C1

The brother took his sister's hand and said to her, "Since our mother died we have had no good days; our stepmother beats us every day, and if we go near her she kicks us away; we have nothing to eat but hard crusts of bread left over; the dog under the table fares better," he gets a good piece every now and then. If our mother only knew, how she would pity us! Come, let us go together out into the wide world!" So they went, and journeyed the whole day through fields and meadows and stony places, and if it rained the sister said, "The skies and we are weeping together." In the evening they came to a great wood, and they were so weary with hunger and their long journey, that they climbed up into a high tree and fell asleep.

The next morning, when they awoke, the sun was high in heaven, and shone brightly through the leaves. Then said the brother, "Sister, I am thirsty; if I only knew where to find a brook, that I might go and drink! I almost think that I hear one rushing."

So the brother got down and led his sister by the hand, and they went to seek the brook. But their wicked stepmother was a witch, and had known quite well that the two children had run away, and had sneaked after them, as only witches can, and had laid a spell on all the brooks in the forest.

小弟弟拉着小姐姐的手说："自从妈妈死了之后，我们没有过过幸福的日子。继母天天打我们，而且只要我们走到她的跟前，她就用脚把我们踢开。我们每天吃的都是硬梆梆的剩面包皮，连桌子下面的小狗吃的都比我们好，因为她常常丢一些好吃的东西给它。愿上帝可怜我们，让我们的妈妈知道就好了！走，我们一起逃出去吧。"
他们在草地、田野和石岩中整整走了一天。 突然天下起了雨，小姐姐便说："看哪，天在和我们的心一起哭泣呢。"傍晚，他们来到了一片大森林，由于伤心和饥饿，再加上走了这么长的路，他们累坏了，便钻进一棵空心大树，躺在里面睡着了。
当他们第二天醒来时，太阳早已高高地挂在了天上，温暖地照进了这棵空心大树。 小弟弟说："姐姐，我口渴。要是知道哪里有条小溪，我就去喝点水。我好像听到小溪的流水声了。"弟弟站起来，拉着小姐姐的手，走过去找那条小溪。 可是他们那坏心肠的继母是个女巫，知道两个孩子逃跑了，便和所有的女巫一样，偷偷地跟在他们的后面，把森林里所有的小溪都使了妖术。

C2

So when they found a little stream flowing smoothly over its pebbles, the brother was going to drink of it; but the sister heard how it said in its rushing, "He a tiger will be who drinks of me, Who drinks of me a tiger will be!"

Then the sister cried, "Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wild beast, and will tear me in pieces."

So the brother refrained from drinking, though his thirst was great, and he said he would wait till he came to the next brook. When they came to a second brook the sister heard it say, "He a wolf will be who drinks of me, Who drinks of me a wolf will be!"

Then the sister cried, "Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will be turned into a wolf, and will eat me up!"

So the brother refrained from drinking, and said, "I will wait until we come to the next brook, and then I must drink, whatever you say; my thirst is so great."

And when they came to the third brook the sister heard how in its rushing it said, "Who drinks of me a fawn will be, He a fawn will be who drinks of me!"

看到有条清亮的小溪正在岩石间流淌，小弟弟便想过去喝水，可是小姐姐听到小溪的流水在说话："谁喝我就会变成老虎！谁喝我就会变成老虎！"小姐姐赶紧叫道："好弟弟，我求你千万不要喝这水，要不你会变成一只野兽，把我撕碎的。 "小弟弟便忍着口渴，不去喝那水，但是他说："我忍着等找到第二条小溪的时候再喝。 "
当他们来到第二条小溪前时，小姐姐又听到这条小溪在说："谁要是喝了我，就会变成一头狼！谁要是喝了我，就会变成一头狼！"小姐姐于是便叫道："好弟弟，我求你千万不要喝这水，不然你会变成一头狼，把我吃掉的。"小弟弟没有喝，说："我忍着等找到下一条小溪。到时候不管你说什么，我都是要喝的，因为我实在是渴坏了。"
当他们来到第三条小溪前时，小姐姐听到小溪在说："谁要喝我就会变成一头鹿！谁要喝我就会变成一头鹿！"

C3

Then the sister said, "O my brother, I pray drink not, or you will be turned into a fawn, and run away far from me."

But he had already kneeled by the side of the brook and stooped and drunk of the water, and as the first drops passed his lips he became a fawn.

And the sister wept over her poor lost brother, and the fawn wept also, and stayed sadly beside her. At last the maiden said, "Be comforted, dear fawn, indeed I will never leave you." Then she untied her golden girdle and bound it round the fawn's neck, and went and gathered rushes to make a soft cord, which she fastened to him; and then she led him on, and they went deeper into the forest. And when they had gone a long long way, they came at last to a little house, and the maiden looked inside, and as it was empty she thought, "We might as well live here." And she fetched leaves and moss to make a soft bed for the fawn, and every morning she went out and gathered roots and berries and nuts for herself, and fresh grass for the fawn, who ate out of her hand with joy, frolicking round her. At night, when the sister was tired, and had said her prayers, she laid her head on the fawn's back, which served her for a pillow, and softly fell asleep. And if only the brother could have got back his own shape again, it would have been a charming life.

