Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863, Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859, Rackham, Arthur, 1867-1939, ill · New York : Doubleday, Page · leaf 227
lled by the fallingof the pickaxe, when itwent to draw beer, he toocried— What a Clever Elsawe have ! Then he, too, sat downand added his lamentationsto theirs. The bridegroom waitedalone upstairs for a longtime ; then, as nobody cameback, he thought: Theymust be waiting for medown there, I must go… … When she saw the pick-axe just above herhead, Clever Elsa burst into tears. 179 GRIMMS FAIRY TALES Alas, dear Hans! said Elsa, if we marry and have achild, and we send it to draw beer when it is big enough, itmay be killed if that pickaxe left hanging there were to fallon its head. Have we not…
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