Southern Branch of the University of California Los Angeles Form L-l PF n This book is DUE on last date stamped below OCT 2 1 15.1923 OCT 2 9 T923 JUL 2 1 Z 1938^ OCT 18 1939 NOV 1 lhcntb'0 flDooern Xanguaoe Series A GERMAN READER WITH PRACTICAL EXERCISES BY H. 0. BIERWIRTH AND A. H. HERRI CK ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR INSTRUCTOR IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY D. C. HEATH & CO., PUBLISHERS BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY D. C. HEATH & Co. 2 D2 Printed in U. S. A. PF i 7 .14' PREFACE IF we mistake not, three of the commonest questions antici- pated and answered, or at least discussed, hi the preface to a book like this are: First, why a new book at all? Second, where, or at what stage of the student's course, may it be taken up most profitably? And third, how or with what method of instruction should it be used? As to the first question, we offer no elaborate apology for this compilation, but simply say that we have thought the material worth editing. The title, Ahrenlese or Gleanings, should not be taken to imply that we had a hard time in gathering what we offer, nor that we think we have left the field bare behind us, but rather that the ears and stalks, though somewhat trimmed by us before being bound to- gether, are indigenous fruits of the good old German soil and not the product of our own cultivation. The second question it would be presumptuous for us to attempt to answer ex cathedra, but we believe that, as far as the mere reading matter is concerned, this collection should prove neither too advanced for high school use nor too elementary for college use. Of this, however, every teacher can judge best for himself. iv PREFACE Even on the third question we go no farther than to say that we believe the frequent, though unforced, repetition of the vocabulary of this book and the thoroughly idiomatic exercises adapt it to ready use with any mode of instruc- tion. Moreover, after many years' experience in reading both Harvard and " Board " admission examinations, we are by no means inclined to make a shibboleth of any "Method." We are, however, in hearty accord with the Direct Method, or for that matter with any other, as long as it encourages a thorough understanding of what is read and an intelligent application of linguistic principles to the actual and correct use of the foreign tongue. These two ends we have aimed to further not only by questions and exercises based on the text, which do not differ essentially from the customary ones, but also by a vocabulary which does differ from most others hi its fulness of detail, and which may therefore require a word of ex- planation. Our reasons, then, for incorporating such extended lexi- cographical and grammatical comment in the vocabulary were these: First, the desire to dispense with a separate body of notes, which since the coming into use of questions and exercises has made the very handling of some Readers more difficult for the student than it ought to be. Second, the conviction that the beginner needs more explicit infor- mation than is usually offered regarding the inflection of the PREFACE V nouns, adjectives, and verbs that he is expected to learn in the course of his reading. And, third, the belief that although it is well for the student not to consult the vocab- ulary until he has exerted his own wits to the utmost in getting at the meaning of new words or phrases, lest he become a slave thereto, it is equally important that when- ever he does resort to it he should find there, and just then, all the information which the full understanding of the text, the answering of the questions, and the repro- duction of the text involved in the exercises can reasonably call for. In conclusion we might add that it is just such immediate and intensive study of all common words, phrases, and con- structions that constitutes one of the most valid claims of the Direct Method to its name and distinction. Too often, however, in our opinion, the rash adoption of this method as something new has resulted in the most indirect and expen- sive way of teaching, as well as of learning, that modicum of grammar and syntax without which all study of language is doomed sooner or later to end in disappointment. H. C. BIERWIRTH A. H. HERRICK CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, December, 1917. gefeftiicfe 1. >ie gltefle, bie in bte djule ging i 2. 35er gudjS unb ber trebS 8. SBedjftein ... 3 3. ebatter ob ?. SBed&ftein . . . 4 4. 3)er djrnteb Don 3?itterbog ?. SBed&ftetn ... 9 5. (Sin Xraum I. $ertt>off ... 14 6. 2)er 3>urg unb bte erftenttf)re . . . . eibel ... 18 7. jDte teuren (Ster $. @imrod( ... 24 8. >er ftarfc !Drefd^er g. oebel ... 27 9. >te befreiten eelen 9t. SBaumbadj . . 28 10. 2)er arme SSJJufifant unb fein College . 2B. O. Don om 35 11. 3)a8 egengefd^enf $. imrodt ... 38 12. SBte ber alte ^ermeSbauer geftorben tft . ^>. ^anSjafob . . 42 13. S3ruber ^Iau unb bte treuen Ziere . . 9i. 35aumbad& . . 44 14. >er befefjrte ttefelfnec^t 3. turnt ... 49 15. )te SBunberlampe IP. 9?ofegger ... 54 16. ^urje 9Jeife narf) Slmertfa ^. @t5ber ... 59 17. SSie man >iebe fttngt (S. grommel . . 66 18. !Die renjfter Sinbenbaunt $. etbel ... 89 tibungen 105 SBfirterbudj 143 , bie in bte @rf)itfe gittg* 2tn einem fyeifeen a fyorte fie bie $inber bag fc^one 2ieb fingen: @umm, fiimm, fiimm, )ie @fel finb rec^t bumm. ternte e6 auc^ balb unb bac^te bei fic: 9te fjabe ic^ oiel gelerat unb fann rne^r at^ alte meine S3eraianbten. h)itt tc^ in bie toette SSelt ^ef)en unb ben Jieren fangftunben geben. @ie flog f)inauS auf bie SBiefe, tvo ein alter (Sfet toeibete. 10 bad^te fie: )a3 fommt mir aiie geluiinfc^tw, fe^te fic^ auf ben ^iicfen be3 Sfel^ unb begann ju fingen. fingft bu ba? fragte ber (Sfcl. fumnt, fumnt, S)ie (Sfel finb red)t bumm. 15 ftingt t)ubf^, fagte ber Gsfel. 3^ benfe, bafe t(| e je^t au(^ fann, unb toeil bu mid^ bag fdjone Sieb gele^rt i)aft, fo anft i(^ bir jeigen, rote bu Diel fc^neEer fliegen fannft al8 je^t. (Selje bid) auf bie pii^e meineS T>aS tat bie Sftege/ unb fogleidf) fdljleuberte fie ber (Sfel fo f)od() in bic ?uft, bafc fie fid) beinalje ben .'pals bradfj. >er unban!bare $erl! bmmmte bie ^tiege. 3c^ glaube, er s oolite mid^ umbringen. 5^un fam fie an einen 93adj unb feljte fic^ auf einen ra$= fjalm am Ufer. in ^tfc^ fcdnjamm tjeran, unb al8 fie .if)n erblicfte, begann fie ju fingen: of)I, ba^ ber $ud)3 tf)n nitr Derfpotten oolite. )e3Ijalb antmortete er: 3^ fc^c, bafe bit metne ^atiir ntd^t fennft. $<$ mette jetjn 3JJarf, bajj t(^ fd^nelter laiife a(g bit. en)i^ fogte ber ^ucf)^, bte SBette gefattt mtr. 10 Swollen totr bon Hamburg nac^ ^Bremen laufen, ober bon ^Berlin nadj ei|)jtg? O netn, fprod^ ber $reb8, bo6 more itn^ betben 311 toett. ?a ung etne gute 90?eile taufen, bag tft genug, unb icfi gebe btr auc^ uoc^ etuen 33orfprung bott ber gaujeu 15 ?ange betneS eigenen ^6rper6 r dom ^opf bis pm (^mans. fagft bu bap? gefattt mir nod) beffer ! fagte ber $udj3 unb Icic^elte mieber fpottifrf). <3age al[o, njte ft)tr^ am beften 20 ar. @nblic fam er an3 Sid, bref)te fidQ rafdo urn imb rief: 28o ift nun ber biimme ^reb6? SBo bift bit, trebglein? ^a^af>a! !Der $rebs aber, ber bem ^i^te je^t na^er ftanb al^ ber $ud)3, antrtortete rufjig: K*pier! SBie langfam bii laufft! 15 3^ toarte f)ier fdpon eine ganje SBeile auf bidp! !Da erfcgra! ber gudjS iinb fpradg: 2)ir mitfo ber ^ucfucf get)olfen ^aben! S)ann jafjlte er feine SBette, nafjm ben CQiDans jmifcoen bie 33eine unb ging befdgamt bat)on. Subtoig 33 20 (3 lebte einmal ein fefjr armer SO^ann, ber t)te )em I)atte ott grofeen 9?eidotum befdjert, ber i^m gro^e orge madjte, namlidg jirolf ^linber, unb e3 bauerte nidgt ebatter ob. 5 lange, ba fam bag breijefjnte baju. a mufjte ber orme 9#ann nidjt, mo er einen ^aten finben foflte, benn affe feine 23ermanbten imb ^eunbe fatten ifjm fdjon $inber aug ber aufe geljoben. 2llfo befdjtofc er, fid) an ben erften beften $remben p aienben, ben er auf ber 2anbftrafee trafe. 5 Wun rt)ar ber erfte, ben er traf, em freunbltc^er 9)?ann bon ftattltc^er eftalt, ni(f)t iung unb ntc^t alt, imb e3 fc^ien bem Slrmen, al6 ob ftd^ Dor btefem 9}?ann alle 53aume unb S3Iumen imb @raf)a(me ttef dernetgten, )a glaubte er, ba^ miiffe ber Hebe ott [elber fein, nafjm (($nell feine 10 SIKii^e ab, falteie bte ^cinbe unb betete em 33atenmfer. Unb e^ mar aiidj ber Itebe @ott, ber toufete [c^on, mag ^laug tooltte, unb fprac^: ^)u fuc^ft etnen ^Saten filr betn Emblem! SBofylan, tc^ mitt eg bir aug ber Saufe f)eben. 2)u bift attju giittg, o ^n:, anttoortete ^!laug, aber 15 id) banfe bir. !Du gibft benen, toeldje fjaben, bem einen liter, bem anbern $inber, unb fo feljlt eg oft beiben am SBeften: ber ^Retc^e f)at bottauf ju effen, unb ber Slrme fmngert. 2)a manbte fic^ ber >err unb marb nicfit mef>r gefetjen. 20 ^laug ging eine trecfe meiter, unb balb fam ein $erl auf if)n ju, ber falj nic^t nur aug nrie ber Seufel, fonbern mar eg audj unb fragte ^laug, men er fudje. @inen ^aten flir mein ^tnbtetn, mar bte Slntmort. (Si, fagte iener, fo nimm mid), id) milt eg reidj mad>en. 3Ber bift bu 25 benn? fragte ^taug. 3^ bin ber eufel. Ser 2eufel! 6 Sljrenlefe. rtef $fau unb mafo ben f erl dom orn bi8 pm bicf) mag idj nidjt jum edatter. ef) fyetm jit betncr rofemutter! ott fet bet un8! )a toanbte fid) ber Jeufel unb ging fort, inbem er gegen s ben 5lrmen etn abfc^eiiUc^eg eftc^t madjte unb bte Suft nttt en. !Der fragte aud^: 3Ben fud^ft 10 bu? unb bot ftdj gum ^aten beg $tnbe3 an. SBer btft bu? fragte $Iau8 toteber. 3c^ bin ber ob, fprac^ jener mit Ijetferer ttntme. 2)a toar ^(au8 ju Xobe erfd^rocfen, boc^ bad^te er, bet bent mare fetn o(f) merfe tooljl, toag td^ Mr fage! SBenn man bid^ ju etnem ^ranfen ruft, toirft bu attemal ebottcr ob. 7 meine eftalt erblicfen. td&e icfj p ^(iiiptcn beg $ranfen, fo barfft bu oerfidjern, bafe bu ifm nrieber gefunb madden fannft. SBenn er aber ing rag beifeen ntufe, fo ftelje idj git beg $ranfen $iifeen. 2)ann fage nur: ,ter fann fetn Slrjt ber SBelt f)elfen, iinb idg aucg mcgt'I 5l6er braitdge ja ntdjt bag ^eilfraut gegcn metnen SStllen, fonft erge^t eg btr libel ! 3)amtt gtng ber Xob femes unb ber junge Sftenfdj begonn feme 2Sanberf(^aft, @g bcmerte ntdgt lange, fo rturbe er beriifjmt. fagte, er fei ber grofote Hrjt auf (Srben, benn fobalb er bie 10 ^ranfen nur anfefje, rt)tffe er, ob fie leben ober fterben hjiirben. Unb fo tear eg in ber Sat. 9hm gefdgaf) eg, bafe ber SBunberarst in ein Sanb fam, beffen $6nig fcf)tt)er franf lag. 2)ie ^ofarjte fatten alle ^offnung aufgegeben. SBetl aber ^onige ntc^t lieber 15 fterben alg anbere S^enfdgen, fo fjoffte ber franfe ^onig bennorf), ber SBunberboftor merbe ifjn hrieber gefunb madgen. (Sr liefe ifyn alfo mfen unb oerfpradg tfjm grofeen Sofjn. >er ^onig Ijatte aber eine Xodgter, bie mar fo fdgon unb fo gut toie ein (Sngel. 20 Hlg ber Slrjt in bag dglafjimmer beg ^bnigg trat, fa^ er $toei eftalten an beffen ?ager fte^en, p ^a'upten bie fcgone, meinenbe ^oniggtodgter, p ^iifeen ben fatten ob. Unb bie ^oniggtodjter bat il)n gar riifjrenb, ben geliebten SBater p retten, aber bie eftalt beg finfteren l^aten tuollte 25 nidgt oon ber ettfraut, fo bafe bcr Job betrogen mar unb ber $omg gerettet. )er Job after berttefj ba8 3imnter, inbem er s brofjenb ben langen, fnodjernen ^cigeftnger gegen fetnen ^aten erfyob. liefer fjatte aber bte retjenbe ^rmjeffin Hebgemonnen, unb aud) (ie fdjenfte tfjm t^r ^erj aiiS tnntger !Danfbarfett. Slber batb barauf erfranfte fie [carter, unb ber $6ntg der= 10 fprac^, toer fie gefiinb mac^e, ber fofte fie pr ^rau ^aben unb nac^ tfjm ^o'ntg merben. )a etlte ber ^tingling p ber ^ranfen, fa^ aber p tfyren ^iifeen fte^en ben Job. Sftodj etnmal libte er biefelbe ?ift rt)ie bei bent $onig, fo ba& bte ^rinjeffin nrieberaiiflebte ttnb tf>n banfbar antac^elte. 15 Slber ber Xob h)arf einen toblidjen ^afe auf ben ^tingling, fate ifjn ntit eiferner, eisfalter anb ttnb flifjrte tf)n fyintoeg in eine tueite, unterirbifc^e b'{)Ie. $n biefer brannten Diet taufenb tejen, gro^e unb Heine. (Sinige fatten gerabe angefangen ju brennen, anbere toollten fc^on au^gefjen. 20 <5tef) ntin ; fprat^ ber Job p feinent ^aten, f)ier brennt eineS jeben 9D?enf(^en ?eben^Uc^t. )ie ganj gro^en finb bie $inber, bie fjalbgro^en bte Seute, toeldje in ben beften ^a^en ftefyen, unb bie Keinen bie HIten; aber auc^ ba6 Sic^t eineg ^inbe^ brennt oft frii!) au3. 25 WcS^ mtt bod^ nteine3! bat ber 5lrjt ben Job, unb biefer jeigte auf ein ganj fteine^ tiimpf^en, tret^e^ fdjon 5er cfymieb don ^ttterbog. 9 aitgptgeljen brofjte. 2ldj, liebfter ^ate, erneuere eg mir bodj, bamit idj metne fdjone SBraut, bie $oniggtod:)ter, fyeiraten iinb $b'nig toerben fann! 3)ag gefjt nt^t, berfe^te ber Xob fait. @r[t mufe cm Stc^t ganj aii^= brennen, e^c em neue^ angeftetft n)trb. w'Dann fe^e boc^ gletc^ bag alte auf em neue6! bat ber S'imgltng. 3Sof)Ian, bag toil! t(^ tim, ermiberte ber ob, na^m em langeg Sic^t unb tat, alg ob er tf)tn bag rlimpfc^en aufftecfen mollte. )abet aber [tiefe er rntt SBttten bag Heine urn, fo bafe eg aiiggmg. $n bemfelben Slugenbltcf ftel ber Slrjt urn unb n?ar tot. SBiber ben Job tft namltc^ fern l^raiit gemac^fen. Submig djmteb t>on (Stabtc^en ^iiterbog $&t etnmal etn @(^mteb nameng getebt, bon bem erja'fylen bte 5llten ben ^ungen nocij f>eutjutage etn (eltfameg 9J2arc^en. 15 )tefer d^mteb tjatte namlt(^ atg junger S3ur[c^e etnen feljr [trengen SBater unb ^tett otteg ebote treultd). @r mad^te grofee 9?etfen unb erlebte btele Slbenteiter. >abet mar er in feinem >anbaierf ungemein tii^ttg unb gefc^tcft. Unter anberm befa^ er eine @albe, metc^e jeben ^arntfc^ 20 unbitrcfjbrmgltd) mac^te, ber bamit beftrtc^en nwrbe, $m ^>eere ^ai[er ^riebric^g beg Dfotbartg iniirbe er oberfter io $l)renlefe. Sftilftmeifter unb ntadjte beffen ^rieggjttge nadj 3?talien unb bcm 2ftorgenlanbe mit. 2lber nadj beg $atferg Jobc fefjrte er mit grofeem 9Mdjtum in bic cimat juriirf, too cr erft gute age, nadjfyer obcr audj b5fe erlebte unb liber fnmbert s 3aljre alt murbc. Nun fafe d^mtcb ^etcr etncS fd^oncn age in fetnem arten untcr einem alten SBtrnbcmnt, ba rttt etn groups 9}?annletn auf cincm (Sfel jii if)m ^cran; ba^ toar fetn (Sc^uljgeift, ber if)m fdjon diet utc^ ermiefen fjattc. )a8 io 9)?Q'nnIein fierbcrgtc bafjer and) bet bem etl id) aud^ ofter^ in meiner tube beftoftfen ttorben bin, fo foil nte= 20 manb oljne nteinen SBtllen in bie tube fommen fonnen, au^er bur^g @(f)luffelloc^. S3ei jebem btefer tori^ten SBiinfc^e toarnte bag SD^ann^ den: ^3eter, "peter, oergife ja bag 33efte ntrf)t! X>a tat ber d^mieb ben le^ten SBunfc^: 2)ritteng, bag iBefte 25 tft ein pter rfinapg; alfo miinf^e id^, bafe meine ntemalg leer njerbe! >er djmieb bon ^ttterbog. n )eine SBiinfdje finb gett)al)rt, fprad) bag SO'tttmdjen, ftridj im SBeggefyen mit ber anb iiber einige tangen (gifen, bte in ber aut unb >aar. 5)af)er fommt eg audj, bafe er ie^t nur nocfj ein f^eu^Iic^eg, biirreg erippe ift. 20 3luf (Srben aber ftarb niemanb me{)r, hjeber SKenfd^ nodj Xier. Xiariiber entftanb biel Unfyeil, unb enblid^ ging ber djmieb ju bem biirren, flappernben Xob unb mac^te mit it)m auS, bafe er il)n fortan in ^itfje taffen fotte, X>ann Uefe er ifjn laufen. 25 SEBiitenb flof) ber Xob bon bannen unb begann toieber fein 12 $f)renlefe. SSerf iinter Stftenfcfjen unb Xieren. SBeil er ftdj jebodj an bem djmieb nidjt radjen fonnte, bat er ben eufel, bafj biefer ifjn fjole. Hber ber djmieb rodj ben djtoefel fdjon, efje ber Jeufel anfam, fd)Iofj (eine tubentur gu unb fytelt s mit feinen efetten etnen lebernen @acf dor ba$ @rf)lii(fello(^. SBte nun ber Xeufel fjtnburd) mar, banben (te ben ebe bi(^ toeg oon I)ier, ber immel bleibt bir oerfc^toffen; bu aft bag iBefte ju tt)iinfc^en oergeffen, namli^i bte emige @eligfeit! 2)a manbte fic^ ^eter unb gebarf)te r fein etl in ber >o'fte 25 ju derfuc^en, unb fanb aud) balb ben breiten 2Beg baf)in. SBie aber ber Xeufel fjorte, bafe ber c^mieb don ^iiterbog i3W> fSxna. , , * ^i>; '/feaii^C ... =33. . . . !Der c^mieb toon ^ii 14 $f)renlefe. ba fei, fdjlug er ifjm baS >ottentor dor bcr 9tefe ju iinb rtef atte feine efeflen jur SSerteibigung gegen iljn fjerbei. )a nun ber <5djmieb toeber tm ^immel nodj in ber >otte ,3uftud)t fanb imb c8 t^m aiif (Srben gar ntc^t mef)r s gefaflen h)ol(te, [o ftteg er in ben $t)ffljaiiferberg F)inab ju $aifer ^^iebrid^, beffen 9?ilftmei[ter er einft gemefen mar. ^aifer freute fic^ ungemein, einen fo treuen Wiener , iinb fragte ifjn fogteid^, ob bie alten 9?aben urn ben 33erg flogen. Unb atg ^eter bo bejafjte, 10 feufjte ber 9?otbart. )er c^mieb aber blieb bei bem $aifer im SBerge, mo er beffen iebling8pferb unb aud^ bie ^ferbe ber ^rinjefftnnen befc^tagt, big einft bie 9?aben nidgt mefyr urn ben 33erg ftiegen unb bie tunbe ber (Srtofung fdjla'gt. 2)a mirb gefdge^en, fo glaubt bag SBoIf, menn auf 15 bem SKatSfelbe beim ^t)fff)aufer ein btirrer, abgeftorbener 53irnbaum mieber p griinen unb btii^en beginnt. )ann tritt ber ^aifer mit all feinem efolge fjerbor, fc^tagt bie grofee 33efreiung6fdglaoot unb f)angt feinen erb ftanb ein 2^opf boll $artoffeln, bw 20 foc^ten f$on, aber ber S^ann ttol(te nidjt fommen, unb ber 5^au tomrbe angft. (Snbtid^ jeboc^ ^orte fie braufeen d^ritte, bie Xur ging auf, unb atemlog ftlirjte er Ijerein. 5flun fe^' bi(^ unb ife erft, bann erjaf)Ie! fagte fie. 3d?t effen? ermiberte er. !Daju ^aben tt)ir feim 25 3dt ^ote mir paten unb Saterne, bann fomm mi/ unb fyttf mir graben! (Sin raum. 17 Obgleidj bie arme $rau f a ft befiirdjtete, iljr llftann fet Don innen, fo tat fie bod), toaS er tljr befoljlen fyatte, unb in nidjt gar longer g>dt fanben bie beiben dja^graber unter bent iBirnbaum einen irbenen Jopf bolt @e(b ! 2ln bem fcujtoege ftmrbe balb barauf etn neue^, freunb* 5 It^eg ^au^c^en gebaut. )ie 33emof)ner fatten nic^t nur ifyr gute^ S3rot r fonbern fjalfen and) anbern Seuten gern, ft)enn e3 not tat. ^m ^>aiife aber ftanb auf bem t^ranf ber irbene opf ntit einer (Sdjrtft baran, bie JDeber ber 9ftann no<^ bie grau lefen fonnte. 10 3) a tourbe eg nrieber einmal erb(t. @^ fiatte ftarf geregnet, unb bie SSege toaren gmnbto^ geaiorben. (Sin t)ollanbi((f)er ^farrer trat in^ au8 unb fragte bie guten ?eute, ob er fief) ein toenig bei iljnen au^rufjen bilrfe. @ein SBagen, fagte er, ftecfe nic^t aieit booon in bem niei^ 15 djen ?e^mboben, unb e^ merbe tooljt eine tunbe bauern, bi8 ber $utfc(jer n)eiterfaf)ren fonne. X>er >err ^aftor rturbe natiirUc^ gebeten, ben am erbe etnjunefjmen. (Sr lie^ fic^ in ben grofeen ftu{)t nieber unb ftrecfte bie fatten giifee gegen ba$ ^erbfeuer. 20 SBie er nun fo bafafe, fiet ifjm ber irbene Xopf oben auf bem djranf in bie 5lugen, unb er fragte, tt>a3 baran gefdjrieben ftef>e. 2)ie Seute erjaf)tten ilmt, ber Xopf fei ein alteS (Srbftiicf, boct bie rfirift fonnten fie nid)t lefen. er ^farrer trat an ben rfiranf, befalj bag @efa don 25 redjtS unb bon linfg unb fagte: w'Dte, lefen faun id) bie i8 (Shrift mof)I: ,Unter biefem opf ftefyt nodfj ein grofeerer': maS ba8 aber bebeutet, meifj icf) aud) nidjt. )er Wlann iinb bic ^rau fafyen einanber an, als menn fie fagen motltcn: SBtr aber tuiffen^ je^t; boc^ Itefeen s fie ben ^farrer ntc^tg merfen. S^tttlermetle toar ber ^iitfc^er gefommen iinb melbete bent ^farrer, er fonne nun toetterfafyren, ber 3Sagen [te^e Dor ber iir, iinb bamtt naljm ber frembe ^err 5lb(c^teb. 2lm 2Ibenb be^felben Xageg ^oben Stftann unb ftxau noc^ 10 ben jtoetten unb gro^eren erbft gebrad^t fatten. iBi^ gum fyoljen iebel ^inauf mar afteS toll golbener arben, unb braufcen auf bem ^etbe ftanben nodj ^unberte, fo reic^ mar bie (Stnte gemefen. !l)ap mar bag @trof) fo long unb bie ^Ijren fo bolt mie feit 3al)ren nic^t. 20 Sll er nun fo baftanb unb an ba3 !Drefc^en im SBinter bacf)te, mie auc^ an bie fdjmeren @acfe ^orn, bie er bem Splitter in ber 8tabt tterfattfen motlte, unb an bie trielen $)er Btoerg unb bte erftenafjre. 19 blanfen aler, btc er bafiir nadj aufe brtngen miirbe, ba rafdjelte ettoag ganj teife in einem ^paufen trofy, bcr neben iljm lag. )er 53auer gtaubte, eg fei eine Sftaug, unb fafete fdjon fetnen @tod fefter, aim fie totpfcfitagen. 5ltlein toie dertBiinberte er [ic^, al6 ftatt ber Wlan& eine fleine eftalt aug bem @tro^ IjerDortrat, bie freilid^ nid^t t)iet grower mar, aber au[ jmei 33einen ging unb ein roteg c^en auf bem ^opfe trug! !Die[e^ liiftete ber fleine gar f)oflid^ unb fprac^ mit feiner timme: ^err tdj ^abe eine grofee S3itte an (udj. s^un, tua^ totftft bu benn, fleiner 9}?ann?<( fragte ber. SSot(tet Sfyr Ito^t bie iite ^aben, fprac^ ber mir taglid^ urn biefe dt eine erftenafjre ju (c^enfen? (S3 foil nidjt ju (Surem cfjaben fetn. 3)er 58auer, ber n)of)I mu^te, bafe man gegen fold) fleineS 15 S3olf freunblic^ fein mufe/ fprac^: @ett)i^ bag foil gefrfjeljen. ^ommt nur immer um bie Stftittaggftunbe fjer, bann gebe tdj @uc^ gern, rt)ag 3fjr bege^rt. 3)amit trat er ein nienig betfeite, jog aug einer ber arben eine fc^one erftena'fyre fieroor unb reic^te fie bem 20 Sfttinnlein. Sag manbte fidj mit na($benf ticker 50?iene gegen ben aufen @tro{), aug bem eg fjeroorgefommen tear, unb fprac^: 3f)r ^abt biefen grofeen S3erg t>or unfere o^(e gefc^oben. SBenn er ba liegenbfeibt, fo fann id) mit (Surer freunblidjen abe nidjt in unfere 2Bo{)nung 25 juriid* 20 3ft e toeiter md)t8? fagte ber Waiter unb fd>ob mit bcm gufe bag (Strof) beifeite. @ jeigte fid) nun untcn an ber SBanb eine )ffnung fo grofe nrie em 2ttaufelod). )a3 SBidjtlein lilftete ttrieber (ein $appdjen, banfte bent 33auer, 5 nafym bie fcfymere erftenafjre auf bte gutter unb fcfjleppte (eine Soft unter lautem djnaufen bat)on. !Den langen alm in ba3 Soc^ f)tnetnsubringen, mar ifym feine leic^te 5trbeit, unb e3 bauerte mof)t eine fjalbe Sftinute, bi ber le^te Sitfd in ber Offnung tjerfc^munben rt)ar. 10 )er 33auer ging Don nun an afle 9)Httage in bie djeune unb gab bem ^toerg feine erftena^re, unb oon biefer 3eit an gebief) fein 23iel) auf eine munberbart SBeife, obgleicf) e6 n)eniger gutter unb ^flege berlangte atS fonft. @g mar eine ftafyre ?uft, bie runben, fetten ofc ben ^rebggang. s 3)te ^Pferbe, ^iif)e unb @d)tt)eine frafeen gan^e 53erge don gutter auf, luaren aber tmmer fmngrtg unb murben intmer magerer. )en ^ferben fonntc ber 33auer fetnen ut auf bte ^iiftfnod^en fya'ngen, toenn er gemollt fiatte, unb h)otlten fie gar ntdjt mefjr, U)eber ^flug noc^ SBagen. 10 ^uf)e gaben nur nodj bte blinnfte, blaufte Sfttld), unb an S3erfauf don Gutter luar ntc^t mef)r ju benfen. 2)ie @d^tt)etne rannten magerer al3 SStnb^unbe unter ben @i(f)baumen umtjer, unb bte iij)ner friegten ben $tp3 unb legten SStnbeter, ober tt)enn fie einmal ein orbentlidjeS (Si is legten, fo frafeen fie e6 felbft auf. SBie oft ^at ber 55auer bereut, ba er bamalS nic^t felbft IjinauSgegangen ift, um bem 3^ er 9^in bte gemo^nte erftena^re ju reidjen! 5lber bte 9?eue fam ju fpa't. (Sr Ijat benn aurf) frfitiefelic^ all fein ^ab unb @ut mtt grofeem 20 (Sdjaben oerfauft unb ift in 2luSlanb gejogen. eibeL )er 3n.ierg unb bie erftenatjre. 24 ie teurcn (Her, ritt einmal em reidjer fjoftanbifdfjer $aufmann in einem aftfjof ein unb beftellte fid) ^toolf gefodjte er. 2113 fie if)m aber gebradjt rtmrben, fonnte er fie nidjt ber* Sefjren, toeil eben ein Sttbote eintraf iinb if)n in einer bringen^ s ben Hngelegenfyeit fjetmberief. Sllfo berliefe er fogleic^ bag ^au, fprang nrieber aiif fein ^ferb unb ritt fort, ofme bie G?ier bejal)lt ya. f)aben. Stfyn 3af)re fpater Jeboc^ fe^rte ber $ aufmcmn toteber in bemfelben @aftf)of ein. 3)a fagte er p bem SBirt: 3<^ 10 fcfmlbe @uc^ no(^ bag elb filr bie er, bie Stye mir bor je^n 3a^ren foc^en liefeet. SSie grofe ift bie @umme? 3a, fagte ber SBirt, bie merben @ud^ teuer genug gu ftetien fommen, ^err. B^un,* meinte ber ^aiifmann, id^ njerbe bodj n)of)t ein 15 J)ii^enb (Sier bejaf)Ien fdnnen! S)ag ift eben bie $rage, entgegnete ber SBirt. 2Iber 3f)r merbet ja feljen. ^ommt nur morgen aufg ericfjt, benn ic^ ^abe Surf) la'ngft t)erf(agt, er ^aufmann meigerte fidj aud^ nid^t. Unb alg fie 20 nun am nacfjften Morgen tor ben $Ri(^ter famen, redfmete ber SBirt Dor, au8 ben jtofilf (giern miirben jtootf gefommen fein, unb bie ^tidjlein rtiirben luieber getegt Ijaben, aug njelc^en rtieber $iidjlein gefommen fein tDiirben, unb fo fort, jefyn gan^e ^o^re tang, )te teuren (Sier. 25 cine ungefjeure untme augmadite. 2luf biefer untrue aber, fiigte er Jjinju, muJ3 id) burcfjaug beftef)en, tmb ber 9?ic()ter Derurteilte ben $aufmann aud) toirHid) basu, fie $u gatytett. anj niebergefdjlagen bertiefe ber reic^e crr ben eric^t^^ 5 faal, benn er (af) nun 5lrmut itnb 9^ot leib^aftig Dor 5lugen. !Da begegnete i{)m em atte^ SOIannlein, bag fprac^: >err, mag f>abt 3^r SraurigeS erlebt? $f)r fel)t fa au^ tone bie teiire 3^it! 5lc^, feufjte ber ^aufmann, rt)oju foil icij (Sud^ bag 10 atteg erjaf)Ien? 3^ fount mir bo(| nid)t f)elfen. SBer ft>ei^? berfe^te ber 2ttte. 3c^ bin ein guter 9?atgeber. Safet f)6ren! ^Jlun erjat)tte ifjm ber ^aufmann bie gange @e(d)ic^te, unb bag SCRannlein fpracf): 3Senn eg meiter nic^tg ift, fo ge^t 15 nur gleidj gum 9?ic^ter unb fagt ifjm, bie ac^e mii[fe noc^ einmal berfjanbett rt)erben, benn 3^ fya'ttet einen 9?ec^tgan= malt gefunben. >ann tDilt ic^ fommen unb (Siidj bei(tef)en. SBenn 3^r bag fertigbringt, . (agte ber ^aufmaun erleicfjterten erjeng, fo n>iE ic^ @ud) fec^gf)uubert ulben 20 geben! >ag h)irb (ic^ finben, meinte bag 59 f ?aund)en. ef)t nur gleic^ t)in! ag tat ber ^aufmann, unb ber ^idjter fe^te einen Sag fcft, too bie ad)e aufg neue jur 33erf)anbtung fommen unb 25 er mit (einem 2Intt>att er|d)einen |o((e. 26 Sfjrenlefe. 2118 mm her ericf)tgtag fam, mar bcr ottanber jeitig genug ba, aber bag 2ftannlein fam ntt^t. 3)ie erirf)tg* fjerren f)inter bem griinen tfd&e fragten fcijliefjlid) ben $aufmann, mo benn [cm 9terf)tganmalt fet; bie tunbc fci s foft borbei, nadj beren 35erlauf fie bag crftc Urtetl beftattgen miifeten. 3)a enbtic^ erfc^ten ba8 a^annc^en, unb bie $Uci)ter tootttcn toiffen, marum er benn fo lange ait^ge= blieben fet. ^abe erft (Srbfen forfien miiffen, antmortete bag f)abt 3f^r benn mit ben @rbfen ma^en molten?* fragten bie 9?irefrfjer, 6-tne (Uefdiutyte turn bent SBerggeift lebte em Waiter in djleften, ber mar fteinreidj. braud)te eine tiolte tunbe, urn nur einmal iiber feme $elber 311 geljen. 3?m ommer ftanb iiberalt bag $orn fo f)0(^, ba& eg tfm urn eine ^lopfeglange iiberragte, unb er felbft n>ar totrfltdj ntc^t fletn. 5 5Iber fo reicfj ber 53auer tear, fo Ijartfjerjtg unb fjabgtertg rt)ar er aitdj. Seine ^nec^te mu^ten boppelt fobiel arbetten rt)ie bie bei ben anberen 53auern unb erljtelten bod nur fjatb fobiel Sofyn. ^Dafjer mar er in ber ganjen Umgegenb alg ber argfte ei^alg befannt, unb fc^tiefett^ Ijb'rte auc^ 9^ube- 10 jaf)!, ber 33erggeift, badon. liefer befd^Io^ beSfjalb, ben 53auer ju jiit^tigen. )a3 mad^te er aber fo. (gr nafjm bie eftalt eineg $nec(jt3 an, aber eineg fe^r fdjtoadjlidjen, unb alg folder ging er ju bent S3auer unb fpradj: wSlcf), err, nefjmt mic^ bodj alg X)refd>er in (Suren 15 )ienft! $<$ arbeite fllr jh)ei unb Derlange nur menig @rft mu^ i(f) fe^en, ob bu audj ftarf genug btft, fagte ber 33auer unb ging mil ifjm in bie djeune, nio er bem ^nec^t Hrbeit gab. 2Bie niunberte fic^ aber ber err. aid 20 er fa^, mtt metier ^raft unb etoanbtfjeit ber f nec^t ben $)refdjflegel battb^abte! 33om frliben SDIorgen big jum fpaten 5lbenb brofc^ er tapfer brauf tog, ofjne p ermiiben 28 unb ofme meljr alg ein fleineg tiicf SBrot babei ju effcn. )a rieb ftdj ber geijige SBauer bergnitgt Me anbe, benn fold) einen $ned)t fyatte er nodj nie gefjabt. 2llg nun beg )refd)erg tit urn rt)ar, bat er ftdj pm ?o^n 5 nur fo ttel ^orn au^, rt)te er forttragen ftinne. ^Domtt mar fetn err mofjl jiifrteben, tt)eil er bet ftdj badjte, bag toiirbe ja nt(^t btet fetn. SBie erftaitnte er aber, alg ber ftetne ^erl etnen ber grofeten acfe nafjm, tf)n big oben an ben 9?anb fiiltte, unb bann nocf) etnen unb ple^t etnen brttten 10 unb fcfjltefoltdj atte bret auf ben 9?Men fc^aiang unb bamtt fortetten toollte! olta! rtef ber 58auer unb berfucfjte ifym bte Scfe f)ertmter$ureif$en. ^)oc^ e^e er ftc^'g Derfaf), bre^te fid) ber bitrre JDrefdjer um, padfte bie ganje djettne 'auf ben 9^iif= 15 fen unb ful)r bamit in bie Sitfte, auf 9^immerrt)ieberfe^en! S)a erfannte ber 33auer, ba^ eg fetn anberer gett)efen niar alg ber 23erggeift ^iibejaf)!, ber ifjn betrogen fyatte. @r na^m fic^ aber bie ^udjtiQWtg fo ju >erjen, bafe er fi(^ fortan tooljl ^ittete, feme ^nec^te ie ttrieber p fc^inben. gerbtnanb oebel fiefreiten eelen* 20 3?or ber (Seebadjmiifjle f)telt ein lunger tabtfjerr mit ber Hngelmte in ber anb unb fprac^ einen alten 9?Jann an, ber dor ber iir fafe: 3^r feib ber littler, nic^t )te befreiten @eelen. 29 tycitte Shift, goreften 511 angeln. 28a3 berlangt fiir bie @rlaubni3? 2Sotlt 3^ itn >ber= obcr hn Unterfee ftfdjen?* fragte ber HIte. Oberfee. 5 foftct nic )er jitnge 5U^^^ 9i"9 witt gefdjttnnben Britten bem entgegen, toeldjer bem fjo^er gelegenen @ee entflofe, unb ber 5llte fa^ tljm mit Uftigem Sliigenblinseln nad). 10 5)ann riicfte er ben fjoljernen tiifjt auS bem fatten unb Ite fief) bie iDarmenbe Sftorgenfonne auf ben fallen ^opf fdjeinen. @o (afe er n)of)t etne tunbe tang, ba fam ber Hngler mieber juriicf; er faf) (ef)r derbroffen au^. Pa fragte ber Sftiifter. 15 tjabe tc^ gefangen ; ern)tberte unn)trf(^ ber tabtljerr. B^atiirltc^*, fid^erte ber Sllte. 5tfc^e fangen, IDO feine ftnb, bag fann nic^t etnmot ber fjetttge ^etrug. Unb im Oberfee gibt'^ feine ^i(rf)C. 20 !Da3 fjattet 3f)t mir gtetc^ fagen [olten. 3Samm feib 3f)t (o eitig babongerannt? 5lber i fommt mit mir an ben Urttcrjee! )ort merbet rei(f)tic^ entfdja'bigt merben. llnb gu 9)?ittag [oft (Slid) meine (Snfelin bie 5ifd)e btaufteben, nnb ein guter Xrunf 25 tft in ber eebadjmiifyle and) ju I)aben. 30 Sfjrenlefe. egen Sftittag fam ber 5IItc mit bcm gremben .juriirf, iinb lei^terer faf) fefjr bergniigt brein. ebt mtr bic gifdje, foradj ber Sftiiller, unb fet @udj auf bic SBanf, big bie Sftafyljeit angeridjtet i[t! (Sr trug ben reicfjen s gang ing ^pcmS iinb na!)m bann tylafy neben feinem aft. )er junge tabtfjerr ftrecfte befjaglid^ feine beftiefelten 33eine aug iinb recfte bie 5lrme. SBie fommt^ benn, 2llter, fragte er, bafe eg im Oberfee feine gifc^e gibt? ag ttift i(^ @uc^ beridjten, entgegnete ber flitter. 10 $ein SD?en[(^ auf rben rt)ei bag beffer alg id^. 5lber Sty miifet mir derfpre^en, reinen 50?unb ju fatten. @eine grauen Slugen funfelten fettfam, unb mit geba'mpfter timme begann er ju erjaljlen: ^>eutjutage la^t er (id^ nidjt me^r blicfen, aber no(^ 15 bor breifeig ^a^en fonnte man ifjn in monbfjetten 9lac^ten am Oberfee fi^en [ef)en, unb er toar nid^t [o arg, alg man tfyn berft^rien f)atte. 23on toem fprec^t 3^t:? fragte ber grembe. B^i, bon meinem )ujbruber, bem SBaffermann. $<$ 20 fing ifyn im 5^e^ unb Ijielt if)n fiir einen ec^t. Slber alg tc^ if>n ang Ufer gebrac^t f)atte, dertoanbelte er fid) in einen 2ftann mit langen ^afmen unb griinen ^>aaren unb bat mid) toinfelnb um (Srbarmen. SBag tear ba su madjen? $<$ lofte i^n aug ben 90?afc()en, unb bann murben totr 25 greunbe unb tranfen 93riiberfd)aft miteinanber. 3^t: Ijabt mit bem SSaffermann 33riiberfd^aft getrunfen? 3)te befreiten eeten. 31 fragte ber aft unb faf) ben alten Stiller mifttrautfd) bon bcr @eite an. <5o ift eg, unb id) fyabe nie einen luftigeren J^ameraben gefjabt (Sineg Xageg tub er mid) jii tfdj. 3ubor ga & er mir em )lflafdjc(jen, unb mit bem OI mufote ic^ metnen ?eib falben. 