But she could not yet conquer her proud heart, and said, "Although he has performed both the tasks, he shall not be my husband until he has brought me an apple from the Tree of Life." The youth did not know where the Tree of Life stood, but he set out, and would have gone on for ever, as long as his legs would carry him, though he had no hope of finding it. After he had wandered through three kingdoms, he came one evening to a wood, and lay down under a tree to sleep. But he heard a rustling in the branches, and a golden apple fell into his hand. At the same time three ravens flew down to him, perched themselves upon his knee, and said, "We are the three young ravens whom you saved from starving; when we had grown big, and heard that you were seeking the Golden Apple, we flew over the sea to the end of the world, where the Tree of Life stands, and have brought you the apple." The youth, full of joy, set out homewards, and took the Golden Apple to the King's beautiful daughter, who had no more excuses left to make. They cut the Apple of Life in two and ate it together; and then her heart became full of love for him, and they lived in undisturbed happiness to a great age.

可她那颗高傲的心还没有被征服，于是她说："虽然他完成了两项任务 ，我还是不能嫁给他，除非他能从生命之树上摘来一个苹果。 "年轻人根本不知道生命之树长在什么地方，可他还是出发了，而且准备一直找下去，直到他走不动为止。不过他也不抱多大希望，他找遍了三个王国，一天来到了一座森林。他躺在一棵树下刚准备睡觉，突然听到树枝上有沙沙的声音，一个金苹果掉进了他的手里！与其同时，三只乌鸦飞了下来，落在他的膝盖上，说："我们就是你救活的三只乌鸦。 我们长大了之后，听说你在寻找金苹果，便飞过大海，到了长着生命之树的世界尽头，给你把苹果摘来了。 "年轻人万分高兴地踏上归途，带着金苹果回到了美丽的公主那里，这下公主再也没有什么可说的了。他俩把生命之果切成两半，吃了下去，她的心便充满了对他的爱，他们从此过着幸福安宁的生活。