A merchant, who had three daughters, was once setting out upon a journey; —
一位商人有三个女儿，他即将开始一次旅途; —

but before he went he asked each daughter what gift he should bring back for her. —
但在他离开之前，他问每个女儿想要他给她带回什么礼物。 —

The eldest wished for pearls; —
最大的希望得到珍珠; —

the second for jewels; —
第二个希望得到宝石; —

but the third, who was called Lily, said, ‘Dear father, bring me a rose. —
但是，被称为莉莉的第三个女儿说，“亲爱的爸爸，给我带一朵玫瑰吧。” —

’ Now it was no easy task to find a rose, for it was the middle of winter; —
现在找到一朵玫瑰并不容易，因为现在是深冬时节; —

yet as she was his prettiest daughter, and was very fond of flowers, her father said he would try what he could do. —
然而，因为她是最漂亮的女儿，也非常喜欢花朵，她的父亲说他会尽力而为。 —

So he kissed all three, and bid them goodbye.
于是他吻了她们三个，并向她们告别。

And when the time came for him to go home, he had bought pearls and jewels for the two eldest, but he had sought everywhere in vain for the rose; —
当他回家的时候，他为前两个女儿买了珍珠和宝石，但是他到处寻找一朵玫瑰却一无所获; —

and when he went into any garden and asked for such a thing, the people laughed at him, and asked him whether he thought roses grew in snow. —
每当他进入一个花园并询问是否有这样的东西时，人们都会嘲笑他，问他是否认为玫瑰会在雪地里生长。 —

This grieved him very much, for Lily was his dearest child; —
这让他非常伤心，因为莉莉是他最亲爱的孩子; —

and as he was journeying home, thinking what he should bring her, he came to a fine castle; —
在他回家的路上，他来到了一座漂亮的城堡。 —

and around the castle was a garden, in one half of which it seemed to be summer-time and in the other half winter. —
在城堡周围有一个花园，一半像是夏天，另一半则像是冬天。 —

On one side the finest flowers were in full bloom, and on the other everything looked dreary and buried in the snow. —
有一边鲜花盛开，而另一边则一片荒凉，都被雪覆盖着。 —

‘A lucky hit! —
好运！ —

’ said he, as he called to his servant, and told him to go to a beautiful bed of roses that was there, and bring him away one of the finest flowers.
他叫仆人去那里的一座美丽的玫瑰花坛取一朵最美的花，他说：“这样做，我们就可以高兴地离开了。”

This done, they were riding away well pleased, when up sprang a fierce lion, and roared out, ‘Whoever has stolen my roses shall be eaten up alive! —
他们高高兴兴地离开的时候，一只凶猛的狮子窜了出来，咆哮道：“偷走我的玫瑰花的人，将会被活活吃掉！” —

’ Then the man said, ‘I knew not that the garden belonged to you; —
那人说：“我不知道花园是你的，难道没有什么可以救我一命吗？”狮子回答：“没有！ —

can nothing save my life? —
除非你答应给我你回家时遇到的第一个人。 —

’ ‘No! —
” —

’ said the lion, ‘nothing, unless you undertake to give me whatever meets you on your return home; —
如果你答应了，我将让你保住性命，而且还给你女儿那朵玫瑰。 —

if you agree to this, I will give you your life, and the rose too for your daughter. —
他答应了，然后他们骑着马离开了花园。 —

’ But the man was unwilling to do so and said, ‘It may be my youngest daughter, who loves me most, and always runs to meet me when I go home. —
但是那个人不愿意这样做，他说：“可能是我最爱的幼女，她总是在我回家时冲来迎接我。” —

’ Then the servant was greatly frightened, and said, ‘It may perhaps be only a cat or a dog. —
那个仆人非常害怕，说：“也可能只是一只猫或一只狗。” —

’ And at last the man yielded with a heavy heart, and took the rose; —
最后，那个人心生沉重，拿起了那朵玫瑰； —

and said he would give the lion whatever should meet him first on his return.
并说他会把玫瑰给他回来时遇见的第一个东西。

And as he came near home, it was Lily, his youngest and dearest daughter, that met him; —
当他接近家时，最小、最亲爱的女儿莉莉迎面奔跑过来， —

she came running, and kissed him, and welcomed him home; —
亲吻着他，欢迎他回家； —

and when she saw that he had brought her the rose, she was still more glad. —
当她看到他给她带来的玫瑰时，她更加高兴了。 —

But her father began to be very sorrowful, and to weep, saying, ‘Alas, my dearest child! —
但她的父亲开始变得非常悲伤，哭着说：“哎呀，我最亲爱的孩子！ —

I have bought this flower at a high price, for I have said I would give you to a wild lion; —
我以高价买下了这朵花，因为我曾说过我会把你送给一只野生的狮子； —

and when he has you, he will tear you in pieces, and eat you. —
当他拥有你时，他会撕碎你，吃掉你。 —

’ Then he told her all that had happened, and said she should not go, let what would happen.
然后他告诉她发生的一切，并且说无论发生什么都不让她去。

But she comforted him, and said, ‘Dear father, the word you have given must be kept; —
但她安慰他，并说：“亲爱的父亲，你必须遵守你所许下的诺言； —

I will go to the lion, and soothe him: —
我会去见那只狮子，安抚他： —

perhaps he will let me come safe home again.’
也许他会让我安全回家。”

The next morning she asked the way she was to go, and took leave of her father, and went forth with a bold heart into the wood. —
第二天早上，她询问了去的路线，向父亲告别，带着勇敢的心踏入森林。 —

But the lion was an enchanted prince. —
但狮子是一位被施了魔法的王子。 —

By day he and all his court were lions, but in the evening they took their right forms again. —
白天他和他的全体朝臣都是狮子，但到了晚上他们就恢复了本来的形态。 —

And when Lily came to the castle, he welcomed her so courteously that she agreed to marry him. —
当莉莉到达城堡时，他非常礼貌地欢迎她，她同意嫁给他。 —

The wedding-feast was held, and they lived happily together a long time. —
举行了婚宴，他们幸福地生活了很长时间。 —

The prince was only to be seen as soon as evening came, and then he held his court; —
王子只有在晚上才会出现，然后他举行法庭； —

but every morning he left his bride, and went away by himself, she knew not whither, till the night came again.
但每天早晨，他离开新娘，独自离开，她不知道他去哪里，直到夜晚再次来临。

After some time he said to her, ‘Tomorrow there will be a great feast in your father’s house, for your eldest sister is to be married; —
过了一段时间，他对她说：“明天你父亲家里将有一场盛大的宴会，因为你姐姐要结婚了； —

and if you wish to go and visit her my lions shall lead you thither. —
如果你想去看她，我的狮子会带你去那里。 —

’ Then she rejoiced much at the thoughts of seeing her father once more, and set out with the lions; —
”听到这些她非常高兴，想着再次见到父亲，于是她和狮子一起出发； —

and everyone was overjoyed to see her, for they had thought her dead long since. —
每个人见到她都非常高兴，因为他们早就以为她已经死了很久。 —

But she told them how happy she was, and stayed till the feast was over, and then went back to the wood.
但她告诉他们自己是多么幸福，并在宴会结束后回到了森林。

Her second sister was soon after married, and when Lily was asked to go to the wedding, she said to the prince, ‘I will not go alone this time–you must go with me. —
她的第二个姐姐很快也结婚了，当Lily被邀请去参加婚礼时，她对王子说：“这次我不想一个人去-你必须和我一起去。 —

’ But he would not, and said that it would be a very hazardous thing; —
”但他不愿意，说这是一件非常危险的事情； —

for if the least ray of the torch-light should fall upon him his enchantment would become still worse, for he should be changed into a dove, and be forced to wander about the world for seven long years. —
如果探照灯的最小光线照到他身上，他的咒语会变得更糟，他将被变成一只鸽子，并被迫在世界上徘徊七年之久。 —

However, she gave him no rest, and said she would take care no light should fall upon him. —
然而，她毫不休息地对他说，她会确保没有光线照到他身上。 —

So at last they set out together, and took with them their little child; —
所以最后他们一起出发，带着他们的小孩； —

and she chose a large hall with thick walls for him to sit in while the wedding-torches were lighted; —
她为他选择了一个有厚厚墙壁的大厅，在点燃婚礼火炬的时候，他可以坐在里面； —

but, unluckily, no one saw that there was a crack in the door. —
但不幸的是，没有人注意到门上有一个裂缝。 —

