“Where is Brother High-and-Mighty, then?”

“He is in the room chopping some wood.”

“Good day, Brother High-and-Mighty.”

“Many thanks, Pif-paf-poltrie.”

“May I be allowed to have your sister?”

“Oh, yes, if Father Hollenthe, Mother Malcho, Sister Käsetraut, and fair Katrinelje are willing, you can have her.”

“Where is Sister Käsetraut, then?”

“She is in the garden cutting cabbages.”

“Good day, sister Käsetraut.”

“Many thanks, Pif-paf-poltrie.”

“May I be allowed to have your sister?”