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The Flail from Heaven.

A countryman was once going out to plough with a pair of oxen. When he got to the field, both the animals, horns began to grow, and went on growing, and when he wanted to go home they were so big that the oxen could not get through the gateway. By good luck a butcher came by just then, and he delivered them over to him, and made the bargain in this way, that he should bring the butcher a peck of rape-seed, and then the butcher was to count him out a Brabant taler for every seed. I call that well sold. The peasant now went home, and carried the peck of rape-seed to him on his back. On the way, however, he lost one seed out of the bag. The butcher paid him justly as agreed on, and if the peasant had not lost the seed, he would have had one taler more. By the time he returned, the seed had grown into a tree which reached up to the sky. Then thought the peasant, as you have the chance, you must just see what the angels are doing up there above. So he climbed up, and saw that the angels above were threshing oats, and he looked on. While he was thus watching them, he observed that the tree on which he was standing, was beginning to totter. He peeped down, and saw that someone was just going to cut it down. If I were to fall down from hence it would be a bad thing, thought he, and in his extremity he did not know how to save himself better than by taking the chaff of the oats which lay there in heaps, and twisting a rope of it. He likewise snatched a hoe and a flail which were lying about in heaven, and let himself down by the rope. But he came down on the earth exactly in the middle of a deep, deep hole. So it was a real stroke of luck that he had brought the hoe, for he hoed himself a flight of steps with it, and mounted up, and took the flail with him as a token of his truth, so that no one could have any doubt of his story.

Der Dreschflegel vom Himmel

Es zog einmal ein Bauer mit einem Paar Ochsen zum Pflügen aus. Als er auf den Acker kam, da fingen den beiden Tieren die Hörner an zu wachsen, wuchsen fort, und als er nach Haus wollte, waren sie so groß, daß er nicht mit zum Tor hinein konnte. Zu gutem Glück kam gerade ein Metzger daher, dem überließ er sie, und schlossen sie den Handel dergestalt, daß er sollte dem Metzger ein Maß Rübsamen bringen, der wollt ihm dann für jedes Korn einen Brabanter Taler aufzählen. Das heiß ich gut verkauft! Der Bauer ging nun heim, und trug das Maß Rübsamen auf dem Rücken herbei; unterwegs verlor er aber aus dem Sack ein Körnchen. Der Metzger bezahlte ihn, wie gehandelt war, richtig aus; hätte der Bauer das Korn nicht verloren, so hätte er einen Brabanter Taler mehr gehabt. Indessen, wie er wieder des Wegs zurückkam, war aus dem Korn ein Baum gewachsen, der reichte bis an den Himmel. Da dachte der Bauer 'weil die Gelegenheit da ist, mußt du doch sehen, was die Engel da droben machen, und ihnen einmal unter die Augen gucken.' Also stieg er hinauf und sah, daß die Engel oben Hafer droschen, und schaute das mit an, wie er so schaute, merkte er, daß der Baum, worauf er stand' anfing zu wackeln, guckte hinunter und sah, daß ihn eben einer umhauen wollte. 'Wenn du da herabstürztest, das wär ein böses Ding' dachte er, und in der Not wußt er sich nicht besser zu helfen, als daß er die Spreu vom Hafer nahm, die haufenweis da lag, und daraus einen Strick drehte; auch griff er nach einer Hacke und einem Dreschflegel, die da herum im Himmel lagen' und ließ sich an dem Seil herunter. Er kam aber unten auf der Erde gerade in ein tiefes tiefes Loch, und da war es ein rechtes Glück, daß er die Hacke hatte, denn er hackte sich damit eine Treppe, stieg in die Höhe und brachte den Dreschflegel zum Wahrzeichen mit, so daß niemand an seiner Erzählung mehr zwei feln konnte.



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