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The latter volunteers to kill the calf, which is now ready to lap the water. The water is willing to put out the fire, the fire to burn the stick, the stick to beat the dog, the dog to bite the boy, the boy to shake the tree, so the pears consent to fall. Die drei Schläfer. Die Stadt Bonn ist eine schöne Stadt, die Stadt Bonn ist auch eine alte Stadt, und die Stadt Bonn steht am Rhein.
=hörte ... zu=, see zuhören. =Hühner=, chickens. =Hühnerhof=, m. chicken-yard. =Hühnermädchen=, n. the girl who takes care of the chickens. =Hülfe=, f. help. =Hülle=, f. veil. =Hund=, m. Hunde, dog. =hundert=, hundred. =Hunger=, m. hunger. =hungrig=, -e, -em, -en, -er, -es, hungry. =Husch=, start. =hüte=, see hüten. =hüten=, imp. hütete, p.p. gehütet, to watch, to guard. =hütete=, see hüten.
In Germany a similar rigmarole runs as follows: The pears having refused to fall from a certain tree, the owner sent successively for a boy, dog, stick, fire, water, calf, butcher and hangman. All refuse to do his bidding, so he calls the Devil. He is ready enough to carry off the hangman, who prepares to hang the butcher.