6 The Third Dervish’s Tale

CHAPTER 6 The Third Dervish's Tale THE TWENTY-FIRST NIGHT The following night, when Scheherazade was in bed, her sister Dinarzad said, "Please, sister, tell us another of your lovely little tales." The king added, "Let it be the last dervish's tale." Scheherazade replied, "With the greatest

第六章第三个苦行僧的故事第二十一晚第二天晚上，舍赫拉扎德躺在床上，她的妹妹迪娜扎德说：“姐姐，请你再给我们讲一个你那可爱的小故事吧。” 国王补充道：“让它成为最后一个苦行僧的故事吧。” 山鲁佐德答道：“和最伟大的人在一起

pleasure!" I heard, O King, that the third dervish said to the woman: My story is stranger and more amazing than the other dervishes' tales, and yet I brought my misery upon myself. My father was a great king, and when he died, I inherited his kingdom. I was quite wealthy and powerful, but one day I decided to travel to some distant islands. My crew loaded my boats with a month's supply of goods, and we set sail. Soon we came to an island that seemed quite pleasant. Here we landed and prepared some food. We rested for a few days and then set out to sea again. We sailed for a dozen days but, as we sailed, the sea kept growing before us and the land got smaller behind us. The lookout came down to me and said, "I looked to the right and there is

快乐!”国王啊，我听到第三个托钵僧对那个女人说：“我的故事比其他托钵僧的故事更奇怪，更令人惊奇，但我的痛苦是我自找的。” 我父亲是一位伟大的国王，他死后，我继承了他的王国。 我很有钱很有权势，但有一天我决定去一些遥远的岛屿旅行。 我的船员们把一个月的物资装上我的船，然后我们启航了。 不久，我们来到了一个似乎相当宜人的岛屿。 我们在这里着陆，准备了一些食物。 我们休息了几天，然后又出海了。 我们航行了十几天，但随着航行，我们面前的大海越来越大，我们身后的陆地越来越小。 那望风的下到我这里来，说：“我向右观看，见有

nothing but sky and water, and I looked to the left and saw something great and black in the distance." When the captain heard this, he threw his turban down on the deck and began to cry and pull his hair out. I asked him what had happened. He replied, "O King, we are all going to perish. The storm is driving us toward a fate we cannot escape. By midday tomorrow, we will reach a black mountain of metal. This mountain has a great power to attract metal. When any ship passes by it, every nail will fly to the mountain, and the ship's sides will come apart. O King, at the top of the mountain, there is a brass horse with a brass horseman. While the mountain destroys the ship, this horseman destroys the people who come there." The next day, we passed by the mountain. Just as the captain had said, the mountain pulled the nails out of the ship and the ship fell apart. God spared me, and I was able to cling to one of the

只有天空和水，我向左看，看到远处有个又大又黑的东西。” 船长听了这话，就把头巾扔到甲板上，哭了起来，拔了拔头发。 我问他发生了什么事。 他回答说：“王啊，我们都要灭亡。 风暴正把我们推向无法逃脱的命运。 到明天中午，我们将到达一座黑色的金属山。 这座山有吸引金属的强大力量。 当任何船只经过它的时候，每一颗钉子都会飞到山上，船的两边都会分开。 王阿，在山顶上有一匹铜马，和一个铜骑手。 山毁灭船，这骑马的毁灭来到这里的人。” 第二天，我们经过了这座山。 正如船长所说的那样，大山把钉子从船上拔了出来，船解体了。 上帝宽恕了我，我得以紧紧抓住其中一个

planks from the ship. I floated, ending up at the foot of the terrible island, where I saw a staircase carved out of rock. I began to climb this staircase, calling on God to protect me. I reached the top of the mountain and came to a great brass dome not far from where the horseman stood. I said my prayers there, thanking God for saving me, and fell asleep overlooking the sea. In a dream, I heard a voice that said, "When you wake from your sleep, dig beneath your feet. You will find a brass bow with three arrows. Use these to shoot the brass horseman off his horse and rid the earth of this monster. He will fall into the sea, and the water will swell to the level of the dome. A small boat will come, and you must paddle this boat for ten days until it takes you to safety. However, you must not call out the name of God. If you do, you will not be saved." I woke up and did just as the voice said. After the horseman fell into the sea, the waters rose,

