036-第2章
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stone; and cutting; hick hack; hick hack; hick hack; and the mill
went klipp klapp; klipp klapp'klipp klapp。 Then the bird went
and sat on a lime…tree which stood in front of the mill; and
sang …
my mother she killed me;
then one of them stopped working;
my father he ate me;
then two more stopped working and listened to that;
my sister; little Marlinchen;
then four more stopped;
gathered together all my bones;
tied them in a silken handkerchief;
now eight only were hewing;
laid them beneath;
now only five;
the juniper tree;
and now only one;
kywitt; kywitt; what a beautiful bird am I。
Then the last stopped also; and heard the last words。 〃Bird;〃
said he; 〃how beautifully you sing。 Let me; too; hear that。
Sing that once more for me。〃
〃Nay;〃 said the bird; 〃I will not sing twice for nothing。 Give me
the millstone; and then I will sing it again。〃
〃Yes;〃 said he; 〃if it belonged to me only; you should have it。〃
〃Yes;〃 said the others; 〃if he sings again he shall have it。〃 Then
the bird came down; and the twenty millers all set to work with a
beam and raised the stone up。 And the bird stuck his neck
through the hole; and put the stone on as if it were a collar;
and flew on to the tree again; and sang …
my mother she killed me;
my father he ate me;
my sister; little Marlinchen;
gathered together all my bones;
tied them in a silken handkerchief;
laid them beneath the juniper tree;
kywitt; kywitt; what a beautiful bird am I。
And when he had done singing; he spread his wings; and in his
right claw he had the chain; and in his left the shoes; and
round his neck the millstone; and he flew far away to his father's
house。
In the room sat the father; the mother; and Marlinchen at dinner;
and the father said; 〃How light…hearted I feel; how happy I am。〃
〃Nay;〃 said the mother; 〃I feel so uneasy; just as if a heavy
storm were coming。〃 Marlinchen; however; sat weeping and weeping;
and then came the bird flying; and as it seated itself on the
roof the father said; 〃Ah; I feel so truly happy; and the sun is
shining so beautifully outside; I feel just as if I were about
to see some old friend again。〃 〃Nay;〃 said the woman; 〃I feel so
anxious; my teeth chatter; and I seem to have fire in my veins。〃
And she tore her stays open; but Marlinchen sat in a corner crying;
and held her plate before her eyes and cried till it was quite
wet。 Then the bird sat on the juniper tree; and sang …
my mother she killed me;
then the mother stopped her ears; and shut her eyes; and would
not see or hear; but there was a roaring in her ears like the
most violent storm; and her eyes burnt and flashed like
lightning …
my father he ate me;
〃Ah; mother;〃 says the man; 〃that is a beautiful bird。 He sings so
splendidly; and the sun shines so warm; and there is a smell just
like cinnamon。〃
My sister; little Marlinchen;
then Marlinchen laid her head on her knees and wept without
ceasing; but the man said; 〃I am going out; I must see the bird
quite close。〃 〃Oh; don't go;〃 said the woman; 〃I feel as if the
whole house were shaking and on fire。〃 But the man went out and
looked at the bird。
gathered together all my bones;
tied them in a silken handkerchief;
laid them beneath the juniper tree;
kywitt; kywitt; what a beautiful bird am I
on this the bird let the golden chain fall; and it fell exactly
round the man's neck; and so exactly round it that it fitted
beautifully。 Then he went in and said; 〃just look what a fine bird
that is; and what a handsome golden chain he has given me; and how
pretty he is。〃 But the woman was terrified; and fell down on
the floor in the room; and her cap fell off her head。 Then sang
the bird once more …
my mother she killed me。
〃Would that I were a thousand feet beneath the earth so as not
to hear that。〃
My father he ate me;
then the woman fell down again as if dead。
My sister; little marlinchen;
〃Ah;〃 said Marlinchen; 〃I too will go out and see if the bird will
give me anything;〃 and she went out。
Gathered together all my bones;
tied them in a silken handkerchief;
then he threw down the shoes to her。
Laid them beneath the juniper tree;
kywitt; kywitt; what a beautiful bird am I。
Then she was light…hearted and joyous; and she put on the new red
shoes; and danced and leaped into the house。 〃Ah;〃 said she; 〃I
was so sad when I went out and now I am so light…hearted; that
is a splendid bird; he has given me a pair of red shoes。〃 〃Well;〃
said the woman; and sprang to her feet and her hair stood up
like flames of fire; 〃I feel as if the world were coming to an end。
I too; will go out and see if my heart feels lighter。〃 And as
she went out at the door; crash。 The bird threw down the millstone
on her head; and she was entirely crushed by it。
The father and Marlinchen heard what had happened and went out; and smoke;
flames; and fire were rising from the place; and when that was
over; there stood the little brother; and he took his father and
Marlinchen by the hand; and all three were right glad; and they
went into the house to dinner; and ate。