Else begins to have plenty of sweets.
Hans asks from where they are coming.
I have got them from a strange man. But don't tell mother! The man strictly forbade me to do so!
Hans is curious. They arrange to go together. The man wants them to go with him.
Hans hesitates -- Hans thought:
What does the man want of us? Why should we go with him?
Suddenly a great fear comes over him.
You are a Jew! he cries, and, seizing his sister, runs off as fast as his legs will carry him. At the corner of the street he meets a policeman. Quickly Hans tells his story. The policeman gets on his motorbike and soon overtakes the strange man. He handcuffs him and takes him to prison.
At home, subsequently, there is great rejoicing. The police praise Hans for being a brave lad. His mother gives him a large piece of chocolate while teaching him the following saying:
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A devil goes through the land, He wants to ruin the youth. |