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1、GodfatherDeathJacobandWilhelmGrimm Apoormanhadtwelvechildrenandhadtoworkdayandnightinorderjusttofeedthem.Thuswhenthethirteenthcameintotheworld,notknowingwhattodoinhisneed,heranoutintothehighway,intendingtoaskthefirstpersonwhomhemettobethegodfather. thefirstpersonwhocam
2、ehiswaywasourdearGod,whoalreadyknewwhatwasinhisheart,andGodsaidtohim,"Poorman,Ipityyou.Iwillholdyourchildathisbaptism,andcareforhim,andmakehimhappyonearth." themansaid,"Whoareyou?" "IamGod." "thenIdonotwishtohaveyouforagodfather,"saidtheman."Yougivetotherich,andletthe
3、poorstarve." Thusspoketheman,forhedidnotknowhowwiselyGoddividesoutwealthandpoverty.ThenheturnedawayfromtheLord,andwentonhisway. thenthedevilcametohimandsaid,"Whatareyoulookingfor?Ifyouwilltakemeasyourchild'sgodfather,Iwillgivehimanabundanceofgoldandallthejoysoftheworld
4、aswell." themanasked,"Whoareyou?" "Iamthedevil." "thenIdonotwishtohaveyouforagodfather,"saidtheman.Youdeceivemankindandleadthemastray." Hewentonhisway,andthenDeath,onhiswitheredlegs,camewalkingtowardhim,andsaid,"Takemeasyourchild'sgodfather." themanasked,"Whoareyou?
5、" "IamDeath,whomakeseveryoneequal." thenthemansaid,"Youaretherightone.Youtakeawaytherichaswellasthepoor,withoutdistinction.Youshallbemychild'sgodfather. Deathanswered,"Iwillmakeyourchildrichandfamous,forhewhohasmeforafriendcannotfail." themansaid,"NextSundayisthebapt
6、ism.Bethereontime." Deathappearedashehadpromised,andservedasgodfatherinanorderlymanner. Aftertheboycameofagehisgodfatherappearedtohimonedayandaskedhimtogowithhim.HetookhimoutintothewoodsandshowedhimanherbthatGREwthere,saying,"Nowyoushallreceiveyourgodfather'spresent.Iw
7、illturnyouintoafamousphysician.WheneveryouarecalledtoasickpersonIwillappeartoyou.IfIstandatthesickperson'shead,youmaysaywithconfidencethatyoucanmakehimwellagain;thengivehimsomeofthisherb,andhewillrecover.ButifIstandatthesickperson'sfeet,heismine,andyoumustsaythatheisbeyo
8、ndhelp,andthatnophysicianintheworldcouldsavehim.Butbewareofusingthisherbagainstmywill,orsomethingveryba
