The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs

There was once a poor woman who gave birth to a little son; and as he came into the world with a caul on, it was predicted that in his fourteenth year he would have the King’s daughter for his wife. It happened that soon afterwards the King came into the village, and no one knew that he was the King, and when he asked the people what news there was, they answered, “A child has just been born with a caul on; whatever any one so born undertakes turns out well. It is prophesied, too, that in his fourteenth year he will have the King’s daughter for his wife.”

Dahulu kala ada seorang perempuan miskin yang melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki; dan karena ia lahir dengan selaput ketuban menutupi kepalanya, diramalkan bahwa pada usia empat belas tahun ia akan menikahi putri Raja. Kebetulan tak lama kemudian Raja datang ke desa itu, dan tak seorang pun tahu bahwa dialah Raja, dan ketika ia bertanya kepada penduduk apa kabar terbaru, mereka menjawab, "Baru saja lahir seorang anak dengan selaput ketuban menutupi kepalanya; apa pun yang dikerjakan orang yang lahir seperti itu pasti berhasil. Diramalkan pula, bahwa pada usia empat belas tahun ia akan menikahi putri Raja."

The King, who had a bad heart, and was angry about the prophecy, went to the parents, and, seeming quite friendly, said, “You poor people, let me have your child, and I will take care of it.” At first they refused, but when the stranger offered them a large amount of gold for it, and they thought, “It is a luck-child, and everything must turn out well for it,” they at last consented, and gave him the child.

Raja, yang berhati jahat, dan marah mendengar ramalan itu, mendatangi orang tua si anak, dan, berpura-pura sangat ramah, berkata, "Kalian orang miskin, biarkan aku mengambil anak kalian, dan aku akan merawatnya." Mula-mula mereka menolak, tapi ketika orang asing itu menawarkan sejumlah besar emas untuk anak itu, mereka berpikir, "Ini anak pembawa keberuntungan, dan segalanya pasti akan berjalan baik untuknya," maka akhirnya mereka setuju, dan menyerahkan anak itu kepadanya.

The King put it in a box and rode away with it until he came to a deep piece of water; then he threw the box into it and thought, “I have freed my daughter from her unlooked-for suitor.”

Raja memasukkan anak itu ke dalam sebuah peti dan menunggang kudanya pergi bersama peti itu sampai ia tiba di sebuah perairan yang dalam; lalu ia melemparkan peti itu ke dalamnya dan berpikir, "Aku telah membebaskan putriku dari pelamar yang tak diinginkan itu."

The box, however, did not sink, but floated like a boat, and not a drop of water made its way into it. And it floated to within two miles of the King’s chief city, where there was a mill, and it came to a stand-still at the mill-dam. A miller’s boy, who by good luck was standing there, noticed it and pulled it out with a hook, thinking that he had found a great treasure, but when he opened it there lay a pretty boy inside, quite fresh and lively.

Namun peti itu tidak tenggelam, melainkan mengapung seperti perahu, dan tak setetes air pun masuk ke dalamnya. Peti itu terus mengapung hingga tinggal dua mil dari ibu kota Raja, di mana terdapat sebuah kincir air, dan peti itu berhenti di bendungan kincir itu. Seorang anak buah tukang kincir, yang kebetulan berdiri di sana, memperhatikannya dan menariknya keluar dengan pengait, mengira ia telah menemukan harta besar, tetapi ketika ia membukanya, di dalamnya terbaring seorang anak laki-laki yang tampan, segar dan bersemangat.

He took him to the miller and his wife, and as they had no children they were glad, and said, “God has given him to us.” They took great care of the foundling, and he grew up in all goodness.

Ia membawa anak itu kepada tukang kincir dan istrinya, dan karena mereka tidak punya anak, mereka pun sangat gembira, dan berkata, "Tuhan telah memberikannya kepada kita." Mereka merawat anak temuan itu dengan penuh perhatian, dan ia tumbuh besar dalam segala kebaikan.

It happened that once in a storm, the King went into the mill, and he asked the mill-folk if the tall youth was their son. “No,” answered they, “he’s a foundling. Fourteen years ago he floated down to the mill-dam in a box, and the mill-boy pulled him out of the water.”

