格林童话：六只天鹅

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　　The huntsmen, however, not letting themselves be dissuaded, climbed the tree, lifted the girl down, and took her to the king.
　　The king asked, "Who are you? What are you doing in that tree?"
　　But she did not answer. He asked her in every language that he knew, but she remained as speechless as a fish. Because she was so beautiful, the king´s heart was touched, and he fell deeply in love with her. He put his cloak around her, lifted her onto his horse in front of himself, and took her to his castle. There he had her dressed in rich garments, and she glistened in her beauty like bright daylight, but no one could get a word from her.
　　At the table he seated her by his side, and her modest manners and courtesy pleased him so much that he said, "My desire is to marry her, and no one else in the world."
　　A few days later they were married.
　　Now the king had a wicked mother who was dissatisfied with this marriage and spoke ill of the young queen. "Who knows," she said, "where the girl who cannot speak comes from? She is not worthy of a king."
　　A year later, after the queen had brought her first child into the world, the old woman took it away from her while she was asleep, and smeared her mouth with blood. Then she went to the king and accused her of being a cannibal. The king could not believe this, and would not allow anyone to harm her. She, however, sat the whole time sewing on the shirts, and caring for nothing else.
　　The next time, when she again gave birth to a beautiful boy, the deceitful mother-in-law did the same thing again, but the king could not bring himself to believe her accusations.
　　He said, "She is too pious and good to do anything like that. If she were not speechless, and if she could defend herself, her innocence would come to light."
　　But when the old woman stole away a newly born child for the third time, and accused the queen, who did not defend herself with a single word, the king had no choice but to bring her to justice, and she was sentenced to die by fire.
　　When the day came for the sentence to be carried out, it was also the last day of the six years during which she had not been permitted to speak or to laugh, and she had thus delivered her dear brothers from the magic curse. The six shirts were finished. Only the left sleeve of the last one was missing. When she was led to the stake, she laid the shirts on her arm. Standing there, as the fire was about to be lighted, she looked around, and six swans came flying through the air. Seeing that their redemption was near, her heart leapt with joy.
