" Then said the old man, "Just go upstairs, and thou wilt find a room with two beds, shake them up, and put white linen on them, and then I, too, will come and lie down to sleep.
" - "What," replied the man, "wilt thou break thy word?
2 O sleep, O gentle sleep, nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, that thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, and steep my senses in forgetfulness.
This being done the sea will rise and cover the mountain, and on it thou wilt perceive the figure of a metal man seated in a boat, having an oar in each hand.
If his wife got up very early in the morning and lighted the fire, he jumped out of bed, and ran bare-footed into the kitchen, crying, "Wilt thou burn my house down for me?
"Thirty years are too many for the ass, but thou wilt be satisfied with that.
"It is true," said he, "that I do not know where I am to get the florin which thou wantest as a gift from me; but, if thou canst get the money together, and canst buy a cow with it, thou wilt do well to carry out thy project.
What is it that thou wilt not do?
" The waggoner, however, growled to himself, "Thou wilt not make me poor," and cracked his whip and drove the cart over the dog, and the wheels killed him.
Thou wilt not get into heaven.
"Look," said the musician, "if thou wilt learn to fiddle, put thy fore paws into this crevice.
However, if thou wilt do penanceand repent thy sins, he will forgive thee.
"I will soon show thee the difference," said the hard man, "if thou wilt eat, thou must work, and if thou dost anything wrong, thou shalt be quite sufficiently taught by blows.
If thou hast been to court and among the lords, and hast left no feathers there,thou hast learnt a fair amount, and wilt know very well how to go about the world,but look around thee and above thee, for the wolves devour the wisest dogs.
At last he thought,"If thou sellest it, what wilt thou get for it that is of any importance,and if thou eatest it thyself, why, the small turnips would do theejust as much good; it would be better to take it to the King, andmake him a present of it.
" The King smiled, and said good-humouredly, "Yes, it shall be as thou wilt, little ass, come here to me.
When the wild man had once more reached the dark forest, he took the boy down from his shoulder, and said to him, "Thou wilt never see thy father and mother again, but I will keep thee with me, for thou hast set me free, and I have compassion on thee.
She complained of her trouble, and then they offered her their help and said, "If thou wilt invite us to the wedding, not be ashamed of us, and wilt call us thine aunts, and likewise wilt place us at thy table, we will spin up the flax for thee, and that in a very short time.
Thy yearning and longing will increase, thy desire will grow more stormy, the tree itself will be as a prison to thee, thou wilt quit thy cell and give up thy nature to fly out and mingle among men.
Let any one tear thy web, and thou wilt begin again and repair it.
