The Snow Queen

FIRST STORY. Which Treats of a Mirror and of the Splinters

第一个故事。镜子和碎片的治疗方法

Now then, let us begin. When we are at the end of the story, we shall know more than we know now: but to begin.

现在，让我们开始吧。当故事结束时，我们将 我们知道的比我们现在知道的还要多：但首先。

Once upon a time there was a wicked sprite, indeed he was the most mischievous of all sprites. One day he was in a very good humor, for he had made a mirror with the power of causing all that was good and beautiful when it was reflected therein, to look poor and mean; but that which was good-for-nothing and looked ugly was shown magnified and increased in ugliness. In this mirror the most beautiful landscapes looked like boiled spinach, and the best persons were turned into frights, or appeared to stand on their heads; their faces were so distorted that they were not to be recognised; and if anyone had a mole, you might be sure that it would be magnified and spread over both nose and mouth.

从前有一个邪恶的精灵，他确实是最邪恶的精灵。 对所有精灵都恶作剧。有一天，他心情非常好，因为 他创造了一面镜子，拥有引发一切美好事物的力量 当它反映在其中时，它看起来很美丽，看起来很贫穷和卑鄙；但是 没用的丑陋的东西被放大了 并愈加丑陋。这面镜子里最美的风景 看起来像煮菠菜，最好的人都变成了 受到惊吓，或者看起来倒立；他们的脸是这样的 扭曲了他们不被认出；如果有人有痣， 您可能确信它会被放大并分布在两个鼻子上 和嘴。

“That's glorious fun!” said the sprite. If a good thought passed through a man's mind, then a grin was seen in the mirror, and the sprite laughed heartily at his clever discovery. All the little sprites who went to his school--for he kept a sprite school--told each other that a miracle had happened; and that now only, as they thought, it would be possible to see how the world really looked. They ran about with the mirror; and at last there was not a land or a person who was not represented distorted in the mirror. So then they thought they would fly up to the sky, and have a joke there. The higher they flew with the mirror, the more terribly it grinned: they could hardly hold it fast. Higher and higher still they flew, nearer and nearer to the stars, when suddenly the mirror shook so terribly with grinning, that it flew out of their hands and fell to the earth, where it was dashed in a hundred million and more pieces. And now it worked much more evil than before; for some of these pieces were hardly so large as a grain of sand, and they flew about in the wide world, and when they got into people's eyes, there they stayed; and then people saw everything perverted, or only had an eye for that which was evil. This happened because the very smallest bit had the same power which the whole mirror had possessed. Some persons even got a splinter in their heart, and then it made one shudder, for their heart became like a lump of ice. Some of the broken pieces were so large that they were used for windowpanes, through which one could not see one's friends. Other pieces were put in spectacles; and that was a sad affair when people put on their glasses to see well and rightly. Then the wicked sprite laughed till he almost choked, for all this tickled his fancy. The fine splinters still flew about in the air: and now we shall hear what happened next.

“这真是太有趣了！”精灵说。如果一个好的想法闪过 男人的心思，然后镜子里露出了笑容，精灵也笑了 为他的巧妙发现而高兴不已。所有去他家的小精灵 学校——因为他开办了一所精灵学校——互相告诉对方奇迹发生了 发生了；只有现在，正如他们所想的，才有可能 看看世界到底是什么样子的。他们拿着镜子跑来跑去；并在 最后，没有一块土地或一个人没有被扭曲的代表 在镜子里。于是他们以为自己会飞上天空， 并在那里开个玩笑。他们带着镜子飞得越高，就越 它咧嘴笑得可怕：他们几乎抓不住它。越来越高 他们仍在飞翔，离星星越来越近，突然， 镜子笑着摇晃得厉害，从他们手里飞了出去 落到地上，被粉碎成亿万个以上 件。现在它的作用比以前更加邪恶了。对于其中一些 碎片几乎没有沙粒那么大，它们在里面飞来飞去。 广阔的世界，当他们进入人们的视野时，他们就停留在那里； 然后人们看到一切都是变态的，或者只关注这一点 这是邪恶的。发生这种情况是因为最小的位有 与整面镜子所拥有的力量相同。有些人甚至得到了 他们心中的一根刺，然后让人不寒而栗，因为他们的心 变得像一块冰。有些碎片太大了 它们被用来做窗玻璃，透过它人们看不到自己的 朋友们。其他作品则被放入眼镜中；这是一件悲伤的事 当人们戴上眼镜以便看得清楚、正确时。然后 邪恶的精灵笑得几乎窒息，因为这一切都让他发痒 幻想。细小的碎片仍然在空中飞舞：现在我们将 听听接下来发生了什么。

SECOND STORY. A Little Boy and a Little Girl

第二个故事。一个小男孩和一个小女孩

In a large town, where there are so many houses, and so many people, that there is no roof left for everybody to have a little garden; and where, on this account, most persons are obliged to content themselves with flowers in pots; there lived two little children, who had a garden somewhat larger than a flower-pot. They were not brother and sister; but they cared for each other as much as if they were. Their parents lived exactly opposite. They inhabited two garrets; and where the roof of the one house joined that of the other, and the gutter ran along the extreme end of it, there was to each house a small window: one needed only to step over the gutter to get from one window to the other.

在一个大城镇里，有那么多房子，那么多人， 没有屋顶可供每个人拥有一个小花园；和 因此，大多数人不得不满足于自己 花盆里有鲜花；住着两个小孩，他们有一个花园 比花盆大一些。他们不是兄妹，而是兄妹。但是 他们互相关心，就好像他们是一样。他们的父母住过 完全相反。他们住在两间阁楼里。以及屋顶的地方 一栋房子与另一栋房子相连，排水沟沿着尽头延伸 在它的尽头，每栋房子都有一扇小窗户：只需一扇 跨过排水沟，从一扇窗户到达另一扇窗户。

The children's parents had large wooden boxes there, in which vegetables for the kitchen were planted, and little rosetrees besides: there was a rose in each box, and they grew splendidly. They now thought of placing the boxes across the gutter, so that they nearly reached from one window to the other, and looked just like two walls of flowers. The tendrils of the peas hung down over the boxes; and the rose-trees shot up long branches, twined round the windows, and then bent towards each other: it was almost like a triumphant arch of foliage and flowers. The boxes were very high, and the children knew that they must not creep over them; so they often obtained permission to get out of the windows to each other, and to sit on their little stools among the roses, where they could play delightfully. In winter there was an end of this pleasure. The windows were often frozen over; but then they heated copper farthings on the stove, and laid the hot farthing on the windowpane, and then they had a capital peep-hole, quite nicely rounded; and out of each peeped a gentle friendly eye--it was the little boy and the little girl who were looking out. His name was Kay, hers was Gerda. In summer, with one jump, they could get to each other; but in winter they were obliged first to go down the long stairs, and then up the long stairs again: and out-of-doors there was quite a snow-storm.

孩子们的父母那里有一个大木箱，里面装着蔬菜。 因为厨房里种满了小玫瑰树：有一棵 每个盒子里都长着玫瑰，而且它们长得非常漂亮。他们现在想到放置 箱子横过排水沟，几乎从一扇窗户伸进来 在另一个看来，就像两堵花墙。卷须 豌豆挂在盒子上；玫瑰树长得很长 树枝缠绕在窗户上，然后相互弯曲：它 几乎就像一个由树叶和花朵组成的凯旋门。这些盒子是 很高，孩子们知道他们不能从上面爬过去。所以 他们经常获得许可走出窗户去见对方， 坐在玫瑰丛中的小凳子上，在那里他们可以玩耍 令人愉快地。到了冬天，这种快乐就结束了。窗户 经常被冻住；但随后他们在炉子上加热铜法新 炉子，把热腾腾的钱放在窗玻璃上，然后他们就开始了 大写的窥视孔，相当圆润；从每个人身上都透出一种温柔 友善的目光——正在看的正是小男孩和小女孩 出来。他的名字叫凯，她的名字叫格尔达。夏天，他们一跳， 可以互相联系；但在冬天他们必须首先 走下长楼梯，然后再上长楼梯：并且 外面下着很大的暴风雪。

“It is the white bees that are swarming,” said Kay's old grandmother.

“这是一群白色的蜜蜂，”凯的老祖母说。

“Do the white bees choose a queen?” asked the little boy; for he knew that the honey-bees always have one.

“白蜜蜂会选择蜂王吗？”小男孩问道；因为他知道 蜜蜂总是有一个。

“Yes,” said the grandmother, “she flies where the swarm hangs in the thickest clusters. She is the largest of all; and she can never remain quietly on the earth, but goes up again into the black clouds. Many a winter's night she flies through the streets of the town, and peeps in at the windows; and they then freeze in so wondrous a manner that they look like flowers.”

“是的，”祖母说，“她飞到了蜂群悬挂的地方。 最厚的簇。她是所有人中最大的；她永远不能留下来 静静地落在大地上，却又升入乌云之中。许多 冬夜，她飞过城镇的街道，窥视 在窗户处；然后他们以一种奇妙的方式冻结 看起来像花。”

“Yes, I have seen it,” said both the children; and so they knew that it was true.

“是的，我看到了，”两个孩子都说。所以他们知道 是真的。

“Can the Snow Queen come in?” said the little girl.

“冰雪女王可以进来吗？”小女孩说。

“Only let her come in!” said the little boy. “Then I'd put her on the stove, and she'd melt.”

“只让她进来！”小男孩说。 “然后我会把她放在 炉子，她就会融化。”

And then his grandmother patted his head and told him other stories.

然后他的祖母拍了拍他的头，给他讲了其他的故事。

In the evening, when little Kay was at home, and half undressed, he climbed up on the chair by the window, and peeped out of the little hole. A few snow-flakes were falling, and one, the largest of all, remained lying on the edge of a flower-pot.

晚上，小凯在家半脱衣服时，他 爬上窗边的椅子，从小窗子里往外看 洞。几片雪花正在飘落，其中最大的一片， 仍然躺在花盆的边缘。

The flake of snow grew larger and larger; and at last it was like a young lady, dressed in the finest white gauze, made of a million little flakes like stars. She was so beautiful and delicate, but she was of ice, of dazzling, sparkling ice; yet she lived; her eyes gazed fixedly, like two stars; but there was neither quiet nor repose in them. She nodded towards the window, and beckoned with her hand. The little boy was frightened, and jumped down from the chair; it seemed to him as if, at the same moment, a large bird flew past the window.

雪花越来越大；最后它就像一个 年轻的女士，穿着最上等的白纱，是用百万个小东西制成的 像星星一样的片状。她是那么美丽、那么精致，但她却是 冰，耀眼、闪闪发光的冰；但她还活着；她的眼睛定定地凝视着， 像两颗星星；但他们的内心既不安静也不安宁。她 向窗外点了点头，并摆了摆手。小男孩 吓得从椅子上跳下来；在他看来，好像， 与此同时，一只大鸟从窗前飞过。

The next day it was a sharp frost--and then the spring came; the sun shone, the green leaves appeared, the swallows built their nests, the windows were opened, and the little children again sat in their pretty garden, high up on the leads at the top of the house.

The next day it was a sharp frost--and then the spring came;太阳 shone, the green leaves appeared, the swallows built their nests, the windows were opened, and the little children again sat in their pretty garden, high up on the leads at the top of the house.

That summer the roses flowered in unwonted beauty. The little girl had learned a hymn, in which there was something about roses; and then she thought of her own flowers; and she sang the verse to the little boy, who then sang it with her:

那年夏天，玫瑰绽放出异常美丽的花朵。小女孩有 学了一首赞美诗，里面有关于玫瑰的东西；然后她 想起她自己的花；她给小男孩唱了这首诗， 然后谁和她一起唱：

“The rose in the valley is blooming so sweet, And angels descend there the children to greet.”

“山谷里的玫瑰花开得真香， 天使降临到孩子们那里迎接他们。”

And the children held each other by the hand, kissed the roses, looked up at the clear sunshine, and spoke as though they really saw angels there. What lovely summer-days those were! How delightful to be out in the air, near the fresh rose-bushes, that seem as if they would never finish blossoming!

孩子们握着彼此的手，亲吻玫瑰，看着 在晴朗的阳光下站起来，说话就好像他们真的看到了天使一样 那里。那是多么可爱的夏日啊！外出是多么令人愉快 空气中，靠近新鲜的玫瑰花丛，它们似乎永远不会 完成绽放！

Kay and Gerda looked at the picture-book full of beasts and of birds; and it was then--the clock in the church-tower was just striking five--that Kay said, “Oh! I feel such a sharp pain in my heart; and now something has got into my eye!”

凯和格尔达看着这本充满野兽和鸟类的图画书。 就在那时——教堂塔楼的钟刚刚敲响 五——凯说：“哦！我的心感到一阵剧痛；现在 有东西进入我的眼睛了！”

The little girl put her arms around his neck. He winked his eyes; now there was nothing to be seen.

小女孩伸出双臂搂住他的脖子。他眨了眨眼睛；现在 什么也看不见。

“I think it is out now,” said he; but it was not. It was just one of those pieces of glass from the magic mirror that had got into his eye; and poor Kay had got another piece right in his heart. It will soon become like ice. It did not hurt any longer, but there it was.

“我想现在已经结束了，”他说。但事实并非如此。这只是其中之一 那些进入他眼睛的魔镜玻璃碎片； 可怜的凯心里又多了一块。很快就会 变得像冰一样。它不再疼了，但它就在那里。

“What are you crying for?” asked he. “You look so ugly! There's nothing the matter with me. Ah,” said he at once, “that rose is cankered! And look, this one is quite crooked! After all, these roses are very ugly! They are just like the box they are planted in!” And then he gave the box a good kick with his foot, and pulled both the roses up.

