学好英语的同时能够对语文进行巩固和提升，这样才能够有效的提升自己的成绩。今天小编就来为大家分享和总结一下关于的儿童故事-少女玛琳的英语翻译相关问题，希望同学们能够学习娱乐两不误，将他们都学好。
Maid Maleen
There was once a King who had a son who asked in marriage the daughter of a mighty King;she was called Maid Maleen, and was very beautiful. As her father wished to give her to another,the prince was rejected; but as they both loved each other with all their hearts, they would notgive each other up, and Maid Maleen said to her father, "I can and will take no other for myhusband." Then the King flew into a passion, and ordered a dark tower to be built, into whichno ray of sunlight or moonlight should enter. When it was finished, he said, "Therein shalt thoube imprisoned for seven years, and then I will come and see if thy perverse spirit is broken."Meat and drink for the seven years were carried into the tower, and then she and her waiting-woman were led into it and walled up, and thus cut off from the sky and from the earth. Therethey sat in the darkness, and knew not when day or night began. The King's son often wentround and round the tower, and called their names, but no sound from without pierced throughthe thick walls. What else could they do but lament and complain? Meanwhile the timepassed, and by the diminution of the food and drink they knew that the seven years werecoming to an end. They thought the moment of their deliverance was come; but no stroke ofthe hammer was heard, no stone fell out of the wall, and it seemed to Maid Maleen that herfather had forgotten her. As they only had food for a short time longer, and saw a miserabledeath awaiting them, Maid Maleen said, "We must try our last chance, and see if we can breakthrough the wall." She took the bread-knife, and picked and bored at the mortar of a stone,and when she was tired, the waiting-maid took her turn. With great labour they succeeded ingetting out one stone, and then a second, and a third, and when three days were over the firstray of light fell on their darkness, and at last the opening was so large that they could look out.The sky was blue, and a fresh breeze played on their faces; but how melancholy everythinglooked all around! Her father's castle lay in ruins, the town and the villages were, so far ascould be seen, destroyed by fire, the fields far and wide laid to waste, and no human being wasvisible. When the opening in the wall was large enough for them to slip through, the waiting-maid sprang down first, and then Maid Maleen followed. But where were they to go? The enemyhad ravaged the whole kingdom, driven away the King, and slain all the inhabitants. Theywandered forth to seek another country, but nowhere did they find a shelter, or a human beingto give them a mouthful of bread, and their need was so great that they were forced toappease their hunger with nettles. When, after long journeying, they came into anothercountry, they tried to get work everywhere; but wherever they knocked they were turned away,and no one would have pity on them. At last they arrived in a large city and went to the royalpalace. There also they were ordered to go away, but at last the cook said that they might stayin the kitchen and be scullions.
The son of the King in whose kingdom they were, was, however, the very man who had beenbetrothed to Maid Maleen. His father had chosen another bride for him, whose face was as uglyas her heart was wicked. The wedding was fixed, and the maiden had already arrived; butbecause of her great ugliness, however, she shut herself in her room, and allowed no one to seeher, and Maid Maleen had to take her her meals from the kitchen. When the day came for thebride and the bridegroom to go to church, she was ashamed of her ugliness, and afraid that ifshe showed herself in the streets, she would be mocked and laughed at by the people. Thensaid she to Maid Maleen, "A great piece of luck has befallen thee. I have sprained my foot, andcannot well walk through the streets; thou shalt put on my wedding-clothes and take my place;a greater honour than that thou canst not have!" Maid Maleen, however, refused it, and said, "Iwish for no honour which is not suitable for me." It was in vain, too, that the bride offered hergold. At last she said angrily, "If thou dost not obey me, it shall cost thee thy life. I have but tospeak the word, and thy head will lie at thy feet." Then she was forced to obey, and put on thebride's magnificent clothes and all her jewels. When she entered the royal hall, every one wasamazed at her great beauty, and the King said to his son, "This is the bride whom I havechosen for thee, and whom thou must lead to church." The bridegroom was astonished, andthought, "She is like my Maid Maleen, and I should believe that it was she herself, but she haslong been shut up in the tower, or dead." He took her by the hand and led her to church. Onthe way was a nettle-plant, and she said,
"Oh, nettle-plant,
Little nettle-plant,
What dost thou here alone?
I have known the time
When I ate thee unboiled,
When I ate thee unroasted."
"What art thou saying?" asked the King's son. "Nothing," she replied, "I was only thinking ofMaid Maleen." He was surprised that she knew about her, but kept silence. When they came tothe foot-plank into the churchyard, she said,
"Foot-bridge, do not break,
I am not the true bride."
