Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 13

然后他去见国王，把他所有兄弟的恶行都告诉了国王；他的兄弟们被逮捕并受到了惩罚，公主又被许配给了他；国王驾崩后，他成为了王国的继承人。

Then he went to the king, and told him all his brothers' roguery; and they were seized and punished, and he had the princess given to him again; and after the king's death he was heir to his kingdom.

过了很久很久，有一天他去树林里散步，老狐狸遇见了他，含着泪水恳求他将自己杀死，并砍掉它的头和脚。

A long while after, he went to walk one day in the wood, and the old fox met him, and besought him with tears in his eyes to kill him, and cut off his head and feet.

他最终照做了，转眼间狐狸变成了一个人，原来是公主失散多年的兄弟。

And at last he did so, and in a moment the fox was changed into a man, and turned out to be the brother of the princess, who had been lost a great many many years.

幸运的汉斯

HANS IN LUCK

有些人天生就是幸运儿：他们做的事或想做的事都能顺顺利利——落到他们手里的东西都是收获——他们的鹅都是天鹅——他们的牌张张都是王牌——不管命运怎样摆弄他们，他们总像可怜的小猫一样稳稳地落地，而且还走得更快了。

Some men are born to good luck: all they do or try to do comes right--all that falls to them is so much gain--all their geese are swans--all their cards are trumps--toss them which way you will, they will always, like poor puss, alight upon their legs, and only move on so much the faster.

世人也许未必总是像他们看待自己那样看待他们，但他们又何必在乎世人呢？世人对这些事情又能懂得多少？

The world may very likely not always think of them as they think of themselves, but what care they for the world? what can it know about the matter?

这些幸运儿之中有一个叫汉斯的邻居。他为主人辛辛苦苦地干了整整七年。

One of these lucky beings was neighbour Hans. Seven long years he had worked hard for his master.

最后他说：'主人，我的期限到了；我得回家再看望一次我可怜的母亲：所以请您付给我工钱，让我走吧。'

At last he said, 'Master, my time is up; I must go home and see my poor mother once more: so pray pay me my wages and let me go.