There was once a queen who had a little daughter, still too young to run alone. One day the child was very troublesome, and the mother could not quiet it, do what she would. She grew impatient, and seeing the ravens flying round the castle, she opened the window, and said: ‘I wish you were a raven and would fly away, then I should have a little peace.’ Scarcely were the words out of her mouth, when the child in her arms was turned into a raven, and flew away from her through the open window. The bird took its flight to a dark wood and remained there for a long time, and meanwhile the parents could hear nothing of their child.
从前有一位王后，她有一个小女儿，还小得不能独自走路。有一天，孩子非常顽皮，无论母亲怎么做都无法让她安静下来。王后渐渐失去了耐心，看到乌鸦在城堡周围盘旋，便打开窗户说道：‘我多希望你变成一只乌鸦飞走啊，那样我就能得到片刻安宁了。’话音刚落，她怀中的孩子就变成了一只乌鸦，从敞开的窗户飞走了。这只鸟飞向一片幽暗的森林，在那里停留了很长时间，而在此期间，父母再也听不到关于孩子的任何消息。
Long after this, a man was making his way through the wood when he heard a raven calling, and he followed the sound of the voice. As he drew near, the raven said, ‘I am by birth a king’s daughter, but am now under the spell of some enchantment; you can, however, set me free.’ ‘What am I to do?’ he asked. She replied, ‘Go farther into the wood until you come to a house, wherein lives an old woman; she will offer you food and drink, but you must not take of either; if you do, you will fall into a deep sleep, and will not be able to help me. In the garden behind the house is a large tan-heap, and on that you must stand and watch for me. I shall drive there in my carriage at two o’clock in the afternoon for three successive days; the first day it will be drawn by four white, the second by four chestnut, and the last by four black horses; but if you fail to keep awake and I find you sleeping, I shall not be set free.’
很久以后，一个男子在林中穿行时听到一只乌鸦在鸣叫，便循声而去。走近后，乌鸦说道："我本是国王的女儿，如今却中了魔法；不过，你可以救我脱困。""我该怎么做？"他问道。她回答："继续往林深处走，你会看到一座房子，里面住着一位老妇人；她会给你食物和饮料，但你绝不能吃或喝；否则你就会陷入沉睡，无法来救我。房子后面的花园里有一个巨大的干草堆，你必须站在上面等我。我将在连续三天的下午两点乘马车前来：第一天由四匹白马牵引，第二天由四匹栗色马牵引，第三天则由四匹黑马牵引；但如果你没能保持清醒，发现你在睡觉，我就无法获得自由。"
The man promised to do all that she wished, but the raven said, ‘Alas! I know even now that you will take something from the woman and be unable to save me.’ The man assured her again that he would on no account touch a thing to eat or drink.
那人答应会满足她的一切愿望，但乌鸦说：‘唉！我此刻就知道，你会从那位妇人那里拿走东西，从而无法救我。’那人再次向她保证，他绝不会碰任何食物或饮品。
When he came to the house and went inside, the old woman met him, and said, ‘Poor man! how tired you are! Come in and rest and let me give you something to eat and drink.’
他来到那所房子并走进去时，一位老妇人迎了上来，说道：‘可怜的人啊！你累坏了！进来歇歇吧，我给你弄点吃的喝的。’
‘No,’ answered the man, ‘I will neither eat not drink.’
“不，”那人回答，“我既不吃饭也不喝水。”
But she would not leave him alone, and urged him saying, ‘If you will not eat anything, at least you might take a draught of wine; one drink counts for nothing,’ and at last he allowed himself to be persuaded, and drank.
但她不愿让他独处，劝他说：‘你若什么都不吃，至少喝口酒吧；一杯酒不算什么。’最后他终于被说服，喝了下去。
As it drew towards the appointed hour, he went outside into the garden and mounted the tan-heap to await the raven. Suddenly a feeling of fatigue came over him, and unable to resist it, he lay down for a little while, fully determined, however, to keep awake; but in another minute his eyes closed of their own accord, and he fell into such a deep sleep, that all the noises in the world would not have awakened him. At two o’clock the raven came driving along, drawn by her four white horses; but even before she reached the spot, she said to herself, sighing, ‘I know he has fallen asleep.’ When she entered the garden, there she found him as she had feared, lying on the tan-heap, fast asleep. She got out of her carriage and went to him; she called him and shook him, but it was all in vain, he still continued sleeping.
