English Original
Long ago, a princess named Ellen lived with her mother, the queen, in a great castle by the sea. She had three brothers.
One day, while playing ball, a brother threw the ball over the castle wall. Ellen ran to retrieve it and vanished. Her brothers searched tirelessly but could not find her.
Days passed. The eldest brother consulted a wise man for guidance and then set off to find the Dark Tower. He did not return. The second brother followed, with the same fate. The youngest brother, Childe Rowland, waited in vain.
Finally, Childe Rowland begged his mother to let him search for his siblings. Reluctantly, she consented, giving him his father's sword.
Rowland sought the wise man, who gave him two crucial instructions: First, in the land of the elves, he must swiftly behead anyone who speaks to him before finding Ellen. Second, he must bite no bit and drink no drop while there.
Memorizing the rules, Rowland journeyed until he saw horses with fiery eyes, marking the elves' realm. A man tending them could not direct him to the Dark Tower, so Rowland beheaded him as instructed.
He continued until he found hens with fiery eyes, guarded by an old woman. She told him to find a hill, circle it three times, and chant, "Open, door! Let me come in." Rowland, though hesitant, beheaded her too.
Finding the hill, he followed the ritual. A door opened, leading him into darkness. A dim light guided him down a long passage to another door, which flew open to reveal a magnificent hall with walls of gold, silver, and shining diamonds. Princess Ellen sat there on a golden throne.
She warned him of the Elves' king, but Rowland was undaunted. He recounted his quest and learned his brothers had been turned to stone. When hunger struck, he remembered the wise man's warning. He threw down a offered bowl, declaring, "Not a bit will I bite, Not a drop will I drink, till Ellen is free."
A great noise erupted outside, and a voice roared: "Fee-fi-fo-fum! I smell the blood of an Englishman!" The Elven King burst in. A fierce battle ensued, ending with Rowland defeating the king.
The defeated king agreed to free the captives. From a blood-red bottle, he let a drop or two fall upon the stone brothers, restoring them to life. Rowland took Ellen's hand, and with his brothers, they escaped the hill and returned home to their overjoyed mother.
中文翻译
很久以前，一位名叫艾伦的公主和她的母亲——女王，住在一座海边的宏伟城堡里。她有三个哥哥。
一天，玩球时，一个哥哥把球扔过了城堡的墙。艾伦跑去捡球，就此消失。她的哥哥们不停地寻找，却找不到她。
日子一天天过去。大哥向一位智者寻求指引，然后出发去寻找黑暗之塔。他没有回来。二哥紧随其后，遭遇了同样的命运。最小的弟弟，罗兰少爷，徒劳地等待着。
最后，罗兰少爷恳求母亲让他去寻找兄弟姐妹。母亲不情愿地同意了，并把他父亲的剑交给了他。
罗兰找到智者，智者给了他两条至关重要的指示：第一，在精灵之地，找到艾伦之前，他必须迅速斩首任何对他说话的人。第二，在那里他必须不吃一口，不喝一滴。
牢记规则后，罗兰启程了，直到他看见眼睛喷火的马匹，这标志着精灵的领地。一个照看马匹的男人无法指引他去黑暗之塔，于是罗兰按指示斩下了他的头。
他继续前进，直到发现眼睛喷火的母鸡，由一个老妇人看守。她告诉他找到一座山，绕行三圈，并念诵：“开门，门！让我进来。”罗兰虽然犹豫，但也斩下了她的头。
找到山后，他遵循了仪式。一扇门打开，引他进入黑暗。一道微弱的光引导他沿着一条长长的通道走到另一扇门前，门猛地打开，展现出一个宏伟的大厅，墙壁由金银制成，镶嵌着闪亮的钻石。艾伦公主就坐在那里的黄金宝座上。
她警告他精灵之王的危险，但罗兰毫不畏惧。他讲述了自己的 quest（追寻），并得知他的哥哥们已被变成了石头。当饥饿袭来时，他想起了智者的警告。他扔下一个端来的碗，宣布：“艾伦获得自由前，我一口不吃，一滴不喝。”
外面传来巨大的声响，一个声音咆哮道：“菲-费-佛-芬！我闻到了一个英国人的血腥味！”精灵之王冲了进来。一场激烈的战斗随之展开，最终以罗兰击败国王告终。
战败的国王同意释放俘虏。他从一个血红色的瓶子里，让一两滴液体落在石化的兄弟眼睛上，使他们恢复了生命。罗兰牵着艾伦的手，和他的哥哥们一起逃出了山丘，回到了家中，他们母亲欣喜若狂。