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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm 139

Domestic Servants

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“Whither goest thou?” “To Walpe.” “I to Walpe, thou to Walpe, so, so, together we’ll go.”
“Hast thou a man? What is his name?” “Cham.” “My man Cham, thy man Cham; I to Walpe, thou to Walpe; so, so, together we’ll go.” “Hast thou a child; how is he styled?” “Wild.” “My child Wild, thy child Wild; my man Cham, thy man Cham; I to Walpe, thou to Walpe, so, so, together we’ll go.” “Hast thou a cradle? How callest thou thy cradle?” “Hippodadle.” “My cradle Hippodadle, my child Wild, thy child Wild, my man Cham, thy man Cham; I to Walpe, thou to Walpe, so, so, together we’ll go.”
“Hast thou also a drudge? what name has thy drudge?” “From-thy-work-do-not-budge.” “My drudge, From-thy-work-do-not-budge: my child Wild, thy child Wild; my man Cham, thy man Cham; I to Walpe, thou to Walpe; so, so, together we’ll go.”

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Hunt — Household Tales by Brothers Grimm (Jacob Grimm & Wilhelm Grimm, translated by Alfred William Hunt) (author lived 1785–1863). Public Domain. Jacob Grimm & Wilhelm Grimm, translated by Alfred William Hunt, Household Tales by Brothers Grimm; public domain in the US; text from Project Gutenberg #5314. Source

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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm 140

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