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Grimm's Household Tales


 
The Beam.

There was once a sorcerer who was standing in the midst of a great crowd of people performing his wonders. He had a cock brought in, which lifted a heavy beam and carried it as if it were light as a feather. But a girl was present who had just found a four-leafed clover, and had thus become so wise that no deception could stand out against her, and she saw that the beam was nothing but a straw. So she cried, you people, do you not see that it is a straw that the cock is carrying, and no beam. Immediately the enchantment vanished, and the people saw what it was, and drove the magician away in shame and disgrace. He, however, full of inward anger, said, I will soon revenge myself.

Der Hahnenbalken

Es war einmal ein Zauberer, der stand mitten in einer großen Menge Volks und vollbrachte seine Wunderdinge. Da ließ er auch einen Hahn einherschreiten, der hob einen schweren Balken und trug ihn, als wäre er federleicht. Nun war aber ein Mädchen, das hatte eben ein vierblättriges Kleeblatt gefunden und war dadurch klug geworden, so daß kein Blendwerk vor ihm bestehen konnte, und sah, daß der Balken nichts war als ein Strohhalm. Da rief es 'ihr Leute, seht ihr nicht, das ist ein bloßer Strohhalm und kein Balken, was der Hahn da trägt.' Alsbald verschwand der Zauber, und die Leute sahen, was es war, und jagten den Hexenmeister mit Schimpf und Schande fort. Er aber, voll innerlichen Zornes, sprach 'ich will mich schon rächen.'

After some time the girl's wedding-day came, and she was decked out, and went in a great procession over the fields to the place where the church was. All at once she came to a stream which was very much swollen, and there was no bridge and no plank to cross it. Then the bride nimbly took her clothes up, and wanted to wade through it. And just as she was thus standing in the water, a man, and it was the sorcerer, cried mockingly close beside her, aha. Where are your eyes that you take that for water. Then her eyes were opened, and she saw that she was standing with her clothes lifted up in the middle of a field that was blue with the flowers of blue flax. Then all the people saw it likewise, and chased her away with ridicule and laughter.

Nach einiger Zeit hielt das Mädchen Hochzeit, war geputzt und ging in einem großen Zug über das Feld nach dem Ort, wo die Kirche stand. Auf einmal kamen sie an einen stark angeschwollenen Bach, und war keine Brücke und kein Steg, darüber zu gehen. Da war die Braut flink, hob ihre Kleider auf und wollte durchwaten. Wie sie nun eben im Wasser so steht, ruft ein Mann, und das war der Zauberer, neben ihr ganz spöttisch 'ei! wo hast du deine Augen, daß du das für ein Wasser hältst?, Da gingen ihr die Augen auf, und sie sah, daß sie mit ihren aufgehobenen Kleidern mitten in einem blaublühenden Flachsfeld stand. Da sahen es die Leute auch allesamt und jagten sie mit Schimpf und Gelächter fort.



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