The daily gazette., 1882-03-09
MOTHER HOLLE.
A FAIRY TALE.

1
There was once q widow who had
two daughters, one pretty and In
dustrious, the other ugly and idle
But she loved the la1y child the
best, and made the other, therefore
do all the hard work of the house.
yes, even be the oInder.maid. Ant
when all was clean in the kitchen
the unklnd mother would send the
maiden into the street to spin; she
had 10 sit on The edge Of the we'll,
and spin until the blood ran from
her finger-ends.
Now, 1t happened that one day
she stained the spool with her
bleeding hands, and so she thought
she would wash IL In the well, but
as she stopped TO do so, il fell into
the water and sank. Weeping bit.
terly, she ran to tell her mother ol
this misfortune; but the cruel woman
cried, with her loud, scolding voice;
AS you let the spool fall, you must
fetch itup again." SO the maiden
went away, and, quite bewildered by
her sorrow, jumped into the we'll.
When she opened her eyes again
she found herself in a beautiful mea-
dow in which grew thousand Of flow
ers, while the sun shone brightly
over all She walked over the plea
sRnt grass, and presently came to an
oven full of b. cad. The loaves called
to her, saying, "Take us out or we
shall burn i've are quite baked
enough ~
She Immediately stepped up and
took them all out. Going on again,
she reached an apple-tree weighed
down with fruit; 1t also cried, en-
treatinglV, "Oh, shake mel shake
mel all my apples are ripe !"
She shook the tree, while the ap-
Piles fell around her like rain, till
not one was left hanging, and then
pursued her journey. At last she
arrived at a little house, from which
there peeped an old woman, whose
teeth we're so long that the maiden
felt afraid and began to run away.
The old woman however, called after
'Don't be afraid, dear child; come
back and live with me. If you will
keep the house neat and clean; you
shall be happy; only be sure to
shake my bed well, and make the
feathers fly about, for then it SHOWS
on earth. am Mother Hollsl"
AS the old woman spoke so kind
ly. the maiden STAYED with her, and
did ell she could to please her, and
never neglected to shake the bed
we'll, so that she led a pleasant life
without hard words, and enjoying
every day the incest food, both boil
ed aud baked. But, after a while
the maiden became sorrowful; fol
though she was q thousand timeI
better OF with Mother Holle than a.
home, still she longed to return
there.
At last, she Ventured to tell he
mistress. ''I am happy here" sh'
said, "but 1 cannot stay any longer y
II am sorry you wish to leave me, "
replied Mother Holle Shut as yoT
have served me truly, ] will take yor
hhome myself"
Sbc then took her by the hand, anf
led her to great gate (; as soon as \
was open, and the maiden was pass
ing out, shower Of gold fell upon her
so that she was quite glittering will
wealth.
"This is all yours" said Moibe
Holle ''it is the reward of your in
dustry !" and then she gave her tn
spoil that had fallen into the well.
When the gate close the chic
found herself in tho world again, anC
close by her mothers house q hen
perched on the edge Of the we'll, cack
led joyfully
| KickereeKee,
Our golden yOung mistress again l see
And when her mother saw all th
riches that adorned her, she, toe
made her welcome.
AS soon, however, as the mothe
heard how all this gold had been 40
quired she determined that her idl
daughter should likewise try her luck
30 the lazy maiden sat on the edge o
the well and spun and, in order t
STAN the spool, she pricked her tnge
with q thorn, then, throwing the spOt
into the water, she jumped in after il
She, too, found herself in the beauti
full meadow, and took the Same pat
that hor sister had done. When sh
arrived at the oven, the loaves agai
cried "Take us out, take US out, Q
we shall burn I've are quite bake
enough -
But the idle girl answered 81 don
intend to dirty myself with you !" an
went on.
Presently she came to tie apple-tre
which called out as IL had bef1re: "Oi
shake me-sbake me all my apples q
ripe !"
sl'm glad to know it," she reptile
: "pll take care that none fall on a
headl" and so continued her journe