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Once upon a time there were two brothers, both named Peter.
And so the elder was called Big Peter,
and the younger was called Little Peter.
When their father died,
Big Peter inherited the money,
got himself a wife,
and took over the farm.
Little Peter stayed at home until he came of age, and could claim his inheritance.
He then decided it was time to make his own way in the world.
But when his money ran out
he went back home to his old mother.
Hello, mother!
Hush. Away with you!
All Little Peter had left was one little calf.
He was quite fond of it.
One day he left his calf grazing in Big Peter's field
This made Big Peter a little angry
Now all Little Peter had left was a calfskin.
He tried to sell it.
Hi. Would you like to buy this calfskin?
NO!
Little Peter finally gave up.
But what was he to do now?
Hello! Can you put me up for the night?
Well.. Yes, you can stay here! Come on in!
Sit down, lad!
You must have travelled far!
And what might your name be?
Little Peter...
Can't you be quiet?
Who are you talking to?
It`s....
I have a fortune-teller inside this calfskin here
A fortune-teller?
Yes. And right now, she's saying there's surely a pot of porridge back there.
Well, then she must be wrong, because there hasn't been any porridge in this house for many years.
My fortune-teller is never wrong.
Why don't you go and take a look?
Yes.. I guess I could do that.
Well I never! What's this? There IS some porridge here!
Let's eat then!
Shh! Why can't you keep your mouth shut?
What's she saying now?
Now she says there may well be some liquor in that barrel there.
Liquor? No, if she wasn't mistaken before, she certainly is now, because there hasn't been any liquor here for many years.
Why don't you go and see then?
I suppose I can take a look...
There IS some liquor here!
Now see here... What do you want for that fortune-teller of yours?
I said what do you want for it?!
If you give me that wooden chest over there...
you can have it.
The chest? It's yours, boy. But then the fortune-teller's mine!
Why did I swap the calfskin for this stupid chest here?
What am I supposed to do with it?
I may as well throw it in the river.
No! No, for Heaven's sake, don't do that!
It's the priest here in the chest!
What? Is that the devil's voice I hear?
No, it's the parish priest!
No, into the water with it.
No! I have 800 dollars for you if you'll just let me out!
No, in it goes.
NO!
Calfskins are selling like hot cakes in the market!
How much did you get for that filthy skin of yours then?
800 dollars. But if you have bigger and stouter hides, you'll get far more.
Calfskin.
How much do you want for it?
800 dollars for the small ones, and twice that for the bigger size
800?? Are you insane?!
Bloody Hell! I will kill him!
Mother. Mother!
I can't sleep, my bed is so uncomfortable.
Can we switch places?
Nooooooo. Mother!
Why in Heaven's name did you chop off our mother's head?
This is a matter for the sheriff, if you ask me
Hi.
I'll take two buns, please.
Two buns IF YOU PLEASE!
Hello?
I said I'd like two buns, THANK YOU.
DO YOU HEAR ME?
I'll teach you a lesson!
What have you done to my mother?
The sheriff will hear about THIS!
Where did you get that money from?
Ah, yes , listen and I'll tell you.
Old women are in great demand at the market today.
I got 800 dollars for our old lady!
Well hello there, Big Peter.
Old woman.
Old woman?
Are we there yet?
Eh? Yes.
I hope I'll sink quickly to the bottom, so I don't have to suffer so much.
You're right about that.
I'll go back to the farm and... get something to weight it down. Yes.
You! Wait here!
To Heaven, to Paradise!
To Heaven, to Paradise!
What in the world is going on here?
Go away, can't you see I'm trying to go to Paradise?
To Paradise? Can I join you?
Nah. I don't think there's room for both of us!
But what if I take your place, and then you can take my sheep?
Okay. But then you have to say exactly what I said. Otherwise, you'll never get to Paradise.
I'll do that. Thank you! Thank you!
To Heaven, to Paradise!
To Heaven, to Paradise!
To Heaven, to Paradise!
To Heaven, to Paradise!
Didn't I...
just throw you...
in the river?
Yes! You did me a brotherly service, throwing me into the water.
I sank to the bottom like a stone!
And down there I saw thousands of sheep!
Each flock bigger than the other.
Is that so...?
I'm going to look for a large flock of sheep!
If I don't show up again, I'll need help.
Then you'll have to jump in after me!
Yes, all right.
Yes, all right.
Now Little Peter was rid of the whole bunch and took over the farm.
But it didn't take long before he was out drinking, *** and up to no good again.