“你哭什么？”他问道。 “你看起来真丑！什么都没有 我的事。啊，”他立刻说道，“那朵玫瑰已经腐烂了！并且 你看，这个还挺歪的！毕竟，这些玫瑰非常难看！ 它们就像它们被种植的盒子一样！”然后他给了 他用脚踢了一脚，把两朵玫瑰都拉了起来。

“What are you doing?” cried the little girl; and as he perceived her fright, he pulled up another rose, got in at the window, and hastened off from dear little Gerda.

“你在干什么？”小女孩叫道；当他察觉到她时 他惊慌失措，又摘了朵玫瑰花，从窗子钻了进去，赶紧跑了过去。 远离亲爱的小格尔达。

Afterwards, when she brought her picture-book, he asked, “What horrid beasts have you there?” And if his grandmother told them stories, he always interrupted her; besides, if he could manage it, he would get behind her, put on her spectacles, and imitate her way of speaking; he copied all her ways, and then everybody laughed at him. He was soon able to imitate the gait and manner of everyone in the street. Everything that was peculiar and displeasing in them--that Kay knew how to imitate: and at such times all the people said, “The boy is certainly very clever!” But it was the glass he had got in his eye; the glass that was sticking in his heart, which made him tease even little Gerda, whose whole soul was devoted to him.

后来，当她拿来图画书时，他问：“什么可怕的？” 野兽有你吗？”如果他的祖母给他们讲故事，他 总是打断她的话；此外，如果他能做到的话，他会得到 在她身后，戴上她的眼镜，模仿她说话的方式；他 效仿她所有的做法，然后大家都嘲笑他。他很快就能够 模仿街上每个人的步态和举止。一切 他们身上的这一点很奇特，令人不快——凯知道如何模仿： 每当这时，人们都会说：“这孩子真是太棒了。” 聪明啊！”但他的眼睛里进的是玻璃杯；那是玻璃 粘在他的心里，这让他甚至取笑小格尔达，她的 整个灵魂都献给了他。

His games now were quite different to what they had formerly been, they were so very knowing. One winter's day, when the flakes of snow were flying about, he spread the skirts of his blue coat, and caught the snow as it fell.

他现在的比赛和以前有很大不同，他们 我们非常了解。一个冬天的一天，雪花飘落， 他飞来飞去，展开蓝色外套的裙子，接住了雪 当它落下时。

“Look through this glass, Gerda,” said he. And every flake seemed larger, and appeared like a magnificent flower, or beautiful star; it was splendid to look at!

“透过这面玻璃看看，格尔达，”他说。每一片雪花似乎 更大，看起来像一朵绚丽的花朵，或美丽的星星；它 看起来棒极了！

“Look, how clever!” said Kay. “That's much more interesting than real flowers! They are as exact as possible; there is not a fault in them, if they did not melt!”

“你看，多聪明啊！”凯说。 “这比真实的有趣多了 鲜花！它们尽可能准确；他们没有错，如果 它们没有融化！”

It was not long after this, that Kay came one day with large gloves on, and his little sledge at his back, and bawled right into Gerda's ears, “I have permission to go out into the square where the others are playing”; and off he was in a moment.

不久之后，有一天凯戴着大手套来了， 他的小雪橇背在背上，对着格尔达的耳朵大声叫喊， “我获准前往其他人所在的广场 玩”；一会儿他就走了。

There, in the market-place, some of the boldest of the boys used to tie their sledges to the carts as they passed by, and so they were pulled along, and got a good ride. It was so capital! Just as they were in the very height of their amusement, a large sledge passed by: it was painted quite white, and there was someone in it wrapped up in a rough white mantle of fur, with a rough white fur cap on his head. The sledge drove round the square twice, and Kay tied on his sledge as quickly as he could, and off he drove with it. On they went quicker and quicker into the next street; and the person who drove turned round to Kay, and nodded to him in a friendly manner, just as if they knew each other. Every time he was going to untie his sledge, the person nodded to him, and then Kay sat quiet; and so on they went till they came outside the gates of the town. Then the snow began to fall so thickly that the little boy could not see an arm's length before him, but still on he went: when suddenly he let go the string he held in his hand in order to get loose from the sledge, but it was of no use; still the little vehicle rushed on with the quickness of the wind. He then cried as loud as he could, but no one heard him; the snow drifted and the sledge flew on, and sometimes it gave a jerk as though they were driving over hedges and ditches. He was quite frightened, and he tried to repeat the Lord's Prayer; but all he could do, he was only able to remember the multiplication table.

在那里，在市场上，一些最大胆的男孩过去常常系领带 当他们经过时，他们把雪橇拉到大车上，所以他们被拉着 一路走来，旅途愉快。真是太资本了！正如他们在 他们玩得很开心，一辆大雪橇经过：它被画了 很白，里面有人被粗白的衣服包裹着 毛皮斗篷，头上戴着一顶粗糙的白色毛皮帽。雪橇行驶了 绕广场两圈，凯以最快的速度系上雪橇。 可以，然后他就带着它出发了。他们越来越快地进入 下一条街；开车的人转向凯， 友好地向他点点头，就好像他们互相认识一样。 每次他要解开雪橇时，那人都会向他点点头： 然后凯安静地坐着。就这样他们走了直到他们出来 城镇的大门。然后雪开始下得很大，以至于 小男孩看不到他面前一臂长的距离，但仍然在他身上 去：当他突然松开手中握着的绳子时 想要从雪橇上挣脱出来，但是没有用。还是那个小 车辆乘风而行。然后他哭得那么大声 他竭尽全力，但没有人听到他的声音。雪花飘了，雪橇飞了 继续，有时它会猛烈地震动，就像他们正在驶过树篱一样 和沟渠。他非常害怕，他试图重复刚才的情景。 主祷文；但他所能做的，只是回忆起 乘法表。

The snow-flakes grew larger and larger, till at last they looked just like great white fowls. Suddenly they flew on one side; the large sledge stopped, and the person who drove rose up. It was a lady; her cloak and cap were of snow. She was tall and of slender figure, and of a dazzling whiteness. It was the Snow Queen.

雪花越来越大，最后看起来就只是 像大白鸡一样。突然，它们飞向一侧；大雪橇 停了下来，开车的人站了起来。那是一位女士；她的斗篷和 帽子是雪的。她身材高挑，身材苗条，目光夺目 白度。那是冰雪女王。

“We have travelled fast,” said she; “but it is freezingly cold. Come under my bearskin.” And she put him in the sledge beside her, wrapped the fur round him, and he felt as though he were sinking in a snow-wreath.

“我们走得很快，”她说。 “但是天气很冷。来吧 在我的熊皮下。”她把他放在雪橇上，放在她身边， 毛皮裹住了他，他感觉自己仿佛陷入了沉沦之中。 雪花环。

“Are you still cold?” asked she; and then she kissed his forehead. Ah! it was colder than ice; it penetrated to his very heart, which was already almost a frozen lump; it seemed to him as if he were about to die--but a moment more and it was quite congenial to him, and he did not remark the cold that was around him.

“你还冷吗？”她问道；然后她吻了吻他的额头。 啊!比冰还要冷；它深入到了他的内心 已经几乎是一个冰冻的肿块了；在他看来，他似乎即将 死——但再过一会儿，他就觉得很舒服，他没有 注意到他周围的寒冷。

“My sledge! Do not forget my sledge!” It was the first thing he thought of. It was there tied to one of the white chickens, who flew along with it on his back behind the large sledge. The Snow Queen kissed Kay once more, and then he forgot little Gerda, grandmother, and all whom he had left at his home.

“我的雪橇！别忘了我的雪橇！”这是他首先想到的 的。它绑在一只白鸡身上，它和它一起飞翔。 它背在大雪橇后面。冰雪女王亲吻了凯一次 更多，然后他忘记了小格尔达，祖母，以及他所拥有的一切 留在了他家。

“Now you will have no more kisses,” said she, “or else I should kiss you to death!”

“现在你不能再亲吻了，”她说，“否则我应该吻你 去死吧！

Kay looked at her. She was very beautiful; a more clever, or a more lovely countenance he could not fancy to himself; and she no longer appeared of ice as before, when she sat outside the window, and beckoned to him; in his eyes she was perfect, he did not fear her at all, and told her that he could calculate in his head and with fractions, even; that he knew the number of square miles there were in the different countries, and how many inhabitants they contained; and she smiled while he spoke. It then seemed to him as if what he knew was not enough, and he looked upwards in the large huge empty space above him, and on she flew with him; flew high over the black clouds, while the storm moaned and whistled as though it were singing some old tune. On they flew over woods and lakes, over seas, and many lands; and beneath them the chilling storm rushed fast, the wolves howled, the snow crackled; above them flew large screaming crows, but higher up appeared the moon, quite large and bright; and it was on it that Kay gazed during the long long winter's night; while by day he slept at the feet of the Snow Queen.

凯看着她。她非常美丽；一个更聪明，或者一个更 他自己都想象不到那张可爱的脸庞；而她不再 当她坐在窗外，向她招手时，一切仍像以前一样冰冷。 对他；在他眼里，她是完美的，他根本不惧怕她， 告诉她他可以在头脑中用分数进行计算，甚至； 他知道不同地区的面积有多少平方英里 国家，以及其中有多少居民；她微笑着 他说话了。然后他觉得自己所知道的还不够，而且 他向上望去，看到头顶上那片巨大的空旷空间，看到了她 和他一起飞翔；高高飞过乌云，暴风雨在呻吟 并吹着口哨，好像在唱一首老调子。他们飞上了 越过树林、湖泊、海洋和许多陆地；在他们下面 寒风凛冽，狼嚎呼啸，雪地劈啪作响；上面 他们飞翔着尖叫的大乌鸦，但更高的地方出现了月亮，相当 大而明亮；凯在漫长的漫长岁月中凝视着它 冬天的夜晚；白天他睡在冰雪女王的脚下。

THIRD STORY. Of the Flower-Garden At the Old Woman's Who Understood Witchcraft

第三个故事。理解的老妇人的花园 巫术

But what became of little Gerda when Kay did not return? Where could he be? Nobody knew; nobody could give any intelligence. All the boys knew was, that they had seen him tie his sledge to another large and splendid one, which drove down the street and out of the town. Nobody knew where he was; many sad tears were shed, and little Gerda wept long and bitterly; at last she said he must be dead; that he had been drowned in the river which flowed close to the town. Oh! those were very long and dismal winter evenings!

但是当凯没有回来时，小格尔达怎么样了？他哪里可以 是？没有人知道；没有人能提供任何情报。所有男孩都知道 是，他们看到他把他的雪橇绑在另一个又大又漂亮的木头上。 一辆沿着街道驶出城镇。没人知道 他在哪里；流下了许多悲伤的泪水，小格尔达哭了很久， 苦涩地；最后她说他一定死了。他被淹死在 流经城镇附近的河流。哦！那些很长而且 凄凉的冬夜！

At last spring came, with its warm sunshine.

春天终于来了，带着温暖的阳光。

“Kay is dead and gone!” said little Gerda.

“凯死了，走了！”小格尔达说。

“That I don't believe,” said the Sunshine.

“我不相信，”阳光说。

“Kay is dead and gone!” said she to the Swallows.

“凯死了，走了！”她对燕子们说。

“That I don't believe,” said they: and at last little Gerda did not think so any longer either.

“我不相信，”他们说，最后小格尔达不相信了。 也不再这样想了。

“I'll put on my red shoes,” said she, one morning; “Kay has never seen them, and then I'll go down to the river and ask there.”

一天早上，她说：“我要穿上我的红鞋。” “凯从来没有见过 他们，然后我就去河边问问。”

It was quite early; she kissed her old grandmother, who was still asleep, put on her red shoes, and went alone to the river.

时间还很早。她吻了她的老祖母，她仍然在 睡着了，穿上红鞋，独自走到河边。

“Is it true that you have taken my little playfellow? I will make you a present of my red shoes, if you will give him back to me.”

“你真的抢走了我的小伙伴吗？我会让你成为一个 如果你把他还给我的话，就送我的红鞋吧。”

And, as it seemed to her, the blue waves nodded in a strange manner; then she took off her red shoes, the most precious things she possessed, and threw them both into the river. But they fell close to the bank, and the little waves bore them immediately to land; it was as if the stream would not take what was dearest to her; for in reality it had not got little Kay; but Gerda thought that she had not thrown the shoes out far enough, so she clambered into a boat which lay among the rushes, went to the farthest end, and threw out the shoes. But the boat was not fastened, and the motion which she occasioned, made it drift from the shore. She observed this, and hastened to get back; but before she could do so, the boat was more than a yard from the land, and was gliding quickly onward.

而且，在她看来，蓝色的波浪以一种奇怪的方式点头。 然后她脱掉了她最珍贵的东西——红鞋， 并将他们俩扔进河里。但他们倒在了离岸很近的地方， 小浪立刻把他们带到了岸边。就好像溪流 不会拿走她最珍爱的东西；因为实际上它并没有得到 小凯；但格尔达认为她并没有把鞋子扔到很远的地方 够了，于是她爬上一艘躺在灯心草丛中的小船，去了 到了最远的一端，把鞋子扔掉了。但船却没有 系紧了，她引起的动作，使它从 岸边。她见状，赶紧回去。但在她能够之前 这样做，船距离陆地一码多，并且正在滑行 快速前进。

Little Gerda was very frightened, and began to cry; but no one heard her except the sparrows, and they could not carry her to land; but they flew along the bank, and sang as if to comfort her, “Here we are! Here we are!” The boat drifted with the stream, little Gerda sat quite still without shoes, for they were swimming behind the boat, but she could not reach them, because the boat went much faster than they did.

小格尔达非常害怕，开始哭起来。但没有人听到她的声音 除了麻雀，它们不能把她带到陆地上；但他们飞了 沿着河岸，唱着歌，仿佛在安慰她：“我们到了！我们到了。” 是！小船随溪流漂流，小格尔达一动不动地坐着 没有穿鞋，因为他们在船后面游泳，但她不能 到达他们那里，因为船比他们走得快得多。

The banks on both sides were beautiful; lovely flowers, venerable trees, and slopes with sheep and cows, but not a human being was to be seen.

