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格林童話故事第80篇：拉斯廷老兄Brother Lustig
引導語：由格林兄弟搜集編撰的《格林童話》中的童話故事，大家閱讀過哪些?下面是小編收集的《拉斯廷老兄》，還有中英文版本，歡迎大家閱讀!
從前打了一場大仗，大仗結束后，許多士兵被遣散回家。拉斯廷老兄也退役了，他除了一袋干糧和四個金幣外一無所有地上路了。圣彼得裝成一個可憐的乞丐站在拉斯廷老兄的必經之路上，等他走過來便向他乞討。拉斯廷老兄回答說："親愛的乞丐，我能給你什么?我以前是個兵，現在退役了，除了這袋干糧和四個金幣就什么都沒有了。如果我把這些也分給你，那我也得像你一樣沿路乞討了。不過我還是給你點吧。"說著就將干糧分成四份，給了乞丐一份并給了一個金幣。圣彼得謝過他就朝前走了，然后又變成另一個乞丐在前邊等著，待拉斯廷老兄走過來時又向他討，也得到和上一次同樣的東西。圣彼得謝過他之后又走了。第三次他還是裝成乞丐的模樣向拉斯廷老兄討錢，拉斯廷老兄將財產的又一個四分之一給了他，然后繼續趕路。他身上只剩下四分之一的干糧和一個金幣了。他來到一家小酒館，要了一個金幣的啤酒，就著面包把酒喝了又接著往前走。這次，圣彼得變成一個退役軍人的樣子遇見他，說："日安，朋友，能給我一點面包和一個金幣讓我去喝口啤酒么?""我上哪兒找去呀?"拉斯廷老兄回答說："我退役的時候除了一袋干糧和四個金幣外就再也沒啥了。路上我碰到三個乞丐，分給他們一人一份干糧和一個金幣，最后一份干糧和金幣我在小酒館吃了喝了。現在我啥都沒有了，如果你也一樣，倒不如我們結伴當乞丐呢。""不，"圣彼得說："大可不必去當乞丐，我懂點醫道，很快就能掙到足夠的錢。""那倒是的，"拉斯廷老兄說，"那我只好一個人去當乞丐了。""只管跟著我，"彼得說，"無論我掙到什么，你都有一份。""那好啊，"拉斯廷老兄于是跟著圣彼得走了。
他們路過一個農夫家，聽到里面傳來哭聲。他們走進去一看，原來這家的丈夫病得要死了，他妻子正在大聲嚎哭。
"別哭了，"圣彼得說，"我可以治好他。"說著就從口袋里掏出藥膏給病人抹上。不一會兒，病人站了起來，痊愈了。夫婦倆極為高興地說："該怎么謝你們呢?你們要什么?"圣彼得什么都不要，農夫越是要給，他越是堅持說不要。可是拉斯廷老兄用肘捅了捅他說："拿點吧，我們準會用得上的。"后來婦人抱來一只羔羊，請他們千萬收下。圣彼得還在謝絕，拉斯廷又捅了他一下，說："我求你收下吧，我們很需要呢!"圣彼得最后終于說："那好，我就收下羔羊。不過我可不會抱它的，你要收下你就得抱著。""行。"拉斯廷說："我可以輕輕松松地扛著。"說完就把羊扛在肩上，告別了農家。他們來到一片樹林里，拉斯廷老兄的肚子餓了，覺得羊越來越重，因此對圣彼得說："你瞧，這地方挺不錯的。我們可以在這里烤羊肉吃了。""隨你便，"圣彼得回答說，"我可不會燒吃的。既然你要燒，我倒可以給你一只鍋。我四下里走走，等飯做好了我會回來的。你要等我回來才吃哦!我會回來得正是時候的。""你去吧，"拉斯廷老兄說，"我知道怎么做飯。"圣彼得走后，拉斯廷殺了羊羔，生起了篝火，然后將羊肉扔進鍋里煮上。肉煮好之后卻不見彼得回來，拉斯廷便從鍋里撈出羊心說："聽說羊心最好吃。"就嘗了一點，結果把心全吃完了。圣彼得終于回來了，說："羊肉全歸你，我只吃點羊心就行了。"拉斯廷老兄拿出刀叉，裝作在鍋里找羊心，但是沒有找到的樣子，說："這里沒有呀。""能上哪兒去呢?"圣徒問。"我也不知道啊。"拉斯廷回答。"嗨，我們多傻啊!羊壓根兒就沒有心嘛，怎么會忘了呢!我們還在這里一個勁兒找!""哦?這可是新發現!"圣徒說："每種動物都有心臟，怎么唯獨羊羔沒有呢?""我敢保證羊羔沒心，兄弟，"拉斯廷老兄說，"仔細想想你就會明白羊羔確實沒有心。""沒有就算了，"圣彼得說，"羊肉我也不吃了，你自個兒吃吧。""一頓吃不完我會裝到背包里的。"拉斯廷說。他吃了半只羊，另一半裝進了背包。
他們又上路了。圣彼得變出一條大河橫在去路上，他們不得不蹚過去。圣彼得說："你先過吧。""不，"拉斯廷老兄說："你先過吧。"心里卻在盤算：假如水太深，我就不過去了。圣彼得大步蹚了過去，水只沒到他膝蓋;拉斯廷也開始蹚，但是水越來越深，沒到了他喉嚨。"兄弟，幫我一把!"圣彼得說："那你承認自己偷吃了羊心了嗎?""沒有，"他回答說，"我沒吃羊心。"水一下子漲到他的嘴的深度了。"拉我一把，兄弟!"圣彼得說："那你承認自己偷吃了羊心嗎?""不，"他回答說："我沒吃。"圣彼得也沒讓他淹死，而是讓水位降低，幫他蹚了過來。
他們繼續朝前走，來到一個國家。聽說國王的女兒病得快死了。"嗨，兄弟!"退役士兵對圣彼得說："我們的運氣來了。只要我們把她治好了，這一輩子都不用愁吃喝了!"可是圣彼得走得沒士兵一半快。"加油啊，快點抬腳吧，親愛的兄弟。"士兵催促圣徒說："太晚了就來不及了!"然而圣彼得越走越慢，不管士兵怎么催、怎么推都沒用，最后終于聽說公主死了。"這下完了!"拉斯廷老兄說："都怪你，走路像睡著了似的!""少說兩句吧，"圣彼得說，"我不僅能治好病人，還能起死回生呢!""那好啊，只要你辦得到，"拉斯廷老兄說，"你至少該為咱倆掙回半個王國作回報才行。"
他們來到王宮，那里的人們正悲痛萬分。圣彼得對國王說他可以使公主復活。他跟著他們來到公主面前，說："拿個鍋和一點水來。"等東西送來了，他讓所有的人都出去，只留下拉斯廷老兄。他把姑娘的四肢砍下來，扔進水里，然后點著火，架上鍋煮了起來。等肉煮掉了，只剩下骨頭時，圣彼得將那些美麗的白骨撈出來，按照生長順序擺在桌上。一切就緒之后，他走上前對著白骨說了三次："為圣父、圣母、圣子，死去的人啊，復活吧。"第三遍剛說完，公主就站了起來，生氣勃勃，健康美麗。國王萬分喜悅地對圣彼得說："說說你想要什么吧，即使是半壁江山我也愿意。"可圣彼得說："我啥都不要。""哦，這個徹頭徹尾的傻瓜!"拉斯廷老兄一邊想一邊用肘捅他同伴，說，"別犯傻!你要是不需要，我還需要呢!"可圣徒堅持不要。國王一看另一個很想要點什么的樣子，就叫司庫將他的背包裝滿了金子。
