經典格林童話故事兩篇

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　　經典格林童話故事：魔鬼和他的祖母

　　There was a great war, and the King had many soldiers, but gave them

　　small pay, so small that they could not live upon it, so three of

　　them agreed among themselves to desert. One of them said to the

　　others, "If we are caught we shall be hanged on the gallows; how

　　shall we manage it?" Another said, "Look at that great cornfield, if

　　we were to hide ourselves there, no one could find us; the troops are

　　not allowed to enter it, and to-morrow they are to march away." They

　　crept into the corn, only the troops did not march away, but remained

　　lying all round about it. They stayed in the corn for two days and

　　two nights, and were so hungry that they all but died, but if they

　　had come out, their death would have been certain. Then said they,

　　"What is the use of our deserting if we have to perish miserably here?"

　　But now a fiery dragon came flying through the air, and it came down

　　to them, and asked why they had concealed themselves there? They

　　answered, "We are three soldiers who have deserted because the pay

　　was so bad, and now we shall have to die of hunger if we stay here,

　　or to dangle on the gallows if we go out." "If you will serve me for

　　seven years," said the dragon, "I will convey you through the army so

　　that no one shall seize you." "We have no choice and are compelled to

　　accept," they replied. Then the dragon caught hold of them with his

　　claws, and carried them away through the air over the army, and put

　　them down again on the earth far from it; but the dragon was no other

　　than the Devil. He gave them a small whip and said, "Whip with it

　　and crack it, and then as much gold will spring up round about as you

　　can wish for; then you can live like great lords, keep horses, and drive

　　your carriages, but when the seven years have come to an end, you are

　　my property." Then he put before them a book which they were all three

　　forced to sign. "I will, however, then set you a riddle," said he, "and if you

　　can guess that, you shall be free, and released from my power." Then the

　　dragon flew away from them, and they went away with their whip, had

　　gold in plenty, ordered themselves rich apparel, and travelled about

　　the world. Wherever they were they lived in pleasure and magnificence,

　　rode on horseback, drove in carriages, ate and drank, but did nothing wicked.

　　The time slipped quickly away, and when the seven years were coming to an end,

　　two of them were terribly anxious and alarmed; but the third took the affair

　　easily, and said, "Brothers, fear nothing, my head is sharp enough, I shall

　　guess the riddle." They went out into the open country and sat down, and

　　the two pulled sorrowful faces. Then an aged woman came up to them

　　who inquired why they were so sad? "Alas!" said they, "how can that

　　concern you? After all, you cannot help us." "Who knows?" said she.

　　"confide your trouble to me." So they told her that they had been the Devil's

　　servants for nearly seven years, and that he had provided them with gold as

　　plentifully as if it had been blackberries, but that they had sold themselves to

　　him, and were forfeited to him, if at the end of the seven years they could

　　not guess a riddle." The old woman said, "If you are to be saved, one

　　of you must go into the forest, there he will come to a fallen rock which

　　looks like a little house, he must enter that, and then he will obtain help."

　　The two melancholy ones thought to themselves, "That will still not save

　　us," and stayed where they were, but the third, the merry one, got up

　　and walked on in the forest until he found the rock-house. In the

　　little house, however, a very aged woman was sitting, who was the Devil's

　　grandmother, and asked the soldier where he came from, and what he

　　wanted there? He told her everything that had happened, and as he

　　pleased her well, she had pity on him, and said she would help him.

　　She lifted up a great stone which lay above a cellar, and said, "Conceal

　　thyself there, thou canst hear everything that is said here; only sit still,

　　and do not stir. When the dragon comes, I will question him about the

　　riddle, he tells everything to me, so listen carefully to his answer." At

　　twelve o'clock at night, the dragon came flying thither, and asked

　　for his dinner. The grandmother laid the table, and served up food

　　and drink, so that he was pleased, and they ate and drank together.

　　In the course of conversation, she asked him what kind of a day he

　　had had, and how many souls he had got? "Nothing went very well

　　to-day," he answered, "but I have laid hold of three soldiers, I have

　　them safe." "Indeed! three soldiers, that's something like, but they may

　　escape you yet." The Devil said mockingly, "They are mine! I will set

　　them a riddle, which they will never in this world be able to guess!"

