And now a great fire was lighted in the courtyard in which she was to be burnt, and the King stood above at the window and looked on with tearful eyes, because he still loved her so much. And when she was bound fast to the stake, and the fire was licking at her clothes with its red tongue, the last instant of the seven years expired. Then a whirring sound was heard in the air, and twelve ravens came flying towards the place, and sank downwards, and when they touched the earth they were her twelve brothers, whom she had delivered. They tore the fire asunder, extinguished the flames, set their dear sister free, and kissed and embraced her. And now as she dared to open her mouth and speak, she told the King why she had been dumb, and had never laughed. The King rejoiced when he heard that she was innocent, and they all lived in great unity until their death. The wicked step-mother was taken before the judge, and put into a barrel filled with boiling oil and venomous snakes, and died an evil death.

王宫的院子里点燃了一大堆火，王后将被这堆火烧死。 国王站在楼上的窗口前，眼泪汪汪地看着，因为他仍然深深地爱着王后。 就在王后被紧紧地绑在火刑架上，红红的火舌开始吞噬她的衣裳时，七年的最后一刹那终于过去了。空中传来了一阵呼啦呼啦的声音，十二只乌鸦飞到这里落了下来。它们刚落地就变成了王后的十二个哥哥。他们拆掉火堆，扑灭火焰，把他们的好妹妹放了下来，并且亲吻她、拥抱她。王后现在终于能开口说话了，她把自己当哑巴、从来不笑的原因告诉了国王。国王知道她清白无辜后，非常高兴，与她幸福地生活在一起，直到白发千古。国王那邪恶的母亲受到了审判，被塞进一只装着沸油和毒蛇的大桶，死得很惨。