他們接著上路了。當來到一座森林的時候，圣彼得對拉斯廷老兄說："我們現在分金子吧。""好的，"他回答說："你分吧。"圣彼得將金子分成三堆，拉斯廷老兄暗想："誰知道他腦子里到底轉些什么瘋念頭!明明只有我們兩個人他卻分成三份。"圣彼得說："我分的很精確：一份是我的、一份歸你，另一份給吃了羊心的那個人。""哦，是我吃了羊心!"拉斯廷老兄一邊說一邊急急忙忙收拾金子。"相信我說的是真話。""怎么可能是真話呢?"圣彼得說："羊羔不是沒有心嗎?""唉，兄弟，也不知道你在想什么!羊和別的動物一樣，都有心。怎么會沒有呢?""算了，算了，"圣彼得說，"這些金子你留著吧。但是我不會再和你同路了，我自己走。""隨你的便，親愛的兄弟，"拉斯廷老兄說，"再見吧。"
圣彼得走的是一條十分艱難的路。拉斯廷老兄想："他自己提出分手更好。他準是個圣人。"拉斯廷有了許多錢，卻不善理財，只知道送人、揮霍，所以過了沒多久他又是一無所有了。他來到一個國家，聽說國王的女兒死了。"哦，哦!"他想，"這對我也許是件好事。我要讓她起死回生，并且得到應得的報酬。"于是他去見國王，說他能使他死去的女兒復活。國王那時也聽說有個退役士兵游歷四方，能起死回生，以為拉斯廷老兄就是那人。可他還是不敢完全信任他，就去和大臣們商量。大臣們說反正公主已經死了，不妨讓他試試。于是，拉斯廷老兄按照從圣彼得那里看到的辦法，也要了一點水和一只鍋，等人們都出去之后將死者的肢體砍下來放進鍋里煮。
水開了，肉也掉了。他取出骨頭擺在桌上，可是不知道人體骨骼的順序。結果擺得亂七八糟。接著他站在白骨前說："為最神圣的圣父、圣母、圣子，死去的人啊，我命令你起來!"他說了三次，骨頭一動不動。他又說了三次，還是沒用。"討厭的姑娘，起來!"他喊道，"再不起來我就對你不客氣了!"說完，只見圣彼得從窗口進來了，他還是那副退役士兵的打扮。他說："你把骨頭擺得亂七八糟的，讓姑娘怎么站起來呀?""親愛的兄弟，我已經盡最大的努力了。"拉斯廷回答。"這次我幫你度過難關，但是有一點我必須告訴你：如果今后你再這么做，你會倒霉的。還有，你不許向國王要任何東西作回報。"圣彼得說著就將骨頭依次擺好，說了三遍："為最神圣的圣父、圣母、圣子，死去的人啊，復活吧。"國王的女兒站了起來，像從前一樣健康、美麗了。圣彼得又從窗口走了。拉斯廷老兄很高興一切進展順利，可轉而想到自己不能要任何回報，心里就煩了。"我只想知道那伙計腦子里有些什么怪念頭。"他想，"他一手給我一手又拿回去了……總之沒道理!"當國王說無論他要什么都可以時，他也不敢明要，不過他用狡猾的暗示竟然使國王明白了他的意思，命人將他的背包塞滿了金子。拉斯廷老兄背著金子離開王宮，出來后看到圣彼得在門口等著他，說："瞧瞧你是什么樣的人!我不是不許你要任何東西嗎?怎么背包里全是金子?""我怎么攔得住啊，"拉斯廷老兄回答說，"他們硬塞給我的嘛!""我告訴你：以后你要再這么做可要遭殃的!""沒關系，兄弟，我不怕。既然現在我有了錢，干嘛還去洗骨頭呢?""一言為定。"圣彼得說，"這些金子夠你用上一陣子了!為了使你不再做犯禁的事，我讓你的背包具有要什么就有什么的魔力。再見，以后你就再也見不到我了。""再見!"拉斯廷老兄一面說一面想："你這古怪的家伙，自己提出分手是最好不過的了。我才不會跟你走呢!"可他根本沒多想背包被施以魔法的事。
拉斯廷老兄又像從前那樣揮金如土。當他揣著剩下的最后四個金幣路過一家小酒館時，他想：必須把這些錢花掉。于是要了三個金幣的啤酒和一個金幣的面包。正喝著，飄來一陣烤鵝的香味。他四下里打量察看，發現是店主家的烤爐里烤著兩只鵝。他想起他的同伴曾告訴他說將來無論他想要什么，他的背包里就會有什么。于是說："哦，我得試試，就要燒鵝吧。"他走出小酒館來到外面時說："我希望那兩只燒鵝能從烤爐跳到我包里來。"說完就打開背包往里看，里面確實有兩只燒鵝。"這就好了!"他說，"現在我是個富翁了!"他來到一片草地上，拿出烤肉正吃得香，走過來兩個路人，眼睜睜地看著那只還沒有動過的烤鵝。拉斯廷想："我吃一只已經足夠了。"于是招呼那兩人過來說："拿去吃吧，為我的健康祝福。"那兩人謝過他之后就帶上烤鵝走進了小酒館，要了半瓶酒和一條面包，從包里拿出烤鵝吃了起來。女店主看到了，對丈夫說："那兩個人在吃燒鵝。去看看是不是吃我們家的。"店主跑去一看，好哇，烤爐竟然是空的!"什么!"他大叫道，"你們這幫賊，竟然以這種方式來吃便宜燒鵝?現在要是不付錢，我就要用榛子水好好洗洗你們!"那兩個人說："我們不是小偷。這是退役士兵給我們的，他就在外面的草地上。""別想這樣蒙騙我!那士兵是上這兒來過，可他像所有誠實的人那樣從大門走出去的。我親自招待他的，我能不知道嗎!就是你們偷的，你們得付錢!"因為沒有錢付，店主操起一根棍子把他們打了出去。
拉斯廷老兄繼續走，看到一座富麗堂皇的城堡，附近有一家很糟糕的小旅館。他走進去，要求住一宿，可店主把他趕了出來，說："店里已經住滿了上等人。""真奇怪，他們怎么會到你這兒來而不去那座富麗堂皇的城堡里住。"拉斯廷老兄說。"啊，的確如此，"店主回答說，"在那里面住上一夜可不是鬧著玩兒的。那些去試過的人還沒有一個活著出來的呢!""既然有人試過了，我也不妨試試。"拉斯廷老兄說。
