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After Hans had had her some time, he said: 'Wife, I am going out

to work and earn some money for us; go into the field and cut the

corn that we may have some bread.' 'Yes, dear Hans, I will do

that.' After Hans had gone away, she cooked herself some good

broth and took it into the field with her. When she came to the

field she said to herself: 'What shall I do; shall I cut first,

or shall I eat first? Oh, I will eat first.' Then she drank her

cup of broth and when she was fully satisfied, she once more

said: 'What shall I do? Shall I cut first, or shall I sleep

first? I will sleep first.' Then she lay down among the corn and

fell asleep. Hans had been at home for a long time, but Elsie did

not come; then said he: 'What a clever Elsie I have; she is so

industrious that she does not even come home to eat.' But when

evening came and she still stayed away, Hans went out to see what

she had cut, but nothing was cut, and she was lying among the

corn asleep.