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The boy set outwith this letter; but he lost his way, and in the evening came to a largeforest. In the darkness he saw a small light; he went towards it and reached acottage.

少年人带着信出发了,可他却在路上迷失了方向,晚上竟撞进了一座大森林,他不得不在黑暗中摸索着寻找出路.透过黑夜,他看到不远处有灯火晃动,循着火光,他来到了一座小村舍.

When he went in,an old woman was sitting by the fire quite alone. She started when she saw theboy, and said,

房屋里有一个老太婆,老太婆看到他后很害怕,说道:

"Whence do you come, and whither are yougoing?"

"你怎么到这儿来了?你要去哪里呀?"

"I come fromthe mill," he answered, "and wish to go to the Queen, to whom I amtaking a letter; but as I have lost my way in the forest I should like to stayhere over night."

"我要去见王后,给她送一封信,但我迷路了,很想在这儿过夜休息一下."

"You poor boy,"said the woman, "you have come into a den of thieves, and when they comehome they will kill you."

"你太不幸运了,竞撞进这个强盗窝,要是那帮强盗回来看到你在这儿,他们会杀死你的."

"Let themcome," said the boy, "I am not afraid; but I am so tired that Icannot go any farther:" and he stretched himself upon a bench and fellasleep.

他回答说:"我太疲倦了,管它哩,我已经走不动了,先休息再说."说完,把信放在桌子上,躺在一条长凳子上,自个儿睡着了.

Soon afterwardsthe robbers came, and angrily asked what strange boy was lying there?

　强盗们回来看到他,便问老太婆这个陌生的少年是谁.

"Ah," said the old woman, "itis an innocent child who has lost himself in the forest, and out of pity I havelet him come in; he has to take a letter to the Queen."

　她回答说:"他是给王后送信的人,中途迷路了才走到这儿的."

The robbers opened the letter and read it, andin it was written that the boy as soon as he arrived should be put to death.

强盗们拿起信,拆开一看,里面写的是要王后杀掉送信者.

Then thehard-hearted robbers felt pity, and their leader tore up the letter and wroteanother, saying, that as soon as the boy came, he should be married at once tothe King's daughter.

不知是出于同情这个少年,还是想和国王作对,强盗头将信撕了,另外写了一封信,信中要王后在这个少年到达后,马上让他和公主结婚.

Then they let himlie quietly on the bench until the next morning, and when he awoke they gavehim the letter, and showed him the right way.

他们没有惊动他,一直到第二天早晨他起来后,才由老太婆指给他去王宫的正确道路.

And the Queen,when she had received the letter and read it, did as was written in it, and hada splendid wedding-feast prepared, and the King's daughter was married to theluck-child, and as the youth was handsome and agreeable she lived with him injoy and contentment.

　少年到了王宫,将信交给王后.王后看过信,马上为婚礼作了尽可能周到的准备.看到少年如此英俊,公主非常愿意嫁给他作妻子.

After some timethe King returned to his palace and saw that the prophecy was fulfilled, andthe luck-child married to his daughter. "How has that come to pass?"said he; "I gave quite another order in my letter."

　过了一段时间,国王回宫了.当他看到预言成为现实,这个幸运的孩子不仅没有在他的奸计中丧生,而且和他的女儿结了婚,很想知道事情怎么会变化成现在这个样子的,他发出的命令完全不是这样的啊!

So the Queen gavehim the letter, and said that he might see for himself what was written in it.

王后说:"我亲爱的,你的信在这儿,你自己看看吧!"

The King read the letter and saw quite wellthat it had been exchanged for the other. He asked the youth what had become ofthe letter entrusted to him, and why he had brought another instead of it.

国王看过信,知道信已经被调换了,就问这位女婿他拿着自己要他传送的信干了些什么事情.

"I knownothing about it," answered he; "it must have been changed in thenight, when I slept in the forest."

他回答说:"我什么事也没干,一定是晚间我睡觉的时候,信被人做了手脚."