Suatu ketika, dalam sebuah badai, Raja singgah ke kincir itu, dan ia bertanya kepada orang-orang kincir apakah pemuda tinggi itu anak mereka. "Tidak," jawab mereka, "dia anak temuan. Empat belas tahun lalu ia hanyut ke bendungan kincir di dalam sebuah peti, dan anak buah tukang kincir menariknya keluar dari air."

Then the King knew that it was none other than the luck-child which he had thrown into the water, and he said, “My good people, could not the youth take a letter to the Queen; I will give him two gold pieces as a reward?” “Just as the King commands,” answered they, and they told the boy to hold himself in readiness. Then the King wrote a letter to the Queen, wherein he said, “As soon as the boy arrives with this letter, let him be killed and buried, and all must be done before I come home.”

Maka Raja pun tahu bahwa itu tak lain adalah anak pembawa keberuntungan yang dahulu ia lemparkan ke dalam air, dan ia berkata, "Kawan-kawanku yang baik, tidakkah pemuda ini bisa mengantarkan sepucuk surat kepada Ratu? Akan kuberi ia dua keping emas sebagai imbalan." "Sebagaimana titah Raja," jawab mereka, dan mereka menyuruh pemuda itu bersiap-siap. Maka Raja menulis sepucuk surat kepada Ratu, yang isinya, "Segera setelah pemuda ini tiba membawa surat ini, bunuhlah dan kuburkan dia, dan semua harus selesai sebelum aku pulang."

The boy set out with this letter; but he lost his way, and in the evening came to a large forest. In the darkness he saw a small light; he went towards it and reached a cottage. When he went in, an old woman was sitting by the fire quite alone. She started when she saw the boy, and said, “Whence do you come, and whither are you going?” “I come from the mill,” he answered, “and wish to go to the Queen, to whom I am taking a letter; but as I have lost my way in the forest I should like to stay here over night.”

Pemuda itu berangkat membawa surat itu; tetapi ia tersesat, dan pada petang hari tiba di sebuah hutan lebat. Dalam kegelapan ia melihat cahaya kecil; ia berjalan ke arahnya dan tiba di sebuah pondok. Ketika ia masuk, seorang perempuan tua sedang duduk sendirian di dekat api. Ia terkejut melihat pemuda itu, dan berkata, "Dari mana kau datang, dan hendak ke mana kau pergi?" "Aku datang dari kincir air," jawabnya, "dan ingin pergi menemui Ratu, membawakan sepucuk surat untuknya; tapi karena aku tersesat di hutan ini aku ingin menginap di sini semalam."

“You poor boy,” said the woman, “you have come into a den of thieves, and when they come home they will kill you.” “Let them come,” said the boy, “I am not afraid; but I am so tired that I cannot go any farther:” and he stretched himself upon a bench and fell asleep.

"Anak malang," kata perempuan itu, "kau telah masuk ke sarang para perampok, dan ketika mereka pulang mereka akan membunuhmu." "Biar mereka datang," kata pemuda itu, "aku tidak takut; tapi aku begitu lelah hingga tak sanggup berjalan lebih jauh lagi:" dan ia merebahkan diri di atas bangku dan tertidur.

Soon afterwards the robbers came, and angrily asked what strange boy was lying there? “Ah,” said the old woman, “it is an innocent child who has lost himself in the forest, and out of pity I have let him come in; he has to take a letter to the Queen.” The robbers opened the letter and read it, and in it was written that the boy as soon as he arrived should be put to death.

Tak lama kemudian para perampok pulang, dan dengan marah bertanya siapa gerangan pemuda asing yang terbaring di sana. "Ah," kata perempuan tua itu, "dia anak yang tak bersalah yang tersesat di hutan, dan karena kasihan aku membiarkannya masuk; ia harus mengantarkan sepucuk surat kepada Ratu." Para perampok membuka surat itu dan membacanya, dan di dalamnya tertulis bahwa pemuda itu, begitu tiba, harus dibunuh.

