WillfulChild

　　JacobandWilhelmGrimm

　　Onceuponatimetherewasachildwhowaswillfulanddidnotdowhathismotherwanted.ForthisreasonGodwasdispleasedwithhimandcausedhimtobecomeill,andnodoctorcouldhelphim,andinashorttimehelayonhisdeathbed.

　　Hewasloweredintoagraveandcoveredwithearth,buthislittlearmsuddenlycameforthandreachedup,anditdidn'thelpwhentheyputitbackinandputfreshearthoverit,forthelittlearmalwayscameoutagain.Sothemotherherselfhadtogotothegraveandbeatthelittlearmwithaswitch,andassoonasshehaddonethat,itwithdrew,andthechildfinallycametorestbeneaththeearth.

　　从前有个非常任性的小孩,她从不听母亲的话,上帝对此很不高兴,让她得了医生谁也治不好她的病,很快她就踏上了黄泉之路.人们把她的尸体放入了墓穴,然后向她身上撒泥土,但突然她的一只手臂伸了出来,向上举着.人们把她的手臂又塞了进去,继续撒泥土,但她的手臂又伸了出来.对此她母亲也无计可施,只得走下墓穴,用棍子在那手臂上敲了一下,它这才缩了进去,这样小女孩总算在地下安静地长眠了