ANCIENT CHINESE FAIRY TALE PLEASE READ

The Fisherman and his wife
(Brothers Grimm)

once upon a time there was a fisherman and his wife, the lived together in a small fishing lodge, close to the lake and the fishermen went all days and angelte; and he angelte and angelte.

So he sat and even with his angel and always looked in the clear water into it; so he sat and sat.

There went the Angel on the ground, deep down, and when he took it up because he brought a large butt out. As said the butt to him: "Listen, Fischer, I pray thee, let me live, I am not really butt, I am a exp unschter prince. What helps thee, when thou me totmachst? I would you taste but not right; set me back into the water and swim let me!" "Well," the man said, "You do not need to make as many words; a butt, can speak, I will nevertheless probably swimming." Thus he put him back in the clear water; then the butt on the ground and had a long strip of blood behind. As the fishermen on and went to his wife in the small tent.

"Man", said the woman, "Do you have taken nothing today?" "No," the man said, "I caught a butt, said that he would be a verwunschener prince, I swim it again." "You have nothing you want?" said the woman. "No," the man said, "What shall I wish for?" "Oh," said the woman, "but that is bos, always here in the huttchen to dwell, the smells and is so disgusting; you had us but a small house needs. Go again and call him! Tell him that we wanted a small house, he does the course." "Oh," the man said, "What should I still time go?" "I", said the woman, "you had caught him and have him back swimming, he does the certainly. Go directly out!" the man would still not right, also wanted his wife does not act contrary and went to the sea.

When he arrived here, the sea was very green and yellow and is no longer so clear. This is how he himself and said:
"Manntje, Manntje, Timpe Te,
Buttje Buttje, in the lake,
mine FRU, de Ilsebill,
don't as ik wol wants."

There came the butt angeschwommen and said: "Well, what do you do?" "Oh," the man said, "I had caught yourself; now says my wife, I wish I had but what. It may be more in their hut housing, you would like a small house." "Go back," said the butt, "It has beautiful."

So the man, and his wife was no longer in the fischer huttchen; in its place was now a small house, and his wife was sitting in front of the door to a bank. Since his wife took him by the hand and said to him: "Come Come in, behold, now is the but much better!" They went inside and in the little house was a small forecourt and a small, lovely Parlor and chamber, where each his bed, and kitchen and pantry, everything in the best possible way with equipment and beautifully situated, Tin stuff and brass, which will also be part of it. And it was also a small courtyard with chickens and ducks and a small garden with green stuff and fruit. "Look," said the woman, "is not nice?" "Yes," the man said, "so you remain; now we want to right merrily life." "We consider," said the woman. Then they ate something and went to bed.

So it went well now eight or fourteen days; because the woman said, "Listen, men, the house is also not too tight, and the courtyard and the garden is so small, the butt had us well to give a larger house. I would like to be in a large stone castle again. Go to the butt, it should give us a castle!" "Oh, we live in a castle?" "I was," said the woman, "Go thou only, the butt can already do!" "No, madam," the man said, "the butt has us only the house; I may not immediately come to the butt could resent." "Go," said the woman, "he can do quite well and does it also liked; you only go out!"

The man his heart was so hard and he would not; he said to himself: "It is not right" - but still went out.

When he came to the sea, the water was very purple and dark blue and gray and thick and no longer so green and yellow; but it was still quiet. Since he is now back and said:
"Manntje, Manntje, Timpe Te,
Buttje Buttje, in the lake,
mine FRU, de Ilsebill,
don't as ik wol wants."

"Well, what do you do?" said the butt. "Oh," the man said half-printed, "you want in a large stone castle again."

"Go back, it stands in front of the door," said the butt.

The man went away and thought that he wanted to go home, but as he came thither, since it was a large stone palace, and his wife was at the top of the stairs and wanted to go; she took him by the hand and said: "Come inside!" So he went in with her, and in the castle was a large hall with a screed from marmelstein and there were so many operated, the cracks on the large doors; and the walls were all blank and with beautiful wallpaper, and loud in the rooms gold chairs and tables, and crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling and all rooms and chambers were occupied with foot ceilings; and the food and the best wine Stand on the tables, as if they wanted to break. And behind the house was also a great courtyard with a horse and Cowshed and carriage - everything from the best; also there was a large beautiful garden with the most beautiful flowers and its fruit trees and a lovely park, one half-mile long; there were many deer and hares in it and everything that you would like to only ever. "Well," said the woman, "Is this not already?" "Oh, yes," the man said, "This is the way it should remain; now we also want to live in the beautiful castle and satisfied." "We consider," said the woman, "and want it accel ports." Then they went to bed.

