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The Three Sluggards.

A certain king had three sons who were all equally dear to him, and he did not know which of them to appoint as his successor after his own death. When the time came when he was about to die, he summoned them to his bedside and said, dear children, I have been thinking of something which I will declare unto you, whichsoever of you is the laziest shall have the kingdom. The eldest said, then, father, the kingdom is mine, for I am so idle that if I lie down to rest, and a drop falls in my eye, I will not open it that I may sleep. The second said, father, the kingdom belongs to me, for I am so idle that when I am sitting by the fire warming myself, I would rather let my heel be burnt off than draw back my leg. The third said, father, the kingdom is mine, for I am so idle that if I were going to be hanged, and had the rope already round my neck, and any one put a sharp knife into my hand with which I might cut the rope, I would rather let myself be hanged than raise my hand to the rope. When the father heard that, he said, you have carried it the farthest, and shall be king.

Die drei Faulen

Ein König hatte drei Söhne, die waren ihm alle gleich lieb, und er wußte nicht, welchen er zum König nach seinem Tode bestimmen sollte. Als die Zeit kam, daß er sterben wollte, rief er sie vor sein Bett und sprach 'liebe Kinder, ich habe etwas bei mir bedacht, das will ich euch eröffnen: welcher von euch der faulste ist, der soll nach mir König werden.' Da sprach der älteste 'Vater, so gehört das Reich mir, denn ich bin so faul, wenn ich liege und will schlafen, und es fällt mir ein Tropfen in die Augen, so mag ich sie nicht zutun, damit ich einschlafe.' Der zweite sprach 'Vater, das Reich gehört mir, denn ich bin so faul, wenn ich beim Feuer sitze, mich zu wärmen, so ließ ich mir eher die Fersen verbrennen, eh ich die Beine zurückzöge.' Der dritte sprach 'Vater, das Reich ist mein, denn ich bin so faul, sollt ich aufgehängt werden, und hätte den Strick schon um den Hals, und einer gäbe mir ein scharfes Messer in die Hand, damit ich den Strick zerschneiden dürfte, so ließ ich mich eher aufhenken, ehe ich meine Hand erhübe zum Strick.' Wie der Vater das hörte, sprach er 'du hast es am weitesten gebracht und sollst der König sein.'



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