The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-28
GERMAN FAIRY TALES.
By Hans, Der German oobbler.
DER GOOD BOY.
1870 rA~..o@f...--. ,

DER GOOD BOY.
Once upon sometimes a small poy
named Carl Klammerfeldt lived init
his parents. He vhas a good poy und
neffer made nobody any troubles. His
| parents vhas poor but honest und Carl
vhas brought up to walk among some
body's watermelons und not steal one.
Almost eafery day his fadder patted
him on der head und said:
My poy it vhaS VERY nice to be
some aIdermans in st. Louis und steal
everything in der state except dot Mis-
sissippi river but it don't last. BY der
time you get used to wearing diamond
pins und drinking champagne along
comes der sheriff und you go oop to
state prison to be zebra und live on
bread and soop.''
When Carl vhas twelve years old he
goes out one day to gather wood in der
/ forest. He vhas VERY busy when LORD
Steinhammer goes by on his horse ash
proud as a peacock. Ten minutes later
Carl finds a pocketbook dropped by der
| Lord. 1t dot pocketbook vhas more ash
$500 in cash und when der poy counts it
| oop he almost falls down und faintS
AWAY. At first he believes he Will go
home und tell his fadder but two min
utes later he runs after der Lord He
runs three miles before he comes oop
to him, und holding out der pocket
book in his hand he says:
My Lord, here vhas your Doodle L
found him in der forest 1 haf to i've
on thistles und turnip-tops, but WAS
az nv Fsv cow cries der Lord ash he
takes his money back, but you must
hat stole dot pocketbook of me while l
don't see you'll So you vhas tnief, en-!
fVhell MAYBE / cure you OF 1t.
/ IND he shumps off his horse und ticks
dot poy Carl till he can hardly stand
oop In two hours more carr WAS
home und telling his fadder all ABOUT IT,
What. Vhatl" shouts der fadder.
/ ,nnlafhnOl< NIT SSUO IN
so I did" 49,.
"Und you gif him oop-you don't
bring him to mel" -,
''Nefferl OF course not. Dot WAS
1monay enough to make me rich all my
DAYS. und 1 don't get cent OF 1t.
Poy, took off your coat till GIT you
sooch a licking as neffer before lob
But ladder" said Carl, you speak
of dose st. Louis aldermans
But ST Louis vhas in America. you
young idiot. und most of der thieves
Will get clear anyhow. vhen l he a',
! to steal harvest apples. neffer behei
dot you Will find 3. pocketbook init
$500 Come out BY der WoodshedF'
for two hours und don't gift him nod
ding to eat. ind maype he Will hex
him some more, but when he goes
back his son vhas gone A fairy comes
! und saws to him:
Come along nit me. Honesty WAS
always rewarded. Lord Stelnhammer
Hoses $500 und ticks you for ending 1t,
fbut While he Vhas out riding 1 steals
fsixteen hoondred from his castle II
vhas all yours. You shall go AWAY
to Kloppercats und set oop sausage
! peesness. init a brewery at der back
i end und you shall smoke a pie und
hat a big stomach on you und be
ihappy all der rest of your days"
DER BAD STEPMOTHER.
| 1t happened so dot a man named
Joseph Schmittenberger loses his wife
und vhas a widower. He has one lee
tie girl named Gretchen, und he says
he shall neffer. neffer marry again ash
long as he lives. Dot vhas all right
und in one year he vhas husband
again
4 Der .stepTnother hates leetle Gretchen
from der first day. ind ash time goes
on she says she Will kill her. Del
fadder goes to his work und don't
know holdings about lit. but der step
mother strikes ind pinches und kicks
dot poor child so mooch dot she has
a hard time living. Gretchen makes
no complaints. even when she goes two
days mttout food und has to sleep or
a bed full of carpet lacks. She DOM
like to hurt her ladders feelings by
letting his see dot he has married del
wrong womans.
One day dot stepmother sees a vol
in der forest, und she give Gretchen
two Jumps of sugar und tells her to &c