“That was ill done, Hans. You should have stuck the needle in your sleeve.” “Never mind, I’ll do better next time.” II “Whither away, Hans?” “To Grethel, Mother.” “Behave well, Hans.” “Oh, I’ll behave well. Good-bye, Mother.” “Good-bye, Hans.” Hans comes to Grethel. “Good day, Grethel.” “Good day, Hans. What do you bring that is good?” “I bring nothing, I want to have something given me.” Grethel presents Hans with a knife. “Good-bye, Grethel.” “Good-bye, Hans.” Hans takes the knife, sticks it in his sleeve, and goes home. “Good evening, Mother.” “Good evening, Hans. Where have you been?” “With Grethel.” “What did you take her?” “Took her nothing, she gave me something.” “What did Grethel give you?” “Gave me a knife.” “Where is the knife, Hans?” “Stuck it in my sleeve.” “That’s ill done, Hans, you should have put the knife in your pocket.” “Never mind, will do better next time.” III “Whither away, Hans?” “To Grethel, Mother.” “Behave well, Hans.” “Oh, I’ll behave well. Good-bye, Mother.” “Good-bye, Hans.” Hans comes to Grethel. “Good day, Grethel.” “Good day, Hans. What good thing do you bring?” “I bring nothing. I want something given me.” Grethel presents Hans with a young goat. “Good-bye, Grethel.” “Good-bye, Hans.” Hans takes the goat, ties its legs, and puts it in his pocket. When he gets home it is suffocated. “Good evening, Mother.” “Good evening, Hans. Where have you been?” “With Grethel.” “What did you take her?” “Took nothing, she gave me something.” “What did Grethel give you?” “She gave me a goat.” “Where is the goat, Hans?” “Put it in my pocket.” “That was ill done, Hans, you should have put a rope round the goat’s neck.” “Never mind, will do better next time.” IV “Whither away, Hans?” “To Grethel, Mother.” “Behave well, Hans.” “Oh, I’ll behave well. Good-bye, Mother.” “Good-bye, Hans.” Hans comes to Grethel. “Good day, Grethel.” “Good day, Hans. What good thing do you bring?” “I bring nothing, I want something given me.” Grethel presents Hans with a piece of bacon. “Good-bye, Grethel.” “Good-bye, Hans.” Hans takes the bacon, ties it to a rope, and drags it away behind him. The dogs come and devour the bacon. When he gets home, he has the rope in his hand, and there is no longer anything hanging to it. “Good evening, Mother.” “Good evening, Hans. Where have you been?” “With Grethel.” “What did you take her?” “I took her nothing, she gave me something.” “What did Grethel give you?” “Gave me a bit of bacon.” “Where is the bacon, Hans?” “I tied it to a rope, brought it home, dogs took it.” “That was ill done, Hans, you should have carried the bacon on your head.” “Never mind, will do better next time.” V “Whither away, Hans?” “To Grethel, Mother.” “Behave well, Hans.” “I’ll behave well. Good-bye, Mother.” “Good-bye, Hans.” Hans comes to Grethel. “Good day, Grethel.” “Good day, Hans. What good thing do you bring?”