Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm

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Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm… (1909)

What is good for one is right for the other. If I have a drink first I shall be none the worse.’ So she took another hearty pull at the jug, and then she sent the other fowl after the first one.
In the height of her enjoyment, her Master came back, and cried, ‘Hurry, Grethel, the guest is just coming.’
‘Very well, sir, I ’ll soon have it ready,’ answered Grethel.
Her Master went to see if the table was properly laid, and took the big carving-knife with which he meant to cut up the fowls, to sharpen it. In the meantime the guest came and knocked politely at the door.
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Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm… (1909)

When it’s all gone you can rest; run and have another drink and then finish it up.’ So she went down to the cellar, took a good drink, and contentedly ate up the rest of the fowl. When it had all disappeared and still no Master came, Grethel looked at the other fowl and said, ‘Where one is gone the other must follow.
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