One eye two eyes three eyes grimm. “One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes” 2022-11-01

“One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes”

So one day she seated herself on a mound in the field, and began to weep and cry so bitterly that two little rivulets flowed from her eyes. She looked in their faces, and recognized her sisters, One-Eye, and Three-Eyes, who had fallen into such poverty that they had to wander about and beg their bread from door to door. So she sat down on a ridge and began to weep, and so bitterly that two streams ran down from her eyes. To-day they have given me so little that I am still quite hungry. Next day she again went out with her goat, and left the few bits of broken bread which had been handed to her, lying untouched. Now, when the two sisters saw little Two Eyes carried away by the handsome young knight, they were overjoyed at their good fortune. It came to pass that Two-Eyes had to go out into the fields and tend the goat, but she was still quite hungry, because her sisters had given her so little to eat.

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Then said the mother, "Three-Eyes, do you climb up; you with your three eyes can look about you better than One-Eye. Little Two Eyes saw them, and, looking earnestly in their faces, she recognised her two sisters, who had become so poor that they were obliged to beg their bread from door to door. They did not know how the tree could have come there during the night, but Two-eyes, saw that it had grown up out of the entrails of the goat, for it was standing on the exact spot where she had buried them. She supposed it had grown up from the heart of the goat; for it stood over where she had buried it in the earth. Then the mother said to One-eye, "Climb up, my child, and gather some of the fruit of the tree for us.

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If a man possessed only one branch he might obtain all he wished for in the world. Come, let us go home again. She put two of my eyes to sleep by using a certain form of words, but When Two-Eyes saw that, she went out full of trouble, seated herself on the ridge of grass at the edge of the field, and wept bitter tears. It came to pass that Two-eyes had to go out into the fields and tend the goat, but she was still quite hungry, because her sisters had given her so little to eat. The knight, however, desired to see her, and cried, "Two-Eyes, come forth. Then said the knight, "Two-eyes, what shall I give thee for it? In the evening, when she went home with the goat, she found an earthenware dish with some scraps which her sisters had left for her, but she did not touch them. They both took great trouble, but they were not able to do it, for the branches and fruit both moved away from them every time.

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You are a good care-taker! Who knows what good things may be in store for us? Two eyes, are you sleeping? When the knight saw the apples he was astonished, and asked where they came from. At length the mother grew impatient, and climbed up herself, but could get hold of the fruit no better than One-eye and Three-eyes, for she always clutched empty air. As the knight came nearer they saw he was a handsome man; and presently he halted, and looked with wonder and pleasure at the beautiful tree with its silver leaves and golden fruit. So when Two-Eyes set out the next time, One-Eye went to her and said, "I will go with you to the pasture, and see that the goat is well taken care of, and driven where there is food. When he saw them, he asked in astonishment where they came from. Nothing in the wide world could be more beautiful or more costly.

Grimm's Household Tales, Volume 2/One

It so happened that little Two Eyes was sent into the fields to take care of the goats, and she was often very hungry, although her sisters had as much as they liked to eat. Then Two-Eyes said the shortest prayer she knew, "Lord God, be with us always, Amen," and helped herself to some food, and enjoyed it. Come, we will go home. But Three Eyes was not more skilful; with all her efforts she could not draw the branches, nor the fruit, near enough to pluck even a leaf, for they sprang back as she put out her hand. Two-eyes now awakened One-eye, and said, "One-eye, you want to take care of the goat, and go to sleep while you are doing it, and in the meantime the goat might run all over the world.

At length the mother grew impatient, and climbed up herself, but could get hold of the fruit no better than One-Eye and Three-Eyes, for she always clutched empty air. And once when she looked up in her grief, a woman was standing beside her, who said, "Why art thou weeping, little Two-eyes? At last the mother was impatient, and climbed up herself, but with no more success, for, as she appeared to grasp a branch, or fruit, her hand closed upon thin air. Then Two-eyes came to her, waked her and said, "Have you been asleep, Three-eyes? When Two-eyes saw that, she went out full of trouble, seated herself on the ridge of grass at the edge of the field, and wept bitter tears. Two eyes, are you sleeping? Come, let us go home! One-eye and Three-eyes answered that they had another sister, who was not allowed to show herself, for she had only two eyes like any common person. You shall lose your wish! When she is out, she says to the goat, "Bleat, bleat, my little goat, I pray, And take the table quite away," and all disappears.

In the evening, when she went home with the goat, she found an earthenware dish with some scraps which her sisters had left for her, but she did not touch them. The knight, however, desired to see her, and cried, "Two-eyes, come forth. The goat, who every day spread my table so beautifully, has been killed by my mother, and I shall have again to suffer from hunger and sorrow. At length the mother grew impatient, and climbed up herself, but could get hold of the fruit no better than One-eye and Three-eyes, for she always clutched empty air. But she pretended to be asleep when her sister came to wake her and told her she was going home. Then said the knight, "It is very strange that the tree should belong to you, and that you should still not be able to break a piece off.

There she was given beautiful clothes to wear, and as much to eat and drink as she wished, and as she grew up the young knight loved her so dearly that they were married with great rejoicings. Two-eyes lived a long time in happiness. When little Two Eyes saw this, she went out into the field, seated herself on a mound, and wept most bitter tears. So when Two-eyes set out the next time, One-eye went to her and said, "I will go with you to the pasture, and see that the goat is well taken care of, and driven where there is food. And when she was satisfied, she said, as the wise woman had taught her, "Bleat, bleat, my little goat, I pray, And take the table quite away," and immediately the little table and everything on it was gone again. They none of them knew how the tree could come there in one night, excepting little Two Eyes.

Then said the knight, "Two-Eyes, what shall I give thee for it? And on this very morning, when little Two Eyes looked out of her chamber window of the castle, she saw, to her great joy, that the tree had followed her. The two ugly maidens replied that they had another sister, but they dared not let him see her, for she had only two eyes, like common people, and was named little Two Eyes. The mother took them away from her, and instead of treating poor Two-Eyes any better for this, she and One-Eye and Three-Eyes were only envious, because Two-Eyes alone had been able to get the fruit, and they treated her still more cruelly. The next morning, when they all rose and looked out of the window, there stood a most wonderful tree, with leaves of silver and apples of gold hanging between them. Go home, and ask your sister to give you the heart of the slaughtered goat, and then go and bury it in the ground in front of the house-door. When she is out, she says to the goat, "Bleat, my little goat, bleat, Cover the table with something to eat," and then a little table appears before her covered with the best of food, much better than any we have here, and when she has eaten all she wants, she says, "Bleat, bleat, my little goat, I pray, And take the table quite away," and all disappears. Yet the knight, when he sees her, believes she is beautiful.

When Two-eyes was thus carried away by the handsome knight, her two sisters grudged her good fortune in downright earnest. However, as Two-Eyes saw just as other human beings did, her sisters and her mother could not endure her. Why do you think she does this? And when Two-eyes thought that Three-eyes was fast asleep, she used her little charm, "Bleat, bleat, my little goat, I pray, And take the table quite away," and Three-eyes had seen everything. To-day they have given me so little that I am still quite hungry. But oh, how she did enjoy her dinner! The mother took them from her, and gave them to her sisters, as she said little Two Eyes did not handle them properly; but this was only from jealousy, because little Two Eyes was the only one who could reach the fruit, and she went into the house feeling more spiteful to her than ever. It is true that Three-eyes shut it, but only in her cunning, to pretend it was asleep too, but it blinked, and could see everything very well. Two-Eyes, are you sleeping? It is true that Three-Eyes shut it, but only in her cunning, to pretend it was asleep too, but it blinked, and could see everything very well.