Then the wedding was held with great pomp, but as the train came from the church, and passed with the torches before the hall, a very small ray of light fell upon the prince. —
然后婚礼隆重举行，但当新郎从教堂出来，经过大厅，火炬照在王子身上的时候，只有一丝微弱的光线。 —

In a moment he disappeared, and when his wife came in and looked for him, she found only a white dove; —
他瞬间消失了，当他的妻子进来寻找他时，她只发现一只白色的鸽子。 —

and it said to her, ‘Seven years must I fly up and down over the face of the earth, but every now and then I will let fall a white feather, that will show you the way I am going; —
它对她说：“我必须在地球的上空飞翔七年，但偶尔会掉落下一根白色的羽毛，它会指示你我前进的方向； —

follow it, and at last you may overtake and set me free.’
跟随它，最终你可能会追上并将我释放。”

This said, he flew out at the door, and poor Lily followed; —
说完这话，它飞出门外，可怜的莉莉跟随着， —

and every now and then a white feather fell, and showed her the way she was to journey. —
偶尔会掉下一根白色的羽毛，指引她前进的方向。 —

Thus she went roving on through the wide world, and looked neither to the right hand nor to the left, nor took any rest, for seven years. —
于是她在广阔的世界中漫游，既不向右望，也不向左看，七年来一直没有休息。 —

Then she began to be glad, and thought to herself that the time was fast coming when all her troubles should end; —
然后她开始感到高兴，心想自己的痛苦即将结束； —

yet repose was still far off, for one day as she was travelling on she missed the white feather, and when she lifted up her eyes she could nowhere see the dove. —
然而休息还很遥远，因为有一天她在旅途中不见了那根白色的羽毛，抬起头却找不到那只鸽子的踪影。 —

‘Now,’ thought she to herself, ‘no aid of man can be of use to me. —
她心想：“现在，人类的帮助对我已经无济于事了。” —

’ So she went to the sun and said, ‘Thou shinest everywhere, on the hill’s top and the valley’s depth–hast thou anywhere seen my white dove? —
她来到太阳跟前，说道：“你无处不在地照耀着，山顶和山谷的深处，你可否看到我的白鸽？ —

’ ‘No,’ said the sun, ‘I have not seen it; —
“没有，”太阳回答道，“我没看到它， —

but I will give thee a casket–open it when thy hour of need comes.’
但我将给你一只盒子——在你需要的时候打开它。”

So she thanked the sun, and went on her way till eventide; —
她感谢了太阳，继续往前走到黄昏； —

and when the moon arose, she cried unto it, and said, ‘Thou shinest through the night, over field and grove–hast thou nowhere seen my white dove? —
当月亮升起时，她向月亮呼喊：“你在夜晚中照耀，覆盖着田野和林木，你可否见到我的白鸽？ —

’ ‘No,’ said the moon, ‘I cannot help thee but I will give thee an egg–break it when need comes.’
“没有，”月亮回答道，“我无法帮助你，但我会给你一枚蛋——在需要的时候打破它。”

Then she thanked the moon, and went on till the night-wind blew; —
她感谢了月亮，继续前行直到夜风吹来； —

and she raised up her voice to it, and said, ‘Thou blowest through every tree and under every leaf–hast thou not seen my white dove? —
她扬起声音对着夜风说：“你穿梭于每棵树木之间，吹拂着每片叶子——你是否见过我的白鸽？ —

’ ‘No,’ said the night-wind, ‘but I will ask three other winds; —
“没有，”夜风回答道，“但我会询问其他三股风， —

perhaps they have seen it. —
也许它们见过。” —

’ Then the east wind and the west wind came, and said they too had not seen it, but the south wind said, ‘I have seen the white dove–he has fled to the Red Sea, and is changed once more into a lion, for the seven years are passed away, and there he is fighting with a dragon; —
‘然后东风和西风来了，他们也说他们没有看见，但是南风说，‘我看见那只白鸽–它飞到了红海，已经变成了狮子，七年过去了，他正在那里与一条龙战斗； —

and the dragon is an enchanted princess, who seeks to separate him from you. —
而那条龙是一个被魔法变成的公主，她想要把他与你分开。 —

