Clever Hans


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The mother of Hans said, "Whither away, Hans?" Hans answered, "To Grethel." - "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 dost thou bring that is good?" - "I bring nothing, I want to have something given me." Grethel presents Hans with a needle. Hans says, "Good-bye, Grethel." - "Good-bye, Hans."
Hans takes the needle, sticks it into a hay-cart, and follows the cart home. "Good evening, mother." - "Good evening, Hans. Where hast thou been?" - "With Grethel." - "What didst thou take her?" - "Took nothing; had something given me." - "What did Grethel give thee?" - "Gave me a needle." - "Where is the needle, Hans?" - "Stuck it in the hay-cart." - "That was ill done, Hans. Thou shouldst have stuck the needle in thy sleeve." - "Never mind, I'll do better next time."
"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 dost thou bring that is good?" - "I bring nothing; I want to have something given to 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 hast thou been?" - "With Grethel." - "What didst thou take her?" - "Took her nothing, she gave me something." - "What did Grethel give thee?" - "Gave me a knife." - "Where is the knife, Hans?" - "Stuck in my sleeve." - "That's ill done, Hans, thou shouldst have put the knife in thy pocket." - "Never mind, will do better next time." - "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 dost thou 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 hast thou been?" - "With Grethel." - "What didst thou take her?" - "Took nothing, she gave me something." - "What did Grethel give thee?" - "She gave me a goat." - "Where is the goat, Hans?" - "Put it in my pocket." - "That was ill done, Hans, thou shouldst have put a rope round the goat's neck." - "Never mind, will do better next time."
"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 dost thou 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 hast thou been?" - "With Grethel." What didst thou take her?" - "I took her nothing, she gave me something." - "What did Grethel give thee?" - "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, thou shouldst have carried the bacon on thy head." - "Never mind, will do better next time." - "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 dost thou bring?" - "I bring nothing, but would have something given." Grethel presents Hans with a calf. "Good-bye, Grethel." - "Good-bye, Hans."
Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face. Good evening, mother." - "Good evening, Hans. Where hast thou been?" - "With Grethel." - "What didst thou take her?" - "I took nothing, but had something given me." - "What did Grethel give thee?" - "A calf." - "Where hast thou the calf, Hans?" - "I set it on my head and it kicked my face." - "That was ill done, Hans, thou shouldst have led the calf, and put it in the stall." - "Never mind, will do better next time."
"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 dost thou bring?" - "I bring nothing, but would have something given." Grethel says to Hans, "I will go with thee."
Hans takes Grethel, ties her to a rope, leads her to the rack and binds her fast. Then Hans goes to his mother. "Good evening, mother." - "Good evening, Hans. Where hast thou been?" - "With Grethel." - "What didst thou take her?" - "I took her nothing." - "What did Grethel give thee?" - "She gave me nothing, she came with me." - "Where hast thou left Grethel?" - "I led her by the rope, tied her to the rack, and scattered some grass for her." - "That was ill done, Hans, thou shouldst have cast friendly eyes on her." - "Never mind, will do better."
Hans went into the stable, cut out all the calves', and sheep's eyes, and threw them in Grethel's face. Then Grethel became angry, tore herself loose and ran away, and became the bride of Hans.