两岸的河岸很美丽；美丽的花朵，可敬的树木， 山坡上有羊和牛，但看不到一个人。

“Perhaps the river will carry me to little Kay,” said she; and then she grew less sad. She rose, and looked for many hours at the beautiful green banks. Presently she sailed by a large cherry-orchard, where was a little cottage with curious red and blue windows; it was thatched, and before it two wooden soldiers stood sentry, and presented arms when anyone went past.

“也许这条河会带我去见小凯，”她说。然后 她不再那么悲伤了。她站起来，看了好几个小时的美丽景色 绿色银行。不久，她驶过一片大樱桃园，那里是 一座小小屋，有着奇怪的红蓝窗户；它是茅草覆盖的， 在它前面有两个木兵站岗，当 任何人都过去了。

Gerda called to them, for she thought they were alive; but they, of course, did not answer. She came close to them, for the stream drifted the boat quite near the land.

格尔达呼唤他们，因为她认为他们还活着。但他们， 当然没有回答。她走近他们，因为溪流漂流 船离陆地很近。

Gerda called still louder, and an old woman then came out of the cottage, leaning upon a crooked stick. She had a large broad-brimmed hat on, painted with the most splendid flowers.

格尔达喊得更大声，然后一位老妇人从屋子里走了出来。 小屋，靠着一根弯曲的棍子。她有一顶宽边大帽子 上，画满了最绚丽的花朵。

“Poor little child!” said the old woman. “How did you get upon the large rapid river, to be driven about so in the wide world!” And then the old woman went into the water, caught hold of the boat with her crooked stick, drew it to the bank, and lifted little Gerda out.

“可怜的小孩！”老妇人说。 “你是怎么登上大 湍急的河流，在广阔的世界里被驱赶着！”然后是 老妇人下水了，用她的弯曲抓住了船 棍子，把它拉到岸边，把小格尔达抱了出来。

And Gerda was so glad to be on dry land again; but she was rather afraid of the strange old woman.

格尔达很高兴再次回到陆地上。但她很害怕 那个奇怪的老妇人。

“But come and tell me who you are, and how you came here,” said she.

“但是请告诉我你是谁，你是怎么来到这里的，”她说。

And Gerda told her all; and the old woman shook her head and said, “A-hem! a-hem!” and when Gerda had told her everything, and asked her if she had not seen little Kay, the woman answered that he had not passed there, but he no doubt would come; and she told her not to be cast down, but taste her cherries, and look at her flowers, which were finer than any in a picture-book, each of which could tell a whole story. She then took Gerda by the hand, led her into the little cottage, and locked the door.

格尔达把一切都告诉了她；老妇人摇摇头说： “咳咳！咳咳！”当格尔达告诉了她一切，并问她是否 她没有看到小凯，女人回答说他没有过去 那里，但他无疑会来；她告诉她不要沮丧， 但尝一尝她的樱桃，看看她的花，它们比 一本图画书中的任何一本，每一本都可以讲述一个完整的故事。她然后 拉着格尔达的手，带她走进小屋，锁上门 门。

The windows were very high up; the glass was red, blue, and green, and the sunlight shone through quite wondrously in all sorts of colors. On the table stood the most exquisite cherries, and Gerda ate as many as she chose, for she had permission to do so. While she was eating, the old woman combed her hair with a golden comb, and her hair curled and shone with a lovely golden color around that sweet little face, which was so round and so like a rose.

窗户很高。玻璃有红、蓝、绿三种颜色， 阳光照射进来，呈现出各种颜色，非常奇妙。开 桌子上摆着最精致的樱桃，格尔达吃了尽可能多的樱桃。 她选择了，因为她有权这样做。当她吃饭的时候， 老妇人用金梳子梳理头发，头发卷曲， 那张可爱的小脸周围闪烁着可爱的金色， 是那么圆，那么像一朵玫瑰。

“I have often longed for such a dear little girl,” said the old woman. “Now you shall see how well we agree together”; and while she combed little Gerda's hair, the child forgot her foster-brother Kay more and more, for the old woman understood magic; but she was no evil being, she only practised witchcraft a little for her own private amusement, and now she wanted very much to keep little Gerda. She therefore went out in the garden, stretched out her crooked stick towards the rose-bushes, which, beautifully as they were blowing, all sank into the earth and no one could tell where they had stood. The old woman feared that if Gerda should see the roses, she would then think of her own, would remember little Kay, and run away from her.

“我常常渴望有这样一个可爱的小女孩。”老妇人说道。 “现在你会看到我们多么一致”；当她梳头的时候 小格尔达的头发，孩子更多地忘记了她的养兄弟凯 更重要的是，老妇人懂得魔法；但她并不是邪恶的存在，她 只是为了自己的私人娱乐而练习一点巫术，并且 现在她非常想留下小格尔达。于是她就出去了 在花园里，她把弯曲的手杖伸向玫瑰丛， 它们吹得美丽极了，全部沉入地下，没有任何痕迹。 人们可以看出他们站在哪里。老妇人担心如果格尔达 如果看到玫瑰花，她就会想起自己的玫瑰花，就会记得 小凯，逃离她。

She now led Gerda into the flower-garden. Oh, what odour and what loveliness was there! Every flower that one could think of, and of every season, stood there in fullest bloom; no picture-book could be gayer or more beautiful. Gerda jumped for joy, and played till the sun set behind the tall cherry-tree; she then had a pretty bed, with a red silken coverlet filled with blue violets. She fell asleep, and had as pleasant dreams as ever a queen on her wedding-day.

她现在带着格尔达走进花园。哦，什么气味，什么 可爱就在那里！人们能想到的每一朵花，以及每一朵 季节，盛开在那里；没有比这更快乐的图画书了 更美丽。格尔达高兴得跳起来，一直玩到太阳落山 高大的樱桃树；然后她有了一张漂亮的床，上面铺着红色丝绸 充满蓝色紫罗兰的床单。她睡着了，睡得很愉快 在婚礼当天一如既往地梦想成为女王。

The next morning she went to play with the flowers in the warm sunshine, and thus passed away a day. Gerda knew every flower; and, numerous as they were, it still seemed to Gerda that one was wanting, though she did not know which. One day while she was looking at the hat of the old woman painted with flowers, the most beautiful of them all seemed to her to be a rose. The old woman had forgotten to take it from her hat when she made the others vanish in the earth. But so it is when one's thoughts are not collected. “What!” said Gerda. “Are there no roses here?” and she ran about amongst the flowerbeds, and looked, and looked, but there was not one to be found. She then sat down and wept; but her hot tears fell just where a rose-bush had sunk; and when her warm tears watered the ground, the tree shot up suddenly as fresh and blooming as when it had been swallowed up. Gerda kissed the roses, thought of her own dear roses at home, and with them of little Kay.

第二天早上，她在温暖的阳光下去玩花， 就这样过去了一天。格尔达熟悉每一朵花；并且，无数如 他们是，格尔达似乎仍然想要一个人，尽管她 不知道是哪一个。有一天，当她看着老人的帽子时 画着花的女人，在她看来，所有花中最美丽的 成为一朵玫瑰。老妇人忘了把帽子从帽子里拿出来 当她让其他人消失在地球上时。但当一个人 想法没有被收集。 “什么！”格尔达说。 “没有玫瑰吗？ 在这里？她在花圃间跑来跑去，看了又看， 但没有找到。然后她坐下来哭了。但她 热泪落在玫瑰花丛沉没的地方；当她温暖的泪水 给地面浇了水，树突然长起来，像 当它被吞没的时候。格尔达亲吻了玫瑰，想起了她 家里有可爱的玫瑰花，还有小凯的玫瑰花。

“Oh, how long I have stayed!” said the little girl. “I intended to look for Kay! Don't you know where he is?” she asked of the roses. “Do you think he is dead and gone?”

“哦，我已经呆了多久了！”小女孩说。 “我本来想看看 为了凯！你不知道他在哪儿吗？”她问玫瑰花。 “你 你认为他已经死了吗？

“Dead he certainly is not,” said the Roses. “We have been in the earth where all the dead are, but Kay was not there.”

“他当然没有死，”玫瑰们说。 “我们一直在地球上 所有死者都在那里，但凯不在那里。”

“Many thanks!” said little Gerda; and she went to the other flowers, looked into their cups, and asked, “Don't you know where little Kay is?”

“非常感谢！”小格尔达说；她走向其他花朵， 看着他们的杯子，问道：“你们不知道小凯在哪里吗？”

But every flower stood in the sunshine, and dreamed its own fairy tale or its own story: and they all told her very many things, but not one knew anything of Kay.

但每一朵花都站在阳光下，都梦想着自己的童话 或者它自己的故事：他们都告诉了她很多事情，但没有一件 对凯一无所知。

Well, what did the Tiger-Lily say?

那么，虎百合说了什么？

“Hearest thou not the drum? Bum! Bum! Those are the only two tones. Always bum! Bum! Hark to the plaintive song of the old woman, to the call of the priests! The Hindoo woman in her long robe stands upon the funeral pile; the flames rise around her and her dead husband, but the Hindoo woman thinks on the living one in the surrounding circle; on him whose eyes burn hotter than the flames--on him, the fire of whose eyes pierces her heart more than the flames which soon will burn her body to ashes. Can the heart's flame die in the flame of the funeral pile?”

“你没有听到鼓声吗？嘭！嘭！这是仅有的两种音调。 总是流浪！呸！聆听老妇人的哀歌，聆听 牧师的召唤！穿着长袍的印度女人站在 葬礼堆；火焰在她和她死去的丈夫周围升起，但是 印度女人想着周围的人；在他身上 他的眼睛比火焰更炽热——在他身上，他眼睛里的火焰 比即将烧毁她身体的火焰更刺痛她的心 灰烬。心脏的火焰会在葬礼堆的火焰中熄灭吗？”

“I don't understand that at all,” said little Gerda.

“我根本不明白，”小格尔达说。

“That is my story,” said the Lily.

“这就是我的故事，”百合说。

What did the Convolvulus say?

旋花说了什么？

“Projecting over a narrow mountain-path there hangs an old feudal castle. Thick evergreens grow on the dilapidated walls, and around the altar, where a lovely maiden is standing: she bends over the railing and looks out upon the rose. No fresher rose hangs on the branches than she; no appleblossom carried away by the wind is more buoyant! How her silken robe is rustling!

“在一条狭窄的山路上，悬挂着一座古老的封建建筑 城堡。破旧的墙壁上、四周都长满了茂密的常青树。 祭坛上，站着一位可爱的少女：她俯身在栏杆上， 眺望玫瑰。没有比她更新鲜的玫瑰挂在枝头； 没有比被风吹走的苹果花更活泼的了！她的丝绸如何 袍子沙沙作响！

“'Is he not yet come?'”

“‘他还没来吗？’”

“Is it Kay that you mean?” asked little Gerda.

“你是说凯吗？”小格尔达问道。

“I am speaking about my story--about my dream,” answered the Convolvulus.

“我正在谈论我的故事——关于我的梦想，”回答道 空心菜。

What did the Snowdrops say?

雪花莲说了什么？

“Between the trees a long board is hanging--it is a swing. Two little girls are sitting in it, and swing themselves backwards and forwards; their frocks are as white as snow, and long green silk ribands flutter from their bonnets. Their brother, who is older than they are, stands up in the swing; he twines his arms round the cords to hold himself fast, for in one hand he has a little cup, and in the other a clay-pipe. He is blowing soap-bubbles. The swing moves, and the bubbles float in charming changing colors: the last is still hanging to the end of the pipe, and rocks in the breeze. The swing moves. The little black dog, as light as a soap-bubble, jumps up on his hind legs to try to get into the swing. It moves, the dog falls down, barks, and is angry. They tease him; the bubble bursts! A swing, a bursting bubble--such is my song!”

“树间挂着一块长木板——那是秋千。两个小木板。” 女孩们坐在里面，前后摇摆； 她们的衣裙洁白如雪，长长的绿色丝带飘扬 从他们的帽子里。他们比他们年长的哥哥站了起来 在秋千上；他用双臂缠绕住绳子以固定住自己， 因为他一只手拿着一个小杯子，另一只手拿着一个陶笛。他是 吹肥皂泡。秋千摇动，气泡飘逸迷人 改变颜色：最后一个仍然挂在管子的末端，并且 微风中的岩石。秋千动了。小黑狗，轻如 一个肥皂泡，用后腿跳起来，试图进入秋千。 它移动了，狗摔倒了，吠叫着，而且很生气。他们取笑他；的 泡沫破灭！摇摆，泡沫破裂——这就是我的歌！”

“What you relate may be very pretty, but you tell it in so melancholy a manner, and do not mention Kay.”

“你所讲述的可能非常美丽，但你却以如此忧郁的方式讲述它 方式，别提凯。”

What do the Hyacinths say?

风信子说什么？

“There were once upon a time three sisters, quite transparent, and very beautiful. The robe of the one was red, that of the second blue, and that of the third white. They danced hand in hand beside the calm lake in the clear moonshine. They were not elfin maidens, but mortal children. A sweet fragrance was smelt, and the maidens vanished in the wood; the fragrance grew stronger--three coffins, and in them three lovely maidens, glided out of the forest and across the lake: the shining glow-worms flew around like little floating lights. Do the dancing maidens sleep, or are they dead? The odour of the flowers says they are corpses; the evening bell tolls for the dead!”