"別靠近它，要不然你會沒命的。"店主勸告說。"它不會把我怎么樣的，"拉斯廷老兄說，"只管給我鑰匙和好酒好菜就是了。"于是店主將鑰匙、酒和食物交給他。拉斯廷老兄走進城堡，享受過晚餐之后便覺得困了，因為那里沒有床，他便躺在地上，很快便睡著了。到了夜里，他被一陣很響的聲音吵醒了，睜眼一看，原來是九個相貌丑陋的魔鬼正圍著他跳舞呢。拉斯廷老兄說："盡管跳吧，但是別靠我太近。"可魔鬼們靠得越來越近，它們那些可怕的腳都快踩著他的臉了。"別跳了，你們這幫魔鬼精靈!"但是魔鬼們更加猖狂了。拉斯廷老兄開始生氣了，叫道："別跳了，看我怎么讓你們安靜!"說著抓起一把椅子的腳，照著它們砸了過去。可他一個人對付九個魔鬼還是有些勢單力薄，他從前面打它們，其他鬼從后面揪住他的頭發狠狠地扯。"你們這群惡魔，"他吼道，"太過分了!等著瞧吧，你們九個壞蛋，統統滾進我的背包里去!"它們轉眼就進去了。他扣上背包，把它扔在一個角落里。一切突然安靜下來，拉斯廷老兄又躺下睡了，一直睡到大天亮。
店主和城堡的主人一起來看他怎么樣了。當看到他平安無事而且十分快樂時，他們十分驚訝，問："看來那些鬼沒傷害你?""他們之所以沒害死我是因為我把它們全裝進我的背包里了。現在你們可以平靜地住在這里面了，它們不會再來搗亂了。"那個上等人給了他豐厚的禮物，并且要求他長期住下去，答應終身供給他衣食。"不了，"拉斯廷老兄回答說，"我已經習慣四處游歷，我還要朝前走。"
他又走了，來到一個鐵匠鋪，將裝著九個魔鬼的背包放到砧子上，要鐵匠和他徒弟狠狠地砸。他們用大鐵錘使足力氣猛砸，里面的魔鬼"嗷嗷"直叫，聽起來挺可憐的。等他打開包時，八個已經被砸死了，只有一個因為卷縮在折縫里沒被砸死，趕緊溜了出來，回地獄去了。
從那以后，拉斯廷老兄又游歷了很久，到過世界各地，那些認識他的人能講很多關于他的故事。最后他也老了，想到了死，于是來到一個虔誠的隱士那兒，對他說："我現在已經不想四處飄流了，我想按死后能升天堂的人那樣生活。"隱士回答說："有兩條路可走：一條寬敞而快樂，卻通向地獄;一條狹窄而艱難，卻通往天堂。""我要是選那條狹窄的路豈不是傻瓜!"拉斯廷老兄想，于是選擇了那條寬敞快樂的路。最后他來到一扇黑黑的門前……那是地獄之門。拉斯廷老兄敲了敲門，看門人把門裂開一條縫往外看是誰。一看是拉斯廷老兄，嚇得趕緊插上門，飛快地跑到最高層的鬼那兒，說："門口有個人要進來，可要是你珍惜生命，千萬別讓他進來，要不然他會讓地獄里所有的鬼全進他的背包的。有一次他把我關在里面狠狠地錘了一頓。"原來他就是那九個被鎖進背包里的鬼之一，他鼻青眼腫地逃了出來。因此他們對拉斯廷老兄喊叫，要他走開，不能進去。"既然他們不讓我進，我得試試能不能在天堂找個地方。我總得呆在什么地方才行啊。"他想。接著他來到天堂門口，敲了敲門，圣彼得正好在看門，拉斯廷老兄認出了他，想："我在這里遇到了老朋友，該好過點了。"可是圣彼得說："我簡直不敢相信你也能進天堂!""請讓我進來吧，兄弟，我總得呆在什么地方。假如他們讓我進地獄我也不會上這兒來。""不行，你不能進。"圣彼得說。
"既然你不讓我進，那就把你的背包拿走吧，我不愿意要你任何東西。""放在這兒吧。"圣彼得說。于是拉斯廷老兄將背包從欄桿里塞進去，圣彼得接過去掛在自己的椅子邊。這時，拉斯廷老兄說："現在讓我進背包吧。"只一秒鐘工夫，他便進了背包，也就進了天堂，圣彼只好讓他在那里呆下去了。
拉斯廷老兄英文版：
Brother Lustig
There was one on a time a great war, and when it came to an end, many soldiers were discharged. Then Brother Lustig also received his dismissal, and besides that, nothing but a small loaf of contract-bread, and four kreuzers in money, with which he departed. St. Peter had, however, placed himself in his way in the shape of a poor beggar, and when Brother Lustig came up, he begged alms of him. Brother Lustig replied, "Dear beggar-man, what am I to give you? I have been a soldier, and have received my dismissal, and have nothing but this little loaf of contract-bread, and four kreuzers of money; when that is gone, I shall have to beg as well as you. Still I will give you something." Thereupon he divided the loaf into four parts, and gave the apostle one of them, and a kreuzer likewise. St. Peter thanked him, went onwards, and threw himself again in the soldier's way as a beggar, but in another shape; and when he came up begged a gift of him as before. Brother