Es war einmal ein armes frommes Mädchen, das lebte mit seiner Mutter allein, und sie hatten nichts mehr zu essen. Da gieng das Kind hinaus in den Wald, und begegnete ihm da eine alte Frau, die wußte seinen Jammer schon und schenkte ihm ein Töpfchen, … … zu dem sollt es sagen „Töpfchen, koche,“ so kochte es guten süßen Hirsenbrei, und wenn es sagte „Töpfchen, steh,“ so hörte es wieder auf zu kochen. Das Mädchen brachte den Topf seiner Mutter heim, und nun waren sie ihrer Armuth und ihres Hungers ledig und aßen süßen Brei so oft sie wollten. Auf eine Zeit war das Mädchen ausgegangen, da sprach die Mutter „Töpfchen, koche,“ da kocht es, und sie ißt sich satt; nun will sie daß das Töpfchen wieder aufhören soll, aber sie weiß das Wort nicht. Also kocht es fort, und der Brei steigt über den Rand hinaus und kocht immer zu, die Küche und das ganze Haus voll, und das zweite Haus und dann die Straße, als wollts die ganze Welt satt machen, und ist die größte Noth, und kein Mensch weiß sich da zu helfen. Endlich, wie nur noch ein einziges Haus übrig ist, da kommt das Kind heim, und spricht nur „Töpfchen, steh,“ da steht es und hört auf zu kochen; und wer wieder in die Stadt wollte, der mußte sich durchessen.
There was once a poor, pious girl who lived alone with her mother, and they no longer had anything to eat. Then the child went out into the forest, and there an old woman met her who already knew of her misery and gave her a little pot, … … to which she was to say “Little pot, cook,” and it would cook good, sweet millet porridge, and when she said “Little pot, stop,” it stopped cooking again. The girl brought the pot home to her mother, and now they were free of their poverty and their hunger and ate sweet porridge as often as they liked. Once the girl had gone out, and the mother said “Little pot, cook,” and it cooks, and she eats her fill; now she wants the little pot to stop again, but she does not know the word. So it goes on cooking, and the porridge rises over the rim and keeps on cooking, fills the kitchen and the whole house, and the second house and then the street, as if it wanted to feed the whole world, and the need is very great, and no one knows what to do. At last, when only one single house is left, the child comes home and just says “Little pot, stop,” and it stops and ceases cooking; and whoever wanted to go back into town had to eat their way through.
container-cook-small cook food-soft good sweet, if child speak QUOTE REQ container-cook-small cook! and container-cook-small stop cooking, if child speak QUOTE REQ container-cook-small stop!
… zu dem sollt es sagen „Töpfchen, koche,“ so kochte es guten süßen Hirsenbrei, und wenn es sagte „Töpfchen, steh,“ so hörte es wieder auf zu kochen.
… to which she was to say “Little pot, cook,” and it would cook good, sweet millet porridge, and when she said “Little pot, stop,” it stopped cooking again.
Notes (4)
The magic words are a request to the pot: vo + subject.
porridge = food + soft (namavutada, built like namalima). “Millet” is left out.
The fi clause comes after the main clause. Because the sentence ends with a quotation, the punctuation of the quotation applies.
“Stop cooking” = stop + cooking as a noun (no chain of verbs).
child-female hold-come container-cook-small to parent-female it. PL it free-be from poverty and want-eating after thing NEAR, and PL it eat always food-soft sweet, if PL it want
Das Mädchen brachte den Topf seiner Mutter heim, und nun waren sie ihrer Armuth und ihres Hungers ledig und aßen süßen Brei so oft sie wollten.
The girl brought the pot home to her mother, and now they were free of their poverty and their hunger and ate sweet porridge as often as they liked.
Notes (3)
bring = hold + come: vefagole (Entscheidung 78; earlier six syllables).
child-female go outside in one time. parent-female speak QUOTE REQ container-cook-small cook! and container-cook-small cook, and parent-female eat, and she self full-be. parent-female want, that REQ container-cook-small stop AGAIN. but parent-female know NOT word
Auf eine Zeit war das Mädchen ausgegangen, da sprach die Mutter „Töpfchen, koche,“ da kocht es, und sie ißt sich satt; nun will sie daß das Töpfchen wieder aufhören soll, aber sie weiß das Wort nicht.
Once the girl had gone out, and the mother said “Little pot, cook,” and it cooks, and she eats her fill; now she wants the little pot to stop again, but she does not know the word.
Notes (4)
“Out” = vumepo (outside + -o).
“Eat one's fill” = eat and be full (lame also means “full after eating”).
“But she does not know …” is a new sentence. After the de clause a ho clause would otherwise belong to the de clause. It says lisanira rather than lo luti, because the nearest subject before it is the pot.
The Grimms switch to the present tense in the middle of the text; in Senatola that disappears.
container-cook-small cook STILL from reason NEAR. and food-soft go-high from container-cook-small, and it self full-make cooking-place and house whole and house second and way-big. container-cook-small cook like thing which want making-full world whole. problem much big-be, and zero person know, that he help way Q
Also kocht es fort, und der Brei steigt über den Rand hinaus und kocht immer zu, die Küche und das ganze Haus voll, und das zweite Haus und dann die Straße, als wollts die ganze Welt satt machen, und ist die größte Noth, und kein Mensch weiß sich da zu helfen.
So it goes on cooking, and the porridge rises over the rim and keeps on cooking, fills the kitchen and the whole house, and the second house and then the street, as if it wanted to feed the whole world, and the need is very great, and no one knows what to do.
Notes (4)
“On” = ku (still). “So” = ko vera hi (therefore), in the rest.
In the list su stands between all members. With commas alone, dova nali and dova would merge into a chain of nouns.
“As if it wanted …” does not exist; paraphrased with si + relative clause: like a thing that wants to fill the whole world.
“Knows what to do” = knows how to help (indirect question in the de clause).
one house ONLY full-be ALREADY NOT in end. child come to house it in time FAR, and it speak ONLY QUOTE REQ container-cook-small stop! and container-cook-small stop cooking. and person who want going to town must eating through food-soft
Endlich, wie nur noch ein einziges Haus übrig ist, da kommt das Kind heim, und spricht nur „Töpfchen, steh,“ da steht es und hört auf zu kochen; und wer wieder in die Stadt wollte, der mußte sich durchessen.
At last, when only one single house is left, the child comes home and just says “Little pot, stop,” and it stops and ceases cooking; and whoever wanted to go back into town had to eat their way through.
Notes (4)
“Only one house left” = only one house is not yet full (ti ne = not already = not yet).
“Just says” = sene so: so after the verb refers to the speaking.
“Whoever …” = person + relative clause as the subject. The relative clause ends at the next verb (tome).
“Eat their way through” = eating through the porridge (ru = through).