’ Then the night-wind said, ‘I will give thee counsel. —
’然后夜风说，‘我会给你建议。 —

Go to the Red Sea; on the right shore stand many rods–count them, and when thou comest to the eleventh, break it off, and smite the dragon with it; —
去红海吧，在右岸上有许多树枝–数数它们，当你走到第11根时，把它打断，用它来击打那条龙； —

and so the lion will have the victory, and both of them will appear to you in their own forms. —
这样狮子就会获得胜利，他们两个都会以原来的形态出现在你面前。 —

Then look round and thou wilt see a griffin, winged like bird, sitting by the Red Sea; —
然后环顾四周，你会看到一只像鸟一样有翅膀的狮鹫坐在红海边； —

jump on to his back with thy beloved one as quickly as possible, and he will carry you over the waters to your home. —
尽快跳上它的背，带着你所爱的人，它会把你们带过水域回到家。 —

I will also give thee this nut, ’ continued the night-wind. —
夜风继续说道，‘我还会给你这颗坚果。 —

‘When you are half-way over, throw it down, and out of the waters will immediately spring up a high nut-tree on which the griffin will be able to rest, otherwise he would not have the strength to bear you the whole way; —
当你过了一半的路程时，扔下它，水中会立即长出一棵高高的坚果树，格里芬才能有足够的力量承载你们一路前行； —

if, therefore, thou dost forget to throw down the nut, he will let you both fall into the sea.’
如果你忘记扔下坚果，他会让你们都掉进海中。

So our poor wanderer went forth, and found all as the night-wind had said; —
于是，我们的可怜旅人出发了，发现一切都如夜风所说； —

and she plucked the eleventh rod, and smote the dragon, and the lion forthwith became a prince, and the dragon a princess again. —
她摘下第十一根棍子，击打了恶龙，于是狮子立刻变成了王子，恶龙变回了公主。 —

But no sooner was the princess released from the spell, than she seized the prince by the arm and sprang on to the griffin’s back, and went off carrying the prince away with her.
但公主刚刚解除了咒语，就抓住王子的胳膊，跳上了格里芬的背，带着王子飞走了。

Thus the unhappy traveller was again forsaken and forlorn; —
这样，不幸的旅行者又被抛弃和孤独了； —

but she took heart and said, ‘As far as the wind blows, and so long as the cock crows, I will journey on, till I find him once again. —
但她振作起来，说：“只要风吹到哪里，只要公鸡鸣叫，我就会继续旅行，直到再次找到他。” —

’ She went on for a long, long way, till at length she came to the castle whither the princess had carried the prince; —
她一直走了很长很长的路，最后来到了公主将王子带到的城堡。 —

and there was a feast got ready, and she heard that the wedding was about to be held. —
在那里准备了一场盛宴，她听说婚礼即将举行。 —

‘Heaven aid me now! —
“愿天助我！”她说道。 —

’ said she; —
—

and she took the casket that the sun had given her, and found that within it lay a dress as dazzling as the sun itself. —
她拿出太阳赐予她的盒子，发现里面有一件闪耀如太阳般的礼服。 —

So she put it on, and went into the palace, and all the people gazed upon her; —
她穿上它，走进了宫殿，人们都注视着她。 —

and the dress pleased the bride so much that she asked whether it was to be sold. —
新娘非常喜欢这件礼服，问是否能买下。“不是用金银买，而是用血肉。”她说道。公主问她是什么意思，她回答道： —

‘Not for gold and silver. —
“让我今晚在新郎的房间与他说话，我就给你这件礼服。” —

’ said she, ‘but for flesh and blood. —
最后， —

’ The princess asked what she meant, and she said, ‘Let me speak with the bridegroom this night in his chamber, and I will give thee the dress. —
公主同意了，但她告诉侍从给王子服下安眠药，以免他听到或看到她。 —

’ At last the princess agreed, but she told her chamberlain to give the prince a sleeping draught, that he might not hear or see her. —
—

When evening came, and the prince had fallen asleep, she was led into his chamber, and she sat herself down at his feet, and said: —
当晚上来临，王子已经入睡，她被带进他的房间，坐在他的脚边说：“我跟随你七年了。我曾去找太阳、月亮和夜风，为了寻找你，最后我帮助你战胜了巨龙。那么，你难道要完全忘记我吗？”但是王子一直都睡得很熟，她的声音只是掠过他，好像是松树之间的风声。 —

