Between Werrel and Soist there lived a man whose name was Knoist, and he had three sons. One was blind, the other lame, and the third stark-naked（一丝不挂...
A girl from Brakel once went to St. Anne's Chapel at the foot of the Hinnenberg, and as she wanted to have a husband, and thought there was no one...
There were once two brothers, the one rich, the other poor. The rich one, however, gave nothing to the poor one, and he gained a scanty（吝啬的） living by...
There was once a poor woman who had a son, who much wished to travel, but his mother said, "How canst thou travel? We have no money at all for th...
ONCE on a time there lived a King and a Queen, who were rich, and had everything they wanted, but no children.The Queen lamented over this day and nig...
A man and his wife were once sitting by the door of their house, and they had a roasted chicken set before them, and were about to eat it together.The...
There were once two brothers who both served as soldiers; one of them was rich, and the other poor. Then the poor one, to escape from his poverty, put...
IN the time when our Lord still walked this earth, he and St. Peter stopped one evening at a smith's and received free quarters（住处）. Then it came ...
The Lord God had created all animals, and had chosen out the wolf to be his dog, but he had forgotten the goat. Then the Devil made ready and began to...
Twelve servants who had done nothing all the day would not exert themselves at night either, but laid themselves on the grass and boasted of their idl...