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95 lines
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Clever Hans
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The mother of Hans said, “Whither away, Hans?” Hans answered, “To
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Grethel.” “Behave well, Hans.” “Oh, I’ll behave well. Good-bye,
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mother.” “Good-bye, Hans.” Hans comes to Grethel, “Good day, Grethel.”
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“Good day, Hans. What dost thou bring that is good?” “I bring nothing,
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I want to have something given me.” Grethel presents Hans with a
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needle. Hans says, “Good-bye, Grethel.” “Good-bye, Hans.”
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Hans takes the needle, sticks it into a hay-cart, and follows the cart
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home. “Good evening, mother.” “Good evening, Hans. Where hast thou
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been?” “With Grethel.” “What didst thou take her?” “Took nothing; had
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something given me.” “What did Grethel give thee?” “Gave me a needle.”
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“Where is the needle, Hans?” “Stuck it in the hay-cart.” “That was ill
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done, Hans. Thou shouldst have stuck the needle in thy sleeve.” “Never
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mind, I’ll do better next time.”
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“Whither away, Hans?” “To Grethel, mother.” “Behave well, Hans.” “Oh,
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I’ll behave well. Good-bye, mother.” “Good-bye, Hans.”
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Hans comes to Grethel. “Good day, Grethel.” “Good day, Hans. What dost
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thou bring that is good?” “I bring nothing; I want to have something
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given to me.” Grethel presents Hans with a knife. “Good-bye, Grethel.”
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“Good-bye Hans.” Hans takes the knife, sticks it in his sleeve, and
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goes home. “Good evening, mother.” “Good evening, Hans. Where hast thou
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been?” “With Grethel.” “What didst thou take her?” “Took her nothing,
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she gave me something.” “What did Grethel give thee?” “Gave me a
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knife.” “Where is the knife, Hans?” “Stuck in my sleeve.” “That’s ill
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done, Hans, thou shouldst have put the knife in thy pocket.” “Never
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mind, will do better next time.” “Whither away, Hans?” “To Grethel,
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mother.” “Behave well, Hans.” “Oh, I’ll behave well. Good-bye, mother.”
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“Good-bye, Hans.”
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Hans comes to Grethel. “Good day, Grethel.” “Good day, Hans. What good
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thing dost thou bring?” “I bring nothing, I want something given me.”
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Grethel presents Hans with a young goat. “Good-bye, Grethel.”
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“Good-bye, Hans.” Hans takes the goat, ties its legs, and puts it in
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his pocket. When he gets home it is suffocated. “Good evening, mother.”
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“Good evening, Hans. Where hast thou been?” “With Grethel.” “What didst
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thou take her?” “Took nothing, she gave me something.” “What did
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Grethel give thee?” “She gave me a goat.” “Where is the goat, Hans?”
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“Put it in my pocket.” “That was ill done, Hans, thou shouldst have put
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a rope round the goat’s neck.” “Never mind, will do better next time.”
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“Whither away, Hans?” “To Grethel, mother.” “Behave well, Hans.” “Oh,
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I’ll behave well. Good-bye, mother.” “Good-bye, Hans.” Hans comes to
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Grethel. “Good day, Grethel.” “Good day, Hans. What good thing dost
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thou
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bring?” “I bring nothing, I want something given me.” Grethel presents
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Hans with a piece of bacon. “Good-bye, Grethel.” “Good-bye, Hans.”
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Hans takes the bacon, ties it to a rope, and drags it away behind him.
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The dogs come and devour the bacon. When he gets home, he has the rope
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in his hand, and there is no longer anything hanging to it. “Good
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evening, mother.” “Good evening, Hans.” “Where hast thou been?” “With
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Grethel.” “What didst thou take her?” “I took her nothing, she gave me
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something.” “What did Grethel give thee?” “Gave me a bit of bacon.”
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“Where is the bacon, Hans?” “I tied it to a rope, brought it home, dogs
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took it.” “That was ill done, Hans, thou shouldst have carried the
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bacon on thy head.” “Never mind, will do better next time.” “Whither
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away, Hans?” “To Grethel, mother.” “Behave well, Hans.” “I’ll behave
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well. Good-bye, mother.” “Good-bye, Hans.”
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Hans comes to Grethel. “Good day, Grethel.” “Good day, Hans.” “What
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good thing dost thou bring?” “I bring nothing, but would have something
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given.” Grethel presents Hans with a calf. “Good-bye, Grethel.”
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“Good-bye, Hans.”
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Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face.
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“Good evening, mother.” “Good evening, Hans. Where hast thou been?”
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“With Grethel.” “What didst thou take her?” “I took nothing, but had
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something given me.” “What did Grethel give thee?” “A calf.” “Where
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hast thou the calf, Hans?” “I set it on my head and it kicked my face.”
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“That was ill done, Hans, thou shouldst have led the calf, and put it
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in the stall.” “Never mind, will do better next time.”
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“Whither away, Hans?” “To Grethel, mother.” “Behave well, Hans.” “I’ll
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behave well. Good-bye, mother.” “Good-bye, Hans.”
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Hans comes to Grethel. “Good day, Grethel.” “Good day, Hans. What good
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thing dost thou bring?” “I bring nothing, but would have something
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given.” Grethel says to Hans, “I will go with thee.”
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Hans takes Grethel, ties her to a rope, leads her to the rack and binds
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her fast. Then Hans goes to his mother. “Good evening, mother.” “Good
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evening, Hans. Where hast thou been?” “With Grethel.” “What didst thou
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take her?” “I took her nothing.” “What did Grethel give thee?” “She
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gave me nothing, she came with me.” “Where hast thou left Grethel?” “I
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led her by the rope, tied her to the rack, and scattered some grass for
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her.” “That was ill done, Hans, thou shouldst have cast friendly eyes
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on her.” “Never mind, will do better.”
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Hans went into the stable, cut out all the calves’ and sheep’s eyes,
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and threw them in Grethel’s face. Then Grethel became angry, tore
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herself loose and ran away, and became the bride of Hans.
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