“The host at first made many objections, his" house was already full, besides he thought they could not be very distinguished persons ; but at last, as they made pleasant speeches, and told him that he should have the egg which the little hen had laid on the way. and should likewise keep the duck. wliicti laid one every day, he at length said that they might stay the night. And now they had themselves well served, and feasted and rioted.”

— Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 10 · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan