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03-east of sun-第3章

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with you to my brother; the North Wind; he is the oldest

and strongest of all of us; and if he does not know where

it is no one in the whole world will be able to tell you。

You may sit upon my back; and then I will carry you

there。〃 So she seated herself on his back; and off he went

from his house in great haste; and they were not long on

the way。 When they came near the North Wind's dwelling;

he was so wild and frantic that they felt cold gusts a

long while before they got there。 〃What do you want?〃

he roared out from afar; and they froze as they heard。

Said the South Wind: 〃It is I; and this is she who should

have had the Prince who lives in the castle which lies east

of the sun and west of the moon。 And now she wishes to

ask you if you have ever been there; and can tell her the

way; for she would gladly find him again。〃



〃Yes;〃 said the North Wind; 〃I know where it is。 I

once blew an aspen leaf there; but I was so tired that for

many days afterward I was not able to blow at all。 However;

if you really are anxious to go there; and are not

afraid to go with me; I will take you on my back; and try

if I can blow you there。〃



〃Get there I must;〃 said she; 〃and if there is any way

of going I will; and I have no fear; no matter how fast you

go。〃



〃Very well then;〃 said the North Wind; 〃but you must

sleep here to…night; for if we are ever to get there we must

have the day before us。〃



The North Wind woke her betimes next morning; and

puffed himself up; and made himself so big and so strong

that it was frightful to see him; and away they went; high

up through the air; as if they would not stop until they

had reached the very end of the world。 Down below there

was such a storm! It blew down woods and houses; and

when they were above the sea the ships were wrecked by

hundreds。 And thus they tore on and on; and a long time

went by; and then yet more time passed; and still they

were above the sea; and the North Wind grew tired; and

more tired; and at last so utterly weary that he was scarcely

able to blow any longer; and he sank and sank; lower

and lower; until at last he went so low that the waves

dashed against the heels of the poor girl he was carrying。

〃Art thou afraid?〃 said the North Wind。 〃I have no

fear;〃 said she; and it was true。 But they were not very;

very far from land; and there was just enough strength

left in the North Wind to enable him to throw her on to

the shore; immediately under the windows of a castle

which lay east of the sun and west of the moon; but then

he was so weary and worn out that he was forced to rest

for several days before he could go to his own home again。



Next morning she sat down beneath the walls of the

castle to play with the golden apple; and the first person

she saw was the maiden with the long nose; who was to

have the Prince。 〃How much do you want for that gold

apple of yours; girl?〃 said she; opening the window。 〃It

can't be bought either for gold or money;〃 answered the

girl。 〃If it cannot be bought either for gold or money;

what will buy it? You may say what you please;〃 said

the Princess。



〃Well; if I may go to the Prince who is here; and be

with him to…night; you shall have it;〃 said the girl who

had come with the North Wind。 〃You may do that;〃 said

the Princess; for she had made up her mind what she

would do。 So the Princess got the golden apple; but when

the girl went up to the Prince's apartment that night he

was asleep; for the Princess had so contrived it。 The poor

girl called to him; and shook him; and between whiles she

wept; but she could not wake him。 In the morning; as

soon as day dawned; in came the Princess with the long

nose; and drove her out again。 In the daytime she sat

down once more beneath the windows of the castle; and

began to card with her golden carding…comb; and then all

happened as it had happened before。 The Princess asked

her what she wanted for it; and she replied that it was not

for sale; either for gold or money; but that if she could get

leave to go to the Prince; and be with him during the

night; she should have it。 But when she went up to the

Prince's room he was again asleep; and; let her call him;

or shake him; or weep as she would; he still slept on; and

she could not put any life in him。 When daylight came in

the morning; the Princess with the long nose came too;

and once more drove her away。 When day had quite

come; the girl seated herself under the castle windows; to

spin with her golden spinning…wheel; and the Princess

with the long nose wanted to have that also。 So she

opened the window; and asked what she would take for

it。 The girl said what she had said on each of the former

occasionsthat it was not for sale either for gold or for

money; but if she could get leave to go to the Prince who

lived there; and be with him during the night; she should

have it。



〃Yes;〃 said the Princess; 〃I will gladly consent to that。〃



But in that place there were some Christian folk who

had been carried off; and they had been sitting in the

chamber which was next to that of the Prince; and had

heard how a woman had been in there who had wept and

called on him two nights running; and they told the

Prince of this。 So that evening; when the Princess came

once more with her sleeping…drink; he pretended to drink;

but threw it away behind him; for he suspected that it

was a sleeping…drink。 So; when the girl went into the

Prince's room this time he was awake; and she had to tell

him how she had come there。 〃You have come just in

time;〃 said the Prince; 〃for I should have been married

to…morrow; but I will not have the long…nosed Princess;

and you alone can save me。 I will say that I want to see

what my bride can do; and bid her wash the shirt which

has the three drops of tallow on it。 This she will consent

to do; for she does not know that it is you who let them

fall on it; but no one can wash them out but one born of

Christian folk: it cannot be done by one of a pack of

trolls; and then I will say that no one shall ever be my bride

but the woman who can do this; and I know that you

can。〃 There was great joy and gladness between them all

that night; but the next day; when the wedding was to


take place; the Prince said; 〃I must see what my bride

can do。〃 〃That you may do;〃 said the stepmother。



〃I have a fine shirt which I want to wear as my wedding

shirt; but three drops of tallow have got upon it which I

want to have washed off; and I have vowed to marry no

one but the woman who is able to do it。 If she cannot do

that; she is not worth having。〃



Well; that was a very small matter; they thought; and

agreed to do it。 The Princess with the long nose began

to wash as well as she could; but; the more she washed and

rubbed; the larger the spots grew。 〃Ah! you can't wash

at all;〃 said the old troll…hag; who was her mother。 〃Give

it to me。〃 But she too had not had the shirt very
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