姐姐便说："好弟弟，我求求你，千万不要喝这水，不然你会变成一头鹿，从我的身边跑走的。"可是弟弟一见小溪就跪了下去，弯下腰去喝水了。嘴唇刚碰到几滴水，趴在那里的他就变成了一头小鹿。

看到可怜的弟弟中了魔法，小姐姐哭了起来，小鹿也坐在她的身边伤心地哭着。终于，小姑娘说道："亲爱的小鹿，别哭了，我永远不会离开你的。 "
她解下一根金袜带，系在小鹿的脖子上，然后又拔了一些灯芯草，编了一根软绳。她给小鹿拴上这根绳子，牵着它向森林的深处走去。
他们走呀走，终于来到了一座小屋前。小姑娘朝里面望了望，看到里面是空的，便想："我们可以留下来，住在这里。"于是，她找来许多树叶和青苔，给小鹿铺了一张柔软的床。她每天早晨出去，为自己采集草根、浆果和坚果，还给小鹿带回来一些嫩草。小鹿吃着她手里的草，总是高兴地围着她跳来跳去。到了晚上，累了一天的小姐姐做完祈祷后，便把头靠在小鹿的背上，像靠着枕头一样安静地睡觉。要是她的弟弟还保持着人的形状，这种生活倒也挺美！

C4

So they lived a long while in the wilderness alone. Now it happened that the King of that country held a great hunt in the forest. The blowing of the horns, the barking of the dogs, and the lusty shouts of the huntsmen sounded through the wood, and the fawn heard them and was eager to be among them.

"Oh," said he to his sister," do let me go to the hunt; I cannot stay behind any longer," and begged so long that at last she consented.

"But mind," said she to him," come back to me at night. I must lock my door against the wild hunters, so, in order that I may know you, you must knock and say, ' Little sister, let me in,' and unless I hear that I shall not unlock the door." Then the fawn sprang out, and felt glad and merry in the open air. The King and his huntsmen saw the beautiful animal, and began at once to pursue him, but they could not come within reach of him, for when they thought they were certain of him he sprang away over the bushes and disappeared. As soon as it was dark he went back to the little house, knocked at the door, and said, "Little sister, let me in." Then the door was opened to him, and he went in, and rested the whole night long on his soft bed.

他们就这样孤单寂寞地在野外生活了一段时间。一天，这个国家的国王来到这片森林里打猎。森林里到处都是号角声、狗吠声和猎手们的欢笑声。小鹿听到了这些，非常想去看一看。 "哦，"它对姐姐说："让我去那里吧。我实在忍不住了！"它左请求右请求，姐姐终于答应了。她对它说："可是你晚上要回到我的身边来。我很怕那些粗野的猎人，所以会把门关上，你回来时只要敲门说：'我的小姐姐，让我进去吧！ '，我就知道是你回来了。要是你不说这句话，我就不开门。 "小鹿蹦蹦跳跳地离开了家，来到屋外的世界，它感到真是又舒服又开心。
国王和猎手们看到这头美丽的小鹿，便追了过来，可他们怎么也抓不住它。每当他们以为一定能抓到它时，它总是跃进树丛不见了。天黑后，它跑到小屋那里，敲了敲门，说："我的小姐姐，让我进去吧！"门立刻便开了，它跳进去，在柔软的床上好好睡了一晚。

C5

The next morning the hunt began anew, and when the fawn heard the hunting-horns and the tally-ho of the huntsmen he could rest no longer, and said, "Little sister, let me out, I must go"

The sister opened the door and said, "Now, mind you must come back at night and say the same words." When the King and his hunters saw the fawn with the golden collar again, they chased him closely, but he was too nimble and swift for them. This lasted the whole day, and at last the hunters surrounded him, and one of them wounded his foot a little, so that he was obliged to limp and to go slowly. Then a hunter slipped after him to the little house, and heard how he called out," Little sister, let me in," and saw the door open and shut again after him directly., The hunter noticed all this carefully, went to the King, and told him all he had seen and heard. Then said the King, "To-morrow we will hunt again."

But the sister was very terrified when she saw that her fawn was wounded. She washed his foot, laid cooling leaves round it, and said," Lie down on your bed, dear fawn, and rest, that you may be soon well." The wound was very slight, so that the fawn felt nothing of it the next morning. And when he heard the noise of the hunting outside, he said, "I cannot stay in, I must go after them; I shall not be taken easily again!"

第二天，围猎又开始了。当小鹿再次听到号角声以及猎手们发出的"嗬嗬嗬"的喊叫声时，它再也安静不下来了。它说："姐姐，让我出去吧！我一定要出去！"它的姐姐给它开了门，对它说："但是你晚上一定要回来，而且还要讲那句暗语！"
当国王和猎手们再次看到这头带着金项圈的小鹿时，他们又一起朝它追去，只是它对他们来说太快、太机灵了。他们追了一整天，终于在黄昏时把它围住了。一个猎手还把它的脚射伤了一点，它只好一瘸一拐地慢慢向前跑。一个猎手悄悄跟着它来到了小屋前，听到它说："我的小姐姐，让我进去吧！"猎手看到小屋的门开了一下，小鹿进去后便立刻又关上了。猎手把这一切看在眼里，回去后把自己的所见所闻告诉了国王。国王说："我们明天再去打猎。"
小姐姐看到小鹿受伤后害怕极了，她给它洗去了身上的血迹，在它的伤口敷上药草，说："亲爱的小鹿，快去床上躺下，好好养伤。"但是那伤口很轻，小鹿第二天早上就没有任何感觉了。当它又听到外面打猎的叫喊声时，它说："我再也忍不住了。我一定要去那里。我不会让他们轻而易举地抓住我的。"