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The Straw The Coal and The Bean Meaning - In a
village, dwell a poor old woman had gathered together a dish of beans and
wanted to cook them. So, she made a fire on her hearth, and that it might burn
quicker, she lighted it with a handful of straw. When she was emptying the
beans into the pan, one dropped without her observing it and lay on the ground
beside the straw. Soon afterwards a burning coal from the fire leapt down to
the two. Then, the straw said “Dear friends from where do you come here?” The
coal replied, “I fortunately sprang out of the fire. If I had not escaped by
sheer force, my death would have been certain. I should have been burnt to
ashes.” The bean said, “I too have escaped with a whole skin, but if the old
woman had got me
to the pan.
I should have been made into broth without any mercy, like my comrades.” “And
would a better fate have fallen to my lot?” said the straw. “The d woman has
destroyed all my brethren in fire and smoke; she seized sixty of em at once and
took their lives. I luckily slipped her fingers.”
“But are we to do now?” said the coal.
“I think,” answered the bean, “That as we have so fortunately escaped death,
*e should keep together like good companions. Lest a new mischance should overtake here, we should go away together, and repair to a foreign country.”
The proposition pleased the two others and they set out on their way tcgether. Soon, however, they came to a little brook. As there was no bridge or oot plank, they didn’t know how they were to get over it. The straw hit on a od idea and said, “I will lay myself straight across and then you can walk over i as on a bridge.” The straw, therefore, stretched itself from one bank to the :her and the coal, who was of an impetuous disposition, tripped quite boldly on :o the newly-built bridge. But when she has reached the middle and heard the water rushing beneath her, she was after all, afraid, and stood still, and ventured o farther. The straw, however, began to burn, broke into pieces, and fell into e stream. The coal slipped after her, hissed when she got into the water and reathed her last. The bean, who had prudently stayed behind on the shore, uld not but laugh at the event, was unable to stop, and laughed so heartily at she burst. I would have been all over with her, likewise, if, by good fortune, tailor who was traveling in search of work, had not sat down to rest by the ook. As he had a compassionate heart he pull out his needle and thread, and sewed her together. The bean thanked him most prettily, but as the tailor used :ack thread, all beans since then have a black seam.
“But are we to do now?” said the coal.
“I think,” answered the bean, “That as we have so fortunately escaped death,
*e should keep together like good companions. Lest a new mischance should overtake here, we should go away together, and repair to a foreign country.”
The proposition pleased the two others and they set out on their way tcgether. Soon, however, they came to a little brook. As there was no bridge or oot plank, they didn’t know how they were to get over it. The straw hit on a od idea and said, “I will lay myself straight across and then you can walk over i as on a bridge.” The straw, therefore, stretched itself from one bank to the :her and the coal, who was of an impetuous disposition, tripped quite boldly on :o the newly-built bridge. But when she has reached the middle and heard the water rushing beneath her, she was after all, afraid, and stood still, and ventured o farther. The straw, however, began to burn, broke into pieces, and fell into e stream. The coal slipped after her, hissed when she got into the water and reathed her last. The bean, who had prudently stayed behind on the shore, uld not but laugh at the event, was unable to stop, and laughed so heartily at she burst. I would have been all over with her, likewise, if, by good fortune, tailor who was traveling in search of work, had not sat down to rest by the ook. As he had a compassionate heart he pull out his needle and thread, and sewed her together. The bean thanked him most prettily, but as the tailor used :ack thread, all beans since then have a black seam.
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