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hundred. Ah, said the peasant, they no longer belong to me, I
presented two hundred of them to the sentry, and three hundred the
Jew has changed for me, so by right nothing at all belongs to me. In
the meantime the soldier and the Jew entered and claimed what they
had gained from the peasant, and they received the blows strictly
counted out. The soldier bore it patiently and knew already how it
tasted, but the Jew said sorrowfully, alas, alas, are these the heavy
talers. The king could not help laughing at the peasant, and when
all his anger was spent, he said, as you have already lost your
reward before it fell to your lot, I will give you compensation. Go
into my treasure chamber and get some money for yourself, as much as
you will. The peasant did not need to be told twice, and stuffed
into his big pockets whatsoever would go in. Afterwards he went to
an inn and counted out his money. The Jew had crept after him and
heard how he muttered to himself, that rogue of a king has cheated me
after all, why could he not have given me the money himself, and then
I should have known what I had. How can I tell now if what I have
had the luck to put in my pockets is right or not. Good heavens,
said the Jew to himself, that man is speaking disrespectfully of our
lord the king, I will run and inform, and then I shall get a reward,
and he will be punished as well. When the king heard of the peasant's
words he fell into a passion, and commanded the Jew to go and bring
the offender to him. The Jew ran to the peasant, you are to go at
once to the lord king in the very clothes you have on. I know what's
right better than that, answered the peasant, I shall have a new coat
made first. Do you think that a man with so much money in his pocket
should go there in his ragged old coat. The Jew, as he saw that the
peasant would not stir without another coat, and as he feared that if
the king's anger cooled, he himself would lose his reward, and the
peasant his punishment, said, I will out of pure friendship lend you
a coat for the short time. What people will not do for love. The
peasant was contented with this, put the Jew's coat on, and went off
with him. The king reproached the countryman because of the evil
speaking of which the Jew had informed him. Ah, said the peasant,
what a Jew says is always false - no true word ever comes out of his
mouth. That rascal there is capable of maintaining that I have his
coat on. What is that, shrieked the Jew, is the coat not mine. Have
I not lent it to you out of pure friendship, in order that you might
appear before the lord king. When the king heard that, he said, the
Jew has assuredly deceived one or the other of us, either myself or
the peasant. And again he ordered something to be counted out to him
in hard thalers. The peasant, however, went home in the good coat,
with the good money in his pocket, and said to himself, this time I
have made it.
There were once upon a time a king and a queen who lived
happily together and had twelve children, but they were
all boys. Then said the king to his wife, if the thirteenth
child which you are about to bring into the world, is a girl, the
twelve boys shall die, in order that her possessions may be great,
and that the kingdom may fall to her alone. He even caused twelve
coffins to be made, which were already filled with shavings, and
in each lay a little death pillow, and he had them taken into a
locked-up room, and then he gave the queen the key of it, and bade
her not to speak of this to anyone.

The mother, however, now sat and lamented all day long, until
the youngest son, who was always with her, and whom she had
named benjamin, from the bible, said to her, dear mother, why
are you so sad.

Dearest child, she answered, I may not tell you. But he let
her have no rest until she went and unlocked the room, and showed
him the twelve coffins ready filled with shavings. Then she said,
my dearest benjamin, your father has had these coffins made for
you and for your eleven brothers, for if I bring a little girl into
the world, you are all to be killed and buried in them. And as she
wept while she was saying this, the son comforted her and said, weep
not, dear mother, we will save ourselves, and go hence. But she
said, go forth into the forest with your eleven brothers, and let
one sit constantly on the highest tree which can be found, and keep
watch, looking towards the tower here in the castle. If I give
birth to a little son, I will put up a white flag, and then you may
venture to come back. But if I bear a daughter, I will hoist a red
flag, and then fly hence as quickly as you are able, and may the
good God protect you. And every night I will rise up and pray for
you - in winter that you may be able to warm yourself at a fire, and
in summer that you may not faint away in the heat.

After she had blessed her sons therefore, they went forth into
the forest. They each kept watch in turn, and sat on the highest
oak and looked towards the tower. When eleven days had passed
and the turn came to benjamin, he saw that a flag was being raised.
It was, however, not the white, but the blood-red flag which
announced that they were all to die. When the brothers heard that,
they were very angry and said, are we all to suffer death for the
sake of a girl. We swear that we will avenge ourselves -
wheresoever we find a girl, her red blood shall flow.

Thereupon they went deeper into the forest, and in the midst
of it, where it was the darkest, they found a little bewitched hut,
which was standing empty. Then said they, here we will dwell,
and you benjamin, who are the youngest and weakest, you shall
stay at home and keep house, we others will go out and fetch food.