Lustig spoke as he had done before, and again gave him a quarter of the loaf and one kreuzer. St. Peter thanked him, and went onwards, but for the third time placed himself in another shape as a beggar on the road, and spoke to Brother Lustig. Brother Lustig gave him also the third quarter of bread and the third kreuzer. St. Peter thanked him, and Brother Lustig went onwards, and had but a quarter of the loaf, and one kreuzer. With that he went into an inn, ate the bread, and ordered one kreuzer's worth of beer. When he had had it, he journeyed onwards, and then St. Peter, who had assumed the appearance of a discharged soldier, met and spoke to him thus: "Good day, comrade, canst thou not give me a bit of bread, and a kreuzer to get a drink?" - "Where am I to procure it?" answered Brother Lustig; "I have been discharged, and I got nothing but a loaf of ammunition-bread and four kreuzers in money. I met three beggars on the road, and I gave each of them a quarter of my bread, and one kreuzer. The last quarter I ate in the inn, and had a drink with the last kreuzer. Now my pockets are empty, and if thou also hast nothing we can go a-begging together." - "No," answered St. Peter, "we need not quite do that. I know a little about medicine, and I will soon earn as much as I require by that." - "Indeed," said Brother Lustig, "I know nothing of that, so I must go and beg alone." - "Just come with me," said St. Peter, "and if I earn anything, thou shalt have half of it." - "All right," said Brother Lustig, so they went away together.
Then they came to a peasant's house inside which they heard loud lamentations and cries; so they went in, and there the husband was lying sick unto death, and very near his end, and his wife was crying and weeping quite loudly. "Stop that howling and crying," said St. Peter, "I will make the man well again," and he took a salve out of his pocket, and healed the sick man in a moment, so that he could get up, and was in perfect health. In great delight the man and his wife said, "How can we reward you? What shall we give you?" But St. Peter would take nothing, and the more the peasant folks offered him, the more he refused. Brother Lustig, however, nudged St. Peter, and said, "Take something; sure enough we are in need of it." At length the woman brought a lamb and said to St. Peter that he really must take