Hans Married story: Short Humorous Story For Kids

In English literature, there are many words that may sound or look similar but have very different meanings in real life. For example "weight" and "wait". Both words sound similar but have far different meanings. Similarly in Hans's married story, Hans's uncle fixes his marriage with a rich peasant by tricking him with the use of such words. Does it sound interesting? I do indeed!

Hans Married Story Summary

Once upon a time, a poor farmer decided to marry his nephew to a rich peasant's daughter. Therefore, he made a certain plan and went to the rich farmer's house. He boasted a lot about his nephew Hans, that he possesses big lands, wealth, and properties. The rich farmer was convinced and married his daughter to poor Hans. Although, after the marriage, the daughter comes to know the truth about Hans. This was a short summary of Hans Married Story.

Origin of the Hans Married Story

This story has a German origin and is taken from very old German folk tales. The story is credited to the Grimm brother's collection of fairy tales. Jacob and Willem were two brothers who worked hard to compile some top-grade moral and fairy stories for their book. They collaborated with different writers and did a lot of research to create these stories. Hans Married is also a part of their collection.

Hans Married Story in English for Kids

There once used to live a poor farmer in a small village. The farmer was very stressed about his nephew. Therefore, he made it clear that he will marry him off to a rich farmer's daughter anyhow. The poor farmer made a very witty plan and decided to visit a rich farmer's house in the next village.

The next morning he woke up and wore pathy old trousers and a hat. As he was about to leave the house, he asked Hans to wear patch trousers too, then he made him sit near the hot stove. It was very warm and comfortable near the stove. Then he gave Hans a cup of warm milk, and bread and asked him to break the bread into small crumbles and mix in the milk. Lastly, he handed a shiny gold coin to his hands and asked him to stay as it is until he comes back. Hans agreed and the farmer left for the next village.

On reaching the rich farmer's house, the poor farmer said " I am here to ask your daughter's hand for my young, smart, and sensible nephew." The rich farmer without hesitation asked about Hans's financial condition. To this, the poor farmer replied, " Oh Hans, my nephew owns patches similar to the ones in my jeans. In that village, Patches meant a piece of land, although the farmer was referring to the patches on Hans's jeans.

The rich farmer then asked "Oh that's fine, but does he have any bread to break? '' To this, he replied, yes my friend Hans owns a comfortable, warm berth. He also has adequate bread to break and a good bit of money in his hands. All the things the farmer said were accurate in some way, although the wealthy farmer thought of everything in a different way. This gave birth to a big misunderstanding, just as the farmer wanted.

The farmer agreed to the marriage and all the ceremonies were organised on the decided date. The next day after marriage, the bride went out with Hans to see her land. Hans took her to big land with large boundaries and patted his pants and said all these patches you see are mine. The wife looked at his pants and was shocked. Hans wanted to tell her that not the land patches but the pant patches that belonged to him. The poor wife was sad because she was tricked, but she liked Hans too. Therefore both of them lived happily together as they were in love.

Hans and Farmers Daughter Doing the Performing Ceremony

Hans Married Story Moral

The moral of Hans's married story is that by using wisdom and witness we can achieve every good thing in life, but we must make sure that we are not lying to anyone or anything.