Then they went into the forest and shot hares, wild deer, birds and
pigeons, and whatsoever there was to eat. This they took to
benjamin, who had to dress it for them in order that they might
appease their hunger. They lived together ten years in the little
hut, and the time did not appear long to them.

hundred. Ah, said the peasant, they no longer belong to me, I

presented two hundred of them to the sentry, and three hundred the

Jew has changed for me, so by right nothing at all belongs to me. In

the meantime the soldier and the Jew entered and claimed what they

had gained from the peasant, and they received the blows strictly

counted out. The soldier bore it patiently and knew already how it

tasted, but the Jew said sorrowfully, alas, alas, are these the heavy

talers. The king could not help laughing at the peasant, and when

all his anger was spent, he said, as you have already lost your

reward before it fell to your lot, I will give you compensation. Go

into my treasure chamber and get some money for yourself, as much as

you will. The peasant did not need to be told twice, and stuffed

into his big pockets whatsoever would go in. Afterwards he went to

an inn and counted out his money. The Jew had crept after him and

heard how he muttered to himself, that rogue of a king has cheated me

after all, why could he not have given me the money himself, and then

I should have known what I had. How can I tell now if what I have

had the luck to put in my pockets is right or not. Good heavens,

said the Jew to himself, that man is speaking disrespectfully of our

lord the king, I will run and inform, and then I shall get a reward,

and he will be punished as well. When the king heard of the peasant's

words he fell into a passion, and commanded the Jew to go and bring

the offender to him. The Jew ran to the peasant, you are to go at

once to the lord king in the very clothes you have on. I know what's

right better than that, answered the peasant, I shall have a new coat

made first. Do you think that a man with so much money in his pocket

should go there in his ragged old coat. The Jew, as he saw that the

peasant would not stir without another coat, and as he feared that if

the king's anger cooled, he himself would lose his reward, and the

peasant his punishment, said, I will out of pure friendship lend you

a coat for the short time. What people will not do for love. The

peasant was contented with this, put the Jew's coat on, and went off

with him. The king reproached the countryman because of the evil

speaking of which the Jew had informed him. Ah, said the peasant,

what a Jew says is always false - no true word ever comes out of his

mouth. That rascal there is capable of maintaining that I have his

coat on. What is that, shrieked the Jew, is the coat not mine. Have

I not lent it to you out of pure friendship, in order that you might

appear before the lord king. When the king heard that, he said, the

Jew has assuredly deceived one or the other of us, either myself or

the peasant. And again he ordered something to be counted out to him

in hard thalers. The peasant, however, went home in the good coat,

with the good money in his pocket, and said to himself, this time I

have made it.

There were once upon a time a king and a queen who lived

happily together and had twelve children, but they were

all boys. Then said the king to his wife, if the thirteenth

child which you are about to bring into the world, is a girl, the

twelve boys shall die, in order that her possessions may be great,

and that the kingdom may fall to her alone. He even caused twelve

coffins to be made, which were already filled with shavings, and

in each lay a little death pillow, and he had them taken into a

locked-up room, and then he gave the queen the key of it, and bade

her not to speak of this to anyone.

The mother, however, now sat and lamented all day long, until

the youngest son, who was always with her, and whom she had

named benjamin, from the bible, said to her, dear mother, why

are you so sad.

Dearest child, she answered, I may not tell you. But he let

her have no rest until she went and unlocked the room, and showed

him the twelve coffins ready filled with shavings. Then she said,

my dearest benjamin, your father has had these coffins made for

you and for your eleven brothers, for if I bring a little girl into

the world, you are all to be killed and buried in them. And as she

wept while she was saying this, the son comforted her and said, weep

not, dear mother, we will save ourselves, and go hence. But she

said, go forth into the forest with your eleven brothers, and let

one sit constantly on the highest tree which can be found, and keep

watch, looking towards the tower here in the castle. If I give

birth to a little son, I will put up a white flag, and then you may

venture to come back. But if I bear a daughter, I will hoist a red

flag, and then fly hence as quickly as you are able, and may the

good God protect you. And every night I will rise up and pray for

you - in winter that you may be able to warm yourself at a fire, and

in summer that you may not faint away in the heat.

After she had blessed her sons therefore, they went forth into

the forest. They each kept watch in turn, and sat on the highest

oak and looked towards the tower. When eleven days had passed

and the turn came to benjamin, he saw that a flag was being raised.

It was, however, not the white, but the blood-red flag which

announced that they were all to die. When the brothers heard that,

they were very angry and said, are we all to suffer death for the

sake of a girl. We swear that we will avenge ourselves -

wheresoever we find a girl, her red blood shall flow.

Thereupon they went deeper into the forest, and in the midst

of it, where it was the darkest, they found a little bewitched hut,

which was standing empty. Then said they, here we will dwell,

and you benjamin, who are the youngest and weakest, you shall

stay at home and keep house, we others will go out and fetch food.

Then they went into the forest and shot hares, wild deer, birds and

pigeons, and whatsoever there was to eat. This they took to

benjamin, who had to dress it for them in order that they might

appease their hunger. They lived together ten years in the little

hut, and the time did not appear long to them.