The goblet at the bacon store


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The goblet at the bacon store is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, published in 1853. The story Reading Warning: The following text contains details about the content and / or the end of the story.

A gnome lives on the top floor at a bacon store, giving him every Christmas grinders with butter. A student comes for cheese and candles and sees that the sheets are used in a book as a package. He decides to buy the remaining part of the book instead of the cheese. The student says that the bacon store has as much sense of poetry as a bucket. The gnome is offended by this remark about the bacon store. With the miss's tongue belt, he interrogates the bucket, a coffee grinder, a butterfly and the cash box. They all agree. The gnome goes to the student and sees him reading a clear ray from the book. The gnome sees the student under a tree with powerful branches and wants to be there too.

The gnome then thinks of the rocks and goes back, the bucket has used the tongue belt as long as everyone has reverence for him. The gnome now looks through the keyhole every night and wants to sit under the tree next to the student. During Christmas, the leprechaun gets gnats from the bacon store and now he is again the boss. At night, the fire breaks out and the miss grabs her golden earrings, the bacon bearer's bonds and the maidservant's silk cloak. The goblet grabs the student's book and flares through the chimney. The goblet now knows where his heart is wanted. When the fire is broken, the gnome decides to divide between the bacon and the student. He can not do without the guts. Also see

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