English Original
Once upon a time, a witch in the shape of a hawk broke the windows of a village church every night. Three brothers in the village were determined to kill it. The two eldest tried guarding the church but fell into a magical sleep whenever the hawk appeared.
The youngest brother took his turn. To stay awake, he placed thorns under his chin. When sleep overcame him, the thorns pricked him awake just in time to see the hawk swoop down. He shot it, wounding its wing. The hawk fell under a large stone, revealing a hidden abyss.
Using ropes and torches, the youngest brother descended. At the bottom, he found a beautiful meadow with a stone castle. Inside, he met a lovely girl with golden hair that rang like metal when it fell. He fell in love and proposed. She accepted but warned she could not leave until her mother, the witch, was dead. The only weapon that could kill the witch was a heavy sword in the castle.
The youth found the sword but could not lift it. He met the girl's two sisters, one with silver hair. The third sister gave him three drops of a potion. After drinking them, he gained the strength to wield the sword.
He hid and waited. At dusk, the hawk-witch returned, transformed into a woman, and he beheaded her. He gathered the castle's treasures and the three sisters and signaled his brothers above to pull them up with a rope. Suspicious, he sent up a heavy stone first. His brothers dropped it, shattering it, proving their treachery.
Trapped and heartbroken, the youth wandered until he met a magician. The magician promised to return him to the world above if he would guard his children, hidden in a golden apple tree, from a serpent. At midnight, the youth killed the serpent. Grateful, the magician carried him back on his back.
The youth returned to his brothers' house. Only his golden-haired bride, now working as a cook, recognized him. His terrified brothers returned his treasures and fled. The kind youth forgave them, shared his wealth, built a castle with golden windows, and lived happily ever after with his wife.
中文翻译
从前，一个女巫每晚化作鹰隼，破坏一座乡村教堂的窗户。村里的三兄弟决心杀死它。两个哥哥尝试守卫教堂，但鹰一出现，他们就会陷入魔法沉睡。
最小的弟弟接替了守卫。为了保持清醒，他在下巴下放了荆棘。当睡意袭来时，荆棘刺痛了他，使他及时醒来，看到鹰俯冲下来。他开枪击中了鹰，伤了它的翅膀。鹰坠落到一块大石头下，石头下竟露出一个深渊。
小兄弟用绳子和火把下到深渊底部。他发现了一片美丽的草地，中间有一座石头城堡。在城堡里，他遇到了一位可爱的金发姑娘，她的头发落下时如金属般叮当作响。他坠入爱河并向她求婚。姑娘答应了，但警告说，在她的母亲——那个女巫——死前，她无法离开。唯一能杀死女巫的武器是城堡里一把沉重的剑。
年轻人找到了剑，但举不起来。他遇到了姑娘的两位姐妹，其中一位是银发。第三位姐妹给了他三滴药水。喝下后，他获得了挥舞宝剑的力量。
他躲藏起来等待。黄昏时分，鹰身女巫返回，变回人形，他砍下了她的头。他收集了城堡的财宝和三位姐妹，发信号让上面的哥哥们用绳子把他们拉上去。出于怀疑，他先绑了一块大石头上去。他的哥哥们中途松手，石头摔得粉碎，暴露了他们的背叛。
年轻人被困在深渊，心碎地游荡，直到遇见一位魔法师。魔法师承诺，只要他保护藏在金苹果树里的孩子们免受一条巨蛇的伤害，就把他送回上面的世界。午夜，年轻人杀死了巨蛇。魔法师感激不尽，背着他回到了地面。
年轻人回到哥哥们的房子。只有他那金发的新娘（当时正在做厨娘）立刻认出了他。他那惊恐的哥哥们交还了财宝，逃进了森林。善良的年轻人原谅了他们，分享了财富，建造了一座有金色窗户的城堡，与妻子从此幸福地生活在一起。