当时辰渐渐临近，他走到花园里，爬上木屑堆等待乌鸦。突然一阵倦意袭来，他无法抗拒，便躺下稍作休息，但心中已下定决心要强行保持清醒；然而不过一瞬，他的双眼便不由自主地合上，陷入了深沉的睡眠，即便世间所有声响也无法将他唤醒。两点钟时，乌鸦驾着四匹白马驶来；可尚未抵达目的地，她便叹息自语道：‘我知道他一定睡着了。’进入花园后，她果然如所担忧的那样，发现他躺在木屑堆上熟睡。她从马车下来走向他，呼唤他并摇晃他，但一切徒劳无功，他依旧沉睡不醒。
The next day at noon, the old woman came to him again with food and drink which he at first refused. At last, overcome by her persistent entreaties that he would take something, he lifted the glass and drank again.
第二天中午，那位老妇人再次带着食物和饮料来找他，起初他拒绝接受。最后，在她再三恳求下，他终于举起杯子又喝了起来。
Towards two o’clock he went into the garden and on to the tan-heap to watch for the raven. He had not been there long before he began to feel so tired that his limbs seemed hardly able to support him, and he could not stand upright any longer; so again he lay down and fell fast asleep. As the raven drove along her four chestnut horses, she said sorrowfully to herself, ‘I know he has fallen asleep.’ She went as before to look for him, but he slept, and it was impossible to awaken him.
快到两点钟时，他走进花园，来到粪堆旁等待渡鸦。他在那里待了不久，便感到极度疲惫，四肢仿佛已无力支撑身体，再也无法站立；于是他又躺下，很快沉沉睡去。当渡鸦驾着四匹栗色马前行时，她悲伤地自言自语道：‘我知道他已经睡着了。’她像往常一样去找他，但他仍在熟睡，根本无法将他唤醒。
The following day the old woman said to him, ‘What is this? You are not eating or drinking anything, do you want to kill yourself?’
第二天，老妇人对他说道：‘这是怎么回事？你既不吃饭也不喝水，难道想把自己饿死吗？’
He answered, ‘I may not and will not either eat or drink.’
他回答说：'我既不吃，也不喝。'
But she put down the dish of food and the glass of wine in front of him, and when he smelt the wine, he was unable to resist the temptation, and took a deep draught.
但她把盛着食物的盘子和一杯酒放在他面前，当他闻到酒香时，无法抗拒诱惑，便大口喝了起来。
When the hour came round again he went as usual on to the tan-heap in the garden to await the king’s daughter, but he felt even more overcome with weariness than on the two previous days, and throwing himself down, he slept like a log. At two o’clock the raven could be seen approaching, and this time her coachman and everything about her, as well as her horses, were black.
当时钟再次敲响，他像往常一样来到花园的粪堆旁等待公主，但比前两天更加疲惫不堪，于是躺下便如死猪般沉沉睡去。两点钟时，乌鸦现身而来，这一次她的车夫、所有随从以及马匹全都通体漆黑。
She was sadder than ever as she drove along, and said mournfully, ‘I know he has fallen asleep, and will not be able to set me free.’ She found him sleeping heavily, and all her efforts to awaken him were of no avail. Then she placed beside him a loaf, and some meat, and a flask of wine, of such a kind, that however much he took of them, they would never grow less. After that she drew a gold ring, on which her name was engraved, off her finger, and put it upon one of his. Finally, she laid a letter near him, in which, after giving him particulars of the food and drink she had left for him, she finished with the following words: ‘I see that as long as you remain here you will never be able to set me free; if, however, you still wish to do so, come to the golden castle of Stromberg; this is well within your power to accomplish.’ She then returned to her carriage and drove to the golden castle of Stromberg.
