The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm . cask, where she could not be seen. Be as quiet as a mouse,she said. Dont stir, or all will be lost. To-night, when themurderers are asleep, we will fly. I have long waited for anopportunity. Hardly had she said this when the riotous crew came dragged another maiden with them, but as they werequite drunk they paid no attention to her shrieks andlamentations. They gave her wine to drink, three glassesfull—red, white, and yellow. After she had drunk them shefell down dead. The poor Bride hidden behind the caskwas terrified ; she trembled and shive
The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm . cask, where she could not be seen. Be as quiet as a mouse,she said. Dont stir, or all will be lost. To-night, when themurderers are asleep, we will fly. I have long waited for anopportunity. Hardly had she said this when the riotous crew came dragged another maiden with them, but as they werequite drunk they paid no attention to her shrieks andlamentations. They gave her wine to drink, three glassesfull—red, white, and yellow. After she had drunk them shefell down dead. The poor Bride hidden behind the caskwas terrified ; she trembled and shivered, for she saw plainlyto what fate she was destined. 121 GRIMMS FAIRY TALES One of the men noticed a gold ring on the Uttle finger ofthe murdered girl, and as he could not pull it off he took anaxe and chopped the finger off; but it sprang up into the air,and fell right into the lap of the Bride behind the cask. Theman took a Ught to look for it, but he could not find it. Oneof the others said, Have you looked behind the big cask ?. Tliey hurried away as (juickly as tliey could. But the old woman called out: Come and eat, and leavethe search till to-morrow ; the finger wont run away. The murderer said : The old woman is right, and theygave up the search and sat down to supper. But the oldwoman dropped a sleeping draught into their wine, so theysoon lay down, went to sleep, and snored lustily. When the Bride heard them snoring she came out frombehind the cask ; but she was obhged to step over the sleepers,as they lay in rows upon the floor. She was dreadfully afraidof touching them, but God helped her, and she got throughwithout mishap. The old woman went with her and opened122
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