第12集｜六只天鹅

《六只天鹅》
曾经有一位国王在大森林里狩猎，他追猎得太专心了，以至于他的随从都没能跟上他。夜幕降临时，他停下来环顾四周，发现自己迷路了。他四处寻找走出森林的路，但怎么也找不到。这时，他看到一个老妇人朝他走来，她的头摇摇晃晃的。老妇人是个女巫，“我亲爱的夫人，”国王对她说，“你能告诉我走出这片森林的路吗？” “哦，陛下，当然可以，”她回答说，“但我有一个条件，如果你不遵守，你就永远走不出这片森林，最终会在这里饿死。” “是什么条件？”国王问道。 “我有一个女儿，”老妇人说，“她是世界上最美丽的人，她完全有资格成为你的王后。如果你愿意让她做你的王后，我就告诉你走出森林的路。”国王听后便答应了她。

老妇人把国王领出了森林，回到家后，她把女儿叫了出来。国王看到她，发现她真的如老妇人所说，是世界上最美丽的女人。于是，他娶了她，并把她带回了自己的王国。公主和国王一起生活了很长时间，他们有了六个孩子，五个儿子和一个女儿。几年后，国王又去森林里打猎。当他回到宫殿时，他的王后正坐在那里为孩子们织衣服。“你今天过得怎么样，亲爱的？”她问他。 “哦，我今天过得很愉快，”他回答说，“但我在森林里看到了一件奇怪的事情。” “什么奇怪的事？”王后问道。 “我看到了六只天鹅在空中飞，它们都长着金色的翅膀。” “这有什么奇怪的？”王后说，“你一定是累了，眼睛花了。” 国王没有再说什么，但他心里却感到很不安。

第二天早上，国王起床后，又想起了那六只天鹅。他决定再去森林里看看，这次他带着他的王后和孩子们一起去了。他们在森林里走了很久，终于看到了那六只天鹅。它们真的长着金色的翅膀，在空中优美地飞翔着。孩子们看到这些天鹅都非常兴奋，他们跑上前去想要抚摸它们。但是，当他们走近时，天鹅突然变成了六个英俊的年轻人。“你们是谁？”国王问道。 “我们是你的儿子，”他们回答说，“我们被一个邪恶的女巫诅咒了，她把我们变成了天鹅，只有当我们找到一个真正爱我们的人，并为我们流下真心的泪水时，我们才能变回人类。”

国王听后非常震惊，他意识到自己的王后并不是真的爱他，因为她没有为他的儿子们流下真心的泪水。他决定和王后离婚，并把她送回了她的娘家。然后，他和他的孩子们一起回到了宫殿，他们幸福地生活在一起。但是，国王的心里仍然很不安，他觉得自己欠孩子们太多了。于是，他决定再次去森林里寻找那六只天鹅，看看是否有什么办法可以解除诅咒。他走了很久，终于找到了一个小木屋。木屋的门口站着一个老太婆，她是一个女巫。“你在这里干什么？”女巫问道。 “我在寻找解除我儿子们诅咒的方法，”国王回答说。 “你可以去找六根荨麻草，”女巫说，“把它们织成一件衣服，然后让你的儿子们穿上。当他们穿上这件衣服时，他们就会变回人类。” 国王听后非常高兴，他谢过女巫后，便开始寻找荨麻草。他找了很久，终于找到了六根荨麻草。他把它们带回宫殿，然后织成了一件衣服。他把衣服给了他的儿子们，当他们穿上衣服时，他们真的变回了人类。他们都非常高兴，他们拥抱了他们的父亲，并向他道谢。

从那以后，国王和他的孩子们一起幸福地生活在一起，他们再也没有遇到任何麻烦。The Six Swans Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm A king was once hunting in a great forest, and he chased his prey so eagerly that none of his men could follow him. As evening approached he stopped and looked around, and saw that he was lost. He looked for a way out of the woods, but he could not find one. Then he saw an old woman with a bobbing head who approached him. She was a witch."My dear woman," he said to her, "can you show me the way through the woods?" "Oh, yes, your majesty," she answered, "I can indeed. However, there is one condition, and if you do not fulfill it, you will never get out of these woods, and will die here of hunger." "What sort of condition is it?" asked the king."I have a daughter," said the old woman, "who is as beautiful as anyone you could find in all the world, and who well deserves to become your wife. If you will make her your queen, I will show you the way out of the woods." The king was in love with the witch's daughter at first sight, so he agreed to her condition.

The old woman led the king out of the forest. When they arrived home, she called her daughter. The king saw that she was really as beautiful as the old woman had said. He married her and took her back to his kingdom. The princess and the king lived together for a long time and had six children, five sons and a daughter. A few years later, the king went hunting in the forest again. When he returned to the palace, his wife was sitting there knitting for their children."How was your day, dear?" she asked him. "Oh, I had a great day," he replied, "but I saw something strange in the forest." "What was it?" asked the queen. "I saw six swans with golden wings flying in the sky." "That's nothing strange," said the queen, "you must be tired and your eyes are playing tricks on you." The king didn't say anything more, but he felt very uneasy.

The next morning, the king woke up and thought about the six swans again. He decided to go back to the forest to see if he could find them. He took his wife and children with him. They walked in the forest for a long time until they finally saw the six swans. They really had golden wings and were flying gracefully in the sky. The children were very excited and ran towards the swans to touch them. But as they got closer, the swans suddenly turned into six handsome young men."Who are you?" asked the king. "We are your sons," they replied, "we were cursed by an evil witch and turned into swans. Only when we find someone who truly loves us and sheds a tear for us, can we turn back into humans." The king was shocked to hear this. He realized that his wife didn't really love him because she hadn't shed a tear for his sons. He decided to divorce her and send her back to her family. Then, he went back to the palace with his children and they lived happily together. However, the king still felt uneasy in his heart. He felt that he owed his sons too much. So, he decided to go back to the forest to look for the six swans and see if there was a way to lift the curse. He walked for a long time and finally found a small hut. Standing outside the hut was an old woman, who was a witch."What are you doing here?" asked the witch. "I'm looking for a way to lift the curse on my sons," replied the king. "You can find six nettle plants," said the witch, "weave them into a dress and have your sons wear it. When they put on the dress, they will turn back into humans." The king was overjoyed. He thanked the witch and started looking for nettle plants. He searched for a long time and finally found six of them. He brought them back to the palace and编织 them into a dress. He gave the dress to his sons and when they put it on, they really turned back into humans. They were all very happy and hugged their father, thanking him.

Since then, the king and his children have lived happily together and never encountered any trouble again.