English Original
Once there was a miller who was poor but had a beautiful daughter. He once spoke to the King and, to seem important, claimed, "I have a daughter who can spin straw into gold." Intrigued, the King ordered the girl brought to the palace.
The King led her to a room full of straw, gave her a spinning wheel, and said, "Spin this straw into gold by morning, or you will die." He locked her in alone. The poor girl had no idea how to do it and wept in despair.
Suddenly, a little man appeared. "Why are you crying?" he asked. "I must spin straw into gold and don't know how," she replied. "What will you give me to do it for you?" he asked. "My necklace," she offered. The man took the necklace, sat at the wheel, and with a "whirr, whirr, whirr," filled the reel with gold. He worked all night until all the straw was gold.
At dawn, the King was amazed and delighted, but grew greedier. He put her in a larger room with more straw, demanding she spin it all in one night. Again, the little man appeared. This time, she gave him her ring, and he spun the straw into gold.
The next morning, the King was overjoyed but still not satisfied. He led her to an even larger room, saying, "Spin this tonight, and if you succeed, you shall be my Queen."
When the little man came a third time, the girl had nothing left to give. "Then promise me your first child when you become Queen," he said. In desperation, she agreed. He spun the straw into gold.
The King married her, and she became Queen. A year later, she had a beautiful child and forgot her promise. The little man returned, demanding the child. The horrified Queen offered all the kingdom's riches, but he refused, saying, "Something living is dearer to me than all treasures."
He took pity and gave her three days to guess his name; if she succeeded, she could keep her child. The Queen thought of every name she knew and sent messengers far and wide. For two days, she guessed many names, but all were wrong.
On the third day, a messenger reported seeing a strange little man dancing by a fire in the forest, singing:
"To-day I bake, to-morrow brew,
The next I'll have the young Queen's child.
Ha! glad am I that no one knew
That Rumpelstiltskin I am styled."
When the little man returned, the Queen asked, "Is your name Rumpelstiltskin?"
"The devil has told you that!" he cried in rage. He plunged his right foot so deep into the earth that his whole leg went in, then pulled his left leg so hard with both hands that he tore himself in two.
中文翻译
从前，有个贫穷的磨坊主，他有一个美丽的女儿。一次，他去和国王说话，为了显得自己很重要，他声称：“我有一个女儿，能把稻草纺成金子。”国王很感兴趣，下令把女孩带到宫殿。
国王把她带到一个堆满稻草的房间，给了她一个纺车，说：“在明早之前把这些稻草纺成金子，否则你就得死。”他把她一个人锁在里面。可怜的姑娘不知如何是好，绝望地哭了起来。
突然，一个小矮人出现了。“你为什么哭？”他问。“我必须把稻草纺成金子，但我不知道怎么做，”她回答。“你给我什么，我就帮你做？”他问。“我的项链，”她提出。小矮人拿过项链，坐在纺车前，随着“呼，呼，呼”的声音，线轴上就缠满了金子。他工作了一整夜，直到所有稻草都变成了金子。
黎明时分，国王又惊又喜，但变得更加贪婪。他把她带到一个更大的房间，里面有更多的稻草，要求她在一夜之内全部纺完。小矮人又出现了。这次，她给了他她的戒指，他又把稻草纺成了金子。
第二天早上，国王欣喜若狂，但仍不满足。他把她带到一个更大的房间，说：“今晚把这些纺完，如果你成功了，你就是我的王后。”
当小矮人第三次来时，女孩已经没有什么可给的了。“那么，答应我，等你成为王后，把你的第一个孩子给我，”他说。在绝望中，她同意了。他又把稻草纺成了金子。
国王娶了她，她成了王后。一年后，她有了一个漂亮的孩子，忘记了自己的承诺。小矮人回来了，索要孩子。惊恐的王后提出用王国所有的财富来交换，但他拒绝了，说：“活物对我来说比所有财宝都珍贵。”
他心生怜悯，给了她三天时间来猜他的名字；如果她猜对了，她就可以留下孩子。王后想尽了她知道的所有名字，并派信使四处打听。头两天，她猜了很多名字，但都错了。
第三天，一个信使报告说，在森林里看到一个奇怪的小矮人在火边跳舞，唱着：
“今天我做面包，明天我酿酒，
后天我就要得到年轻王后的孩子。
哈！真高兴没人知道
我的名字叫侏儒怪。”
当小矮人回来时，王后问：“你的名字是侏儒怪吗？”
“是魔鬼告诉你的！”他愤怒地喊道。他气得把右脚猛踩进地里，整条腿都陷了进去，然后用双手使劲拉扯左腿，把自己撕成了两半。