Rumpelstiltskin · chapter 1 of 4
The Miller's Big Mouth
稻草变金子
A miller brags that his daughter can turn straw into gold, and the king locks her in a room to prove it. Then a tiny man knocks at the door.
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- Narrator 从前，有一个磨坊主。他有一个女儿，叫安娜。
Cóngqián, yǒu yí gè mòfángzhǔ. Tā yǒu yí gè nǚ'ér, jiào Ānnà.
Once upon a time there was a miller. He had a daughter named Anna.
- The Miller 国王！国王！我的女儿很聪明！她什么都会做！
Guówáng! Guówáng! Wǒ de nǚ'ér hěn cōngming! Tā shénme dōu huì zuò!
Your Majesty! Your Majesty! My daughter is very clever! She can do anything!
- Anna 爸爸，不要说了！
Bàba, bú yào shuō le!
Papa, stop talking!
- The Miller 她会用稻草做金子！真的！
Tā huì yòng dàocǎo zuò jīnzi! Zhēn de!
She can make gold out of straw! It's true!
- The King 稻草做金子？我想看看。
Dàocǎo zuò jīnzi? Wǒ xiǎng kànkan.
Gold out of straw? I'd like to see that.
- Anna 国王，我不会！我真的不会！
Guówáng, wǒ bú huì! Wǒ zhēn de bú huì!
Your Majesty, I can't! I really can't!
- The King 你爸爸说你会。今天晚上，你去那个房间。
Nǐ bàba shuō nǐ huì. Jīntiān wǎnshang, nǐ qù nàge fángjiān.
Your papa says you can. Tonight, go to that room.
- The King 明天早上，我要看到金子。
Míngtiān zǎoshang, wǒ yào kàndào jīnzi.
Tomorrow morning, I want to see gold.
- Anna 如果没有金子，会怎么样？
Rúguǒ méiyǒu jīnzi, huì zěnmeyàng?
And if there's no gold, what happens?
- The King 没有金子，你就不能回家。
Méiyǒu jīnzi, nǐ jiù bù néng huíjiā.
No gold, and you can't go home.
- The Miller 国王，她真的会！她做得很好！
Guówáng, tā zhēn de huì! Tā zuò de hěn hǎo!
Your Majesty, she really can! She's very good at it!
- The Miller 哎呀……我说得太多了。
Āiyā... wǒ shuō de tài duō le.
Oh dear... I talked too much.
- Anna 这么多稻草！我不会做金子！
Zhème duō dàocǎo! Wǒ bú huì zuò jīnzi!
So much straw! I can't make gold!
- Anna 爸爸说错了。我想回家……
Bàba shuō cuò le. Wǒ xiǎng huíjiā...
Papa was wrong. I want to go home...
- Anna 我怎么办？谁能帮帮我？
Wǒ zěnme bàn? Shéi néng bāngbang wǒ?
What do I do? Who can help me?
- The Little Man 不要哭，不要哭！小姐，你怎么了？
Bú yào kū, bú yào kū! Xiǎojie, nǐ zěnme le?
Don't cry, don't cry! Miss, what's wrong?
- Anna 国王要金子。这里都是稻草，太多了。
Guówáng yào jīnzi. Zhèlǐ dōu shì dàocǎo, tài duō le.
The king wants gold. This is all straw, far too much.
- The Little Man 我会做金子！很快！
Wǒ huì zuò jīnzi! Hěn kuài!
I can make gold! Very fast!
- Anna 真的吗？你要什么？
Zhēn de ma? Nǐ yào shénme?
Really? What do you want?
- The Little Man 你的项链很好看。给我吧！
Nǐ de xiàngliàn hěn hǎokàn. Gěi wǒ ba!
Your necklace is very pretty. Give it to me!
- Anna 好，给你。请你快一点，好吗？
Hǎo, gěi nǐ. Qǐng nǐ kuài yìdiǎn, hǎo ma?
All right, here. Please be quick, will you?
- The Little Man 转，转，转！你看，你看！
Zhuàn, zhuàn, zhuàn! Nǐ kàn, nǐ kàn!
Spin, spin, spin! Look, look!
- Anna 稻草都是金子了！
Dàocǎo dōu shì jīnzi le!
The straw is all gold now!
- The Little Man 好了，小姐！我要走了。再见！
Hǎo le, xiǎojie! Wǒ yào zǒu le. Zàijiàn!
Done, miss! I must go now. Goodbye!
- The King 金子！这么多金子！
Jīnzi! Zhème duō jīnzi!
Gold! So much gold!
- Anna 国王，我……做好了。
Guówáng, wǒ... zuòhǎo le.
Your Majesty, I... I did it.
- The King 你真聪明！我很高兴！
Nǐ zhēn cōngming! Wǒ hěn gāoxìng!
You're so clever! I'm so happy!
- Anna 国王，我可以回家看爸爸吗？
Guówáng, wǒ kěyǐ huíjiā kàn bàba ma?
Your Majesty, may I go home to see Papa?
- The King 不行！今天晚上，房间更大。明天早上，我要更多金子！
Bù xíng! Jīntiān wǎnshang, fángjiān gèng dà. Míngtiān zǎoshang, wǒ yào gèng duō jīnzi!
No! Tonight, the room is bigger. Tomorrow morning, I want even more gold!
- Anna 我的项链没有了……我还有什么？
Wǒ de xiàngliàn méiyǒu le... Wǒ hái yǒu shénme?
My necklace is gone... What do I have left?
What changed in the story?
- What does the miller brag about?
“她会用稻草做金子！”
- What happens if Anna makes no gold?
“没有金子，你就不能回家。”
- Why does Anna cry in the room?
“这么多稻草！我不会做金子！”
- What does the little man ask for?
“你的项链很好看。给我吧！”
- What does the king want the next day?
“房间更大”……“我要更多金子”