Clever Hans

The mother of Hans said, “Whither away, Hans?” Hans answered, “To Grethel.” “Behave well, Hans.” “Oh, I’ll behave well. Good-bye, mother.” “Good-bye, Hans.” Hans comes to Grethel, “Good day, Grethel.” “Good day, Hans. What dost thou bring that is good?” “I bring nothing, I want to have something given me.” Grethel presents Hans with a needle. Hans says, “Good-bye, Grethel.” “Good-bye, Hans.”

汉斯的母亲问道：“汉斯，你要去哪儿呀？”汉斯答道：“去格蕾特尔家。”“汉斯，要乖乖的哦。”“哦，我会乖乖的。再见，妈妈。”“再见，汉斯。”汉斯来到格蕾特尔家，“你好，格蕾特尔。”“你好，汉斯。你带了什么好东西来吗？”“我什么都没带，我是想要点什么东西。”格蕾特尔送给汉斯一根针。汉斯说：“再见，格蕾特尔。”“再见，汉斯。”

Hans takes the needle, sticks it into a hay-cart, and follows the cart home. “Good evening, mother.” “Good evening, Hans. Where hast thou been?” “With Grethel.” “What didst thou take her?” “Took nothing; had something given me.” “What did Grethel give thee?” “Gave me a needle.” “Where is the needle, Hans?” “Stuck it in the hay-cart.” “That was ill done, Hans. Thou shouldst have stuck the needle in thy sleeve.” “Never mind, I’ll do better next time.”

汉斯拿着针，把它插在一辆干草车上，跟着车子走回了家。“晚上好，妈妈。”“晚上好，汉斯。你去哪儿了？”“去格蕾特尔家了。”“你给她带了什么？”“什么都没带，是她给了我东西。”“格蕾特尔给了你什么？”“给了我一根针。”“针在哪儿呢，汉斯？”“插在干草车上了。”“这可做得不对，汉斯。你该把针插在袖子里才对。”“没关系，下次我会做得更好。”

“Whither away, Hans?” “To Grethel, mother.” “Behave well, Hans.” “Oh, I’ll behave well. Good-bye, mother.” “Good-bye, Hans.”

“汉斯，你要去哪儿呀？”“去格蕾特尔家，妈妈。”“汉斯，要乖乖的哦。”“哦，我会乖乖的。再见，妈妈。”“再见，汉斯。”

Hans comes to Grethel. “Good day, Grethel.” “Good day, Hans. What dost thou bring that is good?” “I bring nothing; I want to have something given to me.” Grethel presents Hans with a knife. “Good-bye, Grethel.” “Good-bye Hans.”

汉斯来到格蕾特尔家。“你好，格蕾特尔。”“你好，汉斯。你带了什么好东西来吗？”“我什么都没带，我是想要点什么东西。”格蕾特尔送给汉斯一把刀。“再见，格蕾特尔。”“再见，汉斯。”

Hans takes the knife, sticks it in his sleeve, and goes home. “Good evening, mother.” “Good evening, Hans. Where hast thou been?” “With Grethel.” “What didst thou take her?” “Took her nothing, she gave me something.” “What did Grethel give thee?” “Gave me a knife.” “Where is the knife, Hans?” “Stuck in my sleeve.” “That’s ill done, Hans, thou shouldst have put the knife in thy pocket.” “Never mind, will do better next time.” “Whither away, Hans?” “To Grethel, mother.” “Behave well, Hans.” “Oh, I’ll behave well. Good-bye, mother.” “Good-bye, Hans.”

