The king asked, "Who art thou? What wert thou doing in the tree?" But she answered nothing. He spoke to her in all the languages he knew, but she remained dumb: but, being very beautiful, the king inclined to her, and he felt a great love rise up in his heart towards her; and casting his mantle roundher, he put her before him on his horse and brought her to his castle. Then he caused rich clothing to be put upon her, and her beauty shone as bright as the morning, but no word would she utter. He seated her by his side at table, and her modesty and gentle mien so pleased him, that he said, "This maiden I choose for wife, and no other in all the world," and accordingly after a few days they were married.
But the king had a wicked mother, who was displeased with the marriage, and spoke ill of the young queen. "Who knows where the maid can have come from?" said she, "and not able to speak a word! She is not worthy of a king!" After a year had passed, and the queen brought her first child into the world, the old woman carried it away, and marked the queen's mouth with blood as she lay sleeping. Then she went to the king and declared that his wife was an eater of human flesh. The king would not believe such a thing, and ordered that no one should do her any harm. And the queen went on quietly sewing the shirts and caring for nothing else. The next time that a fine boy was born, the wicked step-mother used the same deceit, but the king would give no credence to her words, for he said, "She is too tender and good to do any such thing, and if she were only not dumb, and could justify herself, then her innocence would be as clear as day." When for the third time the old woman stole away the new-born child and accused the queen, who was unable to say a word inher defence, the king could do no other but give her up to justice, and she was sentenced to suffer death by fire.
The day on which her sentence was to be carried out was the very last one of the sixth year of the years during which she had neither spoken nor laughed, to free her dear brothers from the evil spell. The six shirts were ready, all except one which wanted the left sleeve. And when she was led to the pile of wood, she carried the six shirts on her arm, and when she mounted the pile and the fire was about to be kindled, all at once she cried out aloud, for there were six swans coming flying through the air; and she saw that her deliverance was near, and her heart beat for joy.
The swans came close up to her with rushing wings, and stooped round her, so that she could throw the shirts over them; and when that had been done the swanskins fell off them, and her brothers stood before her in their own bodies quite safe and sound; but as one shirt wanted the left sleeve, so the youngest brother had a swan's wing instead of a left arm. They embraced and kissed each other, and the queen went up to the king, who looked on full of astonishment, and began to speak to him and to say, "Dearest husband, now I may dare to speak and tell you that I am innocent, and have been falsely accused," and she related to him the treachery of the step-mother, who had taken away the three children and hidden them. And she was reconciled to the king with great joy, and the wicked step-mother was bound to the stake on the pile of wood and burnt to ashes. And the king and queen lived many years with their six brothers in peace and joy.从前，有一位国王在大森林里狩猎，他奋力追赶一头野兽，随从们却没有能跟上他。天色渐晚，国王停下脚步环顾四周，这才发现自己已经迷了路。他想从森林里出来，可怎么也找不到路。这时，国王看见一个不住地点头的老太婆朝他走来，那是个女巫。"您好，"国王对她说，"您能不能告诉我走出森林的路?""啊，可以，国王陛下，"女巫回答说，"我当然能告诉您，不过有个条件。要是您不答应的话，就永远休想走出森林，您会在森林里饿死的。"
"什么条件呢?"国王问道。
"我有个女儿，长得很美，"老巫婆回答说，"她的美貌无与伦比，做您的妻子绰绰有余。要是您愿意娶她做王后，我就告诉您走出森林的路。"国王忧心如焚，只好答应了女巫的条件。老巫婆把国王领到她的小屋子里，只见她的女儿正坐在那儿烤火。女儿接待了国王，那神色好像她早就料到国王会来似的。国王觉得她长得的确美丽非凡，可是并不喜欢她，一看见她就不由得心惊胆战。等国王把姑娘抱上了马，老巫婆才把路告诉国王。国王回到王宫之后，便和姑娘举行了婚礼。
国王曾经有过一次婚姻，他的第一个妻子给他生了七个孩子：六男一女，国王特别疼爱他们。婚礼之后，国王担心继母虐待孩子，更担心他们受到继母的伤害，于是就把他们送进森林中的一座孤零零的古城堡里居住。城堡位于密林深处，路极其难找，要不是有位女巫送给国王一个奇妙的线团儿，连他自己也休想找到。只要国王把线团儿在地上往前一抛，线团儿就会自己打开，为国王引路。国王经常去看望他心爱的孩子们，而王后发现国王经常不在身边，很是好奇，总想弄明白国王独自一个人到森林里干什么去了。她用大量的金钱收买了国王的随从，这些人就向她泄漏了其中的秘密，还把能引路的线团儿也告诉了她。从此，王后便心神不宁，直到知道了国王收藏线团儿的地方之后，她才安下心来。随后，王后用白绸缝了几件小衬衫，她跟母亲学过巫术，就在每件衬衫里缝了一道符咒。一天，国王骑马狩猎去了，王后便带着这些小衬衫走进森林，用线团儿在前面给她引路。孩子们远远地看见有人来了，以为是自己亲爱的父亲来看望他们，个个欢天喜地，都跑着去迎接。就在这时，继母朝他们每人抛过去一件小衬衫。小衬衫一碰到他们的身体，眨眼之间他们就一个个地变成了天鹅，飞上天空，消失在远方。王后回到宫中，心花怒放，以为打发了这些继子女。谁知那个女孩并没有和她的兄长们一快儿跑出来迎接，而王后对此却一无所知。第二天，国王去看望这几个孩子，发现只有女儿一个人在城堡。"你哥哥们呢?"国王问道。"唉，别提了，亲爱的爸爸，"女儿回答说，"他们都走了，只剩下我孤零零一个人啦!"接着，她告诉父亲，她从自己房间的小窗里看见，哥哥们都变成了天鹅，在森林的上空飞走了。说着她还把羽毛拿出来给父亲看，这些羽毛是他们掉在院子里的，是她拾回来的。国王悲痛欲绝，却怎么也没有想到，这件伤天害理的事是王后所为。他担心女儿也被从他身边夺走，就想带她回去，可女儿惧怕继母，恳求国王允许她在林中古堡里再呆一夜。
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