"May God help you with your fishing," said the maiden. When the old woman heard that, she became quite friendly, and carried her over the water, gave her a wand, and said to her, "Go, my daughter, ever onwards by this road, and when you come to a great black dog, you must pass it silently and boldly, without either laughing or looking at it. Then you will come to a great high castle, on the threshold of which you must let the wand fall, and go straight through the castle, and out again on the other side. There you will see an old fountain out of which a large tree has grown, whereon hangs a bird in a cage which you must take down. Take likewise a glass of water out of the fountain, and with these two things go back by the same way. Pick up the wand again from the threshold and take it with you, and when you again pass by the dog, strike him in the face with it, but be sure that you hithim, and then just come back here to me." The maiden found everything exactly as the old woman had said, and on her way back she found her two brothers who had sought each other over half the world. They went together to the place where the black dog was lying on the road; she struck it in the face, and it turned into a handsome prince who went with them to the river. There the old woman was still standing. She rejoiced much to see them again, and carried them all over the water, and then she too went away, for now she was freed. The others, however, went to the old fisherman, and all were glad that they had found each other again, but they hung the bird on the wall.
But the second son could not settle at home, and tookhis cross-bow and went a-hunting. When he was tired he took his flute, and made music. The King was hunting too, and heard that and went thither, and when he met the youth, he said, "Who has given thee leave to hunt here?"
"Oh, no one."
"To whom dost thou belong, then?"
"I am the fisherman's son."
"But he has no children."
"If thou wilt not believe, come with me."
That the King did, and questioned the fisherman, who told everything to him, and the little bird on the wall began to sing,
"The mother sits alone
There in the prison small,
O King of royal blood,
These are thy children all.
The sisters twain so false,
They wrought the children woe,
There in the waters deep
Where the fishermen come and go."
Then they were all terrified, and the King took the bird, the fisherman and the three children back with him to the castle, and ordered the prison to be opened and brought his wife out again. She had, however, grown quite ill and weak. Then the daughter gave her some of the water of the fountain to drink, and she became strong and healthy. But the two false sisters were burnt, and the daughter married the prince.大约一千多年以前，在这个地方住着一些小国的国王。其中一个国王住在科特堡山上，他非常喜欢打猎。有一次，他带着他的猎手们走出城堡。这时，有三个少女在山脚下放牛，当这三个少女看见国王和他的侍从时，最年长的少女指着国王对另两个大声说："喂!喂!除了他，我谁都不嫁。"第二位姑娘指着国王右边的那位，从山的另一边大声答话："喂!喂!除了那一位，我谁都不嫁。"这时，最小的少女指着国王左边的那位大声说："喂!喂!除了他，我谁都不嫁。"其实，那两位都是大臣。她们的话全被国王听见了，他打猎回来就派人把那三个少女叫到自己跟前，问她们昨天在山脚下说了些什么。她们现在却不愿意说了，于是国王就问年纪最大的少女，她是不是想让他成为她的丈夫，她回答说：是的。然后，两位大臣娶了另外两个少女，因为她们三个都长得很漂亮，尤其是做王后的那位，有着一头亚麻色的秀发。
那两位妹妹都没有孩子。一天，当国王不得不出门的时候，为了让王后高兴，他就请王后的妹妹来陪她，因为王后正赶上怀孕。后来，王后生了一个男孩，他身上带着一颗鲜红的痣。两个妹妹密谋要把那可爱的男孩扔进河里。当她们刚把他扔下河--我想这是条叫威瑟的河，一只小鸟飞到空中，唱道：
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