Then the hard-hearted robbers felt pity, and their leader tore up the letter and wrote another, saying, that as soon as the boy came, he should be married at once to the King’s daughter. Then they let him lie quietly on the bench until the next morning, and when he awoke they gave him the letter, and showed him the right way.

Maka hati para perampok yang keras itu pun tersentuh rasa iba, dan pemimpin mereka merobek surat itu dan menulis surat lain, yang mengatakan bahwa begitu pemuda itu tiba, ia harus segera dinikahkan dengan putri Raja. Lalu mereka membiarkannya tidur dengan tenang di atas bangku hingga pagi berikutnya, dan ketika ia terbangun mereka memberinya surat itu, dan menunjukkan jalan yang benar kepadanya.

And the Queen, when she had received the letter and read it, did as was written in it, and had a splendid wedding-feast prepared, and the King’s daughter was married to the luck-child, and as the youth was handsome and agreeable she lived with him in joy and contentment.

Dan Ratu, setelah menerima surat itu dan membacanya, melakukan apa yang tertulis di dalamnya, dan menyiapkan sebuah pesta pernikahan yang megah, dan putri Raja pun dinikahkan dengan anak pembawa keberuntungan itu, dan karena pemuda itu tampan dan menyenangkan, ia hidup bersamanya dalam kebahagiaan dan kepuasan.

After some time the King returned to his palace and saw that the prophecy was fulfilled, and the luck-child married to his daughter. “How has that come to pass?” said he; “I gave quite another order in my letter.”

Setelah beberapa waktu Raja kembali ke istananya dan melihat bahwa ramalan itu telah terwujud, dan anak pembawa keberuntungan itu telah menikahi putrinya. "Bagaimana ini bisa terjadi?" katanya; "aku memberi perintah yang sama sekali berbeda dalam suratku."

So the Queen gave him the letter, and said that he might see for himself what was written in it. The King read the letter and saw quite well that it had been exchanged for the other. He asked the youth what had become of the letter entrusted to him, and why he had brought another instead of it. “I know nothing about it,” answered he; “it must have been changed in the night, when I slept in the forest.”

Maka Ratu memberikan surat itu kepadanya, dan berkata bahwa ia boleh melihat sendiri apa yang tertulis di dalamnya. Raja membaca surat itu dan melihat dengan jelas bahwa surat itu telah ditukar dengan yang lain. Ia bertanya kepada pemuda itu apa yang terjadi dengan surat yang dipercayakan kepadanya, dan mengapa ia membawa surat lain sebagai gantinya. "Aku tidak tahu apa-apa tentang itu," jawabnya; "surat itu pasti ditukar pada malam hari, ketika aku tertidur di hutan."

The King said in a passion, “You shall not have everything quite so much your own way; whosoever marries my daughter must fetch me from hell three golden hairs from the head of the devil; bring me what I want, and you shall keep my daughter.” In this way the King hoped to be rid of him for ever. But the luck-child answered, “I will fetch the golden hairs, I am not afraid of the Devil;” thereupon he took leave of them and began his journey.

Raja berkata dengan penuh amarah, "Kau tidak akan mendapatkan segalanya sesuai keinginanmu sendiri; siapa pun yang menikahi putriku harus mengambilkan untukku dari neraka tiga helai rambut emas dari kepala iblis; bawakan apa yang kuminta, dan kau boleh tetap menikahi putriku." Dengan cara ini Raja berharap bisa menyingkirkannya selamanya. Tetapi anak pembawa keberuntungan itu menjawab, "Akan kuambilkan rambut-rambut emas itu, aku tidak takut kepada Iblis;" kemudian ia berpamitan kepada mereka dan memulai perjalanannya.

The road led him to a large town, where the watchman by the gates asked him what his trade was, and what he knew. “I know everything,” answered the luck-child. “Then you can do us a favour,” said the watchman, “if you will tell us why our market-fountain, which once flowed with wine has become dry, and no longer gives even water?” “That you shall know,” answered he; “only wait until I come back.”