that, but he would not. Then Brother Lustig gave him a poke in the side, and said, "Do take it, you stupid fool; we are in great want of it!" Then St. Peter said at last, "Well, I will take the lamb, but I won't carry it; if thou wilt insist on having it, thou must carry it." - "That is nothing," said Brother Lustig. "I will easily carry it," and took it on his shoulder. Then they departed and came to a wood, but Brother Lustig had begun to feel the lamb heavy, and he was hungry, so he said to St. Peter, "Look, that's a good place, we might cook the lamb there, and eat it." - "As you like," answered St. Peter, "but I can't have anything to do with the cooking; if thou wilt cook, there is a kettle for thee, and in the meantime I will walk about a little until it is ready. Thou must, however, not begin to eat until I have come back, I will come at the right time." - "Well, go, then," said Brother Lustig, "I understand cookery, I will manage it." Then St. Peter went away, and Brother Lustig killed the lamb, lighted a fire, threw the meat into the kettle, and boiled it. The lamb was, however, quite ready, and the apostle Peter had not come back, so Brother Lustig took it out of the kettle, cut it up, and found the heart. "That is said to be the best part," said he, and tasted it, but at last he ate it all up. At length St. Peter returned and said, "Thou mayst eat the whole of the lamb thyself, I will only have the heart, give me that." Then Brother Lustig took a knife and fork, and pretended to look anxiously about amongst the lamb's flesh, but not to be able to find the heart, and at last he said abruptly, "There is none here." - "But where can it be?" said the apostle. "I don't know," replied Brother Lustig, "but look, what fools we both are, to seek for the lamb's heart, and neither of us to remember that a lamb has no heart!" - "Oh," said St. Peter, "that is something quite new! Every animal has a heart, why is a lamb to have none?" - "No, be assured, my brother," said Brother Lustig, "that a lamb has no heart; just consider it seriously, and then you will see that it really has none." - "Well, it is all right," said St. Peter, "if there is no heart, then I want none of the lamb; thou mayst eat it alone." - "What I can't eat now, I will carry away in my knapsack," said Brother Lustig, and he ate half the lamb, and put the rest in his knapsack.