　　The swans rushed towards her, swooping down so that she could throw the shirts over them. As soon as the shirts touched them their swan-skins fell off, and her brothers stood before her in their own bodies, vigorous and handsome. However, the youngest was missing his left arm. In its place he had a swan´s wing.
　　They embraced and kissed one another. Then the queen went to the king, who was greatly moved, and she began to speak, saying, "Dearest husband, now I may speak and reveal to you that I am innocent, and falsely accused."
　　Then she told him of the treachery of the old woman who had taken away their three children and hidden them.
　　Then to the king´s great joy they were brought forth. As a punishment, the wicked mother-in-law was tied to the stake and burned to ashes. But the king and the queen with her six brothers lived many long years in happiness and peace.
从前，有一位国王在大森林里狩猎，他奋力追赶一头野兽，随从们却没有能跟上他。天色渐晚，国王停下脚步环顾四周，这才发现自己已经迷了路。他想从森林里出来，可怎么也找不到路。这时，国王看见一个不住地点头的老太婆朝他走来，那是个女巫。「您好，」国王对她说，「您能不能告诉我走出森林的路？」「啊，可以，国王陛下，」女巫回答说，「我当然能告诉您，不过有个条件。要是您不答应的话，就永远休想走出森林，您会在森林里饿死的。」
　　「甚么条件呢？」国王问道。
　　「我有个女儿，长得很美，」老巫婆回答说，「她的美貌无与伦比，做您的妻子绰绰有余。要是您愿意娶她做王后，我就告诉您走出森林的路。」国王忧心如焚，只好答应了女巫的条件。老巫婆把国王领到她的小屋子里，只见她的女儿正坐在那儿烤火。女儿接待了国王，那神色好像她早就料到国王会来似的。国王觉得她长得的确美丽非凡，可是并不喜欢她，一看见她就不由得心惊胆战。等国王把姑娘抱上了马，老巫婆才把路告诉国王。国王回到王宫之后，便和姑娘举行了婚礼。
　　国王曾经有过一次婚姻，他的第一个妻子给他生了七个孩子：六男一女，国王特别疼爱他们。婚礼之后，国王担心继母虐待孩子，更担心他们受到继母的伤害，於是就把他们送进森林中的一座孤零零的古城堡里居住。城堡位於密林深处，路极其难找，要不是有位女巫送给国王一个奇妙的线团儿，连他自己也休想找到。只要国王把线团儿在地上往前一抛，线团儿就会自己打开，为国王引路。国王经常去看望他心爱的孩子们，而王后发现国王经常不在身边，很是好奇，总想弄明白国王独自一个人到森林里干甚么去了。她用大量的金钱收买了国王的随从，这些人就向她泄漏了其中的秘密，还把能引路的线团儿也告诉了她。从此，王后便心神不宁，直到知道了国王收藏线团儿的地方之后，她才安下心来。随后，王后用白绸缝了几件小衬衫，她跟母亲学过巫术，就在每件衬衫里缝了一道符咒。一天，国王骑马狩猎去了，王后便带着这些小衬衫走进森林，用线团儿在前面给她引路。孩子们远远地看见有人来了，以为是自己亲爱的父亲来看望他们，个个欢天喜地，都跑着去迎接。就在这时，继母朝他们每人抛过去一件小衬衫。小衬衫一碰到他们的身体，眨眼之间他们就一个个地变成了天鹅，飞上天空，消失在远方。王后回到宫中，心花怒放，以为打发了这些继子女。谁知那个女孩并没有和她的兄长们一快儿跑出来迎接，而王后对此却一无所知。第二天，国王去看望这几个孩子，发现只有女儿一个人在城堡。「你哥哥们呢？」国王问道。「唉，别提了，亲爱的爸爸，」女儿回答说，「他们都走了，只剩下我孤零零一个人啦！」接着，她告诉父亲，她从自己房间的小窗里看见，哥哥们都变成了天鹅，在森林的上空飞走了。说着她还把羽毛拿出来给父亲看，这些羽毛是他们掉在院子里的，是她拾回来的。国王悲痛欲绝，却怎么也没有想到，这件伤天害理的事是王后所为。他担心女儿也被从他身边夺走，就想带她回去，可女儿惧怕继母，恳求国王允许她在林中古堡里再呆一夜。
　　可怜的姑娘心想：「我在这里一天也不能再呆了，我要去寻找哥哥们。」夜幕降临时，她跑出城堡，迳直朝密林中走去。她走了整整一夜，第二天又一刻不停地走了一整天，直到累得筋疲力尽，再也走不动一步了，这才停下了脚步。就在这时，她看见一间猎人栖身的小屋，便走了进去，发现屋子里有六张小床，可她不敢躺在床上，於是就爬到一张床下，躺在了硬梆梆的地上，准备在那里过夜。太阳快落山的时候，她忽然听见沙沙的声响，看见六只天鹅从窗口飞了进来。天鹅们飞落在地上，相互吹着气，吹掉了身上的全部羽毛，接着，它们的天鹅皮也像脱去衬衫一样从身上脱落了。这时，姑娘再看他们，发现原来是她的几个哥哥。她喜出望外，急忙从床下爬出来，她的哥哥们一见自己的小妹妹，也异常高兴。可是，他们高兴的时间却很短。「你说甚么也不能呆在这儿，」他们对小妹妹说，「这可是个强盗出没的地方，要是他们回来发现了你，你就没命啦。」「你们难道不能保护我吗？」小妹妹问道。「不能啊，」他们回答说，「我们每天晚上只有一刻钟的时间可以脱掉天鹅皮，恢复人形，然后我们又要马上变成天鹅的呀。」小妹妹一听哭了起来，边哭边说：「难道你们就不能得救吗？」「唉，还是不成呵，」他们回答道，「那些条件实在是太苛刻啦！要整整六年啊，你既不许说话，也不许笑出声来，而且在这六年里，你还必须用水马齿草为我们缝六件小衬衫。只要你嘴里漏出一个字，一切努力就前功尽弃啦。」哥哥们话音刚落，一刻钟的时间就到了，他们又变成了天鹅，从窗口飞走了。

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格林童话：六只天鹅