Section 1
On a summer morning, a small tailor sat by his table next to the window; feeling cheerful and sewing diligently. A peasant woman walked down the street shouting, "Good jams, cheap! Good jams, cheap!" The tailor heard this pleasant cry and leaned his head out of the window, he then called out to the woman, "Come up here, my dear; you can sell your goods here." The woman climbed up the three steps to the tailor's place with her basket, and he asked her to unpack all the jars from it. The tailor examined each of the jars, lifted them up, smelled them, and finally said, "I think the jam is good. Please weigh four ounces for me, my dear, and if it's slightly more than a quarter of a pound, that's fine," The woman, who had hoped to make a good sale, gave him what he asked for but left feeling upset and complaining. "May God bless this jam for my use," exclaimed the little tailor, "and give me health and strength." He then took out bread from the cupboard, cut a slice from the loaf, and spread the jam over it. "This won't have a bitter taste," he thought to himself, "but I'll finish the jacket before I take a bite." He put the bread next to him, continued sewing, and in his happiness, made bigger and bigger stitches. Meanwhile, the aroma of the delicious jam rose up to the wall where many flies were sitting, and they were attracted to it and descended upon it in large numbers. "Hola! who invited you?" said the little tailor and drove the unbidden guests away. The flies, who did not understand German, would not leave and instead came back in even larger groups. Finally, the little tailor lost his patience and grabbed a piece of cloth from under his worktable, saying, "Wait, and I will give it to you," struck it mercilessly on them. When he moved the cloth and counted, he saw that there were seven dead flies lying in front of him, all with their legs stretched out.
"Art thou a fellow of that sort?" said he , the tailor couldn't help but admire his own bravery.
"I'll make sure the whole town hears about this! The little tailor quickly cut himself a belt, sewed it, and embroidered on it in large letters, "Seven at one stroke!" "What, the town!" he continued, "the whole world shall hear of it!" and the tailor's heart was filled with joy and happiness, and it wagged like a lamb's tail. The tailor wore the belt and decided to venture out into the world, thinking that his workshop was too small for his courage. Before leaving, he searched his house to see if there was anything he could bring with him. However, he only found an old cheese, which he put in his pocket. As he stood in front of the door, he noticed a bird that had gotten caught in the thorny bushes. He had to put the bird in his pocket along with the cheese, and then he confidently set out on the road. Since he was light and agile, he didn't feel any fatigue. The road took him up a mountain, and when he reached the highest point, he saw a strong giant sitting there, looking around comfortably. The courageous tailor approached the giant and spoke to him, saying, "Hello there, my friend! It seems like you're enjoying the view of the world from up here. I'm actually on my way there too, and I thought I'd test my luck." "Would you like to join me?" asked the tailor. The giant looked down at him with disdain and replied, "You, a raggedy little creature? You're nothing but a miserable excuse for a man!"
The little tailor responded, "Is that so?" and opened his coat to reveal the girdle to the giant. "You can see for yourself what kind of man I am!" and opened his coat to show the giant the embroidered girdle. The giant read the words "Seven at one stroke" and assumed that the tailor had killed seven men in a single blow, this made him feel a bit of admiration for the small man.