They went farther, and then St. Peter caused a great stream of water to flow right across their path, and they were obliged to pass through it. Said St. Peter, "Do thou go first." - "No," answered Brother Lustig, "thou must go first," and he thought, "if the water is too deep I will stay behind." Then St. Peter strode through it, and the water just reached to his knee. So Brother Lustig began to go through also, but the water grew deeper and reached to his throat. Then he cried, "Brother, help me!" St. Peter said, "Then wilt thou confess that thou hast eaten the lamb's heart?" - "No," said he, "I have not eaten it." Then the water grew deeper still and rose to his mouth. "Help me, brother," cried the soldier. St. Peter said, "Then wilt thou confess that thou hast eaten the lamb's heart?" - "No," he replied, "I have not eaten it." St. Peter, however, would not let him be drowned, but made the water sink and helped him through it.
Then they journeyed onwards, and came to a kingdom where they heard that the King's daughter lay sick unto death. "Hollo, brother!" said the soldier to St. Peter, "this is a chance for us; if we can heal her we shall be provided for, for life!" But St. Peter was not half quick enough for him, "Come, lift your legs, my dear brother," said he, "that we may get there in time." But St. Peter walked slower and slower, though Brother Lustig did all he could to drive and push him on, and at last they heard that the princess was dead. "Now we are done for!" said Brother Lustig; "that comes of thy sleepy way of walking!" - "Just be quiet," answered St. Peter, "I can do more than cure sick people; I can bring dead ones to life again." - "Well, if thou canst do that," said Brother Lustig, "it's all right, but thou shouldst earn at least half the kingdom for us by that." Then they went to the royal palace, where every one was in great grief, but St. Peter told the King that he would restore his daughter to life. He was taken to her, and said, "Bring me a kettle and some water," and when that was brought, he bade everyone go out, and allowed no one to remain with him but Brother Lustig. Then he cut off all the dead girl's limbs, and threw them in the water, lighted a fire beneath the kettle, and boiled them. And when the flesh had fallen away from the bones, he took out the beautiful white bones, and laid them on a table, and arranged them together in their natural order. When he had done that, he stepped forward and said three times, "In the name of the holy Trinity, dead woman, arise." And at the third time, the princess arose, living, healthy and beautiful. Then the King was in the greatest joy, and said to St. Peter, "Ask for thy reward; even if it were half my kingdom, I would give it thee." But St. Peter said, "I want nothing for it." - "Oh, thou tomfool!" thought Brother Lustig to himself, and nudged his comrade's side, and said, "Don't be so stupid! If thou hast no need of anything, I have." St. Peter, however, would have nothing, but as the King saw that the other would very much like to have something, he ordered his treasurer to fill Brother Lustig's knapsack with gold. Then they went on their way, and when they came to a forest, St. Peter said to Brother Lustig, "Now, we will divide the gold." - "Yes," he replied, "we will." So St. Peter divided the gold, and divided it into three heaps. Brother Lustig thought to himself, "What craze has he got in his head now? He is making three shares, and there are only two of us!" But St. Peter said, "I have divided it exactly; there is one share for me, one for thee, and one for him who ate the lamb's heart."
"Oh, I ate that!" replied Brother Lustig, and hastily swept up the gold. "You may trust what I say." - "But how can that be true," said St. Peter, "when a lamb has no heart?" - "Eh, what, brother, what can you be thinking of? Lambs have hearts like other animals, why should only they have none?" - "Well, so be it," said St. Peter, "keep the gold to yourself, but I will stay with you no longer; I will go my way alone." - "As you like, dear brother," answered Brother Lustig. "Farewell."
