| Author: | Brothers Grimm | ISBN: | 9783741281389 |
| Publisher: | Books on Demand | Publication: | September 19, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Brothers Grimm |
| ISBN: | 9783741281389 |
| Publisher: | Books on Demand |
| Publication: | September 19, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
The wife of a rich man fell sick, and as she felt that her end was drawing near, she called her only daughter to her bedside and said, “Dear child, be good and pious, and then the good God will always protect thee, and I will look down on thee from heaven and be near thee.” Thereupon she closed her eyes and departed. Every day the maiden went out to her mother’s grave, and wept, and she remained pious and good. When winter came the snow spread a white sheet over the grave, and when the spring sun had drawn it off again, the man had taken another wife. ...
The wife of a rich man fell sick, and as she felt that her end was drawing near, she called her only daughter to her bedside and said, “Dear child, be good and pious, and then the good God will always protect thee, and I will look down on thee from heaven and be near thee.” Thereupon she closed her eyes and departed. Every day the maiden went out to her mother’s grave, and wept, and she remained pious and good. When winter came the snow spread a white sheet over the grave, and when the spring sun had drawn it off again, the man had taken another wife. ...
