26-the goose-girl-第2部分

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iron　stove　there；〃　and　he　went　away。　Then　she　crept　to

the　stove；　and　began　to　sob　and　cry　and　to　pour　out　her

poor　little　heart；　and　said：　〃Here　I　sit；　deserted　by　all　the

world；　I　who　am　a　king's　daughter；　and　a　false　waiting…

maid　has　forced　me　to　take　off　my　own　clothes；　and　has

taken　my　place　with　my　bridegroom；　while　I　have　to　fulfill

the　lowly　office　of　goose…girl。



　　〃If　my　mother　only　knew

　　Her　heart　would　surely　break　in　two。〃





But　the　old　King　stood　outside　at　the　stove　chimney；

and　listened　to　her　words。　Then　he　entered　the　room

again；　and　bidding　her　leave　the　stove；　he　ordered　royal

apparel　to　be　put　on　her；　in　which　she　looked　amazingly

lovely。　Then　he　summoned　his　son；　and　revealed　to　him

that　he　had　got　the　false　bride；　who　was　nothing　but　a

waiting…maid；　while　the　real　one；　in　the　guise　of　the　ex…

goose…girl；　was　standing　at　his　side。　The　young　King　re…

joiced　from　his　heart　when　he　saw　her　beauty　and　learned

how　good　she　was；　and　a　great　banquet　was　prepared；　to

which　everyone　was　bidden。　The　bridegroom　sat　at　the

head　of　the　table；　the　Princess　on　one　side　of　him　and　the

waiting…maid　on　the　other；　but　she　was　so　dazzled　that

she　did　not　recognize　the　Princess　in　her　glittering

garments。　Now　when　they　had　eaten　and　drunk；　and　were

merry；　the　old　King　asked　the　waiting…maid　to　solve　a

knotty　point　for　him。　〃What；〃　said　he；　〃should　be　done

to　a　certain　person　who　has　deceived　everyone？〃　and　he

proceeded　to　relate　the　whole　story；　ending　up　with；

〃Now　what　sentence　should　be　passed？〃　Then　the　false

bride　answered：　〃She　deserves　to　be　put　stark　naked　into

a　barrel　lined　with　sharp　nails；　which　should　be　dragged

by　two　white　horses　up　and　down　the　street　till　she　is

dead。〃



〃You　are　the　person；〃　said　the　King；　〃and　you　have

passed　sentence　on　yourself；　and　even　so　it　shall　be　done

to　you。〃　And　when　the　sentence　had　been　carried　out　the

young　King　was　married　to　his　real　bride；　and　both

reigned　over　the　kingdom　in　peace　and　happiness。＇1＇





＇1＇　Grimm。