Then St. Peter went a different road, but Brother Lustig thought, "It is a good thing that he has taken himself off, he is certainly a strange saint, after all." Then he had money enough, but did not know how to manage it, squandered it, gave it away, and and when some time had gone by, once more had nothing. Then he arrived in a certain country where he heard that a King's daughter was dead. "Oh, ho!" thought he, "that may be a good thing for me; I will bring her to life again, and see that I am paid as I ought to be." So he went to the King, and offered to raise the dead girl to life again. Now the King had heard that a discharged soldier was traveling about and bringing dead persons to life again, and thought that Brother Lustig was the man; but as he had no confidence in him, he consulted his councillors first, who said that he might give it a trial as his daughter was dead. Then Brother Lustig ordered water to be brought to him in a kettle, bade every one go out, cut the limbs off, threw them in the water and lighted a fire beneath, just as he had seen St. Peter do. The water began to boil, the flesh fell off, and then he took the bones out and laid them on the table, but he did not know the order in which to lay them, and placed them all wrong and in confusion. Then he stood before them and said, "In the name of the most holy Trinity, dead maiden, I bid thee arise," and he said this thrice, but the bones did not stir. So he said it thrice more, but also in vain: "Confounded girl that you are, get up!" cried he, "Get up, or it shall be worse for you!" When he had said that, St. Peter suddenly appeared in his former shape as a discharged soldier; he entered by the window and said, "Godless man, what art thou doing? How can the dead maiden arise, when thou hast thrown about her bones in such confusion?" - "Dear brother, I have done everything to the best of my ability," he answered. "This once, I will help thee out of thy difficulty, but one thing I tell thee, and that is that if ever thou undertakest anything of the kind again, it will be the worse for thee, and also that thou must neither demand nor accept the smallest thing from the King for this!" Thereupon St. Peter laid the bones in their right order, said to the maiden three times, "In the name of the most holy Trinity, dead maiden, arise," and the King's daughter arose, healthy and beautiful as before. Then St. Peter went away again by the window, and Brother Lustig was rejoiced to find that all had passed off so well, but was very much vexed to think that after all he was not to take anything for it. "I should just like to know," thought he, "what fancy that fellow has got in his head, for what he gives with one hand he takes away with the other there is no sense whatever in it!" Then the King offered Brother Lustig whatsoever he wished to have, but he did not dare to take anything; however, by hints and cunning, he contrived to make the King order his knapsack to be filled with gold for him, and with that he departed. When he got out, St. Peter was standing by the door, and said, "Just look what a man thou art; did I not forbid thee to take anything, and there thou hast thy knapsack full of gold!" - "How can I help that," answered Brother Lustig, "if people will put it in for me?" - "Well, I tell thee this, that if ever thou settest about anything of this kind again thou shalt suffer for it!" - "Eh, brother, have no fear, now I have money, why should I trouble myself with washing bones?" - "Faith," said St. Peter, "the gold will last a long time! In order that after this thou mayst never tread in forbidden paths, I will bestow on thy knapsack this property, namely, that whatsoever thou wishest to have inside it, shall be there. Farewell, thou wilt now never see me more." - "Good-bye," said Brother Lustig, and thought to himself, "I am very glad that thou hast taken thyself off, thou strange fellow; I shall certainly not follow thee." But of the magical power which had been bestowed on his knapsack, he thought no more.
Brother Lustig travelled about with his money, and squandered and wasted what he had as before. When at last he had no more than four kreuzers, he passed by an inn and thought, "The money must go," and ordered three kreuzers' worth of wine and one kreuzer's worth of bread for himself. As he was sitting there drinking, the smell of roast goose made its way to his nose. Brother Lustig looked about and peeped, and saw that the host had two geese standing in the oven. Then he remembered that his comrade had said that whatsoever he wished to have in his knapsack should be there, so he said, "Oh, ho! I must try that with the geese." So he went out, and when he was outside the door, he said, "I wish those two roasted geese out of the oven and in my knapsack," and when he had said that, he unbuckled it and looked in, and there they were inside it. "Ah, that's right!" said he, "now I am a made man!" and went away to a meadow and took out the roast meat. When he was in the midst of his meal, two journeymen came up and looked at the second goose, which was not yet touched, with hungry eyes. Brother Lustig thought to himself, "One is enough for me," and called the two men up and said, "Take the goose, and eat it to my health." They thanked him, and went with it to the inn, ordered themselves a half bottle of wine and a loaf, took out the goose which had been given them, and began to eat. The hostess saw them and said to her husband, "Those two are eating a goose; just look and see if it is not one of ours, out of the oven." The landlord ran thither, and behold the oven was empty! "What!" cried he, "you thievish crew, you want to eat goose as cheap as that? Pay for it this moment; or I will wash you well with green hazel-sap." The two said, "We are no thieves, a discharged soldier gave us the goose, outside there in the meadow." - "You shall not throw dust in my eyes that way! the soldier was here but he went out by the door, like an honest fellow. I looked after him myself; you are the thieves and shall pay!" But as they could not pay, he took a stick, and cudgeled them out of the house.
