The Robber Hotzenplotz by Otfried Preussler

Author:Otfried Preussler
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781590179628
Publisher: New York Review Books
Published: 2016-05-05T04:00:00+00:00

“Hey, lazybones!” he cried. “Get up! It’s time to start work.”

There was coffee to grind, wood to chop, a fire to be lit. Then Hotzenplotz devoured his breakfast while Seppel had to stand by and watch. Breakfast had to be cleared away; then there was water to fetch, and dishes to wash. After that, Seppel had to turn the grindstone while Hotzenplotz sharpened his curved sword and his seven knives.

“Get a move on, slowcoach!” shouted the robber. “This is a grindstone, not a barrel organ! Faster, faster!”

When all the knives were sharpened, Seppel had to creep back to his corner and be chained up. Then the robber Hotzenplotz threw him a stale crust of bread.

“There—eat that, Kasperl, just so you don’t starve to death. I’m going to work now, the same as every day. You can take it easy and get some rest. You’ll have to work all the harder for me when I come home this evening! Why should you have a better time than your friend Seppel is having with the wicked magician Petrosilius Zackleman?”

With that he left the robber’s cave and shut the door behind him.

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