Stranica 306 [306]
246 GRIMM S FAIRY TALES.
“Not ruined enough yet!” said the sparrow, and as the
waggoner drove on with the two horses that were left the
sparrow crept again under the waggon-covering and pecked the
cork out of the second cask, so that all the wine leaked out.
When the waggoner became aware of it, he cried out again,
“Oh! I am a ruined man!” But the sparrow answered,
‘Not ruined enough yet!” and perched on the second
horse’s head and began pecking at his eyes. Back ran the
waggoner and raised his axe to strike, but the sparrow flying
aloft, the stroke fell on the horse, so that he was killed.
“Oh! I am a ruined man!” cried the waggoner.
“ Not ruined enough yet!" said the sparrow, and perching
on the third horse began pecking at his eyes. ‘The waggoner
struck out in his anger at the sparrow without taking aim, and
missing him, he laid his third horse dead.
“Oh! I am a ruined man!” he cried.
“ Not ruined enough yet!” answered the sparrow, flying off;
‘“‘T will see to that at home.”
So the waggoner had to leave his waggon standing, and
went home full of rage.
| “Oh!” said he to his wife, " what ill-luck I have had! the
wine is spilt, and the horses are all three dead.”
“QO husband!" answered she, “such a terrible bird has
come to this house; he has brought with him all the birds of
the air, and there they are in the midst of our wheat devouring
it.” And he looked and there were thousands upon thousands
of birds sitting on the ground, having eaten up all the wheat,
and the sparrow in the midst, and the waggoner cried,
“Oh! I am arumed man!”
" Not ruined enough yet !" answered the sparrow; ‘‘ Wag¬
goner, it shall cost thee thy life!” and he flew away.
Now the waggoner, having lost everything he possessed,
went in-doors and sat down angry and miserable behind the
stove. The sparrow was perched outside on the window-sill, and
cried, " Waggoner, it shall cost thee thy life!" Then the
waggoner seized his axe and threw it at the sparrow, but it
broke the window sash in two and did not touch the sparrow,
who now hopped inside, perched on the stove, and cried.
c Waggoner it shall cost thee thy life!” and he, mad and
blind with rage, beat in the stove, and as the sparrow flew