La madre di Gianni domanda: -Dove vai, Gianni?-. Gianni risponde: -Da Ghita-. -Non far sciocchezze, Gianni.- -Niente sciocchezze. Addio, mamma.- Gianni va da Ghita. -Buon giorno, Ghita.- -Buon giorno, Gianni. Cosa mi porti di buono?- -Niente porto, dare.- Ghita gli regala un ago. Gianni dice: -Addio, Ghita-. -Addio, Gianni.- Gianni prende l'ago, lo ficca in un carro di fieno e, dietro al carro, torna a casa. -Buona sera, mamma.- -Buona sera, Gianni, dove sei stato?- -Da Ghita.- -Cosa le hai portato?- -Niente portato, lei dato.- -Cosa ti ha dato?- -Ago, dato.- -Dove hai l'ago, Gianni?- -Ficcato in carro di fieno.- -Che sciocco, Gianni! Dovevi infilarlo nella manica!- -Fa niente, un'altra volta.- -Dove vai, Gianni?- -Da Ghita.- -Non far sciocchezze, Gianni.- -Niente sciocchezze. Addio, mamma.- Gianni va da Ghita. -Buon giorno, Ghita.- -Buon giorno, Gianni. Cosa mi porti di buono?- -Niente porto, dare.- Ghita regala a Gianni un coltello. -Addio, Ghita.- -Addio, Gianni.- Gianni prende il coltello, lo infila nella manica e va a casa. -Buona sera, mamma.- -Buona sera, Gianni. Dove sei stato?- -Da Ghita.- -Cosa le hai portato?- -Niente portato, lei dato-. -Che cosa ti ha dato?- -Coltello, dato.- -Do ve hai il coltello, Gianni?- -Infilato nella manica.- -Che sciocco, Gianni! Dovevi metterlo in tasca!- -Fa niente, un'altra volta.- -Dove vai, Gianni?- -Da Ghita.- -Non far sciocchezze, Gianni.- -Niente sciocchezze. Addio, mamma.- Gianni va da Ghita. -Buon giorno, Ghita.- -Buon giorno, Gianni. Cosa mi porti di buono?- -Niente porto, dare.- Ghita gli regala una capretta. -Addio, Ghita.- -Addio, Gianni.- Gianni prende la capra, le lega le zampe e se la ficca in tasca. Quando arriva a casa è soffocata. -Buona sera, mamma.- -Buona sera, Gianni. Dove sei stato?- -Da Ghita.- -Cosa le hai portato?- -Niente portato, lei dato.- -Cosa ti ha dato?- -Capra, dato.- -Dove hai messo la capra, Gianni?- -Ficcata in tasca.- -Che sciocco, Gianni. Dovevi legarla a una corda!- -Fa niente, un'altra volta.- -Dove vai, Gianni?- -Da Ghita.- -Non far sciocchezze, Gianni.- -Niente sciocchezze. Addio, mamma.- Gianni va da Ghita. -Buon giorno, Ghita.- -Buon giorno, Gianni. Cosa mi porti di buono?- -Niente porto, dare.- Ghita gli regala un pezzo di lardo. Gianni lo lega a una corda e se lo trascina dietro. Vengono i cani e mangiano il lardo. Quando arriva a casa, tiene in mano la corda e nient'altro. -Buona sera, mamma.- -Buona sera, Gianni. Dove sei stato?- -Da Ghita.- -Cosa le hai portato?- -Niente portato, lei dato.- -Cosa ti ha dato?- -Pezzo di lardo, dato.- -Dove hai messo il lardo, Gianni?- -Legato alla fune, menato a casa, rubato i cani.- -Che sciocco, Gianni! Dovevi portarlo in testa!- -Fa niente, un'altra volta.- -Dove vai, Gianni?- -Da Ghita.- -Non far sciocchezze, Gianni.- -Niente sciocchezze. Addio, mamma.- Gianni va da Ghita: -Buon giorno, Ghita-. -Buon giorno, Gianni. Cosa mi porti di buono?- -Niente porto, dare.- Ghita regala a Gianni un vitello. Gianni se lo mette in testa e il vitello gli pesta la faccia. -Buona sera, mamma.- -Buona sera, Gianni. Dove sei stato?- -Da Ghita.- -Che cosa le hai portato?- -Niente portato, lei dato.- -Cosa ti ha dato?- -Vitello dato.- -Dove hai il vitello, Gianni?- -Messo sulla testa, pestato la faccia.- -Che sciocco, Gianni! Dovevi legarlo e condurlo alla greppia!- -Fa niente, un'altra volta.- -Dove vai, Gianni?- -Da Ghita.- -Non fare sciocchezze, Gianni.- -Niente sciocchezze. Addio, mamma.- -Buon giorno, Ghita.- -Buon giorno, Gianni. Cosa mi porti di buono?- -Niente porto, dare.- Ghita dice: -Voglio venire con te-. Gianni lega Ghita a una fune, la mena davanti alla greppia e l'attacca per bene. -Buona sera, mamma.- -Buona sera, Gianni. Dove sei stato?- -Da Ghita.- -Che cosa ti ha dato?- -Ghita venuta con me.- -E dove l'hai lasciata?- -Menata con la corda, legata alla greppia, messo l'erba davanti.- -Che sciocco, Gianni! Dovevi essere gentile e gettarle gli occhi addosso!- -Fa niente, un'altra volta.- Gianni va nella stalla, cava gli occhi a vitelli e pecore e li getta in faccia a Ghita. Allora Ghita s'infuria, strappa la corda, corre via, e addio sposa di Gianni!