Jalan membawanya ke sebuah kota besar, di mana penjaga gerbang bertanya apa pekerjaannya, dan apa yang ia ketahui. "Aku tahu segalanya," jawab anak pembawa keberuntungan itu. "Kalau begitu kau bisa membantu kami," kata penjaga itu, "jika kau mau memberi tahu kami mengapa air mancur pasar kami, yang dulu mengalirkan anggur, kini menjadi kering, dan bahkan tak lagi mengeluarkan air sama sekali?" "Itu akan kau ketahui," jawabnya; "tunggu saja sampai aku kembali."

Then he went farther and came to another town, and there also the gatekeeper asked him what was his trade, and what he knew. “I know everything,” answered he. “Then you can do us a favour and tell us why a tree in our town which once bore golden apples now does not even put forth leaves?” “You shall know that,” answered he; “only wait until I come back.”

Kemudian ia berjalan lebih jauh dan tiba di kota lain, dan di sana pun penjaga gerbang bertanya apa pekerjaannya, dan apa yang ia ketahui. "Aku tahu segalanya," jawabnya. "Kalau begitu kau bisa membantu kami dan memberi tahu kami mengapa pohon di kota kami yang dulu berbuah apel emas kini bahkan tak bertunas daun sama sekali?" "Itu akan kau ketahui," jawabnya; "tunggu saja sampai aku kembali."

Then he went on and came to a wide river over which he must go. The ferryman asked him what his trade was, and what he knew. “I know everything,” answered he. “Then you can do me a favour,” said the ferryman, “and tell me why I must always be rowing backwards and forwards, and am never set free?” “You shall know that,” answered he; “only wait until I come back.”

Kemudian ia berjalan terus dan tiba di sebuah sungai lebar yang harus ia seberangi. Tukang perahu bertanya apa pekerjaannya, dan apa yang ia ketahui. "Aku tahu segalanya," jawabnya. "Kalau begitu kau bisa membantuku," kata tukang perahu itu, "dan memberi tahuku mengapa aku harus terus-menerus mendayung bolak-balik, dan tak pernah dibebaskan?" "Itu akan kau ketahui," jawabnya; "tunggu saja sampai aku kembali."

When he had crossed the water he found the entrance to Hell. It was black and sooty within, and the Devil was not at home, but his grandmother was sitting in a large arm-chair. “What do you want?” said she to him, but she did not look so very wicked. “I should like to have three golden hairs from the devil’s head,” answered he, “else I cannot keep my wife.” “That is a good deal to ask for,” said she; “if the devil comes home and finds you, it will cost you your life; but as I pity you, I will see if I cannot help you.”

Setelah menyeberangi air itu ia menemukan pintu masuk ke Neraka. Tempat itu hitam dan berjelaga di dalamnya, dan Iblis sedang tidak di rumah, tetapi neneknya sedang duduk di sebuah kursi besar. "Apa yang kau inginkan?" tanyanya kepada pemuda itu, tetapi ia tidak tampak begitu jahat. "Aku ingin mendapatkan tiga helai rambut emas dari kepala iblis," jawabnya, "kalau tidak aku tak bisa mempertahankan istriku." "Itu permintaan yang cukup berat," katanya; "jika iblis pulang dan menemukanmu, itu akan merenggut nyawamu; tapi karena aku kasihan kepadamu, akan kucoba lihat apakah aku bisa membantumu."

She changed him into an ant and said, “Creep into the folds of my dress, you will be safe there.” “Yes,” answered he, “so far, so good; but there are three things besides that I want to know: why a fountain which once flowed with wine has become dry, and no longer gives even water; why a tree which once bore golden apples does not even put forth leaves; and why a ferry-man must always be going backwards and forwards, and is never set free?”

Ia mengubah pemuda itu menjadi seekor semut dan berkata, "Merayaplah ke lipatan gaunku, kau akan aman di sana." "Baik," jawabnya, "sejauh ini bagus; tapi ada tiga hal lain yang ingin kuketahui: mengapa air mancur yang dulu mengalirkan anggur kini menjadi kering, dan bahkan tak lagi mengeluarkan air; mengapa pohon yang dulu berbuah apel emas kini bahkan tak bertunas daun; dan mengapa seorang tukang perahu harus terus-menerus bolak-balik, dan tak pernah dibebaskan?"