　　"What riddle is that?" she inquired. "I will tell you. In the great North

　　Sea lies a dead dog-fish, that shall be your roast meat, and the rib of a

　　whale shall be your silver spoon, and a hollow old horse's hoof shall be

　　your wine-glass." When the Devil had gone to bed, the old grandmother

　　raised up the stone, and let out the soldier. "Hast thou paid particular attention

　　to everything?" "Yes," said he, "I know enough, and will contrive to save

　　myself." Then he had to go back another way, through the window, secretly

　　and with all speed to his companions. He told them how the Devil had been

　　overreached by the old grandmother, and how he had learned the answer to the

　　riddle from him. Then they were all joyous, and of good cheer, and took the

　　whip and whipped so much gold for themselves that it ran all over the ground.

　　When the seven years had fully gone by, the Devil came with the book, showed

　　the signatures, and said, "I will take you with me to hell. There you shall have

　　a meal! If you can guess what kind of roast meat you will have to eat, you shall

　　be free and released from your bargain, and may keep the whip as well." Then

　　the first soldier began and said, "In the great North Sea lies a dead dog-fish,

　　that no doubt is the roast meat." The Devil was angry, and began to mutter,

　　"Hm! hm! hm!" And asked the second, "But what will your spoon be?"

　　"The rib of a whale, that is to be our silver spoon." The Devil made a wry

　　face, again growled, "Hm! hm! hm!" and said to the third, "And do you also

　　know what your wine-glass is to be?" "An old horse's hoof is to be our wineglass."

　　Then the Devil flew away with a loud cry, and had no more power over

　　them, but the three kept the whip, whipped as much money for themselves

　　with it as they wanted, and lived happily to their end.

　　經典格林童話故事：三兄弟

　　There was once a man who had three sons, and nothing else in the

　　world but the house in which he lived. Now each of the sons wished

　　to have the house after his father's death; but the father loved them

　　all alike, and did not know what to do; he did not wish to sell the

　　house, because it had belonged to his forefathers, else he might have

　　divided the money amongst them. At last a plan came into his head, and

　　he said to his sons, "Go into the world, and try each of you to learn a

　　trade, and, when you all come back, he who makes the best masterpiece

　　shall have the house."

　　The sons were well content with this, and the eldest determined to be

　　a blacksmith, the second a barber, and the third a fencing-master. They fixed

　　a time when they should all come home again, and then each went his way.

　　It chanced that they all found skilful masters, who taught them their trades

　　well. The blacksmith had to shoe the King's horses, and he thought to himself,

　　"The house is mine, without doubt." The barber only shaved great people, and

　　he too already looked upon the house as his own. The fencing-master got many

　　a blow, but he only bit his lip, and let nothing vex him; "for," said he to himself,

　　"If you are afraid of a blow, you'll never win the house."

　　When the appointed time had gone by, the three brothers came back

　　home to their father; but they did not know how to find the best

　　opportunity for showing their skill, so they sat down and consulted

　　together. As they were sitting thus, all at once a hare came running

　　across the field. "Ah, ha, just in time!" said the barber. So he took

　　his basin and soap, and lathered away until the hare came up; then

　　he soaped and shaved off the hare's whiskers whilst he was running at

　　the top of his speed, and did not even cut his skin or injure a hair

　　on his body. "Well done!" said the old man. "your brothers will have

　　to exert themselves wonderfully, or the house will be yours."

　　Soon after, up came a nobleman in his coach, dashing along at full

　　speed. "Now you shall see what I can do, father," said the blacksmith;

　　so away he ran after the coach, took all four shoes off the feet of one

　　of the horses whilst he was galloping, and put him on four new shoes without

　　stopping him. "You are a fine fellow, and as clever as your brother," said

　　his father; "I do not know to which I ought to give the house."

　　Then the third son said, "Father, let me have my turn, if you

　　please;" and, as it was beginning to rain, he drew his sword, and

　　flourished it backwards and forwards above his head so fast that not

　　a drop fell upon him. It rained still harder and harder, till at last it came

　　down in torrents; but he only flourished his sword faster and faster, and

　　remained as dry as if he were sitting in a house. When his father saw this

　　he was amazed, and said, "This is the master-piece, the house is yours!"

　　His brothers were satisfied with this, as was agreed beforehand; and,

　　as they loved one another very much, they all three stayed together

　　in the house, followed their trades, and, as they had learnt them so

　　well and were so clever, they earned a great deal of money. Thus

　　they lived together happily until they grew old; and at last, when

　　one of them fell sick and died, the two others grieved so sorely

　　about it that they also fell ill, and soon after died. And because

　　they had been so clever, and had loved one another so much, they

　　were all laid in the same grave.