Reading time for children: 3 min
„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?“
Informations for scientific analysis
Fairy tale statistics | Value |
|---|---|
| Number | KHM 131 |
| Aarne-Thompson-Uther-Index | ATU Typ 2019 |
| Translations |  |
| Readability Index by Björnsson | 25.3 |
| Flesch-Reading-Ease Index | 77.5 |
| Flesch–Kincaid Grade-Level | 4.3 |
| Gunning Fog Index | 4.5 |
| Coleman–Liau Index | 9.8 |
| SMOG Index | 7.5 |
| Automated Readability Index | 2.8 |
| Character Count | 2.096 |
| Letter Count | 1.484 |
| Sentence Count | 46 |
| Word Count | 341 |
| Average Words per Sentence | 7,41 |
| Words with more than 6 letters | 61 |
| Percentage of long words | 17.9% |
| Number of Syllables | 491 |
| Average Syllables per Word | 1,44 |
| Words with three Syllables | 25 |
| Percentage Words with three Syllables | 7.3% |
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