. Household stories from the collection of the Bros. Grimm . HE elves once took a child away from itsmother, and left in its place a change-ling with a big head and staring eyes,who did nothing but eat and drink. Themother in her trouble went to her neigh-bours and asked their advice. Theneighbours told her to take the change-ling into the kitchen and put it near thehearth, and then to make up the fire, and boil water in two egg-shells; that would make thechangeling laugh, and if he laughed, it would be all over withhim. So the woman did as her neighbours advised. Andwhen she set the egg-shell
. Household stories from the collection of the Bros. Grimm . HE elves once took a child away from itsmother, and left in its place a change-ling with a big head and staring eyes,who did nothing but eat and drink. Themother in her trouble went to her neigh-bours and asked their advice. Theneighbours told her to take the change-ling into the kitchen and put it near thehearth, and then to make up the fire, and boil water in two egg-shells; that would make thechangeling laugh, and if he laughed, it would be all over withhim. So the woman did as her neighbours advised. Andwhen she set the egg-shells of water on the fire, the change-ling said, Though old I beAs forest tree,Cooking in an egg-shell never did I see ! and began to laugh. And directly there came in a crowd ofelves bringing in the right child ; and they laid it near thehearth, andcarried the changeling away with
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