There was a poor woman in the world who had a little cock. The little rooster was looking for something, scrabbling through the rubbish, and one day he found a diamond half-crown.
The Turkish emperor goes over there, sees the diamond half-crown on the little rooster and says to him:
- Little rooster, give me your diamond half-collar.
- I won't give it to you, I need it for my mistress.
But the Turkish emperor took it from him by force, took it home and put it in his treasure chest.
The little rooster got angry, climbed on top of the fence and started shouting:
- Kukurikú, Turkish emperor, give me back my diamond half-crown!
The Turkish emperor, just so he wouldn't hear, went into the house, but then the little rooster flew to his window and shouted:
- Kukurikú, Turkish emperor, give me back my diamond half-crown!
The Turkish emperor was furious.
- Go, you maid, take that little rooster so he doesn't scream, throw him down the well!
The maid took it, threw it into the well. But the little rooster just starts in the well:
- Tame my bride with all the water, tame my bride with all the water!
And his brisket all drew up the water from the well. The little rooster flew up to the window of the Turkish emperor again.
- Kukurikú, Turkish emperor, give me back my diamond half-crown!
Again the Turkish emperor says to his servant:
- Go, you maid, take that little cock and throw it into the burning furnace!
The servant took the little cock again and threw it into the burning oven. But the little rooster starts again:
- Let the water out of my breast, let it put out the fire! Let the water out of my breast, let it put out the fire!
Then his brisket all let out the water and put out the fire. Then he went up to the window again.
- Kukurikú, Turkish emperor, give me back my diamond half-crown!
The Turkish emperor was even more furious.
- Go, you maid, take that little rooster, put him in the hive, and let the wasps sting him to death!
The maid threw the little cock into the beehive. There the little rooster starts again:
- Tame my bride the hornet; strap my bride the hornet! And all his brisket stirred up the hornet. Then he flew up again to the window of the Turkish emperor.
- Kukurikú, Turkish emperor, give me back my diamond half-crown!
The Turkish emperor did not know what to do with it.
- Go, you maid, fetch that little cock, and let me put it in the bottom of my bulging knickers!
The servant takes the little cock; the Turkish emperor puts it in the bottom of his baggy underwear. Then the little cock starts again:
- Let out the hornet, let him sting his tail; let out the hornet, let him sting his tail!
All the hornets were let loose by his brisket, and they pinched the Turkish emperor's tail. The Turkish emperor jumps up.
- Oh dear, oh dear, the damn thing will eat this little rooster! Take him quickly to the treasure room, and let him find his diamond half-claw. They take the little rooster to the treasure room, and there he starts his little song again:
- Tame my bride with all the money, tame my bride with all the money!
His brisket all used up the Turkish emperor's three tubs of money. The little rooster took her home and gave her to his mistress; she became a rich woman, and is still alive today, if she is not dead.
