli's turn. He said, \"If it is not him, it is his mother, or the devil's own step-brother.\"\n\nMarli had a bright idea. She said to Veitli, \"Go forward, Veitli! Go forward! I will hold the spear behind you.\" But Veitli did not listen. Then Jackli spoke up. He said, \"Schulz should go first. No one deserves that honor but him.\n\nThen Master Schulz took a deep breath. He said, \"Let us go forward bravely. We will show the dragon how brave we are.\"\n\nThey all ran toward the dragon together. Master Schulz crossed himself and prayed for help. But the dragon was too big and too strong. Master Schulz was getting closer and closer to the enemy. He was very scared. He let out a loud cry, \"Oh no, oh no!\"\n\nThis loud noise woke the hare. The hare was very frightened. 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They said, \"Oh, look! Master Schulz is calling us. If he can swim across, why can't we?\" So, they all jumped into the water together in a big hurry. Sadly, they all sank and were lost. The frog had taken the lives of all six of them, and none of the friends ever reached home again.",
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    "Seven Swabians were once together. The first was Master Schulz, the second was Jackli, the third was Marli, the fourth was Jergli, the fifth was Michal, the sixth was Hans, and the seventh was Veitli. All seven had made up their minds to travel about the world to seek adventures and perform great deeds. But in order that they might go in safety and with weapons in their hands, they thought it would be best to have one long, strong spear made for them. This spear all seven of them took in their hands at once. In front walked the boldest and bravest, and that was Master Schulz. All the others followed in a row, and Veitli was the last.",
    "One day, during the warm month of hay, they had walked a long way. They still had a long way to go before they reached their village for the night. As they walked in the meadow when the sun was going down, a big beetle flew past them from behind a bush. It buzzed loudly and sounded a bit mean. Master Schulz was so scared that he almost dropped his spear. He felt a cold drop of sweat on his forehead. \"Hark, hark!\" he cried to his friends. \"Good heavens, I hear a drum!\" Jackli was behind him, holding the spear. He smelled something funny in the air. \"Something is most certainly going on,\" he said. \"I smell the powder and the match.",
    "Master Schulz started to run away very fast. He jumped over a hedge in a hurry. But he landed right on the teeth of a rake! The handle hit him right in the face. It hurt him a lot.\n\n\"Oh no! Oh no!\" cried Master Schulz. \"Please take me! I give up! I give up!\"\n\nThe other six friends jumped over the hedge too. They climbed on top of each other. They shouted, \"If you give up, we give up too! If you give up, we give up too!\"\n\nThey looked around and saw no one was there. They realized they had been tricked. They were very embarrassed. To keep the story a secret, they promised each other to never tell anyone what happened. They would stay quiet until someone made a silly mistake.",
    "Then they walked on together. The next danger was not as bad as the first one. Some days later, they walked through a field where a little hare was sleeping in the warm sun. Her ears stood up straight, and her big, shiny eyes were wide open. The seven friends were very scared when they saw the wild animal. They talked quietly about what they should do. They knew that if they ran away, the monster would chase them and eat them up. So they decided they had to be brave. They said, \"We must try to get past it.\" They held their spears tight. Master Schulz stood in the front, and Veitli stood behind.",
    "Master Schulz tried to keep the spear back, but Veitli felt very brave. He wanted to run forward and shouted, \"Strike now, everyone! Or I hope you all get hurt!\" But Hans knew just what to say. He said, \"Thunder and lightning! It is easy to talk, but you are always late for dragon hunting.\"\n\nMichal cried out, \"Nothing is missing, not even a hair! The devil is surely there.\" Then it was Jergli's turn. He said, \"If it is not him, it is his mother, or the devil's own step-brother.\"\n\nMarli had a bright idea. She said to Veitli, \"Go forward, Veitli! Go forward! I will hold the spear behind you.\" But Veitli did not listen. Then Jackli spoke up. He said, \"Schulz should go first. No one deserves that honor but him.",
    "Then Master Schulz took a deep breath. He said, \"Let us go forward bravely. We will show the dragon how brave we are.\"\n\nThey all ran toward the dragon together. Master Schulz crossed himself and prayed for help. But the dragon was too big and too strong. Master Schulz was getting closer and closer to the enemy. He was very scared. He let out a loud cry, \"Oh no, oh no!\"\n\nThis loud noise woke the hare. The hare was very frightened. She ran away very fast.\n\nWhen Master Schulz saw the hare running away, he was so happy. He shouted, \"Quick, Veitli, quick! Look there! Look there! The monster is just a hare!",
    "But the Swabian friends went looking for more fun. They came to the Moselle River. It was a quiet, mossy, deep river. There were not many bridges, so people had to use boats to cross. The seven Swabians did not know this. They saw a man working on the other side. They called out to him to ask how people got across.\n\nThe man could not understand them because they were far away and spoke in a funny way. He just said, \"What? What?\" like people do near the town of Trier. Master Schulz thought he was saying, \"Wade, wade!\" So, he started to walk into the water.",
    "Soon, he sank deep into the soft mud and the deep waves. But the wind blew his hat far away to the other side. A little frog hopped down beside it and croaked, \"Wat, wat, wat.\" The other six frogs on the other bank heard the sound. They said, \"Oh, look! Master Schulz is calling us. If he can swim across, why can't we?\" So, they all jumped into the water together in a big hurry. Sadly, they all sank and were lost. The frog had taken the lives of all six of them, and none of the friends ever reached home again."
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