3)ann fu^ren h)ir ^inunter in ben @ee, iDofjt fiinfjtg $Iafter ttef. llnten aber gelettete midj rnetn ^amerab in fein aug, unb bann gtng'g jur Sftafyljeit c^one 5^iyen mit fcfjillernben Hugen trugen bie bampfenben c^iiffeln auf unb fc^natjten mit ben fcfyuppigen (Sc^aianjen, bafe e eine ?uft rt>ar. Unb ^U^^ <*ller 5l r t fpiclten ju >aupten ft)ie f)ier oben bie alben unb bie terlinge. 2113 tt)ir ung gefattigt fatten, fiifyrte mic^ ber 2Ba[(ermann in etnen @aoL X)a (tanben irbene opfe, ^unbert unb 15 mef)r, unb in Jebem Xopf nior ein Sicfen bernefjmbar rtie bon einer SBonbu^r. ,X>ag finb bie eeten ber 9D2en(d^en, bie im @ee ertrunfen ftnb', erflarte mein SBirt, unb mir fu^r ein (Sd^auer liber ben ganjen ?eib. @S njor aber auf jebem opf ber 5^ame beg (Srtrunfenen gefdjrieben, unb 20 me^r alg einer mar mir befannt. @ine 2Bod)e (pater mar ^lirc^tag in eeborf, unb ba ic^ mu^te, bafe ber SBaffermann nie einen $ircf)rt)eil)tan$ der= [aumte, fo fc^to^ idj baraug, ba^ er an biefem age nit^t ju au(e fein merbe. 5ltfo fatbte ic^ meinen 2eib mit 25 bem jauberfraftigen )I unb taudjte in ben @ee, benn alg 32 Sljrenlefe. (Eljriftenmenfd) fjielt idj'g fiir meine ^flidjt, bie gefangenen eelen ju erlijfen. liicflid) fanb idj ben 2Beg ju bent aug beg SBaffermanng unb fam in ben @aal, too bie opfe (tanben. SBte Suftblafen ftiegen bte armen eeten s in bte i)f)e, al^ ic^ bte )ecfel {job, unb ic^ f)ob fie atte big auf einen. )ann fperrte id) in jeben opf einen ^i(c^ unb mac^te, bafe it^ auf bag Xrocfene fam. 2lm nad^ften Slbenb, atg ber SKonb ing SBaffer fc^ien, legte it^ mic^ auf bie ?auer. X>a faf) ic^ if)n, ben SBaffer= 10 mann meine id), n)ie er mit einer SBeibenrute inQrintmig in ben @ee fdjlug; baju fc^rie er: ,^orette, edjt unb 5lal, c^ attpmal! t, itjr eelenfreffer, 15 $ort au meinem ettiaffer!' fdjlidj mic^ nafjer fjeran unb falj, toie bie ^ifc^e, iie blinfenben S'Jutfen anetnanbergebrangt, ben 33ac^ I)inunter= ftotjen big in ben Unterfee. Unb feit jenent Xag ift ber Dberfee leer t)on gifdjen. 3)er SSaffermann bulbet in 20 feinem @ebiet feinen einjigen mefyr, nieil er nteint, fie fjatten if)m bie eeten aufgefreffen. Uber ben Unterfee aber fyat er feine @ett)alt; bag mac^t ber 33ilbftocf am Ufer. Unb ift ber SBaffermann nit^t fjinter Sure djlidje gefommen? fragte ber $rembe. 25 2)ag fUrt^te id^ eben, berfe^te ber 2ltte. Unb id) f)iite mtc^ ftofjl, bem Oberfee naf)e ju fommen. 5lber eg )ie befreiten eelen. 34 $f)renlefe. flilft afleS niddtg. (Sinmal mufe idfj bod() nodf) fjimmter, um bie le^te eele ju befreien, bie id& bamalg bergeffen f)abe. 2Sag toar bag ftir eine @eete? s )er 5Itte ftocfte. (Snblidlj [prac^ cr fdjeii: @8 h)ar bie man aber auci^ fc()Iec^t gefleibete Settler, Orgelmanner, ^arfenfpteter, etger unb anbere berfdja'mte 5lrme, bie auf milbe aben Don i^ren gliicftic^eren 2)2itmenf(^en fiofften unb in ber Sat mandjen ^reujer baDontrugen. 9^ur einem toar e nod^ nid^t gelungen, bie Slufmerffamfeit ber 33oriibergef)en= 15 ben auf fidj ju tenfen, obgleicfj er fid^ bie grote Sftiilje ju geben fd^ien: bag mar ein otter graufb'pftger eiger. lange ftanb er im fatten eineg ^ofjen, bretten unb fiebelte tlic^tig brauf Io8. )ie recite ^anb, bie ben S3ogen fti^rte, Ijatte nur brei ^"W' ein efid^t 20 roar burdj eine tiefe 5larbe entftetlt. )a3 eine S3ein roar bom $nie fjerab Don ^olj. Urn feine d^ultern f)ing ein 36 abgetragener olbatenmantel $urj, atteS fennjeicpnete tf)n al3 ^noaltben, unb toer ifm fannte, ber rtmfete audj, bafe er im 3fafre 1809 tapfer mitgefodjten fjatte in bcr djladjt bet Slfpern, too Qnr^erjog $arl ben bis bafjin s iinbefiegten Napoleon fcfylug. ^reiltdj genofe ber 5Itte etne fletne ^enfton; ba btefe aber ntrfjt ju feinem ?eben^iinterf>alt geniigte, (o Ijatte er ft(^ aiif bte 9)?ufif berlegt, bte er fopfagen don feinem 33ater ererbt Ijatte, benn ber tuar ein SBofyme genjefen, unb bie 10 SBofjmen [inb ia atle bon 9?arur mufifatifd^. 33or unferm eiger r ber ficfj mand^mat pr tii^e an ben 33cmmftamm lefjnte, fa^ cmfredjt unb mtt beg ^ndaliben >ut im 3)?aule fetn treuer ^itbel, um etmaige fjingemorfene elbftlicfe einjufammeln. 33i^ jur (paten 5 f ?ac^mittag= is ftimbe jeboc^ mar ber mt not^ ganj leer, unb toenn e^ fo toeitergtng, mu^ten .Sperr unb ^>iinb (tc^ of)ne 5tbenbbrot fd^Iafen legen. !Da trat au3 ber Dorbeimogenben 50?enge ein fein ge= ttetbeter err f)ert)or, ber ben 5IIten fc^on eine 3dtlang 20 beoba^tet ^atte, briidfte if)m ein olbftiicf in bie >anb unb fprad^ freunblic^, aber in gebrodjenem !Deutfc^: ?eif)t mir bod) (Sure eige auf ein tiinbdjen! Sfyr feib fd^on mlibe, unb idQ bin noc^ fri(c^. Wit einem 33Ii(f beg 5)anfeg reidjte ber eiger fein 3tt* 25 ftrument bem ^^c^oen, benn toag biefer mollte, fonnte er fid) toofyl benfen. 5ludg mar bie eige feine toon ben fcgledj= )er arme Hftufifant unb fetn College. 37 teften, unb nadjbem ber ^err fie orbentlidj geftimmt fjatte, flang fie faft gtocfenrein. 3tefet, $oftege, fpradj er enblidj, hrift ic(j ben euten einS auffpielen, unb 3fyr mb'gt bag (Mb annefjmen. )amit ftng er an 311 fpielen, bafe ber 5llte neugiertg bte 5 @eige betradjtete unb meinte, e^ fet feine eigene gar nicfyt ntefjr, fo fyeft unb Doll, fo freubig unb bann rtneber fo traurtg unb flagenb quotlen bie 6'ne au^ if)r {jerdor. 9^un blieben auc^ bie S3orilbergef)enben fte|)en unb tounber* ten fic^ beS feltfamen djattfpiels. elbft bie ^utfc^en 10 ber 35orne^men f)ielten an, unb balb regnete e^ nid^t nur $upfer, fonbern auc^ tlber unb (Mb in ben ^>ut, fo bafj ber ^ubel ifjn nidjt mefjr fatten fonnte unb dor 5lrger ober 33ergntigen ju fnurren begann. 9^a^t ben ut leer! riefen bie Seute bem ^nbaliben 15 gu. (Sr niirb leidjt no(^ einmat totl. a^ tat ber 5IIte benn aud^, unb ridjtig! balb mu^te er tint jum ^lueiten 9KaIe in ben @ad teeren, in metc^em er feine 33ioline p tragen pftegte. X>er 5rembe aber ftanb ba mit teucfitenben 5lugen Dor ber 20 ungeljeuren SOIenf^enmaffe unb entjiicfte mit feinem @piel alter erjen. Sin 33rabo folgte bem anbern, unb fetner Dom ^la^e. nun aber beg ^ntiaftben College f^Iicfeltd^ in bte 9Mobie ber ofterretc^if^en 9lationatf)i)mne ott erljatte 25 ben ^aifer! iiberging, ba flogen ^iite unb 38 tf)renlefe. don ben $opfen, imb ein jeber fang bag ?ieb bi8 ju (Snbc mit. 9?afci) gab ber Unbefannte bann bie etge bcm Sllten juriirf imb derfdjtoanb, efje biefer ifim nod) etn SBort be3 )anfe$ fagen fonnte. s SBer mar ba8? ricf bag 33otf. a trat etn ^err dor iinb fagte: $<$ fenne tf)n tuo^t, e3 tear ber beriifjmte 5lleyanber SBoudjer, ber filer (eine ^iinft im !Dtenfte ber SBarm^erstgfett iibte. Safjt un8 aber auc^ fetnem eblen 33etfptel folgen! 10 2)amtt naljm er feinen etgenen ^iit, gtng ^erum iinb fammelte noc^ etnmal, iinb aufS neue flogen bie elbftiirfe f)tnetn. 5)ann rtef er laut: 33ouc^er lebe f)od^! ^orf>! fjoc^! f)od^! rtef ba $olf, unb ber alte SD'hiftfant, bem bie Xranen in ben Slugen (tanben, fattete bie anbe iinb 15 (prad^ ein inbriinftigeS @ebet fiir feinen ^ottegen. S3. ). bon cgengefc^cnt (Sin grower ^err f)atte fic^ einmal im SBalbe berirrt unb . lam gegen 5lbenb an bie >iitte eine^ armen ^o^IerS. )er mar felbft liber 2anb, tmb bie gran fannte ben gnabtgen errn nic^t, boc^ befjerbergte fie ifjn, fo gut fie fonnte, 20 fe^te i^m don ifyren beften (Srbapfeln dor unb fagte, er miiffe leiber auf bem >eiiboben ft^Iafen, benn e8 fei nur ein im egengefdjenf. 39 )a nun aber ber grofje err audj grofeen ^mnger mit* gebradjt fjatte imb tobmiibe tear, fo fd>mec!ten iljm bic Srbapfel (o gut tote Me frifcfjeften (Sibotter, unb cmf bem buftenben |>eu fdjlief er beffer alg auf ben toeicfyften 2)aunen. )ag rtiljmte er benn and) gegen bte Orau, alg er ftd^ am s na'cfyften 9)?orgen toteber auf ben SSeg madden toottte, unb [c^enfte tf>r babet em olbftiicf, toelc^eg fie jum Slnbenfen befjalten fotte. obalb ber ^of)ter ^eimfefjrte, erjaf)tte tljm fetne ^rau bon bem bomefymen @aft unb jetgte tf)m bag efrfjenf. 10 2lu ber iBefdjretbung, bte fie i^m bon bem Ijoljen ^>errn rnac^te, fc^IoB ber $of)Ier ganj ric^tig, ba^ eg ber glirft beg ?anbeg getoefen toar, unb fagte: (S freut mtclj unge= mein, ba iljm bte (Srbapfel tote tbotter gefcfymecft t>aben, boc^ ein SSunber ift eg ntcf)t, benn beffere toadjfen ntrgenbg 15 auf ber SBelt alg f)ter in unferm fanbigen SBatbboben. 5IKein ein olbftildf fur ein befdjeibeneg 5lbenbbrot unb eine ^ac^t auf bem ^euboben, bag ift aftjutriel! ^^ toitt mid) nadjfter Jage aufmac^en unb bem ^iirften einen orbent= lichen $orboll (Srbapfel brtngen; er toirb fie tooljl nic^t 20 augfc^Iagen. (g bauerte feme ac^t Xage, fo ftanb aud) ber ^o^Ier in feinem onntaggrodf unb mit bem $orb in ber ^>anb Dor bem fiirftlidjen (Sd^Io^ unb begeljrte @inla. Hnfangg toollten i^n bte djilbtoadjen unb ?afaien nic^t burdjlaffen; 25 er feljrte fi($ aber toenig baran unb fagte, fie foltten bem 40 , gttrften nur melben, bafe er ja nid()tg toon tfym begefjre, fonbern ettoag bringe, unb toer ettoag bringe, ber fei bodj liberall uritlfommen. @o fam er benn audj ttrirflidj in ben Hubienjfaal unb 5 fpracf): nabiger >err, Sfyv fjabt neultd^ bet nttr ju aufe gefjerbergt unb eine d^iiffet (Srbopfel nebft etnem 9lac^tlQger auf bem eu mtt etnem 5)ufaten bejofjlt. 3)ag rt)ar pDtel, obfc^on 3f)r etn grower ^err (etb. )arum bringe td^ (Suc^ noc^ etn $6rbdjen Don ben rbapfetn, Me o (Slid) aite frtfc^e (Stbotter gef^medt fjaben. 9}?ogen fie (!mc() too^I befommen, unb rt)enn -Gffyr niieber einmal bei einfefyrt, fo fteljen (Sud^ noc^ mefjr su S>ienften. (Sinfalt unb ^erjlic^feit beg guten 9}?anneg gefielen bem ^iitrften gar fefjr, unb nmt er auc^ gerabe bei guter 15 Scmne tear, fdfjenfte er if)m einen of mit breifeig Hcfev fyatte aber ber ^6f)Ier einen reidjen S3ruber, ber unb fjabfticfjtig rt)ar. S(I btefer Don bem tiidf fjorte, bac^te er: !Da8 fonnte mir aucf) 20 bllifien. 3<^ f>ab' ein $ferb, bag bem giirften gefattt; boc^ meinte er neulid^, alS ic^ fed^jig 3)ufaten baflir for= berte, eg fei itjm p teuer. 3e^t get)' id^ f)tn unb (d^enf eg if>m, benn Ijat er bem iBruber einen >of mit bretfeig 5lcfer ?anb flir ein ^lorbc^en (Srbapfet gefdjenft, [o n)trb 25 mir getoife noc^ ein Diet gro^ereg egengefdfjenf suteil a naf)m er bag *iJ3ferb aug bem @tat( unb fiiljrte eg egengefc^cnf. 41 ftracfg bor bag fiirftlidje djlofe, liefe feinen $ned(jt bamit fatten unb brangte fief) gerabegfoegg burdj bte toadjen itnb ?afaien in bag SHubien^immer. 5iirftlidje naben, fagte er, idj toeifc, b metn ^ferb neitltd^ in bie Slugen geftodjen ^at. gilr 5 1)ab' ic^ eg bamalg ntc^t laffen teoKcn, aber fetb fo gna'big unb nefjmt eg junt efc^enf don mir an! ftetjt fc^on brau^en Dor bem (Sd^Iofe unb ift ein fo ftatt* Xier, h)ie Sfy hum eing in (Surem SftarftaK ^abt. giirft merfte fogletd), tt)o ber afe tjiipfte, unb 10 bac^te bei fic^: 2&arte nur, bu aubieb, bic^ totll id^ nefjme (Suer ^ferb Don ^erjen gern an, lieber (prad^ er, obgleicf) id^ faum rtieife, h)ag id) (!mcf) bafiir pm egengefc^enf geben foil. 3)oc^) eg fa'tlt mir 15 eben ein, bafo icfj ein Jlb'rbc^en rbapfet ftefjen fyabe, bie ft)ie frifc^e ibotter fdtjmecfen unb mir einen of mit breifeig 5lcfer Sanb gefo[tet fjaben. ^Damtt ift @uer *i}3ferb reicfjlidj bejaf)It, id^ fjatte eg fa neulic^ fiir fec^jig !Dufaten Ijaben fdnnen. 20 Sarauf lie^ ber fcfylaue err bem 9D?anne bag $orbdjen mit Srbdpfeln reidjen unb entlief} ifjn in naben. >ag aber marb in ben fiirftlidjen 9KarftaII gefiifirt. tmrotf. 42 Sljrenlefe. SSie bcr a We ^crme^ baiter geftorfeen tft 2luf einer fleinen 2inf)of)e liegt bcr >ermegf)of unb fdiaut toeit tn ftille al nad) ,3^ f)inab big $ur 2SM= faf)rtgfird()e. $n Mefe fear ber altc 33auer, folange cr nocf) gcfunb tear, mand^en (SamStag getuanbelt ber 9)?iit= s tcr otteS sulicbe, unb al er franf unb franfer rnarb, fyatte er manc^mal feinc ^inbcr in Me $apefle t)inabge= fanbt, bamit fie um eine gliicflidie terbeftunbe beteten. Kaplan toon ,3^ aber brad^te i^m ofterg Me fyeilige 3)arum fiird)tete ber |)erme8bauer bag 10 terben audj nic^t. (58 tuar ein tjetfeer (Sommertag, alg ber enfenmann auf bem ^>erme8f)of anflopfte, um ben 33auer ju feiner grau, bie fdjon fett 3a|)ten auf bem $ircf){)ofe toon 3^H rufjte, abpfyoten. 5Die ^inber, atte ertoa^fen, umftanben 15 ba terbelager beg 23ater3. 3)runten im Xal arbeiteten $neelft ifjr branten ben ?euten arben binben unb forgt fiir euer 33rot pr SBinter^eit ! 3$ brand)' fetnS meljr, idj toarf anf ben SSinter brunten tm otte3acfer. s Winter bent uralten ^aften in ber terbefamnter ftanb etne alte, lange ^Itnte, tm au(e bon jeljer nur ber 33mntmler genannt. d^on ber Uratjn be^ (Sterbenben I)atte nttt bent SBrtintntler bag ^enjafjr unb bte ^trc^n3etf) in Xal ^tnuntergefd^offen. 5D?tt tf)m Oolite au(^ ber 10 fterbenbe ^erntegbauer fetnen Xob anfagen. Segt nttr ben 53mntntler, fo fprad) er tuetter, gelaben tmterS ^ant= nterfenfter unb btnbet an8 err, gib i{)m bie eh)tge ^ufje!' benn euer S3ater ift tot. Unb je^t betjitf euc^ @ott! iBIeibt 20 brab, h)ie S3ater unb 50?utter eg getoefen ftnb! yiun gab er jebent feiner ^inber bie ^anb yam Slbfcfiieb unb matinte fie jur (Site mit ben SBorten: 2lber je^t ge^t fc^nett, '8 bonnert fc^on h)teber. 5flte fjatte aEejeit fetnen SBtllen, feft toie ifen. 25 letter SKilte aber tt)ar fjeute toie !Diantant. 44 tfyrenlefe. $inber, tntnter getoofmt, iljnt ju fotgen, gef)ord)ten oudj fjier. SSkinenb gingen fie ben ^piigel fjinab, unb unter Xranen banben fie ifyre arben. ranenben Hugeg fdjau* ten fie Don Stit ju ,3eit bon ber 5lrbeit ^inaiif jum ^er- s meSfyof, ob fie nic^t t)or bent )onnern be^ )imntel^ ben SBrummter iibert)ort fatten. @ben tear bie le^te arbe gebunben unb gelaben, ba fufjren 33U^ unb (d)Iag iiber^ Zal I)in. (Sine plo$[id)e title folgte bent 3ucfen unb 9MIen com ^intntd fjer- 10 ba fallt ein d^ufe bont of fjerab: ber S3runtntler gibt ba3 Jobe^fignal beg 3Sater6. 9leben bent (Srnteniagen fnieen bie $inber unb beten ein 3?aterunfer unb >err, gib itjnt bie ennge 9 f tu|)e / unb bag eh)ige idjt Ieu($te if)nt!. 5)ann faf)ren fie ifjre arben ben SBerg fyinauf ing is S3aterf)aug. 3)er SBater tft tot, ba fie feine tube betreten. )ie (Smte ift baljeim, unb ber SSater aud). unb bte treucn @g toar einntal ein frommer infiebel, ben bie ?eute SBruber ^laug fyiefeen. $m fatten alter Sicken auf einer SBalbtuiefe ftanb feine 3efle, unb brei ^anteraben teilten 20 ntit ifjnt ben engen 9?aunt, ein $w$$, ein SBalbfater unb ein afe. @r fjatte bte Xiere bon i^rer friif)ften ^ugenb an aufgejogen, unb ba hwr eg i^nt nic^t ft^h)er getoorben, fie SBruber $Iau3 unb bie treuen iere. 45 fo aneinanber ju getoolmen, ba fie toie @efc()nrifter au3 e t n e r diiiffet afcen unb auf e i n e m Sager fc^Uefen. 33ruber $lau3 lebte gerabe nidjt fc()Ied)t. Die umn)of)= nenben 33auern berforgten tfyn retell c^ mtt petfe unb rcmf, unb bafjer Ittten aiid) btc bret Jierc fetnen Mangel. 5 5lber eg famen (c^Itmme 3etten. 5D2tBrt)ac^g unb &aQd* [c^Iag fatten bie @rntef)offnuiig gitmc^te gemarfit, unb bie SiebeSgaben ber Sanbleute floffen fparlic^. 5lm (Snbe, alg ber bleirfje ^unger burd) bie )orfgaffen fc^Iic^, blieben bie penben ganj au^, unb ber arrtte (Sinfiebet fa!) fic^ auf bie 10 griic^te be^ SBalbe^ angemiefen. Hber bie oljapfet unb bie @d)Ief)en rt)ottten if)m gar ntc^t befyagen, unb er magerte ab. lot if)re^ ^>errn ging ben brei Xieren fefjr 311 >erjen, jumat ba fie felber unter bem 5D?angel fc^toer ju leiben 15 fatten. Hm beften nod) befanb fid) ber afe, benn in ber Umgebung ber (SinfiebeJtei rt)uc^g @rag unb ^(ee in 9Q?enge, aber ^ater unb $ud)% Dermifeten fc^merjlid^ bie fetten SBiffen, bie i^nen S3ruber ft Iau3 Dorbem gereic^t fjatte, unb fie begannen, ben afen mtt fd)eeten Hugen anjufefjen. 20 (Sine^ XageS, al^s ber tetjtere im SBergflee feme S^a^Ijeit f)ielt, traten gud)S unb ^ater dor ben (Sinfiebef, unb ber guc^g !)ub alfo an ju fprec^en: Sieber 33ater! <2o fann e^ nid)t Icinger fortget)en. 31(1= gulange fd)on entbefjrft bu frafttgcr ^af)rung, unb bie $utte 25 fc^Iottert bebenflic^ um betnen abgcjefjrten ?eib. 2Bie mare 46 Sfjrenlefe. eg, toenn totr ben anggeofyrten fd)lac()teten unb brieten? (Sin faftiger ^afenriirfen miirbe bir guttun, unb iiberbieg ift eg ia ber afen 33eftimmung, in ber $fanne ju fdjmoren. @o fprad) ber $udjg. Slber SBruber $Iau3 mnjelte bte s @ttm unb fprad) jiirnenb: BSO^ttnt^ten, bu 5lrger! er &afe ^at, tt)te tfyr beibe auc^, alj unb $rot mit mir gegeffen. ^eme [et e3 bon mtr, bag fyetltge aftrec^t in fc^ndber SBeife ju berle^en! ergriff ber 2SaIbfater-bag SBort unb (fietnb: )eine ^Rebe, mein ^Bater, flingt lieblid) mie fenfaiten unb @d)almeien. SBie aber, rt)enn ber >afe felbft fi(^ erbote, ben Opfertob fiir bic^ ju Ieiben? )ann freilic^ - fprad^ S3ruber ^Iau unb 15 jog bie djultern in bte 6f)e. 2lber bag U)trb ber afe bleiben(a[(en. biefen SBorten entlie er bie Xiere. anbern SO^orgen, a!6 ber Sinfiebel eine SBafferfuppe genoffen unb fein locftein gelautet Ijatte unb augmfjenb 20 auf ber teinbanf dor ber Jiir fa^ ; famen ftufys, $ater unb C>afe f)eran, (tellten fidj t)or ber 33anf auf unb derneig= ten fid^. 2)ann nafjm ber %utf)$ bag 3Bort: 33ruber ^laug, bu bift ung atte^eit ein giitiger ^>err getcefen unb fjaft i^ben 33iffen mit ung geteilt. 3)arum 25 Ijalten nnr eg fiir unfere ^ftic^t, Mr je^t, ba bu Wot leibeft, nadj ^raften beijuftefjen unb bein teureg Seben ju friften. SBruber $tau unb bie treuen Jicre. 48 tfirenlefe. ( tft nottoenbig, bafe bit gleifdjnafyrung ju bir nefjmeft. SSergb'nne mir, mein 23ater, bafj id(j fiir bid) in ben ob gef)e! >ier ftefje id(). u mit mir nadf) beinem ef alien ! )a fprad) ber SBalbfater: ^reunb, bu fprid^ft rt)ie ein s or. SBeifet bit nidjt, bafe guc^gftetf^ eine ^fid^ft iinge* fiinbe @pei[e tft? SBittft bit unfern SBot)Itater bor ber 3eit unter ben 9Jafen bringen? )er guc^g feuf^te tief auf. 33niber ^lau^ aber gerlifjrt: ?ebe, bit treueg Jier, iinb freue bid^ )araac() erf)ob ber ^ater feine err, nimm mein Opfer an, icfj bitte bic^! @o? fprad) ber i$utf)%. Iaubft bu ettoaS 33effereg ju is fein als id^ bu, ein fleifcfyfreffenbeS ^ratlentier? ^>err, bag ^leifc^ biefe 9Waugf)unbeg, bem bie altenttjalben fjerborftetjen n)ie bie )ornen am barf ft bu nimmermeljr genie^en! e^ f)in, mein greunb! fprad^ 33ruber ^laug ju bem 20 $ater. 3Der SSiHe, nidjt bie @abe mac^t ben eber. ^d^ banfe bir. 2)ein Opfer nef)me icf) nidf)t an. 3e^t, metnte ber ^afe, biirfe er, ot)ne fic^ ben 53orrt)urf beg UnbanfS jugujiefjen, f)inter feinen beiben efeften nid^t guriicfbteiben, jumal ba er nid^t ju befiird^ten fyabe, beim 25 SSort genommen $u trerben. @r bemeigte ftd^ alfo dor bem (Sinfiebel unb fprad): )er befefirte tiefelfned^t. 49 2Benn idj audj jule^t fomme, fo ift bocfj mein (Sifer bir $11 bienen nidjt geringer al3 ber meiner $ameraben. 9ltmm mid) Ijin, efyrtoiirbiger 35ater! $d) fterbe gern fitr btc^. S)a fiitjr SBntber ^tau^ mit bem Slrmel femes tjarenen iiber bie feudjten 5lugen, beugte fic^ ju bem 5 nieber unb ergriff tfn bet ben Df)ren. )tr h)erbe bein SSttte, bu treueS 2ter! fprod^ er itnb tritg ben ^>afen in bte $Iaufe. 9^0^ eintger S^ ftttn er juriicf unb fjangte ben bluttgen ^afenbalg auf etnen ^faf)! femes ^oune^ pm Jrotfnen 10 auf. ^n feinen 5litgen ober leiicfjteten Xranen ber 9?ii^rung. 5lm Hbenb gab eg in ber $Iaufe ^afenpfeffer unb am narfiften Sfttttag ^>a[enbraten mit Jlraut, unb unter bem tfdj fafeen ftufys unb $ater unb labten ftc^ an ben $nd= c^elc^en, luelc^e ber (Sinfiebel ben treuen Xieren suttmrf. 15 9?ubolf feefefjrte @tiefelfnerf|t + 3n ber 5lmt^(tube be8 Slmtmann^ ftanb ein @tiefet= fned)t, ber brummte unjufrieben dor fidj f)in: @ ift boc^ ein jammerlid) 3)ing um ba^ eben, n^enn man immer (o im SBinfel (tefjen unb auf bie >erren tiefel n)arten mu^! Unb h)ie befc^mu^t fommen fie oft an, nrie grob befianbetn 20 fie midj armen ^nec^t! SBenn ic^ ben einen au^sie^e, fo tritt mid) ber anbere. ^a, bie tiefel fjaben^ gut, bie So Sfyrenlefe. befommen bie SBelt ju fetyen. SBa'firenb id) Ijier in her bimflen (Stfe ftefje, geljen fie im onnenfdjein fpajiereti, imb toenn fie miibe fyeimfommen, bann fjeifet'S: ,@tiefel= fnedjt far!', unb idj mufe bie grofeen erren au^iefjen, fie s aber madjen firfi'8 bequem. S)ic tiefel, benen biefe 9?ebe gait, gefjorten bem (Sc^reiber. @r {>atte fie cm8ge$ogen unb an bie SBanb geftettt, benn in ber 2lmtftube triig er lieber ein ^aar toeicfje c^Iappf^ufje an ben gilfeen. S3et ber 9?ebe be unjufriebenen tiefel* 10 !nec^t marten betbe tiefet lange diafte, gerabe rt)ie bie 9D?enfdjen bei anjiigtic^en 9^eben anberer ?eute lange e= filter 311 madjen pftegen. 2)a ftiefe ber tiefel beg rec^ten S3eine ben tiefel be linfen SBeineS an imb fpradj: ^aft bu'g gef)6rt, 33ruber? 15 2)er bumme @tiefelfnedt nennt un ^>erren unb meint, toir Ijatten^ gut, tueil er nidjt toetfe, n>ie gut er felber baran ift. )er Sump fyat ben leid^teften ienft Don unS atten. 5lber n)ir, toir toerben ben ganjen Xag burdj bid unb biinn gejagt. 3m err, ber (^retber, gut. )ort fi^t er bequem auf femem S3ocf imb fc^retbt. SBenn id) bo<^ auc^ ein @^ret- ber toa're! 10 ag meine id) aud), feufste ber tiefetfned^t. )er c^reiber fpri^te feme geber auS, recfte fid^ ein tbenig imb feufjte: ottlob, ba^ toieber ein ag borbei tft! @o ein djreiber f)at bod) bag iammeriid)fte ?eben. SBag i[t er anberS alg ein armfeliger gebermec^t? 2)a 15 lob' ic^ mir'g, toenn man fein eigener err tft, toie ber 5Imtmann. S)er arbeitet nur, toenn er Sitft Ijat, unb irirb alle Xage bicfer. ^c^ t)oht bie ^Slacferei fatt. $a, toare ic^ boc^ and) 5lmtmann! (Sr gog feufjenb bie tiefel an unb ftecfte bie @d)tatop= 20 fc^utje in bie afd)e feineg fabenfc^einigen 9^ocfeg. )a trat ber &tn 5lmtmann ein unb fagte brummig: ^)u fannft nad) ^aufe ge^en, eg ift geierabenb. S)u totifyt gar ntdjt, h)ie gut bu'g t)aft. >er f)of)nt auc^ noc^, bad)te ber @d)reiber, mad)te einen 25 ungefd)icften S3ii(fling unb ging, unb bie tiefel fnarrten. 52 tfjrentefe. $)er Slntrmann ging in feme SBotjnftubc suriid SBetl er aber bie iir offen ftefjen liefe, fonnte ber @tiefetfned)t afleS fjb'ren, toaS barin toorging, imb balb fjb'rte er aud) ben Slmtmann im tiefften 33afe bnmmien: )a lauft er f)in, s ber locfere (^reiber. 2) a 9 23ol! ^>af gut! 9ta fcfet er [tc^ gii einem lafe 53ter unb fdimau^t in alter 9?uf)e feine ^Jfctfc. Unb id)? S3i morgen foil bie Hrbeit fertig fein. 2)a liegt fie, no(^ faum angefangen. 2Ba$ nur ber err 9D7inifter benft! ^Tntner metjr Hrbeit unb !etnen 10 Belter ^ulag^ cr eier tjole [olc^en S)tcnft! 2ld^, toenn tc^ bo(^ mein eigener f>err n)are! ^o/ i/ ber Sftinifter t)at gut befef)Ien. au3arst. ut, bafe @ie fomtnen, ^err ^oftora, fagte ber 5lmt= mann. $<$ beftnbe micf) gar nicfyt h)ot)l unb mufe nod) bie 9?adjt i)inburc^ arbeiten. O ber 3)ienft, ber S)ienft! 20 5)er Softer befii^Ite be SlmrmannS ^ul unb befaf) iljnt bie 3unge; bann fagte er: ?egen @ic fic^ fdilafen, befter greunb! 3I)nen fet)It tneiter ni^t al3 9?ut)e. w^QhJO^t, fd)tafen! brummte ber Hmtmann. 5)of' torc^en, @ie Ijaben'S gut. @ie finb S$x eigener >err. 25 er 2)oftor fyielt fidh ben SBauc^ Dor Sadjen unb rief: eigener >err? Sitter SBett Wiener bin id). 2)er befefjrte tiefelfnedjt. 53 unb 9?ac()t lafet man mir feine 9fr$e. lauben err toare! @o dtele $ranfe e6 in ber tabt gtbt, fo diele erren fjabe i<$, unb ^>er* rtnnen bagu, unb ic^ fage S^nen, gerabe bie ^errinnen 5 berfteljen'3 am beften, mtc^ p qiialen! Qt* Softer ging, unb ber tiefelfnedjt bad)te: 2Bieber ein $nedjt me|)r. 3<^ befomme die! efettfdjaft.* ^)a flopfte eg toteber, unb ber ^err SD?ini(ter trat Ijerein unb entfrfiulbigte ft<^ f)6[Ii(^, baft er nodj fo fpa't fomme. 10 @nbti(^ mat ein totrflidjer ^>err! barfite ber @tie[el= fnecfjt bei ftd^. 9D?ein lieber >err S(mtmann, (prad^ ber S0?inifter, fdjaffen @ie mir gefalligft big morgen friit) bte @d^rift= (tiicfe, toeldje auf biefem S3ogen I)ier berseidjnet fte^en; 15 i^ braudje fie notn)enbig. 3^ fomme eben bom ftiirften; er ift in ber iibelften ?aune, unb id) tjabe einen fc^n)eren err. 20 S3ei biefen SBorten ^orc^te ber @tiefelfned)t ^oc^ auf. 2lber eg getjt nid)t, fufyr ber 9)?intfter fort. 3c^ barf ben ^urften, meinen allergnabigften >errn, ni(^t im @tic^ Iaffen. 2Ba8 tft benn gef(^et)en? fragte ber Hmtmann er= 25 fd^rocfen. 54 Sfjrenlefe. 2ldj! feufjte ber SWtntfter, foir fallen elb faaffen, bid elb, unb atte $affen finb bod) leer, lauben tnir, fein 2ftenfd) fjaf S fo fauer toie ein 99?inifter! 2lber tooju braudjen rt)tr benn elb? fragte ber s mann. @ollen h)tr etma 3^a0c er!)alten? 3ulQ0e?! rief ber SD7imfter. 57etn, firfier nic^t! fonnte eg Slbjiige geben! !Der ^rieg ift Dor ben oren, ba ^eer ttrirb oiif ben rtegfufe gefe^t, imb bap braiid^t ber gttrft @elb, elb unb tDteberum @elb! )er arme ^err 10 {)at feme rufjtge tunbe mef)r, bie orgen Ia[[en ttjn ntrfit fc^Iafen. $ur$, c ift etne bofe 3eit. Xer SD?intfter feufjte, ber Hmrmann feufjte aud^; ber tiefelfne^t aber feufjte nic()t. (Sr f)atte alleS mtt angefjort unb ta^te nun in fid) fytnein: w^lnedite, tauter $nerf)te! 15 57i(^t etnmal ber cmbe3fttrft ift fein eigener err! Unb bon biefer auSfrau, ba3 etoige Samplem in ber ^irdje tft tnir Iteber al^ betn Stc^t ba. >ann antn)ortete bte >cm8fratt 5 n)of)I: 9D7etne tefeform tft letber ntc^t grofeer, benn fie gofe bte ^erjen felber. 33eim ^aufntann iebod^ brannten h)tr grofeere ^erjen, toon benen ac^t ober fogar nitr fe^g auf ein *i|3funb gingen. ^)it gaben freiltd) etnen I)etteren c^ein, bag Ijeifjt, toenn 10 fie orbentlid^ gefcfyneujt ftitrben; tro^bem beforgten toir atle feineren 5lrbetten beim lieben XageSfdjetn unb ber* fc^oben bte groberen ac^en auf bag ^erjenlic^t. (Sirnnal nun im 5lbbent arbetteten fair beim $cmfmann. liefer fef)rte fpatabenbS t)on @raj f)eim. 5113 er im8 15 um bag matte fcjenlidjt faitern unb lugen faf), flopfte er ben @(f)nee toon ben djutjen, btinjelte ung an unb fagte: w^a, rfineiber, fyeut' tjab' ic^ rt)a3 t)etmgebrac^t fiir Unb alS bie SBaren au^gepacft n)urben, ba- fam eine 20 ftattlicfye ^Ilampe jum SBorfcfyein unb ein langeS $Rot)r au8 Ia8 baju unb ein grtiner ^apierfcfjirm unb ein unb ein fletneS, feuc^teg gafetein. bu atle^ ftir arfien Ijaft! fagte mein 9J?eifter. alleS miteinanber*, berirfjtete ber ^aufmann, 25 getjort ju bem neuen Sidjt, ba^ aug Slmerifa gefommen 56 Sljrenlefe. tft bag petroleum. ( brennt (o f)ett tote ber ag. SBirft eg fdjon fef)en! (Sr fiiflte bie ?ampe aug bem gafeletn iinb 309 ben 3^$= ftreifen burd) bag glanjenbe >ing mit ber eidjelformigen, s gefdjli^ten $apfel. )ann fe^te er bie S3eftanbteile p(am= men, ^iinbete bag tjerborfteljenbe @nbe beg )od)teg an, ftiilpte bag baitcfytge tagroijr bariiber, bafe totr metnten, fo nat)e an ber glamme miiffe eg Qetoife jerfprtngen unb ^un((, fagte er, follt t^r etnmal fe^en! io Unb toir fafjen eg. (Sg toar etn gar triibeg ?td)t, bag mtt fetnem fc^toarsen, fttnfenben 9?aitd) fogletc^ bag IagroI)r fd^lDarste. )er ^aufntann brefjte an bem feinen cfyrcmb- kin ben 3)oc^t toetter Ijinauf, ba rautfite eg nod) meljr. (gr breljte tfjn ttefer nteber, ba tourbe eg ftnfter, unb alg is toir p lad^en begannen, fnitrrte er: 9?a, mtr ft^etnt, bte= fer 2ampenlja'nbler fjat mtc^ [aiiber angefc^mtert! 5lber ic^ I)ab'g bod^ felber gefefyen in ber in unb t)er. 33 9tad)bem toir mit ber ?ampe nod) atlerlei berfuc^t fatten unb bie tube enblitf) ooll $Rau(^ getoorben toar, fd^alt ber 2)te SSunberlampe. 57 auf Me Ijollifdje glamme unb blieg fie aug. )ie brannte nun mit (tiller SBiirbe fort, unb mem 2fteifter fagte: $a, ja, bag finb bie anjgefdjeiten IjeutjutagM SBigtoeilen fcfjmiert man fie Ijalt boc^ an! )ie alten Seuf finb auc^ feine (Sfel getoefen. s 2Ba8 tft benn bag fur ein )I, bag petroleum?* fragte ber efcttc. @g foil au8 ber (Srbe Ijeraugrinnena, erfla'rte ber ^aufmann. 3a fo! rief ber efelle, 3)ann toirb^ freilicf) nic^tg ic taugen, bann iff S bag l)elle SSaffer. ei mtr fit II, tc^ mag ntdjtg mefjr babon l)b'ren! fagte ber $aufmann unb ftellte bie Sampe in ben Sinfel. 5^un t>ergingen $toei Sage. 3)a fam ber l)omagtag, unb mein SO^eifter unb ber >au$f)err gingen noc^ bor 15 age3anbrud) jur grlil)meffe. ^c^ fafe allein bet ber ^erje unb fcfjneiberte. 5l3alb trat bie junge SSie^magb Herein, bie borfiin im talk bie $itf)e gemol!en fyatte, unb fe^te fid) an meinen ifdj, um an if)r (Eljrifttaggfleib ein feibeneg aufe toar, ber eg ung berltel)rt fyatte. r ?ic^t! ' bid^! rief ber Sfteifter unb btie fie unban!bar toiifete aber feine anbere 57euerung, bie beim toolf fo rafd) (gingang gefunben Ijat, ft)ie Dor trierjig bie ^etroleumlampe. D^ofegger. nadj 5lmertfa. 59 altc erloren, bogefeffen, ats cnbltcg cine^ 9JJorgeng bte 3)hitter ju t^m fjerantrat 5 imb (prac^: 5lnbreS r btr fefitt toa, unb id^ h)etfe auc^ gar toofyl, mo bid^ ber @d^u^ brilcft, of)ne bafe bu eg mtr ju [agen braud^ft. )tr gefdtlt eg ntc^t me^r in beineS SSaterg &au\t, unb ber >offart8teufel mad^t eg bir yi enge. 5)u mod^teft ein grower err d^ufjmad^er iuerben, 10 ttrie bu fie auf beiner SBanberfdgaft in ^iirnberg unb granf= furt gefefyen f)aft, unb tueifet bod) nicfjt, ba^ bu f)ier manner fi^eft alg Ijunbert anbere Sfteifter, bie feinen ^nieriemen mefjr an ben ftufe bringen, fonbern nur pfcfyneiben. 5lber in otteg Xiamen ! SBittft bu fort, fo gef), benn fjalte id^ 15 bid) jurticf, fo bteibft bu ett)ig unjufrieben; derfud^ft bu'g aber, fo ftrirb eg bid^ balb gereuen. Hnbreg, eg ift ein grower Unterfagieb jaiifd^en einer SSanberfd^iaft bon etlio^en ^atjren unb einem 5lbfdjieb bon Gutter unb ^eimat auf tmmer! 20 Hnbreag brefjte fidj fjalb auf feinem d^emel fjerum unb fprad^: aSD'httter, nun id) mir atleg red^t iibertegt tjabe, lann td^ @ud^ fagen, bafe id^ nid^t me^r f)ier bletbe. 2Barum nid^t, 2lnbreg? fragte bie SBitttie unb fd^ien 60 Sfjrenlefe. fid) liber feine 3?ebe fotoenig gu nwnbern, atS f)fitte er ge* fagt, bie neuen tiefel, an benen er nod) arbeitete, feien nun fertig, unb fie fb'nne fie nodj Dor 2lbenb bent aftanrt unten int )orfe bringen, ber (te beftellt fjatte. s 2)a njtK id) @uc^ htrj fagen, 9D?utter, cmtmortete 5lnbreag. @S i(t fjier nid)t3 nttt ber c^ufterei. SSa^ einer in biefent 9^e|te ift, bag nmJ3 er fein Seben long bleiben. X>a t)a(t bu red)t, Derfe^te bie Sautter. 3)ein fettger 10 35ater fjat mot)! an bie jttmnjig ^niertemen jerriffen an fid) unb an bir r unb fdjliefetidj tjat eg boc^ nur in feinent ?ebeng* lauf gefjeifoen: ,!Der el)rbare 3?o^ann 99?att^iag ^almberger, 5lltf(^u^ma(f)er unb @c^u^t)ern)anbter batjier/ 9Udjt8 ba= ^inter unb nic^tg babor. 15 (Sben barum h)itt id) auc^ nat^ @nglanb, fuf)r ber iunge (^ufjnta^er fort, ober nad) 5lmerifa. !Da fjat fc^on manner fein liicf gemac^t! 3att)o^I, fein liicf gemac^t! ftimmte bie SBittoe bem eit er ber ging iiber *iJ3arig nac^ Sonbon in @ng- lanb unb ftjarb bafelbft ein fo reiser unb angefefyener 9}?ann, bafe je^t bie rafen unb ^iirften in feinem >aufe aug unb cin ge^en n)ie bei unfereinem bie ^iifjner. einen arnten 25 ^reunben in djneeberg fc^irft er aber ein elbftiicf unt bag anbere. Sfteife nadj 2lmerifcu 61 3c() toerbe Qmer audj nidjt bergeffen, liebe !>0httter! oerfidderte ber Junge Sftann auf bem @d^emet unb ftellte bic (Stiefel beg SBirtg auf bic @eite, nacfybem er bie leijte |>anb borangelegt fjatte. 3dj toerbe (Sudj [c^on toon 3dt gu 3^it fd^retben, tote eg mir gef)t. Unb toetm 3f)t: in etnem SBrtefe tion nttr lefet: ,@uer banfbarer f^u^ma^erntetfter etner 90?aieftat beg ^ontg brttannten, c^ottlanb unb ^rianb', bann bilrft Suc^ ftugg cmfmacfyen tote ber @rjt)ater 3afob p fetnem @ol)ne S'ofep^ in tgtyptenlanb. 2)enn ic^ tooltte mid^ (Suer 10 nic^t (d^amen, unb toenn id^ ^!ontg toiirbe! baf)in, berfe^te bie 9Jhttter, inbem fie fidj mit ber eine Xrane aug bem Huge toifdtjte, barfft bu bir unt meinettoillen feine orge mac^en, benn ein neueg aug, toie toir eg fjaben, jtoei ^itf)e im tall, etlidje 9}?orgen 15 Sldferlanb unb eine SBiefe an ber 2lltmill)l finb fiir ein SBittoetb meljr alg genug. atte er Sarm ge= fc^Iagen, fo toiirbe ber ,80^ beg SBirtg, bem er bag 9?eife nad) Hmerifa. 