English Original
There was once a King whose wife had golden hair and was of unparalleled beauty. On her deathbed, she made the King promise to marry only someone as beautiful as she, with the same golden hair.
For a long time, the King grieved and refused to remarry. His councillors insisted he must have a Queen, so messengers were sent far and wide to find a bride matching the late Queen's beauty. None could be found, especially one with such golden hair.
The King had a daughter who grew to be the very image of her mother, possessing the same golden hair. One day, looking upon her, the King was overcome with love and announced his intention to marry her. His councillors were horrified, declaring such a union forbidden by God and disastrous for the kingdom.
The princess, equally shocked, hoped to dissuade him. She demanded three impossible dresses: one as golden as the sun, one as silvery as the moon, and one as bright as the stars. Furthermore, she asked for a mantle made from a thousand different kinds of fur, requiring a piece of skin from every animal in the kingdom. She believed these tasks were impossible and would make her father abandon his wicked plan.
Undeterred, the King commanded his cleverest maidens to weave the three dresses and his huntsmen to collect the furs. When the magnificent fur mantle was finally presented to her, the King declared the wedding would be the next day.
Seeing no other escape, the princess resolved to flee. That night, she took a golden ring, a golden spinning-wheel, and a golden reel from her treasures. She packed the three dresses into a nutshell, donned the fur mantle, blackened her face and hands with soot, and fled into a great forest. Exhausted, she hid in a hollow tree and fell asleep.
She was discovered the next day by the huntsmen of another King, who was hunting in that forest. Mistaking her for a wondrous beast due to her fur cloak, they captured her. She awoke in terror, claiming to be a poor orphan. They took her to their palace, named her "Allerleirauh," and put her to work in the kitchen, where she lived in wretchedness, doing all the dirty work.
One day, a feast was held at the palace. Allerleirauh begged the cook for permission to watch. Granted a half-hour, she washed herself, put on her dress that shone like the sun, and attended the feast. The King was captivated by her beauty and danced with her, but she vanished before the dance ended, returning to her kitchen disguise.
Later, the cook ordered her to make the King's soup. In the soup, she hid her golden ring. The King, finding the soup exceptionally delicious, discovered the ring and summoned the cook, who then revealed Allerleirauh as the true cook. When questioned by the King, she claimed to be a useless orphan and knew nothing of the ring.
At a second feast, the same events transpired. Allerleirauh wore her dress as silvery as the moon, danced with the King, and vanished. This time, she hid her golden spinning-wheel in his soup.
At the third feast, she wore her dress as bright as the stars. While dancing, the King cleverly slipped a golden ring onto her finger. In her haste to escape, she could only throw her fur mantle over her starry dress and failed to blacken one finger completely. For the King's soup, she hid her golden reel.
Finding the reel, the King summoned Allerleirauh. He noticed her white finger and the ring he had placed there. Seizing her hand, her fur mantle opened, revealing the starry dress beneath. The King tore off the mantle, and her golden hair shone forth in full splendour. After she washed off the soot, her true, breathtaking beauty was revealed.
The King declared, "Thou art my dear bride, and we will never more part from each other." They were married and lived happily for the rest of their days.
中文翻译
从前有一位国王，他的王后拥有一头金发，美貌举世无双。临终前，她让国王发誓，将来只能娶一个和她一样美丽、有着同样金发的人为妻。
国王哀悼了很长时间，不愿再娶。他的大臣们坚持国王必须有一位王后，于是使者被派往各地寻找能与已故王后美貌匹敌的新娘。但无人能找到，尤其找不到拥有那样金发的人。
国王有一个女儿，长大后和她母亲一模一样，也拥有同样的金发。一天，国王看着她，心中涌起强烈的爱意，宣布要娶她为妻。大臣们惊恐万分，宣称这种结合为上帝所禁止，并将给王国带来灾难。
公主同样震惊，希望能劝阻父亲。她提出了三个不可能的要求：三件礼服，一件如太阳般金黄，一件如月亮般银白，一件如星辰般闪亮。此外，她还要一件用一千种不同皮毛缝成的斗篷，需要王国里每种动物贡献一块皮毛。她相信这些任务不可能完成，父亲便会放弃那邪恶的念头。
国王并未放弃，他命令最聪明的少女织出三件礼服，并让猎人们去收集皮毛。当那件华丽的皮毛斗篷最终呈现在她面前时，国王宣布婚礼将在次日举行。
公主见别无他法，决心逃走。当晚，她从珍宝中取出一枚金戒指、一个金纺轮和一个金线轴。她把三件礼服装进一个小容器，披上皮毛斗篷，用煤灰涂黑脸和手，逃进了一片大森林。精疲力竭的她躲进一棵空心树里睡着了。
第二天，她被另一位在此森林打猎的国王的猎人发现。由于她的皮毛斗篷，他们误以为她是一只奇异的野兽，便抓住了她。她惊醒后惊恐万分，自称是个可怜的孤儿。他们把她带回宫殿，给她起名“千种皮”，让她在厨房干活。她在那里生活凄惨，干着所有脏活累活。
一天，宫殿里举行宴会。千种皮请求厨师允许她去观看。得到半小时的许可后，她洗净身体，穿上那件如太阳般闪耀的礼服，参加了宴会。国王被她的美貌迷住，与她共舞，但舞会结束前她就消失了，回到了厨房伪装中。
后来，厨师命令她为国王做汤。她在汤里藏了她的金戒指。国王觉得这汤异常美味，发现了戒指后便召见厨师，厨师于是透露千种皮才是真正的制作者。国王询问她时，她自称是个无用的孤儿，对戒指一无所知。
在第二次宴会上，同样的事情发生了。千种皮穿上她如月亮般银白的礼服，与国王共舞后消失。这次，她把金纺轮藏在了国王的汤里。
在第三次宴会上，她穿上了如星辰般闪亮的礼服。共舞时，国王巧妙地将一枚金戒指戴在了她的手指上。她匆忙逃离时，只能将皮毛斗篷披在星辰礼服外面，并没能完全涂黑一根手指。为国王做汤时，她把金线轴藏了进去。
国王发现了线轴，召见了千种皮。他注意到了她那根白皙的手指和上面他戴的戒指。他抓住她的手，她的皮毛斗篷敞开，露出了下面的星辰礼服。国王扯下斗篷，她金色的头发闪耀出全部的光彩。当她洗去煤灰后，她那令人窒息的真实美貌显露无遗。
国王宣布：“你是我亲爱的新娘，我们从此永不分离。”他们结了婚，从此幸福地生活在一起。