拉家常是汉语词语，是指聊天，谈家常事。那么下文是中英文版本的格林童话故事《拉家常》也仅仅是讲拉家常?
"你往哪儿去?""去华尔派。""我去华尔派，你也去华尔派，好啊，好啊，我们一起去。"
"你有心上人吗?他叫啥名字?""彻姆。""我的男人叫彻姆，你的男人叫彻姆;我去华尔派，你也去华尔派;好啊，好啊，我们一起去。"
"你有小孩吗?他叫啥名字?""玩儿德。""我的孩子叫玩儿德，你的孩子叫玩儿德;我的男人叫彻姆，你的男人叫彻姆;我去华尔派，你也去华尔派;好啊，好啊，我们一起去。""你有一个摇篮吗?那摇篮叫啥?""喜皮带躲。""我把摇篮叫喜皮带躲，你把摇篮叫喜皮带躲;我的孩子叫玩儿德，你的孩子叫玩儿德;我的男人叫彻姆，你的男人叫彻姆;我去华尔派，你也去华尔派;好啊，好啊，我们一起去。""你有小伙计吗?你的小伙计叫着啥?""如意儿。""你的小伙计叫如意儿，我的小伙计叫如意儿;我把摇篮叫喜皮带躲，你把摇篮叫喜皮带躲;我的孩子叫玩儿德，你的孩子叫玩儿德;我的男人叫彻姆，你的男人叫彻姆;我去华尔派，你也去华尔派;好啊，好啊，我们一起去。"
拉家常英文版：
Domestic servants
"Whither goest thou?" - "To Walpe." - "I to Walpe, thou to Walpe, so, so, together we'll go."
"Hast thou a man? What is his name?" - "Cham." - "My man Cham, thy man Cham; I to Walpe, thou to Walpe; so, so, together we'll go."
"Hast thou a child? How is he styled?" - "Wild." - "My child Wild, thy child Wild; my man Cham, thy man Cham; I to Walpe, thou to Walpe, so, so, together we'll go."
"Hast thou a cradle? How callest thou thy cradle?" - "Hippodadle." - "My cradle Hippodadle, my child Wild, thy child Wild, my man Cham, thy man Cham; I to Walpe, thou to Walpe, so, so, together we'll go."
"Hast thou also a drudge? What name has thy drudge?" - "From-thy-work- do-not-budge." - "My drudge, From-thy-work-do-not-budge; my child Wild, thy child Wild; my man Cham, thy man Cham; I to Walpe, thou to Walpe; so, so, together we'll go."