65 jettsbrot berborben fjatte, unb ber @pott ber ^uljrleute, )ienftboten unb $inber fjaufentoeife liber ifyn gefommen fein. (Sr befdjlofo alfo, one ber 3ltig aug bem aubenfdjlag ofyte 2lbfd)iebggrufo baoonsugefyen, fdjiittelte fic^, bafe bie Xetgflocfen tuett umfjerflogen, nafym ut, @tocf iinb 5 9?cmjen iinb ging burc^ genfter ttrieber ^m, rtio er fjerge= fommen n)ar. 2)abet lief er r tim8 er niir fonnte, urn nodj toor Xogeganbruc^ p feiner Setter gu gelangen, unb fc^tBt^en tat er unter feinem Uberpge fate etn c^infen, ber, mtt etg ummicfelt, tm iBaclofen fd^mort. 10 @etne Sautter f)atte inbeffen cmdj nur rt)enig gefcEiIafen, benn ttjre ^offnung aiif bie batbige SBieberfefjr itjreg o^neg mar boc^ attma'f)lid) etma^ gefunfen. @o trat (ie benn, al8 ber 5D7orgen graitte, unter bie ^au^ttir unb faty ben SBiefengrunb tjinab, ber fa[t big an ben SD^b'n^^malb bor 15 t^r lag. Unb eg ttmfyrte auc^ nic^t lange, fo erblidte fie eine rt>eie eftalt, bie Don unten Ijerauffam unb einem Gutter- ober S3a'(JergefeIten glid), big fie enblicf) in bem toanbelnben Xeig i^ren 5lnbreag erfannte. Ob fie bei feinem Sinjug me^r $vtufo ober mef)r @r= 20 ftaunen jeigte, mar fdjtoer ju unterfdjeiben. 5turf) {)ielt fid) SlnbreaS nic^t lange bei biefer ^rage auf, fonbern fc^Iilpfte au3 5 u ^t Don ben ^ac^barn gefefjen ju njerben, fo fc^nelt nrie mogtit^ unter Sad) unb $ac(j. (Sine tunbe barauf, nad)bem er bie Xeigfrufte abge= 25 ttmfdjen unb fic^ in fein ^auSgetoanb gemorfen fjatte, fafe 66 er fdjon nrieber auf feinem (grbfdjemel unb flicfte, al3 fci 3rtrifd()en geftern iinb Ijeute gar ntdjtS 93efonbere3 borge^ fatten, bie te&e fttngi 67 $at>rten auf fremben Sfteeren unb freute fid), bafc er bag erne ing trodene gebradjt unb nun in grieben geniefeen fonnte. )enn brinnen im ^aiife toaren atlerljanb rare (Sdfja'ke aug fernen Sanbern aufgeftapett, unb aufoerbem triel <3ilber unb olb in fd^iDeren Srufjen. 5 @ein Wiener, ein alter Sftatrofe, ben er nac^ ^aarlent gefc^icft ^atte, um infaufe ju madden, n)ar jur (Stunbe nod) nicfit luieber aug ber @tabt jurilcf. 2)a nun aber bte onne fd^on untergegangen tt)ar unb bie feuc^ten 9^ebel ^erauffttegen, fo bacfyte ber atte 9)Jl)n^eer: )u n)ilt(t boc^ 10 in beinem filter nic^t notf) ben cgnupfen friegen, flopfte feine ^feife auS, ging fjinein, DerfdQlo^ bie Xiir unb tegte ficq balb barauf ing 33ett (gr mocote tooljl fo im erften ^> alb fdjtummer liegen unb toon ben (Sljinefen traumen mit ifjren Sftanbelaiigen unb 15 langen Bopfen, ba ^ort er am ^enfter ettoaS bofjren, al8 ob einer ba fyereintoolle (tatt burdg bie >augtiir. @r ftet)t alfo bef)ut(am auf unb merft au<$ fogteic^, baft toirftidj jemanb brau^en unterm genfter ift, ber i^m nacgttingg, unb jn>ar unangemetbet, einen 33efuc^ macpen toilt, t)ietleic^t 20 aieniger ifjm felbft alg feinen golbenen 336geln. S)a faEt'g nun bem Sttten fiebenbt)ei auf bie @eele ; baft letber atte feine @abet, gtinten unb ^tftoten in ber SBaffenfammtung am anbern (Snbe beg toeittaufigen ^aufeg finb: er t>at begtjatb fein einjigeg tiicf, momit er fidj n)et>ren fann, unb 25 toeifj juerft nicgt rerfit, toag er anfangen fott. 68 tfirenlefe. SffttttleriDetle i(t her )ieb tntt fcincn 23orbereitungen fertig getoorben unb fjat etne genfterfdjeibe au3 bem 9?aljmen cntfemt. )a aber ift and) unfer alter eemann feinerfeits bereit, ifm ju empfangen. s @r fjat fid) namlid) fcfmeft befonnen, bafe auf bem Jifd) neben feinem 33ett etne glafc^e err an bem ^orf ber ^lafdje, bie er border nod) ttidjttg gefc^iittelt fjat: e^ fnallt h)ie etne ^tftole, unb ber $orf mttfamt bem etterinaffer faljrt bem 15 Sangftngrtgen auf bie tint unb tnS eftd^t. )er gtaubt nid^t anber^, at^ bafe er jum Jobe getroffen fet unb ba 33Iut i^m bereitS iiber^ eftd^t Iaufe r biegt fid) Dor djrecfen bom genfter juriicf unb ftiirjt bann don ber letter in ben mef)rere $ufe ticfer liegenben ^of f)inab. 20 9^un toufete aber ber alte $apita'n au^ feinem eeleben, bafe man einem gefdplagenen geinbe feine 9?ulje gonnen barf. @r ftieg be^fyalb fofort bem (Sinbrec^er nacf), ber nod) betaubt am S3oben lag, unb banb if>m ben >al3 mit feinem langen djnupftudj t>on ec^ter d^inefifd^er eibe 25 fo feft su, aB ob'3 ein ^at^eifen tt)are. Unb ba ber )ieb auc^ glucftid^erttjeife einen berben tridf mitgebrac^t 2Bte man 3Mebe fongt. 7 toomit er toofyl bie geftofjlenen <5ad)en jufammenfdfjniiren toollte, fo braudjte ber $apitan biefen, urn ifjrn audj nodj bie ^ftnbe auf bem 9?iicfen feftpbinben. )arauf madjte er feinen alten 2tyra8 bon ber $ette Io3 unb brac^te mtt s beffen SBeiftanb ben libeltater nod^ in berfelben S^ac^t f)tn- ein auf bag ^aarlenter ^otijeiamt. ^afiir befam er benn and) bom $onig oon >ottanb ein ganj befonbere^ )anffdjretben, bafe er einen fo gefafjrlicfien pi^buben eigenfjanbig eingefangen unb abgeliefert fjatte. [o SO^erfe brum: )aS eltermaffer ift ein gut 28a'fferletn, unb jtoar nic^t blofe gegen ben )urft unb allertianb $ranf- ^eiten, fonbern auc^, urn )iebe bamit gu fangen! (Smil Um bie Sftitte beg borigen ^Q^fiunbertg fjauften in ber eineS flibbeutfd^en )orfe8 jrt>ei grofee iBauem, ber 15 X)of)lenI)aTner unb ber (Srmanfperger, jener im Jal, biefer auf ber 6!)e. @ie lebten jlrar in feiner toblidjen geinb= f(^aft miteinanber, allein fie fatten boc^ einen eigentiim= lichen treit unter fief), ber nidjt enben gu toollen fd^ien. erabe auf ber renje namlic^, h)o tt)re ?anbereien 20 pfammenftiefjen, erfjob ft(^ eine taufenbaftige, buntle 9?ie* fenftc^te, bie getoife fc^on einer ber Urgro^bater gepflanjt t)atte, unb bie im ?aufe ber ,3eit pm egenftanb be3 ie rensfidjte. 71 (StreiteS stotfdjen ben beiben rofefyb'fen getoorben toar. Wort) immer ftanb fie oon 2Irt unb age unberfefjrt ba, betm je meljr fie tmtcfiS, befto toeniger toar ber eine ber mm- mefjrigen rofebauem geneigt, ben pradjttgen 33retterbaum mit bem cmbem gerrteinfam 511 fallen unb rebltcf) jn teilen; im egentetl, jeber be^auptete ftctf unb feft, bie S^te fte^e auf feinem runb unb 33oben unb getjore tf)m attein p eigen. o berniinftig ftoren bie beiben SBauern atterbingg ge= trefen, bafe fie nidjt gleicf) Hbbofaten annafjmen unb benen jufammen jh)anstgmal me{)r safylten, al bie ganje @renj= fic^te rt)ert toar. 5Iltein tief brinnen im er S en f<^tug ben= noc^ einem jeben ber gropa'iierlidje tolj unb 9^eib. SSenn ber X)oi)tent)amer nun einmat ^>ilfe im braudjte, fo ging er beileibe nicfyt ju feinem na'cfjften bar, bem (Srmanfperger, fonbern eine fc^one trecfe nieiter 15 fort, unb ber (Srmanfperger madjte eg feinerfeit^ ebenfo. 97atiirlic^ Ijerrfd)te bie gleid^e ^a'lte auc^ stoifd)en il)ren SBeibern unb ^linbern, ifjren 9)?agben unb ^nec^ten, itjren 33ettern unb iBafen, ja fogar bie ^>off)unbe fatten jule^t ben roll in ben 9?afen unb fnurrten aufeinanber! 20 33raDe Scanner berfud^ten oftmal^, bie ftarren @trett= f)a'nfe augjufo^nen, aber bergeben^. ef)b'rt mir bod^ bie ^irflte attein ! fagte jebe^mat ber 3)of)(enf)amer mit fte= Reuben Hugen unb berbiffenen ?ippen. 5Iber ebenfo fprad^ aud) ber rmanfperger. <2o ftiurben benn bie ^riebenftifter 25 it)rer SiebeSbienfte enbtic^ miibe. 72 Sfjrenlefe. Cbgleidj bie betben ^partncicfigen, toie gefagt, ntc^t im )orf toofntten, [o 309 if)r trett bod^ immer toeitere $retfe, bis jiilcfet audf) manner mit f)ineingeriet, ber e8 gem bermieben Ijatte. @o ging e ctnft bem berben s fd^mteb, imb aB er fid^ ntcfit mefjr su ^elfen toiifete, cr in bte sorntgen SSorte cmS: SBenn bod) nitr etnmal bag )onnertoetter in bie Dermalebeite renjfidjte ft^Iuge! 5lber ^o^r urn Safy Derging. (Sin emitter nad^ bem anbern jog rt)ie [onft ofme iBU^fc^Iog iiber 3)orf unb >of)e 10 botjin, unb bie fyerrlicfye ^ic^te ftredfte t^re llfte immer tjoljer, immer breiter au^. 9hm fd^rieb man ba ^at)r 1845. >aS efinbe ber betben rofof)6fe toar auf ben anfto^enben gdtbern mit bem S3inben ber (Srntegarben befd^aftigt. !j)ie feinblic^en 58au* 15 ern felbft (tanben beaiiffiditigenb imter i^ren ?eiiten. SSon 3eit ju tit toarfen fie, ber )of)lenl)amer bon red^t^, ber Srmanfperger bon ItnfS, einen begetjrlid^en S3Iidf fjinauf Sitr ^id()te unb bann eine finfter grotlenbe 9D?iene t)intiber jum 97ad)barn. 2)a^ efinbe merfte e$ unb blinjelte mit 20 fja'nbelluftemen efid^tern; sufl^id^ aber beeilten fid) atte unter bem fatten, frfjarfen S3Iicf ifjrer ^erren, benn au8 9?orbtt)eft soflCTt liber bag toellige ebirge raben[d^h)arje SBettertooIfen f)eran. of)lenl)amer ernft unb ftrecfte fetnem ^ac^barn bie anb Ijtn. X>ag rt)ar ber brot)enbe finger otteg: unfer treit ift 15 entfrf)ieben! fprac^ ber (Srmanfperger fidjtlid) ben>egt unb ergriff bie bargebotene 9?ed^te. 3)a f)at ber 33Ii^ ben 9^ic^ter gema(^t! erjat)Iten fief) nun afle unb batten babei an bie SSorte beg )orffd)miebg. 9fjocf) ^eute aber lebt bag feltfame emitter fort im 20 eba'd)tnig unb 90?unbe beg $olfg, bag Srmanfperg unb umtoofynt. 74 5lbenteuer tm SBalbe* (gg regnete, toag bom immel fjeruntertoollte. annen fdjiittelten ben $opf unb fagten jueinanber: 2Ser f)o"tte am Sftorgen gebacfjt, bafe eg fo fommen toiirbeU @g tropfte ton ben iBaiimen cmf bte trfiuc^er, don ben 5 trauc^ern auf bag garn!raut unb Itef in unjaf)IiQen fletnen SBcidjen jlDifc^en bem SD?oo(e iinb ben tetnen. 5lm Wad)* mtttag fjatte ber 9?egen angefangen, unb nun ftmrbe e [d^on bunfel, unb ber Saubfrofdj, ber Uor bem @d)Iafen= ge^en nod^ etnmal nadj bem SSetter [of), fagte ju feinem 10 ^ac^bar: S3or morgen friit) h)trb e^ ntc^t auffjoren. 5)erfelben 5ln(t(f)t rt)ar erne 2lmetfe, bte bet btefem SBetter burrf) ben SBalb mufete. te toar am 33ormtttag mtt (Stern in annenberg auf bem 2)?arft getoefen unb trug ieljt ba bafiir gelofte elb in etnem fleinen, blauen Seinmanb- is beutel nadj ^aufe. SBei jebem c^ritt feufjte unb fammerte fie. !Dag $leib ift ^in, fagte fie, unb ber ^ut aud^! ^fttt* id) nur ben ^egenfdjirm nid^t ftetjenlaffen, ober fjatt' id^ menigften^ bie liber fcfyufye angejogen! 5lber mit ,3eug= fd^ufjen in foldiem 9?egen ift gar fein SBeiterfommen! 20 SBafyrenb fie fo fprad^, fat) fie gerabe Dor fidfj in ber SMmmerung einen grofeen ^J3ilj. ^reubig ging fie barauf ju. X>a8 pafet, rief fie, ba8 ift ja ein SSetterbad^, toie man eg fief) nic^t beffer toiinfdjen fann. ^ier bleib' id), big eg auff)b'rt ju regnen. SSie eg fdieint, h)oi)nt fyier 2lbenteuer im SSoIbe. 75 niemanb befto beffer! $dj toerbe mid) fogleid) einric()ten. )ag tat fie benn aud). @tc toar eben baran, bag toaffer aug ben cfyutyen p giefcen, alg fie bemerfte, bafj brau^en etne Heine rifie ftanb, bie auf bent 9?iicfen ifyr s S3iolind^en tmg. ^or' r SlmeiSdjen,* fjub bie ritte an, ift e erlaiibt, I)ier unterjutreten?* 9?ttr immer f)erein! ertoiberte bie Slmeife. S^ ift mir lieb, bafe i<^ efetlfc^aft befomnte. 10 3dj f>abe f)eute, (agte bie ritte, im ^eibefriig pr ^inne aitfgefpielt. @8 ift ein bifec^en fpat getoorben, unb nitn freite id) mid^, ba^ ic^ ^ier bie 9?acf)t bleiben fann, benn bag SBetter ift ja fd^recflirf), unb toer n)eife, ob ic^ nod) ein 2Birt8f)aii3 offen finbe. 15 Sllfo trat bag riltc^en ein, tying fein SSiotinden auf unb fefete ftc^ ju ber Slmeife. 9?0(^ nic^t lange fafeen fie ba, fo fafjen fie in ber gerne ein ?ic^t(^en fdjimmern. 5JBie e ncityer fam, erfannten fie eg alg ein Saterndjen, bag ein Qfotyannigtuiirmdien in ber >anb trug. 20 ^cty bitf eu(^, fagte bag ^otyannigrtJiinnctyen fjijflidj griifeenb, Iafet mic^ bie Stodjt tyier bleiben! $<$ tvollte eigentlidj nac^ SJJoogba^ p meinem better, tyabe mid^i aber im SBalbe berirrt unb n)eife h)eber aug nod^ ein. 9?ur immer ju! fagten bie beiben. @g ift redjt gut 25 fiir ung, ba^ h)ir 53eleud)tung befommen, ern folgte 76 Sfyrenlefe. bag 3ofjannigh)iirmd)en ber (Sinlabung unb ftettte fein aternrf)en auf ben ifd). )er (gdjein beg Sid&tS fiifyrte ifmen balb einen SBanberer $u, ber jiemlid) ungefd)icft iiber aub itnb Sftoog fjerange- s ftolpert fatn. (g toar em $afer Don ber grofjen 2lrt. O^ne uten 2lbenb jit fagen, trat er ein. 5lf)a! rief er, [o bin id) bod) redjt gegangen, unb MeS ift bie < 3^f ner 9 e f e tt eTl l) er berge. 9D7U btefen SBorten fe^te er [td^, Ijolte fetnen cfinappfacf ^erbor unb begann 10 fein Hbenbbrot ju oerjeljren. 3a, ia, (agte er, toenn man ben ganjen Xag liber ^olj gebofirt Ijat, bann fdjmecft bag @(fen! 5llg er fertig toar, [topfte er (ic^ feine ^feife, lie^ fid^ bom ^ofatwtigtottrmdjen &utr: geben, jiinbete an unb fing an, ganj gemiitlid^ ju rauc^en. 15 Unterbeffen mar eg braufeen ganj bunfel getoorben unb bag SBetter [glimmer alg border, ba traf jur atlgemeinen SBertounberung noc^ ein fpa'ter @a[t ein. (Sc^on feit langerer ,3eit Ijorte man in ber g^me ein eigentiimlidjeg c^naufen; bieg !am langfam nether unb na'{)er, unb enblid) erfc^ien unter 20 bem tyilt eine c^necfe, bie ganj aufeer 2Item h)ar. nenne idj Iaufen! rief fie. SSie bin icfj gejagt! bag eitenftedjen Ijab' ic^ befommen. ^^ toift nur gleid^ bemerfen, bafe idj im nac^ften 3)orfe eine SBeftelhmg ju mac^en fjabe, bie Site Ijat. Slber niemanb fann iiber 25 feine $ra'fte, befonberg h)enn er fein ^>aug mitfc^Ieppen tmife. SBenn bie efettfc^aft erlaubt, toill id^ ^ier ein Hbenteuer tm Safbe. 77 tiinbdjen raften; bann fann id) nac()f)er ttrieber galoppieren, als galte e3, ben )ampfttmgen einjul)olen. 9Hemanb Ijatte etrt)a3 bagegen, bafo fid) bie djnecfe eln gemiitlidjeS ^lai^djen auSfudjte. )a fe^te fie fic^ t>or if)re , tjolte if)r tricfjeug fjertior iinb ftng an p ftricfen. 5 h)aren mm bie fiinfe ba ber[ammelt, al bie 5lmetfe nafjm unb alfo [pra(^: 2Barum fi^en ft)tr f)ier fo trilbfelig betetnanber unb langnjeilen un^, ba ftrir un^ boc^ bie tit auf angenefjme SBeife berfilrjen fdnnten? $tf) tjabe baran gebac^t, bafe fair un3 @ef(^i(^ten ersafjten foll= 10 ten, unb gem tt)lirbe id) felbft ben Slnfang mac^en, toenn t(^ nur eine rec^t fjiibfcfye efd^ic^te tottfetc. 97un tft tnir aber eben etmaS nod^ SBeffereS eingefatlen. .^c^ fetje, ba& bie (Mile i^r S3iolind^en bei fief) f)at. SSenn fie nicfit gar $u mlibe tft, tnot^te idj fie bitten, un ein luftigeS tiicfc^en 15 ju fpielen, bamit lt)ir eing tanjen fonnen. )iefer 53orfc^lag ber 5lmeife fanb allgemeinen S3eifall. 5)ie rilte liefe fid) aud) nic^t lange notigen, fonbern ftellte fic^ fogleic^ mit ifjrem S3iolinc^en in bie 9D?itte unb fpielte bag luftigfte Janjc^en fyerunter, rtelc^eg fie au^tcenbig 20 toufete, rt)af)renb bie anberen um fie ^erumtanjten. 5^ur bie d^nedfe tanjte nic^t mit. 3erumaiirbeln; mir tuirb ju leid^t fc^minbelig. 5lber tanjt, fotriel i^r aiollt! 3^ fel)^ mit SSergniigen ju unb mac^e meine 93emerfungen. !Die 25 anberen liefeen fic^ benn aud) gar nid)t ftiiren, fonbern \u- 78 beltcn fo lout, bafe man eg auf brei cfyritt (gntfernung fyoren fonnte. Slber ad), burcf) toelcf) em furcfytbareg, ungealjnteg ($reig= nig tourbe ifyr geft plo(id) unterbrodjen! )er $il$, imter s toetdjem bie luftige efellfdjaft tanjte, gefyorte leiber etner alien $rote. 5ln fc^onen Jagen fafe fie oben auf bem 2)adje, h)ie bie ^roten ju tun pflegen; trat aber fc^Iec^t ^Better em, fo froc^ fie imter ben ^ilj, imb eg fonnte ifjrettoegen regnen bon ^fingften bis 2Betf)na(^ten. 3)iefe ^rote nun 10 toar am 9^ad^mittag nad^ bem ntidjften SD?oor gu i^rer SBafe, einer Unfe, gegangen, unb fie fatten fic^ bei Coffee unb 9?apffud)en fo Uiel erjdf)It, bafj e bariiber bunfel ge= toorben mar. 3^t am 5lbenb fam bie $rote ganj leife nadj C>aufe gef^Iic^en. Uber bem 5lrm t)atte fie ifjren is SlrbettSbeutel fjangen, unb in ber >anb trug fie einen roten 9?egenfd)irm mtt meffingener ^Iriicfe. 3116 fie ben $ubel in itjrem aufe ^orte, trat fie noc^ leifer auf. @o fam e^, bafo bie ?eutc^en brinnen fie ntcfjt efjer geniafjr aiurben, alg bi^ fie mitten unter ifjnen ftanb. 20 )a3 tt)ar erne unerh)artete (gtorung! er ^afer fiel Dor (Sdjrecf auf ben 9 f fii(fen, unb eg bauerte fiinf SD^inuten, etje er luieber auf bie SBeine fommen fonnte. !Dag ^o^an^ nigrtmrmdjen bad^te ju fpat baran, bafo eg fein ?atern(^en Ijatte auglofdjen follen, urn in ber }unfell)eit gu entmif^en. 25 ie rille Itefe mitten im Xaft ifyr SSioIind^en fallen, bie Stmeife fanf aug einer Ofjnmarfit in bie anbere, unb felbft bie Slbenteuer im SBalbe. 8o Sljrenlefe. (Sdjnerfe, bie fonft nidjt leidjt au8 ber ftaffung ju bringen ift, befam ^erjflopfen. @tc toufete fid) aber fdjneft p fjelfen: fie frodj in ifjr >auSd)en, riegelte bie tir gutter fidj ab unb fprad) 311 fid): 2BaS ba toilt, fann fommen! $$ s bin flir niemanb 11 fprec^en. 9^un fyattet il)r aber I)oren fotten, toie bie ^?rote bie armen ?ettte fjeruntermac^te! @tef) einmal an, rief fie jomig unb f^toang ifjren JRegenf^irm, ba fjat fic^ ja ein fc^one^ ?iimpengefinbel siifammengefiinben! 3ft ba8 ^ier eine 10 >erberge fiir ^onbftreic^er unb !Dorfmufifanten? 3$ fag' e^ fa, nid^t cms bem ^>aug fann man gefyen, gleid^ ift ber Unfug log! Slugenblicfttdj padft if)r je^t eure iebenfac^en ein, unb bann fort tnit eu(^, ober ic^ toil! eud) fd^on 15 2Ba3 tear ju run? )ie armen ?eute rtagten gar nidjt, fid^ erft aufg 33itten ju legen, fonbern na^men ftifl ifyre @ad^en auf, riefen ber @c()necfe burc()S (^liiffetto^ gu, bafe fie mitfommen folk, unb al aucf) biefe fi(^ fertig gemac^t fjatte, jogen fie alle miteinanber toon bannen. tear ein fla'glicfyer Hu^jug! SSoran ba8 ^ofjannig^ , um auf bem SBege ju leud^ten, bann ber Heifer, bann bie SImeife, bann bag rHIIc()en unb sule^t bie djnecfe. S)er ^afer, ber eine gute Sunge ^atte, rief don ,3eit ju 3eit: 3fft f)ier fein 2Birtgt)aug? Slber atfe 9?ufen mar 25 bergeblid:). fie ein <^tur f)ijren fonnte. 5 )te anbern jogen betriibt iDetter, unb nac^ tangent Um= f>erirren fanben fie unter etner 33aumn)urjel ein leibtic^ trocfeneS ^la^en. 2)a brac^ten fie bie <>ftacf)t ju unter grower Unrutje unb ofyne totet ju fd)Iafen. SBaren fie aud^ mit fjeiler >aut baDongefomnien, fo blieb e^ bod) irrtmerfyin 10 ein fc^Iimnie^ 5lbenteuer, unb bie mit babeigetoefen ftnb, iuerben baran benfen, folange fie leben. Jrojan. SBic bte 280ban3mitf)re entftanb* 3n ber 97af)e meine^ ^eimatborfe^, eine fieine Ijalbe tunbe bergauflnart^, befanb fid) eine female SBalbblo^e, burd^ ft)elc^e ein 33ad) bafjinrauft^te. X)ort lagen riimmer 15 atler 2lrt umf)er, unb an ber einen eite beg SBadjeS Itefe fic^ fo ethmS ft)ie ein alter raben erfennen, ber getob'fynlid) trodfen n)ar unb nur nac^ fc^meren emittern ober rt)at)= renb ber c^neefc^metje SBaffer ftifjrte. 97tebrtge, branbge* fc^n)arjte Sftauerrefte baneben seigten, ba ^ier einmal ein 20 ebaube geftanben fyatte, unb ein runber, ^atbDerfunfener mit einem bierecftgen ?oc^ in ber Sftitte fd)ien anju= 82 beuten, bafe eg eine Mf)le getoefen fei. 2lud) f)ief$ btefe tatte nodf) in rneinen $inberjaf)ren bie SBobangmiifyle, obtooftl fogar bie alteften Scute fid) nid)t erinnerten, bafj eg bort je eine SD?iif)le ober einen Sftiiller gegeben fjabe. 9htr einer madjte tjierbon eine Slu^naJjme, ba3 n?ar mein 3)er ftaf dolt otter efc^id^ten iinb 2fta'ren unb ein nac^benflid^er 9#ann; ma^ man it)n aud^ fragen modjte, er luufete 33e(doeib. >ann ersa^tte er, mie getoefen, iinb fannte iinb nannte eg bei Ort unb 10 unb 3 e it, unb bag tat er immer in feiner eigenen, tounber^ lichen SBeife, bie einem jeben ju ^erjen ging. (Sinmal fragte id^ ifjn, marum man benn ben Ort SBobangmii!)te Ijeifoe, ba boc^ ntrgenbg eine 9ftitf)Ie ju fef)en fet. 15 )inge unb ^enfd^en bergef)en, fagte ber alte Sftann, aber ^amen bleiben. )oc() bu foltft h)i((en, tote eg mit ber 9}?uf)Ie toar, benn eine 9}?itf)te I)at fjier h)irflic einmat geftanben. SSie fame fonft ber SDfctfytftein in ben SBatb? SfJMifjIftetne, bie toilb toacfyfen, gibt eg nic^t. Sllfo f)ore ju! 20 $n uralten ,3eiten roar brunten nod^ fein )orf. (Sin jeber baute fein >aug fiir fid^ mitten in bag gelb f)inein, bag if)m gefydrte, bamit er atteg f)iibfc^ nafje unb beifammen f)abe unb nidjt fo toiete c^ritte ju tun brauo^e. @o ttof)nten bie SBaitern einjeln unb berftreut liber bag gan^e Sanb f)in, 25 gerabe nrie bie ^u^fe unb Sadfjfe in if)ren ruben. Slber ein ^paug gab eg, too fei^t unfer X)orf fte^t, bag toar SBte bie SSobangmiifjIe entftanb. 83 etne djmiebe. <3c(jon bamals freujten fid;) brunten jtoei grofce >eerftraf$en, unb toenn guge betoaffneter banner ober reifenbe Remoter au3 fernen anben mit 9?of[en unb SBagen unb barren dorbeifamen, bann fyatte ber @c^mieb, bcr aitd^ etne >erberge fyielt, alle >anbe Doll 311 tun. @ 5 tear etn Ort, rt)o man etrt)a6 (etjen unb t)oren unb lemen fonnte. 90?enfc^en iebeg @tamme^ unb jebe3 tanbe^ trafen fjter pfammen unb erja^Iten ftd^, aia^ Dleueg unb 2Bunberbare$ in ber 3BeIt paffiert tear. 5 al () ren ^ e @piel= leute, bie don etnem 5W etl ^o[ jum anbern jogen, fangen 10 f)ier oft ifyre ?teber pm ?obe grower ^b'nige unb ^elben, beren ^rteg^rufjm bamalS bie SBett erflitlte. 5lud liber mancfyerlei neue unb gefjeime ^iinfte beric^tete man, bie jenfetts be^ 9?{>einftromg ober ber 5IIpen don fremben, bunfelf)aarigen 35otfern geiibt rt)urben. eltfame 15 SSerfjeuge, SBaffen unb 9!}?unsen njaren ba ju fefjen, melcfje man in Xaufdj unb ^ampf mit ben gremben al6 foftbare ober ebenfjetdjen badongetragen fjattc. alt foldjen etegentjeiten f)orrf)te ber djmieb tooty! auf, berna^m, rt)a^ gefagt, unb betrac^tete, rt)a^ gejeigt 20 tourbe, offenen unb na^benftic^en inne^, rt)ie ein der= ftanbiger 9D?ann e3 tut, unb mac^te fic^ iiber atleg feine etgenen ebanfen. @o ma^rte bag ?eben in SBerfftatt unb C>erberge ben ganjen ^rtiWing unb ommer fjtnburc^, bi^ untoegfameS SBetter im patfjerbft ben 23erfef)r f)emmte, 25 unb big ber fcfjtoetgfame c^nee bie aieiten anbe in eine 84 tfjrcnlefe. toetfee (Sinobe dertoanbelte unb ftobernb getoatttge Sa'fle aiif bcr SBetterfette ber ersfdf)fag in eineg toten s 90?anneg 33ruft $n enter totlben 9)?arsno(f)t nun, al^ ber cfynee berettg am cfimetjen toar, lag einmal ber c^mteb auf fetnem ?ager unb laufc^te tm (Stnfc^Iafen auf ba^ fd^urrenbe era'ufd) ber tetnbldde, bie ber iiberfdjcunnenbe 33ac^ ju Xal fd^ob. 10 )a brang eg plo^Itc^ an fetn O^r tote ^eulen unb SBraufen. Srft unbefttmmt unb attS toetter ^erne, aber rafc^ ftdj na^ernb, tote auf gttttc^en beg turrneg, ft^toolf eg an ju etnem entfetjlt^en, f)of)Ien unb tiefen etofe, unterntifd^t mtt ^fetfen, tofjnen unb etnjelnen totlben c^reten. 15 )aatotfd)en erflang eg toie bag langgejogene nac^tlic^e e^eul don wnben unb tote bumpfbrof)nenber ^uffd^Iag. SDer d^mieb toar ftarr t>or dnttfeljen. @g toar, alg ob ber ?a'rm burc^ atte ?itcfen beg aufeg I>eretnbrange unb an alien Jiiren riittelte, alg ob gra'feltcfje ttmnten burd^ bte 20 (Sffe Ijerabrtefen. !Da, nttt etnem djtage, ^orte atteg auf, eg toarb etne SBetle totenfttlt, aber gletc^ barauf erfd^ott dom ^>oftor Ijer etn lauteg, ungeftilmeg ^oc^en unb ber fierrtfc&e 9Juf: ,5tuf ba! 90?a(^ auf!' 5Der d^mieb fprang don fetnem Sager, elite ang Xor 25 unb fc^ob bte fd)toeren 9?tegel juriidf. S)a erbttdfte er betm ungetotffen SBtberfd^etn beg dfjneeg etne ftol^e, Ijod^ragenbe 9Btc bie 2BobanSmiif)Ie entftanb. 85 mannlidje eftalt in toeitem, toeljenbem Mantel ttnb brei= tern cljlappljut, unb neben ber eftalt etnen rieftgen (SdjimmeL ,9ftein aul fyat ein Q?ifen gebrod^en beirn fcfynelten Sfttt/ rebete ifyn ber nadjtlicfje better mtt tiefbrb'Ijnenber timme 5 an, ,unb bu follft if)n mtr frtfc^ befcfjIaQen. 5lber [pute bid), benn mein $3eg ift noc^ meit !' 5) amit nafym er ben ^intmel beim $opf unb fiifjrte ifjn in ben >of dor bie d^miebe. 9hm begann ber (^rnieb feinen 33orrat Don ^ufeifen bon ben ^flocfen ^erabjunefjmen, aber atte erft)ie[en fidj ate 10 Diet ju ttein. ,^imm bein SBerfjeug unb fdjmiebe mir ein neue^!' rief ber 3Mter ungebulbig. ,3Bie bu e8 fd^miebeft, totrb^ rec^t/ madjte fic^ ber c^mieb an bie Arbeit, ba^ ^cucr, facijte e^ mtt bem grofeen 23Ia3baIg au^ 15 an unb fcfymiebete brauf log, ba^ bie $unfen luctt uml)erftoben: ba3 ufet[en pafete tote angegoffen. ,!Du bift ein toacferer 9}?ei[ter mit bem jammer/ fagte ber frembe 9Mter, ate ber (Sc^mieb baS (Stfett ^eife aufgenagett fjatte, ,aber ein untoetfer 9D?ann. SSe^^atb fragft bu ntcfit?' 20 ,^>err/ entgegnete ber @d(jmieb bemiitig, ,meine better fyaben mic^ gele^rt, bafe eg toeife fei, bei ber Slrbeit p [c^toeigen unb toorlaute 5^ a 9 en S u meiben, benn biefeg (ei bie 2lrt ber SSeiber. !Da 3f)r mir aber etne grage freifteftt, fo [agt mir, toofjer 3^r fommt ju (o ungetootjnter tunbe, unb toof)in 25 (Sure gafcrt getjt!' fomme tyeint Don her griefen tranb Unb fafyre ftrarfs ing 86 ertoiberte ber JKeiter. ,33tg geftern bin idj auf (Stiffen ge* toefen; nun mufe id) mid) toieber ang 3?oJ3 getooljnen.' s ,2Ber (eib Sfyr, >err?' toar beg n! Unb bamtt bu njeifet, n)e([en 9?ofe bu befc^Iagen: id^ bin ber 2Bobe, ber mac^tige g^rer beg eifterf)eereS, unb braufe in @turm unb SBetter liber @ee unb ?anb, n)o man d^Iac^ten (c^Iagt, unb rt)o Scanner fallen auf brofjnenber SBalftatt!' ^3ei bie- 15 fen SBorten f)ufte fein 9?ofe, fprang iiber bie fteben (Sften f)ot)e ^ofmauer unb Derfc^rtjanb in ber bunflen ^ac^t. 3ugleic^ aber erfyob ftcf) Don neuem bag nrilbe, graufige etofe. Srbe unb Suft, big ju ben tiefftreidjenben SBotfen Ijinan, n)immelten Don gefpenftifdjen eftalten, bie in rafen= 20 bem 9?itte Doriiberfauften. 53oran SBetber ju 9fofe mit tDefjenben aaren, fjtnter^er bteic^e ^rieger, bie aug offenen SBunben bluteten. v^eulenb fprangen unbe bajtoifc^en mit funfelnben 5lugen unb let^jenben ^ungen, Don benen feuriger eifer flo, unb bariiber flatterten 5faben mit 25 rauljem efrarfije. 3mmer neue, luilbe eftalten tauc^ten auf unb brangten unb fdjoben einanber in eiltgem ie bic $8oban3miif)Ie entftanb. 87 unauffyorlidj, enblog! $)a fd)lugen plo$idj freifdjenbe timmen aug bem etummel an. fern Ofyr: ,2Beg fret! "plai^ ba, ober bii mufet mit!' Unb toie Don unfid)tbarer etoalt getrteben, trat ber djmieb bon bem offenen or guriicf, toarf beibe gliigel ju unb (c^ob bte 9?tegel ftor. 5)ann 5 bradj er otjne 33efinnung jufammen. er ju (tcf) fam, mar eg Better 9JJorgen, unb ber nadjtltdje er[(f)ten ttjm tote em ^raurn. !Da (af) er neben ftd^ ettoa^ in ber (Sonne bltnfen. @6 toar ba gebrod^ene ^>iif= ei(en r bag tfym ber 2Bobe alg Sofin jugetoorfen ^attc, unb aU 10 er eg auffyob, ftcfje! ba toar eg toon gebtegenem olbe. ^itn tou^te er, ba^ er ben getoalttgen ott ber eerfd)aren, ben toetfen .Scmberer unb SBanberer mtt feinem toiitenben efolge [elbft gefefjen fjatte, unb bertoaljrte fern golbeneg ^ufetfen jum Slnbenfen an bag nadjtlic^e 15 Hbenteuer. S3atb barauf aber brang auc^ bie ^unbe ing Sanb, ba^ t)ier Xage nac^ jener 5^ac^t tm i8of)merlanbe eine blutige djladjt gefc^Iagen toorben (ei. HIg ber ^rii^Itng toteberfetjrte unb bie liebe onne bic (Strain toieber getrocfnet unb toegfam gemad)t fyatte, naf)m 20 eineg 5lbenbg ein frember SDZann erberge in ber <3d)miebe. liefer flitjrte manc^erlei bem cfymieb unbefannteg 3Berf= jeug mit fid) unb fagte, er reife an ben >of eineg ^ontgg, um bort neue $itnft augjuilben. !Da nun ber c^mieb itm fragte, tooju all bag feltfame erat nit^e fei, erja^Ite ifym ber ^rembe 25 Don einer neuen 2lrt, Corner ju mafylen. 88 Sfcrenlefe. ,Gmre S&eiber', fprodfj er, ,ftnb iibel baron, benn fie fyoben biel Mfje, jeben ag geniigenb etreibe in ifjren anb= mufjlen ju jerquetfdjen. 93ei tins gu aufe bagegen fd)titten bie ?eute bag $orn einfacf) jtoifrfjen jmet grofee, runbe tetne, s bte ftdfj fd^nell aufeinanber brefyen, ntc^t t)on 9}?en(c:^enfraft getrteben, fonbern Don ber etoalt ber (Stiirjba'dje unb tel etneg SBafferrabS. Xa fd^afft anber^, fonn td^ fagcn. (Sin Waiter brcmdjt nur einigc Sage, urn fur ba3 ganje 3af>r feinen SSorrat Don [einftcm 2ReI)l ju mafjlen. 10 SBeife banner abcr rtriffen ju beric^ten, biefe neue $unft (tammc t>on bem mac^tigen otte SBoban, aud^ SBobe ober SBanberer ge^eifeen, ber ein grower 3ufeifen dor. )a er nun aber auc^ ein fluger unb unter= nefjmenber Sftann mar, ber gern au^ attem 9^euen, n)enn e^ gut n)ar, ^u^en jog, fo marb er mit bem gremben 20 fyanbelSeinig, bafe er i^m eine SOHifyle bauen fotte, unb gmar gang nadfj ber 5irt, rt)ie SSoban eg bie 502enfc^en gelefjrt Ijabe. 3^m ?of)n bafttr oerfprad^ er if)tn beg otteg ^ufeifen. 5lm anbern Xoge jogen bie beiben ben 5Boc^ entlang berg= 25 aufnja'rtg, unb ber ^^embe f)ielt bie tetle, rto bog SSaffer ein fo ftorfeg efa'IIe fjat, fiir bie geeignetfte ju feinem 2Ber(. SDer inbenbaum. 89 )te SOttifyle ftmrbe alfobalb gebaut unb ju (Sfyren beg otteg bie SBobangmitljIe genannt. paterljin, alg frembe >orben cms Often in biefe egenb fyereinbradjen unb bte eingelgelegenen 93auernf)b'fe pliinberten unb bertoiifteten, fanben bte 2eute, bo^ e^ beffer (et, ftdj 5 gufammenjufiebeln unb in )orfern beietnanber ju h)o!)nen, su orf um bie c^miebe bauen!' 15 Unb fo ift e^ benn aucfj gefdjeljen, unb bie c^miebe ftefjt f)eute mitten im ^orfe, trtie eg rec^t unb billig ift. S3ogel. StnbenBaum* S3or langerer tit fjiett iclj mic^ einige ^Q^e fjinburrf) in einer ffetnen err Softer Sinboto toar cm ftattlidljer unb jotrinler edfoiger unb em grower ^ftatur* unb artenfreunb, ber f)errlid)e 33lumen unb fb'ftlidjeS Obft jog, unb fein arten, ber fid) in gtiicfUdjer fiiblidfyer Sage in erraffen p einem s fleinen @ee f>tnabfenfte, toar im ommer unb >erbft ein toaljreS giittfjorn foftlid^er Singe. 5tm @nbe beg arten^ befanb ftd^ au[ etner fteinen @rf)6'f)ung eine marfitige Sinbentaube, bie fid) auf ben ftttlen, Don dn'If unb SBetben umfranjten @ee offnete, 10 unb bort fafe id) eine^ [d^onen 2lbenbg im 5lugu[t in fjeiterem e(prad^ mit bem alten ^>errn, ber an jenem Jage be= fonberg aufgeraumt toar. 53or ung auf bem ifc()e ftanb eine mac^tige d^ate mit foftlidjen ^firficoen, D^eine^, clauben unb Hprtfofen, in ben lafern fdjimmerte eine 15 borjiiglidpe orte Don 9?Ijeintoein, unb ring^um ertonte in ben ftillen 5Ibenb f)inein ba3 fro^tidpe eto'fe fpielenber ^inber, ber (Snfel unb (Snfelinnen meine^ aftfreunbe3. Unter biefen tt)ar ein jtoolfia'Ijriger 3unge, ber fic^ burd^ grofee forperlidge etuanbtfjeit au^jeicgnete. ^lo'^Ii^ fjorten 20 toir beffen (Stimme au$ bem SBipfel eineS Saume^, ber feme 3n>dQ e magerec^t nad^ bem Ufer be^ @ee^ fjinau^^ ftredfte. ro^dater! rief ber 3unge, nun paffe mat auf, tt)ie icf) eg je^t fd^on gut fann! Samit toar er auf einen ber toageredjten 3^eige ^inauS* 25 gerutfdjt unb f)ing plo^Iico an ben $nien baran, mit bem $opfe nad^ unten. 3u meinem cprecf liefe er fid^ bann >er Sinbenbaum. 91 Io3, griff aber gefdjicft in ba8 Saub be3 unteren oafe fein $6'rper im fallen fidj toenbete imb ber hrieber narf) obett fam, unb fo don 5lft ju 2lft rutfcfyenb unb ftiirjenb gelangte er, inbem er redjtjeittg feinen gait biirc^ rt)ieberf)olteg (Singreifen in bie .S^siQ 6 mtlbcrtc, gliicflid:) 5 unten an. @ut, mein @of)n/< rief ^>err ?inboai, fannft mal f)erfommen! 9^ac^bem er ben $naben fiir feine Seiftung reidjltdj mil Obft belo!)nt ^atte, toanbte er ftc^ ju mir unb fagte: (ine alte ^ arri ili en f un [tr bie tcfj fc^on don meinem ic S3ater gelernt fjabe, unb bie fyorf) in (Sfjren gef>atten toirb, feitbem fie mir einmal etnen fo grofeen Dienft geleiftet fjat. 2BeI(^er 2lrt tdar biefer )ienft? fragte ic^ etmag der= nnmbert. !l)er Softer le^nte fic^ in feinen artenftuljt jurilif unb 15 faf) finnenb dor ftc^ fytn rt)ie einer, ber fic^ eine efdjicfjte im eifte jurec^tlegt, unb fagte bann: ie n)iffen bocf), ba^ ic^ al tubent ju jefjnja^riger geftung^fjaft derurteilt toorben bin? ^a, gert)i^! antlr-ortete ic^. >amal3, alg aud^ ^n^ 2 Neuter %u biefer trafe derbammt tourbe, unb au^ ben= felben riinben. s^elDife/c fuf)r ?inbort) fort, a(lein trf) fjatte eg in einer |>infidjt beffer al^ Neuter, ba ic^ meine 3cit in ber einjigen tletnen gcftung metne^ engeren 33aterlanbe3 abfi^en burfte, 25 too id) eS derfjaltniSmafeig gut fyatte. IDtcfc toar nun 92 Stjrenlefe. eigentlidf) gar feine fteftung mefa, benn bie Slufeentoerfe fjatte man langft gefcfjleift, unb nur em auf einem fteilen gelfen gelegeneS $aftett mar iibriggeblteben, melees bann unb maun als efangniS benu^t murbe. )ort fjatte tdf) s ein ganj njo^nltc^eg ^i^^^r, atlerbingg mit fc^tuerer, eifenbef^Iagener iir unb einem ttef in bie bicfe 9Kauer eingefc^nittenen, ftarf Dergitterten genfter. 