190 Once there was a very rich man. He lived in a beautiful house, and had a beautiful garden. The rich man had a blue beard, so he was called “Blue Beard”. (从前有一个非常富有的人,他住在一座漂亮的房子里,有一个漂亮的花园。这个富人留着蓝胡子,所以人们叫他“蓝胡子”。)
192 Blue Beard had married many wives, but his wives had gone away. The girls did not want to marry Blue Beard and become his wife because no one knew where his other wives had gone. (蓝胡子娶了许多妻子,但他的妻子都离开了。没有女孩们想嫁给蓝胡子成为他的妻子,因为没有人知道他的其他妻子去了哪里。)
193 So Blue Beard said, “Come and live in my house for some days.” So the girls went and lived in Blue Beard's house. It was a very beautiful house, and Blue Beard was good to them in many ways. Fatima said, “His beard is blue, but he is not a bad man. He is very good in some ways. So I will marry him.” (所以蓝胡子说:“来我家住几天吧。”于是女孩们去了蓝胡子的家。这是一座非常漂亮的房子,蓝胡子在许多方面对他们很好。法蒂玛说:“他的胡子是蓝色的,但他不是坏人,他在某些方面很好,所以我会嫁给他。”)
209 Some days went by. Then Blue Beard said “I shall go on a journey.” Then he gave Fatima the keys of all the rooms in the house. He said, “This is the key of that little room; do not open the door of it. Say that you will not open the door of the little room!” Fatima said, “I will not open the door of that little room.” Then Blue Beard went away. (几天过去了。蓝胡子说:“我要去旅行。”他把房子里所有房间的钥匙都给了法蒂玛,对她说:“这是那间小房间的钥匙,不要打开它,快说你不会打开这个小房间的门!” 法蒂玛说:“我不会打开那个小房间的门。”于是蓝胡子离开了。)
211 When Blue Beard was away, all Fatima's friends came to see her, She showed them the rooms, and what a beautiful house it was: but she did not open the door of the little room. The friends went away. Then Fatima said, “Shall I open the door of that little room now? Why did he say, Do not open it'? I want to see what is in the little room.” Fatima took the key; she went to the door of the little room, and opened it. (蓝胡子不在的时候,法蒂玛的所有朋友都来看她,她给他们看了房间和整座漂亮的房子,但她没有打开小房间的门。朋友们走后,法蒂玛说:“我现在可以打开那个小房间的门吗?他为什么说‘不要打开’?我倒想看看小房间里有什么。”于是她拿着钥匙,走到小房间的门口,打开了门。)
212 In the room she saw all Blue Beard's other wives. They were dead! The key fell from her hand. When Fatima took it up there was a red mark on it. (在房间里,她看到了蓝胡子的其他妻子。他们都已经死了。 钥匙从她手里掉了下来。当法蒂玛拿起它时,上面沾上了一个红色的印记。)