MY NAME IS KASPAR HAUSER AND I AM GOING TO TELL YOU MY STORY .
THE CELLAR I HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN is ABOUT 6 FEET LONG AND 4 FEET WIDE .
i HAVE A WOODEN HORSE .
i HAVE RED AND BLUE RIBBONS .
THE FLOOR IS MADE OF DIRT .
THE TWO SMALL WINDOWS BLOCKED BY BOARDS ARE ENTIRELY DARK .
THERE IS STRAW ON THE GROUND WHERE I SIT AND SLEEP .
IT NEVER OCCURS TO ME TO WANT STAND UP .
THERE IS A HOLE IN THE FLOOR WITH A BUCKET IN IT .
WHEN I WAKE UP THERE IS A PIECE OF BREAD AT MY SIDE ...
AND A LITTLE JUG OF WATER .
WHEN THERE IS NO WATER LEFT , i PUT DOWN THE JUG ....
AND WAIT A MOMENT TO SEE IF THERE WON'T BE SOME MORE ...
..BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT THE WATER AND BREAD ARE BROUGHT TO
JUST AS IT DOESN'T OCCUR TO ME THAT THERE COULD BE ANYBODY ELSE OUTSIDE ME .
ONE DAY A MAN IN BLACK APPEARS .
I WILL TEACH YOU TO WRITE !
handwritten on paper; Kaspar Hauser
i NEVER HEAR HIM COME AND GO .
ANOTHER TIME THE MAN IN BLACK BRINGS A LITTLE BOOK .
HORSE .
HORSE .
HORSE .
HORSE .
FOR A WHILE , A FEW WEEKS OR A FEW MONTHS , THE MAN IN BLACK COMES BACK OFTEN TO SHOW ME HOW TO READ AND WRITE .
THE NIGHT HE COMES TO GET ME , I'M SOUND ASLEEP .
HE PROPS ME UP AGAINST THE WALL .
HE TAKES MY TWO ARMS AND PUTS THEM AROUND HIS NECK .
THERE IS A BIG HILL .
FALL ASLEEP .
WHEN WAKE UP , THE MAN IN BLACK Picks ME UP AND TEACHES ME TO WALK .
i BEGIN TO CRY . i EXPERIENCE GREAT SUFFERING IN MY FEET .
YOU HAVE TO STOP CRYING RIGHT NOW OR ELSE YOU WON'T GET A HORSE .
HORSE !
i WANT TO BE A HORSEMAN LIKE MY FATHER WAS .
REPEAT !
i WANT TO BE A HORSEMAN LIKE MY FATHER WAS .
i START TO CRY BECAUSE MY FEET AND MY HEAD , BUT ESPECIALLY MY EYES , ARE CAUSING ME SO MUCH PAIN .
IT'S TIME TO LIE DOWN .
HORSE . HOUSE .
THE MAN IN BLACK PUTS SOMETHING SOFT UNDER MY FACE . I FALL ASLEEP .
WHEN I WAKE UP , HE SETS ME BACK ON MY FEET .
YOU NEED TO LEARN TO WALK .
i WANT TO BE A HORSEMAN LIKE MY FATHER WAS .
REPEAT AFTER ME !
IT STARTS TO RAIN .
i BEGIN TO GET COLD .
HA ! HA ! YOU GOT SOAKED !
ALRIGHT ! YOU NEED TO LEARN TO WALK ON YOUR OWN NOW !
LOOK WHERE YOU'RE GOING !
i NEVER LOOK UP BECAUSE MY EYES HURT .
WE'VE ARRIVED ! YOU'RE IN NUREMBERG .
TAKE THIS LETTER !
i WANT TO BE A HORSEMAN LIKE MY FATHER WAS .
i WANT TO BE A HORSEMAN LIKE MY FATHER WAS .
GOOD LUCK !
i STAY STANDING WHERE I AM .