3(^ fodic ber etnjtge ^^ftnng^gefangene bort, benn mef)r bergleicfyen potitifc^e 33erbrec^er f)atte ba^ Heine $iirftentum 10 nid^t fjerdorgebrad^t, unb man liefe mtr am Xage jiemli($ biel gretf)ett, boc^ antrbe id^ nac^t^ forgli^ eingefc^Ioffen. 2Bie follte td^ auc^ entfommen? 2ln brei Seiten ftel ber ^elfen toofy an bie (junbert $ufo fteil ab, unb an ber bierten, too (ic^ fmaic ein 2Beg ing 2al fjinabfc^Iangelte, mar mir 15 ber Stu^gang burdj f>of>e 9)?auern unb mad^tige ore mit c^itblDac^en babor geniigenb toerfperrt. liber Mangel an StuSfid^t fonnte ic^ mic^ an biefem Orte freilid^ nid^t beflagen, benn ber $elfen mar ein letter 5lu3laufer be^ am ^orijonte bammernben ebirgeS unb 20 lag al^ einjige mefentlic^e @rf)df)ung in einer fanft getoellten (Sbene. Slber nic^t^ ift tool)! geeigneter, bie e^nfuc^t nac^ ber greifjeit ju berfd^drfen, al3 if)r (teter, ungefjinberter Hnblidf. Unb an fdjonen ommerfonntagen murbe biefe <5ef)nfucf)t faft pm forperlid^en (Sdjmer$ in mir, benn an 25 foldjen frabbelten auf alien SBegen bie SOIenfc^en aug bem tabtd^en ^erttor in bie freie ^atur, mie Slmeifen )er girtbenbaum. 93 tfyrem >aufen. 2luf bcr Sanbftrafee rollten SBagen itnb [Britten leidjtfiifnge SSanberer ben blauen 33ergen p. 23on ben aftfjaufern Dor bent Sore toefjten $aljnen, toafjrenb aug bent riin ber Sanbfcfyaft farbige 9ftabd)en= fleiber imb fjefte @trof)Ijute fjerdorfc^immerten unb balb 5 Don Ijier, balb Don bort etne Xanjmuftf ober ba3 Pollen Don ^egelhigeln p mtr ^erauff^altte. ann famen and) toof)l (eic^tgefliigelte @($metterlinge au^ ber Xiefe empor= geftattert, glatteten t^re ffluQd ein nientg auf bem burrf)* fonnten 9?afen beg 3Bat(e^ unb tcmmelten bann forglo^ 10 toetter in bte ^retfjett. 3)te djtoalben, bie fic^ um bag alte @ema'uer beg ^!a[tellg iagten, fdjoflen btcfit uber mtd^ ^tn unb riefen nrie pm ^>of)ne: ,$omm mtt, fomm mtt!' 5ltg nun bteg al(eg njteber etnmal an etnem gemtffen ommerfonntag gefd^af), ba glaubte tc^^ ntc^t me^r er= 15 tragen p fonnen. unb begab mtdj au[ bte. entgegengefe^te (Seite beg 5 e ^ en ^^ ^o m ^ er Hnbltc! ber @tabt unb bag .frofjltdje etuntmel unt (te fyer ga'njltc^ entjogen noar. ter ftromte aug ber nietten ^>etbef(dc^e ein ghtfo bic^t an bte eine SSanb beg gelfeng f)eran unb bilbete mtt biefem 20 einen SBinfel, in njelc^em id) gerabe unter mir ben gro^eri arten eineg n)of)If)abenben ^ a ^ r ^ an ten [at), unb eth)ag better entfernt be[(en i'anbfyaug. 3)eutltc^ n3te eine gut gejeidjnete ?anbfarte lag ber (Garten rrtit feinen fauberen tetgen, 9^a(enf(ac^en unb ebufd)a,ntppen unter mir, 25 aber audj ebenfo teblog rt)ie eine ?anbfarte n)ar er meift, 94 bcnn aufeer einem alten Partner, bcr fid) bort jtt tun madjte, unb feiner ebenfo alten gran fjatte id() nod) niemals einen Sftenfdjen barin gefefyen. o fafo id) nun bort an jenem onntagnadjmittag, lief? s meine 33eine liber ben 9?anb be8 ftelfenS baumetn unb fcfyaute abtoedjfelnb in bie faubere grune (gtnfamfett ju metnen ^iifeen unb bann tiber ben glu^ Ijtntoeg auf bie etntontge etbe. )a iiberfam mic^ nttt etnemmat etn ebanfe, ber mein e^trn mtt etnem fold^en ^Jaufc^ er= 10 fiillte, ba^ i(^ mid^ juriicfleljnte unb metne ^>anbe in ba3 ra^ flammerte au^ gurd^t, bon etnem @c^tt)inbel ergrif= fen ju merben unb plofeltc^ fjtnabsuftursen. ($3 ftanb namttc^ in bent le^ten SBtnfel beg ein uralter Stnbenbaum, unb jrtjar fo nafye an bent 15 bafo fetne .S^ctge btefen faft beriifyrten. etne unge^eure griine Puppet toogte gerabe unter mtr, bie Gmtfernung fonnte nid^t meljr aU stoanjig gufe betragen. onberbar, bafe mir bte3 bt^^er nte fo auf gef alien toar n)ie je^t! SSenn idj in ben 33aum tjtnetnfprang, toar id^ ja fo gut rtrie unten. 20 (gg Ijatte attd) gar feme efa^r, benn bie bicfytbelaubten, claftifd^en .S^etge rtJiirben micf) fanft aufneF)men unb ben (Sturj milbem, unb bann: rt)ie oft Ijatte id^ mid^ ntc^t al3 ^nabe fo t)on .S^^tg p 3^8 abftd^tltc^ au^ iBaumen fatten taffen! !Da3 mar etne ^unft, bie gefafjrlid^er au^faf), 25 ats fie mar, unb mir fdjon oftmat^ ben S3eifatt erftaunter eingebrad^t tjatte. SSenn it^ bag tyier >er Stnbenbaum. 95 fonnte id) fa in em paar efunben unten fein. Unb bann toar idj frei! *- 2lber toie lange? 3d) toflr oljne Sftittet, benn geniigenbeS etb befam idj al3 efangener natiirlidj ntd)t in bte ^ttnbe, unb obn)ot)I bie SanbeSgrenje nid^t atljiin)eit entfernt tDar, 5 fo mare mir bie gludjt bodj itiofjl nur in einem bereft- [tefjenben SBagen mit fc^nellen ^[erben gelungen. 5luc^ fefjtten mir ?egitimationSpapiere, unb biefe maren fjfldjft no tig, um mirf) an ber renje augjunieifen. SBofjer bieS affeS ne^men? ia 3)od^ biefe ebanfen famen mir atte erft fpater bei ru^t* ger Ubertegung; juna'cfyft beraufcfite mid) ber ebanfe, tote leidjt ic^ entfommen fonnte, toenn id^ toollte, fo fe^r, bafo ic^ formlic^ in ttjm frf)toelgte. ^alt^ ic^ bort f)inabfprang unb midj Don gftdQ ju B^etg fturjen Iie^ r toar efaf)r 15 nur bann oorljanben, toenn fid) ju gro^e ?iicfen jtoifdien ben $ften fanben, ober toenn biefe in bebeutenber ^)b'^e t)om SBoben auff)6rten. 3^ fud^te mir einen anberen Ort auf bent $elfen, legte mic^ bort auf ben 33auc(j unb betrac^tete bie Sinbe auS grofeerer Sntfernung oon ber cite. @ie toar 20 fo normal getoad)fen, toie bie^ fur einen SCftufterbaum if)rer 5Irt nur moglid) ift, bie grline Puppet jeigte feinerlei llnterbred^ung, unb bie unterften 3toeige fjingen bt^ auf ben SBoben I)inab. ertonten ftramme, taftmcifeige Xritte unb rtefen 25 au meinen ebanfen jurilcf. X)er ty often, ber in g6 Sfyrenlefe. biefer egenb ftanb, marb abgeloft, unb e8 far e3 [o mett. ?o^! fdjauberte smar etn nientg, aber e mufete (etn. SBie mtr ba3 gritne ?aubn)erf um bte Ofyren faufte! $<$ mar gerabe rtdjttg gefprungen, ber H[t gab ma'df)ttg nac^, aber er brac^ ntdjt. 3c^ liefe t^n ntc^it log, bt3 er ftc^ ttef auf 15 ben na'djften gebeugt fyatte, unb bann raufc^te unb rutfdjte tc^ burc^ bte fntcfenben fletneren 3^ e iQ e titfw u n ^ ^ e f er toon etnem 5lfte jum anberen unb fdjneft n>ar tt^i unten. 3e^t f)tnab an ben ^Iu unb burdj bte fetc^ten @ommer= getoa'ffer an ba^ anbere Ufer! >ter bag fleine ^tefernge- 20 tyols oerbarg mtc^ etnftiuetlen. Slber tdj mu^te metter, - toetter ilber frete ^Haume, too id) fernfjtn ftd^tbar mar. 9^ur immer bortoa'rts ber renje p! 33tel(etc^t bemerfte mid^ ntemanb. (Sin gludjtltng mufe liicf t)aben. X)a: SBag mar bag? gin Sltarmf^ufe oon ber geftung! 25 9htn ging bie ^e^jagb an. @o fel)r Ijatte td^ mic^ in biefe ebanfen toertteft, ba^ e3 )er Stnbcnboum. 97 mid) .toie cine (Srleidjterung iiberfam, alg idj mir flarmadjte, bafe id) ja nocfj !ein gefye^teg SStlb mar, fonbertt ganj gemadjlid) am r s log, imb (ooft tcf) e8 mir ofjne Sluffefjen ju tun bermodjte, ftiibtertc tc meinen alten ?mbenbaum, bt8 tc^ tf)n gule^t [aft aitStoenbtg fonnte. X)en tjer^angntgtiotten (Sprung fjabe ic^ im eifte fo oft gemadjt, ba eg nidjt p jat)ten i[t. X>abet germarterte tcf) mtd^ mtt riibeleten, tote tclj mtr @elb unb 10 alleg fonft jur g^uc^t ^otige berfc^affen moc^te, bertoarf etnen ^lan nac^ bem anberen unb fam ju fetnem @nbe bamtt. )enn alleg {)tng babon ab, bafe tc^ 53riefe [tc^er aug ber Mtung beforberte, unb tc^ fanb ntemanb, bem tc^ mtc^ fyatte andertrauen mogen. 15 3nbeg toar bie Stit ber ommerferien fiir bte @^ul= ftnber gefommen, unb al3 tc^ etneg Sageg toteber in ben (onft [o berlaffenen arten beg Sanb^aufeg {jinabfc^aute, bemerfte idj bort eine irunberbolle SSeranberung. SBag mtr an toeiblic^en SBefen auf ber 5 e (tung ju eficfyt 20 fam, toar nid)t baju angetan, mid^ ju Dertoo^nen, benn eg gef)6rte p ber attung ber 9?egimentgmegaren unb coeuerbradqen; begfyalb erfd^ien mir toof)I bag junge, ettoa fiebjef)njaf)rtge SD?abdgen bort unten toie ein SBunber Don djonljett unb lieblic^er 33tlbung, unb eg erftillte mtc^ 25 ettoag toie >anfbarfeit gegen ben c^opfer, ber foldje 98 tfjrenlefe. toofjlgerunbete 2lnmut mit leister SMfterljanb ui bic SBelt geftettt fiatte. SBafjrenb ba3 junge Mbdjen, langfam alleS betradjtenb, burdj ben arten ging, tourbe fie Don einem ungefafjr bier* s aefmjafjrigen $naben umfdjtoarmt, ber mit einem 33ogen don @fd)enf)olj leidjte ^ofyrpfeile in bie ?uft fc^o^ unb fid) an intern f)o^en ghtge bergniigte. !Durc^ einen 3ufalt ftieg einer biefer ^feile bi^ ju ntir empor unb fiel neben mir nieber. 2)abitr(^ tourbe ber $nabe meiner gert)afjr unb 10 madjte feine d^niefter auf midj aufmerffam. 3^ meinen ut ab unb aiarf, inbem id) griifete, ben h)ieber Ijinunter. S0?ein d^icffal unb meine Hntoefenfjeit auf ber ^eftung toaren in ber gan^en @tabt befannt, unb fo molten biefe jungen ?eute auc^ luofil gleic^ rtjiffen, toen 15 fie bor fid^ fjatten. enn fie fprac^en miteinanber unb fatjen ju mir empor, ber $nabe unt)erf)of)Ien unb bolt fteugier, ba^ 50?abd)en fliid^tiger, aber, tt)ie eg mir fd^ien, mit einem 2lu3brucf t)on 50?itleib in ben fdjonen .BiiQen. !Da i(^ nun forttoctfyrenb mit gluc^tgebanfen befc^aftigt 20 rt)ar unb alleg, n)a^ mir paffierte, mit biefen in ^ufammen* tjang brac^te, fo fiel mir aucf) je^t fogleid^ ein, ba ftd f)ier eine etegenfjeit biete, nneber mit ber Slu^enicelt in 35er* binbung ju treten. 2Benn ba^ fc^b'ne 3)?ab(^en mir trietteidjt auc^ nic^t I)elfen fonnte, fo toiirbe fie boc^ gelt)i nicfjt einen 25 armen efangenen berraten, ber fid^ Dertrauen^DoII in ifjre gab. Slber ein ^ttmf^ fing fofort an mid^ ju plagen, inbenbaunt. 99 namlid;), ob id) bag 9ftabc(jen toieberfeljen toiirbe. 33ielleid)t tear fie nur 311 cittern furjen SBefudj in biefem Sanbfyaufe ?mb font nie nrieber. 2lber bennodj arbeitete idj im eifte fdjon an einem augfitljrlidjen 33rief, in toeldijem id) meine gage ttnb alleg, nmg 311 meiner 33efreiung notig mar, griinb^ 5 lief) attSeinanberfekte. 511^ ic^ gegen Slbenb icieber in meine ^elle eingef^Ioffen n>urbe, fc^rieb id alleS (orgfaltig anf tinb [e^te bie 9ftittag3* [tunbe t)on jmotf bis ein Uf)r ju einer Slnttoort t)on i^rer eite fe[t. Urn biefe 3eit befanben fid^ auf ber S^ftung atte 10 beim (Sffen, unb i(^ tourbe folglidj am menigften beobac^tet. 5luc^ pftegte fic^ bann bie c^ilbnja^e in meiner ^a'^e einer ftiHen, innerlidjen i8efc^auli^feit Ijinjugeben. 3ff)re Hnt* toort fottte ba^ SO^abc^en auf ein ^ttelc^en f^reiben, biefe^ mit ein toenig SBac^S ober ^ed) an einen Sftofyrpfeil 15 fleben unb burrf) ifjren 33ruber ju mir fyinauffdn'efeen laffen. 9Kit fiebertjafter pannung martete ic^ am anberen age barauf, ba^ bie @<^6ne nrieber im arten erfc^iene, bod) dergeben3: atte^ btieb leer. ^Jiur ber $nabe tollte eine SBeile bort fyerum unb iibte ftt^ mit langen, fdjlanfen 20 erten, bie er ate SBurffpiefee benul^te, (gnblic^, am 9?ac^= mittag, fa^ id) bag ^ette ^?Ieib aug bent riln f)ert)or- leuc^ten. 5)a8 TObdjen ging langfam burd^ ben (Garten unb Derfd^njanb unter bent alien ?inbenbaum. (S bauerte eine (Sttrigfeit, big fie rtieber jum 33orfc^ein fam, nun aber 25 toanbelte fie auf bent teige unter mir f)in. 3efet gait eg. ioo ra'ufperte mitf), [o Icmt idj fonnte, unb fobalb fie auf= blirfte, jeigte id) meinen mit etncm <5teine befdjtoerten SBrief. 2llg fie dertounbert imb ettoag dernrirrt toegfaf), toarf i$ if)n fjinab. @r fid ifyr gerabe dor bte ^tt&e, unb s id) bemerfte, mie fie erfcfyraf itnb im erften 5lugenblicf ft)eiterging, ofjne if)n aufjunef)men. >ann befann fie fic^, fetjrte urn, t)ob bag papier auf imb ging bamit iinter ben Sinbenbcmm priidf. Wad) einer SBeile font fie hrieber fjerdor unb fdjritt, mir ben 9?udEen menbenb, langfam aiif 10 ba^ aiig su. SBie im ^rampfe jog fidj mein erj p= fammen, alS fie fo, o^ne ein 3dd)en ju geben, badonging. ba! ^loljlid) blieb fie ftef)en unb liefe ftiic^tig ben ju mir f)eraufgleiten. 2)ann menbete fie fidj mieber ab, nidfte breimal einbringtic^ mit bem ^opf unb lief eilig is bem >aufe p. SBeinalje fjatte id) laut aufgejaudjjt, aU ic^ bieg bemerfte, unb ben ganjen 5lbenb Ijatte ic^ bie grofete 9Jot, bie aufoer* orbentlic^e ^eiterfett ju unterbriicfen, bie mic^ erfiillte. 2(m anberen Xage ging adeg gut. )er ^nabe fam unb 20 fdjofo mit feinen 9?ot)rpfeilen n)ie jur Ubung an bem ^elfen in bie 6f)e. !Dann naf)m er einen anberen $feil, jielte forgfattig unb f(^o i{)n ju mir emdor. @g fear p hir^: id^ fa^ ben kitten S3oten big bic^t an meine ,!panb ftetgen unb bann feieber juriicffinfen. !Dag jfeeite 9Wat aber 25 gelang eg; id) lofte fdjneE ben fleinen, fd^malen 3ettel ab unb toarf ben ^feil toieber >er Sinbenbaum. 101 @te fdjrteb: $<% mill atteg tun, toag tdj farm. Dnfel toill mir babel Ijelfen. eimnig ift. >aben ar s e. 3n iiberfrf)n)etlenber X)anfbarfcit ftrecfte t(^ tfyr betbc ^>anbe entgegen, unb ba SBorte unferc (Smpfmbiingen nid^t cmSbriicfen fonnten, (o fii^ten rt)tr unS, al^ fonnc e8 gar nidjt anberS [em. 5lber (ie brangte mtc^ bolb toon fid^: ^c^nell, fd^neK/ rtef fie, ,unb ret (en @te gliicflirf) !' O 10 SSonne unb dual, in ber 9hife female eine^ furjen Slugen" bltcf3 bereinigt! !Doc^ id^ mu^te toeiter. 5luf ber trafee fa^ id^ ben ^naben ^aiil, bem idj in einiger (Sntfernitng folgen fotlte, @r fiiljrte ntid^ 311 einem fletnen et)6lj in ber 9101)6, rto is eine ^utfd^e mit $toei fd^onen ^ferben f)telt. @tn altltc^er 9J?ann, ber babeiftanb, (d^ob mtd^ fiinein unb rtef mir ju: SBagenfaften ift ein neuer Slnjug unb rtag @ie fonft braud^en, in ber eitentafdfje @elb unb ^aptere. Sftetfen te Allege, Me in bic ar? 10. SSarum fann bte 5^ e 8 e W& tone efangftunben mefyr gebcn? 11. 53on n>te dielen Jteren f)an= belt biefe efdjtdjte? 12. SSenn @te in ben tammformen fliegen, flog, ift geflogen ftatt beg g ein t) feljen, bebeuten bie ^ormen bann auf engtifrfi? B. i. It was a hot summer day. 2. The window of the schoolroom was open. 3. The children in the school were singing a song. 4. The fly was very (fefyr) curious and flew through the window into the schoolroom. 5. She soon (position!} learned the song which the chil- dren were singing. 6. Then (bann) she went into the wide world, and gave the other (ember) animals singinglessons. 7. On the meadow she saw (fefyen) an old donkey grazing (infinitive), and she taught him her song. 8. But the old donkey was a very ungrateful fellow, for he almost broke her neck (to her the neck). 9. Thereupon (barctuf) the fly caught sight of a fish in the brook and wanted to (tt)oHen) give him a singing lesson. 10. He was also ungrateful and splashed water on her. ii. The fly flew onward, but only with great difficulty. 12. At last (jitletjt) she met the duck, who was waddling along (walked quite, gcmj, crooked). 13. And the duck was the most ungrateful of (Don) all (uninfl.) the animals: she swallowed the poor (orm) singingteacher. $>er fturfjS unb bcr A. 1. 3Son metrfjen smet teren fycmbelt biefe efdjtdfjte? 2. $BeIamburg unb ^Bremen toeiter nad) 9?orben ate Berlin imb eip$ig, ober liegen Seip^ig unb ^Berlin toeiter nadj iiben ate ^Bremen unb ^amburg? 7. SBeldje don bie fen diet tabten ift bie grofete? SBel^e ift Me jtoeitgrofjte? 8. SBelc^er don ben beiben SBettlaufern gab bem anberen einen 33orfprung? 9. SSetc^eg ttiar bag fd)Iauere Don ben beiben teren? 10. SSo= mit Iiielt fic^ ber Hreb an bem djniang be guc^feg feft? 11. 2Bie fam eg, bafe ber $reb3 sule^t bem ,3iele na'fyer ttiar ate ber guc^g? 12. 28ie tjerfpottete ber guc^g ben $reb3 mieber, ate fie an$ S\d famen? (Hntmort: Sr nannte ben $reb3 ttfto.) 13. SSer mufete bie SBette aaf)ten? 14. 2a3 tat ber $\i&)%, ate er befcfjamt baoonging? 15. 9?ennen @ie mir ein anbereg Xier, roetrfieg bag aurf) tut, toenn eg fidf) fc^amt! B. i. One day a crab ($rebg) was crawling through the green grass of a little meadow, quite slowly and always backward. 2. A fox who saw the crab wanted to (tuolten) tease him a little (ein toentg), so (alfo) he asked: "Crab, why do you run so fast?" 3. This mocking question (^rage) did not please the crab. 4. "Fox," he said, "I see you don't know me. I can (fann) run faster than you. Will (ttrittft) you bet with me?" 5. "Certainly!" answered the fox. "How much? One mark?" 6. "Oh no!" said the crab. "I never (nie; position!) bet less (tneniger) than ten marks. But I will give you a good long start." 7. "A start you say!" cried the fox mockingly. "How big shall the start be?" 8. "From your head to your tail. Does that suit you?" 9. "Yes indeed (iatDof)!)," said the sly fox, but he did not know (luiffen) that the crab was much (Die!) slier than he. 10. "All right then (ut alfo)," said the io8 trjrenlefe. crab. "If you now step right (gerabe) in front of me, your tail touches my head, doesn't it (nidjt ttm|r)?^And that is exactly the length of your body. n. I will then count (jSIjten): One, two, three! and the race can begin." 12. Now when (When now) the crab stood close behind the fox, he laid hold of the fox's tail with his claws. 13. This (bie$) the fox did not notice at all because his tail was so big and bushy. 14. Thereupon the crab cried as (fo) loud [as] he could (fonnen): "One, two, three!" 15. "Go it!" answered the fox, and the race began. 16. Never in all his life had the fox run so fast. 17. Finally, as he almost (already) touched the goal, he turned (himself) around quickly. 18. No (fein) crab was to be seen (to see). 19. "Are you not a stupid fellow ($erl), Crab?" he shouted. "But where are you then (benn)?" 20. "Here I am," answered the crab, "at (an) the goal! Don't you see (fiebjt) me?" 21. And surejmough (rtdjtig), there sat (ften) Mr. Crab, quietly waiting (and waited quietly) for the slow fox. 22. "How is this (comes that)?" said the frightened fox. "The cuckoo must have helped you!" 23. I do not know (toeife) whether (ob) the cuckoo ac- tually (rtrirfttdj) helped the crab, but this (that) I know [for] certain: the fox was obliged to pay the bet, and I also saw that one (etner) of (don) the~two tucked a long (fang), bushy tail between his legs and went away ashamed. etmtter ob. A. 1. agen @ie mtr bodj, toarum $fait$ ntdjt cinen fetner 93ertoanbten ober greimbe bat, $ate gu fetnem breijeb,nten $inbe 311 toerben! 2. SBer tear ber erfte grembe, an ben fidj f Iau8 nxmbte? 3. SSotyer ftmfete ber liebe ott, teas ber ii b u n g e n. 109 5lrme tooftte, efye btefer eg ifym fagte? 4. eben @ie bie .) 15. SSann nmrbe ber funge 5lr^t gum gtoeitenmat an be^ ^onigg of gerufen? 16. 3Sa follte er gum ofyn befommen, toenn er bie ^ringeffin toieber gefunb mac^te? 17. Srftaren @ie, tnarum ber Job nun ben Slrgt gu ijaffen begann! 18. SSoijer hjiffen er @d)tnieb toon ^u A. 1. SSie rjtefe ber djmieb bon^uterbog? 2. SBofjer toiffen @ie, bafe ber dmiieb fein ^anbtoerf gut derftanb? (Slnttoort: @g ttrirb ung er^aljlt, bafe ufto.) 3. 3Bag nrirb don ber albe gefagt, bie ^eter befafj? 4. ibt eg mirfttcf) etne fold^c @albe? 5. 3n toeffen eere tjatte ber rfimteb gebient? 6. Unb in rteld^en Sanbern roar er mtt bem $at[er gertefen? 7. 3Sie alt tourbe ber rfimteb Don 3iiterbog? 8. 9Barum totrb bas graue 9#annletn ber @cf)U^getft beg c^miebg genannt? 9. 2BaS befam ber <2>d)mteb pm ?oljn bafiir, bafe er beg grauen $D?a'nn= letng (Sfel befc^Iug? 10. @agen @ie mir aitf beutfd), ttiag ein )teb ift! 11. 3n tt)a toertoanbelte ^eterg c^u^getft bie tfenftangen? 12. 2Ba3 n)ar bag fur etn Jranf, ber in *iJ3eterg ftlafdfye War? 13. lauben @ie, bafo eg einen fotcfien Jranf gibt? 14. @eien @te fo gut, unb fagen enn er in beg @d)mtebg tube ftiotlte? Unb fam er nrirflid) ganj fjinein? 19. SBare eg nid)t beffer gemefen, tuenn ber @d)mieb unb feine efetten ben Jeufet gleid) ganj totgefd)tagen fatten? 20. SSarum taten fie bag ii2 tfjrenleje. ntdjt? 21. Sarum ftmrbe eg bem djmteb fo etnfam auf (Erben, bafj er fid) auf ben Seg nad) bem |rimmel madjte? 22. Segljalb toollte tbn ^etrug ntd)t in ben |rimmel f)inetn= laffen? 23. So gtng @d)mteb ^eter bann fjtn? Unb gtng eg if)m bort beffer? 24. So fanb er jutefct ^uflu^t? 25. So- nadj fragte tlm fetn alter ,err, ber $atfer $Kotbart, fogletd)? 26. Sarum fjetfot $atfer grtebrtd) ber (Srfte ber 9?otbart? 27. SBte nannten tf)n bte ^taliener? 28. So tft ber I)(iufer? 29. Sag fur Hrbett befam er) forgets to wish the best, namely (the) eternal bliss, to him (ber) the gate of heaven remains closed." 15. Thereupon Peter tried his luck in (the) hell, but (bod;)) even (fogar) the Devil slammed the gate in his face. 1 6. Finally the tired old blacksmith found refuge with (bet) Emperor Frederick, the Redbeard, in the Kyff- hauser Mountain, and not only refuge, but also work (2lr= beit), for the emperor, his princesses, and their retinue have many, many horses, and Peter kas to shoe them all. (Hit Xroum. A. 1. SBann nwr ber tebeniafjrtge $rteg? 2. 2Bag fur etne ^iitte tft eine efmtf)utte? 3. 3ft etn 2JZamt immer etn Sftenfdj? unb etn SCftcnfd) immer etn 9ttann? 4. SSarum gtng btefer arme 9ftann auf bte 33riide t>or bem (Smbener SftatfyauS? 5. SBarum fjabe tcf) eben ntdjt gefagt: ... auf btc SBrttcfe Dor bag Gmbener ffiat()aus? 3cf) frage l)icr bet bem ,3ettrt)ort gtng bod): 2Sot)tn gtng ber 9#ann?! 9iid)t ma^r? Sr= flaren @te mtr bag, btttc! 6. SSem erja'{)tte ber arme 9}?ann feinen Jraum? 7. c^en @te btc btrefte 3?ebe beg 9?atg{)errn toon )u mufet iiber bte ChnS gef)en big begraben in bte tn= ii4 $f>renlefe. birefte 9?ebc urn, unb jttar fo, bajj biefe toon 3ftm trSumte* abfyangt! 8. SSarum elite ber arme 2ftann nun fo fdjnefl nadj aufe? 9. 2Bag fjatte feine grau fur i&n gefodjt? 10. befall er tfyr, unb ftobet mufote fie ifjm fyelfen? 11. @ie bte efdjicijte nun felbft ein toentg meiter, unb $mar big baljin, too ber fjottanbifdje ^farrer bem 9ftann unb fetner grau bie d^rift an bem erften qpf borlieft! 12. @o, nun mill id^ eine bon ben c^ulerinnen biefer Piaffe bitten, einer anberen (Sdjiilerin etnige gragen iiber bag @nbe biefer efdjicfjte su ftellen: gra'ulein enn er bag Sfta'nnlein anrebete? 6. Urn ttag bat ber $leine ben 93auer? 7. <5>agen @ie nocf) einmal bie tammformen bon bat, bot imb betete fyer; [ie finb gar gu rtridjtig! 8. S&ag lag bent ,3merg im SBege, ba er mit ber erftenafyre nidjt hrieber in feine |)of)Ie suriicf- fonnte? 9. (Erjctfjlen @ie ung nun furg, h>ie bag S3ie{) beg Sauerg gebiel)! 10. SBarum ging ber SBaiter an bem einen Xage nidjt in bie dgeune? 11. <2>agen @te ung, rtwg Qtyc 2ieblingggeric()t i(t! 12. SBar eg im )orfe befannt, tt>em ber 53auer unb bie 33auerin ifjren ie nun alteg anberg rt)urbe, nac()bem bag 50?annlein nirfit metjr erfc^ien! err 3)., fragen @ie guerft einmal ^raulein $1., n)ie eg mit ber Sfttlcfj unb ber Gutter ftanb, ob bie 9^ilc() nodj (o n>eife n>ar mie fritfjer, ufn).! B. i. There (eg) are two farmers in our little village whose name is (fyeifeen) Meyer. 2. Peter Meyer has but a small farm with an old barn and a house in which [therej are only two rooms and a kitchen (^iiclje), but he and his wife are always happy (gliicflidj) and contented, even (auc^) when the harvest has not been good. 3. As (ba) they have neither (toeber) hired man nor (nod)) maidservant (2ftagb), (fo) they are obliged to do all [the] work themselves, even (fogar) the threshing in winter. 4. But when farmer Peter sells his heavy sacks [of] grain in (the) town, the miller says: "Such grain I don't find far or (and) near" and pays (gafylen) him the very highest price for them. 5. Peter Meyer ; s horse he has only one is sleek and strong and Ubungen. 117 draws the wagon or the plow better than many (mand); with or without infl.) [anjother horse in the village. 6. To look at their pigs is a positive delight, for they (ber) are so fat that they can hardly drag themselves to the feed- ingtrough. 7. And then (bcmn) you (iljr) should just (ein= mat) see the milk from their two cows and the butter which the farmer's wife makes of it (baraug). 8. And their hens, well (nun), they (ber) seem (fdjeinen) to lay all the year round. 9. [In] short, on Peter's farm everything prospers. 10. But with (bet) Hans Meyer everything is going back- ward. 11. Five years ago (before five years) he was a very rich man; but although (obgletdj) he still has four horses, a dozen (3)u^enb) cows, and I know (fteife) not how many pigs and hens, yet he is growing (fo nrirb er bod)) poorer from day to day. 12. In the village people tell each other strange things about a little wight that had made the farmer rich, but never appeared again after one of Hans Meyer's farm hands had tickled him under the nose with a barleyear (with a barleyear under the nose). 13. Whether that is true or not, I cannot say. tcurcn (Her. A. 1. )er .ft'aufmann mar bod) reidj, nidjt ttafyr? 2. SSarum bejafjlte er benn bie Sier ntdjt? 3. $Bte biele 3al)re bergtngen, big ber $aufmann ttrieberfam? 4. SSarum be^afylte er audj bann bie (Ster nicfjt fogtetd)? 5. (Srja'fjlen @ie, rtrie ber SBirt bem $aufmann ben ungefjeuren ^rete ber (Sier dorrecfjnete! 6. 2Bt[(en @ie bie rtd)ttge 2Inttnort au[ bie atte grage: SSa^ lt)ar erft, bag Si ober bie enne? 7. 2Bo (ollte ber trett j$tt>tfdjen bem SStrt unb bem $aufmann ent(d)teben merben? llnb h)te ttwrbe er entfd)ieben? 8. 3Ser Derfpradj bem n8 S&renteje. mann, tf>m 311 $ilfe gu fommen? 9. $Bag loar tt)of)I ber ritnb, nxirum bag 9JMnnIetn, ber ffierfjiganttalt beg $aufmanng, fo fpat aufg erid)t fam? 2Bag meinen @ie? 10. SBag fan= ben bte 9ftd)ter Sacfyerltdjeg an ber Slntmort beg $D?annleing? 11. SBarum lac^ten bie Sftidjter nidjt mefyr, nad)bem bag 90?ann= lein ifjnen feine 2lnftdjt gefagt fyatte? 12. $ennen @ie bag pridjtoort don bent, ber am beften ladjt? B. i. After we had been (use fetn) riding an hour (@tunbe), we turned in at an inn and asked the host whether he had [any] fresh (frifdj) eggs. 2. He said the hens (^uifyn) were not laying very well just then (gerabe), but his wife could (pres. subj.) perhaps spare (ablaffen) us a dozen. 3. "That's much more than we can eat," said I. "Bring (use @te through- out) me three, please, boiled, and soft (toeidj)." 4. "And me also three," said my friend, "but hard (fjart)." 5. After a while (SSeile) the eggs were brought in (fyerein) by (toon) a maid (9J?agb), and the (Mr.) host, who was sitting not far from our table, told us that he had brought an action against a certain (genrife) rich merchant in our town whom we both knew well. 6. "Why have you done that?" asked my friend. 7. "Because he ordered a dozen boiled eggs here and went away without payingfor them," was the answer. 8. "When was that?" my friend asked again. 9. "Just five years ago." 10. "Why (et)," cried my friend, "then you can sue him for (aitf; ace.) a tremendous sum, for don't you see, twelve chickens would have come out of the twelve eggs, and the chickens would have laid eggs in their turn, and so on, five long years! n. If you take (annefymen) me for (alg) your attorney and give me (the) half (^Ja'lfte) of the money, (fo) I'll reckon it up for you. What do you say to that (thereto)?" 12. "That's (a) good advice (3tot)," said the old [man], "but let me first ask my wife. 13. All U bun gen. 119 [the] money that we take in (einnefymen) for eggs belongs (gefyoren) to her." 14. The hostess (SSirtin) came in (fyerein), and my friend repeated (nn'eberfjoleh) his advice. 15. After listening (she had listened, jufjoren) attentively (aufmerffam) she laughed and said: "Do you know, (my) gentlemen, what the judge would (nnirbe) say to that?" 16. "Well (nun)?" asked my friend curiously. 17. "I (have) once (einmal) heard of a blockhead CJ)ummfopf) who planted boiled peas, and he is still waiting for (auf ; ace.) the crop. 18. But if you can show me a single (einjig) chicken that (has) crept (frtedjen) out of a boiled egg, (fo) the merchant shall pay. 19. Other- wise (fonft) he owes you only a small sum with interest for twelve boiled eggs." ftorfc A. 1. SBie befjanbelte biefer S3auer (eine tnedjte? 2. jafyl toirb f)ier ber 33erggeift genannt. SBiffen @ic nod), nrie ber fyeilige ^etrug in ber efdjtdjte Don bem @d)mieb don ^iiterbog genannt mirb? 3. 3Barum nafym ber reid)e Sauer ben )refd)er nid)t fofort in feinen )ienft? 4. SSag fiir 5Irbeit gab ber S3auer bem neuen $ned)t? 5. SSomit brefdjen bte 53auern ifa torn au? 6. SSo madjft bag torn? Unb mo nnrb eg auggebro(d)en? 7. SSoran erfannte ber 33auer, bafe ber >refdjer 3?ubesaf)I genxsfen mar? (2lnttt)ort: !Daran, ba u(n>.) 8. SSofyer miffen <3ie, bafe ber S3auer fid) nad) ber 3iid)ttgung befferte? B. Practice in the Uses of the Subjunctive i. He asked me where Silesia was. 2. If the old peasant were not so hard-hearted and avaricious, he would give his 120 Sljrenlefe. farm hands more pay. 3. People said that Riibezahl was known in all the region around. 4. He said he would as- sume the shape of a big, strong thresher. 5. Then I asked the farmer whether his men had already had something to eat. 6. If my time had not been up, I should have filled the sack before (efje) I went away. 7. The farmer would not have been cheated by (Don) Riibezahl if he had not himself tried (oerfudjen) to cheat his hired men. $>te Bcfreitcn eefett. A. 1. (gr^fjlen @ic ung, tote e3 fcon, bafe ber junge @tabt* fyerr ntdjt einen gtfdj in bem Oberfee ftng! 2. $Bo$u hib U)n ber TOller etn? 3. 2Ba3 tft eine (Snfeltn? 4. @d)retben @te ben @alj: 3u SOftttag foil @uc^ ... 311 f)aben in etne inbirefte 5lugfage um, unb ^a.r fo: 3)er aKiitler fagte, gu 9)^ittag ufto.! 5. un @ie bag ebenfalfe mit bem aije: SBie fommfg benn . . . gtbt? (er grembe fragte, tote . . .)! 6. 2Bte befd^reibt ber SD^tter fetnen J)uabruber? 7. SBag tft ber Unterfrf)teb gtotfd^cn einem Olfliif(^(^en unb etnem t)I? 8. SSarum gtng ber SBaffermann fo gern gum tag in eeborf? 9. SBofjer totffen te, ba bte feeten in ben opfen ntc^t tot toaren? 10. 9fterfen @te genau auf ben @aij, ben tc^ jeijt btlben toerbe: 3fn btefer efc^tc^te totrb ber SSaffermann t>on bem SOfaitter um bte SKenfd^enfeelen betrogen! er guc^g unb ber ^reb, ebatter Job, 2)er ftarfe 2)refc^er! 2llfo: ^n ber erften ef^td^te totrb ber ufto.. 11. 5Barum fyatte ber SO^iitler bte eele fetner agen @ie ung, toag @te imter bem Crater* imter ciner $atferftabt, unter etnem 5Solfgfeft ! 2. SSoran fonnte man ben armen eiger alg alien olbaten erfennen? 3. SBer nwrbe in ber djladjt bei Hftoern gefdjlagen, unb don toem? 4. SSag bebeutet bag SSort w^enftonw, rt)tc eg t)ter in biefem Sefeftild gebraucfit n>irb? Unb fennen @ie noc^ eine anbere 53ebeiitung beg SBorteg? 5. SSar ber alte SO^ufifant gang aflein, ober Ijatte er nod) einen $reunb bet ftc^? 6. SBtetriel elb fiatte ber ^ubel fcfjon etngenommen, a.U ber frembe >err fiir ben 5llten ju ftrielen begann? 7. SSag miirben @te fagen, ttenn td^ befjauptete, bafe ber arme 9)?u[ifant nur eine fefyr fc^Iec^te etge getjabt tjabe? 8. (grjatjlen @te, mas gefdjafy, na^bem ber fetn gefletbeie ^perr anfing ju fptelen! 9. SBarum fnurrte ber ^ubel? 10. 2Ba3 fiir ein titcf fpielte ber grembe juleljt, unb mag taten bte Seute bann? 11. 2Bie fam eg, ba^ ber arme Sftufifant fetnem giitigen ^ottegen nidjt etnmal banfen fonnte? 12. 2Bte befam bag 35olf gu ttriffen, tuer ber grembe h)ar? 13. SBie miirben @ie auf beutfdj fagen: "Long live the good old musician!"? B. i. This story treats of (fjanbeln don) a poor musician who had been [a] soldier and had lost (derlteren) his left (tin!) leg and two fingers of the right hand in the battle of Aspern. U b it n g e n. 123 2. Although he enjoyed a small pension, ([o) he had never- theless (bod)) been obliged to take to the violin in order (urn) to earn (tierbtenen) his daily bread; but that he could [do] the more easily (urn fo leidjter) because he was a Bo- hemian and had inherited (the) music, so to speak, from his father. 3. Whenever he played, his poodle the only (einjtg) friend (that) he had was accustomed (pftegen) to sit upright before him, with the old [man's]] hat in his (in the) mouth. 4. Once (etnmal) the poor musician had been playing all day in a big public park where a popular festival was being celebrated, yet (bod)) when evening came (it became even- ing) the hat was (always) still empty. 