Mother Holle
B1英文59 張卡片
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There was once a widow who had two daughters.
從前有一個寡婦，她有兩個女兒。
One was industrious, the other was idle.
一個勤勞，另一個懶惰。
The mother loved the lazy daughter more, because she was her own.
母親更喜歡懶惰的女兒，因為她是自己的孩子。
The stepdaughter had to do all the housework.
繼女必須做所有的家務。
Every day she had to sit by the well and spin until her fingers bled.
每天她都要坐在井邊紡紗，直到手指流血。
One day, the spindle got stained with blood and fell into the well.
有一天，紡錘被血染紅，掉進了井裡。
The girl went to her stepmother and told her what happened.
女孩去找她的繼母，告訴她發生了什麼。
The stepmother got angry.
繼母生氣了。
She told the girl to go get the spindle out of the well.
她告訴女孩去把紡錘從井裡撈出來。
The girl returned to the well and jumped in out of sorrow.
女孩回到井邊，因悲傷而跳了進去。
When she awoke, she was in a beautiful meadow with many flowers.
當她醒來時，她在一個美麗的草地上，周圍有許多花。
She walked through the meadow until she came to an oven full of bread.
她走過草地，直到來到一個裝滿麵包的烤爐前。
The bread said: Take me out! Take me out! I'm burning.
麵包說：“把我拿出來！把我拿出來！我快燒焦了。”
She took out all the loaves with the bread shovel.
她用麵包鏟把所有的麵包都拿了出來。
Then she came to a tree full of ripe apples.
然後她來到一棵結滿成熟蘋果的樹下。
The tree said: Shake me! Shake me! My apples are ripe.
樹說：“搖我！搖我！我的蘋果熟了。”
She shook the tree until all the apples fell.
她搖動樹，直到所有的蘋果都掉下來。
Finally, she arrived at a little house where an old woman looked out from the door.
最後，她來到一間小屋，一位老婦人從門口看著她。
The old woman had very big teeth, and the girl got scared.
老婦人有非常大的牙齒，女孩被嚇到了。
What are you afraid of, child? Stay with me.
你怕什麼，孩子？留下來和我一起。
If you do the work well, you will be better off with me.
如果你把工作做好，你會在我這裡過得很好。
You just have to shake my bed well so it snows on Earth.
你只需好好搖我的床，這樣地上就會下雪。
The girl accepted and began to work for the old woman.
女孩答應了，開始為老婦人工作。
She did everything carefully and shook the bed strongly.
她小心翼翼地做每件事，並用力搖床。
The feathers flew like snowflakes.
羽毛像雪花一樣飛舞。
She lived happily with Mother Holle and ate well every day.
她和霍勒母親一起快樂地生活，每天都吃得很好。
But over time, the girl became sad.
但隨著時間的推移，女孩變得悲傷。
At first she didn't know why, but it was homesickness.
起初她不知道為什麼，但那是因為思鄉。
The girl told Mother Holle she missed her home.
女孩告訴霍勒母親她想家了。
I'm glad you want to return. I will go with you.
我很高興你想回去。我會陪你一起去。
Mother Holle took her to a big door.
霍勒母親帶她到一扇大門前。
As the girl passed through the door, a shower of gold fell on her.
當女孩穿過門時，一陣金雨灑在她身上。
This is for being so industrious.
這是因為你如此勤勞。
She also gave her back the spindle that had fallen into the well.
她還把掉進井裡的紡錘還給了她。
The door closed and the girl returned to the Earth, near her house.
門關上了，女孩回到了地面，離家很近。
The rooster said: Cock-a-doodle-doo! Your golden girl is here!
公雞說：“喔喔喔！你的金女孩在這裡！”
The girl entered the house covered in gold and was well received.
女孩走進屋子，身上覆蓋著金子，受到了熱情的歡迎。
She told everything that had happened to her.
她講述了發生在她身上的一切。
The mother wanted the same luck for her lazy daughter.
母親希望懶惰的女兒也有同樣的好運。
The daughter pricked her finger with a thorn to stain the spindle with blood.
女兒用刺扎破手指，把紡錘染上血。
Then she threw the spindle into the well and jumped in after it.
然後她把紡錘扔進井裡，跟著跳了下去。
She arrived at the same beautiful meadow and walked the same path.
她來到同樣美麗的草地，走上同樣的路。
The bread said: Take me out! Take me out! I'm burning.
麵包說：“把我拿出來！把我拿出來！我快燒焦了。”
Ew! I don't want to get dirty.
好惡心！我不想弄髒自己。
The tree said: Shake me! Shake me! My apples are ripe.
樹說：“搖我！搖我！我的蘋果熟了。”
No way! One might fall on my head.
想都別想！可能會掉到我頭上。
She arrived at Mother Holle's house and was not afraid.
她來到霍勒母親的家，沒有感到害怕。
She immediately offered to work.
她立刻提出要工作。
The first day she worked hard, thinking about the gold.
第一天她努力工作，想著金子。
The second day she was lazier.
第二天她變得懶惰。
On the third day she no longer got up early.
第三天她不再早起。
She didn't shake the bed as she should.
她沒有像應該的那樣搖床。
Mother Holle got tired of her and asked her to leave.
霍勒母親對她感到厭倦，要求她離開。
Now the gold will fall on me.
現在金子要落到我身上了。
But instead of gold, a pot full of pitch fell on her.
但不是金子，而是一鍋瀝青落在她身上。
That is the reward for your service.
這是你服務的報酬。
The door closed and the girl returned to her house, covered in pitch.
門關上了，女孩回到家，身上沾滿了瀝青。
The rooster said: Cock-a-doodle-doo! Your dirty girl is here!
公雞說：“喔喔喔！你的髒女孩在這裡！”
The pitch stuck to her and never came off again.
瀝青黏在她身上，再也沒有掉下來。