船上的木板。我漂浮着，最后来到了那座可怕的岛的脚下，在那里我看到了一座岩石雕刻出来的楼梯。 我开始爬上楼梯，祈求上帝保护我。 我到达山顶，来到一个巨大的黄铜圆顶，离骑手站的地方不远。 我在那里做了祷告，感谢上帝救了我，然后眺望大海睡着了。 在梦中，我听到一个声音说：“当你从睡梦中醒来时，挖你脚下的土。 你会发现一把有三支箭的铜弓。 用这些把铜骑士从马上射下来，把这个怪物从地球上赶走。 他必掉在海里，水必涨到圆顶那么高。 会有一只小船过来，你必须在这只小船上划十天，直到它把你送到安全的地方。 然而，你不可呼求神的名。 若是这样，你们就不能得救。” 我醒了，照那声音说的做了。 骑士掉到海里后，海水涨了起来，

and the small boat appeared. I rowed for nine days, until I saw the shapes of hills in the distance. I was so joyful that I prayed, calling out, "There is none greater than God." Just then the boat turned over and sank into the sea. I swam for three days but there was no land near me. I was sure I would drown, but then a sudden gust of wind blew over me, and a great wave carried me to the shores of an island. But morning drew near Scheherazade, and she fell silent. Dinarzad said to her sister, "Sister, what an amazing story!" Scheherazade replied, "This is nothing compared with what I will tell you tomorrow, if the king lets me live." THE TWENTY-SECOND NIGHT The following night, when Scheherazade was in bed, her sister Dinarzad said, "Please, sister, tell us more of this amazing tale." The king added,

小船出现了。 我划了九天，直到我看到了远处山丘的形状。 我非常高兴，我祈祷着，喊道：“没有人比上帝更伟大。” 就在这时，小船翻了个身，沉入海中。 我游了三天，但附近没有陆地。 我确信我要淹死了，但是突然刮来一阵风，巨浪把我吹到了一个小岛的岸边。 可是，天快亮了，舍赫拉扎德沉默了。 迪娜扎德对妹妹说：“姐姐，这真是个神奇的故事！”山鲁沙德回答说：“如果国王让我活下去，明天我要告诉你的事就不算什么了。” 第二十二夜第二天晚上，谢赫拉扎德躺在床上，她的妹妹迪娜扎德说：“姐姐，请你再给我们讲讲这个神奇的故事吧。” 国王又说：

"Let it be the rest of the third dervish's tale." Scheherazade replied, "With the greatest pleasure!" It is said, O happy King, that the third dervish continued: There was a huge mountain on this island, and I climbed until I reached the top of it. There was a great palace covered with red gold. The door stood open, and I entered. I found a beautiful hall filled with forty girls, dressed in silk gowns with glittering jewels. They rushed to me and brought me to a comfortable chair. They washed my hands and feet and brought me food and drink. The forty girls sat around me, talking and laughing. I forgot all my miseries then and thought, "This is the best of life, which sadly is so short." I spent a whole year in that beautiful palace,

“让我们把第三个苦行僧的故事讲完吧。” 山鲁佐德回答说：“非常乐意！”据说，快乐的国王啊，第三个苦行僧继续说：这个岛上有一座大山，我一直爬到山顶。 有一座覆盖着红色黄金的大宫殿。 门开着，我走了进去。 我发现了一个美丽的大厅，里面坐满了四十个女孩，她们穿着丝质长袍，戴着闪闪发光的珠宝。 他们冲向我，把我带到一张舒适的椅子上。 他们给我洗了手和脚，给我送食物和饮料。 四十个女孩围着我坐着，有说有笑。 我忘记了所有的痛苦，心想：“这是生命中最美好的，可惜生命如此短暂。” 我在那座美丽的宫殿里待了整整一年，