“从前有一个三姐妹，她们非常透明，而且非常 美丽的。第一个的长袍是红色的，第二个的长袍是蓝色的， 第三个白色的那个。他们在平静的旁边手拉手起舞 清澈的月光下的湖水。她们不是精灵少女，而是凡人 孩子们。一股甜香扑鼻而来，少女们消失在了水中。 木头；香味越来越浓——三口棺材，里面是三口 可爱的少女们，滑出森林，穿过湖面： 闪闪发光的萤火虫像漂浮的小灯一样飞来飞去。做 舞女们睡着了，还是死了？花香说 他们是尸体；晚钟为死者敲响！”

“You make me quite sad,” said little Gerda. “I cannot help thinking of the dead maidens. Oh! is little Kay really dead? The Roses have been in the earth, and they say no.”

“你让我很伤心，”小格尔达说。 “我不禁想到 死去的少女们。哦！小凯真的死了吗？玫瑰已经在 地球，但他们说不。”

“Ding, dong!” sounded the Hyacinth bells. “We do not toll for little Kay; we do not know him. That is our way of singing, the only one we have.”

“叮、咚！”风信子的钟声响起。 “我们收取的通行费并不低 凯；我们不认识他。这是我们的歌唱方式，我们唯一的歌唱方式 有。”

And Gerda went to the Ranunculuses, that looked forth from among the shining green leaves.

格尔达走向了毛茛属植物，它们从花丛中向外张望。 闪闪发光的绿色叶子。

“You are a little bright sun!” said Gerda. “Tell me if you know where I can find my playfellow.”

“你是一颗小太阳！”格尔达说。 “告诉我你是否知道我在哪里 可以找到我的玩伴。”

And the Ranunculus shone brightly, and looked again at Gerda. What song could the Ranunculus sing? It was one that said nothing about Kay either.

毛茛花发出明亮的光芒，再次看着格尔达。什么 毛茛属植物会唱歌吗？这篇文章没有提到凯 要么。

“In a small court the bright sun was shining in the first days of spring. The beams glided down the white walls of a neighbor's house, and close by the fresh yellow flowers were growing, shining like gold in the warm sun-rays. An old grandmother was sitting in the air; her grand-daughter, the poor and lovely servant just come for a short visit. She knows her grandmother. There was gold, pure virgin gold in that blessed kiss. There, that is my little story,” said the Ranunculus.

“在一个小庭院里，第一天明媚的阳光照耀着 春天。横梁从邻居家的白墙上滑下来， 附近长着新鲜的黄色花朵，像金子一样闪闪发光 温暖的阳光。一位老奶奶坐在空中；她 孙女，可怜又可爱的仆人，只是来短暂拜访。 她认识她的祖母。里面有金子，纯金。 祝福之吻。好了，这就是我的小故事。”毛茛属植物说道。

“My poor old grandmother!” sighed Gerda. “Yes, she is longing for me, no doubt: she is sorrowing for me, as she did for little Kay. But I will soon come home, and then I will bring Kay with me. It is of no use asking the flowers; they only know their own old rhymes, and can tell me nothing.” And she tucked up her frock, to enable her to run quicker; but the Narcissus gave her a knock on the leg, just as she was going to jump over it. So she stood still, looked at the long yellow flower, and asked, “You perhaps know something?” and she bent down to the Narcissus. And what did it say?

“我可怜的老祖母！”格尔达叹了口气。 “是的，她渴望我， 毫无疑问：她为我感到悲伤，就像她为小凯所做的那样。但我 很快就会回家，然后我会带着凯一起回家。这是没有用的 问花；他们只知道他们自己的古老韵律，并且可以告诉我 没什么。”她把裙子卷起来，以便跑得更快。但是 就在她正要走的时候，那喀索斯敲了敲她的腿 跳过它。于是她静静地站着，看着那朵长长的黄花， 问道：“你或许知道一些事情？”她向水仙弯下腰。 它说了什么？

“I can see myself--I can see myself! Oh, how odorous I am! Up in the little garret there stands, half-dressed, a little Dancer. She stands now on one leg, now on both; she despises the whole world; yet she lives only in imagination. She pours water out of the teapot over a piece of stuff which she holds in her hand; it is the bodice; cleanliness is a fine thing. The white dress is hanging on the hook; it was washed in the teapot, and dried on the roof. She puts it on, ties a saffron-colored kerchief round her neck, and then the gown looks whiter. I can see myself--I can see myself!”

“我能看到我自己——我能看到我自己！哦，我的气味多么难闻！在上面 那里矗立着一个小阁楼，半裸的，一个小舞者。她站着 时而单腿，时而双腿；她鄙视整个世界；但她还活着 只存在于想象中。她把茶壶里的水倒在一块上面 她手里拿着的东西；这是紧身胸衣；清洁度是一个 很好。白色的裙子挂在钩子上；它被洗在 茶壶，并在屋顶上晾干。她穿上它，系上藏红花色的系带 脖子上围着头巾，礼服看起来更白了。我可以看到 我自己——我能看到我自己！”

“That's nothing to me,” said little Gerda. “That does not concern me.” And then off she ran to the further end of the garden.

“这对我来说没什么，”小格尔达说。 “这与我无关。” 然后她跑到花园的另一端。

The gate was locked, but she shook the rusted bolt till it was loosened, and the gate opened; and little Gerda ran off barefooted into the wide world. She looked round her thrice, but no one followed her. At last she could run no longer; she sat down on a large stone, and when she looked about her, she saw that the summer had passed; it was late in the autumn, but that one could not remark in the beautiful garden, where there was always sunshine, and where there were flowers the whole year round.

门是锁着的，但她摇了摇生锈的门闩，直到门松了， 门开了；小格尔达赤着脚跑进宽阔的田野 世界。她环顾四周，却没有人跟着她。最后她 不能再跑了；她坐在一块大石头上，当她看去时 在她周围，她发现夏天已经过去了。当时已经很晚了 秋天，但在美丽的花园里，人们无法注意到这一点，那里 那里永远有阳光，那里一年四季都有鲜花 圆形。

“Dear me, how long I have staid!” said Gerda. “Autumn is come. I must not rest any longer.” And she got up to go further.

“天哪，我已经呆了多久了！”格尔达说。 “秋天来了。我必须 不再休息了。”她站起身来，想走得更远。

Oh, how tender and wearied her little feet were! All around it looked so cold and raw: the long willow-leaves were quite yellow, and the fog dripped from them like water; one leaf fell after the other: the sloes only stood full of fruit, which set one's teeth on edge. Oh, how dark and comfortless it was in the dreary world!

哦，她的小脚是多么的娇嫩和疲惫啊！四周看起来 如此寒冷和原始：长长的柳叶很黄，雾气 像水一样从他们身上滴下来；一片叶子相继落下：黑刺李 只站满了水果，让人咬牙切齿。哦，多么黑暗 在这个沉闷的世界里，多么不舒服啊！

FOURTH STORY. The Prince and Princess

第四个故事。王子与公主

Gerda was obliged to rest herself again, when, exactly opposite to her, a large Raven came hopping over the white snow. He had long been looking at Gerda and shaking his head; and now he said, “Caw! Caw!” Good day! Good day! He could not say it better; but he felt a sympathy for the little girl, and asked her where she was going all alone. The word “alone” Gerda understood quite well, and felt how much was expressed by it; so she told the Raven her whole history, and asked if he had not seen Kay.

格尔达不得不再次休息，这时，与她正好相反的是， 一只大乌鸦在白雪上跳跃着。他长期以来一直在寻找 对格尔达摇摇头；现在他说：“呱呱！呱呱！”再会！ 再会！他说得再好不过了。但他对 小女孩，问她一个人要去哪里。这个词 “孤独”格尔达理解得很好，感觉表达了多少 通过它；所以她告诉乌鸦她的全部历史，并问他是否没有 见过凯。

The Raven nodded very gravely, and said, “It may be--it may be!”

乌鸦郑重地点点头，说道：“可能是——可能是！”

“What, do you really think so?” cried the little girl; and she nearly squeezed the Raven to death, so much did she kiss him.

“什么，你真的这么认为吗？”小女孩叫道；而她几乎 她把乌鸦挤死了，她吻了他很多次。

“Gently, gently,” said the Raven. “I think I know; I think that it may be little Kay. But now he has forgotten you for the Princess.”

“轻轻地，轻轻地，”乌鸦说。 “我想我知道；我想这可能 做个小凯吧但现在他为了公主忘记了你。”

“Does he live with a Princess?” asked Gerda.

“他和公主住在一起吗？”格尔达问道。

“Yes--listen,” said the Raven; “but it will be difficult for me to speak your language. If you understand the Raven language I can tell you better.”

“是的——听着，”乌鸦说。 “但是对我来说很难 说你的语言。如果你懂 Raven 语言我可以告诉你 更好。”

“No, I have not learnt it,” said Gerda; “but my grandmother understands it, and she can speak gibberish too. I wish I had learnt it.”

“不，我还没学过，”格尔达说。 “但我祖母明白 是的，而且她也会说胡言乱语。我希望我已经学会了。”

“No matter,” said the Raven; “I will tell you as well as I can; however, it will be bad enough.” And then he told all he knew.

“没关系，”乌鸦说。 “我会尽我所能告诉你；但是， 这已经够糟糕的了。”然后他就把自己知道的一切都说了出来。

“In the kingdom where we now are there lives a Princess, who is extraordinarily clever; for she has read all the newspapers in the whole world, and has forgotten them again--so clever is she. She was lately, it is said, sitting on her throne--which is not very amusing after all--when she began humming an old tune, and it was just, 'Oh, why should I not be married?' 'That song is not without its meaning,' said she, and so then she was determined to marry; but she would have a husband who knew how to give an answer when he was spoken to--not one who looked only as if he were a great personage, for that is so tiresome. She then had all the ladies of the court drummed together; and when they heard her intention, all were very pleased, and said, 'We are very glad to hear it; it is the very thing we were thinking of.' You may believe every word I say,” said the Raven; “for I have a tame sweetheart that hops about in the palace quite free, and it was she who told me all this.

“在我们现在所在的王国里住着一位公主，她是 异常聪明；因为她已经读完了所有的报纸 世界，又忘记了他们——她真是太聪明了。她最近， 据说，坐在她的王座上——这不是很有趣 所有——当她开始哼着一首老曲子时，只是，‘哦，为什么 我不应该结婚吗？ “这首歌并非没有意义，”说 她，于是她就下定决心要结婚了；但她会有一个 当别人对他说话时知道如何回答的丈夫——不 一个看上去只是一个伟大人物的人，因为事实就是如此 烦人的。然后，她召集宫廷里的所有女士一起敲鼓。和 当他们听到她的意图时，大家都很高兴，说：“我们是 很高兴听到这个消息；这正是我们正在考虑的事情。你可以 相信我说的每一句话。”乌鸦说。 “因为我有一个温顺的爱人 在宫殿里自由自在地跳来跳去，是她告诉了我一切 这个。

“The newspapers appeared forthwith with a border of hearts and the initials of the Princess; and therein you might read that every good-looking young man was at liberty to come to the palace and speak to the Princess; and he who spoke in such wise as showed he felt himself at home there, that one the Princess would choose for her husband.

“报纸立即出现，带有爱心边框和 公主姓名缩写；其中你可能会读到每个 英俊的年轻人可以自由地进入宫殿并与他交谈 公主；他的言辞如此明智，表明他觉得自己在 在那里，公主会为她的丈夫选择一个。

“Yes, Yes,” said the Raven, “you may believe it; it is as true as I am sitting here. People came in crowds; there was a crush and a hurry, but no one was successful either on the first or second day. They could all talk well enough when they were out in the street; but as soon as they came inside the palace gates, and saw the guard richly dressed in silver, and the lackeys in gold on the staircase, and the large illuminated saloons, then they were abashed; and when they stood before the throne on which the Princess was sitting, all they could do was to repeat the last word they had uttered, and to hear it again did not interest her very much. It was just as if the people within were under a charm, and had fallen into a trance till they came out again into the street; for then--oh, then--they could chatter enough. There was a whole row of them standing from the town-gates to the palace. I was there myself to look,” said the Raven. “They grew hungry and thirsty; but from the palace they got nothing whatever, not even a glass of water. Some of the cleverest, it is true, had taken bread and butter with them: but none shared it with his neighbor, for each thought, 'Let him look hungry, and then the Princess won't have him.'”

“是的，是的，”乌鸦说，“你可以相信，这和我说的一样真实。 坐在这里。人们成群结队地涌来；有一种迷恋和匆忙，但是 无论是第一天还是第二天，都没有人成功。他们都可以 当他们在街上时，谈得很好；但只要 他们来到宫门内，看到侍卫衣着华丽 银色的，楼梯上金色的走狗，还有大 灯光明亮的沙龙，然后他们感到羞愧；当他们站在面前时 公主所坐的王座上，他们所能做的就是 重复他们说过的最后一句话，再听一次并没有 她很感兴趣。就好像里面的人都在下面一样 一种魅力，并陷入了恍惚，直到他们再次出来进入 街道；因为那时——哦，那么——他们就可以喋喋不休了。原来有一整 他们一排从城门一直站到宫殿。我在那里 “我自己去看吧。”乌鸦说。 “他们变得又饿又渴；但是从 进了皇宫，他们什么也没得到，连一杯水都没有。一些 确实，最聪明的人都带着面包和黄油： 但没有人与他的邻居分享，因为每个人都想，‘让他看看 饿了，那么公主就不会拥有他了。”

“But Kay--little Kay,” said Gerda, “when did he come? Was he among the number?”

“但是凯——小凯，”格尔达说，“他什么时候来的？他是在 号码？”

“Patience, patience; we are just come to him. It was on the third day when a little personage without horse or equipage, came marching right boldly up to the palace; his eyes shone like yours, he had beautiful long hair, but his clothes were very shabby.”

“耐心点，耐心点，我们才刚到他身边。那是第三天了。” 当一个没有马匹或装备的小人物向右行进时 大胆地登上宫殿；他的眼睛和你一样闪闪发光，他很漂亮 头发很长，但衣服很破旧。”

“That was Kay,” cried Gerda, with a voice of delight. “Oh, now I've found him!” and she clapped her hands for joy.

