III.
Von
About
About
einer
a
a
Frau,
lady,
lady,
der
of whom
of whom
sie
they
they
das
the
the
Kind
child
child
vertauscht
switched
switched
haben.
had.
had.
Einer
To a
To a
Mutter
mother
mother
war
was
was
ihr
her
her
Kind
child
child
von
by
by
den
the
the
Wichtelmännern
elves
elves
aus
out of
out of
der
the
the
Wiege
cradle
cradle
geholt,
taken,
taken,
und
and
and
ein
a
a
Wechselbalg
changeling
changeling
mit
with
with
dickem
(a) large
(a) large
Kopf
head
head
und
and
and
starren
staring
staring
Augen
eyes
eyes
hineingelegt,
put in,
put in,
der
who
who
nichts als
nothing but
nothing but
trinken
to drink
to drink
und
and
and
essen
to eat
to eat
wollte.
wanted.
wanted.
In
In
In
ihrer
her
her
Not
trouble
trouble
ging
went
went
sie
she
she
zu
to
to
ihrer
her
her
Nachbarin
female neighbour
female neighbour
und
and
and
fragte
asked
asked
sie
her
her
um
for
for
Rat.
advice.
advice.
Die
She
She
sagte,
said (that)
said (that)
sie
she
she
solle
should
should
den
the
the
Wechselbalg
changeling,
changeling,
in
into
into
die
the
the
Küche
kitchen
kitchen
tragen,
carry,
carry,
auf
on
on
den
the
the
Heerd
stove
stove
setzen,
to sit down,
to sit down,
Feuer
fire
fire
anmachen
to light
to light
und
and
and
in
in
in
zwei
two
two
Eierschalen
eggshells
eggshells
Wasser
water
water
kochen,
to boil,
to boil,
das
which
which
bringe
would bring
would bring
den
the
the
Wechselbalg
changeling
changeling
zum
to
to
Lachen,
laughing,
laughing,
und
and
and
wenn
when
when
er
he
he
lache,
laughed,
laughed,
dann
then
then
sei es
it would be
it would be
aus
over
over
mit
with
with
ihm.
him.
him.
Die
The
The
Frau
woman
woman
tut
does
does
alles;
everything;
everything;
wie
as
as
sie
she
she
die
the
the
Eierschalen
eggshells
eggshells
mit
with
with
Wasser
water
water
übers
over
over
Feuer
fire
fire
setzt,
sets,
sets,
spricht
speaks
speaks
der
the
the
Klotzkopf:
block head:
block head:
„nun
‘now
‘now
bin
am
am
ich
I
I
so
so
so
alt
old
old
wie
as
as
der Westerwald,
the Westerwald (a mountain range),
the Westerwald (a mountain range),
und
and
and
hab
(I) have
(I) have
nicht
not
not
gesehen,
seen,
seen,
daß
that
that
jemand
anyone
anyone
in
in
in
Schalen
(egg)shells
(egg)shells
kocht!“
is cooking!’
is cooking!’
und
and
and
muß
(he) had to
(he) had to
darüber
at it
at it
lachen,
laugh,
laugh,
und
and
and
wie
as
as
er
he
he
lacht,
laughs,
laughs,
kommt
comes
comes
auf einmal
all at once
all at once
eine
a
a
Menge
lot
lot
von
of
of
Wichtelmännerchen,
elves,
elves,
die
who
who
bringen
bring
bring
das
the
the
rechte
proper
proper
Kind,
Child,
Child,
setzen
sit
sit
es
him
him
auf
on
on
den
the
the
Heerd,
stove,
stove,
und
and
and
nehmen
take
take
ihren
their
their
Gesellen
fellow
fellow
wieder
again (return to previous state)
again (return to previous state)
mit
along
along
fort.
along.
along.