5. Then (ba) a gentleman stepped up to (fyerantreten git or an) the fiddler and said: "If you are willingto lend me your violin, (fo) I shall be glad to (use a construction with gern) play for you for an hour or so." 6. That the old [man] did only too gladly. 7. And how the gentleman played! 8. And how the coins now flew into the poor old hat copper, silver, and gold ! 9. Even (fogar) the most aristocratic people had (faffen) their car- riages stop, and the poodle growled because he could not hold the heavy hat any longer. 10. Finally the good col- league played "God save Francis, the Emperor!" and everybody joined in the song, for that is the Austrian national hymn. n. But when the disabled soldier wanted to thank the strange gentleman, he (btefer) had (already) vanished. A. 1. $onhiflieren ie: 3dj fjatte mid) bertrrt! 2. SBenn @tc bie efdjtdjte mit ber Uberfdjrift @m raum in btefem $8ud)e gelefen tjaben, fo fagen ne mir, toie bort bie Srbcipfel 124 Sljrenlefe. genannt hmrben! 3. SSte fiefjt ein (Sibotter aus? 4. erflaren fofle in bem Dfotottofalj r0eldje3 fie jum Stnbenfen beljalten fofle? 5. ^iefjen @ic bie bret SBorter giirft beg anbeg in einS jufammen! 6. $Ba3 fur SBoben toiirben odj$eit). He had lost his way in the forest and was obliged to stay over night (fyerbergen) with us. My wife served him [some] of our very best potatoes, and as (ba) we had only one large bed in the house, he had to sleep in Ubungen. 125 the hayloft. When he started off again the next morning, he told us that the potatoes had tasted to him even (nodj) better than our fresh eggs, and that he had slept on the fragrant hay as on the softest down. 9. I hope (fyoffen), Mr. Collier, that he paid you well for the dish \jof] potatoes and his night's lodging. 10. Only too well, Madam. Before he went away, he gave our little daughter a goldpiece, and it wasn't a week before (fo) he sent (fdjtrfen) his hired man with a second return present. n. I really (bod)) should like to (mogen) know what kind of present that was. 12. This horse here, a magnificent creature! I should be will- ing to bet that our gracious sovereign himself has no better one^] in his stables. And now be so good, Mrs. Fisher, and accept these eggs and potatoes as [a] wedding present (>od)2ett3gefd)enf) from us. If they agree with you, [therej are (still) more at your service. 13. I accept them with all my heart (fyerjftd) gern), and as soon as we can, my husband and I will come out (|)inau^fommen) to your house (to you) in order (urn) to thank your wife herself and (to) see your little daughter. SSic bet cite erme36auer gcftorbcn tft. A. 1. 2Sa3 tat ber alte |>enrtegbauer, ate er felbft ntdjt mefjr gur $trd)e gefjen fonnte? 2. SSte fagen aren bte $ned)te unb atta'gbe befdja'fttgt? 5. 2BeId)er )id)ter tmrb J)ier jitter!? 6. SBorin unterfdjetben fid) bte tammformcn ber (d)tnad)en 3ettH)6rter auf -ieren Don benen ber metften anberen fd)tt)ad)en ^etttDorter? 7. SSoju mar ber Srummter friifjer oft gebraudjt toorben? 8. SSag follten bte .^linber tun, fobalb fie ben 93rumm* ler Ijorten? 9. SBarum fiird)teten bte ^tnber, bafe fie ben 126 Crummier iiberfyb'ren fonnten? 10. SBte fauten bte tamm* formen Don bent 3etttt)ort iiberf)6ren ? 11. 3ft eg trennbar ober untrennbar, unb fodcfyer Jett beg ,3ettttiortg tra'gt ben Jon? 12. SBelcfye jnjet derfcfnebenen 33ebeutungen f)at bag SSort bat)eim in bem le^ten @aije biefer efdjtdjte? B. i. After we had read the story of (the) Farmer Hermes, our teacher (ef)rer or ef)rertn) asked (ftetten or tint) the following (folgenb) questions: First (erfteng), where the Hermes Farm was situated (subj.), and who had brought (subj.) (the) Farmer Hermes the holy communion when he (biefer) became (ind.) so ill that he could (ind.) no longer (more) go to the little chapel. 2. Secondly, whether the farmer's wife had died (subj.) before him or after him. 3. Thirdly, how many of us knew (subj.) in (unter) whose reign (^egterung) Shakespeare had written (subj.) his first plays (@d)aufpiel). 4. Fourthly, why the farmer's children had (subj.) looked up from time to tune to the Hermes Farm when they were (ind.) below in the valley. 5. Fifthly, whether the children had succeeded (subj.; geltngen; impers.) in bringing their sheaves up the hill (in) to thepr] father's house. 93rubcr SHouS unb bic treucn iere. A. 1. Unter mag fur Saumen ftanb Me ^dle beg Stnfiebelg? 2. SSie biele $ameraben fiatte S3ruber $Iaug, unb tote biele ^anbe unb ^iifee fatten alte 53eit)o^ner ber 3dte jufammen? 3. $Boi)er fam eg, ba bie aben ber ?anbleute ntrfjt meJjr fo floffen nrie tjormatg? 4. SBag tft ber Unterfdjieb ?anbteute unb 2anbgleute? 5. SSte fc^mecfen bie , [life ober fauer? 6. SSodon ema^rte fic^ ber 7. SSarum nannten gud^g unb $ ater ben afen ben ttbungen. 127 geof)rten? 8. $ennen @tc nodj ein cmberes toterbetntgeS ter, toetdjes ebenfafls toegen fetner langen Ofyren toerfpottet ttrirb? 9. SBeldjen bofen 9?at gaben gud)3 itttb Plater bem (gtnfiebel, unb toarum mollte btefer tfyren 9?at ntdjt annefymen? 10. 3Sie erging eS bem afen B. Practice on Passive Constructions i. (5r t)attc bte brei Ziere aufgejogen: The three animals had been brought up by (toon) him. 2. )ie umn)0^nen= ben SBcmern toerforgten 33ruber ^Iau6 reic^Hc^ mit @petfe unb S^ranf: Brother Klaus was richly provided with food and drink by the neighboring peasants. 3. (3 tocire beffer, rt)enn h)tr ben ?anggeof)rten fd)lacf)teten unb brteten: It would have been better if the long-eared fellow had been killed and roasted. 4. Sftit btefen SSorterTentftefe ber (ginfiebel bte Jiere: With these words the beasts were dismissed by the hermit. 5. )ag lodlein lautet jeben 907orgen: The bell is rung every morning. 6. )er (Stnftebel rtnrb bein Opfer nid^t annefjmen: Your sacrifice will not be accepted by the hermit. 7. !Du fotlft ben >afenbdg auf ben ^aunpfal)! auffjangen: The hare- skin is to be hung up on the fence post. 8. SSenn genug ju effen txTtoare, fo tt)iirbe er bte $nodjen ben treuen Jieren ^ toerfen: If there were enough to eat, the bones would be thrown to the faithful beasts. $>er befefirte ttefetfnecfjt. 5lu8 btefem titdf toon bem befet)rten tiefelfnedjt rtolten luir ling bte fotgenben ^eben^arten merfen unb einiiben: 1. cite 49: ... auf b t e >erren tiefel toartem: a. I shall wait for him. b. He always waited for me. c. If you had waited for her, you would have come too late. 128 S&renlefe. 2. ette 50: . . . gefjen fie tm onnenfdjetn fpateren: a. We had been taking a stroll in the forest, b. Will you go for a walk with me this afternoon? 4. <3ette 50: . . . (ie aber madjen ftdj'S bequem: a. Come in (tjerein) and make yourself comfortable, b. After I had made myself comfortable, I began to read. 5. <5eite 50: . . . trug er lieber unb <3ette 53: 2ltn Ucbften fjatte id) . . . . Stfterfen @ie fid): w-^dj lefe gern I like to read ober I am fond of reading. 2Iber tdj [inge (nod)) Iieber But I prefer to sing ober I like singing still better. (2lber id) ftnge Ueber, al ba id) Ie[e But I had rather sing than read.) 2lm liebften jebod) (ptele id) bte glote Best of all, however, I like playing the flute ober What I prefer above all, however, is playing the flute. 9?un fagen @ie auf beutfdj: a. Are you fond of dancing (tanjen)? Yes, I am very fond of dancing, b. If you had rather go on foot (jit f^ufe), why don't you say so (it)? c. She prefers walking to driving (goes rather on foot than that she drives, fafjren). d. What I prefer above all, however, is ridingon horseback (retten). e. I should have liked best to stay at home to-day. /. I think he will prefer to read this book rather than the other. 6. cite 51: . . . rt>enn er ?uft f)at imb ^d) fyabe bte ^laderet fattt. SWerfen @ie fid): 3d) fjabe 8uft (feme 8uft) eg gu tun I feel (don't feel) like doing it. w^dj fyabe feme ?uft baju I don't feel like it. $d) fabe e6 (bte @ad)e, bag tngen, Xanjen itftt).) fatt I am tired of it (of the thing, of singing, of dancing, etc.). @agen @te alfo auf beutfd): a. Do U bun gen. 129 you feel like taking a stroll with me? b. If you feel like taking a walk, why don't you do it? c. If I had felt like it, I should have done it. d. I don't feel at all (gar) like speaking with him. I am heartily (Ijerjltdj) tired of him. e. If I were not so tired of riding (^etten), I should buy me a horse again. 7. eite 52: 3d) befinbe mid) gar ntd)t tool)l. Stfterfen @te fid): 3d) befinbe mid) (fefjr) fd)Ied)t I feel (very) ill (sick) ! agen te SBunbcrlompc. 1. On one of those long winter evenings shortly before Christmas (2BetI)nad)ten) (the) Father returned from Graz, shook the snow from his shoes, called us all together (sufam= menrufen), and said: "Now you shall just see what kind of Christmas present (3Bet{)nad)t^gefd)enf) I have brought you!" 2. While (tt)af)renb) he unpacked his wares, (the) Mother said: "I hope it is a new American (amertfantfd)) kero- sene lamp, for I am heartily tired of the dim candlelight." 3. "You have guessed (erraten) it, Mother," he laughed, "and now I'll show you what a wonderfully fine light it gives. 4. First (erft) you fill the lamp with kerosene from this keg here. 5. Then you take the burner (.^apfel) with the wick in it and screw (fd)rauben) it on (barauf), this way (fo). 6. Then you light the wick and quickly put this glass tube over it: there now (fo)!" 130 Shrenlefe. 7. "But it smokes," I cried; "the glass tube is getling all (ganj) black, and I don't see the light at all!" 8. "Be still, Peter," said (the) Father, "or I'll . . ." 9. Then he turned the wick up a little higher, and as (ba) it then smoked still more, he turned it down again, but there (eg) came no bright light yet. 10. At (hi) that (biefer) moment (2lugenbltcE) my older brother Fred said: "Perhaps the wonderful lamp will burn (pres.) brighter if we remove the glass tube altogether," and with that he tried to take it (biefer^off (abjunefnnen), but it was so hot that he screamed aloud (laut auffrfjreten) as soon as his fingers touched (beriifjren) it. n. The rest of us children (We other, -weak infl., children) laughed at (iiber, ace.) him. 12. "Well," said our mother finally, "I should not wonder (it would, f often, not surprise, hmnbern, me), Father, if the wick were still standing too high. 13. Turn it down lower, please, till it goes clear back into the shell." 14. Hardly (fawn) had (the) Father done that when (fo) the flame blazed forth out of the slit, so bright that we were almost (beinafye) frightened. 15. "Mother," cried he, "you have done it! The lamp belongs (geftoren) to you! 16. But I was (already) beginning to think (believe) that the mer- chant had taken me in. 17. Now we'll blow out all [the] candles!" and so (bag) we did. JRctfe nad) SJmcrifa. A. 1. SBarum fann man Don 3>utfdjlanb aug nid)t ganj ju ^ufe nadj (gnglanb gef)en? 2. SSer tjatte bie neuen ttefel beftetlt, an benen Slnbreag arbettete? 3. SBag bebeutet eg, hjenn bie Gutter (agt, ber fettge 53ater fjabe jmanjtg .^nteriemen an fid) unb an bem jungen Hnbreag serrtffen? SSarum fagt Ubungen. 131 fie, audi) an 2lnbreag? 4. SBag i(t em ^offc&u&madjermetfter? 5. SBofyer tt)i((en @ie, bafe bie SBitme ^almberger gerabe nirf)t arm nwr? 6. SSarum follte 2lnbreag am erften age nur big Sfterfenborf geijen? 7. atte bie Gutter tt>of)l nodj einen an= beren runb, ifnn bag 311 raten? 8. SSo befam Hnbreag bag ^eimluet)? 9. 28ag fiir eine Sampe brannte in ber ^erberge? 10. SSag fur ein Sing tft ein djeffel? Unb h)ag tat Slnbreag mit bem d^effel? 11. (Srja^Ien @ie bie efc^ic^te felbft meiter big baln'n, njo 2Inbreag mieber {jeimfommt pr Gutter! 12. SBag h)ar bie erfte Slrbett, bie Slnbreag narf) feiner 9tii(ffet)r bornafjm? 13. SSie lange blieb Slnbreag nod) underfyeiratet? 14. 2Bo= burc^ madjte er ben c^aben, ben er bem 90?erfenborfer 3Birt pgefiigt tyatte, toieber gut? B. i. I will tell you briefly why Andreas was dissatisfied, why he wanted [to go] to England or America, what he went through (erleben) on the journey, and why he so soon returned to his mother. 2. He believed that there (eg) was no money in (nothing with) the shoemaker's business at (in) his home (>eimat). 3. "If I stay here," he said to his mother, "I must remain all my life what I am now, but in England I may (fonnen) perhaps become His Majesty's Court (Master) Shoemaker." 4. So (alfo) he strapped up his knapsack, took leave (2lbfcf)ieb) of his mother, and went off. 5. In the inn at (gu) Merkendorf, where he spent (ber= bringen) the first night, he had to sleep beside (neben) a Wurzburger teamster (^utjrmann) who seemed to be dreaming about a fight and struck Andreas in(to) the back of the neck. 6. The poor shoemaker jumped up frightened and looked about for another place to sleep, which he also soon found. 7. But as it was very dark in the room, he did not see that he had lain (laid himself) [down] on a long kneading-trough instead of (anftatt) on a 132 bench. 8. Soon he too began to dream and turned (himself) on his side, the trough cover gave way and tipped over, and Andreas slipped down into the warm, white dough, at which (tooriiber) he woke up. 9. With one big jump he was out of it, shook himself, and was about to (tooften) raise [V] racket. 10. But how angry (jornig) the innkeeper would have been (become), and how the teamsters, the servants, and the children would have jeered at (berfpotten) him! ii. Therefore he took piis] hat, cane, and knapsack, climbed (fteigen) out of the window (pm . . . htnauS), and ran back (toieber) home, where he arrived (cmlcmgen) just before daybreak, and without (ofyne) having (to have) been seen by anyone (trgenb jemanb) except (aufjer) his mother. 12. After this short journey to America he no longer desired to go abroad, but picked out a wife (for him- self) and had a grand wedding. SSic man tebe fa'ngt. A. 1. ^aben ie* ben gelefen? SSiffen @ie nod), too bag toar? 2. SBo fam ber $affee fjer, ben ber $apttan tranf? Unb too Itegt ber Ort? 3. SBobor fur^tete (tc^ ber Jlopitan, aU Me 9?ebel ftiegen? 4. $Ba3 ober toer toetJte tfyn au6 bem erften fdjhmtmer? 5. 3Bie fam eg, bafe ber Sllte ftd^ anfangg gtaubte gegen ben 2)ieb? 6. SSomit toef)rte er ftcf) bennodj guleljt? 7. SSogu fc^iittelte er bie ^tafc^e noc^, efje er an bem $orf brildte? 8. (Sqafylen @te, toag toeiter paffierte, unb bergeffen @te ja nicfit, ung ju [agen, toag bie Sftoral bon ber te tft! B. i. HaK an hour (timbe) after we had left (berlaffen) the city of Haarlem we came to (an) a large country house with a beautiful veranda, and sure enough (rtdjtig), there lib ung en. 133 sat the old sea captain. 2. As soon as he saw (erbticfen) us, he invited (einlaben) us to drink a cup [of] Mocha coffee with him, which (toaS) we did only too gladly, for he always drinks (of) the best and dearest. 3. "(Mr.) Captain," said my friend after a while (SSeile), "is it true that you had (perf.) [an] unannounced visitor (93efud)) last (yesterday) night (nad&t)?" 4. "That is true," he answered smiling (ladjeln), "but where did you hear (perf.) oMt?" 5. "At (auf). the Haarlem Police Sta- tion," I said, "only we cannot believe that you defended (perf.) yourself with a bottle [of] Seltzer water when (bet) you have so many Turkish sabers and other weapons (SSaffe) in your house." 6. "Unfortunately (letber)," said the captain, "my collection of arms is (fid) befinben) not in the same end of the house in which I sleep; but, as (tote) you will now believe, (the) Seltzer water, thoroughly shaken, is just as (ebenfo) good (in order) to catch burglars with (it) as (in order) to quench (lofdjen, the) thirst. 7. You ought to have (fotten; past perf. subj.) heard how it popped, just like (gerabe tote) a pistol." 8. "And didn't your servant, the old sailor, help (fyelfen; perf.) you [to] catch the thief and hand [him] over to the authorities?" we asked again. 9. "No," was the answer. "I had sent him to (in) the city and he had not yet returned when I went to bed; so (alfo) I had to do it all (ganj) alone and with my own hands. 10. But the burglar was so stunned from (don) his fall (\all) that I did not find it very difficult (fdjttier) to tie his throat with a long Chinese silk (fetben) handkerchief which I always take to bed with [me]." n. "Do you think, (Mr.) Captain," I asked, "that the Chinese make these silk hand- kerchiefs so long and strong for that very purpose (gerabe ju bem Bmecf)?" 12. "Hardly (fdjtoerltd))," he laughed, "but I do not believe either (also not) that our burglar had 134 brought along a rope in order that (bamit) I might tie (past subj.} his hands on his back, and yet (bod)) both things (betbeg) have happened (gefdjefyen) here. 13. The only (einjig; neut.) [thing] that (mag) I regret (bebauern) is that I caught (per/.) a terrible (furdjterlid)) cold in the head while (nwljrenb) I was taking (bringen) the^malefactor to the Haarlem Police Station, for you know that we sailors (eeleute) cannot bear (ertragen) the fog as well as you land- lubbers (Sanbratte)." A. 1. Urn nwg fjanbette eg fid) in bem (Strctt 3nrifd)en ben bet= ben SBauern? 2. SSie unb nwnn entftanb ber treit? 3. SBarum nafjm ntd)t jeber 33auer einen Slbdofaten an? 4. SSer nafjm fonft nod) teil an bem r 1845? Unb mie nennt man bag dorljergeljenbe ^aljrfjunbert unb bag folgenbe? 3tber p meldjem ^a^ijunbert geljort bag $<$* 1900? 8. 2ln lteld)e anbere efdjtdjte in btefein 53ud) ertnnert @ie bag 33tnben ber grntegarben? 9. SSte gtng ber SBunfd) beg )orffd)mtebg in rfiitlung, unb toer teilte enbltd) bie rengfidjte? B. i. The Teacher: Mr. R. will begin to tell us the story of (don) the boundaryspruce. If he makes mistakes ( correct (forrigieren) him, please. 2. Mr. R. begins: About the middle of the eighteenth century ... 3. Miss W.: Wrong (galfdj) ! Of the nineteenth century! 4. Mr. R.: But we are told (it is told to us) that the lightning (SBIiij) struck (into) the giant spruce in the year 1845. 5- The Teacher: Quite right (redjt), but that was in the nineteenth century, was it not? 6. a. Mr. R.: Well, I'll begin over again (nneber lib itng en. 135 Don born), b. About the middle of the nineteenth century two big farmers had a long, long quarrel over (um) a mag- nificent spruce tree which stood on the boundary of their lands, c. Each said that it belonged to him alone, and each had already paid his lawyer as (so) much as the entire tree was worth ... 7. a. Mr. B.: Wrong! For that (bajlt) they were too sensible, b. But the two farmers, their wives, their children, their hired men, and their maidservants finally lived in deadly enmity with one another, and even their dogs growled at each other. 8. The Teacher: Mr. B., you may go on (fortfafyren). 9. a. Mr. B.: Several (mefjrere) good men had tried to make (ftiften) peace between the two farmers, but these were too obstinate, and the village black- smith had said one day he wished (toiinfdjen) that (the) lightning would strike (into) the spruce, and that's just what happened (and just that happened) in the summer [of ~\ 1845. ^- Both farmers with their help were in the adjoin- ing fields, c. Both were casting longing looks up to the spruce, (the) one from the right, the other from the left. 10. The Teacher: Miss W., you may tell what happened then. ii. Miss W.: Then black thunderclouds came on over the mountains, from the southwest (<2>ubtt>eft) . . . 12. Mr. R.: Wrong! From the northwest, it says (fyetfeen) in the story. 13. The Teacher: You are (have) right, Mr. R. Go on. 14. a. Mr. R.: And as the people were about to (tDoIIen) leave the fields and go home, there came from (au$) a cloud that was as yellow as sulphur (djtoefel) a sudden flash of lightning and split the giant tree from the top (big) to the root in two (entjlKCt), so that (the) one half fell upon the field of (the) one farmer and the other upon that of the other, b. Then the two quarrelers took each other by (bet) the hand and said: "That was God's finger. Now each of us has what belongs to him. We'll be friends!" 136 $ f) r e n I e f e. 9(bcnteucr im SSalbe. A. 1. SBag fttr (gter tjatte bie 2lmeife auf bem 2ttarft berfauft? 2. 3Ste fam eg, bafe fie fetnen SKegenfcfytrm bet fidj fyatte? 3. SBie nennt man einen djinn, ben man gegen bie onne gebraudjt? 4. SSo tear bie ritte gemefen? Vlnb tt>ag fjatte fie bort getan? 5. SSo toollte bag Stofannigtourmdjen fyin? 6. SBer tear ber ftterte aft? 7. SBiffen @ie noc^, mo @ie bag SSort ^erberge ober I)erbergen frfion frutjer gefefjen {jaben? 8. SSodon fjatte bie c^nedfe bag eitenftedjen bdommen? 9. SSomit be- fc^aftigte firf) bie cOnecfe, nadjbem fie fid^ ii)r ^ta^d^en au$ge= fuc^t f)atte? 10. SSarum tanjte bie @d)necfe nidgt mit? 11. S3on n)em tourbe ber Xanj unterbroc^en? 12. agen @ie bie @tamm- formen tion unterbroc^en auf! 13. SSen Ijatte bie $rote befuc^t? Unb ttjarum fam fie fo fpat I)eim? 14. Srja^len @ie ung, n)ie bie $rote Ijier befd)rieben mirb! 15. SBag ge= nun, alg bie alte $rote nac^ ^)aufe fam? 16. $n metier gogen bie afte fton bannen? 17. 3Bo brac^ten fie bie 9?adjt gu? B. i. What (toelc^) an adventure! Rain, rain, rain! Trees, shrubs, ferns, moss, and stones, everything is dripping, and the tree toad, who ought to know (it) best, says that it won't stop before to-morrow. 2. Five little creatures (efdjopf) in the twilight under a big toadstool! 3. An ant who has just sold her eggs at the market and is now carrying home the money in a blue canvas bag, an ant in cloth shoes, but without overshoes and umbrella ! 4. A cricket who has been making music at a (pr) country^Jair and is now lookingfor an inn, with her violin on her back! 5. Then [there] comes a glowworm with his lantern, which he places on the table and which soon brings them the fourth wayfarer, a big bug who is [a] journeyman carpenter lib ung en. 137 and takes (fatten) the toadstool for a carpenters' inn. He has his supper with (bet) him(self), and after eating (he has eaten) it up, he sits down and enjoys a smoke. 6. The last arrival (Slnfommling) is a snail, all out of breath. Poor creature, she has to carry her own house with [herself], from which (foo&on) she has gotten a (the) stitch in her side! No wonder (SBunber) that she is the last! 7. Then this ant proposes (borfd)lagen) a dance Ccmg), the cricket begins to play, and the others dance merrily, except the snail (excepted, cm^genomtnen), who is not used to whirling around rapidly and easily gets dizzy. 8. But alas! In the middle of the (mitten tm) first dance they are interrupted by Mrs. Toad, to whom the toadstool properly (etgentltdj) belongs. 9. She is coming home late from a visit (SBefudj) at (bet) her cousin's, where they have drunk so much coffee and eaten. so much cake that it has grown dark meanwhile (thereover). 10. And how she berates the innocent (unfdjulbtg) dancers (Xfinjer)l "Ragamuffins! Vagabonds! Village musicians!" she cries angrily and swings at the same time (babet) her red umbrella with [its] brass handle, n. What else can they do but (cmber$ tun ate) pack up their duds and go out (fjinauSgefyen) again into the rain? 12. And in (bet) this pitiful exodus the snail remains so far behind that she can no longer hear the cries of the other four, who after wan- dering about for a long time find a fairly dry place where they pass the rest of the (itbrtg) night. 13. All, however, will think of this adventure as long as they live. SBic btc 823oban3muf)te cntftanb. A. SD?erfen @ie ftdj in biefer efdjidjte folgenbe $onftritf= tionen unb SBenbungen unb iiberfe^en @te bann jur Ubung bie engltfdjen alje tn# )eutfdje! 138 tfjrenlefe. 1. eitc 81, 3eile 16: . . . an her etnen <5eite be liefe ftdj fo etttwS tone cin alter raben erfcnnen. @o ettoaS lafot fidj ntdjt befdjreibenw Such a thing cannot be described, is beyond description, is indescribable. 1 3Bte fagen utfdje: i. After the stranger had told the blacksmith what new art he intended to (iDoden) practice at the king's court, the latter (btefer) showed him a big, golden horseshoe as (the) proof that he had seen Wodan in very person and had shod his white horse. 2. Then he continued: "If you (3fyr) are willingto build me a mill, quite after the fashion which Wodan has taught the dark -haired peoples beyond the Rhine and the Alps, I promise you this horseshoe for a reward." And it was (bauern) not long before they agreed upon the bargain. 3. The most suitable spot, however, for such a mill was this j^one] here where we are sitting now, and here the mill was built forthwith, and in honor of the great and wise god people called it the Wodan's Mill. 140 Stnbenbaum. A. 1. Sluf toeldje SSetfe toar ber (Sr^Ier mit >errn )oftor Sinboto befannt getoorben? 2. 2Ber ift eigentlidj ber (Sr^afyler biefer ef(f)tcf)te, >einridj ? 3. 2lug toelcfjen riinben, meinen @ie, toaren inbott> unb 9?ettter gu geftunggfjaft berttrteilt toorben? 4. SBefdjretben bon ber 5 e fftmg ait^ genofe! 5. Srftaren te, toanim if)n ber enu btefer Slu^ftc^t ntc^t jufrtebener mantel 6. SSaS brac^te if)n f^tte^It^ auf ben ebanfen, gu entflteljen? 7. Sftennen @ie bie ^inberniffe, bie ber HiiSfiiljrung beg 5I u ^t 5 gebanfenS im SSege ftanben! 8. @rjfif)Ien @ie, h)ie bie ommer* ferien ber @cf)ulfinber ifjn ber lufiii)rimg feine^ glud^tplang nafjer brad^ten! 9. 2Sa3 tat ber efangene an bent Slbenb beg Jageg, an toelcfyem er bag junge 2fta'bc(jen jum erftenmal in bent arten gefetjen t)atte? 10. SBelc^ie Xagegjeit feljte er in bent SBriefe gu einer 5lntn)ort don ifyrer @ette feft? Unb n)amm toa'fylte er gerabe biefe arten? 12. SBobitrdj tourbe feine gludot begiinftigt? 13. SSaS alg fic^ bie beiben jungen Seitte am artentor trafen? 14. Sinbolt) bag jnnge 5 rau ^^ i e toieber, narfjbent er 5Ib[d5ieb bon tf)i nafym? B. i. First (juerft) the teacher asked one of the boys why Doctor Lindow had been sentenced to ten years' imprison- ment in a fortress, and the boy I think it was John Miller answered that Lindow as [a] student had com- mitted (begefyen) a political crime (53erbrecf)en). 2. The second question was, what had made the prisoner so sad (traurig) on Sundays, and Mary (9ftarie) Black said, just on such days he had seen so many happy and free people on the highways, and that had intensified his own (eigen) it bun gen. 141 longing for freedom. 3. Then I was asked whether I re- membered (fidj erinnern; why past subj., and not pres. subj.?) the distance between the top (tpfel) of the linden tree and the prisoner, and I said: "About forty feet"; but that was wrong, for it says (fyeifcen) in the book, "not more than twenty." 4. The teacher's next question was, what the word " SegitimationSpapiere " meant (bebeuten), and none of the boys and only one of the girls in the class (JHaffe) knew (it) exactly (genau). 5. Another question which (gen.} I remember and which nobody could answer (becmttoorten) correctly (ridjtig) in German was, what " 9?egiment3megaren " were, and some of us thought (meinen) the teacher ought to have asked us something else (anbere^). .6. Well, and so on. One hard (fdjtoer) question after another (the other); for example (jum SBeifpiel): How many times (nriedietmal) did the sweet (fiifj) seventeen year old nod (with) her head before she ran toward her uncle's house? What was her brother's name (fjeifeen)? How do you say in German: "I will pass over the next fortnight"? And how: "I shall pass over the next fortnight"? Why does the story-teller make (laffen) Lindow count only up to (big) eight before he jumps off (abfpringen), why not up^to nine? And then, of course (natiirlid)) : That fateful kiss at the gardengate and behind the shrubbery! Why fateful? It was the first, wasn't it? Also the last? Oh (o) no! The young people met each other ([id)) again, many, many times (9#al), and she became his wife; and so (alfo): All's well that ends well ((gnbe gut, alleS gut), as the proverb (pridjttort) has it (it says in the proverb). EXPLANATION OF THE ABBREVIATIONS AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE VOCABULARY. The vocabulary contains all words found in the text and exercises of this Reader, except such regularly inflected forms as even the beginner should recognize at sight. Signs. In indicating the inflection of nouns a dash (-) is used to represent the title- word; a dash with the umlaut-sign over it (") represents the title- word with modification of the root vowel. Nouns, as a rule, are given in the nominative singular and the nominative plural, but the latter is omitted when it is identical with the former or is not in common use. The genitive singular is inserted between the two if it cannot be readily inferred from the nominative plural; thus: ba3 2fu0e, -3, -n. Adjectives used substantively are given thus: ber 2Ute; (fetn) 2llter; [/>/.] HIte; bie (feine) Sllten; see also 3kfonbere3 and bag 9ieue. Irregularity in the formation of the comparative and superlative is shown thus: flit, alter, ber altefte; nab, naber, ber nad)fte. Adverbs. Since most adverbs are identical, in the positive and compara- tive, with the uninflected adjective, the English equivalents of German adverbs are omitted when they can be derived by adding -ly to the English adjective. Verbs. The principal parts of regular weak verbs are not listed. Of all strong or irregular verbs, however, and of all weak verbs compounded with another than one of the inseparable prefixes, be=, emp=, ent=, er=, QC=, der=, jer=, the principal parts are given in full. Further peculiar or irregular forms are indicated after the following model: fterbeit (infinitive), fttrbt (3rd pers. sg., pres. ind.), ftarb (3rd pers. sg., past ind.), ftiirbe (3rd pers. sg., past subj.), ift (jeftorben (past participle, with ift to indicate the inflection of the perfect tenses with fein instead of haben). Idioms are listed under the appropriate title-word. Parentheses, in addition to their ordinary use, enclose material that may be included in, or omitted from, the translation, or indicate an alternative form or rendering. Square brackets, in addition to their use in place of parentheses within paren- theses, enclose explanatory material, grammatical notes, and directions as to pronunciation. Italic type is used to call attention to explanatory material and grammatical notes. Bold-faced type is used within a paragraph to emphasize the contrast be- tween the English construction and the German. Small capitals warn against mistakes commonly made by students whose mother tongue is English. . . . indicate an incomplete quotation. 