“那是凯，”格尔达高兴地喊道。 “哦，现在我已经 找到他了！”她高兴地拍手。

“He had a little knapsack at his back,” said the Raven.

“他背上背着一个小背包，”乌鸦说。

“No, that was certainly his sledge,” said Gerda; “for when he went away he took his sledge with him.”

“不，那肯定是他的雪橇，”格尔达说。 “因为当他离开时 他带着他的雪橇。”

“That may be,” said the Raven; “I did not examine him so minutely; but I know from my tame sweetheart, that when he came into the court-yard of the palace, and saw the body-guard in silver, the lackeys on the staircase, he was not the least abashed; he nodded, and said to them, 'It must be very tiresome to stand on the stairs; for my part, I shall go in.' The saloons were gleaming with lustres--privy councillors and excellencies were walking about barefooted, and wore gold keys; it was enough to make any one feel uncomfortable. His boots creaked, too, so loudly, but still he was not at all afraid.”

“也许是这样，”乌鸦说。 “我并没有如此仔细地检查他；但是 我从我驯服的甜心那里得知，当他走进庭院时 出宫，见银衣侍卫，侍卫在宫中。 楼梯上，他一点也不感到羞愧；他点点头，对他们说： “站在楼梯上一定很累吧；就我而言，我将 进去吧。酒馆里闪闪发光——枢密院议员和 贵族们赤着脚，戴着金钥匙四处走动。原来是 足以让任何人感到不舒服。他的靴子也吱吱作响，所以 声音很大，但他一点也不害怕。”

“That's Kay for certain,” said Gerda. “I know he had on new boots; I have heard them creaking in grandmama's room.”

“那肯定是凯，”格尔达说。 “我知道他穿着新靴子；我 我听到它们在奶奶的房间里吱吱作响。”

“Yes, they creaked,” said the Raven. “And on he went boldly up to the Princess, who was sitting on a pearl as large as a spinning-wheel. All the ladies of the court, with their attendants and attendants' attendants, and all the cavaliers, with their gentlemen and gentlemen's gentlemen, stood round; and the nearer they stood to the door, the prouder they looked. It was hardly possible to look at the gentleman's gentleman, so very haughtily did he stand in the doorway.”

“是的，它们吱吱作响，”乌鸦说。 “然后他勇敢地走向了 公主坐在一颗纺车般大的珍珠上。 宫中所有的宫女，以及她们的侍从和侍从 随从们，还有所有的骑士们，还有他们的绅士们 先生们，站起来；他们站得离门越近， 他们看上去更加骄傲了。几乎不可能看到这位先生的 先生，他站在门口真是太傲慢了。”

“It must have been terrible,” said little Gerda. “And did Kay get the Princess?”

“那一定很糟糕，”小格尔达说。 “凯有没有得到 公主？”

“Were I not a Raven, I should have taken the Princess myself, although I am promised. It is said he spoke as well as I speak when I talk Raven language; this I learned from my tame sweetheart. He was bold and nicely behaved; he had not come to woo the Princess, but only to hear her wisdom. She pleased him, and he pleased her.”

“如果我不是乌鸦，我应该亲自带走公主，尽管 我答应了。据说当我和瑞文说话时他说得和我一样好 语言；这是我从我驯服的爱人那里学到的。他很大胆而且很好 表现得好；他不是来追求公主的，只是来听她说话的 智慧。她取悦了他，他也取悦了她。”

“Yes, yes; for certain that was Kay,” said Gerda. “He was so clever; he could reckon fractions in his head. Oh, won't you take me to the palace?”

“是的，是的；肯定是凯，”格尔达说。 “他太聪明了； 他可以在脑子里计算分数。哦，你不带我去 宫殿？”

“That is very easily said,” answered the Raven. “But how are we to manage it? I'll speak to my tame sweetheart about it: she must advise us; for so much I must tell you, such a little girl as you are will never get permission to enter.”

“这很容易说，”乌鸦回答。 “但是我们怎样才能 管理它吗？我会和我驯服的甜心谈谈这件事：她必须建议 我们；我必须告诉你这么多，像你这样的小女孩会 永远不会获得进入的许可。”

“Oh, yes I shall,” said Gerda; “when Kay hears that I am here, he will come out directly to fetch me.”

“哦，是的，我会的，”格尔达说。 “当凯听说我在这里时，他会 直接出来接我吧。”

“Wait for me here on these steps,” said the Raven. He moved his head backwards and forwards and flew away.

“在这些台阶上等我，”乌鸦说。他动了动头 来回飞走了。

The evening was closing in when the Raven returned. “Caw--caw!” said he. “She sends you her compliments; and here is a roll for you. She took it out of the kitchen, where there is bread enough. You are hungry, no doubt. It is not possible for you to enter the palace, for you are barefooted: the guards in silver, and the lackeys in gold, would not allow it; but do not cry, you shall come in still. My sweetheart knows a little back stair that leads to the bedchamber, and she knows where she can get the key of it.”

乌鸦回来时，夜色已近。 “哇——哇！”他说。 “她向你致意；这是给你的一卷。她拿走了 它走出厨房，那里有面包足够了。你饿了， 毫无疑问。你不可能进入宫殿，因为你是 赤脚：穿银的卫兵和穿金的仆人，不会 允许它；但不要哭，你会安静地进来的。我的爱人知道一个 通往卧室的小后楼梯，她知道她在哪里 就能得到它的钥匙。”

And they went into the garden in the large avenue, where one leaf was falling after the other; and when the lights in the palace had all gradually disappeared, the Raven led little Gerda to the back door, which stood half open.

他们走进大街上的花园，那里有一片叶子 落后于另一个；当宫殿里的灯光全部熄灭时 渐渐消失，乌鸦领着小格尔达往后门走去， 它半开着。

Oh, how Gerda's heart beat with anxiety and longing! It was just as if she had been about to do something wrong; and yet she only wanted to know if little Kay was there. Yes, he must be there. She called to mind his intelligent eyes, and his long hair, so vividly, she could quite see him as he used to laugh when they were sitting under the roses at home. “He will, no doubt, be glad to see you--to hear what a long way you have come for his sake; to know how unhappy all at home were when he did not come back.”

哦，格尔达的心因焦虑和渴望而跳动！就好像 她正要做错事；但她只想 知道小凯是否在那儿。是的，他一定在那儿。她想起 他聪明的眼睛，还有他的长发，如此生动，她看得一清二楚 当他们坐在家里的玫瑰花下时，他总是开怀大笑。 “毫无疑问，他会很高兴见到你——听到你还有很长的路要走 为了他的缘故而来；知道当他不在家时，家里的人有多么不高兴 回来吧。”

Oh, what a fright and a joy it was!

哦，这是多么令人恐惧和喜悦啊！

They were now on the stairs. A single lamp was burning there; and on the floor stood the tame Raven, turning her head on every side and looking at Gerda, who bowed as her grandmother had taught her to do.

他们现在在楼梯上。那里只点着一盏灯；并在 地板上站着温驯的乌鸦，她把头转向四面八方，看着 格尔达按照祖母教她的那样鞠躬。

“My intended has told me so much good of you, my dear young lady,” said the tame Raven. “Your tale is very affecting. If you will take the lamp, I will go before. We will go straight on, for we shall meet no one.”

“我的意中人对我说了很多关于你的好话，我亲爱的年轻女士，”说 温顺的乌鸦。 “你的故事非常感人。如果你愿意接受这盏灯， 我先去。我们会一直往前走，因为我们不会遇到任何人。”

“I think there is somebody just behind us,” said Gerda; and something rushed past: it was like shadowy figures on the wall; horses with flowing manes and thin legs, huntsmen, ladies and gentlemen on horseback.

“我想有人就在我们身后，”格尔达说。和一些东西 冲过去：就像墙上的影子；马与 飘逸的鬃毛和细长的腿，猎人，女士们先生们 马背上。

“They are only dreams,” said the Raven. “They come to fetch the thoughts of the high personages to the chase; 'tis well, for now you can observe them in bed all the better. But let me find, when you enjoy honor and distinction, that you possess a grateful heart.”

“它们只是梦想，”乌鸦说。 “他们来获取思想 高级人物的追逐；很好，现在你可以观察 他们在床上就更好了。但让我发现，当你享受荣誉和 区别在于你有一颗感恩的心。”

“Tut! That's not worth talking about,” said the Raven of the woods.

“哎呀！这根本不值得谈论。”树林里的乌鸦说道。

They now entered the first saloon, which was of rose-colored satin, with artificial flowers on the wall. Here the dreams were rushing past, but they hastened by so quickly that Gerda could not see the high personages. One hall was more magnificent than the other; one might indeed well be abashed; and at last they came into the bedchamber. The ceiling of the room resembled a large palm-tree with leaves of glass, of costly glass; and in the middle, from a thick golden stem, hung two beds, each of which resembled a lily. One was white, and in this lay the Princess; the other was red, and it was here that Gerda was to look for little Kay. She bent back one of the red leaves, and saw a brown neck. Oh! that was Kay! She called him quite loud by name, held the lamp towards him--the dreams rushed back again into the chamber--he awoke, turned his head, and--it was not little Kay!

他们现在进入了第一间大厅，里面是玫瑰色的缎子，上面有 墙上的人造花。梦想在这里匆匆掠过， 但他们走得太快了，格尔达看不到高处。 人物。一个大厅比另一个大厅更加宏伟，一个可能 确实我们会感到羞愧；最后他们走进了卧室。的 房间的天花板就像一棵长着玻璃叶子的大棕榈树， 昂贵的玻璃；中间一根粗大的金茎上挂着两根 床，每张都像一朵百合花。一个是白色的，里面躺着 公主；另一个是红色的，格尔达就是要寻找这里 小凯.她向后弯起一片红叶，看到了一条棕色的脖子。 哦！那是凯！她大声叫着他的名字，举着灯 朝着他而来——梦再次冲回房间——他醒了， 他转过头来——这不是小凯！

The Prince was only like him about the neck; but he was young and handsome. And out of the white lily leaves the Princess peeped, too, and asked what was the matter. Then little Gerda cried, and told her her whole history, and all that the Ravens had done for her.

王子只是脖子上和他一样。但他很年轻而且 很帅。公主也从白百合叶中窥视， 并询问发生了什么事。然后小格尔达哭了，告诉她她 整个历史，以及乌鸦队为她所做的一切。

“Poor little thing!” said the Prince and the Princess. They praised the Ravens very much, and told them they were not at all angry with them, but they were not to do so again. However, they should have a reward. “Will you fly about here at liberty,” asked the Princess; “or would you like to have a fixed appointment as court ravens, with all the broken bits from the kitchen?”

“可怜的小东西！”王子和公主说道。他们称赞 乌鸦非常喜欢，并告诉他们一点也不生他们的气， 但他们不会再这样做了。然而，他们应该得到奖励。 “你能自由地飞来飞去吗？”公主问道。 “或者你会 喜欢像宫廷乌鸦一样有固定的约会，与所有破碎的人在一起 厨房里的碎片？”

And both the Ravens nodded, and begged for a fixed appointment; for they thought of their old age, and said, “It is a good thing to have a provision for our old days.”

乌鸦队都点点头，请求安排一个固定的约会。为了 他们想到自己的晚年，说道：“能有一个 为我们过去的日子做准备。”

And the Prince got up and let Gerda sleep in his bed, and more than this he could not do. She folded her little hands and thought, “How good men and animals are!” and she then fell asleep and slept soundly. All the dreams flew in again, and they now looked like the angels; they drew a little sledge, in which little Kay sat and nodded his head; but the whole was only a dream, and therefore it all vanished as soon as she awoke.

王子起身让格尔达睡在他的床上，不仅如此 他做不到。她双手合十，心想：“多么好的男人啊！” 动物也是！”然后她就睡着了，睡得很香。所有的 梦再次飞入，他们现在看起来就像天使一样；他们画了 一辆小雪橇，小凯坐在上面，点点头；但是 一切都只是一个梦，所以当她醒来时，一切都消失了。 醒了。

The next day she was dressed from head to foot in silk and velvet. They offered to let her stay at the palace, and lead a happy life; but she begged to have a little carriage with a horse in front, and for a small pair of shoes; then, she said, she would again go forth in the wide world and look for Kay.

第二天，她从头到脚都穿着丝绸和天鹅绒的衣服。他们 提出让她留在皇宫，过上幸福的生活；但她 请求一辆小马车，前面有一匹马，并且要一辆小车。 一双鞋；然后，她说，她将再次走向广阔的天地。 世界并寻找凯。

Shoes and a muff were given her; she was, too, dressed very nicely; and when she was about to set off, a new carriage stopped before the door. It was of pure gold, and the arms of the Prince and Princess shone like a star upon it; the coachman, the footmen, and the outriders, for outriders were there, too, all wore golden crowns. The Prince and the Princess assisted her into the carriage themselves, and wished her all success. The Raven of the woods, who was now married, accompanied her for the first three miles. He sat beside Gerda, for he could not bear riding backwards; the other Raven stood in the doorway, and flapped her wings; she could not accompany Gerda, because she suffered from headache since she had had a fixed appointment and ate so much. The carriage was lined inside with sugar-plums, and in the seats were fruits and gingerbread.

他们给了她鞋子和手筒。她也穿得很漂亮。和 正当她准备出发的时候，一辆新马车停在了门前。 它是纯金的，王子和公主的手臂闪闪发光 就像上面有一颗星星；车夫、步兵和骑手， 巡防者也在场，他们都戴着金色王冠。王子和 公主亲自扶她上了马车，并祝愿她一切顺利 成功。现已结婚的森林乌鸦陪伴着她 前三英里。他坐在格尔达旁边，因为他无法忍受 倒着骑；另一只乌鸦站在门口，拍打着她 翅膀；她无法陪伴格尔达，因为她患有头痛 因为她有固定的约会，而且吃得太多了。马车 里面摆满了糖梅，座位上放着水果和 姜饼。

“Farewell! Farewell!” cried Prince and Princess; and Gerda wept, and the Raven wept. Thus passed the first miles; and then the Raven bade her farewell, and this was the most painful separation of all. He flew into a tree, and beat his black wings as long as he could see the carriage, that shone from afar like a sunbeam.

