the little lame prince(小瘸腿王子)-第38章
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the four sitting and crying together; and when he heard the reason; he also
exclaimed; 〃Oh; what a clever Alice we have!〃 and sat down to cry with
the whole strength of his lungs。
All this time the bridegroom above sat waiting; but when nobody
returned; he thought they must be waiting for him; and so he went down to
see what was the matter。 When he entered; there sat the five crying and
groaning; each one in a louder key than his neighbor。
〃What misfortune has happened?〃 he asked。
〃Ah; dear Hans!〃 cried Alice; 〃if you and I should marry one another;
and have a child; and he grew up; and we; perhaps; send him down to this
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cellar to tap the beer; the hatchet which has been left sticking up there may
fall on his head; and so kill him; and do you not think this is enough to
weep about?〃
〃Now;〃 said Hans; 〃more prudence than this is not necessary for my
housekeeping; because you are such a clever Alice; I will have you for my
wife。〃 And; taking her hand; he led her home; and celebrated the wedding
directly。
After they had been married a little while; Hans; said one morning;
〃Wife; I will go out to work and earn some money; do you go into the
field and gather some corn wherewith to make bread。〃
〃Yes;〃 she answered; 〃I will do so; dear Hans。〃 And when he was gone;
she cooked herself a nice mess of pottage to take with her。 As she came to
the field; she said to herself; 〃What shall I do? Shall I cut first; or eat first?
Aye; I will eat first!〃 Then she ate up the contents of her pot; and when it
was finished; she thought to herself; 〃Now; shall I reap first or sleep first?
Well; I think I will have a nap!〃 and so she laid herself down among the
corn; and went to sleep。
Meanwhile Hans returned home; but Alice did not come; and so he
said; 〃Oh; what a prudent Alice I have! She is so industrious that she does
not even come home to eat anything。〃 By and by; however; evening came
on; and still she did not return; so Hans went out to see how much she had
reaped; but; behold; nothing at all; and there lay Alice fast asleep among
the corn! So home he ran very fast; and brought a net with little bells
hanging on it; which he threw over her head while she still slept on。 When
he had done this; he went back again and shut to the house door; and;
seating himself on his stool; began working very industriously。
At last; when it was nearly dark; the clever Alice awoke; and as soon
as she stood up; the net fell all over her hair; and the bells jingled at every
step she took。 This quite frightened her; and she began to doubt whether
she were really Clever Alice; and said to herself; 〃Am I she; or am I not?〃
This was a question she could not answer; and she stood still a long while
considering about it。 At last she thought she would go home and ask
whether she was really herself supposing somebody would be able to tell
her。
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When she came up to the house door it was shut; so she tapped at the
window; and asked; 〃Hans; is Alice within?〃 〃Yes;〃 he replied; 〃she is。〃 At
which answer she became really terrified; and exclaiming; 〃Ah; heaven;
then I am not Alice!〃 she ran up to another house; intending to ask the
same question。 But as soon as the folks within heard the jingling of the
bells in her net; they refused to open their doors; and nobody would
receive her。 So she ran straight away from the village; and no one has ever
seen her since。
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