The Wild Swans

The Wild Swans. A retelling of the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale by Karen Mokler. Illustrated by Sumiti Kolina. Focus Question. What role does Eliza play in the story?

《野天鹅》：改编自汉斯·克里斯汀·安徒生的童话，作者凯伦·莫克勒，插画 作者：苏米蒂·科利纳。核心问题：伊莱扎在故事里扮演了什么角色？

There once lived a king who had eleven sons and one daughter. He married a wicked queen who turned the princes into eleven wild swans.

从前有一位国王，他有十一个儿子和一个女儿。 他娶了一位邪恶的王后，王后把王子们变成了十一只野天鹅。

The king asked the queen if she knew where the princes were. She shook her head.

国王问王后知不知道王子们去了哪里， 她摇了摇头。

At sunset, the swans flew to their sister, Eliza. Their feathers fell off, and the 11 princes stood before her. At dawn, they said they would become swans again.

日落时分，天鹅们飞到了妹妹伊莱扎身边。 它们的羽毛脱落，十一位王子站在了她的面前。 他们告诉伊莱扎，天一亮他们就会重新变成天鹅。

That night, Eliza dreamed that a fairy came to her. The fairy said to take nettles and make them into eleven shirts. The shirts would break the spell.

那天夜里，伊莱扎梦见一位仙女来到了她身边。 仙女告诉她，要采摘荨麻，把它们织成十一件衬衫。 这些衬衫可以破解咒语。

She also told Eliza not to speak before the task was done. If she did, her brothers would die.

她还叮嘱伊莱扎，在任务完成前绝对不能说话。 如果她开口说话，她的哥哥们就会死掉。