“再见！再见！”王子和公主喊道。格尔达哭了，然后 乌鸦哭了。就这样过了最初的几英里；然后乌鸦吩咐她 告别，这是最痛苦的分离。他飞进 一棵树，只要他能看到马车，就拍打着黑色的翅膀， 像阳光一样从远处照耀着。

FIFTH STORY. The Little Robber Maiden

第五个故事。小强盗少女

They drove through the dark wood; but the carriage shone like a torch, and it dazzled the eyes of the robbers, so that they could not bear to look at it.

他们开车穿过黑暗的树林。但马车却像火把一样闪闪发光， 使强盗们眼花缭乱，不忍心 看看它。

“'Tis gold! 'Tis gold!” they cried; and they rushed forward, seized the horses, knocked down the little postilion, the coachman, and the servants, and pulled little Gerda out of the carriage.

“这是金子！这是金子！”他们哭了；他们冲上前去，抓住了 马匹，撞倒了小马车夫、车夫和 仆人们，把小格尔达从马车里拉了出来。

“How plump, how beautiful she is! She must have been fed on nut-kernels,” said the old female robber, who had a long, scrubby beard, and bushy eyebrows that hung down over her eyes. “She is as good as a fatted lamb! How nice she will be!” And then she drew out a knife, the blade of which shone so that it was quite dreadful to behold.

“多么丰满，多么美丽！她一定是被吃掉了 坚果仁，”留着又长又稀疏的胡须的老女强盗说道， 浓密的眉毛垂在眼睛上方。 “她就像一个 肥羊！她会多么好啊！”然后她拔出一把刀， 剑刃闪闪发光，看起来相当可怕。

“Oh!” cried the woman at the same moment. She had been bitten in the ear by her own little daughter, who hung at her back; and who was so wild and unmanageable, that it was quite amusing to see her. “You naughty child!” said the mother: and now she had not time to kill Gerda.

“哦！”女人同时喊道。她的耳朵被咬了 她自己的小女儿，挂在她的背上；谁如此狂野 难以控制的是，见到她很有趣。 “你这个顽皮的 孩子！”母亲说：现在她没有时间杀死格尔达。

“She shall play with me,” said the little robber child. “She shall give me her muff, and her pretty frock; she shall sleep in my bed!” And then she gave her mother another bite, so that she jumped, and ran round with the pain; and the Robbers laughed, and said, “Look, how she is dancing with the little one!”

“她会和我一起玩，”小强盗孩子说。 “她将给予 我看见她的手筒，还有她漂亮的连衣裙；她就睡我的床上吧！”然后 她又咬了妈妈一口，妈妈跳了起来，带着她跑来跑去。 疼痛；强盗们笑了，说道：“看，她跳舞跳得怎么样？” 带着小家伙！”

“I will go into the carriage,” said the little robber maiden; and she would have her will, for she was very spoiled and very headstrong. She and Gerda got in; and then away they drove over the stumps of felled trees, deeper and deeper into the woods. The little robber maiden was as tall as Gerda, but stronger, broader-shouldered, and of dark complexion; her eyes were quite black; they looked almost melancholy. She embraced little Gerda, and said, “They shall not kill you as long as I am not displeased with you. You are, doubtless, a Princess?”

“我要上马车去。”小强盗姑娘说道。和她 她会随心所欲的，因为她被宠坏了，而且很任性。她 格尔达上了车。然后他们开着车离开了被砍倒的树桩 树木，越来越深入树林。小强盗少女就像 和格尔达一样高，但更强壮，肩膀更宽，肤色黝黑； 她的眼睛很黑。他们看起来几乎是忧郁的。她拥抱 小格尔达说：“只要我不死，他们就不会杀你。” 对你不满意。毫无疑问，你是一位公主？”

“No,” said little Gerda; who then related all that had happened to her, and how much she cared about little Kay.

“不，”小格尔达说。然后她讲述了发生在她身上的一切， 以及她是多么关心小凯。

The little robber maiden looked at her with a serious air, nodded her head slightly, and said, “They shall not kill you, even if I am angry with you: then I will do it myself”; and she dried Gerda's eyes, and put both her hands in the handsome muff, which was so soft and warm.

小盗女一脸严肃的看着她，点了点头。 微微点头，道：“就算我生气，他们也不会杀你。” 和你一起：那我自己来做”；她擦干了格尔达的眼睛，然后把 她的双手放在漂亮的手袋里，手袋那么柔软，那么温暖。

At length the carriage stopped. They were in the midst of the court-yard of a robber's castle. It was full of cracks from top to bottom; and out of the openings magpies and rooks were flying; and the great bull-dogs, each of which looked as if he could swallow a man, jumped up, but they did not bark, for that was forbidden.

马车终于停了下来。他们在庭院中央 强盗的城堡。从上到下，布满了裂痕；和出来 洞口有喜鹊和白嘴鸦飞翔；还有伟大的斗牛犬， 每一个看起来都像是能吞掉一个人一样，跳了起来，但它们 没有吠叫，因为这是禁止的。

In the midst of the large, old, smoking hall burnt a great fire on the stone floor. The smoke disappeared under the stones, and had to seek its own egress. In an immense caldron soup was boiling; and rabbits and hares were being roasted on a spit.

在那个又大又旧、冒着烟的大厅里，炉火在燃烧。 石头地板。烟雾消失在石头下面，不得不寻找 它自己的出口。一口大锅里，汤正在沸腾；和兔子和 野兔被放在烤肉叉上烤。

“You shall sleep with me to-night, with all my animals,” said the little robber maiden. They had something to eat and drink; and then went into a corner, where straw and carpets were lying. Beside them, on laths and perches, sat nearly a hundred pigeons, all asleep, seemingly; but yet they moved a little when the robber maiden came. “They are all mine,” said she, at the same time seizing one that was next to her by the legs and shaking it so that its wings fluttered. “Kiss it,” cried the little girl, and flung the pigeon in Gerda's face. “Up there is the rabble of the wood,” continued she, pointing to several laths which were fastened before a hole high up in the wall; “that's the rabble; they would all fly away immediately, if they were not well fastened in. And here is my dear old Bac”; and she laid hold of the horns of a reindeer, that had a bright copper ring round its neck, and was tethered to the spot. “We are obliged to lock this fellow in too, or he would make his escape. Every evening I tickle his neck with my sharp knife; he is so frightened at it!” and the little girl drew forth a long knife, from a crack in the wall, and let it glide over the Reindeer's neck. The poor animal kicked; the girl laughed, and pulled Gerda into bed with her.

“今晚你要和我一起睡，和我所有的动物一起睡，”小孩子说。 强盗少女。他们有吃有喝；然后进入 一个角落里，放着稻草和地毯。在他们旁边，在板条上和 栖木上坐着近百只鸽子，看上去都睡着了；但还没有 当强盗少女到来时，他们稍微动了一下。 “他们都是我的” 她说着，同时抓住了旁边一个人的腿 并摇动它，使其翅膀扇动。 “亲亲它，”小孩子喊道。 女孩，把鸽子扔到格尔达脸上。 “上面有一群乌合之众 木头，”她指着几根固定的板条继续说道。 在墙上高处的一个洞前； “那是乌合之众；他们都会 如果它们没有固定好，请立即飞走。这是我的 亲爱的老巴克”；她抓住了一只驯鹿的角，它有一个 它的脖子上挂着明亮的铜环，并被拴在现场。 “我们是 必须把这个家伙也锁起来，否则他就会逃跑。每个 晚上我用锋利的小刀挠他的脖子；他很害怕 它！小女孩从门缝里抽出一把长刀。 墙，让它滑过驯鹿的脖子。可怜的动物踢腿； 女孩笑了，把格尔达拉到床上。

“Do you intend to keep your knife while you sleep?” asked Gerda; looking at it rather fearfully.

“你打算在睡觉时保留你的刀吗？”格尔达问道；寻找 对此相当恐惧。

“I always sleep with the knife,” said the little robber maiden. “There is no knowing what may happen. But tell me now, once more, all about little Kay; and why you have started off in the wide world alone.” And Gerda related all, from the very beginning: the Wood-pigeons cooed above in their cage, and the others slept. The little robber maiden wound her arm round Gerda's neck, held the knife in the other hand, and snored so loud that everybody could hear her; but Gerda could not close her eyes, for she did not know whether she was to live or die. The robbers sat round the fire, sang and drank; and the old female robber jumped about so, that it was quite dreadful for Gerda to see her.

“我总是带着刀睡觉的。”小强盗姑娘说道。 “那里 不知道会发生什么。但现在请再次告诉我关于 小凯；以及为什么你独自一人踏上广阔的世界。”并且 格尔达从一开始就讲述了这一切：林鸽在上面咕咕叫 在他们的笼子里，其他人都在睡觉。小强盗少女伤了她 用手臂搂住格尔达的脖子，另一只手握着刀，鼾声如雷 大声到每个人都能听到她的声音；但格尔达无法闭上眼睛， 因为她不知道自己是生还是死。强盗们坐着 围着火，唱歌喝酒；老女强盗跳来跳去 所以，格尔达见到她是一件非常可怕的事情。

Then the Wood-pigeons said, “Coo! Coo! We have seen little Kay! A white hen carries his sledge; he himself sat in the carriage of the Snow Queen, who passed here, down just over the wood, as we lay in our nest. She blew upon us young ones; and all died except we two. Coo! Coo!”

然后林鸽们说：“咕咕！咕咕！我们看到小凯了！一只白色的小凯！” 母鸡带着他的雪橇；他自己坐在雪车里 当我们躺在巢中时，女王从这里经过，就在树林上方。 她向我们这些年轻人吹气；除了我们两个之外，所有人都死了。咕咕！咕咕！

“What is that you say up there?” cried little Gerda. “Where did the Snow Queen go to? Do you know anything about it?”

“你在上面说什么？”小格尔达叫道。 “雪去哪儿了？ 皇后去？你知道这件事吗？

“She is no doubt gone to Lapland; for there is always snow and ice there. Only ask the Reindeer, who is tethered there.”

“毫无疑问，她去了拉普兰；因为那里总是有冰雪 那里。问问被拴在那里的驯鹿就知道了。”

“Ice and snow is there! There it is, glorious and beautiful!” said the Reindeer. “One can spring about in the large shining valleys! The Snow Queen has her summer-tent there; but her fixed abode is high up towards the North Pole, on the Island called Spitzbergen.”

“冰雪就在那儿！就在那儿，光荣而美丽！”说 驯鹿。 “人们可以在广阔的闪亮山谷中跳跃！雪 女王在那里有她的夏季帐篷；但她的固定住所是在高处 北极，在一个叫斯匹次卑尔根的岛上。”

“Oh, Kay! Poor little Kay!” sighed Gerda.

“哦，凯！可怜的小凯！”格尔达叹了口气。

“Do you choose to be quiet?” said the robber maiden. “If you don't, I shall make you.”

“你选择安静吗？”强盗少女说道。 “如果你不这样做，我 将使你。”

In the morning Gerda told her all that the Wood-pigeons had said; and the little maiden looked very serious, but she nodded her head, and said, “That's no matter--that's no matter. Do you know where Lapland lies!” she asked of the Reindeer.

早上，格尔达把斑鸠所说的一切都告诉了她。和 小姑娘神色很严肃，但还是点了点头，道： 说：“没关系——没关系。你知道拉普兰在哪里吗？” 谎言！”她问驯鹿。

“Who should know better than I?” said the animal; and his eyes rolled in his head. “I was born and bred there--there I leapt about on the fields of snow.”

“谁应该比我更了解呢？”动物说；他的眼睛翻了个白眼 他的头。 “我在那里出生和长大——在那里我在田野上跳跃 雪。”

“Listen,” said the robber maiden to Gerda. “You see that the men are gone; but my mother is still here, and will remain. However, towards morning she takes a draught out of the large flask, and then she sleeps a little: then I will do something for you.” She now jumped out of bed, flew to her mother; with her arms round her neck, and pulling her by the beard, said, “Good morrow, my own sweet nanny-goat of a mother.” And her mother took hold of her nose, and pinched it till it was red and blue; but this was all done out of pure love.

“听着，”强盗少女对格尔达说。 “你看，男人们 走了；但我的母亲还在这里，并将留下来。然而，朝 早上她从大烧瓶里取出一口草，然后就睡了 一点：那我就为你做点事吧。”她现在从床上跳起来， 飞到她妈妈身边；她用双臂搂住她的脖子，拉着她的脖子 胡子说：“早上好，我亲爱的保姆山羊妈妈。”还有她 妈妈抓住她的鼻子，捏得又红又青。 但这一切都是出于纯粹的爱。

When the mother had taken a sup at her flask, and was having a nap, the little robber maiden went to the Reindeer, and said, “I should very much like to give you still many a tickling with the sharp knife, for then you are so amusing; however, I will untether you, and help you out, so that you may go back to Lapland. But you must make good use of your legs; and take this little girl for me to the palace of the Snow Queen, where her playfellow is. You have heard, I suppose, all she said; for she spoke loud enough, and you were listening.”

