out of the woods

森林中的三个小矮人

Shereplied,"Igivesomeofitto

others?"

Whenshewasfinishedeatingtheysaid,"nfront

ofthebackdoor."

"Sweepforyourlves,"sheanswered."Iamnotyourmaid."

Seeingthattheywerenotgoingtogiveheranything,shewalkedoutthedoor.

thenthelittlemensaidtooneanother,"Whatshallwegiveherforbeingso

impoliteandhavingawickedandenviousheartthatwillneverlethergiveathing

toanyone?"

thefirstonesaid,"Igrantthateverydaysheshallgrowuglier."

thecondonesaid,"Igrantthatatoadshalljumpoutofhermouthwithevery

wordshesays."

thethirdonesaid,"Igrantthatsheshalldieanunfortunatedeath."

thegirllookedoutsideforstrawberries,butfindingnone,shewenthomeangrily.

Andwhensheopenedhermouthtotellhermotherwhathadhappenedtoherinthe

woods,atoadjumpedoutofhermouthwitheverywordshesaid,sothateveryone

wasrepuldbyher.

thestepmothernowbecameevenmoreangry,andshecouldthinkofnothingel

buthowshecouldtormenttheman'sdaughter,whononethelessGREwmorebeautiful

yshetookakettle,titonthefire,andboiledyarninit.

Whenitwasboiled,shehungitonthepoorgirl'sshoulder,gaveheranax,and

toldhertogotothefrozenriver,chopaholeintheice,

obeyed,hewaschopping,

asplendidcarriageapproached,withthekingatedinside.

thecarriagestopped,andthekingasked,"Mychild,whoareyou,andwhatare

youdoinghere?"

"Iamapoorgirl,andIamrinsingyarn."

thekingfeltcompassion,andwhenhesawhowverybeautifulshewas,hesaid

toher,"Willyouridewithme?"

"Gladly,"sheanswered,forshewashappytogetawayfromthemotherandsister.

eyarrivedat

hispalacetheirweddingwascelebratedwithGREatpomp,justasthelittlemenhad

promidthegirl.

Ayearlatertheyoungqueengavebirthtoason,andwhenthestepmotherheard

ofhergoodfortune,shecamewithherdaughtertothepalace,pretendingthatshe

nthekingwentout,andnooneelwasprent,

thewickedwomanizedthequeenbythehead,andherdaughterizedherbythe

feet,andliftingheroutofherbed,theythrewheroutthewindowintothestream

thatflowedby.

Afterthattheuglydaughterlaydowninthebed,andtheoldwomancoveredher

ekingreturnedandwantedtospeaktohiswife,theold

womansaid,"averyhighfever.

Youmustletherresttoday."

thekingsuspectednoevil,

thentalkedwithhiswife,andsheansweredhim,atoadjumpedoutwitheveryword,

askedwhatwasthematter,

theoldwomansaidthatitcamefromherhighfever,andthatshewouldsoonlo

it.

Duringthenightthekitchenboysawaduckswimmingalongthegutter,andit

said,"King,whatareyoudoing?Areyouawakeorareyouasleep?"

Receivingnoanswer,itsaid,"Whataremyguestsdoing?"

thenthekitchenboyanswered,"Theyarefastasleep."

Sheaskedfurther,"Whatismylittlebabydoing?"

Heanswered,"Heissoundasleepinhiscradle."

then,intheformofthequeen,shewentupstairs,nurdthebaby,fluffedup

hiscover,tuckedhimin,andthensheswamoffthroughthegutterasaduck.

hirdnight,shesaidtothe

kitchenboy,"Goandtellthekingtotakehisswordandonthethresholdtoswing

itovermethreetimes."

thekitchenboyranandtoldthistotheking,whocamewithhisswordandswung

itoverthespiritthreetimes,andafterthethirdtime,hiswifewasstandingbefore

him,vigorous,alive,andhealthy,asshehadbeenbefore.

thekingwalated,buthekeptthequeenhiddeninaroomuntiltheSunday

aptismhesaid,"Whatdoesapersonderve

whodragssomeoneoutofbedandthrowshimintothewater?"

theoldwomananswered,"Thescoundreldervesnothingbetterthantobeput

intoabarrelstuckfullofnails,andthenrolleddownhillintothewater."

thenthekingsaid,"Youhavepronouncedyourownntence."

womanandherdaughterwereput

intoit,ebarrelwasrolleddownhilluntil

itfellintotheriver.