English Original
East India was besieged by an enemy who demanded six hundred dollars to withdraw. The townsfolk proclaimed that whoever could procure the money would become burgomaster. A poor fisherman, whose son was taken prisoner by the enemy, received the sum as ransom. He gave the money to the town's leaders, the enemy left, and the fisherman became burgomaster. A decree followed: anyone failing to address him as "Mr. Burgomaster" would be hanged.
The son escaped and reached a high mountain with a great forest. The mountain opened, revealing an enchanted castle where everything was draped in black. Three young princesses, dressed entirely in black with a touch of white on their faces, appeared. They assured him he was safe and could deliver them from enchantment. He agreed, and they instructed him: for one full year, he must not speak to them nor look at them; he could ask for anything, and they would answer if they dared. After a long stay, he wished to visit his father. They permitted him to leave for a week, giving him a purse of money and a coat. Instantly, he was transported back to East India.
He could not find his father in their old hut. Upon inquiring about the "poor fisherman," he was warned that such words would lead him to the gallows. He found his father and addressed him as "Fisherman," prompting his father to fear for his life. The son persisted and was taken to the gallows. There, he requested to visit the old fisherman's hut. He changed into his old smock-frock, returned, and proved his identity: "Do you not see? Am I not the son of the poor fisherman? Did I not earn bread for my parents in this dress?"
His father recognized him, begged forgiveness, and took him home. The son recounted his adventure: entering the mountain castle, meeting the three black princesses, and their plea for deliverance. His mother suspected trickery and advised him to take a vessel of holy water and drop boiling water on their faces.
Returning to the castle in fear, he did as his mother suggested while the princesses slept. Their faces turned half-white. They awoke enraged, crying, "Thou accursed dog! Our blood shall cry for vengeance! No man born, or ever to be born, can free us now! We have three brothers bound by seven chains; they shall tear thee to pieces!" A loud shrieking filled the castle. He leaped from a window, broke his leg, and the castle sank into the earth as the mountain closed. No trace of it remained.
中文翻译
东印度被敌军围困，敌人索要六百美元才肯撤退。市民们宣告，谁能筹到这笔钱，谁就将成为市长。一位贫穷的渔夫，他的儿子被敌人掳为俘虏，因此得到了这笔赎金。他将钱交给了城里的首领，敌人退去，渔夫便成了市长。随后颁布了一项法令：任何不尊称他为“市长先生”的人都将被处以绞刑。
儿子逃脱后，来到一座有着大片森林的高山。山体打开，露出一座被施了魔法的城堡，里面的一切都覆盖着黑色。三位年轻的公主出现了，她们全身黑衣，脸上略带白色。她们让他不要害怕，说他是安全的，并且可以解救她们。他答应了。她们指示他：在整整一年里，他不能对她们说话，也不能看她们；他可以索取任何东西，如果她们敢，就会回答。待了很久之后，他想去探望父亲。她们允许他离开一周，给了他一个钱袋和一件外套。瞬间，他就被送回了东印度。
他在旧茅屋里找不到父亲。打听“穷渔夫”时，他被警告说这种话会让他上绞刑架。他找到了父亲，称呼他为“渔夫”，父亲因此为他的性命担忧。儿子坚持己见，被带到了绞刑架前。在那里，他请求去一趟老渔夫的茅屋。他换上了旧的罩衫，回来证明了自己的身份：“你们难道没看见吗？我不是那穷渔夫的儿子吗？我不是穿着这身衣服为父母挣面包的吗？”
他的父亲认出了他，请求原谅，并带他回家。儿子讲述了他的冒险：进入山中城堡，遇见三位黑公主，以及她们请求解救的恳求。他的母亲怀疑其中有诈，建议他带一个圣水器，将沸水滴在她们脸上。
他心怀恐惧地回到城堡，趁公主们睡觉时照母亲的话做了。她们的脸变成了半白。她们愤怒地醒来，喊道：“你这该死的狗！我们的血将呼唤复仇！现在世上没有，也永远不会有能解救我们的人了！我们还有三个被七条锁链束缚的兄弟；他们会把你撕成碎片！”城堡里响起刺耳的尖叫声。他从窗户跳下，摔断了腿，城堡沉入地下，山体闭合。再无踪迹可寻。