Grimm's Fairy Tales · Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm

Domestic Servants

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“Whither goest thou?”

“To Walpe.”

“I to Walpe, thou to Walpe, so, so, together we’ll go.”

“Hast thou a man? What is his name?”

“Cham.”

“My man Cham, thy man Cham; I to Walpe, thou to Walpe; so, so, together we’ll go.”

“Hast thou a child; how is he styled?”

“Wild.”

“My child Wild, thy child Wild; my man Cham, thy man Cham; I to Walpe, thou to Walpe, so, so, together we’ll go.”

“Hast thou a cradle? How callest thou thy cradle?”

“Hippodadle.”

“My cradle Hippodadle, my child Wild, thy child Wild, my man Cham, thy man Cham; I to Walpe, thou to Walpe, so, so, together we’ll go.”

“Hast thou also a drudge? what name has thy drudge?”

“From-thy-work-do-not-budge.”

“My drudge, From-thy-work-do-not-budge: my child Wild, thy child Wild; my man Cham, thy man Cham; I to Walpe, thou to Walpe; so, so, together we’ll go.”

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