“Those are difficult questions,” answered she, “but only be silent and quiet and pay attention to what the devil says when I pull out the three golden hairs.”

"Itu pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang sulit," jawabnya, "tapi diamlah saja dan tenang dan perhatikan apa yang dikatakan iblis ketika aku mencabut tiga helai rambut emasnya."

As the evening came on, the devil returned home. No sooner had he entered than he noticed that the air was not pure. “I smell man’s flesh,” said he; “all is not right here.” Then he pried into every corner, and searched, but could not find anything. His grandmother scolded him. “It has just been swept,” said she, “and everything put in order, and now you are upsetting it again; you have always got man’s flesh in your nose. Sit down and eat your supper.”

Ketika petang tiba, iblis pun pulang ke rumah. Baru saja ia masuk, ia sudah merasakan bahwa udaranya tidak bersih. "Aku mencium bau daging manusia," katanya; "ada yang tidak beres di sini." Lalu ia mengintip ke setiap sudut, dan mencari-cari, tapi tak menemukan apa pun. Neneknya memarahinya. "Baru saja disapu bersih," katanya, "dan segala sesuatunya sudah rapi, dan sekarang kau mengacaukannya lagi; hidungmu selalu saja mencium bau daging manusia. Duduklah dan makan malammu."

When he had eaten and drunk he was tired, and laid his head in his grandmother’s lap, and before long he was fast asleep, snoring and breathing heavily. Then the old woman took hold of a golden hair, pulled it out, and laid it down near her. “Oh!” cried the devil, “what are you doing?” “I have had a bad dream,” answered the grandmother, “so I seized hold of your hair.” “What did you dream then?” said the devil.

Setelah ia makan dan minum, ia pun lelah, dan meletakkan kepalanya di pangkuan neneknya, dan tak lama kemudian ia sudah tertidur pulas, mendengkur dan bernapas berat. Kemudian perempuan tua itu memegang sehelai rambut emas, mencabutnya, dan meletakkannya di dekatnya. "Aduh!" seru iblis, "apa yang kau lakukan?" "Aku baru saja bermimpi buruk," jawab neneknya, "jadi aku memegang rambutmu." "Mimpi apa itu?" tanya iblis.

“I dreamed that a fountain in a market-place from which wine once flowed was dried up, and not even water would flow out of it; what is the cause of it?” “Oh, ho! if they did but know it,” answered the devil; “there is a toad sitting under a stone in the well; if they killed it, the wine would flow again.”

"Aku bermimpi ada sebuah air mancur di sebuah pasar yang dulu mengalirkan anggur menjadi kering, dan bahkan air pun tak mau mengalir darinya; apa penyebabnya?" "Oh, ho! andai mereka tahu," jawab iblis; "ada seekor kodok duduk di bawah sebuah batu di dalam sumur itu; jika mereka membunuhnya, anggur akan mengalir lagi."

He went to sleep again and snored until the windows shook. Then she pulled the second hair out. “Ha! what are you doing?” cried the devil angrily. “Do not take it ill,” said she, “I did it in a dream.” “What have you dreamt this time?” asked he. “I dreamt that in a certain kingdom there stood an apple-tree which had once borne golden apples, but now would not even bear leaves. What, think you, was the reason?”

Ia pun tertidur lagi dan mendengkur hingga jendela-jendela bergetar. Kemudian neneknya mencabut rambut kedua. "Ha! apa yang kau lakukan?" seru iblis dengan marah. "Jangan tersinggung," katanya, "aku melakukannya dalam mimpi." "Mimpi apa lagi kali ini?" tanyanya. "Aku bermimpi bahwa di sebuah kerajaan tertentu ada sebuah pohon apel yang dulu berbuah apel emas, tapi kini bahkan tak mau bertunas daun. Menurut kau, apa alasannya?"

“Oh! if they did but know,” answered the devil. “A mouse is gnawing at the root; if they killed this they would have golden apples again, but if it gnaws much longer the tree will wither altogether. But leave me alone with your dreams: if you disturb me in my sleep again you will get a box on the ear.”

