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Hans Married.

There was once upon a time a young peasant named Hans, whose uncle wanted to find him a rich wife. He therefore seated Hans behind the stove, and had it made very hot. Then he fetched a pot of milk and plenty of white bread, gave him a bright newly-coined farthing in his hand, and said, Hans, hold that farthing fast, crumble the white bread into the milk, and stay where you are, and do not stir from that spot till I come back. Yes, said Hans, I will do all that. Then the uncle put on a pair of old patched trousers, went to a rich peasant's daughter in the next village, and said, won't you marry my nephew Hans. You will get an honest and sensible man who will suit you. The covetous father asked, how is it with regard to his means. Has he bread to break?

Hans heiratet

Es war einmal ein junger Bauer, der hieß Hans, dem wollte sein Vetter gern eine reiche Frau werben. Da setzte er den Hans hinter den Ofen und ließ ihn gut einheizen. Dann holte er einen Topf Milch und eine gute Menge Weißbrot, gab ihm einen neugemünzten glänzenden Heller in die Hand und sprach 'Hans, den Heller da halt fest, und das Weißbrot, das brocke in die Milch, und bleib da sitzen, und geh mir nicht von der Stelle bis ich wiederkomme.' 'Ja,' sprach der Hans, 'das will ich alles ausrichten.' Nun zog der Werber ein paar alte verplackte Hosen an, ging ins andere Dorf zu einer reichen Bauerntochter und sprach 'wollt Ihr nicht meinen Vetter Hans heiraten? Ihr kriegt einen wackern und gescheiten Mann, der Euch gefallen wird.' Fragte der geizige Vater 'wie siehts aus mit seinem Vermögen? hat er auch was einzubrocken?'

Dear friend, replied the uncle, my young nephew has a snug berth, a nice bit of money in hand, and plenty of bread to break, besides he has quite as many patches as I have. And as he spoke, he slapped the patches on his trousers, but in that district small pieces of land were called patches also. If you will give yourself the trouble to go home with me, you shall see at once that all is as I have said. Then the miser did not want to lose this good opportunity, and said, if that is the case, I have nothing further to say against the marriage. So the wedding was celebrated on the appointed day, and when the young wife went out of doors to see the bridegroom's property, Hans took off his Sunday coat and put on his patched smock and said, I might spoil my good coat. Then together they went out and wherever a vineyard came in sight, or fields and meadows were divided from each other, Hans pointed with his finger and then slapped either a large or a small patch on his smock, and said, that patch is mine, and that too, my dearest, just look at it. Meaning thereby that his wife should not stare at the broad land, but look at his garment, which was his own. 'Lieber Freund,' antwortete der Werber, 'mein junger Vetter sitzt warm, hat einen guten schönen Pfennig in der Hand, und hat wohl einzubrocken. Er sollte auch nicht weniger Placken (wie man die Güter nannte) zählen als ich,' und schlug sich dabei auf seine geplackte Hose. 'Wollt Ihr Euch die Mühe nehmen, mit mir hinzugehen, soll Euch zur Stunde gezeigt werden, daß alles so ist, wie ich sage.' Da wollte der Geizhals die gute Gelegenheit nicht fahren lassen und sprach 'wenn dem so ist, so habe ich weiter nichts gegen die Heirat.' Nun ward die Hochzeit an dem bestimmten Tag gefeiert, und als die junge Frau ins Feld gehen und die Güter des Bräutigams sehen wollte, zog Hans erst sein sonntägliches Kleid aus und seinen verplackten Kittel an und sprach 'ich könnte mir das gute Kleid verunehren.' Da gingen sie zusammen ins Feld, und wo sich auf dem Weg der Weinstock abzeichnete, oder Äcker und Wiesen abgeteilt waren, deutete Hans mit dem Finger und schlug dann an einen großen oder kleinen Placken seines Kittels und sprach 'der Placken ist mein und jener auch, mein Schatz, schauet nur danach,' und wollte damit sag en, die Frau sollte nicht in das weite Feld gaffen, sondern auf sein Kleid schauen, das wäre sein eigen.
Were you at the wedding too? Yes, indeed I was there, and in full dress. My head-dress was of snow, then the sun came out, and it was melted. My coat was of cobwebs, and I had to pass by some thorns which tore it off me, my shoes were of glass, and I trod on a stone and they said, klink, and broke in two. 'Bist du auch auf der Hochzeit gewesen?, 'Jawohl bin ich darauf gewesen, und in vollem Staat. Mein Kopfputz war von Schnee, da kam die Sonne, und er ist mir abgeschmolzen; mein Kleid war von Spinneweb, da kam ich durch Dornen, die rissen mir es ab; meine Pantoffel waren von Glas, da stieß ich an einen Stein, da sagten sie klink! und sprangen entzwei.'



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