The next morning the woman first woke up on it, it was also the day has become, and saw from your bed of this beautiful land. The man was expanded and extended, since it came with the elbow in the page and said: "Man standing on and look out of the window! See, we could not be king over the whole country? Go to the butt, we want to be king!" "Oh, madam," the man said, "Why do we want to be king? I do not like king." "Well," said the woman, "Do you want to be king, I will be king. Go to the butt, I will be king." "Oh, madam," the man said, "What do you want to be king? I like him not to say." "Why not?" The woman said, "go out, I must immediately be king!" as the man went out and was printed, that his wife wanted to be king. This is and is not right, I thought of the man. He did not want to go, but went out.

And when he came to the sea, because the sea was completely black-gray and the water overflowed from the bottom up and smelled very lazy. As he himself and said:
"Manntje, Manntje, Timpe Te,
Buttje Buttje, in the lake,
mine FRU, de Ilsebill,
don't as ik wol wants."

"Well, what do you do?" said the butt. "Oh," the man said, "you will be king." "Go back, it is beautiful," said the butt. The man went, and when he came to the palace since the castle was much larger, with a big tower and magnificent zierat therein; And the garrison stood before the gate, and there were so many soldiers and trumpets and timpani. And when he came into the house, since everything was of pure gold and samtne marmelstein and ceilings with large, gold tassels. Then went the doors of the room, where the whole of the Court was, and his wife was sitting on a high throne of gold and diamonds and had a large golden crown and the sceptre in the hand of pure gold and precious stones. And on both sides of your Virgin, six in a row, always a head that is smaller than the other. Since he is now back and said: "Oh, Madam, you are now king?" "Yes," said the woman, "Now I am king." He stood and looked at her now, and as he now for a long time regarded as had, he said: "Oh, wife, what is available to you the good that you are king. We now want to also want nothing more." "No, man," said the woman and was very restless, "I will have time and while I can not do more bearable. Go to the butt, king, I am now i must also emperor!" "Oh, madam," the man said, "Why do you want the emperor?" "Man", she said, "Go to the butt, I want the emperor!" "Oh, madam," the man said, "Emperor he can not do, I like the butt not saying; emperor is only once in the kingdom; Kaiser can not make the butt, and he can not!"

"What," said the woman, "I am the king, and thou art but my husband; wilt thou hingehn equal? Just go! He can make kings, so he can also emperor; I want and will be Emperor; equal to "go!" because he had to hingehn. But as the man went, he was completely bang; and as he went, he thought: this is and is not good: Emperor is to ausverschamt, the butt is at the end of tired.

However, he came to the sea. Since the sea was still completely black and thick and began to so from the bottom up to froth that they blow accused and it went to a Vortex wind over the sea that you may only be turned. And the man grabbed a gray. He stood up and said:
"Manntje, Manntje, Timpe Te,
Buttje Buttje, in the lake,
mine FRU, de Ilsebill,
don't as ik wol wants."