"Oh! andai mereka tahu," jawab iblis. "Seekor tikus sedang menggerogoti akarnya; jika mereka membunuhnya, pohon itu akan berbuah apel emas lagi, tapi jika ia terus menggerogoti lebih lama lagi, pohon itu akan layu sepenuhnya. Tapi biarkan aku sendiri dengan mimpi-mimpimu: jika kau mengganggu tidurku lagi, akan kutampar telingamu."

The grandmother spoke gently to him until he fell asleep again and snored. Then she took hold of the third golden hair and pulled it out. The devil jumped up, roared out, and would have treated her ill if she had not quieted him once more and said, “Who can help bad dreams?” “What was the dream, then?” asked he, and was quite curious. “I dreamt of a ferry-man who complained that he must always ferry from one side to the other, and was never released. What is the cause of it?”

Neneknya berbicara lembut kepadanya sampai ia tertidur lagi dan mendengkur. Kemudian ia memegang rambut emas ketiga dan mencabutnya. Iblis terlonjak bangun, mengaum, dan hendak memperlakukannya kasar seandainya neneknya tidak lagi menenangkannya dan berkata, "Siapa yang bisa mengendalikan mimpi buruk?" "Mimpi apa itu kali ini?" tanyanya, dan ia jadi sangat penasaran. "Aku bermimpi tentang seorang tukang perahu yang mengeluh bahwa ia harus terus-menerus menyeberang dari satu sisi ke sisi lain, dan tak pernah dibebaskan. Apa penyebabnya?"

“Ah! the fool,” answered the devil; “when any one comes and wants to go across he must put the oar in his hand, and the other man will have to ferry and he will be free.” As the grandmother had plucked out the three golden hairs, and the three questions were answered, she let the old serpent alone, and he slept until daybreak.

"Ah, dasar bodoh," jawab iblis; "ketika ada orang datang dan ingin menyeberang, ia harus meletakkan dayung di tangan orang itu, dan orang itulah yang akan mendayung, dan ia pun akan bebas." Karena neneknya telah mencabut ketiga helai rambut emas itu, dan ketiga pertanyaan telah terjawab, ia pun membiarkan ular tua itu tidur, dan ia tertidur hingga fajar.

When the devil had gone out again the old woman took the ant out of the folds of her dress, and gave the luck-child his human shape again. “There are the three golden hairs for you,” said she. “What the Devil said to your three questions, I suppose you heard?” “Yes,” answered he, “I heard, and will take care to remember.” “You have what you want,” said she, “and now you can go your way.” He thanked the old woman for helping him in his need, and left hell well content that everything had turned out so fortunately.

Ketika iblis pergi lagi keesokan harinya, perempuan tua itu mengeluarkan semut itu dari lipatan gaunnya, dan mengembalikan wujud manusia anak pembawa keberuntungan itu. "Ini tiga helai rambut emas untukmu," katanya. "Apa yang dikatakan Iblis atas tiga pertanyaanmu, kurasa kau sudah mendengarnya?" "Ya," jawabnya, "aku sudah mendengarnya, dan akan kuingat baik-baik." "Kau sudah mendapatkan apa yang kau inginkan," katanya, "dan sekarang kau boleh pergi." Ia berterima kasih kepada perempuan tua itu atas bantuannya di saat ia membutuhkan, dan meninggalkan neraka dengan hati puas karena semuanya berjalan begitu beruntung.

When he came to the ferry-man he was expected to give the promised answer. “Ferry me across first,” said the luck-child, “and then I will tell you how you can be set free,” and when he reached the opposite shore he gave him the devil’s advice: “Next time any one comes, who wants to be ferried over, just put the oar in his hand.”

Ketika ia tiba di tempat tukang perahu, tukang perahu itu menantikan jawaban yang telah dijanjikan. "Seberangkan aku dulu," kata anak pembawa keberuntungan itu, "dan baru akan kukatakan bagaimana caramu bisa dibebaskan," dan ketika ia mencapai seberang sungai ia memberitahukan nasihat iblis itu kepadanya: "Lain kali ada orang datang yang ingin diseberangkan, cukup letakkan dayung di tangannya."