汉斯拿着刀，把它插在袖子里，回了家。“晚上好，妈妈。”“晚上好，汉斯。你去哪儿了？”“去格蕾特尔家了。”“你给她带了什么？”“什么都没给她，是她给了我东西。”“格蕾特尔给了你什么？”“给了我一把刀。”“刀在哪儿呢，汉斯？”“插在我袖子里了。”“这可做得不对，汉斯，你该把刀放进口袋里才对。”“没关系，下次会做得更好。”“汉斯，你要去哪儿呀？”“去格蕾特尔家，妈妈。”“汉斯，要乖乖的哦。”“哦，我会乖乖的。再见，妈妈。”“再见，汉斯。”

Hans comes to Grethel. “Good day, Grethel.” “Good day, Hans. What good thing dost thou bring?” “I bring nothing, I want something given me.” Grethel presents Hans with a young goat. “Good-bye, Grethel.” “Good-bye, Hans.” Hans takes the goat, ties its legs, and puts it in his pocket. When he gets home it is suffocated. “Good evening, mother.” “Good evening, Hans. Where hast thou been?” “With Grethel.” “What didst thou take her?” “Took nothing, she gave me something.” “What did Grethel give thee?” “She gave me a goat.” “Where is the goat, Hans?” “Put it in my pocket.” “That was ill done, Hans, thou shouldst have put a rope round the goat’s neck.” “Never mind, will do better next time.”

汉斯来到格蕾特尔家。“你好，格蕾特尔。”“你好，汉斯。你带了什么好东西来吗？”“我什么都没带，我想要点什么东西。”格蕾特尔送给汉斯一只小山羊。“再见，格蕾特尔。”“再见，汉斯。”汉斯牵着山羊，把它的腿绑起来，塞进了自己的口袋里。等他到家时，山羊已经闷死了。“晚上好，妈妈。”“晚上好，汉斯。你去哪儿了？”“去格蕾特尔家了。”“你给她带了什么？”“什么都没带，是她给了我东西。”“格蕾特尔给了你什么？”“她给了我一只山羊。”“山羊在哪儿呢，汉斯？”“塞进我口袋里了。”“这可做得不对，汉斯，你该在山羊脖子上系根绳子才对。”“没关系，下次会做得更好。”

“Whither away, Hans?” “To Grethel, mother.” “Behave well, Hans.” “Oh, I’ll behave well. Good-bye, mother.” “Good-bye, Hans.” Hans comes to Grethel. “Good day, Grethel.” “Good day, Hans. What good thing dost thou bring?” “I bring nothing, I want something given me.” Grethel presents Hans with a piece of bacon. “Good-bye, Grethel.” “Good-bye, Hans.”

“汉斯，你要去哪儿呀？”“去格蕾特尔家，妈妈。”“汉斯，要乖乖的哦。”“哦，我会乖乖的。再见，妈妈。”“再见，汉斯。”汉斯来到格蕾特尔家。“你好，格蕾特尔。”“你好，汉斯。你带了什么好东西来吗？”“我什么都没带，我想要点什么东西。”格蕾特尔送给汉斯一块培根。“再见，格蕾特尔。”“再见，汉斯。”

Hans takes the bacon, ties it to a rope, and drags it away behind him. The dogs come and devour the bacon. When he gets home, he has the rope in his hand, and there is no longer anything hanging to it.

汉斯拿着培根，把它绑在一根绳子上，拖着走回家。狗儿们跑过来把培根吃掉了。等他到家时，手里只剩下一根绳子，上面什么也没挂着了。

“Good evening, mother.” “Good evening, Hans.” “Where hast thou been?” “With Grethel.” “What didst thou take her?” “I took her nothing, she gave me something.” “What did Grethel give thee?” “Gave me a bit of bacon.” “Where is the bacon, Hans?” “I tied it to a rope, brought it home, dogs took it.” “That was ill done, Hans, thou shouldst have carried the bacon on thy head.” “Never mind, will do better next time.” “Whither away, Hans?” “To Grethel, mother.” “Behave well, Hans.” “I’ll behave well. Good-bye, mother.” “Good-bye, Hans.”

“晚上好，妈妈。”“晚上好，汉斯。”“你去哪儿了？”“去格蕾特尔家了。”“你给她带了什么？”“什么都没给她，是她给了我东西。”“格蕾特尔给了你什么？”“给了我一块培根。”“培根在哪儿呢，汉斯？”“我把它绑在绳子上，带回了家，可是被狗叼走了。”“这可做得不对，汉斯，你该把培根顶在头上才对。”“没关系，下次会做得更好。”“汉斯，你要去哪儿呀？”“去格蕾特尔家，妈妈。”“汉斯，要乖乖的哦。”“我会乖乖的。再见，妈妈。”“再见，汉斯。”

Hans comes to Grethel. “Good day, Grethel.” “Good day, Hans.” “What good thing dost thou bring?” “I bring nothing, but would have something given.” Grethel presents Hans with a calf. “Good-bye, Grethel.” “Good-bye, Hans.”

