Line Poems

• 6 - The bird’s nest burns up. The wanderer laughs at first, Then must needs lament and weep. Through carelessness he loses his cow. Misfortune.
• 5 - He shoots a pheasant. It drops with the first arrow. In the end this brings both praise and office.
• 4 - The wanderer rests in a shelter. He obtains his property and an ax. My heart is not glad.
• 3 - The wanderer’s inn burns down. He loses the steadfastness of his young servant. Danger.
• 2 - The wanderer comes to an inn. He has his property with him. He wins the steadfastness of a young servant.
• 1 - If the wanderer busies himself with trivial things, He draws down misfortune upon himself.