He went on and came to the town wherein stood the unfruitful tree, and there too the watchman wanted an answer. So he told him what he had heard from the devil: “Kill the mouse which is gnawing at its root, and it will again bear golden apples.” Then the watchman thanked him, and gave him as a reward two asses laden with gold, which followed him.

Ia melanjutkan perjalanan dan tiba di kota tempat pohon yang tak berbuah itu berdiri, dan di sana pun penjaga gerbang menginginkan jawaban. Maka ia memberitahukan apa yang telah ia dengar dari iblis: "Bunuhlah tikus yang menggerogoti akarnya, dan pohon itu akan kembali berbuah apel emas." Maka penjaga itu berterima kasih kepadanya, dan memberinya hadiah dua ekor keledai yang bermuatan emas, yang mengikuti di belakangnya.

At last he came to the town whose well was dry. He told the watchman what the devil had said: “A toad is in the well beneath a stone; you must find it and kill it, and the well will again give wine in plenty.” The watchman thanked him, and also gave him two asses laden with gold.

Akhirnya ia tiba di kota yang sumurnya kering. Ia memberitahukan kepada penjaga apa yang telah dikatakan iblis: "Ada seekor kodok di dalam sumur di bawah sebuah batu; kau harus mencarinya dan membunuhnya, dan sumur itu akan kembali mengalirkan anggur berlimpah." Penjaga itu berterima kasih kepadanya, dan juga memberinya dua ekor keledai bermuatan emas.

At last the luck-child got home to his wife, who was heartily glad to see him again, and to hear how well he had prospered in everything. To the King he took what he had asked for, the devil’s three golden hairs, and when the King saw the four asses laden with gold he was quite content, and said, “Now all the conditions are fulfilled, and you can keep my daughter. But tell me, dear son-in-law, where did all that gold come from? this is tremendous wealth!”

Akhirnya anak pembawa keberuntungan itu tiba di rumah, bertemu istrinya, yang sangat bahagia melihatnya kembali, dan mendengar betapa baik segala urusannya berjalan. Kepada Raja ia membawakan apa yang diminta, tiga helai rambut emas iblis itu, dan ketika Raja melihat keempat keledai yang bermuatan emas itu, ia pun sangat puas, dan berkata, "Sekarang semua syarat telah terpenuhi, dan kau boleh tetap menikahi putriku. Tapi katakan padaku, menantuku yang terkasih, dari mana semua emas itu berasal? Ini kekayaan yang luar biasa!"

“I was rowed across a river,” answered he, “and got it there; it lies on the shore instead of sand.” “Can I too fetch some of it?” said the King; and he was quite eager about it. “As much as you like,” answered he. “There is a ferry-man on the river; let him ferry you over, and you can fill your sacks on the other side.” The greedy King set out in all haste, and when he came to the river he beckoned to the ferry-man to put him across.

"Aku diseberangkan dengan perahu melintasi sebuah sungai," jawabnya, "dan mendapatkannya di sana; emas itu terhampar di tepian sebagai ganti pasir." "Bisakah aku juga mengambil sebagian darinya?" kata Raja; dan ia sangat bersemangat akan hal itu. "Sebanyak yang kau mau," jawabnya. "Ada seorang tukang perahu di sungai itu; biarkan ia menyeberangkanmu, dan kau bisa mengisi karung-karungmu di seberang sana." Raja yang serakah itu segera berangkat dengan tergesa-gesa, dan ketika ia tiba di sungai itu ia memanggil tukang perahu untuk menyeberangkannya.

The ferry-man came and bade him get in, and when they got to the other shore he put the oar in his hand and sprang out. But from this time forth the King had to ferry, as a punishment for his sins. Perhaps he is ferrying still? If he is, it is because no one has taken the oar from him.

Tukang perahu itu datang dan menyuruhnya naik, dan ketika mereka tiba di seberang, ia meletakkan dayung di tangan Raja dan melompat keluar. Tetapi sejak saat itu Raja harus terus mendayung perahu itu, sebagai hukuman atas dosa-dosanya. Barangkali ia masih mendayung sampai sekarang? Jika benar demikian, itu karena belum ada seorang pun yang mengambil dayung itu darinya.