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　　The Virgin Mary’s child

　　A long time ago there lived a poor woodcutter and his wife. This couple had a daughter. However, they were so poor that they couldn’t even feed their daughter.

　　Then one day, while the woodcutter was chopping wood in the forest a beautiful Virgin Mary appeared. “Since you are living a hard life, why don’t you give me your daughter. I will take good care of her for you.” “Yes, I understand.” The Virgin Mary carried the child and went up into the heaven.

　　The child was able to eat delicious food, wear nice clothes, become friends with the angels and lived happily. When the child turned 14years olds, the Virgin Mary left for a long journey.

　　“While I am gone take care of these 13 keys to heaven. Out of the 13 keys you may open 12 of them, however, you must never open the last key. If you open that door, unhappiness will come upon you." “Yes, I will keep in mind.”

　　As soon as the Virgin Mary left, the little girl started opening door by door. The little girl who had opened all the twelve doors wanted to open the last door as well. Just then her fingers turned into glimmering gold.

　　A little while later, Virgin Mary returned. When Virgin Mary saw the little girl’s finger, she knew that the little girl had not kept her promise. “Did you open the 13th door?” “No, I never opened it.” Virgin Mary wanted to give the little girl another chance and asked her two more times. However, the little girl kept lying.

　　The angry virgin Mary sent the little girl back to earth. When she woke up from her sleep she knew that she was sent to earth and started to cry. However, she was not able to make a sound.

　　The little girl lived in a oak tree in the forest. Then one day, a prince who was out hunting discovered the little girl. “Who are you?” The little girl could not answer.

　　Even though the little girl could not utter a word, because she was so beautiful the prince fell in love. And he married the little girl.

　　A year later the queen bore a son. That night the Virgin Mary went to the queen. “Confess that you opened the 13th door. If you don’t, I will take your son away.” “No, I never opened it.” So, the Virgin Mary took the child and ran away with it.

　　Afterward, the queen had another son and a daughter, but Virgin Mary took all of them to heaven. From the people, there was a rumor that the queen was a wicked witch. The queen wanted to tell them, but she could not speak.

　　Eventually, the queen was sentence to death. The queen was set upon the fire post. It was just then, that the queen's heart began to melt. The queen thought, “if only I had confessed that I had opened the door! All of a sudden, she was able to speak.

　　“Yes, virgin Mary, I did open that door.” Just then, rain came pouring down from the sky and turned out the fire. And then the virgin Mary carried down the three children and spoke tenderly. “Whoever, confesses and repents their sins will be forgiven.” Afterwards, the queen lived happily for a very long time.

　　参考翻译

　　从前有一个贫穷的樵夫和他的妻子。这对夫妇有个女儿。然而，他们太穷了，连女儿都不能养活。

　　然后有一天，当樵夫砍柴森林中美丽的Virgin Mary出现了。既然你过着艰苦的生活，为什么不把你的女儿给我。“我会好好照顾你的。”“是的，我明白。”圣母玛丽带着孩子上了天堂。

　　这个孩子能吃美味的食物，穿漂亮的衣服，和天使交朋友，过着幸福的生活。当孩子14岁时，Virgin Mary需要离开，进行一个漫长的旅程。

　　“当我走了，照顾这13个天堂钥匙。在13个钥匙中，您可以打开其中的12个，但是，您永远不能打开最后一个键。如果你打开那扇门，不幸就会降临在你身上。“是的，我会记住的。”

　　Virgin Mary一走，小女孩就开始把门打开。打开所有十二扇门的小女孩也想打开最后的门。这时，她的手指变成了闪闪发光的金子。

　　过了一会儿，Virgin Mary回来了。当Virgin Mary看到小女孩的手指时，她知道小女孩没有遵守诺言。“你打开第十三门了吗?”“不，我从来没有打开它。”Virgin Mary想给小女孩一个机会，并要求她两次以上。然而，小女孩不停地躺着。

　　愤怒的处女玛丽把小女孩送回地球。当她从睡梦中醒来时，她知道她被送往地球，开始哭泣。然而，她不能发出声音。

　　小女孩住在森林里的一棵橡树上。有一天，一个外出打猎的王子发现了这个小女孩。“你是谁?小女孩回答不出来。

　　尽管小女孩一句话也说不出来，因为她太漂亮了，王子爱上了她。他娶了小女孩。

　　一年后，女王生了一个儿子。那天晚上，Virgin Mary去了皇后。“承认你打开了第十三个门。如果你不这样做，我就把你的儿子带走。”“不，我从来没有打开过它。”于是，圣母玛丽带着孩子逃走了。

　　后来，王后又生了一个儿子和一个女儿，但Virgin Mary把他们都带到了天堂。从人们那里，有传闻说女王是一个邪恶的女巫。王后想告诉他们，但她说不出话来。

　　最终，女王被判死刑。女王被放在火柱上。就在那时，女王的心开始融化。王后心想：“要是我承认我打开了门就好了!突然，她能说话了。

　　“是的，圣母玛丽，我确实打开了那扇门，”就在这时，雨从天空倾泻而下，把火翻了出来。然后圣母玛丽带着三个孩子轻轻地说话。“谁，承认并悔改他们的罪就必蒙赦免。”后来，女王幸福地生活了很长时间。