
Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie - Brothers Grimm
Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie
A fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
"Good-day, Father Hollenthe." - "Many thanks, Pif-paf-poltrie." - "May I be allowed to have your daughter?" - "Oh, yes, if Mother Malcho (Milch-cow), Brother High-and-Mighty, Sister K"setraut, and fair Katrinelje are willing, you can have her."
"Where is Mother Malcho, then?" - "She is in the cow-house, milking the cow."
"Where is Mother Malcho, then?" - "She is in the cow-house, milking the cow."
"Good-day, Mother Malcho." - "Many thanks, Pif-paf-poltrie." - "May I be allowed to have your daughter?" - "Oh, yes, if Father Hollenthe, Brother High-and-Mighty, Sister K"setraut, and fair Katrinelje are willing, you can have her." - "Where is Brother High-and-Mighty, then?" - "He is in the room chopping some wood." - "Good-day, Brother High-and-Mighty." - "Many thanks, Pif-paf-poltrie." - "May I be allowed to have your sister?" - "Oh, yes, if Father Hollenthe, Mother Malcho, Sister K"setraut, and fair Katrinelje are willing, you can have her." - "Where is Sister K"setraut, then?" - "She is in the garden cutting cabbages." - "Good-day, sister K"setraut." - "Many thanks, Pif-paf-poltrie." - "May I be allowed to have your sister?" - "Oh, yes, if Father Hollenthe, Mother Malcho, Brother High-and-Mighty, and fair Katrinelje are willing, you may have her." - "Where is fair Katrinelje, then?" - "She is in the room counting out her farthings." - "Good day, fair Katrinelje." - "Many thanks, Pif-paf-poltrie." - "Wilt thou be my bride?" - "Oh, yes, if Father Hollenthe, Mother Malcho, Brother High-and-Mighty, and Sister K"setraut are willing, I am ready."
"Fair Katrinelje, how much dowry do hast thou?" - "Fourteen farthings in ready money, three and a half groschen owing to me, half a pound of dried apples, a handful of fried bread, and a handful of spices.
And many other things are mine,
Have I not a dowry fine?
"Pif-paf-poltrie, what is thy trade? Art thou a tailor?" - "Something better." - "A shoemaker?" - "Something better." - "A husbandman?" - "Something better." - "A joiner?" - "Something better." - "A smith?" - "Something better." - "A miller?" - "Something better." - "Perhaps a broom-maker?" - "Yes, that's what I am, is it not a fine trade?"
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Translations:
Die schöne Katrinelje und Pif Paf Poltrie (German)
La bella Catalinita y Pif Paf Poltri (Spanish)
Śliczna Katrinela i Piotr Pif-Paf (Polish)
Красавица Катринелье и Пиф Паф Польтри (Russian)
A bela Catarina e Poldo Pif Paf (Portuguese)
美丽的卡特琳莱叶和彼夫帕夫波儿特里尔 (Chinese)
La bella Caterinella e Pum Pum Fracassino (Italian)
Cô Katrinelje xinh đẹp và anh chàng Pif Paf Poltrie (Vietnamese)
美人のカトリネルエとピフ・パフ・ポルトリー (Japanese)
Den smukke Katrine og købstadstampen (Danish)
Het mooie Katrinelletje en Pief Paf Poltrie (Dutch)
Soru-Cevap (Turkish)
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