Gone is gone (the story of a man who Wanted to Do Housework) (2)

Gone is gone (the story of a man who Wanted to Do  Housework) (2)

They both worked hard, but Fritzl always thought that he worked harder.

Evening when he came home from the field, he sat down, mopped his face with his big red handkerchief, and said, " Hu ! How hot it was in the sun today, and how hard I did work. Little do you know, Liesi, what a man's work is like, little do you know !  Your work now, 'tis nothing at all. "

" 'Tis none too easy, " said Liesi.

" None too easy ! " cried Fritzl.
" All you do is to putter and potter around the house a bit － surely there's nothing hard about such thing. "

" Nay, if you think so, " said Liesi, " we'll take it turn and turn about tomorrow. I will do your work, you can do mine. I will go out in the fields and cut the hay, you can stay here at home and putter and potter around. You wish to try it ー yes ? "

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