他再次上路了，一路上唉声叹气，显得非常绝望。这时，他的好朋友狐狸又来了，它说：“看看，你不听我的忠告，才发生了这些事情。不过，如果你按我的吩咐去做的话，我将告诉你怎么去找那匹金马。要找那匹马，你只要一直向前，就会走进一座城堡，那匹金马就站在城堡里的马厩里，马夫正睡在这马厩的旁边打着鼾。你悄悄地把马牵走，将马厩旁那付旧皮制马鞍给马套上，千万不要套上那付金马鞍！”说完，年青人坐在了狐狸的尾巴上。他们跨过树丛，越过乱石，毛发在风中嗖嗖作响。

All went right, and the groom lay snoring with his hand upon the golden saddle. But when the son looked at the horse, he thought it a great pity to put the leathern saddle upon it. ‘I will give him the good one,’ said he; ‘I am sure he deserves it.’ As he took up the golden saddle the groom awoke and cried out so loud, that all the guards ran in and took him prisoner, and in the morning he was again brought before the court to be judged, and was sentenced to die. But it was agreed, that, if he could bring thither the beautiful princess, he should live, and have the bird and the horse given him for his own. 

     一切都如狐狸说的一样，那马夫躺在那儿正鼾睡着，一只手还搭在金马鞍上。当这位园丁的儿子看到金马后，他认为将那付皮制马鞍套在金马上也太委屈马了，心想：“我将给金马配那付好的，这样配起来才相称。”当他拿动那付金马鞍时，马夫醒了，立即大声地叫了起来。听到叫声，卫兵们马上冲进来把他抓住了。第二天早晨，他再次被送上了法庭，审判结果是判处死刑，但如果他能带来一位远方的美丽公主，就可免去死刑，金马也归他所有，他只好同意了。


Then he went his way very sorrowful; but the old fox came and said, ‘Why did not you listen to me? If you had, you would have carried away both the bird and the horse; yet will I once more give you counsel. Go straight on, and in the evening you will arrive at a castle. At twelve o’clock at night the princess goes to the bathing-house: go up to her and give her a kiss, and she will let you lead her away; but take care you do not suffer her to go and take leave of her father and mother.’ Then the fox stretched out his tail, and so away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistled again. 

     怀着沉痛的心情，他又上路了。那只熟悉的狐狸再次出现在他面前，说道：“你为什么不听我的话呢？如果你听了我的话，你现在就已经拥有金鸟和金马了。这样吧，我再给你一个忠告。一直往前走，到晚上你将到达一座城堡。晚上十二点钟，那位公主要去澡堂，你跳上前去，亲吻她一下，她就会让你带着她离开那里。但要注意，千万不要答应她去向她父母告别！”说完，狐狸伸出尾巴让他坐了上去。跨过树丛，越过乱石，他们的毛发在风中嗖嗖作响。


As they came to the castle, all was as the fox had said, and at twelve o’clock the young man met the princes going to the bath and gave her the kiss, and she agreed to run away with him, but begged with many tears that he would let her take leave of her father. At first he refused, but she wept still more and more, and fell at his feet, till at last he consented; but the moment she came to her father’s house the guards awoke and he was taken prisoner again. 

     当他来到那座城堡时，一切都如狐狸所说的那样。晚上十二点钟，这位年青人等那位姑娘去洗澡时，跳上前去亲吻了她一下，她便马上说愿意跟他走，但却泪水涟涟地恳求他让她去向父亲告别。开始他拒绝了，到后来看到她伤心的样子，还是答应了她。当她来到父亲的房间时，卫兵们醒了，这样他又成了囚犯。


     他被带到了国王面前，国王说：“你根本就不可能得到我女儿，除非你能在八天之内，把我窗前那座挡住我视线的山给挖掉。”那座山真大，即使动用全世界的人来挖，恐怕也挖不掉，他干了七天之后，那座山还像没动过似的。正在他绝望之际，狐狸又来了，它说：“你去睡觉吧，我来替你挖。”第二天早晨醒来，那座山不见了，他高兴地来到了国王面前，告诉他那座山已经挖掉了，他得把公主许配给他。 

Then the king was obliged to keep his word, and away went the young man and the princess; and the fox came and said to him, ‘We will have all three, the princess, the horse, and the bird.’ ‘Ah!’ said the young man, ‘that would be a great thing, but how can you contrive it?’ 

     国王不得不实践他的诺言，让这位年青人和公主离去。路上，狐狸跑来对他说：“我们将拥有所有的三件宝贝：公主，金马，金鸟。”年青人听了说道：“真的吗！这可是一件不容易的事，你怎么办到呢？”

‘If you will only listen,’ said the fox, ‘it can be done. When you come to the king, and he asks for the beautiful princess, you must say, ‘Here she is!’ Then he will be very joyful; and you will mount the golden horse that they are to give you, and put out your hand to take leave of them; but shake hands with the princess last. Then lift her quickly on to the horse behind you; clap your spurs to his side, and gallop away as fast as you can.’ 

     狐狸说道：“只要你听我的吩咐，就能办到。当你去见那个国王时，他会问你要美丽的公主，你把公主给他，他肯定非常高兴。在骑上他给你的金马后，你伸手向他们告别，最后与公主握手，然后趁这个机会迅速把她拉上马来坐在你后面，再猛踢金马，全速飞驰离去。”

All went right: then the fox said, ‘When you come to the castle where the bird is, I will stay with the princess at the door, and you will ride in and speak to the king; and when he sees that it is the right horse, he will bring out the bird; but you must sit still, and say that you want to look at it, to see whether it is the true golden bird; and when you get it into your hand, ride away.’ 

     一切都进行得很顺利，少年骑着马带着公主与狐狸会合了。狐狸又对他说：“当你去金鸟所在的那座城堡时，我和公主就留在城门边，你骑着金马进城去，给那个国王交差。他看到确实是他要的马时，就会让你带走金鸟。但你必须坐在马上不动，就说你想看看那只鸟，以便证实是不是那只真正的金鸟。当你将金鸟提到手上时，立即飞驰离开。” 

This, too, happened as the fox said; they carried off the bird, the princess mounted again, and they rode on to a great wood. Then the fox came, and said, ‘Pray kill me, and cut off my head and my feet.’ But the young man refused to do it: so the fox said, ‘I will at any rate give you good counsel: beware of two things; ransom no one from the gallows, and sit down by the side of no river.’ Then away he went. ‘Well,’ thought the young man, ‘it is no hard matter to keep that advice.’