Folk Tale
Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie
Translated From
Die schöne Katrinelje und Pif Paf Poltrie
| Author | Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm |
|---|---|
| Book Title | Kinder- und Hausmärchen |
| Publication Date | 1812 |
| Language | German |
Other Translations / Adaptations
| Text title | Language | Author | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Het mooie Katrinelletje en Pief Paf Poltrie | Dutch | M.M. de Vries-Vogel | 1940 |
| La bella Caterinella e Pum Pum Fracassino | Italian | _ | _ |
| Cô Katrinelje xinh đẹp và anh chàng Pif Paf Poltrie | Vietnamese | _ | _ |
| Den smukke Katrine og købstadstampen | Danish | _ | _ |
| La bella Catalinita y Pif Paf Poltri | Spanish | _ | _ |
| Author | Margaret Hunt |
|---|---|
| ATU | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Origin | Germany |
"Good-day, Father Hollenthe."- "Many thanks, Pif-paf-poltrie."- "May I be allowed to have your daughter?"- "Oh, yes, if Mother Malcho (Milch-cow), Brother High-and-Mighty, Sister K"setraut, and fair Katrinelje are willing, you can have her."
"Where is Mother Malcho, then?"- "She is in the cow-house, milking the cow."
"Good-day, Mother Malcho."- "Many thanks, Pif-paf-poltrie."- "May I be allowed to have your daughter?"- "Oh, yes, if Father Hollenthe, Brother High-and-Mighty, Sister K"setraut, and fair Katrinelje are willing, you can have her."- "Where is Brother High-and-Mighty, then?"- "He is in the room chopping some wood."- "Good-day, Brother High-and-Mighty."- "Many thanks, Pif-paf-poltrie."- "May I be allowed to have your sister?"- "Oh, yes, if Father Hollenthe, Mother Malcho, Sister K"setraut, and fair Katrinelje are willing, you can have her."- "Where is Sister K"setraut, then?"- "She is in the garden cutting cabbages."- "Good-day, sister K"setraut."- "Many thanks, Pif-paf-poltrie."- "May I be allowed to have your sister?"- "Oh, yes, if Father Hollenthe, Mother Malcho, Brother High-and-Mighty, and fair Katrinelje are willing, you may have her."- "Where is fair Katrinelje, then?"- "She is in the room counting out her farthings."- "Good day, fair Katrinelje."- "Many thanks, Pif-paf-poltrie."- "Wilt thou be my bride?"- "Oh, yes, if Father Hollenthe, Mother Malcho, Brother High-and-Mighty, and Sister K"setraut are willing, I am ready."
"Fair Katrinelje, how much dowry do hast thou?"- "Fourteen farthings in ready money, three and a half groschen owing to me, half a pound of dried apples, a handful of fried bread, and a handful of spices.
And many other things are mine,
Have I not a dowry fine?
"Pif-paf-poltrie, what is thy trade?Art thou a tailor?"- "Something better."- "A shoemaker?"- "Something better."- "A husbandman?"- "Something better."- "A joiner?"- "Something better."- "A smith?"- "Something better."- "A miller?"- "Something better."- "Perhaps a broom-maker?"- "Yes, that's what I am, is it not a fine trade?"
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