Reading time for children: 2 min
„Whither goest thou?“ – „To Walpe.“ – „I to Walpe, thou to Walpe, so, so, together we’ll go.“
„Hast thou a man? What is his name?“ – „Cham.“ – „My man Cham, thy man Cham; I to Walpe, thou to Walpe; so, so, together we’ll go.“
„Hast thou a child? How is he styled?“ – „Wild.“ – „My child Wild, thy child Wild; my man Cham, thy man Cham; I to Walpe, thou to Walpe, so, so, together we’ll go.“
„Hast thou a cradle? How callest thou thy cradle?“ – „Hippodadle.“ – „My cradle Hippodadle, my child Wild, thy child Wild, my man Cham, thy man Cham; I to Walpe, thou to Walpe, so, so, together we’ll go.“
„Hast thou also a drudge? What name has thy drudge?“ – „From-thy-work- do-not-budge.“ – „My drudge, From-thy-work-do-not-budge; my child Wild, thy child Wild; my man Cham, thy man Cham; I to Walpe, thou to Walpe; so, so, together we’ll go.“
Informations for scientific analysis
Fairy tale statistics | Value |
|---|---|
| Number | KHM 140 |
| Aarne-Thompson-Uther-Index | ATU Typ 1940 |
| Translations |  |
| Readability Index by Björnsson | 14 |
| Flesch-Reading-Ease Index | 96.1 |
| Flesch–Kincaid Grade-Level | 1.9 |
| Gunning Fog Index | 4.8 |
| Coleman–Liau Index | 5.5 |
| SMOG Index | 6.7 |
| Automated Readability Index | 0 |
| Character Count | 840 |
| Letter Count | 568 |
| Sentence Count | 19 |
| Word Count | 157 |
| Average Words per Sentence | 8,26 |
| Words with more than 6 letters | 9 |
| Percentage of long words | 5.7% |
| Number of Syllables | 190 |
| Average Syllables per Word | 1,21 |
| Words with three Syllables | 7 |
| Percentage Words with three Syllables | 4.5% |
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