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The Old Man and His Grandson.

There was once a very old man, whose eyes had become dim, his ears dull of hearing, his knees trembled, and when he sat at table he could hardly hold the spoon, and spilt the broth upon the table-cloth or let it run out of his mouth. His son and his son's wife were disgusted at this, so the old grandfather at last had to sit in the corner behind the stove, and they gave him his food in an earthenware bowl, and not even enough of it. And he used to look towards the table with his eyes full of tears. Once, too, his trembling hands could not hold the bowl, and it fell to the ground and broke. The young wife scolded him, but he said nothing and only sighed. Then they bought him a wooden bowl for a few half-pence, out of which he had to eat. They were once sitting thus when the little grandson of four years old began to gather together some bits of wood upon the ground. What are you doing there, asked the father. I am making a little trough, answered the child, for father and mother to eat out of when I am big.

 

Der alte Großvater und der Enkel

Es war einmal ein steinalter Mann, dem waren die Augen trüb geworden, die Ohren taub, und die Knie zitterten ihm. Wenn er nun bei Tische saß und den Löffel kaum halten konnte, schüttete er Suppe auf das Tischtuch, und es floß ihm auch etwas wieder aus dem Mund. Sein Sohn und dessen Frau ekelten sich davor, und deswegen mußte sich der alte Großvater endlich hinter den Ofen in die Ecke setzen, und sie gaben ihm sein Essen in ein irdenes Schüsselchen und noch dazu nicht einmal satt; da sah er betrübt nach dem Tisch, und die Augen wurden ihm naß. Einmal auch konnten seine zitterigen Hände das Schüsselchen nicht festhalten, es fiel zur Erde und zerbrach. Die junge Frau schalt, er sagte aber nichts und seufzte nur. Da kaufte sie ihm ein hölzernes Schüsselchen für ein paar Heller, daraus mußte er nun essen. Wie sie da so sitzen, so trägt der kleine Enkel von vier Jahren auf der Erde kleine Brettlein zusammen. 'Was machst du da?" fragte der Vater. 'Ich mache ein Tröglein," antwortete das Kind, 'daraus sollen Vater und Mutter essen, wenn ich groß bin."

The man and his wife looked at each other for a while, and presently began to cry. Then they took the old grandfather to the table, and henceforth always let him eat with them, and likewise said nothing if he did spill a little of anything. Da sahen sich Mann und Frau eine Weile an' fingen endlich an zu weinen, holten alsofort den alten Großvater an den Tisch und ließen ihn von nun an immer mitessen, sagten auch nichts, wenn er ein wenig verschüttete.



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