143 144 Sfjrenlefe. Figures refer to page and line of this Reader. Pronunciation. It is assumed that the reader knows the rules for quantity as indicated by the orthography. Whenever a word deviates from these rules or is for any reason likely to be mispronounced, its pronunciation is indicated by the customary signs of length of vowel and of accent or, when necessary, by respelling, the letters in this case having the value usual in German (or English, as may be indicated by the type,) unless a different quality is specifically mentioned. In most instances the quantity of a vowel is marked only in the first form but is to be understood as holding good for all inflected forms unless something to the contrary is indicated. In an unaccented syllable the sign of length of vowel indicates quality rather than time, save for the vowel 0. A vowel before d) is to be pronounced as short unless it is marked long. Accent. Words with the prefix be=, emp=, ent=, er=, ge=, er=, or jer= are accented on the second syllable. All others with the exceptions that are noted are accented on the first syllable. If a word has two syllables stressed equally, or nearly so, this is indicated as follows: dl'(erbtng8', ftetn'retd)'. In the rare cases where it is necessary to indicate secondary stress this is done by an accent lighter than that used to mark the syllable bearing the chief stress. Punctuation. Besides setting off an illustrative example and its transla- tion, the semicolon is used to separate distinct meanings of a German word, the various renderings of one general meaning being separated by commas. Abbreviations are used as follows: ace., accusative; adj., adjective, ad- jectival; adv., adverb, adverbial; art., article; aux., auxiliary; cf., compare, see; colloqu., colloquial, colloquially; comp., comparative; conj., conjunction; dot., dative; def., definite; demonstr., demonstrative; dep., dependent; e.g., for example; Encyd. Brit., Encyclopaedia Britannica, nth edition; /., and following page; fern., feminine; Jut., future; gen., genitive; i.e., that is; imper., imperative; impers., impersonal; ind., indicative; indef., indefinite; infin., infinitive; infl., inflected, inflection; inter j., interjection; interrog., in- terrogative; intr., intransitive; masc., masculine; mod., modal; n.b., note well; neut., neuter; now,., nominative; p., page; part., participle; perf., perfect; pers., person, personal; pi., plural; pos., positive; pass., possessive; pp., pages; pred., predicate; pref., prefix; prep., preposition, prepositional; pres., present; pron., pronoun; refl., reflexive; relat., relative; sep., separable; sg., singular; sub., subordinate; subj., subjunctive; subst., substantive; superl., superlative; tr., transitive; uninfl., uninflected. orterbudj. 21. ber 9ol, -i eel ftb [fip] /.] the Alps ttlS {time; always followed by transposition} when, as;- {comparison; see \o] than, as; [identity, usually with- out em before the noun un- less this is modified by an adj. or a relat. clause~\ as, by way of, for; [after a negative"] but; alS ob, al8 toenn, or al8 followed by inversion as if, as though (+ subj.) [_In temporal clauses al3 refers to a definite occasion or period in the past, never to the present or the future. ~\ aldbann' then, after that olfo [-zo] thus, in this way (manner); \_conj. ] therefore, then, consequently, " (and) so," accordingly, for this (that) reason ol'fobalb' [=It] forthwith alt, alter, ber altefte old ber Ite; (fein) Sitter; \_pl.~\ HIte; bie (feme) STIten old man; [/>/.] (the) old (folks), grown-ups bte SUte, \_gen. and dat. sg.~\ -n old woman (lady); [in ad- dress"] Dear, Mother baS 9Wer (old) age alter comp. of alt altefte, ber, bte, ba see alt a'ltltcft elderly bie 9Utmiib,l the Altmiihl, a trib- utary of the Danube ber Slltfdjuljmadjer chief master bootmaker (shoemaker) fim = an bem ber &mbflfe, Slmboffe anvil bag ^Imctedjen little ant, [but in address"] my good (dear) ant [C/. ^rebIetn.] bte Sfmetfe, -n ant Stmc'rffa [neut.~] America nmmfa'mfd) American ber 5Tmtmann, ^manner magis- trate bie SlmtSfrube, -n office, bureau fin prep. [dat.~] on, in [_a day, morning, afternoon, evening"]; [location] on, at, by, in, against, along, in the act of, on the point of; [relation"] in the case of, on, upon, in the way or line of; [_acc.; direction, motion, effort, thought, atten- tion"] to, on, of, at, against; gfouben an + ace. believe in; [approximation, with numerals^ about, nearly [an implies close proximity to, or immediate contact with, a side or edge; aitf usually implies contact with a horizontal surface.^ fin adv. on; Don ... an from . . . on, ever since . . . fin sep. pref. [expressing 1. incipient action or state, 2. direction toward the ob- ject, j. approach, 4. contact, 5. growth"] to, at, on, in, against, begin to, up and Arrangement of Vocabulary. 149 fief) on&auen, baute an', angebaut settle (down) aubicten, bot an', angeboten offer ber finbUrf, -e sight; tfr 2In= bltcf the sight of her (it, them) finbttnseln, bltnjette an', ange= bltnjelt look with twinkling eyes at ba8 3lnbenfen souvenir, me- mento (of an + ace.) anber [never occurring in uninfl. form"} other; differ- ent; unter anberm among other things; am anbern age on the next (follow- ing) day \_The e is often elided before the ending =e; but the e of the ending is often dropped in inflections ending in a consonant.^ anberm = anberem anbern = anberen anberS [-ers, NOT -erz] other- wise, differently; else; an* ber8 toerben change; toa8 anberS aU . . . what else but . . . Snbeuten, beutete an', ange= beiltet indicate; hint, give to understand Snbre'oS Andrew Sln'breS [colloqu. form of 2lnbrea] Andy fiaeinan'ber to one another, together dnctnan'berbrangcn, brdngte aneinan'ber, aneinan'berge= brfingt crowd (close) to- gether anetnan'bergebrangt see anein* anberbrangen anetnan'berfUngen, Hang an= etnan'ber, aneinan'bergeHun* gen ring, touch anfacfyen, fac^te an', angefac^t fan (in) to a blaze ber $lttfang, =fiinge beginning; ben Slnfang mac^en begin, start, take the lead onfangen, fftngt an', ftng an', angefangen begin, com- mence, start; [begin to~\ do; toa8 (foil ic^, etc.) mitt anfangen? what am I, etc., to do now? \_The infin. de- pendent upon anfangen, fort= fafren, or auf^oren requires JU and is regularly placed in a clause by itself .~\ finfang3 in the beginning, at first onfing see anfangen anfiitten, fiittte an', angefilllt fill up; mtt etma angefiillt full of a thing fingefongen see anfangen angefitQt see anfiitten fingegoffen see angiefjen fingeiien, ging an', tft ange= gangen begin ait(ic()brt see anljoren fingelangen, gelangte an', tft angelangt arrive (at an, auf, etc. + DAT.) bte fagelegenfi,ett, -en affair, matter, business See pp. 143-4 for Abbreviations angcln [ng as in singer] catch [fish~\ bte ^ngelrute, -n [ng as in singer] fishing rod fingeneJjnt acceptable; agree- able, pleasant angeri(f|tet see anricf)ten angefrfjmtert see anfc&mieren fingefefyen highly respected, distinguished cngefterft see anfterfen angetan adapted, calculated; baju angetan, ju + infin. apt (likely) to + infin. angenriefen see antoetfen fingcjogen see anjtefien angesihtbet see anjiinben angtefeen, gdfj an', angegoffen join by casting; tote ange= goffen paffen fit perfectly ber Stngler [ng as in singer] angler ongft uneasy, nervous, anx- ious, frightened, alarmed; tntr tft angft I feel anxious; mtr trurbe angft I began to feel uneasy or alarmed (about him urn if)n) [Cer- tain impers. verbs express- ing a mental or physical state, also verbs used im- personally in the passive, omit e8 in the inverted or the transposed order.~\ angft ltd) frightened; uneasy ffnljalten, fjftlt an', t)telt an', ange!)alten [_intr.~] (come to a) stop; pull up dnl)el)en, (job or [;ub an', angef>oben begin [to speak; used instead of anfangen in elevated diction~\ bte ".Hulioiic, -n rising ground, hill an^Sren, fifirte an', angeprt listen attentively to [ace.]; atte mtt anfyoren hear it all just like the others, overhear everything anfam see anfontmen onHopfcn, flopfte an', ange* flopft knock (at the door), stop and knock, call onfontmett, font an', tft ange= foramen arrive (at, etc. in, etc. + DAT.) ber ^nfijmmltng, -e newcomer, arrival anlfic^ctn, iarf)elte an', ange Iftt^elt smile at finlangcn, langte an', tft ange* langt arrive (at an, auf, Dor, etc. + DAT.) bie 9(nmut grace(fuhiess) ; charm, loveliness finnafym see anne^nten finne^mc, ntmntt an', nal)m an', angenommen accept, take; receive, take in; assume, take on anrcben, rebete an', angerebet speak to, address finrtrfjten, rtdjtete an', angertc^= tet prepare, serve [a meal~\ an& = an bad anfagcn, fagte an', angefagt bring word (give notice) of, announce and Arrangement of Vocabulary. ftnfalj see anfeljen anfdjauen, fdjaute an', ange* f ant'toortet answer [DAT. of pers. to whom answer is given, ACC. of answer, auf + ace. of question answered; auf metne grage (meinen S3rief) anttoortete er mir !ein SSort] onttertrauen, bertraute an', anoertraut entrust; fic an= bertrauen trust one's self to; unbosom one's self to, con- fide in ber 9htrtJalt, =h>aite or =nialte coun- sel, attorney ontoetfen, n)te6 an', ange= hriefen refer one to; throw one (back) upon, reduce one to [certain resources'] bte Sntoefcnfyctt presence anjetgen, jeigte an', ange^etgt indicate, be a sign of [rain, misfortune, ctc.~\ onstefien, jog an', angejogen put on, draw on [garments that are drawn on or over any part of the body"]; be- gin to draw, give a pull, start (up, off) finjubcutcn see anbeuten ber ^njug, =jtlge (suit of) clothes finsuflltcf) (offensively) per- sonal, pointed, offensive finjiinben, junbete an', ange= jtinbet light, set fire to, "light up" [a pipe, etc.~] anyifrtiaiini see anfd^auen nif,nfcl)cn see anfeF)en ber St^fet, " apple ber 3lwcttt', -e [-teet] appetite 152 See pp. 143-4 f r Abbreviations bie $M)rflfl'fe, -n apricot fba'bien \_neut.~] Arabia bie Arbeit, -en work, kind of work; piece of work, task; ftdj an bie Slrbeit madden set (go) to work ar'beiten, ar'beitete, gear'bettet work (on or at an + dat.) ber $Irbeit3beuteI workbag, reti- cule org, ttrger, ber ftrgfte bad, evil bu Sfrger; ber Slrge; (fein) 2lrger; O/.] Slrge; bie (feme) Sir* gen wicked fellow, rascal, scoundrel ber $lrger, be3 -9 annoyance, vexation; anger firgftc, ber, bie, ba see arg ber Slrrn, -e arm orm, armer, ber firmfte poor [financial or other circum- stances] ber 2(rme; (fein) Sinner; [pi.] Hrme; bie (feine) Slrmen poor man; [pi.] poor (folk, people) ber &rmel sleeve armfclifl miserable, wretched; pitiable, sorry; beggarly bie ?(rmut poverty, want, desti- tution bie fift, -en sort, kind, species, description; way, manner; nacij ber SIrt, lute ... in the way that . . . ber first, *e physician, doctor Slfpern a village on a branch of the Danube, a little to the east of Vienna af; see effen ber 81ft, *e bough ber Ktem, be - breath StemloS (all) out of breath aitdj also, too, likewise; fur- thermore, moreover, then too; even; naturally, as is (was) to be expected, really, sure enough, as a matter of fact, anyway; benn aud) really, indeed, too, accordingly; fo . . . aud) accordingly; tt)enn . . . and) (or inversion + aud;) even if (though) . . .; aud; nid)t not (nor), + either at the end of the sen- tence; aud; fein no(ne, not any), . . . either; [with gen- eralizing force^ ever; Iw8 . . . aud; whatever . . . ber Stubiens'faol, .fate [Slubi rhymes with rowdy]] audi- ence (presence) chamber ba3 Stubiens'sitnmcr = Slubienjfaal Ottf prep, \_dat. ~\ on (top of), upon, at, in; [ace.; direction (motion, effort, attention)"] on, upon, up on, to, to- ward, for, at, against, of; auf einen jufommen come to(ward, approach) a per- son; [sequence'] upon, after; aufS neue again, anew, once more; [manner"] in, at; Ottf biefe SSeife in this way (manner); auf etn'* mal all at once, all of a sudden [Cf. last note on an. ] and Arrangement of Vocabulary. auf adv. up [Cf. the adv. ab.] Oltf sep. pref. [expressing i. the act of opening, 2. consumption or completion, 3. upward direction or mo- tion, 4. display, 5. bursting (out) into action"] open; up; burst into, begin to aitf<rfen, bltdte auf, auf* fleblicft raise one's eyes, look (glance) up auf'etnon'ber at one another (each other) ; one upon the other (another) auffotten, faltt auf, fiet auf, tft aufgefatten fall (strike) upon; e3 fiel mir auf it struck me (my attention), surprised me aufftontmen, ftommte auf, tft aufgeflamtnt blaze up, burst into flame(s); 42, 19 cf. Julius Ccesar ii. 2. 31 ouffreffen, frtfet auf, frafe auf, aufgefreffen [used of ani- mals^] eat up, devour aufgeben, gtbt auf, gab auf, aufgegeben give up, aban- don, lose [_hope~\ aufgefatten see auffallen aufgefreffen see auffreffen aufgege&en see aufgeben aufgefien, gtnfl auf, tft auf* gegangen open, burst open; rise [used of the sun, moon, or stars'], dawn (burst) upon aufgeijoben see auffyeben ouf gejaudjjt see auf jaud)jen aufflenaflclt see aufnagcln aufgcroutnt in good (high) spirits, in good humor aufgertditet see aufrtdjten aufgef|)tclt see auffpieten aufgcftonbcn see aufftefjen aitfgeftapelt see aufftapelu oufgejogcn see aufjte^en aufging see aufge^en auf^altcn, f>alt auf, Ijielt auf, aufgef)alten check, delay, stop; fid) auffyalten stay, live; delay, dwell (on a topic bet) auffyangen, fyfingte (or fjing 1 ) auf, aufgeifjangt hang up (on auf + ace.) auffjeben, fyob auf, aufgr, I)oben pick up; put away [for safe keeping"]; gut ouf ge^oben in good hands, in safe keeping; bet tfym bin id) gut aufgefyoben I am well looked after at his house, he takes good care of me ttiiff)ub see auffjeben ouf^ordjcn, b.ord)te auf, auf= gef)ord)t listen attentively; Ijod) auff)ordien listen very attentively, prick up one's ears mi fl) lire 11, b,orte auf, aufgeb,ort stop (short), cease, (come to an) end [Cf. anfangen.] oufjaudjscn, iaudijte auf, auf gejaudijt utter (burst into) a shout of joy; betnab,e fyiine id) aufgejaudjjt I almost shouted for joy aufmarijcu, ntad)te auf, auf 154 gemacfjt open; unlock; fidj aufmadfjen set out, start (for narf) or ju) aufmerffam attentive (to auf + ace.); er mad)te fie auf mid) aufmerffam he called her attention to me bie Slufmcrfffimfeit, -en atten- tion aufnagcfn, nagelte auf, auf* genagelt nail on (down) aufncijmcn, nimmt auf, nafym auf, aufgenommen take (pick) up, catch, receive oufjwffen, pfifjte auf, aufge* pfifjt pay attention, watch (and see) oufroumcn, rSumte auf, auf* gerftumt clear up, set things in order; cf. oufgerftumt. aufreef|t upright, erect aufridjten, rtdjtete auf, auf* gertdjtet set up (right) aufS = auf bag auffagen, fagte auf, aufge* fagt = fjerfagen say, repeat, recite ber 9(uffd)ret, -t shriek, scream ouffdjreiben, fdjrteb auf, auf* gefdjrieben write down auffdjreien, fdjrie auf, auf* gefrf)rie(e)n cry out; scream ba8 Sluffefyen, be^ -3 sensation; ofme Sluffefjen without at- tracting attention (arous- ing suspicion) ouffeufsen, feufjte auf, auf* gefeufgt heave a sigh ouffpielen, fpielte auf, auf* See pp. 143-4 for Abbreviations gefptelt play, furnish music, strike up (a tune); ein8 auffptelen give the crowd a tune auffprang see auffpringen auffpringcn, fprang auf, ift aufgefprungen spring up, start (leap) to one's feet aitfftapeln, ftapelte auf, auf* geftapelt stack up, store up oufftcrfcn, ftecfte auf, auf geftecft stick up (on dat.) auffteljen, ftanb (past subj. often ftiinbe) auf, ift auf* geftanben rise, get up [out of bed or on one's feet~\ aufftctgen, ftieg auf, ift auf* gefttegen mount, rise; arise, spring up, brew, come up auffteHcn, ftellte auf, auf* geftettt arrange; draw up (in line), line up auftaudicn, taucfyte auf, ift auf* getaudjt rise, emerge (from the water); appear, come in sight aufrrSgen, rrSgt auf, trfig auf, aufgetragen serve (up), put on the table auftretcn, trttt auf, trat auf, ift aufgetreten step along auftun, tut auf, tat auf, aufgetan open (tufwnrf)en, madjtc auf, ift aufgeft)ad)t wake (up) [intr."} ouftoarf see aufnierfen aufrt>crfcn, rtirft auf, hiarf (miirfe) auf, aufgemorfen throw (heap, pile) up and Arrangement of Vocabulary. 155 , jog auf', aufgejogen bring (train) up, raise aitfsuden, juctte auf', auf* gejucft flash (shoot) up an n it nd) men see aufneljmen aufsttraumen see aufraunten oufjutun see auftun ba Huge, -8, -n eye; etnem in Me Slugen fallen strike one's eye, catch one's eye ber SlugenbUd, -e moment, in- stant au'gcnbttd'Hdj instantaneous, immediate; [adv., also] in- stantly, this very minute bo8 Slugenblinjeln, be -3 wink- ing (twinkling) of the eyes ber Stuguft', -e (month of) August fjN.B. The names of the months are preceded by the def. art. except when used as pred. nom. or as the object of a verb in sen- tences that tell the month, e.g.: 3tel?t fdjretben nrir 2lu= guft, e tft feljt 2luguft.] au3 prep, \_dat. .] out of, from; [material"] of; Don . . . au8 (starting) from . . . auS adv. out [Cf. the adv. ein.] OU sep. pref. [expressing 1. completion or conclusion, 2. exhibition or exposure, 3. selection, 4. direction outward] out auSbitten, bfit au', auSgebeten ask for, request au^blSfen, blait aud', blted au', augeblafen blow out au^BIcificn, btteb au8', tft au^geblieben stay away, fail to come; cease, fail; lange auSbleiben not come until late ou^bredjen, brtdjt au', bradj au', au^gebroc^en burst out (into in + ace.) auSbrennen, brannte (past subj. brennte) au$', [intr., tft] au^gebrannt burn out au^brefdjen, brtfc^t au3', brafc^ or brofrf) (past subj. brofc^e) au^', au3gebrofcfjen thresh (thrash) out ber Slu^brttd, =brildfe expression oit^briiden, brildtte au', au= gebriicft express, convey ou^einan'berfefeen, feljte ou* etnan'ber, auSetnan'bergefeljt analyze; set forth, explain ouSfiifjren, filfyrte au', au= gefiif)rt perform, do audfiifyr'ttd) detailed, going into details; lengthy, full bie Stu^fii^rung execution, car- rying out ber SluSgang, =gange way out, exit attdgcbtteben see auSbletben niis?ncbri>fri)fit see auSbrefdjen au^gc^cn, ging au', ift au= gegangcn go out; fail, van- ish, go out [fire, light^\ aitdgenontmen [with a preced- ing accusative] except, with the exception of [Really past part, of aunef)tnen] attdgepadt see auSpaden aitdgerebet see au^reben 156 See pp. 143-4 f r Abbreviations au^gejogen see au3ging see au8geb.en auSgrafcen, grabt and', grub au8', auSgegraben dig out (up), unearth auSHopfett, flopfte au', au= geftopf t knock out ; Me ^fetfe auSflopfen knock the ashes out of one's pipe ba8 SlitStanb, be -(e)8 foreign land (country, parts) ber SuSlaufer spur, offshoot aitdlufcficn, lofcbte auS', au3= gelofcf)t extinguish, put out au3marf)cn, madjte au$', au8= getnadbt settle, arrange, agree; amount to btc 9fa3nal)me, -n exception (to toon) ; ... macf) te fjiertion cine SliiSnafyme . . . formed an exception to this ouaneljmen, ntmmt auS', nafim auS', auSgenomtnen take out; except au^parfcn, pacftc aus', auge= pacft unpack au^reben, rebete ait', auge= rebet finish talking (one's speech or sentence) ouSmfen, rief ou', augerufen exclaim, cry (call) out aitdrufjen, rufjte aue>', auS- geruft rest; fid^ auru^en take a rest bie SluSfoge, -n statement ausffa^ see auSfefyen au^f^Iagen, fcfjfagt au', fcfjliig aud', au^gefc^Iagen refuse, decline au^feljen, fteftt au', faf) au', augefel)en appear, look oilmen (on the) outside btc Slufeentuelt outer world ba Stuftenttjerf, -e outwork aiifeer [rfa^.] outside, out of; save, except nu'fterbem' besides ; more- over aiifeeror'bentltd) unusual, ex- traordinary; extreme bie 9lu3ftcljt, -en view, outlook auSfoljnen, fof)nte au', au= gefbbnt reconcile aiivfvrtljcn, fprtljte au$', au= gefprttjt squirt out; bte (Jinte aud ber) geber auS* fpriljen shake (the ink) out (of) one's pen auSfrrerfen, ftredtte au', au= geftredft stretch out aiicf|"uri)cn, fudpte au', au8= gefuc^t choose, pick out aiu'iibcit, iibte au$', audgeiibt practice gertiefen establish (prove) one's identity audtoenbtg by heart; auStoen* big fonnen (toiffen) know by heart, have at one's fingers' ends au3etef|nen, jetcfjnete au', au= gejetcf)net distinguish auSjiefjen, jog au8', [iw/r., tft] auSgejogen pull (take) off [some article of clothing], undress; [intr.~] set out, leave and Arrangement of Vocabulary. 157 ber 9tu3jug, =jtifle exodus, de- parture; procession (as it starts) audjitgefjen see aiiSgefjen auSsufiJfjnen see ausfofmen aitv jtiiibnt see au&iben au^sunjeifen see auSttetfen bte 9ljt, ^e ax 93. ber 23adj, *e brook, stream bacfen, bactt, bflf, gebacfen bake ber SBarfergefeH(e), =gefellen jour- neyman baker ber SBorfofen, =6fen oven ber S3arftr5g, =trdge kneading trough ba SBaben, be - bathing bte JBabetoanne, -n bathtub balb [=It3 soon; presently; balb . . ., balb . . . now . . ., now . . .; first (now) . . ., then . . . balbifl early, speedy, quick bonb see binben bte 83anf, -^e bench 93arbarof'fo Barbarossa; see 9?otbart bie SBarm^et'siflfeit charity, com- passion bte Safe, -n kinswoman; aunt, \_jema\e~\ cousin ber Soft, Sftffe bass (voice) bat see bitten ber Jflaurf), Sduc^e belly, stom- ach; ftc^ Dor ?arfen ben Sauc^ Fjalten hold one's sides for laughter itn bulging bauen build ber SBauer, -g or -n, -n peasant, countryman; farmer bie S3auerin, -nen peasant wo- man; farmer's wife ber 83oiternf)of, =6, fife farm ber SBaum, SSaume tree Saumbadf Rudolf Baum- bach (1840-1905), poet, and author of numerous tales in which sly humor blends with pathos biuum-lii dangle ber Soumftamm, =ftamme trunk (of a tree) bte SBaumftwrscf, -n root of a tree bcantniurteu answer, reply to beauffirijtiflcit [five syllables^ oversee, keep an eye on Sedjftetn Ludwig Bechstein (1801-1860), best known as the compiler of legends and fairy tales bebaucrn regret, deplore bebenflid) critical, serious, dangerous, distressing bebeutcn signify, mean bcbeittenb significant, consid- erable bte SBebeutung, -en meaning, sense [_of a word'] bcbtcncn [ace.] serve, pro- vide (furnish) with fief) beeUcn make haste, hasten (to i\i + infin.), hurry (up) beenbcn [three syllables'} finish, (bring to an) end, conclude 158 See pp. 143-4 for Abbreviations befool see befefylen befanb see befinben befeb,len, befteb.lt, befabl, be* fofjlen command, order, tell, bid (a person \_dat.~] to ju); er f>at gut befebjen it's all very well (easy enough) for him to issue orders beftnben, befanb, befunben find, judge; fidj (ace.) be* ftnben be (found) [in a place, condition, or situa- tion'}; idj beftnbe mid) (nirf)t) ganj toob,l I am (not) quite well; am beften nod) befanb fid) .ber ^>afe the hare was indeed (in comparison with the other two) in best con- dition befofjlen see befeljlen bcfjjrbern forward, convey befreten (set) free, liberate, release, deliver Me SBefrei'ung, -en deliverance, liberation; rescue; escape bte JBefrei'unggf djlarfit, -n battle of [i.e., leading to~\ deliv- erance (liberation) befiifylen finger, feel befitrdjten fear, be afraid (that) begab see begeben begann see begtnnen fid) begeben, begtbt, begab, begeben betake one's self, repair, go begegnen [ift beflegnet] meet [da/.] begcfjen, begtng, b,at begangen commit [crime~\ bcgcfjren desire, long for; ask, request; fort in bte grembe begefjrte er nid)t mefjr he no longer desired to get away from home begcl)rlid) covetous, (of ea- ger) longing begibt see begeben begtnnen, begann (begcinne), begonnen begin bcgraben, begrfibt, begriib, be= graben bury begihtfrtgen favor be^agen [dat.~\ suit (one's taste) befyagUd) at one's ease, com- fortable be Ijo I ten, be f) ft It, bdnclt, be* f)alten keep, retain befjanbetn treat, deal with bcfjauptcn maintain; assert, contend; fteif unb feft be= ^aupten declare positively, insist stubbornly befyerbergen lodge, accom- modate beb,ut' = beb,Iite beb,iiten guard, keep, watch over bcfjurffim cautious, wary bet prep, [dat."} by, near, with, at, at the house of, in the care of, among; according to; bte @d)Iad)t bet 31. the battle of A.; bet mir jit ^aufe at my house, in my home; bet un$ ju aufe in our home (country); bet fid) fpred>en and Arrangement of Vocabulary. 159 say to one's self; [time or circumstances'] on, on the occasion of, at, in, in the case of, in a state of, along with, in connection with, on, by, with, over bei sep. pref. [expressing I. proximity, 2. approach^ to, with beib [never occurring in uninfl. form~\ both; bte(fe) beiben the(se) two [already associated in the mind of the speaker"] bet'etnan'ber (all) together her SBeifoD, beS -(e)8 approval; applause; satisfaction beilci'be ntdjt on no account, not for the world, " not on your life " betm = bei betn ba S3cin, -e leg; bone; etnem $8eine tnadjen make a person find his legs, start one off in a hurry bct'nab/ = betnatye bcinn'lic faft almost, near- ly, all but, within an ace of beifam'men (close) together beifei'te aside, to one side beifci'tefdHeben, fd)5b bet* fei'te, betfei'tegefdjoben shove (push) aside (to one side) betfei'tetreten, tritt beifei'te, trat beifei'te, ift betfei'tegetre= ten step aside (to one side) ba SBeifptel, -e example; jam SBetfptel for example betfeen, bffe, gebtffen bite; in rag betfjen die ber Setftanb, be -(e)$ assistance; help; aid betftcljen, ftunb (ftSnbe or ftiinbe) bet', beigeftanben [DAT.] stand by, assist, plead for beiftimmen, fttmmte bet', bet= gefttmmt agree with one (one's opinion) \_dat.~] beiitfteb,eit see betftefjen l)cjal)cit say "y es " to ( a question), answer in the affirmative bcfam see befotnmen befannt known, notorious; acquainted ber SBefann'rc; (fetn) Sefannter; [/>/.] Sefannte; bte (feme) S3efannten acquaintance befcljrcn convert [turn from one view or belief to another^ fid) beftogctt complain (of liber + ace.) bcfommcn, befam, [intr., ift] befotnmen have, [meaning^] begin to have, receive, get; 311 f)5ren befommen have an opportunity to hear; ju onffen befommen [have a chance to know, i.e.,'] find out; fie befommen bte SBelt ju fefyen they have a chance to see the world; [intr.'] agree with (benefit) a per- son('s health) [dat.~]; mogen fie btr tt)o()l befommen I hope you will like them i6o See pp. 143-4 for Abbreviations (I hope they'll do you good) bcfrettjcn (mark with a) cross bte 83eleu(b/tung light(ing), illu- mination bdofjitcu reward bemerfen notice, observe, see; remark, mention bic SBemer'fung, -en comment bcnufccn make use of, use liouli'nrtiteii observe, watch bcqvtcm comfortable, easy; id() mac^e mtr'g bequem I take my ease (make myself comfortable) bie Sequent 'Hdjfetr, -en comfort, ease; nadj fetner Sequemlid)* fett at his ease, in comfort licrnitfclKn intoxicate bereit ready, willing, disposed berettS = fcfjon already; pre- viously bereitfteljett, ftanb (ftttnbe or ftiinbe) bereit', berettgeftanben stand ready, be ready and waiting bcrcucn regret, repent ber 83erg, -e mountain, hill [_Cf. up (the) hill ber S3erggetft, -er mountain sprite ber SBcrgflee, bed -8 mountain clover bcridjtcn tell (a person [dat.~\ the details) of (ace. or liber + ace.), tell in detail, report, inform, announce Berlin, cap- ital of Prussia and the Ger- man Empire, with the exception of Paris the largest city on the conti- nent of Europe beritf)mt renowned, cele- brated, famous berii()rcn touch, come in contact with befob, see befefyen befann see beftnnen befafe see befifcen bcfdjdfttgen occupy, (keep) busy, employ (in mil) befrfiamen (put to) shame, humiliate befrfjamt ashamed (of one's self), chagrined, humiliated befdiouen look at; view; examine, inspect bte S8ef(f)ou'(id|fett meditation; innerlidje 93efcf)aitu'c6,fett (pro- found) introspection ber S3efd)etb', -e answer; decree; knowledge; SBefcJjeib tt)iffen be well informed, never be at a loss for an answer befctietben modest, humble befdieren bestow (confer) something on (a person) [dat.~\ befrfflfigen, befd^ISgt, befd^lug, befcfjlogen cover (overlay) with metal work; ein "iPferb befc^Iagen shoe a horse befdjlagt see befd^Iagen befd)liefeen, bef^ISfe, befd^Ioffen decide, determine, resolve (to . . . ju + infin.) and Arrangement of Vocabulary. 161 bcfd|(of; see befdjltefjen befdjliig see befdjlagen bcfdjmufecn soil, dirty befdjretbcn, befdjrteb, befd)rie= ben describe bie S3ef djrei'bung, -en description befdjrieben see befdjretben befd)tt)crcn weight befeljen, befieft, befab,, befeljen look at, examine, scan fid) befinnen, befann (befttnne or befimne), befonnen (try to) recollect; reflect, deliber- ate, consider bie SBeftn'nung consciousness beft^en, befafj, befeffen possess befonber special SBefon'bereS [after ettoaS, btel, ntdjtS, etc., infl. like the neut. sg. of btefer] special, out of the ordinary befonberS particularly, ex- ceptionally, unusually befonnen see befinnen beforgen do, perform beffet com p. of gut better; id) fwtte e beffer als . . . I was better off (more fortunate) than . . . Sef'fereS (something) better [Cf. 33efonbere.] bef'fern [id) beffere or befjre] (make) better; improve; correct; fid) beffern grow (change for the) better her SBeftonb'teU, -e (component, constituent) part beftdtigen confirm, affirm be'fte, ber, bie, ba superl. of gut best; befter dear(est) friend; am beften adv. best (of all) ba Sefte, be -n the best (thing) beftefjen, beftanb (past subj. often beftiinbe), beftanben in- sist (up)on (auf + dat.) befte&len, beftieftlt, beftab,!, be= ftoljlen rob beftetten (give an) order (for) [Cf. h)ilnfd)en.] bie SBeftel'Iung, -en errand befttefelt booted bie SBefttm'mitng, -en destiny, fate beftob,(en see befteb,Ien befrreidjen, beftrid), beftridjen rub, coat [with something} beftrtdjen see beftretd)en ber Seffid)', -t visit, call; visit- or (s), company; einen S3efud) ntodjen pay (one dat.) a visit; gum 93efud) on a visit bcfurticn go to see, visit, call on betdttben stun be'ten, betete, gebetet pray; say (repeat) [in prayer"]; um etrt)a (gu ott) beten pray (to God) for a thing l)ctrari)(cu regard, look at, contemplate, examine betrogen, betragt, bctrug, be= tragen amount to, "be" [a certain sum, distance, etc., ace.] betretcn, betritt, betrat, be= treten step (set foot) upon (in), enter l62 See pp. 143-4 fr Abbreviations betrog see betrttgen berrogen see betrtigen bctriibcn grieve, distress; be= triibt grieved, distressed; disappointed; dejected betriigen, betrog, betrogen de- ceive, dupe; trick, cheat (a pers. fjacc.] out of utn); impose upon, "take in" ba8 JBett, -(e)g, -en bed, couch; feather bed, bedding, bed- clothes; ftcf) ing S3ett legen = ju SBett(e) geben = fidj fdjlafen legen go to bed ber Settler beggar beugen bend (down) bettor' [always followed by transposition'} before bcraaffncn arm benwfjren guard, keep (from Dor + dat.) betoegen move, agitate ber S3ett)et', SBetuetfe proof, evi- dence ber 83etoob/ner occupant, inhab- itant be$db,Ien pay; pay for [The following six sentences il- lustrate its use:~] er bat mid) bejabjt he (has) paid me; er b.at feine 9?ed)nung bejablt he (has) paid his bill; er bat bie Ster bejabjt he (has) paid for the eggs; er bot (mir) ba elb beaablt he (has) paid (me) the money; er b.at mir bie @ier begablt or er b./. also "] bow, vioh'n bow ber SBogen sheet (of paper) ber 93iJb,me, -n Bohemian ba8 So^mcrlanb, beS -(e)8 land of the Bohemians bie SBofjnenftange, -n bean pole bolircn bore, drill bfife [drops the final vowel before the e of an inflectional syllable'] bad, evil; hard, trying [time~\\ contentious bot see bte ten ber SBotc, -n messenger ^onrlicr [booshay'] Alexan- dre Jean Boucher (1770- 1861), a French violinist surnamed " the Alexander of the Violins " brad) see brerfjcn bradjte see bringen or jubrtngen t' [=nt1 fire- blackened branntc see brennen bratcn, brSt, briet, gebraten roast, fry broudj' = braud^e braiidjcn use, make use of, employ; need [o dependent infin. must be preceded by ju]; man braud^t etne tunbe, urn . . . ju gef)en it takes an hour to walk . . . braufcn [ift gebrauft when direction is expressed"] roar; go roaring ba8 Sraufcn, be8 -8 roaring bie S3raut, SBrftute betrothed (wife), fiance'e brfitt [O = f; but before e in inflected forms = v] hon- est, upright, good ba SBrooo, -, S8rad5 or Sraol Co = v] (shout or cry of) "bravo" (applause), cheer brcrfjcn, brid^t, brad), gebrodjen break; ftdj \_dat.~] ben al3 bred^en break one's neck ber S3rei, -e soft (sticky, pasty) mass (substance) brett broad, wide; spreading FJBaum]; meit unb breit far and wide, far and near JBremen [Bremen] Bremen, after Hamburg the most important German seaport brennen, brannte (past subj. brennte), gebrannt burn [tr. or intr.