"What art thou saying there?" asked the King's son. "Nothing," she replied, "I was only thinkingof Maid Maleen." - "Dost thou know Maid Maleen?" - "No," she answered, "how should I knowher; I have only heard of her." When they came to the church-door, she said once more,
"Church-door, break not,
I am not the true bride."
"What art thou saying there?" asked he. "Ah," she answered, "I was only thinking of MaidMaleen." Then he took out a precious chain, put it round her neck, and fastened the clasp.Thereupon they entered the church, and the priest joined their hands together before the altar,and married them. He led her home, but she did not speak a single word the whole way. Whenthey got back to the royal palace, she hurried into the bride's chamber, put off the magnificentclothes and the jewels, dressed herself in her gray gown, and kept nothing but the jewel on herneck, which she had received from the bridegroom.
When the night came, and the bride was to be led into the prince's apartment, she let her veilfall over her face, that he might not observe the deception. As soon as every one had goneaway, he said to her, "What didst thou say to the nettle-plant which was growing by thewayside?"
"To which nettle-plant?" asked she; "I don't talk to nettle-plants." - "If thou didst not do it, thenthou art not the true bride," said he. So she bethought herself, and said,
"I must go out unto my maid,
Who keeps my thoughts for me."
She went out and sought Maid Maleen. "Girl, what hast thou been saying to the nettle?" - "Isaid nothing but,
"Oh, nettle-plant,
Little nettle-plant,
What dost thou here alone?
I have known the time
When I ate thee unboiled,
When I ate thee unroasted."
The bride ran back into the chamber, and said, "I know now what I said to the nettle," and sherepeated the words which she had just heard. "But what didst thou say to the foot-bridge whenwe went over it?" asked the King's son. "To the foot-bridge?" she answered. "I don't talk to foot-bridges." - "Then thou art not the true bride."
She again said,
"I must go out unto my maid,
Who keeps my thoughts for me,"
And ran out and found Maid Maleen, "Girl, what didst thou say to the foot-bridge?"
"I said nothing but,
"Foot-bridge, do not break,
I am not the true bride."
"That costs thee thy life!" cried the bride, but she hurried into the room, and said, "I know nowwhat I said to the foot-bridge," and she repeated the words. "But what didst thou say to thechurch-door?" - "To the church-door?" she replied; "I don't talk to church-doors." - "Then thouart not the true bride."
She went out and found Maid Maleen, and said, "Girl, what didst thou say to the church-door?"
"I said nothing but,
"Church-door, break not,
I am not the true bride."
"That will break thy neck for thee!" cried the bride, and flew into a terrible passion, but shehastened back into the room, and said, "I know now what I said to the church-door," and sherepeated the words. "But where hast thou the jewel which I gave thee at the church-door?" - "What jewel?" she answered; "thou didst not give me any jewel." - "I myself put it round thyneck, and I myself fastened it; if thou dost not know that, thou art not the true bride." He drewthe veil from her face, and when he saw her immeasurable ugliness, he sprang back terrified,and said, "How comest thou here? Who art thou?" - "I am thy betrothed bride, but because Ifeared lest the people should mock me when they saw me out of doors, I commanded thescullery-maid to dress herself in my clothes, and to go to church instead of me." - "Where is thegirl?" said he; "I want to see her, go and bring her here." She went out and told the servantsthat the scullery-maid was an impostor, and that they must take her out into the court-yardand strike off her head. The servants laid hold of Maid Maleen and wanted to drag her out, butshe screamed so loudly for help, that the King's son heard her voice, hurried out of his chamberand ordered them to set the maiden free instantly. Lights were brought, and then he saw onher neck the gold chain which he had given her at the church-door. "Thou art the true bride,said he, "who went with me to the church; come with me now to my room." When they wereboth alone, he said, "On the way to church thou didst name Maid Maleen, who was mybetrothed bride; if I could believe it possible, I should think she was standing before me thouart like her in every respect." She answered, "I am Maid Maleen, who for thy sake wasimprisoned seven years in the darkness, who suffered hunger and thirst, and has lived so longin want and poverty. To-day, however, the sun is shining on me once more. I was married tothee in the church, and I am thy lawful wife." Then they kissed each other, and were happy allthe days of their lives. The false bride was rewarded for what she had done by having her headcut off.
The tower in which Maid Maleen had been imprisoned remained standing for a long time, andwhen the children passed by it they sang,
"Kling, klang, gloria.
Who sits within this tower?
A King's daughter, she sits within,
A sight of her I cannot win,
The wall it will not break,
The stone cannot be pierced.
Little Hans, with your coat so gay,
Follow me, follow me, fast as you may."
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