‘I have followed thee seven years. —
然后可怜的莉莉被带走了， —

I have been to the sun, the moon, and the night-wind, to seek thee, and at last I have helped thee to overcome the dragon. —
被迫放弃了金色的礼服。 —

Wilt thou then forget me quite? —
—

’ But the prince all the time slept so soundly, that her voice only passed over him, and seemed like the whistling of the wind among the fir-trees.
当她看到没有帮助她的办法时，她走到了一片草地上，坐下来哭泣。

Then poor Lily was led away, and forced to give up the golden dress; —
但是当她坐着的时候，她想起了月亮给她的那个蛋； —

and when she saw that there was no help for her, she went out into a meadow, and sat herself down and wept. —
当她打破蛋的时候，出来一只母鸡和十二只纯金的小鸡，它们玩耍着，然后依偎在母鸡的翅膀下，形成了世界上最美丽的景象。 —

But as she sat she bethought herself of the egg that the moon had given her; —
正当她痛哭时，她想起了月亮给她的那个蛋； —

and when she broke it, there ran out a hen and twelve chickens of pure gold, that played about, and then nestled under the old one’s wings, so as to form the most beautiful sight in the world. —
当她打破蛋的时候，出来一只母鸡和十二只纯金的小鸡，它们玩耍着，然后依偎在母鸡的翅膀下，形成了世界上最美丽的景象。 —

And she rose up and drove them before her, till the bride saw them from her window, and was so pleased that she came forth and asked her if she would sell the brood. —
她站起来把它们赶走，在新娘从窗户看到它们时，她非常高兴，走出来问她是否愿意卖掉这一窝。 —

‘Not for gold or silver, but for flesh and blood: —
“不为黄金白银，而是为血肉之躯。 —

let me again this evening speak with the bridegroom in his chamber, and I will give thee the whole brood.’
让我今晚再次进入新郎的房间谈谈，我就把整个窝给你。”

Then the princess thought to betray her as before, and agreed to what she asked: —
于是公主打算像以前一样背叛她，并同意了她的要求。 —

but when the prince went to his chamber he asked the chamberlain why the wind had whistled so in the night. —
但是当王子走进房间时，他问侍臣为什么风在夜里呼啸。 —

And the chamberlain told him all–how he had given him a sleeping draught, and how a poor maiden had come and spoken to him in his chamber, and was to come again that night. —
侍臣把一切告诉了他–他已经给过他安眠药，并告诉他一个可怜的少女曾经进入他的房间跟他说话，而今晚还会再来。 —

Then the prince took care to throw away the sleeping draught; —
于是王子小心地把安眠药扔掉了。 —

and when Lily came and began again to tell him what woes had befallen her, and how faithful and true to him she had been, he knew his beloved wife’s voice, and sprang up, and said, ‘You have awakened me as from a dream, for the strange princess had thrown a spell around me, so that I had altogether forgotten you; —
当莉莉回来并再次告诉他她遭受的苦难，以及她对他多么忠诚和真实，他认出了他心爱妻子的声音，跳了起来，说：“你把我从梦中唤醒了，因为那个陌生的公主给我施了魔法，让我完全忘记了你； —

but Heaven hath sent you to me in a lucky hour.’
但上天送你来我身边，真是个幸运的时刻。”

And they stole away out of the palace by night unawares, and seated themselves on the griffin, who flew back with them over the Red Sea. When they were half-way across Lily let the nut fall into the water, and immediately a large nut-tree arose from the sea, whereon the griffin rested for a while, and then carried them safely home. —
他们在夜晚悄悄地从宫殿中逃走，坐在狮鹫身上，狮鹫带着他们飞过红海。当他们过半途时，莉莉把坚果扔进水中，立即一棵大坚果树从海中长出来，狮鹫在上面休息了一会儿，然后安全地将他们带回家。 —

There they found their child, now grown up to be comely and fair; —
他们在那里找到了他们的孩子，现在已经长大成为漂亮而美丽的人； —

and after all their troubles they lived happily together to the end of their days.
在经历了所有的困难之后，他们幸福地生活在一起，直到他们的余生。