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There was a cook whose name was Gretel. She wore shoes with red heels, and whenever she went out wearing them she would turn this way and that way, and she was very cheerful, thinking, "You are a beautiful girl!"
Then after returning home, because she was so happy, she would drink a swallow of wine, and the wine would give her an appetite, so she would taste the best of what she had cooked, until she was quite full, and then she would say, "The cook has to know how the food tastes." One day her master said to her, "Gretel, this evening a guest is coming. Prepare two chickens for me, the best way that you can." "Yes indeed, sir," answered Gretel. She killed the chickens, scalded them, plucked them, stuck them on the spit, and then, as evening approached, put them over the fire to roast. The chickens began to brown, and were nearly done, but the guest had not yet arrived. Gretel called to her master, "If the guest doesnt come, Ill have to take the chickens from the fire. And it will be a crying shame if theyre not eaten soon, because theyre at their juicy best right now." The master answered, "Youre right. Ill run and fetch the guest myself." As soon as the master had turned his back, Gretel set the spit and the chickens aside and thought, "Standing here by the fire has made me sweaty and thirsty. Who knows when they will be back? Meanwhile Ill just run down into the cellar and take a swallow." So she ran down, lifted a jug to her lips, saying, "God bless it for you, Gretel!" and took a healthy drink. "Wine belongs together," she said further. "Its not good to keep it apart," and took another healthy drink. Then she went and placed the chickens over the fire again, basted them with butter, and cheerfully turned the spit. Because the roasting chickens smelled so good, she thought, "They could be lacking something. Id better taste them!" She tested them with her fingers, and said, "My, these chickens are good! Its a sin and a shame that they wont be eaten at once!" She ran to the window to see if her master and his guest were arriving, but she saw no one. Returning to the chickens, she said, "That one wing is burning. Id better just eat it." So she cut it off and ate it, and it tasted very good. When she had finished it, she thought, "Id better eat the other one too, or the master will see that something is missing." When both wings had been eaten, she once again looked for her master, but could not see him. Then it occurred to her, "Who knows? Perhaps theyve gone somewhere else to eat and arent coming here at all." Then she said, "Well, Gretel, be of good cheer! The one has already been cut into. Have another drink and eat the rest of it. When its gone, you can relax. Why should this good gift of God go to waste?"看到此处说明本文对你还是有帮助的，关于“聪明的格蕾特的故事”留言是大家的经验之谈相信也会对你有益，推荐继续阅读下面的相关内容，与本文相关度极高！