~], be lighted ba SBrett, -er board, plank and Arrangement of Vocabulary. bcr SBrcttcr bourn, =bftume timber- tree bet S3rtef, -e letter brtet see braten brinflcn, brfidjte (past subj. br8d(jte), gebrffcfjt bring; \_and, because the action is regarded from the goal, rather than from the starting- point,"] carry, convey, take, get bad S3r5t, -e bread; living, live- lihood ; fctn 33rot fjaben have enough to live on (a com- petency), be well off ber SBrottctg, -e bread dough bie SBriirfc, -n bridge ber SBruber, " brother bie S3riiberfd|aft, -en (pledge of) brotherhood; mtt cittern SBriiberfdfjaft trtnfen pledge a person as one's comrade brummen hum, buzz; growl, grumble, mutter brummtfl (fond of) grum- bling, peevish, querulous ber Crummier grumbler, growler bie JBruft, ^e breast, chest, bosom bad 83fi($, -"er book ber SBiufling, - bow (and scrape) bum! [u = u in bull] boom! bang! bad JBiinbcl pack ber Surf(b,e, -n youth, lad ; fellow bie Sitrfte, -n brush bufd)tg bushy, shaggy ba SBuftfctoerl, be -(e) shrub- bery bie Cutter [u as in full] butter c ber Gent, -, -8 [S = s or ts] cent ber 6b,tnc'fc, -n [c(j as in t(^] Chi- nese <$ W as in idj] Chinese [C/. t)ottanbtfd&.] ber 66,rtftenmenf c^, -en [Sf> = f] (good) Christian bad (Prifttfigsttetb, -tr [&.=f] Christmas (Day) dress bft orfz>. there, here, in such a case; then, at that time, thereupon, now, this time; under these circumstances, accordingly, consequently; in that (this) particular; 80, 4 toad ba toitl whoever wishes (likes) ; Q>a + in- version is preferred to aid + transposition as a rendering of the English when after a temporal clause"] when; cf. 10, 6-7 and 76, 16; [ba (or, before vowels, bar) is compounded with a prep., e.g., bamtt, as a substitute for mtt tf)m, bent, or btefem, etc., when the antecedent of the pron. denotes some- thing inanimate. In such compounds the accent usu- ally rests upon the second syllable; but if the object of the prep, is emphasized, ba bears the accent.'] 1 66 See pp. 143-4 f r Abbreviations bo conj. [always followed by transposition^ since, as, in- asmuch as; [referring em- phatically to a definite time or occasion^ when; jet}t, ba . . . now that . . .; [com- bining the ideas of time and cause"] as, when bo sep. Pref. [expressing presence or existence"] there babei' substituted for bei bem, etc. [cf. ba] in (doing) this, while doing so (this); be- sides ; moreover babet'getoefen see babetfein bfibet'fein, ift babei', ftar babel', ift babei'geftefen be present (there); nut babeifetn take part in it, be (one) of the company [Cf. bafein.] babei'ftanb see babeiftefyen bobei'ftef)en, ftanb (ftftnbe or ftilnbe) babei', babet'geftanben stand near (by) bo odj, -"er roof ber ocH SDodjfe [dj = ks] badger bocftte see benfen bobitroY substituted for burdj ba, etc. [cf. ba] by (means of this, namely, that he did so and so, i.e., by) his doing so and so; by means of this [Often used to anticipate a ba fa-clause logically dependent upon burcfj] Wfttt' substituted for fiir ba, etc. [cf. ba] (in return) for this (these, etc.) [Cf. note on baburrf).] bagc'gcn substituted for gegen ba8, etc. [cf: ba] against it, etc.; on the contrary, on the other hand; but; id) f>abe nic^t bogegen, bofe bu ... I have no objection to your . . . -ing bogefeffen see baftljen baf)Ctm' (safe) at home bofyct' accordingly, conse- quently, therefore ; from this (that), (t) hence; batyer fommt e3, bafj . . . thus it happens that . . ., this is the reason why . . . bohjer' in this place (town) bi bo'ltfn (up) to the point; until then, hitherto bofyitl' sep. pref. [expressing direction or motion away from the position previously occupied by the subject^ thither, to that (this) place, there; along [toward a goal not definitely men- tioned"] bofyln'fegen, fegte bof)tn', ift bab,tn'gefegt sweep along bfiljln'ge6,en, ging bab,tn', ifi bal)tn'gegangen walk along baljfn'raufdien, raufcfite bafytn', ift baf)in'geraufdjt ripple (murmur) along (on) boftfn'ter substituted for f)tn' ter bem, etc. [cf. ba] behind it (that) , jog ba&Jn', ift and Arrangement of Vocabulary. 167 bafu'n'gejogen move (pass) along bantSlS [-Is, NOT -lz] at that time, then, on that occa- sion, (on) that day banttt' substituted for nut bem, etc. [cf. ba] with it (this, etc.) ; with that, with these words bomlt' conj. [always followed by transposition] (in order) that, so that [purpose'] bfimmcrn grow dusk; dawn; appear dimly, loom bte $ammerung, -en twilight, dusk ba'mpKii suppress; deaden, muffle, lower bamvfcnb steaming, smoking ber ampftt>ogen, be -g steam car(s) bane'bcn substituted for neben bem, ifym, etc. [cf. ba] beside it, etc. ber $anf, be8 -(e) gratitude; thanks; fdjiin (= fdjimen) 3)anf [contraction due to rapid or careless speech"] many thanks [ace. as object of I offer, not expressed] bonfbar thankful, grateful bte Xaitf Imrfcit gratitude, thank- fulness (to gegen) banfen thank (one [dat.~\ for filr) ; decline with thanks bo onffd)rctben letter of thanks bonn then, at that time (moment), at such times; after that, afterward, there- upon; in (this) that case; nur bann, toenn . . . only in case . . . Don bonnen thence, from there, off, away; Don bannen jtefyen (gefyen) go away, start off baran' substituted for an bem or ba8, etc. [cf. ba]; baran' fetn, ettoaS ju tun be about to do (on the point of doing) a thing; er ift gut (iibel) baran' he is well (badly) off; baran, bajj . . . by (of) the fact that . . .; benfft bu baran, bafj . . . (are you thinking of the fact that . . . ?) do you remember that . . . ? [Cf. note on bagu.] baran'gclcgt see baranlegen boron'Iegen, legte baran', bar* an'gelegt lay on; bte leijte $anb baranfegen put the fin- ishing touch(es) to a thing barauf substituted for auf bem or ba$, etc. [cf. ba] (up)on it (this, that); to(ward) it; there(up)on; thereafter, after this (that) ; at it; barauf lo$ away (at it) [cf. sep. pref. loS]; bar* auf marten, bafj . . . wait for a thing to occur [Cf. note on baburcf).] bataitS' substituted for au bem, etc. [cf. ba] from this (that) borbietcn, bot bar', bargeboten offer, present; hold out i68 See pp. 143-4 for Abbreviations bfirein > fel)en, fief)t barein', faf) barein', barein'gefefien look (on), wear a look barf see biirfen barf ft 2nd pers. sg. pres. ind. of biirfen bargcfaoten see barbteten barfn' substituted for in bcm, etc. [cf. ba] in it (them, this, that, these, those) ba(.r)nad)' substituted for na(f) bem, etc. [cf. ba] after that (this), then bfiru'bcr substituted for liber bem or bag, etc. [cf. ba] over (above) it (this, etc.) [place]; on that account, at (over, because of) this (that) [cause}; (in the) meanwhile [time] bfirum' substituted for um bag, fie, etc. [cf. ba] around it; about it; for that (rea- son), therefore bfi3 nom. or ace. sg. neut. of ber; ba tft (finb) . . . that is (those are) . . . Cf. note on e (tft mein SBritber). bfifofj see bafttjen bafein, tft ba', mar ba', ba* getoefen be (there, here) [Always written as two words in the present and Past] bafelbft' [-zelpst] there, in that place boft^en, fa fj ba', bagefeffen sit there bafj [always followed by trans- position'] that; so that [re- sult. Cf. bamit]. [// bafj is omitted after a verb mean- ing 'say, think, hope, fear, etc.,' the verb in the quoted clause is not transposed, but stands where it would stand if the clause were logically independent.] baSfefbe see berfelbe baftanb see baftchen bafteljen, ftfinb (past subj. often ftflnbe) ba', bafteftfinben stand there bouern continue, last; be or take [a certain length o) time]; e8 bauerte nic^t lange, fo (ba) ... it was not long before . . . ber Acumen thumb bte $>aune, -n down(y feather) [German uses the pi., Eng- lish the sg., of down.] batidtt' substituted for toon bem, etc. [cf. ba] of it, from it, about it; [depend] upon this; ba fommt ba= toon', toenn . . . that is what comes of it when . . ., that's the result when . . . [Cf. note on boburdj.] batodn' adv. from there, off batodn' sep. pref. [expressing direction or motion away from the place indicated by the context] off, away ba0n'gc()cn, ging bacon', ift batoon'gegangen go (walk) off (away), run off (away) and Arrangement of Vocabulary. 169 bab0n'gcf0mmen see babon* fommen ba&on'geranttt see babonrennen batton'getragen see babon* tragen bfibon'gtng see babongefjen bfibiw'f ommen, fam babon', ift babon'gefonunen get off, es- cape bttuun'rcifmi, rift babon', ba= bon'geriffen jerk away bau 0n 're nnen, rannte (past subj. rennte) babon', ift ba= bon'gerannt run off (away) bot)0n'fcf)leWett, fdjleppte ba= bon', babon'gefdjleppt drag (lug) off (away) bfitidn'trfigen, tragt babon', trilg babon', babon'gctragen carry off (away); get, ob- tain, earn, gain ba0n'tritg see babontragen bat>0n'$uge()en see babongefyen bnuur' substituted for bor bent, etc. [cf. ba] before (in front of) it, etc. bfiju' substituted for ju bent, etc. [c/. ba] besides, in addition (to that); at the same time; as he, etc., did so; for this (purpose); for it, for that; to this; toaS fagft bu baju? what do you say to that? [Often used to anticipate an infin. clause or a ba^-clause logic- ally dependent upon ju] basil' sep. pref. besides, in addition baju'totnincn, font bap', ift basu'gefontnten arrive (in addition) substituted for i{>nen (biefen, benen; fie, bie, biefe) [cf. ba] be- tween them, etc.; mingled with these, (in) among them (these) ber >erfel lid, cover beef en cover; hide, conceal, screen bettt, beine, bein your [when bu is the proper pron. of address^ bemuttg humble, meek benen dat. pi. of the demonstr. or relat. pron. ber benfen, bftcfite (past subj. bScfjte), gebfic^t think (of an + acc.); conjecture; bet fief) benfen think to one's self; tdj fann e mtr (fd)on) ben= fen I can (easily) imagine it; baran h>ar nid)t ntefjr ju benfen it was no longer to be thought of, it was now entirely out of the question benn conj. {without ejfect on the order of words'] for bcnn mod. adv. then, as was natural under the cir- cumstances, as was to be expected, indeed, really; [in questions, expressing eagerness, lively interest, or impatience^ I wonder, I'd like to know, pray tell, in the world, anyhow See pp. 143-4 for Abbreviations bennocf) nevertheless, all the same, for all that, though ber, bte, baS def. art. the [usually substituted for a pass. pron. or a pass. gen. in reference to a part of the body or the clothing when the context clearly in- dicates the possessor, fre- quently a noun or pron. in the dat.~\; ber lange cm3 Long John ber, bte, ba3 demonstr. pron. that [person, thing, action, or situation just mentioned or indicated in the context; often used for emphasis instead of the pers. pron., and, in fairy tales and the language of the common people, also instead of the relat. pron. ber or toelcfjer]; ba8 93olf f>at e8 gut such (insignificant) folk have an easy time of it [_In con- trast with btefer and jener (cf. Jener) the demonstr. pron. ber expresses neither prox- imity nor remoteness, but merely particularizes = the one who (which, that).] ber, bte, ba8 relat. pron. who, which, that; compound relat. pron. = berjenige, ber the one who [referring to a def. antecedent; cf. toer.] betb stout, strong; out- spoken beren gen. sg. fern, or gen. pi. of the demonstr. or relat. pron. ber beVglet'ctyen [invariable"} such berjemge, biejenige, baSjentge [= ber + jentg (weak infl.), written as one word (with both parts infl.)~\ he who, she who, that which; the (par- ticular) man (woman, thing, people) that . . . [Used (with or without a noun) as antecedent of a relat. pron.~\ berfel'be, btefel'be, bafel'be [= ber + felb (weak infl.), written as one word (with both parts infl.) except in the comparatively infrequent in- stances in the dat. sg. where bent or ber is contracted with a preceding prep., e.g., jur felben tunbe] the same berfel'&en see berfelbe be3f)0l& [=b,alp] therefore, for that (this) reason beSfel'fcen see berfelbe beffen gen. sg. masc. or neut. of the demonstr. or relat. pron. ber [_To avoid ambiguity, the gen. of the demonstr. is often used in- stead of fetn or ttjr when his or her means the latter's; thus: he went to town with his son and his wife er fling mtt fetnem ofjn unb beffen (the latter's, since fetner would mean his own) 5 rctu pr <2tabt.] bffto + comparative [always and Arrangement of Vocabulary. 171 followed by inversion} (so much) the [Cf. je.] beutlicf) distinct, sharp and clear beutfd) German; atif beutfdj in German [Cf. f)oUanbtfcf).] Seutfd) [_spoken or written'] German [infl. (like a weak adj.) only when immedi- ately preceded by the def. art. in reference to the lan- guage as a whole in contrast to other languages'} ba Seutfdje, beS -n see Seutfdj ?cutfcf)lanb [neut.'} Germany ber Stfimont', -en diamond; adamant bid) ace. sg. of bu btd)t adv. close btdjt'beloubt' with thick (dense) foliage ber Xttfjter poet bid thick, massive; stout, fat ber $irfe; (fein) Dtdfer; [/>/.] )idfe; bte (feine) >icfen fat man; [/>/.] (the) fat (folks) ber ieb, -e thief, burglar btencn [dat.~\ serve ber Xiener servant, valet, at- tendant, man ber Xtenft, -* service, (official) duty, job, work; O ber Dtenft, ber )tenft! Oh my duties, my duties! baS ftefyt btr ju J)ienften that is at your service, you are wel- come to that ber tenftbote, -n domestic (servant); [/>/.] help bie3 colloqu. contraction of btefeS in the nom. or ace. sg. neut.; bie8 tft (ftnb) . . . this is (these are) . . . Cf. note on eS (tft mein Sruber). biefer, btefe, btefeS this, the latter; he, etc. [expressing proximity in space or se- quence^ bie^mfil this time Sing, -e thing; e8 tft ein jiimmerltd) 3)tng um ba Seben life is a sorry thing QiitrtmerUcf) for jttmmerltc^eS; in colloquial or archaic language and in poetry the =e$ of the nom. or ace. sg. neut. is often dropped in the infl. of an adj.~] btr dat. sg. of bu btreft' [dee-] direct; bte bi= refte 3?ebe direct discourse, the very words [_of a per- son} bod) [may be without effect on the order of words when standing first in a sentence, but more usually causes in- version. It is related to the English though and is usu- ally equivalent to although at the beginning of its clause or to though placed at the end of the sentence to ex- press surprise, hope, doubt, or emphasis. It implies em- phatic contrast or opposi- tion to a preceding statement, 172 See pp. 143-4 fr Abbreviations question, or implication."] however, yet, still, after all, though, for all that, nevertheless, in any event, anyway; really, as a mat- ter of fact, surely, of course, I suppose; but; [occa- sionally^] although; [used with an imperative to urge a course of action firmly or beseechingly in the face of reluctance on the part of the person addressed"] do [do it~\; [used similarly to add emphasis to a subjunc- tive expressing an unfulfilled wish~\ just; 66, 16 f)atte er bodfj ... he really had . . ., he had indeed . . ., hadn't he . . . ? [Inversion + bodj lends especial emphasis to a statement. ~] ber $odjt, -e wick ol)lenf)am Dohlenham [the name of a large farm] ber of)Ienf)fitner owner of Dohlenham Farm, Farmer Dohlenham ber oft0r, -, )oftd'ren doc- tor; Dr. ba oftorrf)cn (my) dear Doctor [Cf. f rebslein.] ber Conner thunder(clap) ber $onnerfra(f|, -e crashing peal of thunder, thunderclap bonnern thunder bad bonnern, beS -3 thundering, rolling (rumbling, crashing) of (the) thunder ba8 $onnertoetter (thunder and) lightning bo Welt double; adv. doubly, twice ba $orf, -"er village bie ^orfflaffe, -n (narrow) vil- lage street ber 0rf'mufifant', -en [moo-] village fiddler ber $0rff(tymteb, -e village black- smith ber $orn, -(e)8, -en thorn bort there, yonder, in that place, over there bort'sukn'be in that (part of the) country ber hotter yolk ber Srofyr, -"e wire brang see bringen brangen press, push, crowd, jostle; fid) brSnaen crowd, push, make or force one's way (into in + ace.) broitf = barauf brauficn outside, out of doors; out yonder (there) breljcn turn brei three breimal thrice, three times brctn = baretn' see barein= feten breifeig thirty bretje^nte, ber, bie, ba thir- teenth brefiftcn, brif($t, brafcfj or brofd) (past subj. brofdje), gebrofrf)en thresh, thrash ba Srefcften, be -8 threshing, thrashing and Arrangement of Vocabulary. 173 ber $refdjer thrasher, thresher ber $refcf|fKegel flail bringen, brang, ift gebrungen [with preposition expressing direction^ make one's way, pierce, penetrate, reach; e8 brang an fetn Of)r lute ... there reached his ear a sound like . . . brtngcnb pres. part, of bringen urgent, pressing brinncn inside, within (doors), in there btttt [never occurring in uninfl. form'] third brittenS [-ens, NOT -enz] thirdly, in the third place brotjen [dat. of pers.~\ threat- en broljenb pres. part, of broken threatening (ly) btijfynen rumble, thunder, roar; shake, quake [with the uproar^ bro^ncnb pres. part, of brof)= nen ringing brufct) see brefdjen briiOen over there, yonder, on that side briirfcu press, push, hurt (by pressure), pinch; slip [a coin~\ brunt = barum therefore briuttctt below, down there (yonder) bu [used in addressing one individual in cases where formal politeness would be either unnecessary or out of place, as in speaking to a child, intimate friend, or relative, an inferior, ani- mal, or inanimate object, in prayer, or in apostrophes to absent persons, abstract qualities, etc."] you [Cf. if)t 2 and @te.3 buftenb fragrant ber $uffi'ten ducat biilbeit tolerate biimm, bummer or bummer, ber bummfte or biimmfte stupid ber Summfopf, =fopfe blockhead bmiuifbruljnettb dull- (hollow-) rumbling bunfet \_In infl. forms in the pos. and the comp. the e is usually elided^ dark bunfel^aartfl dark-haired bte ^unf elicit, -en dark (ness) buntte, ber, bte, bag see bunfel biinn thin, lean burt^ [ace.] through; by, by means of ' [if emphatic, absolutely, positively, by all means, at all events burtfygcfyen, ging burrf)', ift burd^gegangen pass (through) , go through burdiloffcn, IBfjt burd^', Kefi burc^', burc^gelaffen let through, allow to pass biirrfifirijtig transparent burcdfon'nen, burcpfonn'tc, burc^fonnt' (warm in or ex- pose to the) sun See pp. 143-4 for Abbreviations bltrdjfonitt' participial adj. warm, sunny biirfen, barf, burfte (past subj. biirfte), geburft (or, if preceded by a dependent infin., biirfen) [biirfen ex- presses permission or right, whether granted or refused, or (in the past subj.} mild probability ] may; [with a negative, often} must; be allowed (at liberty, per- mitted) to, have the right to, be justified in; [very rarely] dare; 48, 22 biirfe ntdfjt could not well [Col- loquially fonnen is often used instead of biirfen, as can is instead of may] ; need burfte see biirfen burr dry; lean, scrawny, shriveled, fleshless ber $urft, beS -e8 [doorst] thirst bu'g = bu e buffer dark, gloomy, dismal bo8 u^enb, -e [but invariable after a numeral] dozen [Cf. @adf .] ber $U5&ruber, *briiber [intimate friend addressed -with bu after the pledge of brother- hood is drunk] boon com- panion, chum, pal, crony eben just (then, now); ex- actly, precisely bte Gbene, -n plain ebenfattS [-s, NOT -z] like- wise, also ebenfo just so; e ebenfo ntacfien do likewise; ebenfo (. . . tote) just so or as (. . . as), equally erfjt genuine; real bie ($de, -n corner, [properly] edge; ako = 2Binfel ebel [In infl. forms in the pos. and the comp. the second e is usually elided] noble ebte, ber, bte, ba see ebel efye [always followed by trans- position] before ef)er sooner, earlier; rather, more likely; efyer, al8 bt . . . before . . . eb>&or reputable, honorable ; honest bie @Jjre, -n honor [Certain set phrases, e.g., in @b,ren, retain an archaic pi. con- struction, which in English is to be translated by the sg..] ber S^renplo^, =pl&ije seat of honor c()rlitf) honest, respectable djrttwrbig worthy (of venera- tion), reverend, worshipful et [expressing surprise, ad- miration, vexation, encour- agement, irony, reproach, indifference] ahl why! my, but . . . ! ba8 OB, -er egg ber CHdjboum, =bturme oak (tree) bte GHdfje, -n oak (tree) cirljdfbrmifl acorn-shaped ber Crtbotter yolk of an egg, egg and Arrangement of Vocabulary. 175 ber Grifer, be8 -3 zeal, eagerness, longing, (passionate) desire etgen own [adj.']; ba gefyort ntir ju etgen that belongs to me (as my rightful prop- erty), that is mine (my property) eigenljanbig with one's own hand(s); single-handed cificntltci) real; exact; adv. really, strictly (properly) speaking etgentiim'Iufj strange, pecu- liar, odd etgnen see eigen or geeignet ber CHIfcote, -n special messen- ger, express rider bie Ie haste; jur @ile mafmen urge one to make haste; (Site Ijaben be pressing (urgent) eUen [tft geetlt when direction is expressed"] hasten, hurry etltg hasty, in a hurry, hur- rying dn, eine, ein numeral adj. one; ber eine (the) one [contrasted with ber anbere]; indef. art. a, an [identical in form with ein one, and there- fore omitted in many adv. phrases which in English require a] tmt letfer timme in a low tone [Cf. also note on alS expressing identity, and last note on fetn.] tin adv. in; auS unb ein in and out; au8 unb ein gefyen go and come, be a frequent caller; toeber ou nocf) ein hJtffen be at one's wits' end, not know which way to turn ettt sep. pref. [expressing I. entrance or arrival, 2. ar- rangement or concealment, 3. acquisition^ in; in at (in + dat.) ; up einan'bcr [invariable"] each other, one another ber in&redjer housebreaker, burglar ein&rtttgen, brficfjte (past subj. brSdjte) ein', eingebr&djt bring in, earn (for one dat.) cinbriufllirf) intrusive; im- pressive, emphatic mtt ctncmmat = mit einem SD'Jale all at once, all of a sudden ctner, eine, etneS [infl. like the sg. of biefer] one [with a following relative clause, partitive gen., or phrase with Don; the partitive gen. may be merely implied in the context"]; someone cinfttrf) simple einfaHen, faftt ein', fiel ein', t[t eingefatten interrupt; strike, occur to, enter the mind of (one dat.) bie infalt (native, unaffected) simplicity einfangen, fttngt ein', fing ein', eingefangen capture, take and secure ftdj einfinben, fanb ein', eingefunben appear (on the scene), ar- rive, put in an appearance 176 See pp. 143-4 for Abbreviations ber Cnngang, *g8nge entrance; entry ; ready acceptance, favor ctno.cl)racitt see einbringen eingefaflen see etnfaUen ciiigcf aucjcn see einfangen etngefunben see einfinben ctngenommen see etnnefynten eingereidjt see einreidfjen etngefdjloffen see einfcfjltefjen etngefttynttten see etnfdjneiben ba ingretfen, bed -3 (act of) thrusting one's hand(s) into (in + ace.) etnljolett, fjolte ein', eingefyolt catch up with, overtake Ctntg [except in a few phrases, e.g., nadj etniger ^eit, rarely used in the sg., its place being usually taken by et* fta$3 some, a few, sev- eral [But a few = only a few, not many (in contrast with Diet) is translated by toenig.] ber (Bnfauf, =fSufe purchase cinlc^ren, fefrte ein', ift ein* gefefyrt put up, alight (at in + dat.) stay, visit (at the house of bei) einlabcn, labet or labt ein', Bib or labete ein', etngelaben invite [_Cf. laben invite.] bte inlabung, -en invitation; einer Sintabimg folgen accept an invitation ber CHttlfife, be =Ia[fe admission, admittance ftd^ einlaffen, I3fet etn', Itefe ein', etngetaffen have dealings (anything to do) with (nut) ciitlSfit see einlaffen cinlcurftten, leuc^tete ein', etnge= Ieudf)tet be evident (clear, obvious) to a person [dat.~\ Cttt'mat once [not twice']; nocf) ein'mal, cf. nodj; auf ein'mal, cf. auf cinmal' [in colloqu. language often shortened to ntaQ once (upon a time); sometime; for once; just; ever, at any time ; [with an imperative or its equivalent'] just; ntdjt ein* mal' not even; fdjon einmal' already, once before; ever eittneljmen, nimntt ein', nafym ein', etngenommen take (pos- session of), occupy; take in, receive bte (in3be, -n solitude, wilder- ness etnpaden, padfte etn', etngepadft pack (up) einretttyen, ret^te etn', ein* gereic^t hand in, present, tender etnreiten, ritt ein', ift ein* gerttten ride (turn) into, enter on horseback (in + ace.) ; ride (turn) in at, arrive on horseback at (in + dat.) einrtdjten, ridfjtete ein', etn* gericfjtet arrange, settle, ad- just; fidf) fyauSltcf) einrtc^ten settle down and begin housekeeping and Arrangement of Vocabulary. 177 einS = eineS one (thing); [often used as cognate object^ einS trinfen take a drink (glass, drop); etn ftngen sing (have) a song; einS tanjen have a dance; ben Seuten einS auffpielen give (play) the people a tune; [_in counting^ ein3, Jtoet . . . one, two . . . cinfom lonely bte GHnfamfett solitude etnfamnteln, fatnmelte ein', etngefammelt gather (in) dufrticafcH, fcfjenfte ein', etn= gefdjenft pour out bad infttylafen, be -8 (the act of) falling asleep einfrfiltefeett, fcfjloj? ein', einge= fcflloffen lock (up) in (in + ace.) einf0f)ner inhabitant etn'selgelc'gen solitary, scat- tered ein$eln single, isolated, soli- tary, separate; [adv., also~\ by one's self (themselves, etc.) cin^tg single [without a du- plicate^, sole, only, one; ba8 einjtge, maS . . . the only thing that . . . ber (Stnsitg, =jtige (triumphal) entry ciiiyiliulcit see einfjolen cinsulaffcn see einlaffen cinjuncljmcn see einnefytnen einjufommcln see einfammeln baS @ifcn, be8 -8 iron; also = )ufetfen (horse) shoe ei'fenbefdjlfi'gen iron-bound, with iron fastenings bie OHfenftftnge, -n iron bar (rod) cifcrn (of) iron eiftg icy, freezing eiS'talt' as cold as ice, icy cla'ftifd) elastic, springy ba8 Glenb, be -(e) misery, dis- tress bie (fife, -n ell [a former unit of measurement = about seven tenths of a yard; cf. glifj.] I 7 8 See pp. 143-4 for Abbreviations Gmbcn Emden, a flourishing port and industrial city of about 25,000 inhabitants, situated at the mouth of the Ems, some six miles from the Dutch border G-mbcncr adj. (of) Emden [Proper adjectives are de- rived from the names of towns and cities by adding the suffix f& and are inde- clinable.^ etnpfongen, empfangt, empfing, empfangen receive [persons or things'} empfef|Ien, empftef)lt, empfaf)!, empfofylen recommend; emp* fofylen fetn have a letter of introduction (to an + ace.) bte (Jmpfm'buttg, -en feeling, sen- timent empfoljleo see empfefylen empor' sep. pref. [expressing direction upward~\ up(ward) empor'flottern, flotterte em= por', ift empor'geflattert flut- ter up(ward) \_Cf. fommen.] empor'geflaitert see empor= flattern empiJr'fdjiefeen, fdjSfj empor', [intr. ift] empor'gefdjoffen shoot up empflr'feljen, fte&t empor', faf) empor', empor'gefefyen look up (to, at $u) empor'ftetgen, ftieg empor', ift empor'aefrtegen climb up; rise; soar, fly up bte QmS [-s, NOT -z] the Ems, a river in northwestern Ger- many, two hundred miles long, which flows into the North Sea, forming an es- tuary between East Fries- land and Holland bo8 @nbe, -8, -n end; foot; nut etttmS gu Snbe fommen come to (reach) a conclu- sion (decide what to do) in the matter; Oltt Chlbe finally, in the end enben [i*r.] end cnblidi [ent=] finally, at last, at length enblod [ent=] never ending, endless, without end ba nbjiel, -e [entO extreme end, goal eng [=ng as in thing] narrow, close, (of) limited (space), cramped, small enge [=ng= as in thing] pred. adj., or adv. = eng ber @nge( [=ng= as in thing] angel ($ng(anb [-ng= as in thing; *nb = nt] England [neut.'} englifcf) [=ng= as in thing] English; auf englifcf in English [C/. fioaanbtf^.] ber @nfet grandson bie nfelin, -nen granddaughter cntde()ren [ace. or gen.~\ be deprived of; do (go) with- out bte Gitte, -n duck cntfernen remove entfernt removed, distant and Arrangement of Vocabulary. 179 bie (Jntfer'nung, -en distance; in eintger (Sntfernung at some distance entfltetyen, entftof), ift ent* flofjen flee, escape entfliefeen, entflofe, ift ent* floffen flow out of [dat.~\ entflflR see entfliefjen cntflC'flCn sep. pref. [expressing I. opposition, 2. direction toward the object in the dat.~\ against; toward, to meet entge'gengefien, ging entge'gen, ift entge'gengegangen [dat."] walk toward (to meet); bent 93adj entgegengefyen walk up the stream entge'gengefe^t' opposite entgc'genfdjtmmern, fcfytm* merte entge'gen, entge'gen= gefdjimmert [_dat.~\ gleam in one's face entge'genftrerfen, ftredfte ent* ge'gen, entge'gcngeftrecft \_dat.~] stretch out [one's arms or hands~\ to (ward) entgeg'nen reply, object entfleiben undress, strip cutfummcu, entfam, ift ent= fommen get away, escape ctttlaun' [with preceding ace. or an + dat.~\ along cntlaffen, ent(St, entttefj, ent* laffen dismiss, send away entltefe see entfaffen entfd)dbtgcn repay, recom- pense, compensate Me (ntfrf)o'bigung, -en compen- sation, reimbursement entfdjeibett, entfdjieb, ben decide, settle entfcfyteben see entfleiben entft^ulbigen excuse ba ntfct'^en, be - = <5djredt fright, terror, horror cutfcisltci) horrible, frightful, terrible entftanb see entfte^en cntftanbcn see entftefjen entfteljen, entftanb (past subj. often entftitnbe), ift entftan= ben arise, originate, come into existence; result entftetten disfigure entnrifrfien [ift entn)if($t] slip (steal) away (from dat.), (make one's) escape entsiefien, entjog, entjogen withdraw, take (away), cut off (from dat.) entjogen see entjtefyen cntjiiden charm, enchant, de- light entsiinben kindle, light cntjnjei' sep. pref. in two entstoei'bred)en, bricfjt ent 3rt)et', brac^ entjttei', [inlr. ift J entjnjei'gebrod^en break in two entsnw'gcforodjen see entjttiei' brec^en entn)et'fpalten, fpaltete ent Xtoei', entjrcei'gefpaltet or ent* ^mei'gefpaften [see fpalten] split in two cr he ; [referring to a non- per- sonal masc. antecedent^ it baS (Ir&ar'mcn, be -8 pity, com- passion, mercy i8o See pp. 143-4 for Abbreviations fidj jfrbieten, erbot, erboten offer, declare one's self willing erbltrfcn catch sight of, spy; behold, see crbotc past subj. of erbieten ber (rbfrf|emel [erp=] ancestral bench bie Ghrbfe, -n C-rps-] pea bag GrbfHirf, -c [erp*] heirloom ber 6rbopfct, =apfel [ert=] = far* tof'fel earth apple, potato bie (Irbe \_pl. (Srben kinds of earth]] earth, ground \_In the phrase auf Srben (== auf ber (Srbe) there survives a trace of the old inflection of weak (class four) feminine nouns in the singular.^ bag drbenleben, beg -8 life on earth (here below), earthly existence bag (Iretg'niS, =ntffe event; oc- currence, incident eretben inherit frfafjren participial adj. ex- perienced frfiillen fill; fulfill bie (Hrfiit'lung, -en fulfilment, reah'zation ; in (rf iillung gefjen be fulfilled grgetyen, erging, tft ergangen [impers., with dot. of the person concerned^ go (well, etc.) with; do, fare (well, etc.) erging see ergefyen fogreifen, ergriff, ergrtffen seize, take; bag SBort er= greifen (or nefimen) begin to speak, take the floor, - speak up frgriff see ergretfen fogriffcn see ergretfen friialten, erftttlt, er^ielt, er- b^ilten receive, get; keep, preserve; ott erfjalte ben $ontg! God save (long live) the King! cr()cbcn, erljob or erfjub, er= {joben raise, lift; fief) erfjeben rise; get up, stand up; tower; arise crfjetlen light (up), illuminate see erb,atten see er^eben bie rb,b'^ung, -en elevation crinnertt [td^ erinnere] remind (of gen. or an + ace.) ; ftdj ertnnern remember, recollect (gen. or an + ace.) bie (Irm'nerung, -en reminiscence ?rf anntc see erfennen frfennen, erfannte (past subj. erfennte), erfannt recognize (by an + dat.) ; distinguish erf lanfl see erflingen crftarcn explain crfHngen, erflang, ift erflungen resound; eg erflingt ttite . . . there rings out a sound like ... crfranfen [ift erfranft] fall (be taken) ill (sick) (with an + dat.) crlaubcn [_dat.