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The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett, Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe. So she went away, put off everything she had on, and then she was not clothed, and took a great fishing net, and seated herself in it and wrapped it entirely round and round her, so that she was not naked, and she hired an ass, and tied the fisherman's net to its tail, so that it was forced to drag her along, and that was neither riding nor walking. When the peasants came together, they began to dispute, to beat each other and make a disturbance, and the peasant with the oxen wanted to keep the foal, and said one of the oxen had given birth to it, and the other said his horse had had it, and that it was his. The quarrel came before the King, and he give the verdict that the foal should stay where it had been found, and so the peasant with the oxen, to whom it did not belong, got it. When the King heard of their poverty, he presented them with a piece of land, which she and her father dug up, and intended to sow with a little corn and grain of that kind. There was one peasant who had three horses, one of which was delivered of a young foal, and it ran away and lay down between two oxen which were in front of the waggon. I will not have thee any longer for a wife; thy time is up, go back to the place from whence thou camest to thy peasant’s hut.” One favor, however, he granted her; she might take with her the one thing that was dearest and best in her eyes, and thus was she dismissed. When he and his daughter dug the field, they found a mortar made of gold. In: Baughman, Ernest Warren. … T here was once a poor peasant who had no land, but only a small house, and one daughter. Synopsis. if I had but listened to my daughter! [18], French author Edouard Laboulaye translated a Croatian variant titled A Female Solomon in his book Last Fairy Tales. Reading original versions of folktales and fairy tales from around the world every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, The Folktale Project is for everyone who has a love of the mystery that surrounds us and the ways we try to explain it. One favour, however, he granted her; she might take with her the one thing that was dearest and best in her eyes; and thus was she dismissed. There was one peasant who had three horses, one of which was delivered of a young foal, and it ran away and lay down between two oxen which were in front of the waggon. 2 (The Elfin Knight). Then the King said that he must now bring him the pestle. There was once a poor peasant who had no land, but only a small house, and one daughter. Then said the daughter, we ought to ask our lord the king for a bit of newly-cleared land. Share this: Twitter; Facebook; Who says you're too old for a good fairy tale? Then said the daughter, “We ought to ask our lord the King for a bit of newly-cleared land.” When the King heard of their poverty, he presented them with a bit of land, which she and her father dug up, and intended to sow with a little corn and grain of that kind. The peasant, however, would not do so, and said always, God forbid he should! The wise daughter said to her father, “We are poor. When they had dug nearly the whole of the field, they found in the earth a mortar made of pure gold. A peasant begged some land from the king. Create a library and add your favorite stories. He would, however, not obey her, but took the mortar and carried it to the King, said that he had found it in the cleared land, and asked if he would accept it as a present. In Kentucky Folktales: Revealing Stories, Truths, and Outright Lies, 106-12. consent to this, and said, “Father, if we have the mortar without The daughter, however, would not consent to this, and said, "Father, if we have the mortar without having the pestle as well, we shall have to get the pestle, so you had much better say nothing about it." Then said the daughter, "We ought to ask our lord the King for a bit of newly-cleared land." They laid him, however, on a heap of straw, and beat him and tormented him so long that at last he admitted that he had got the idea from the Queen. "She told me that I ought not to take the mortar to you, for I should have to produce the pestle as well." Then said the daughter, We ought to ask our lord the King for … if I had but listened to my daughter!” and would neither eat nor drink. When the King reached home again, he said to his wife, “Why hast thou behaved so falsely to me? There was once a poor peasant who had no land, but only a small house, and one daughter. Sign in. The daughter warned that if they gave it to the king for his kindness, he would ask for the pestle as well; the father gave it nonetheless, and the king asked for the pestle and put him in prison until he got it. Then said the daughter, we ought to ask our lord the king for a bit of newly-cleared land. Household Tales. They laid him, however, on a heap of straw, and beat him and tormented him so long that at last, he admitted that he had got the idea from the Queen. Already a member? heard of their poverty, he presented them with a bit of land, which “No,” answered the countryman. The ass had also to drag her in the ruts, so that she only touched the ground with her great toe, and that was neither being in the road nor out of the road. Illustration from. When they had dug nearly the whole of the field, they found in the earth a mortar made of pure gold. And when she arrived in that fashion, the King said she had guessed the riddle and fulfilled all the conditions. Read the next fairy tale; The Pink. [12], In a variant from Mallorca, Das Märchen des Bockes (Sa Rondaya des Boch), the king inquires the girl's parents about the maiden's cleverness. Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. The story does end without bloodshed. Shortly before his parents’ deaths, Nikolai fell in love with his landlord’s pretty, intellectual daughter, Masha. The King took the mortar, and asked if he had found nothing besides that? [3], It is Aarne-Thompson type 875. She at once said yes, she would guess it. if I had but listened to my daughter!" A peasant and his daughter receive a piece of land from the king. I will not have thee any longer for a wife; thy time is up, go back to the place from whence thou camest to thy peasant's hut." She was therefore obliged to appear before the King, who asked her if she really was so wise, and said he would set her a riddle, and if she could guess that, he would marry her. She laid him in her own little bed, and he slept one day and one night without awakening, and when he awoke he looked round and said, "Good God! The peasant who owned the mare went to the queen for help. The quarrel came before the King, and he gave the verdict that the foal should stay where it had been found, and so the peasant with the oxen, to whom it did not belong, got it. MacColl, D. S. "Grania in Church: Or the Clever Daughter." Return to the The Brothers Grimm Home Page, or . [24], There are variants in which it is a male that defies the king with his cleverness,[25] such as a tale from Saint Martin, collected by anthropologist Elsie Clews Parsons. When the peasants came together, they began to dispute, to beat each other and make a disturbance, and the peasant with the oxen wanted to keep the foal, and said one of the oxen had given birth to it, and the other said his horse had had it, and that it was his. house, and one daughter. [4] This type of tale is the commonest European tale dealing with witty exchanges.[5]. The king agreed that she had guessed the riddle; he freed her father and married her. As they are working it, they find a gold mortar which the peasant gives to the king even though his daughter advises him not to. The peasant said, “It is as easy for me to fish on dry land as it is for an ox to have a foal.” The messenger went back and took the answer to the King, who ordered the peasant to be brought to him and told him that this was not his own idea, and he wanted to know whose it was? Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Things Fall Apart and what it means. "If you have a daughter who is as wise as that, let her come here." Discover more than 3,800 classic tales plus new stories by fairy tale fans. Then the other went away, and wept and lamented over his foal. The peasant said, “It is as easy for me to fish on dry land as it is for an ox to have a foal.” The messenger went back and took the answer to the King, who ordered the peasant to be brought to him and told him that this was not his own idea, and he wanted to know whose it was? If I had but listened to my daughter!” and what it was that his daughter had said. When they had dug nearly the whole of the field, they found in the earth a mortar made of pure gold. “No,” answered the countryman. "Listen," said the father to the girl, "as our lord the King has been so gracious and presented us with the field, we ought to give him this mortar in return for it." The peasant, however, would not do so, and said always, God forbid he should! The Peasant's Wise Daughter by The Brothers Grimm. All Rights Reserved. Joseph Jacobs point in his Europa's Fairy Book that the tale has many parallels across Europe and Asia. THERE was once a poor peasant who had no land, but only a small house, and one daughter. Alas, alas, if I had but listened to my daughter!" "Listen," said the father to the girl, "as our lord the King has been so gracious and presented us with the field, we ought to give him this mortar in return for it." if I had but listened to my daughter!" [13], Irish folklorist Patrick Kennedy listed The Poor Girl that became a Queen as another variant. Then she ordered a powerful sleeping draught to be brought, to drink farewell to him; the King took a long draught, but she took only a little. Or Create a free Fairytalez account in less than a minute. The Hague, Netherlands: Mouton & Co. 1966. pp. When the King passed by, and saw that, he sent his messenger to ask what the stupid man was about? The servants had daily to carry him bread and water, which is what people get in prison, and they heard how the man cried out continually, "Ah! He would, however, not obey her, but took the mortar and carried it to the King, said that he had found it in the cleared land, and asked if he would accept it as a present. Then he ordered her father to be released from the prison, took her to wife, and gave into her care all the royal possessions. At length his wife came to his bedside and said, "My dear lord and King, you told me I might bring away with me from the palace that which was dearest and most precious in my eyes I have nothing more precious and dear than yourself, so I have brought you with me." There was once a poor peasant who had no land, but only a small house, and one daughter. The King took the mortar, and asked if he had found nothing besides that? Then said the daughter, “We ought to ask our lord the King for a bit of newly-cleared land.” When the King heard of their poverty, he presented them with a piece of land, which she and her father dug up, and intended to sow with a little corn and grain of that kind. Both the peasant who owned the mare and the one who owned the ox claimed it; the king said it belonged where it was found. and what it was that his daughter had said. So he commanded the servants to bring the prisoner before him, and then the King asked the peasant why he was always crying, "Ah! Then she ordered a powerful sleeping draught to be brought, to drink farewell to him; the King took a long draught, but she took only a little.

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