There was once a little girl who was obstinate and inquisitive,and when her parents told her to do anything, she did not obeythem, so how could she fare well. One day she said to herparents, I have heard so much of frau trude, I will go to hersome day. People say that everything about her does look sostrange, and that there are such odd things in her house, thatI have become quite curious. Her parents absolutely forbadeher, and said, frau trude is a bad woman, who does wicked things,and if you go to her, you are no longer our child. But the maidendid not let herself be turned aside by her parents, prohibition,and still went to frau trude. And when she got to her, frautrude said, why are you so pale. Ah, she replied, and her wholebody trembled, I have been so terrified at what I have seen. Whathave you seen. I saw a black man on your steps. That was acollier. Then I saw a green man. That was a huntsman. Afterthat I saw a blood-red man. That was a butcher. Ah, frautrude, I was terrified. I looked through the window and sawnot you, but, as I verily believe, the devil himself with a headof fire. Oho. Said she, then you have seen the witch in herproper costume. I have been waiting for you, and wanting youa long time already. You shall give me some light. Then shechanged the girl into a block of wood, and threw it into thefire. And when it was in a full blaze she sat down close to it,and warmed herself by it, and said, that shines bright for oncein a way.
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Big Book of Ancient Gabanian Fables
SpiritualOften regarded as the most sacred of text from the planet of Gaban, once forbidden to foreigners, translators and the ability to print on text. This is the first translated Copy of the Holy Scriptures from Athenaism, the dominant religion of the pla...