~\ allow, per- mit (to ju + infin.) bie (Irlaub'ntS [=Iaup3 permis- sion, privilege and Arrangement of Vocabulary, 181 crlclicn (live to) see; experi- ence, meet with, pass (go) through frletdjtern lighten, relieve erletdjtert see erletdjtern bie @rletd)'terung (feeling of) re- lief erletben, erlttt, erlttten suffer frlernen learn [a trade~] jfrlbfen set free, deliver, re- lease bie (Irlb'fung release; deliver- ance (Ir'manfperg Ermansperg [the name of a large farm~\ ber (Ir'manfperger owner of Er- mansperg Farm, Farmer Ermansperg ermiibett [ift ermlibet] grow weary (tired), feel ex- hausted crnhlircii nourish, feed cntcitcru renew, replace crnft serious, earnest; sol- emn; grave; stern bie Gtnte, -n harvest, crop(s) bie (rntegar6e, -n (harvest) sheaf bie (Jrntefyoffnung, -en hope (pros- pect) of a good harvest ernten reap, gather (in), har- vest ber Grrntettmgen wagon for (get- ting in) the harvest fcrra'ten, errat', errtet', erro'ten guess; hit upon; solve ?rrei'd)en reach, arrive at, come to (frret'ten save, rescue, deliver Srfaufen, erfftuft, erf off, ift er= foffen be (get) drowned \_A somewhat coarse substitute for ertrinfen] 2rf(fyallen, erfc^allte or erfdjotl, erfd)olten or erfc^altt (re-) sound, ring (with toon), ring out (frfdjeinen, erfcfyten, ift erftfiie* nen appear, make one's ap- pearance; seem 2rfcf)ten see erfdjetnen crfcffiene past subj. of erfdjetnen see erf fallen see erfdjrecfen erf c^rerfen, erf cartel t, erfd)raf, ift erfdjroifen be (come) fright- ened, terrified, alarmed, or startled (at a person or object t)or + dat.; at an act, condition, or situation liber + ace.) crfcfyrorfen see erfdjrecfen SrfpSIjen (e)spy, descry erft \_adv. ~\ first; at first, at the outset; previously; for the first time, not until, only frftorb sec erfterben crftttimeu [ift erftaunt] be sur- prised (astonished, amazed) ba (Irftau'nen, be8 -?> surprise; astonishment; amazement crftc, ber, bie, ba8 first; ber erfte beftc [the first, accepted as the best without waiting to see whether another would prove to be better, i.e.,"] the first that comes along ber drfte the First [_after proper nouns in titles'] 182 See pp. 143-4 for Abbreviations ba crftemal [ace. only] = bo erfte 2JM the first time gum crftenmol = jum erften SDMe (for) the first time ftftend [-ns, NOT -nz] first, in the first place, to begin (start) with Srfterben, erftirbt, erftarb (er= fttirbe), tft erftorben die (slowly), die away (out) ftrftiden [intr. tft erfttcft] suf- focate, choke, smother ba (frfrt'den, beS -3 suffocation crtbncn [ift ertont] (re) sound, ring (out) jfrrragcn, ertragt, ertrug, er= tragen bear, endure {frtranf see ertrtnfen Jrtrinfcn, crtranf, tft ertrunfen be drowned, drown ftrtrunfen see ertrtnfen bcr Srtrun'fcnc; (fetn) @rtrun= fener; [/>/.] Srtrunfene; bie (feme) Cjrtrunfenen drowned man criuatfjcn [tft ertoacf)t!] awake, wake up [zw/r.] cipial adj. grown up ?rnjortcn expect, await Srttieifen, ertnteS, ernjtefen do [a service"], show [)feindwe^; bestow on; ftdj ernietfen [.adj., or al8 + adj. or subst.] show one's self, prove to be, turn out to be JfrttJfbern return [greeting, call, ajjection~\; reply see ermeifen Srnnefen see ertuetfen Jfrja^Icn tell, relate, narrate, recount [to be distinguished from fugen = tell, i.e., make a statement ~] ber (Irjafj'ler narrator, story- teller bie (Irsof) 'lung, -en (detailed) ac- count, narrative, story, tale ber 6r5&,erjog, -e or =l)erjoge archduke ber rsoatcr, =ttter patriarch tS it; [wAew referring to an antecedent like 5DfSnnIetn, iWabd^en, or SSoIf] he, she, they; fie toar e it was she; e8 tft ntetn S3ruber, e finb metne iBriiber it is- my brother(s), they are my brothers [/ statements and questions involving identity the pronominal subject is always in the nom. sg. neut.; the verb agrees in number with the pred. nom.~j; ber faf) ntcfjt nur au8 n>te ber Xeufel, fonbern hsar e [= ber leufel] aud^ [e^ is often used to avoid the repetition of a noun or adj.~\; = there [when the logical subject is emphasized by placing it after the verb, which agrees in number with this subject rather than with e$]; e3 toaren einmal bret 33riiber there were once three brothers; things, matters; e8 ttwrbe immer fdjlimmer and Arrangement of Vocabulary. matters or the situation grew worse and worse bag @frf)enftols, &e -eg ash ber @fel donkey; dunce, stupid fool, numskull bte @ffe, -n chimney; forge cffen, Tfjt, gjj, gegeffen eat bag @ffen, beg -g (act of) eating; food; meal, dinner, supper Stltd) [occurs infrequently save in the />/.] = etmg some ?ttt)5 about, nearly; possibly, perchance R'ltm'tg [three syllables'] cas- ual, (coming by) chance jftWiiS [invariable^ some- thing, anything; some, any; somewhat, a little, rather; [a following adj. takes the endings of the neut. sg. of biefer]; fo ettoag tote . . . such a thing as . . ., something like . . . Cltdj dat. or ace. pi. of bu @ud) dat. or ace. of Qfyc 1 eucr, eu(e)re, euer [the posses- sive pronoun used in speak- ing to two or more persons each of whom would be ad- dressed with bu] your (Suet 1 gen. o/^fn 11 (uer 2 , @u(e)re, Suer [the pass, pron. used when ^fyr 1 is the pron. of address; capitalized to distinguish it from euer, eucre, euer. Cf. -Sfyr 1 ] your etoig eternal, everlasting; perpetual; forever bte @tt)iflfett, -en eternity ber ftafcrilant', -en manufacturer bag 3?ttd), ^er or -t section of a (house) wall, compartment; )a$ unb gad) (place of) shelter, cover f adjen = anfadjen fabenfcfyeimg (worn) thread- bare, shiny, shabby bte 8-aljne, -n flag foJjren, fttfyrt, fu^r, [intr. tft] gefa{)ren drive, convey, take; intr. move (quickly), dart (off), start, slide, pass, sweep, run; shoot, fly; trav- el, go, drive, ride [in or on some vehicle"]; mit bent $h> tnel (ber anb, etc.) Uber bte Hugen faf>ren pass (run) one's sleeve (hand, etc.) over one's eyes bte Srttljrt, -en journey; voyage fafjrt see fafyren ber SfttH, -"-e fall; case fatten, fttttt, ftel, tft gefaUen fall, drop; be heard bag fatten, beg -g (act of) falling ffiflen fell, cut (chop) down fattS [-s, NOT -z] in case, if [followed by transposition"] fottt see fallen, einfatten, or fjerabfallen faflt'3 = fallt eg fa(frf) wrong; false, deceitful fatten fold bte ^amt'Iienfunft, =Fiinfte feat in [i.e., done by the members of] one's family i8 4 See pp. 143-4 fr Abbreviations fanb see ftnbett ber 3rang, beS -(e)8 catch fangen, fangt, ftng, gefangen catch, capture fongt see fangen farbig colored ba 3tofrflut, -hauter fern; ferns [_collectively~\ faff en [fa fete] seize, take hold of, clutch, grasp ba8 ^afeletn keg fafete see faffen bie Baffling, -en composure, self- possession; auS ber ^affung bringen disconcert, upset, fluster faft = betnafie almost foften fast, go hungry, do (go) without food bie ftauft, gaufte fist bie ^eber, -n pen ber Sreberfnedjt, -e slave of the pen, quill driver fegen [ift gefegt] sweep, rush fef)(en be wanting (lacking, missing); ail, be the mat- ter with [_dat.~\; e fe^It mir an + dat. I lack (am in need of) ; mir fefylt ni/.] ge= ftungSgefangene; bie (feine) 8tftung$gefangenen [-ngs, NOT -ngz] prisoner in a fortress bie 3reftitng3f)aft [-ngs, NOT -ngz] imprisonment or confine- ment in a fortress feftpbtnben see feftbinben fctt fat, well fed; rich, creamy fcurfjt moist, damp ba ^fetter fire; ftci^ oon jemanb geuer geben laffen ask a per- son for a "light" [for a pipe, etc.'] fcurifl fiery bie ftrirfjte, -n spruce (tree), spruce fir fieberljaft feverish fiebeln (scrape on the) fiddle pel see fatten or einfaCen ftnben, fanb, gefunben find; meet with; fidj ftnben be found, appear; ba$ toirb ft( finben we shall see, time will tell fittg see fangen or anfangen ber finger [ng as in singer] finger finftcr dark, gloomy; sullen, stern, grim, sinister ber Stfdj, -e fish fifteen fish ber ^tfcfyer fisherman ber ^tttidj, -e wing, pinion fta^ flat, level bie $((tmme, -n flame ftommcn flame, blaze ba ftla'fdftfien little flask (bottle) bie &(afdje, -n bottle [C/. act.] pattern [ift geflattert when direction is expressed^] flut- ter; flap (along, about) ba Sletfrf), be -e3 flesh, meat ffeif^frcffcnb meat-eating, carnivorous bie Stotfdjrtafyrung animal food; gletfdjnafyrung p fic^ ne{)tnen eat (some) meat ftetfttfl industrious, hard- working flirfen mend, repair, patch (up), cobble ba jjltdfen, be -3 mending, re- pairing, patching; @cfnifi,e jum glicfen shoes (for re- pairing =) to be repaired i86 bte ftHege, -n fly fltegen, flog, tft geflogen fly flie^en, flo^, tft geflofjen flee fliefeen, flSfe, ift gefloffen flow; drop (down) bte Srltnte, -n flintlock, musket flog see fttegen flb'ge past subj. of fltegen flof) see fliegen flflfe see fttefjen floffen see fltejjen bte ftlbte, -n flute bte 3rtud)t flight, escape ber ^ludjt'gebfln'fe, n, n [cf. ebanfe] thought of flight (escape) flit(f)tig fugitive; fleeting, hasty, casual, swift ber Jyliictitltnti, -e fugitive ber grludjtplan, =plftne plan (proj- ect) of flight ber ^Hig, *e flying, flight ber tfliiflcl wing; side or half [_of a gate or a folding or sliding door] flitgd [_often pronounced with short vowel] quickly, speed- ily ;=foflleidj at once, im- mediately ber ftlfiff, gliiffe river folgen [dat.~] follow [ift gefolgt; but follow advice or example, listen to, obey also f)at gefolgt]; succeed one [in official position] folgenb pres. part, of folgen following; folgenbeS or ba JJoIgenbe the following, what follows See pp. 143-4 f r Abbreviations f olflltri) consequently, in con- sequence, therefore forbern demand, request, ask bte ftottl'lt, -n trout bie Srorm, -en form fb'rm(td) [in due form, hence"] fairly, actually, really, un- mistakably forfdjen inquire, search (for fort adv. on (and on); away; fort! away! be off! clear out! fort mtt eud)! away with you! off you go! fort sep. pref. [^expressing I. persistence, 2. removal, 3. departure"] on; away, off; fort unb fort on and on; totllft bit fort see fort= tootten; fort gtng'8 off I (we, etc.) drove; I (etc.) was off forton' henceforth; hereafter, in (for) the future fortbrennen, brannte (past subj. brennte) fort', fortge= brannt burn on, continue to burn f ortetlen, eilte fort', tft fortgeetlt hurry (hasten) away (off) fortfafyren, fafrt fort', fufyr fort', fortgefafyren continue, keep (go) on (speaking ju fpredjen) [C/. anfangen.] fortge^en, gtng fort', tft fort* gegangen go off (away); go on, continue; fort gtng'S off (away) I (we, etc.) drove; I (etc.) was off and Arrangement of Vocabulary. i8 7 fortlefoen, lebte fort', fortge* lebt live on fortreiten, rttt fort', tft fort= gerttten ride off (away) \_on horseback"] forttrSflcn, tr3gt fort', trug fort', fortgetragen carry off (away) fort'ttwfy'renb continually; in- cessantly, constantly forth) otten, nrifl fort', toollte fort', fortgetooflt will (want or intend to) go away \_Cf. last note on toolten.] bie 3*fige, -n question; (einem) eine grage ftetlen (or, without a dat., tun) ask (one) a question fraflcn ask, inquire (for, after, about nadj) [Cf. bitten. N.B. fragen always requires the ACC. of the person to whom the question is ad- dressed. ~\ 3franffurt (ant 9!ftain) Frank- fort on the Main, the most important commercial city of West Germany, birth- place of Johann Wolfgang Goethe, and for centuries prior to 1806 the scene of the election and coronation of the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire ftranj gen. grani' or gran* jenS Francis. Francis II (born in 1768), the last ruler of the Holy Ro- man Empire (1792-1806), reigned as Francis I, first hereditary Emperor of Aus- tria, from 1804 to his death in 1835. "ott er= fjalte grans, ben $atfer" is the Austrian national an- them, the melody of which was composed in 1797 by Joseph Haydn. "3)eiitfcf)= lanb liber alle" is sung to the same music, as is also the hymn " Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God." ber 5tfltt53'fc/-n Frenchman; bte granjofen the French frofe see freffen bie ^frait, -en woman; wife; [_in address^ Mrs. ba8 ^raulctn (young or unmar- ried) lady; [in address"] Miss fret free; open, clear; 2Beg fret! clear the way! bie 5mf)dr, -en liberty, freedom freiltd) [corroboratory or con- cessive^ to be sure, of course frciftetten, ftellte frei', frei= geftettt leave to one's [_dat.~\ (own) discretion (choice, pleasure), allow fremb strange, unfamiliar, foreign, alien, unknown ber tfrentbe; (fein) grember; \_pl.~} grembe; bie (feine) gremben stranger, foreigner bie (frerobe foreign country (parts); au8 ber grembe fommen come home (from abroad, from distant places i88 See pp. 143-4 for Abbreviations or countries) ; in bie ftrembe (gefrn) (go) abroad, away from home freffen, frtjjt, frofe, flefreffen [of animals'] eat; [of hu- man beings^] eat greedily, devour bie i^reubc, -n joy; pleasure, de- light, satisfaction freitbtg joyous; merry, joyful freiten gladden, delight; e3 freut mtdj I am glad (pleased); fidj freuen be (feel) glad (pleased, happy [over iiber + ace.]); rejoice in, enjoy [gen.~\ ber gfreunb, -e friend frcunblici) [-nt-] friendly, kind(ly) ; [_of a room, house, toivn~\ pleasant, attractive, comfortable bie S-KimMdjfeU [-nt=] friend- liness, kindness, courtesy ber 3friebe(n), SriebenS, [dat. and ace. sg.~] Jrieben peace ber ftrtebenfiifter peacemaker; mediator bie SrriebenSsett, -en [-ns-, NOT -nz-] time of peace Srftebrirf) [b as in English'] Frederick friercn, fror, gefroren [ift flefro:en in sense become frozen] freeze; e fror tetn unb SBetn it was freezing hard, it was ex- tremely cold ber Srriefe, -n Frisian, Fries- lander frtfd) fresh; new; [adv., also"] anew, afresh, over again friften prolong g-rifc [diminutive of griebricij] Fred [not to be Englished if the surname is retained untranslated^ frbljltd) happy, merry, cheer- ful, gay fromm, frommer or frfinttner, ber fromntfte or frommfte pious, devout Jtommel Emil Frommel (1828-1896), from 1872 to within a few months of his death chaplain to the Im- perial Court, author of a large number of stories for the common people fror see frieren bie 8*ud)t, -"e product, fruit; [pi., also~] harvest, crop frill) early, premature, un- timely; morgen friify to- morrow morning friifyer adv. formerly, before, heretofore ber g-riU)Hng, -e spring (of the year) [Cf. /.] an bte (feme) anjgefdjetten very clever man; [pl.~\ very clever folk ganoid) entire, complete, utter gar well cooked, done; adv. quite, altogether, fully; very; gar 311 so very, too [emphatic}', ganj unb gar utterly, perfectly, in all its intensity (bitterness, etc.) ; IQO See pp. 143-4 fr Abbreviations at all [often used to re'e'n- force a negative']; gar ntdjt not at all, not in the least; gar fetn no(ne) at all (whatever) ; gar ntdjtg nothing at all bte arbe, -n sheaf garen, gor, gegoren [but weak in figurative sense = be ex- cited] ferment, work ber arten, " garden ber artenfreunb, -e (enthusi- astic) amateur gardener ber artenftultf, *frUf)le garden chair bad artentor, -e garden gate ber (Partner gardener ber aft, -"-e guest, visitor ber afrfreunb, -e host [whom one entertains in turn as one's guest], hospitable friend bag aftJjou3, pilfer inn, tavern ber aftfjof, =f)d'fe inn; [nowa- days"] hotel ba afrrecftt, beg -8 law (right) of hospitality ber ofttotrr, -e innkeeper bie ottung, -en race, species ber oubteb, -e rogue, cunning thief ber aul, ftule horse, nag ba e&ait'be building gc'&ett, gtbt, gab, gegeben [gtpt, gap] give; bestow (confer) upon, grant; put; eg gibt (gab, etc.) + ace. = there is (are, was, were, etc.) + nom. sg. or nom. pi. [used (like il y a in French) to express existence in general, in natural surroundings, or as the product of natural forces, but not under tempo- rary or fortuitous conditions; e.g.: eg gibt 2Jtarfat gefalten [_dat.~\ please; ba8 gefatlt tnir I like that; ba laffe i^ mir gefaHen I put up with that ba efal'lcn [also ber] will, pleasure, wish gefaHigft [really superl. of QefalUg kind, obliging] please (be so kind as to . . .) gefattt see gefaflen gefangen see fangen gcfongen participial adj. cap- tive, imprisoned ber (iJefon'gcne; (fetn) efangener; [/>/.] efongene; bte (fetne) efangenen captive, prisoner bag efong'ntS, =ntffe prison bag efoft', -e jar, pot gcftet see gefallen bag efol'ge retinue, attend- ants, followers, retainers, train bag efiiljr, -e feeling; sensa- tion; sentiment gefunben see ftnben gegangen see gefyen gegefcen see geben gc'gen [ace.'} to(ward), at, in the direction of; against, contrary (in opposition) to; [as an antidote"] for; [approximate time~\ toward, about bie e'genb, -en region, neigh- borhood, vicinity bag e'gengefdjenf, -e return gift (present) ge'genfcittg mutual ber e'genftonb, =ftanbe object; matter, subject; egen= ftanb beg treiteg bone of contention bag c'gentetl, -t opposite; im egentetl on the contrary gegeffen see effen ge^' = gefye geljattcn see fatten geljetm' secret; mysterious bag cljetm'ni^, =ntffe secret; mystery gcljeifjen see fyetfjen gcljen, gtng, ift gegangen go, walk; bag gefjt ntd^t that can't be done, that won't do, that is out of the IQ2 See pp. 143-4 for Abbreviations question; fort gtng' away I (we, etc.) went, I was off; fare with, happen to [dat."}; SBie gef)t e tfym? How are things going with him? How is he getting on? ba e'^cn, be - (the act of) walking [An infin. used as a noun is capitalized and, if used in a general sense, is preceded by the def. art. ] ba eljeul', i>e ~(e) (constant) howling, yowling bo e&irn', -e brain(s) pel) oli en see be ben gefjotfcn see felfen ba8 eljolj', -e grove, wood gel)0rd)en [dat.~\ obey gefjbren belong (to one dat.) ; belong to [= be or form part of, be numbered among"] ($u) gefyort see fyoren or gefyoren bet eier vulture; [as a euphe- mism for ber eufel] the Old Scratch [Cf. ^urfud.] ber Ctfcr, be^ -8 foam, froth bie cige, -n violin ber cigcr violinist, fiddler ber ctft, -er spirit; mind ba eifter^eer, -e ghostly army, army of the dead ber eisfjaI3, 'tyk\\t miser, skin- flint fleijig miserly, stingy gefommen see fommen bad efrodj'se, bed -8 croaking gelaben see laben [load] gefang see gelingen gelongen [ift gelangt] get (to an + ace., or ju); see also angelangen gclaufen see laufen getli yellow bag elb, [-er funds, sums of money"] money baS clbfturf, -e [=It=] piece of money, coin gelegen lying, situated bie ete'gen^ett, -en opportu- nity, occasion fldclirt adj. learned geletten conduct, escort geleitet see geletten gelefcn see lefen gelingen, gelang, ift gelungen succeed, be successful, turn out well [used imperson- ally^; e3 gelang tntr, (or e ift mir gelungen,) tf)n ju fpre= djen I succeeded in speaking to him gclobcn promise (solemnly), (make a) vow gelt [an interjection used in southern German; = nidjt toafyr ?] I'm sure, I'll ven- ture (bet); isn't that so? gelten, gilt, gait (golte or gftlte), gegolten be worth (of value); be valid; be at stake; ieijt gift e8! now is the time! now is my (our) chance!; be a matter (ques- tion) of ... -ing (ju + infin.); [dat.'] concern, ap- ply to, be aimed at; biefe 9?ebe gilt mir these remarks are intended for me and Arrangement of Vocabulary. 193 geltwgen see geltngen gemacfyltd) at one's ease, com- fortable bo$ etnau'cr (connected) walls, masonry ; alteg emauer crumbling walls gemetnfom joint; [adv., also"} in common, together with jicmolfcit see melfen bag etnii'febeet, -e vegetable bed flCimitUrf) comfortable, at ease; snug, cosy genattnt see nennen genau exact; [adv.} exactly, just genetgt see netgen bag enirf ', -e (back of the) neck gettiefeen, genofe, genoffen have the benefit of, enjoy, re- ceive; partake of [food or drink~], eat gcnommen see nefjmen genSfe see genie fjen genoffen see genie feen gettug enough [usually fol- lowing the word it modifies'}; genug, . . . suffice it to say, . . . geniigen suffice, be sufficient (for some purpose ju) genitgettb sufficient, ade- quate ; geniigenb etreibe see note on ittmmerltd) under ber enufc', entlffe enjoyment, pleasure getabe straight, direct; ex- act; [adv., also} just (then), precisely, right gera'be3hjcg3' straight (on); immediately ba erot', -e tool; [collect- ively'] tools, instruments geraten see raten or geraten geratcn, gerat, geriet, ift ge= raten get, come, fall (in or auf + ace.) ba eriiufd)', -e noise gereiten [used only with a non-personal subject} cause regret; e3 rtrirb bid) gereuen you will regret it bag eridjt', -e court (of justice) ber (SeridjtS'Ijeit, [gen., dat., ace. S S-^ ~n, -en (associate) jus- tice ber ertdjtS'faal, -fale court room ber crtc^t^'tag, -e court day gering trifling, unimportant, insignificant, small bag erty'pe skeleton gcrn, Iteber, am Itebften gladly, with pleasure, be glad (like) to . . .; easily; gern toollen [often} = milnfcfjen; etniag gern tun be fond of doing a thing; etttmg lieber tun alg . . . enjoy doing or like to do one thing better than . . ., prefer one thing to another; ettuag am Itebften tun like doing one thing best of all; toir tooflten bodj gar ju gern ... we were really only too eager to . . .; .toon >erjen gern with all my heart, willingly bie (yerftenofjrc, -n ear of barley 194 See pp. 143-4 f r Abbreviations tie @crte, -n switch gerufen see rufen geriifyrt touched, moved ber cfong'Ic^rcr (man) singing teacher bte efang'Iefymin, -nen (wom- an) singing teacher tie efang'ftunbe, _ n singing les'- son gefdjalj see gefdjefien gefrfjetyen, gefdE)ief)t, gefcfjafi, ift gefdjefyen happen, come (to pass); be done ba8 efdjeirf'/ -c present, gift bte efdjid)'te, -n event, inci- dent, affair; story gefdiirft skillful; expert gefctylfifen see fcfjfafen gefcf)lagen .sre fcfjfagen gefcf|Hcfyen see fdftfetdien QcfdililU see fdjltijen flcf(^ often ^ee f^teben ba8 efdjiipf', -c creature gef(f)rtc6en ^ee fcfjreiben gcfdjlrinb quick, rapid, swift; [ad., also~\ immediately bag ef(^rt)i'ftcr brother or sister; {usually pl.~\ brother(s) and sister(s) gefe^en see fefyen ber efeU' or efet'Ie, efetten comrade, mate, fellow; jour- neyman, assistant, work- man bte efefl'fdjaft, -en society, company ba eftcfct', -er. face; sight, view, (range of) vision; alle, tt)a mtr gu efte^t fommt all I see (set or lay eyes on) bag eftn'be servants, help [col- lectively^ gefpaltcn sec fpaltcn gefpcnfttf(^ ghostly, phan- tom, spectral bag efprSdj', -e talk, conversa- tion flefpningen see fprtngen bte eftalt', -en form, figure flcftfinbcn see ftel>en g?'ftem yesterday geftotfyen see fted^en geftofjlen see ftefylen gcftorfien see fterben gefunb, gefunber or gefilnber, ber gefunbefte or geflinbefte healthy, well; healthful, wholesome bie efunb'tiett [=nt=] health gcfunfcn see ftnfen getan see tun bag eto'fc/ beg -g noise, din, hubbub, (violent) uproar fid) gctrauen [refl. either dat. or acc.~], etluag gu tun have the courage (trust one's self) to do a thing bag Gfetret'be grain (crop) gerrteben see tretben gctroffen see treffen getrunfen see trtnfen bag etiim'mel, beg -g tumult; stir (ring crowd), activity ber etoat'tcr, -g or -n, -n god- father gettmd)fen [d)f = fg] see and Arrangement of Vocabulary. 195 flcitml)r toerben + gen. (or ace.) become aware of, notice (discover, see) gettmfyren grant gehmljrt see nwfyren or ge* tottfyren bie etoalt', -en power, force; authority gettmlttg powerful, mighty; violent; immense, enor- mous bag ehwnb', ^er garment, gown, dress, robe bie etoanbt'f)ett skill; agility ba8 (SJetoof'fer body of water, waters flcliicllt see toetlen getoefen see fetn flclutitncn, getoann (usually getoiinne), getoonnen gain, win, reach gehrffe, gettnffer, ber geftriffefte certain, sure geh)tffe(r, etc.) see getoifj bag enrit'ter thunderstorm getooljnen accustom (to an + ace.) geh)fif)ttlttlj usual, ordinary; [adv., also~\ as a rule flcuuiliitt accustomed, cus- tomary flciuul)itt see gen>6f)nen flciuorbctt see toerben gchJdrfen see merfen gejogen see atefyen gib imper. sg. of gebett gifift 2nd />er^. sg. pres, ind. of geben flifet ^ee geben ber icdcl gable giefeen, gofe, gegoffen pour (out); (cast in a) mold bie dHefeform, -en (candle) mold ging see geljen gtng'^ = ging e; bann ging'8 jur 9Waf)Iiett then we pro- ceeded to (have) dinner ber tpfel summit; top, crown ber Ions, be8 -e8 radiance, lus- ter glfinjen be bright (glossy), shine, glisten, glitter ba lag, lafer glass [C/. @aerr one's gracious sovereign, His Highness Wucbct Ferdinand Goebel (1859-), for many years a schoolmaster, author of a considerable number of books for younger readers bag flfb, beg -(e)g gold gfllben golden bag fllbfriirf, -e [.It] gold coin, gold piece . nbttneu grant, allow, give 80R see gtejjen bcr ott, ^cr god; God ber otteSorfer, =ftcfer cemetery, burying ground, God's acre QOttlobl [gottlop'] thank goodness! thank heaven! groben, grabt, grub, gegrSben dig ber raben, * ditch ber raf, -en earl, count bag ra3, rdfer grass ber r53f)alm, -t blade of grass grafUtcf) horrible, awful, grue- some grail gray gr auen turn gray; dawn graiifbpfig gray-headed gr ait fig hideous, horrible raj Graz [pronounced as in German], a commercial and manufacturing city, capital of the mountainous Austrian duchy and crown- land of Styria, beautifully situated on the Mur, south- west of Vienna, and on the road to Trieste. The University of Graz was founded in 1586. greifen, griff, gegriffen reach, stretch out one's hand(s) [_+ a prep, expressing direc- tion] grcQ glaring, dazzling and Arrangement of Vocabulary. 197 bie renje, -n boundary, border, frontier, line bie renftdjte, -n boundary or line spruce griff see greifen ba rtttcfjen little cricket bie rifle, -n cricket grob \_or, frequently, grob], grober, ber grobfte coarse, unmannerly, rude, boorish, brutal grober comp. of grob ber roll, beS -(e) grudge groflen have a spite (grudge) against a person [da.] groQenb resentful, spiteful grofe, grSfeer, ber grofete big, tall, large; great; impor- tant ; eminent ; long (SReife) ; ein grofjer err a great (grand, fine) gentleman, a man of rank, a lord ber rofebouer, -3 or -n, -n " big farmer " grofcbauerUd) " big farmer's " rofebrttan'nfen [five sylla- bles'} Great Britain grSfeer comp. of grofj ber ro"Rb,of, ^ofe large farm bie rofemutter, *miitter grand- mother grBfete, ber, bie, ba8 superl. of flro& ber rSfetwter, =bater grandfather bie rube, -n hole [_in which a burrowing animal makes its home} bie riifcetei', -en speculation, (gloomy) meditation grun green bdS run, beS -8 green (color); green fields or foliage; ver- dure ber ritnb, -"-e ground; cause, reason; nu3 biefem runbe for this reason griittbluf) [=nt=] thorough; clear; at length griittbloS [=nt=] bottomless; boggy, impassable gritnen grow green, burst into leaf, put forth leaves gruff en salute, greet; bow (nod, wave one's hand) to ber utben gulden bie unft, -en favor, kindness gut, beffer, ber befte good, kind; easy (cf. befefylen); e3 gut fyaben be well off (comfortable), have an easy time of it; adv. well; all right bag ut, -"-er property, posses- sions; ^ab unb ut goods and chattels, all one's prop- erty bie iite kindness (of heart) ; bie lite fyaben be so good (kind) uteS good, kindness; einem biel ute8 ertoetfen do a person many kindnesses [Cf. Sefonberee.] giitig kind(-hearted) gutmod)en, mac^te gut', gutge* madjt make good (repara- tion for) guttun, tut gut', tat gut', gut* getan \_dat.~] do good, benefit 198 See pp. 143-4 for Abbreviations ba t) (the letter) h [C/. fl.] ba $aar, -e hair; mit aut unb ^aar(en) with hide and hair, i.e., entirely, com- pletely [German uses either the sg.: er fat graueS aar Jie English, or the pi.: er fiat graue aare.] $aarletn Haarlem, in the province of North Holland, center of a large trade in Dutch bulbs, seat of the Dutch Society of Sciences; bte @tabt ^aarlem the city of Haarlem \_In German a proper noun stands as an appositive to a generic term and not as a dependent gen.~\ aorlemer adj. (of) Haarlem [C/. gmbener.] ob [f)ap] = bte >abe; but the phrase $ab unb ut [cf. ut] is treated as a compound noun of neut. gender, the first element of which is invariable. bte obe [no pi."] effects, goods Ijoben, f)5t, f)fitte, gefyabt have; ift gu fjaben is to be had [fjaben is used as auxiliary in forming the perfect tenses of all transitive or reflexive verbs, the modal auxiliaries, and all intransitive verbs EXCEPT fein, bletben, ge* fdjefyen, geltngen, gtitdten glllcfen, ntifjltngen) and such as express a transition from one place or state to another, all of which are conjugated with fein. In a subordinate clause the aux. of a pres. perf. or Past Perf. tense is frequently omitted if no ambiguity arises therefrom; this omis- sion is especially common when the next word is a verb.~\ fjabgtertfl [f)ap=] avaricious, grasping fyob'3 = fjabe e Ija&fudjttg [F)ap=] = {>abgtertg ber ^afer, be -3 oats ber $figelf(fytog, be -(e) damage done (loss caused) by hail f)(U)a{)a'! ha ha ha! plb half; ctn ^atbe^ $funb half a pound IjnlOnrof} [bfilpO f medium length ber ^fifbfrfilummer, be - [f)8Ip=] light slumber, doze tyolb'berfun'fen [b,fitp=] half sunk (from sight), half buried (in the ground) Ijulf see f>elfen bte $olfte, -n half ber $olm, -e stalk ber $al$, ^Slfe neck; throat ba8 aI3etfen [-Is-, NOT -lz-] iron collar fyttlt [used chiefly in South Germany^ you know (see), the fact is and Arrangement of Vocabulary. 199 Ijalt see fwlten Hfilten, W, ftett, ee$5Iten hold, keep; id) fyielt if)n fur einen greunb I took him for (thought him) a friend; in Sfiren fjalten (hold in) esteem, honor, cherish; [intr.~\ stop, halt, (stop and) wait ^ambllffl [Avoid English pronunciation !~} Hamburg, the largest city in Germany except Berlin, and the largest commercial center and seaport of continental Europe ber ^jammer, hammer; fdjtoerer jammer sledge hammer Ijammern (strike with the) hammer ber $ammerfrf|lag, =fd)la"g.e stroke (blow) of the hammer bie anb, -"-e hand; atte >anbe boll ju tun fjaben have one's hands full (of work), have all one can do (attend to) {jfinbeHiiftern itching for a quarrel (janbdit treat (of toon); deal with; e$ fymbelt fief) urn ... it is a question of . . ., ... is involved (at stake) Jjan'belSet'nig [-Is-, NOT -lz-] agreed; fymbelSetnifl ttierben come to an agreement (to terms) Ijanbfjaben, Ijanbbabt, f)anb= f)5bte, gef)anbf)a[)t handle, wield, use ber ^finblcr [-nd-3 dealer, trader bie Jpanbtniiljle, -n [=nt=] hand mill bie $onbfcf)rift, -en [=nt=] hand- writing; manuscript bie Jpanbtoott [=nt=], Sh5et $anb= boH handful [C/. @ad.] f, -c [=nt*] trade i*nt*^ (set of) tools Ijangen, ^angt, f)ing, gefiangen [intr,~^ hang, be suspended Ija'ttflen [tr.; past fySngte or fltnflj hang (up), suspend (on an or auf + ace.) ; [intr. in the pres. only~\ (be) hang (-ing), hang loose, dangle $on3 [Avoid English pronun- ciation!^ Jack, Hans [an abbreviation due to the ac- cent of $of)an'neg, the orig- inal form of ^ofjann; not to be Englished if the surname is retained untranslated"] $anSia'fob Dia'fop] Heinrich Hansjakob (1837- ) wrote from 1867 on a large num- ber of instructive narratives that were especially popular in southwestern Germany. fyfirett (made of) hair(cloth) bie ^orfenfotte, -n harp string ber 4>arfenfpicler harper, harp player ber .>arnifrf), -e (suit of) armor fjfirr, f)3rter, ber I)5rtefte hard fiartljerjig hard-hearted t|firtnarfifl stubborn, obsti- nate, stiff-necked 200 See pp. 143-4 for Abbreviations ber $firtnarftge; (fein) artnadEU ger; [/>/.] ^artnSdf ige ; bie (feme) >artnadia.en obdurate (stubborn) man; [/>/.] ob- durate men (folk) ber $5fe, -n hare ber ^afenbotg, =balge hareskin ber ^fifenbrotcn roast hare ber 4>afenpfeffcr hare ragout ber J^ofcnriirfcn hare's back, saddle of hare ber ofe, beg $a|"[eg hate, hatred; 4?af$ auf etnen toerfen con- ceive (be .filled with) ha- tred for a person fjaffen [fjafete] hate Ijfift 2nd pers. sg. pres.ind. of fyaben l)5t see b,aben = bat e Ijatte see b,aben Ijfttte past subj. of f)aben \jused in unfulfilled wishes, conditional sentences, and quotations'] had, should (would, could, might) have; have Itftten'S = fatten e ber oufe(n), aitfeng, [_dat. and ace. sg. and all cases of the pl.~\ $aufen heap, pile [C/. ^aufcntocife in heaps (piles), in unlimited quantity bag ^aupt, $aupter head; 311 ^ttupten [_an old pi. without 'l that survives in this one phrase only"] at the head (of the bed) ; ung ju ten about our heads bag au3, $ttufer house; nadj $aufe [go, etc."] home; ju aufe [be, remain, etc."} at home; bei mir ju >aufe at my house, in my home; bet ung ju $aufe in our home (country) ber $au3ar$t, =ftrjte family doc- tor bag ou3d)en little house, cot- tage liniifcn live, reside bie ^ou^frati, -en lady of the house, housewife; [in ad- dress^ Mistress, Goodwife bag ^au^flcttionb, =gen>Snber house clothes (costume) ber Jpait3f|err, -n, -