她一边驾车前行，心中比以往更加悲伤，一边哀叹道：‘我知道他已经睡着了，无法将我解救出来。’她发现他睡得很沉，无论她如何努力都无法将他唤醒。于是，她在身旁放下面包、肉和一瓶酒，这些食物和饮品无论他取用多少，都永远不会减少。随后，她从手指上取下一枚刻有自己名字的金戒指，戴在了他的另一根手指上。最后，她将一封信放在他身边，信中详细说明了她为他留下的食物和饮品，并在结尾写道：‘我看出只要你留在这里，就永远无法将我解救；但如果你仍想这样做，就来斯通贝格的金色城堡吧，这完全在你能力范围之内。’说完，她回到马车中，驾车前往斯通贝格的金色城堡。
When the man awoke and found that he had been sleeping, he was grieved at heart, and said, ‘She has no doubt been here and driven away again, and it is now too late for me to save her.’ Then his eyes fell on the things which were lying beside him; he read the letter, and knew from it all that had happened. He rose up without delay, eager to start on his way and to reach the castle of Stromberg, but he had no idea in which direction he ought to go. He travelled about a long time in search of it and came at last to a dark forest, through which he went on walking for fourteen days and still could not find a way out. Once more the night came on, and worn out he lay down under a bush and fell asleep. Again the next day he pursued his way through the forest, and that evening, thinking to rest again, he lay down as before, but he heard such a howling and wailing that he found it impossible to sleep. He waited till it was darker and people had begun to light up their houses, and then seeing a little glimmer ahead of him, he went towards it.
那人醒来发现自己睡着了，心中悲痛，说道：‘她一定来过又被人赶走了，现在为时已晚，我无法救她了。’接着他的目光落在身旁的事物上；他读了一封信，从中得知了发生的一切。他立刻起身，急于动身前往施特龙贝格城堡，却不知该朝哪个方向走。他在途中跋涉许久寻找那座城堡，最终来到一片幽暗的森林，在里面走了十四天仍找不到出口。夜幕再次降临，他疲惫不堪，便在一丛灌木下躺下睡着了。第二天他又继续穿越森林，到了傍晚，本想再休息片刻，便像之前一样躺下，却听到阵阵嚎叫与哀哭，使他根本无法入睡。他等到天色更暗、人们开始点亮屋内的灯火时，看见前方有一点微光，便朝那走去。
He found that the light came from a house which looked smaller than it really was, from the contrast of its height with that of an immense giant who stood in front of it. He thought to himself, ‘If the giant sees me going in, my life will not be worth much.’ However, after a while he summoned up courage and went forward. When the giant saw him, he called out, ‘It is lucky for that you have come, for I have not had anything to eat for a long time. I can have you now for my supper.’ ‘I would rather you let that alone,’ said the man, ‘for I do not willingly give myself up to be eaten; if you are wanting food I have enough to satisfy your hunger.’ ‘If that is so,’ replied the giant, ‘I will leave you in peace; I only thought of eating you because I had nothing else.’
他发现那束光来自一座房子，由于与面前一位巨人的高度形成鲜明对比，那座房子看起来比实际更小。他心想：‘如果巨人看见我进去，我的命就难保了。’但过了一会儿，他还是鼓起勇气向前走去。巨人看见他后喊道：‘你来得正好，我已经很久没吃东西了，现在可以拿你当晚餐。’那人说：‘你还是别打这个主意吧，我不愿意主动送上门被吃掉；如果你饿了，我有足够的食物可以满足你的需求。’巨人答道：‘既然如此，我就不打扰你了；我本想吃了你，只是因为别无他物可吃。’
So they went indoors together and sat down, and the man brought out the bread, meat, and wine, which although he had eaten and drunk of them, were still unconsumed. The giant was pleased with the good cheer, and ate and drank to his heart’s content. When he had finished his supper the man asked him if he could direct him to the castle of Stromberg. The giant said, ‘I will look on my map; on it are marked all the towns, villages, and houses.’ So he fetched his map, and looked for the castle, but could not find it. ‘Never mind,’ he said, ‘I have larger maps upstairs in the cupboard, we will look on those,’ but they searched in vain, for the castle was not marked even on these. The man now thought he should like to continue his journey, but the giant begged him to remain for a day or two longer until the return of his brother, who was away in search of provisions. When the brother came home, they asked him about the castle of Stromberg, and he told them he would look on his own maps as soon as he had eaten and appeased his hunger. Accordingly, when he had finished his supper, they all went up together to his room and looked through his maps, but the castle was not to be found. Then he fetched other older maps, and they went on looking for the castle until at last they found it, but it was many thousand miles away. ‘How shall I be able to get there?’ asked the man. ‘I have two hours to spare,’ said the giant, ‘and I will carry you into the neighbourhood of the castle; I must then return to look after the child who is in our care.’