汉斯来到格蕾特尔家。“你好，格蕾特尔。”“你好，汉斯。”“你带了什么好东西来吗？”“我什么都没带，只是想要点什么东西。”格蕾特尔送给汉斯一头小牛。“再见，格蕾特尔。”“再见，汉斯。”

Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face. “Good evening, mother.” “Good evening, Hans. Where hast thou been?” “With Grethel.” “What didst thou take her?” “I took nothing, but had something given me.” “What did Grethel give thee?” “A calf.” “Where hast thou the calf, Hans?” “I set it on my head and it kicked my face.” “That was ill done, Hans, thou shouldst have led the calf, and put it in the stall.” “Never mind, will do better next time.”

汉斯牵着小牛，把它顶在头上，小牛却踢了他的脸一脚。“晚上好，妈妈。”“晚上好，汉斯。你去哪儿了？”“去格蕾特尔家了。”“你给她带了什么？”“什么都没带，只是她给了我点东西。”“格蕾特尔给了你什么？”“一头小牛。”“小牛在哪儿呢，汉斯？”“我把它顶在头上，结果它踢了我的脸。”“这可做得不对，汉斯，你该牵着小牛，把它牵进牛棚才对。”“没关系，下次会做得更好。”

“Whither away, Hans?” “To Grethel, mother.” “Behave well, Hans.” “I’ll behave well. Good-bye, mother.” “Good-bye, Hans.”

“汉斯，你要去哪儿呀？”“去格蕾特尔家，妈妈。”“汉斯，要乖乖的哦。”“我会乖乖的。再见，妈妈。”“再见，汉斯。”

Hans comes to Grethel. “Good day, Grethel.” “Good day, Hans. What good thing dost thou bring?” “I bring nothing, but would have something given.” Grethel says to Hans, “I will go with thee.”

汉斯来到格蕾特尔家。“你好，格蕾特尔。”“你好，汉斯。你带了什么好东西来吗？”“我什么都没带，只是想要点什么东西。”格蕾特尔对汉斯说：“我跟你一起去吧。”

Hans takes Grethel, ties her to a rope, leads her to the rack and binds her fast. Then Hans goes to his mother. “Good evening, mother.” “Good evening, Hans. Where hast thou been?” “With Grethel.” “What didst thou take her?” “I took her nothing.” “What did Grethel give thee?” “She gave me nothing, she came with me.” “Where hast thou left Grethel?” “I led her by the rope, tied her to the rack, and scattered some grass for her.” “That was ill done, Hans, thou shouldst have cast friendly eyes on her.” “Never mind, will do better.”

汉斯牵着格蕾特尔，用绳子把她绑起来，领到饲料架旁，把她牢牢地绑住。然后汉斯回到母亲那里。“晚上好，妈妈。”“晚上好，汉斯。你去哪儿了？”“去格蕾特尔家了。”“你给她带了什么？”“我什么都没给她。”“格蕾特尔给了你什么？”“她什么都没给我，她跟我一起来了。”“你把格蕾特尔留在哪儿了？”“我用绳子牵着她，把她绑在了饲料架上，还给她撒了些草。”“这可做得不对，汉斯，你该对她投以温柔的目光才对。”“没关系，我会做得更好。”

Hans went into the stable, gathered up all the calves’ and sheep’s eyes he could find, and tossed them to Grethel as a token of his goodwill. Then Grethel became angry, tore herself loose and ran away, and became the bride of Hans.

汉斯走进牲口棚，把他能找到的所有小牛和绵羊的眼睛都收集起来，作为一份善意的礼物送给了格蕾特尔。格蕾特尔于是大怒，挣脱绳子逃走了，后来却成了汉斯的新娘。