当母亲在她的烧瓶里喝完晚饭，正在小睡时， 小强盗少女走到驯鹿跟前，说道：“我非常愿意 还想用锋利的刀给你挠痒痒，到那时 你真有趣；但是，我会解开你的束缚，帮助你， 这样你就可以回到拉普兰了。但你一定要好好利用你的 腿；替我带这个小女孩去冰雪女王的宫殿， 她的玩伴在哪里。我想你已经听到了她所说的一切；为了 她说话声音够大，你在听。”

The Reindeer gave a bound for joy. The robber maiden lifted up little Gerda, and took the precaution to bind her fast on the Reindeer's back; she even gave her a small cushion to sit on. “Here are your worsted leggins, for it will be cold; but the muff I shall keep for myself, for it is so very pretty. But I do not wish you to be cold. Here is a pair of lined gloves of my mother's; they just reach up to your elbow. On with them! Now you look about the hands just like my ugly old mother!”

驯鹿欣喜若狂。强盗少女抬起头来 格尔达，并采取预防措施，将她紧紧地绑在驯鹿的背上； 她甚至给了她一个小垫子让她坐。 “这是你的精纺 打底裤，因为天气会冷；但手筒我会为自己保留，因为 它是如此非常漂亮。但我不希望你冷。这是一对 我母亲的带衬里的手套；他们只是到达你的肘部。开 和他们一起！现在你看看你的手就像我丑陋的老母亲一样！”

And Gerda wept for joy.

格尔达高兴得哭了。

“I can't bear to see you fretting,” said the little robber maiden. “This is just the time when you ought to look pleased. Here are two loaves and a ham for you, so that you won't starve.” The bread and the meat were fastened to the Reindeer's back; the little maiden opened the door, called in all the dogs, and then with her knife cut the rope that fastened the animal, and said to him, “Now, off with you; but take good care of the little girl!”

“我不忍心看你这么着急。”小强盗说道。 “这个 这正是你应该表现得高兴的时候。这是两个面包 给你一根火腿，免得你挨饿。”面包和肉是 固定在驯鹿的背上；小姑娘打开门， 把所有的狗都叫来，然后用她的刀割断绳子 把牲口拴住，对他说：“现在，走吧，但要带好 照顾好小姑娘！”

And Gerda stretched out her hands with the large wadded gloves towards the robber maiden, and said, “Farewell!” and the Reindeer flew on over bush and bramble through the great wood, over moor and heath, as fast as he could go.

格尔达伸出戴着大棉手套的双手 强盗少女道：“再见！”驯鹿飞过 灌木和荆棘穿过大树林，越过沼泽和石南，以最快的速度 他可以走了。

“Ddsa! Ddsa!” was heard in the sky. It was just as if somebody was sneezing.

“哒哒！哒哒！”天空中传来。就好像有人在 打喷嚏。

“These are my old northern-lights,” said the Reindeer, “look how they gleam!” And on he now sped still quicker--day and night on he went: the loaves were consumed, and the ham too; and now they were in Lapland.

“这些是我以前的北极光，”驯鹿说，“看看它们怎么样 闪闪发光！”现在他的速度更快了——日夜不停地前行： 面包被吃掉了，火腿也被吃掉了。现在他们在拉普兰。

SIXTH STORY. The Lapland Woman and the Finland Woman

第六个故事。拉普兰女人和芬兰女人

Suddenly they stopped before a little house, which looked very miserable. The roof reached to the ground; and the door was so low, that the family were obliged to creep upon their stomachs when they went in or out. Nobody was at home except an old Lapland woman, who was dressing fish by the light of an oil lamp. And the Reindeer told her the whole of Gerda's history, but first of all his own; for that seemed to him of much greater importance. Gerda was so chilled that she could not speak.

突然，他们停在一座小房子前，看上去非常漂亮。 悲惨的。屋顶一直延伸到地面；而且门太低了 一家人进去时不得不匍匐前进 或出去。除了一位正在穿衣服的拉普兰老妇人外，没人在家。 借着油灯的光钓鱼。驯鹿告诉了她一切 格尔达的历史，但首先是他自己的历史；因为在他看来 更为重要。格尔达浑身冰冷，说不出话来。

“Poor thing,” said the Lapland woman, “you have far to run still. You have more than a hundred miles to go before you get to Finland; there the Snow Queen has her country-house, and burns blue lights every evening. I will give you a few words from me, which I will write on a dried haberdine, for paper I have none; this you can take with you to the Finland woman, and she will be able to give you more information than I can.”

“可怜的东西，”拉普兰女人说，“你还有很长的路要跑。你 距离芬兰还有一百多英里的路程；那里 雪之女王有她的乡间别墅，每天都会燃起蓝色的灯光 晚上。我会给你几句话，我会写在一张纸上 干的哈伯丁，我没有纸；你可以随身携带这个 芬兰女士，她将为您提供更多信息 比我能做到的。”

When Gerda had warmed herself, and had eaten and drunk, the Lapland woman wrote a few words on a dried haberdine, begged Gerda to take care of them, put her on the Reindeer, bound her fast, and away sprang the animal. “Ddsa! Ddsa!” was again heard in the air; the most charming blue lights burned the whole night in the sky, and at last they came to Finland. They knocked at the chimney of the Finland woman; for as to a door, she had none.

当格尔达取暖、吃饱喝足后，拉普兰人 女人在干哈伯丁上写了几个字，恳求格尔达保重 他们把她放在驯鹿身上，把她绑得紧紧的，然后就跳走了 动物。 “哒哒！哒哒！”空中再次传来；最迷人的 蓝色的光芒在天空中燃烧了整个夜晚，最后他们来到了 芬兰。他们敲了芬兰女人的烟囱；对于一个 门，她没有。

There was such a heat inside that the Finland woman herself went about almost naked. She was diminutive and dirty. She immediately loosened little Gerda's clothes, pulled off her thick gloves and boots; for otherwise the heat would have been too great--and after laying a piece of ice on the Reindeer's head, read what was written on the fish-skin. She read it three times: she then knew it by heart; so she put the fish into the cupboard--for it might very well be eaten, and she never threw anything away.

芬兰女人内心热得要命 几乎赤身裸体。她又小又脏。她立刻松了口气 小格尔达的衣服，脱掉她厚厚的手套和靴子；为了 否则热量会太大——并且在铺设一块之后 驯鹿头上的冰，读鱼皮上写的内容。 她读了三遍，就熟记在心了；所以她把鱼 放进柜子里——因为它很可能被吃掉，而且她从不扔掉 任何东西都消失了。

Then the Reindeer related his own story first, and afterwards that of little Gerda; and the Finland woman winked her eyes, but said nothing.

然后驯鹿先讲了他自己的故事，然后讲了 小格尔达；芬兰女人眨了眨眼睛，但什么也没说。

“You are so clever,” said the Reindeer; “you can, I know, twist all the winds of the world together in a knot. If the seaman loosens one knot, then he has a good wind; if a second, then it blows pretty stiffly; if he undoes the third and fourth, then it rages so that the forests are upturned. Will you give the little maiden a potion, that she may possess the strength of twelve men, and vanquish the Snow Queen?”

“你真聪明，”驯鹿说。 “我知道，你可以扭曲所有 世界的风都结成一个结。如果水手松开一个结， 然后他就有好风了；如果是一秒钟，那么风就吹得相当猛烈；如果 他取消了第三个和第四个，然后它肆虐，以至于森林都被毁掉了。 翻转。你能给小姑娘一瓶药水，让她拥有吗？ 十二人之力，击败冰雪女王？”

“The strength of twelve men!” said the Finland woman. “Much good that would be!” Then she went to a cupboard, and drew out a large skin rolled up. When she had unrolled it, strange characters were to be seen written thereon; and the Finland woman read at such a rate that the perspiration trickled down her forehead.

“十二个人的力量！”芬兰女士说道。 “那太好了 会的！然后她走到柜子前，拿出一张大皮卷起来。 起来。当她展开它时，可以看到上面写着奇怪的字符 其上；芬兰女人读书的速度如此之快，以至于流汗了 顺着她的额头流下来。

But the Reindeer begged so hard for little Gerda, and Gerda looked so imploringly with tearful eyes at the Finland woman, that she winked, and drew the Reindeer aside into a corner, where they whispered together, while the animal got some fresh ice put on his head.

但驯鹿如此苦苦哀求小格尔达，而格尔达看上去如此 泪眼汪汪地恳求芬兰女人，她眨了眨眼，然后 把驯鹿拉到一个角落里，他们在那里窃窃私语： 当动物的头上放了一些新鲜的冰块时。

“'Tis true little Kay is at the Snow Queen's, and finds everything there quite to his taste; and he thinks it the very best place in the world; but the reason of that is, he has a splinter of glass in his eye, and in his heart. These must be got out first; otherwise he will never go back to mankind, and the Snow Queen will retain her power over him.”

“小凯确实在雪之女王那里，并在那里找到了一切 很合他的口味；他认为那是世界上最好的地方； 但原因是他的眼睛里有一块玻璃碎片 他的心。必须先把这些拿出来；否则他永远不会回去 对人类来说，冰雪女王将保留对他的权力。”

“But can you give little Gerda nothing to take which will endue her with power over the whole?”

“但是你能给小格尔达什么东西让她拿走吗？ 凌驾于整体之上的力量？”

“I can give her no more power than what she has already. Don't you see how great it is? Don't you see how men and animals are forced to serve her; how well she gets through the world barefooted? She must not hear of her power from us; that power lies in her heart, because she is a sweet and innocent child! If she cannot get to the Snow Queen by herself, and rid little Kay of the glass, we cannot help her. Two miles hence the garden of the Snow Queen begins; thither you may carry the little girl. Set her down by the large bush with red berries, standing in the snow; don't stay talking, but hasten back as fast as possible.” And now the Finland woman placed little Gerda on the Reindeer's back, and off he ran with all imaginable speed.

“我无法给予她比她已经拥有的更多的力量。你没看到吗？” 它有多棒？难道你没看到人和动物是如何被迫服役的吗 她；她赤脚走遍世界有多顺利？她一定不能听到 她的力量来自我们；力量就在她的心中，因为她是 一个可爱又天真的孩子！如果她无法到达冰雪女王身边 并把小凯从玻璃上拿下来，我们帮不了她。两英里 冰雪女王的花园由此开始；您可以携带 小女孩。把她放在长满红色浆果的大灌木丛旁，站着 在雪地里；别再说话了，尽快回去吧。” 现在芬兰女人把小格尔达放在驯鹿的背上， 然后他以超乎想象的速度跑了出去。

“Oh! I have not got my boots! I have not brought my gloves!” cried little Gerda. She remarked she was without them from the cutting frost; but the Reindeer dared not stand still; on he ran till he came to the great bush with the red berries, and there he set Gerda down, kissed her mouth, while large bright tears flowed from the animal's eyes, and then back he went as fast as possible. There stood poor Gerda now, without shoes or gloves, in the very middle of dreadful icy Finland.

“哦！我没带靴子！我没带手套！”哭了 小格尔达。她说她因为严寒而失去了他们。 但驯鹿不敢停下来；他继续跑，直到他来到 长着红色浆果的大灌木丛，他把格尔达放在那儿，吻了她 嘴里，大颗明亮的泪水从动物的眼睛里流出来，然后 他以尽可能快的速度回去。可怜的格尔达现在站在那里，没有 鞋子或手套，在可怕的冰冷芬兰的正中央。

She ran on as fast as she could. There then came a whole regiment of snow-flakes, but they did not fall from above, and they were quite bright and shining from the Aurora Borealis. The flakes ran along the ground, and the nearer they came the larger they grew. Gerda well remembered how large and strange the snow-flakes appeared when she once saw them through a magnifying-glass; but now they were large and terrific in another manner--they were all alive. They were the outposts of the Snow Queen. They had the most wondrous shapes; some looked like large ugly porcupines; others like snakes knotted together, with their heads sticking out; and others, again, like small fat bears, with the hair standing on end: all were of dazzling whiteness--all were living snow-flakes.

她尽可能快地跑着。随后来了整整一个团 雪花，但它们不是从上面掉下来的，而且相当大 北极光明亮而闪耀。雪花也跟着跑了 地面上，它们离得越近，它们就长得越大。格尔达井 记得当她 曾经通过放大镜看到过它们；但现在它们已经很大了 从另一种角度来看，这真是太棒了——他们都还活着。他们是前哨 雪之女王的。它们有着最奇妙的形状；有些看起来像 又大又丑的豪猪；其他人就像蛇结在一起，与他们 头伸出来；还有一些，又像小胖熊， 毛骨悚然：全都白得耀眼——全都是活生生的 雪花。

Little Gerda repeated the Lord's Prayer. The cold was so intense that she could see her own breath, which came like smoke out of her mouth. It grew thicker and thicker, and took the form of little angels, that grew more and more when they touched the earth. All had helms on their heads, and lances and shields in their hands; they increased in numbers; and when Gerda had finished the Lord's Prayer, she was surrounded by a whole legion. They thrust at the horrid snow-flakes with their spears, so that they flew into a thousand pieces; and little Gerda walked on bravely and in security. The angels patted her hands and feet; and then she felt the cold less, and went on quickly towards the palace of the Snow Queen.

小格尔达重复了主祷文。寒冷如此强烈以至于 她可以看到自己的呼吸，就像烟雾一样从她的嘴里喷出来。它 越来越厚，变成了小天使的形状，越来越大 当他们接触地球时越来越多。所有人头上都戴着头盔， 他们手里拿着长矛和盾牌；他们的数量增加了；和 当格尔达完成主祷文后，她被一大群人包围 军团。他们用长矛刺向可怕的雪花， 它们飞成了一千块；小格尔达勇敢地走着 在安全方面。天使拍拍她的手脚；然后她感觉到 冷少了一些，快步朝冰雪女王的宫殿走去。

But now we shall see how Kay fared. He never thought of Gerda, and least of all that she was standing before the palace.

但现在我们要看看凯的表现如何。他从来没有想到过格尔达，至少 她站在宫殿前。

SEVENTH STORY. What Took Place in the Palace of the Snow Queen, and what Happened Afterward.

