Max and MoritzA Juvenile History in Seven Tricksby Wilhelm Busch Max and Moritz: Sixth Trick
When the pious baker men Bake all sorts of sugar things, Plum-cakes, ginger-cakes, and rings. Max and Moritz feel an ache In their sweet-tooth for some cake. ![]() But the Baker thoughtfully Locks his shop, and takes the key. ![]() Who would steal, then, this must do: Wriggle down the chimney-flue. ![]() Ratsch! There come the boys, my Jiminy! Black as ravens, down the chimney. ![]() Puff! into a chest they drop Full of flour up to the top. ![]() Out they crawl from under cover Just as white as chalk all over. ![]() But the cracknels, precious treasure, On a shelf they spy with pleasure. ![]() Knacks! The chair breaks! down they go- ![]() Schwapp!-into a trough of dough! ![]() All enveloped now in dough, See them, monuments of woe. ![]() In the Baker comes, and snickers When he sees the sugar-lickers. ![]() One, two, three! the brats, behold! Into two good brots are rolled. ![]() There's the oven, all red-hot,- Shove 'em in as quick as thought. ![]() Ruff! out with 'em from the heat, They are brown and good to eat. ![]() Now you think they've paid the debt! No, my friend, they're living yet. ![]() Knusper! Knasper! like two mice Through their roofs they gnaw in a trice; ![]() And the Baker cries, "You bet! There's the rascals living yet!" This was the bad boys 'sixth trick, But the last will follow quick. |
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