于是他们一同走进屋内坐下，那人取出了面包、肉和酒。尽管他已吃过喝过，这些食物却仍未减少。巨人见这丰盛的款待十分高兴，便尽情吃喝起来。用完晚餐后，那人询问巨人能否指引他去施特罗姆堡城堡。巨人答道：‘我去看看我的地图，上面标有所有的城镇、村庄和房屋。’于是他取来地图寻找城堡，却找不到。‘没关系，’他说，‘楼上的柜子里还有更大的地图，我们去看看那些吧。’但他们翻遍了也无果，因为那座城堡甚至没有标在这些地图上。那人此时想继续赶路，但巨人恳请他再停留一两天，等他的兄弟回来，因为他的兄弟外出寻找补给去了。当兄弟回家后，他们向他打听施特罗姆堡城堡的情况，他说等他吃饱喝足、平息了饥饿后，就会查看自己的地图。于是，用完晚餐后，他们一同上楼，翻阅他的地图，却依然找不到那座城堡。接着他又取来一些更古老的地图，继续寻找，直到最后终于找到了，但那座城堡远在数千英里之外。‘我该如何到达那里呢？’那人问道。‘我有两个小时的空闲时间，’巨人说，‘我可以把你带到城堡附近；之后我必须回去照看我们托付照管的孩子。’
The giant, thereupon, carried the man to within about a hundred leagues of the castle, where he left him, saying, ‘You will be able to walk the remainder of the way yourself.’ The man journeyed on day and night till he reached the golden castle of Stromberg. He found it situated, however, on a glass mountain, and looking up from the foot he saw the enchanted maiden drive round her castle and then go inside. He was overjoyed to see her, and longed to get to the top of the mountain, but the sides were so slippery that every time he attempted to climb he fell back again. When he saw that it was impossible to reach her, he was greatly grieved, and said to himself, ‘I will remain here and wait for her,’ so he built himself a little hut, and there he sat and watched for a whole year, and every day he saw the king’s daughter driving round her castle, but still was unable to get nearer to her.
巨人于是将那人带到距离城堡约一百里格的地方，然后把他放下，说道：‘剩下的路你可以自己走。’那人日夜兼程，终于抵达了施特罗姆堡的金碧辉煌的城堡。然而他发现城堡坐落在玻璃山上，从山脚仰望时，他看见那位被施了魔法的少女正绕着城堡转圈，随后便走进城堡。见到她他欣喜若狂，渴望登上山顶，但山坡极其湿滑，每次他试图攀爬都会滑落下来。当他意识到无法接近她时，心中悲痛万分，暗自思忖：‘我就留在这里等她吧。’于是他在山脚下建了一座小茅屋，坐在那里守候整整一年，每天都能看到国王的女儿绕着城堡转圈，却始终无法靠近她。
Looking out from his hut one day he saw three robbers fighting and he called out to them, ‘God be with you.’ They stopped when they heard the call, but looking round and seeing nobody, they went on again with their fighting, which now became more furious. ‘God be with you,’ he cried again, and again they paused and looked about, but seeing no one went back to their fighting. A third time he called out, ‘God be with you,’ and then thinking he should like to know the cause of dispute between the three men, he went out and asked them why they were fighting so angrily with one another. One of them said that he had found a stick, and that he had but to strike it against any door through which he wished to pass, and it immediately flew open. Another told him that he had found a cloak which rendered its wearer invisible; and the third had caught a horse which would carry its rider over any obstacle, and even up the glass mountain. They had been unable to decide whether they would keep together and have the things in common, or whether they would separate. On hearing this, the man said, ‘I will give you something in exchange for those three things; not money, for that I have not got, but something that is of far more value. I must first, however, prove whether all you have told me about your three things is true.’ The robbers, therefore, made him get on the horse, and handed him the stick and the cloak, and when he had put this round him he was no longer visible. Then he fell upon them with the stick and beat them one after another, crying, ‘There, you idle vagabonds, you have got what you deserve; are you satisfied now!’