第七个故事。雪之女王的宫殿里发生了什么？ 后来发生的事。

The walls of the palace were of driving snow, and the windows and doors of cutting winds. There were more than a hundred halls there, according as the snow was driven by the winds. The largest was many miles in extent; all were lighted up by the powerful Aurora Borealis, and all were so large, so empty, so icy cold, and so resplendent! Mirth never reigned there; there was never even a little bear-ball, with the storm for music, while the polar bears went on their hind legs and showed off their steps. Never a little tea-party of white young lady foxes; vast, cold, and empty were the halls of the Snow Queen. The northern-lights shone with such precision that one could tell exactly when they were at their highest or lowest degree of brightness. In the middle of the empty, endless hall of snow, was a frozen lake; it was cracked in a thousand pieces, but each piece was so like the other, that it seemed the work of a cunning artificer. In the middle of this lake sat the Snow Queen when she was at home; and then she said she was sitting in the Mirror of Understanding, and that this was the only one and the best thing in the world.

宫殿的墙壁被大雪覆盖，窗户和门 切割风。据介绍，那里有一百多个大厅。 因为雪被风吹走了。最大的有数英里 范围；一切都被强大的北极光照亮，一切 是那么大，那么空，那么冰冷，那么金碧辉煌！欢乐从未 在那里统治；暴风雨中甚至连一点小熊球都没有 音乐响起，而北极熊则用后腿来炫耀 他们的脚步。从来没有一场由年轻的白色狐狸女士举办的小型茶会；广阔, 冰雪女王的大厅寒冷而空旷。北极光 光芒如此精确，人们可以准确地分辨出它们是什么时候 处于最高或最低亮度。在中间 空荡荡、无边无际的雪厅，是结冰的湖水；它被破解了 一千块，但每块都如此相似，以至于看起来 狡猾的技师的作品。在这个湖的中央坐着雪 女王在家时；然后她说她坐在 理解之镜，这是唯一的也是最好的 世界上的事。

Little Kay was quite blue, yes nearly black with cold; but he did not observe it, for she had kissed away all feeling of cold from his body, and his heart was a lump of ice. He was dragging along some pointed flat pieces of ice, which he laid together in all possible ways, for he wanted to make something with them; just as we have little flat pieces of wood to make geometrical figures with, called the Chinese Puzzle. Kay made all sorts of figures, the most complicated, for it was an ice-puzzle for the understanding. In his eyes the figures were extraordinarily beautiful, and of the utmost importance; for the bit of glass which was in his eye caused this. He found whole figures which represented a written word; but he never could manage to represent just the word he wanted--that word was “eternity”; and the Snow Queen had said, “If you can discover that figure, you shall be your own master, and I will make you a present of the whole world and a pair of new skates.” But he could not find it out.

小凯脸色发青，是的，冻得几乎发黑。但他没有 观察吧，因为她已经吻走了他身上所有的寒冷， 他的心是一块冰。他拖着一些尖头的东西 他用各种可能的方式将扁平的冰块放在一起，因为他 想和他们一起做点什么；就像我们有小扁片一样 用木头制作几何图形，称为中国拼图。 凯制作了各种各样的人物，其中最复杂的，因为它是 一个用于理解的冰谜题。他眼中的数字是 异常美丽，而且极其重要；为了一点 这是他眼睛里的玻璃造成的。他发现了整个数字 代表一个书面文字；但他永远无法代表正义 他想要的词——那个词是“永恒”；雪之女王有 说道：“如果你能发现那个身影，你就是自己的主人， 我会给你一份全世界的礼物和一双新的 溜冰鞋。”但他却找不到。

“I am going now to warm lands,” said the Snow Queen. “I must have a look down into the black caldrons.” It was the volcanoes Vesuvius and Etna that she meant. “I will just give them a coating of white, for that is as it ought to be; besides, it is good for the oranges and the grapes.” And then away she flew, and Kay sat quite alone in the empty halls of ice that were miles long, and looked at the blocks of ice, and thought and thought till his skull was almost cracked. There he sat quite benumbed and motionless; one would have imagined he was frozen to death.

“我现在要去温暖的土地，”冰雪女王说道。 “我一定要看看 掉进黑色的大锅里。”这是维苏威火山和埃特纳火山 她的意思是。 “我只会给它们涂上一层白色，因为那是 理应如此；此外，这对橙子和葡萄也有好处。” 然后她飞走了，凯独自一人坐在空荡荡的大厅里。 数英里长的冰，看着冰块，心想 想着想着，他的头骨都快裂开了。他静静地坐在那里 麻木、一动不动；人们会想象他是被冻死的。

Suddenly little Gerda stepped through the great portal into the palace. The gate was formed of cutting winds; but Gerda repeated her evening prayer, and the winds were laid as though they slept; and the little maiden entered the vast, empty, cold halls. There she beheld Kay: she recognised him, flew to embrace him, and cried out, her arms firmly holding him the while, “Kay, sweet little Kay! Have I then found you at last?”

突然，小格尔达穿过大门进入宫殿。 门是由切割风形成的；但格尔达重复了她的夜晚 祈祷，风就平息了，仿佛他们睡着了；和小 少女走进了宽敞、空荡、冰冷的殿堂。在那里她看到了凯：她 认出了他，飞奔过去抱住他，大声喊叫，双臂紧紧地抱住他 抱着他一会儿，“凯，可爱的小凯！我在哪里找到你了吗？” 最后一个？”

But he sat quite still, benumbed and cold. Then little Gerda shed burning tears; and they fell on his bosom, they penetrated to his heart, they thawed the lumps of ice, and consumed the splinters of the looking-glass; he looked at her, and she sang the hymn:

但他一动不动地坐着，麻木而寒冷。然后小格尔达棚子 燃烧的泪水；它们落在他的怀里，它们渗透到他的体内 心，他们解冻了冰块，并消耗了碎片 镜子；他看着她，她唱起了赞美诗：

“The rose in the valley is blooming so sweet, And angels descend there the children to greet.”

“山谷里的玫瑰花开得如此甜美，天使降临那里 孩子们来打招呼。”

Hereupon Kay burst into tears; he wept so much that the splinter rolled out of his eye, and he recognised her, and shouted, “Gerda, sweet little Gerda! Where have you been so long? And where have I been?” He looked round him. “How cold it is here!” said he. “How empty and cold!” And he held fast by Gerda, who laughed and wept for joy. It was so beautiful, that even the blocks of ice danced about for joy; and when they were tired and laid themselves down, they formed exactly the letters which the Snow Queen had told him to find out; so now he was his own master, and he would have the whole world and a pair of new skates into the bargain.

凯随即泪流满面。他哭得太伤心了，碎片滚落了 他从眼睛里认出了她，大声喊道：“格尔达，可爱的小姑娘。 格尔达！这么久你去哪儿了？还有我去哪儿了？他看上去 围着他。 “这里多冷啊！”他说。 “多么空虚和寒冷啊！”而他 格尔达紧紧地抱住她，她高兴得又笑又哭。原来如此美丽， 连冰块都高兴地跳舞；当他们 累了就躺下，他们写出的字母正是 冰雪女王让他去查清楚；所以现在他是自己的主人了 他将拥有整个世界和一双新溜冰鞋 讨价还价。

Gerda kissed his cheeks, and they grew quite blooming; she kissed his eyes, and they shone like her own; she kissed his hands and feet, and he was again well and merry. The Snow Queen might come back as soon as she liked; there stood his discharge written in resplendent masses of ice.

格尔达亲吻了他的脸颊，他的脸颊变得绽放开来。她吻了他的 眼睛，像她自己的一样闪闪发光；她亲吻他的手和脚，而他 又恢复了健康和快乐。冰雪女王可能会在她回来后立即回来 喜欢；那里放着他用闪闪发光的冰块写下的放电。

They took each other by the hand, and wandered forth out of the large hall; they talked of their old grandmother, and of the roses upon the roof; and wherever they went, the winds ceased raging, and the sun burst forth. And when they reached the bush with the red berries, they found the Reindeer waiting for them. He had brought another, a young one, with him, whose udder was filled with milk, which he gave to the little ones, and kissed their lips. They then carried Kay and Gerda--first to the Finland woman, where they warmed themselves in the warm room, and learned what they were to do on their journey home; and they went to the Lapland woman, who made some new clothes for them and repaired their sledges.

他们牵着彼此的手，走出了广阔的天地。 大厅；他们谈到了他们的老祖母，谈到了花园里的玫瑰花。 屋顶；无论他们走到哪里，狂风都停止了，太阳也绽放了 四。当他们到达长满红色浆果的灌木丛时，他们发现 驯鹿在等着他们。他还带来了另一个，一个年轻的，带着 他的乳房充满了牛奶，他把牛奶给了小孩子们， 并亲吻了他们的嘴唇。然后他们带着凯和格尔达——首先去了 芬兰女人，在温暖的房间里取暖， 了解他们在回家的路上要做什么；他们去了 拉普兰妇女为他们做了一些新衣服并修补了他们的衣服 雪橇。

The Reindeer and the young hind leaped along beside them, and accompanied them to the boundary of the country. Here the first vegetation peeped forth; here Kay and Gerda took leave of the Lapland woman. “Farewell! Farewell!” they all said. And the first green buds appeared, the first little birds began to chirrup; and out of the wood came, riding on a magnificent horse, which Gerda knew (it was one of the leaders in the golden carriage), a young damsel with a bright-red cap on her head, and armed with pistols. It was the little robber maiden, who, tired of being at home, had determined to make a journey to the north; and afterwards in another direction, if that did not please her. She recognised Gerda immediately, and Gerda knew her too. It was a joyful meeting.

驯鹿和年轻的雌鹿在他们旁边跳跃， 陪伴他们到了国家的边界。这里是第一个 植被显露出来；凯和格尔达在这里告别了拉普兰 女人。 “再见！再见！”他们都说。和第一片绿芽 出现了，第一批小鸟开始叽叽喳喳地叫起来；并从树林里出来 来了，骑着一匹雄伟的马，格尔达知道这匹马（它是其中一匹） 金色马车中的首领），戴着鲜红色帽子的年轻少女 她的头，并手持手枪。正是那个小强盗少女， 厌倦了家乡，决定去北方旅行； 然后转向另一个方向，如果她不高兴的话。她 格尔达立刻就认出了她，而格尔达也认识她。那是一次快乐的 会议。

“You are a fine fellow for tramping about,” said she to little Kay; “I should like to know, faith, if you deserve that one should run from one end of the world to the other for your sake?”

“你真是个能到处走走的小伙子。”她对小凯说。 “我 应该想知道，信仰，如果你值得一个人逃离一个人 为了你，世界末日到了另一个人吗？”

But Gerda patted her cheeks, and inquired for the Prince and Princess.

但格尔达拍拍脸颊，询问王子和公主的情况。

“They are gone abroad,” said the other.

另一个说：“他们出国了。”

“But the Raven?” asked little Gerda.

“但是乌鸦呢？”小格尔达问道。

“Oh! The Raven is dead,” she answered. “His tame sweetheart is a widow, and wears a bit of black worsted round her leg; she laments most piteously, but it's all mere talk and stuff! Now tell me what you've been doing and how you managed to catch him.”

“哦！乌鸦死了，”她回答道。 “他驯服的甜心是一个 寡妇，腿上围着一条黑色精纺毛衣；她最感叹的 可惜，但这只是说说而已！现在告诉我你有什么 一直在做什么以及你是如何抓住他的。”

And Gerda and Kay both told their story.

格尔达和凯都讲述了他们的故事。

And “Schnipp-schnapp-schnurre-basselurre,” said the robber maiden; and she took the hands of each, and promised that if she should some day pass through the town where they lived, she would come and visit them; and then away she rode. Kay and Gerda took each other's hand: it was lovely spring weather, with abundance of flowers and of verdure. The church-bells rang, and the children recognised the high towers, and the large town; it was that in which they dwelt. They entered and hastened up to their grandmother's room, where everything was standing as formerly. The clock said “tick! tack!” and the finger moved round; but as they entered, they remarked that they were now grown up. The roses on the leads hung blooming in at the open window; there stood the little children's chairs, and Kay and Gerda sat down on them, holding each other by the hand; they both had forgotten the cold empty splendor of the Snow Queen, as though it had been a dream. The grandmother sat in the bright sunshine, and read aloud from the Bible: “Unless ye become as little children, ye cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.”

“Schnipp-schnapp-schnurre-bassselurre，”强盗少女说道。和 她握住每个人的手，并承诺如果有一天她应该 经过他们居住的城镇，她会来看望他们； 然后她骑马走了。凯和格尔达握住彼此的手：这是 春天的气候宜人，鲜花盛开，绿意盎然。的 教堂的钟声响起，孩子们认出了高高的塔楼， 大城镇；这就是他们居住的地方。他们进来并加速 来到他们祖母的房间，那里的一切都原封不动地摆放着 以前。时钟发出“滴答声！大头针！”的声音。手指四处移动；但是 当他们进来时，他们说自己已经长大了。玫瑰花 挂在开着的窗户上绽放的绳索上；那儿站着那个小 凯和格尔达坐在儿童椅上，各自握住 其他用手；他们都忘记了寒冷空虚的辉煌 冰雪女王，就像是一场梦。奶奶坐在 明媚的阳光下，大声朗读圣经：“除非你们变得像 小孩子们，你们进不了天国。”

And Kay and Gerda looked in each other's eyes, and all at once they understood the old hymn:

凯和格尔达看着对方的眼睛，突然他们 理解了古老的赞美诗：

“The rose in the valley is blooming so sweet, And angels descend there the children to greet.”

“山谷里的玫瑰花开得如此甜美，天使降临那里 孩子们来打招呼。”

There sat the two grown-up persons; grown-up, and yet children; children at least in heart; and it was summer-time; summer, glorious summer!

那里坐着两个成年人。既是大人，又是孩子；儿童 至少在心里；当时正值夏季；夏天，灿烂的夏天！