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     〃Now;〃 said Hans; 〃more prudence than this is not necessary for my 

housekeeping; because you are such a clever Alice; I will have you for my 

wife。〃 And; taking her hand; he led her home; and celebrated the wedding 

directly。 

     After   they   had   been   married   a   little   while;   Hans;   said   one   morning; 

〃Wife;   I   will   go   out   to   work   and   earn   some   money;   do   you   go   into   the 

field and gather some corn wherewith to make bread。〃 

     〃Yes;〃 she answered; 〃I will do so; dear Hans。〃 And when he was gone; 

she cooked herself a nice mess of pottage to take with her。 As she came to 

the field; she said to herself; 〃What shall I do? Shall I cut first; or eat first? 

Aye; I will eat first!〃 Then she ate up the contents of her pot; and when it 

was finished; she thought to herself; 〃Now; shall I reap first or sleep first? 

Well; I think I will have a nap!〃 and so she laid herself down among the 

corn; and went to sleep。 

     Meanwhile   Hans   returned   home;   but Alice   did   not   come;   and   so   he 

said; 〃Oh; what a prudent Alice I have! She is so industrious that she does 

not even come home to eat anything。〃 By and by; however; evening came 

on; and still she did not return; so Hans went out to see how much she had 

reaped; but; behold; nothing at all; and there lay Alice fast asleep among 

the   corn!   So   home   he   ran   very   fast;   and   brought   a   net   with   little   bells 

hanging on it; which he threw over her head while she still slept on。 When 

he   had   done   this;   he   went   back   again   and   shut   to   the   house   door;   and; 

seating himself on his stool; began working very industriously。 

     At last; when it was nearly dark; the clever Alice awoke; and as soon 

as she stood up; the net fell all over her hair; and the bells jingled at every 

step she took。 This quite frightened her; and she began to doubt whether 

she were really Clever Alice; and said to herself; 〃Am I she; or am I not?〃 

This was a question she could not answer; and she stood still a long while 

considering   about   it。   At   last   she   thought   she   would   go   home   and   ask 

whether she was really herself supposing somebody would be able to tell 

her。 



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     When she came up to the house door it was shut; so she tapped at the 

window; and asked; 〃Hans; is Alice within?〃 〃Yes;〃 he replied; 〃she is。〃 At 

which   answer   she   became   really  terrified;   and   exclaiming;   〃Ah;   heaven; 

then   I   am   not Alice!〃   she   ran   up   to   another   house;   intending   to   ask   the 

same question。  But   as soon   as the  folks   within   heard   the  jingling   of the 

bells   in   her   net;   they   refused   to   open   their   doors;   and   nobody   would 

receive her。 So she ran straight away from the village; and no one has ever 

seen her since。 



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