有一天，他从自己的小屋里向外望去，看见三个强盗正在打斗，便对他们喊道：‘愿上帝与你们同在。’他们听到喊声后停下了手，但环顾四周却不见人影，于是又继续打斗，而且打得更加凶狠。他再次喊道：‘愿上帝与你们同在！’他们又一次停下脚步四处张望，可仍不见任何人，便又回去继续争斗。第三次，他高呼：‘愿上帝与你们同在！’随后，他心想不如弄清楚这三人为何争执，便走出小屋，问他们为何如此愤怒地互相打斗。其中一人说，他捡到一根棍子，只要用它敲击他想通过的任意一扇门，门就会立刻打开；另一人说，他找到一件斗篷，穿上它就能隐身；第三人则说他抓到一匹马，这马能驮着主人越过任何障碍，甚至能爬上玻璃山。他们无法决定是应该在一起共享这三样宝物，还是分开各自带走。那人听后说：‘我愿用一样东西与你们交换这三件宝物；不是钱，因为我并没有钱，而是一件远比这些更有价值的东西。不过，我必须先验证你们所说的关于那三件宝物的话是否属实。’于是，强盗们让他骑上马，把棍子和斗篷交给他。他披上斗篷后便不再可见。接着，他用棍子向他们发起攻击，一个接一个地痛打他们，喊道：‘好了，你们这些懒散的无赖，这就是你们应得的报应；现在满意了吧！’
After this he rode up the glass mountain. When he reached the gate of the castle, he found it closed, but he gave it a blow with his stick, and it flew wide open at once and he passed through. He mounted the steps and entered the room where the maiden was sitting, with a golden goblet full of wine in front of her. She could not see him for he still wore his cloak. He took the ring which she had given him off his finger, and threw it into the goblet, so that it rang as it touched the bottom. ‘That is my own ring,’ she exclaimed, ‘and if that is so the man must also be here who is coming to set me free.’
此后，他骑上了玻璃山。当他到达城堡大门时，发现门是关着的，但他用棍子敲了一下，门立刻轰然洞开，他便走了进去。他走上台阶，进入房间，看见那位少女正坐在那里，面前放着一只盛满葡萄酒的金杯。由于他还披着斗篷，她并未认出他。他从手指上取下她曾送给他的戒指，将其投入金杯中，戒指触底时发出清脆的响声。‘这是我的戒指！’她惊呼道，‘既然这样，那么那个即将来解救我的人一定也在这里了。’
She sought for him about the castle, but could find him nowhere. Meanwhile he had gone outside again and mounted his horse and thrown off the cloak. When therefore she came to the castle gate she saw him, and cried aloud for joy. Then he dismounted and took her in his arms; and she kissed him, and said, ‘Now you have indeed set me free, and tomorrow we will celebrate our marriage.’
她在城堡里四处寻找他，却哪儿也找不到。与此同时，他又走到外面，骑上马，脱下了斗篷。因此，当她来到城堡门口时看到了他，便因喜悦而大声呼喊。于是他下马，将她拥入怀中；她吻了他，说道：‘如今你确实将我解救出来了，明天我们就举行婚礼吧。’