Brother Lustig went his way and came to a place where there was a magnificent castle, and not far from it a wretched inn. He went to the inn and asked for a night's lodging, but the landlord turned him away, and said, "There is no more room here, the house is full of noble guests." - "It surprises me that they should come to you and not go to that splendid castle," said Brother Lustig. "Ah, indeed," replied the host, "but it is no slight matter to sleep there for a night; no one who has tried it so far, has ever come out of it alive."
"If others have tried it," said Brother Lustig, "I will try it too."
"Leave it alone," said the host, "it will cost you your neck." - "It won't kill me at once," said Brother Lustig, "just give me the key, and some good food and wine." So the host gave him the key, and food and wine, and with this Brother Lustig went into the castle, enjoyed his supper, and at length, as he was sleepy, he lay down on the ground, for there was no bed. He soon fell asleep, but during the night was disturbed by a great noise, and when he awoke, he saw nine ugly devils in the room, who had made a circle, and were dancing around him. Brother Lustig said, "Well, dance as long as you like, but none of you must come too close." But the devils pressed continually nearer to him, and almost stepped on his face with their hideous feet. "Stop, you devils' ghosts," said he, but they behaved still worse. Then Brother Lustig grew angry, and cried, "Hola! but I will soon make it quiet," and got the leg of a chair and struck out into the midst of them with it. But nine devils against one soldier were still too many, and when he struck those in front of him, the others seized him behind by the hair, and tore it unmercifully. "Devils' crew," cried he, "it is getting too bad, but wait. Into my knapsack, all nine of you!" In an instant they were in it, and then he buckled it up and threw it into a corner. After this all was suddenly quiet, and Brother Lustig lay down again, and slept till it was bright day. Then came the inn-keeper, and the nobleman to whom the castle belonged, to see how he had fared; but when they perceived that he was merry and well they were astonished, and asked, "Have the spirits done you no harm, then?" - "The reason why they have not," answered Brother Lustig, "is because I have got the whole nine of them in my knapsack! You may once more inhabit your castle quite tranquilly, none of them will ever haunt it again." The nobleman thanked him, made him rich presents, and begged him to remain in his service, and he would provide for him as long as he lived. "No," replied Brother Lustig, "I am used to wandering about, I will travel farther." Then he went away, and entered into a smithy, laid the knapsack, which contained the nine devils on the anvil, and asked the smith and his apprentices to strike it. So they smote with their great hammers with all their strength, and the devils uttered howls which were quite pitiable. When he opened the knapsack after this, eight of them were dead, but one which had been lying in a fold of it, was still alive, slipped out, and went back again to hell. Thereupon Brother Lustig travelled a long time about the world, and those who know them can tell many a story about him, but at last he grew old, and thought of his end, so he went to a hermit who was known to be a pious man, and said to him, "I am tired of wandering about, and want now to behave in such a manner that I shall enter into the kingdom of Heaven." The hermit replied, "There are two roads, one is broad and pleasant, and leads to hell, the other is narrow and rough, and leads to heaven." - "I should be a fool," thought Brother Lustig, "if I were to take the narrow, rough road." So he set out and took the broad and pleasant road, and at length came to a great black door, which was the door of Hell. Brother Lustig knocked, and the door-keeper peeped out to see who was there. But when he saw Brother Lustig, he was terrified, for he was the very same ninth devil who had been shut up in the knapsack, and had escaped from it with a black eye. So he pushed the bolt in again as quickly as he could, ran to the devil's lieutenant, and said, "There is a fellow outside with a knapsack, who wants to come in, but as you value your lives don't allow him to enter, or he will wish the whole of hell into his knapsack. He once gave me a frightful hammering when I was inside it." So they called out to Brother Lustig that he was to go away again, for he should not get in there! "If they won't have me here," thought he, "I will see if I can find a place for myself in heaven, for I must be somewhere." So he turned about and went onwards until he came to the door of Heaven, where he knocked. St. Peter was sitting hard by as door-keeper. Brother Lustig recognised him at once, and thought, "Here I find an old friend, I shall get on better." But St. Peter said, "I really believe that thou wantest to come into Heaven." - "Let me in, brother; I must get in somewhere; if they would have taken me into Hell, I should not have come here." - "No," said St. Peter, "thou shalt not enter." - "Then if thou wilt not let me in, take thy knapsack back, for I will have nothing at all from thee." - "Give it here, then," said St. Peter. Then Brother Lustig gave him the knapsack into Heaven through the bars, and St. Peter took it, and hung it beside his seat. Then said Brother Lustig, "And now I wish myself inside my knapsack," and in a second he was in it, and in Heaven, and St. Peter was forced to let him stay there.
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