双语格林童话:忠实的约翰 Faithful Johannes(6)
The second one spoke, "Is there no escape?"
第二只渡鸦接着说道:「正是这样!正是这样!但有甚么办法吗?」
"Oh, yes, if someone else quickly mounts it, takes the gun from its saddlebag, and shoots the horse dead, then young king will be rescued. But who knows that? And if anyone does know it, and tells it to the king, he will be turned to stone from his toes to his knees."
第一只渡鸦说:「有,有!如果有人坐上那匹马,抽出插在马鞍里的匕首把马刺死,年青的国王才能得救,可有谁知道呢?就是有人知道,谁又会告诉他呢?因为只要他将此事告诉国王,并因此而救了国王的命,那么,他的腿从脚趾到膝部整个都会变成石头。」
Then the second raven said, "I know more than that. Even if the horse is killed, still the young king will not keep his bride. When they enter the castle together, a ready-made wedding shirt will be lying there on a platter. It will appear to be woven of gold and silver, but it is nothing but sulfur and pitch. If he puts it on, it will burn him to the very marrow and bone."
第二只渡鸦说:「正是这样,正是这样!但我还知道别的哩!尽管那马死了,国王还是娶不到新娘。因为当他们一起走进王宫时,就会看到睡椅上有一套新婚礼服,那套礼服看起来就像用金子和银子编织而成的,其实那都是一些硫磺和沥膏。只要他穿上那套礼服,礼服就会把他烧死,一直烧到骨髓里面去。」
The third one spoke, "Is there no escape at all?"
第三只渡鸦说道:「哎呀呀!难道就没救了吗?」
"Oh, yes," replied the second raven. "If anyone with gloves on seizes the garment and throws it into the fire and burns it up, the young king will be saved. But what good will that do? If anyone knows it and tells it to the king, half his body will become stone, from his knees to his heart."
第二只渡鸦说:「哦!有,有!如果有人抢上前去,抓起礼服把它们扔进火盆里去,年青的国王就得救了。但那有甚么用呢?要是有谁知道,并告诉了这个人,他按这种办法救了国王,那他的身体从膝盖到胸部都会变成石头,谁又会这样干呢?」
Then the third raven said, "I know still more. Even if the wedding shirt is burned up, still the young king will not have his bride. After the wedding, when the dancing begins and the young queen is dancing, she will suddenly turn pale and fall down as if dead. If someone does not lift her up and draw three drops of blood from her right breast and spit them out again, she will die. But if anyone who knows that reveals it, his entire body will turn to stone, from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet."
第三只渡鸦又说道:「还有,还有!我知道的还要多一些哩!即使礼服被烧掉了,但国王仍然娶不成新娘。因为,在结婚典礼之后,当舞会开始时,只要年青的王后上去跳舞,她马上会倒在地上,脸色苍白得像死人一样。不过,这时要是有人上前扶起她,从她的右乳房中吸出三滴血,她才不会死去。但要是有谁知道这些,又将这个方法告诉某个人,这个人按这个方法救了新娘,那他的身体从脚尖到头顶都会变成石头。」
(编辑:joice)