"Well, what do you do?" said the butt. "Oh, butt", he said, "My wife wants emperor." "Go back," said the butt, "it is beautiful." So the man, and when he arrived, there was the whole castle of polished marmelstein with figures from alabaster and gold decorative formats. In front of the door, the soldiers marched in and they blew the trumpets and beat the drums and drums. But in the home, then went the barons and counts and dukes degrees as if they were servants, around; they made him the doors to the pure gold. And when he came in because his wife was sitting on a throne, was a piece of gold and was probably two miles high; and she had a big golden crown on which was three cubits high, and with brilliant and carbuncle stones. On the one hand had the sceptre and in the other the orb, and on both sides next to her, as were the guard so in two rows, always a smaller than the other, from the largest giant that was two miles high, up to the very tiny Dwarf that was as big as my finger. And before you were so many princes and dukes. Now the man went out and stood among them and said: "Woman, you are now emperor?" "Yes," she said, "I am Kaiser." as he is now back and looked so right; And as he had seen for a long time, he said: "Oh, Madam, as is available to you the nice that you emperor!" "Man", said, "What are you there? I am now emperor; now I but also Pope, go to butt!" "Oh, madam," the man said, "What wilt thou not yet everything?" pope can not you; there's the Pope but only once in the Christianity - that it cannot make." "Man", said, "I will go directly to the Pope, I must today Pope!" "No, madam," the man said, "I like it does not say that it is not good, this is too much to ask that the Pope may not make you the butt." "Man, chat No Nonsense!" said the woman, "he can make emperor, so he can also popes. Go immediately to go! I am emperor and you are my husband - wilt thou go?" because he was very afraid, and he went away. It was very weak, he shook and trembled, and the knee and calf schlott provoked him. And since stroke so a wind over the country, and the clouds were flying, and it was as dark as against the evening; the blades blew from the trees, and the water was high and brauste as if it was cooked and plat was on the beach and in the distance he saw the ships, the gifts notschusse and dancing and jumping on the waves. But the sky was still in the middle of a little blue, but on the side because it attracted quite red as a heavy thunderstorm. As he went completely melted down and stood there in his fear and said:
"Manntje, Manntje, Timpe Te,
Buttje Buttje, in the lake,
mine FRU, de Ilsebill,
don't as ik wol wants."

"Well, what do you do?" said the butt. "Oh," the man said, "you." the Pope wants to "go only to you it is," said the butt.

And he went out, and when he arrived, there was as a large Church, of louder palaces surrounded. Since he urged by the people; but everything was inwardly with thousands and thousands of lights, and his wife was in gold dressed and sat on a throne and much higher still had three big golden crowns on and around you, there was so much spiritual state, and on both sides of her that there were two rows of lights, the largest so thick and large as the greatest of all tower, to the smallest kitchen lighting. And all the kings and emperors, the layers above it on the knees and kissed her the slippers. "Woman," the man said and looked so right "are you now Pope?" "Yes," she said, "I am the Pope." And he went out and saw you are right, and since it was as if he would like to see in the bright sun. As he had seen for a long time, he said: "Oh, Madam, as well is that you get the Pope!" She sat but very stiff as a tree and touched and encouraged. He said: "Woman, now be satisfied that you Pope! Now you can but nothing more." "I consider," said the woman. So they went both to bed; but it was not satisfied and the greed did not sleep, you always thought that what you have.

The man slept well and that he had the day must run much; but the woman could not sleep and threw the whole night from one side to the other and always thought about it for what you probably still could be and could but nothing more to reflect. However wanted the sun rise, and as the dawn saw set you are upright in the bed and saw rigid in there. And as you from the window the sun so come back up saw: "ha", I thought, "I can not even the sun and the moon rise?" "Man", said you and pushed him to the elbow in the ribs, "Awake, go to butt, I will be as the love of God!" The husband was asleep, but he was afraid that he fell from the bed. He said that he was interrogated and rubbed his eyes and said: "Oh, wife, what do you say?" "Man", said, "If I do not have the sun and the moon can leave to rise - I can not stand, and I will not be quiet hour more that I can not even leave to rise." saw it completely evil in that a freaky overflowed. "equal to go; I will be as the love of God!" "Oh, madam," the man said and fell on his knees before her, "the butt not. The emperor and the pope can he do; I pray thee, go in you and remain Pope!" There came the wickedness upon you; the hair flew your so wild around the head and you cried out: "I do not think that this! And I think this is no longer; wilt thou go?" And he went to the trousers and ran as nonsensical.

The Storm went outside and brauste that he hardly on the feet. The houses and the trees were blew down, and the mountains shook, and the rock pieces rolled into the sea and the sky was pitch black and it thundered and flashed and the lake was in such high black waves as steeples and mountains, and above, they all had a white foam. As he cried, and he could not hear his own word:
"Manntje, Manntje, Timpe Te,
Buttje Buttje, in the lake,
mine FRU, de Ilsebill,
don't as ik wol wants."

"Well, what do you do?" said the butt. "Oh," he said, "you will be like God." "Go out, you sit back in the fisher's hut."

As you sit still to this day.