Snow White and Rose Red

There was once a poor widow who lived in a lonely cottage. In front of the cottage was a garden wherein stood two rose-trees, one of which bore white and the other red roses. She had two children who were like the two rose-trees, and one was called Snow-white, and the other Rose-red. They were as good and happy, as busy and cheerful as ever two children in the world were, only Snow-white was more quiet and gentle than Rose-red. Rose-red liked better to run about in the meadows and fields seeking flowers and catching butterflies; but Snow-white sat at home with her mother, and helped her with her housework, or read to her when there was nothing to do.

Dahulu kala hiduplah seorang janda miskin yang tinggal di sebuah pondok terpencil. Di depan pondok itu ada sebuah kebun tempat berdiri dua pohon mawar, yang satu berbunga putih dan yang lain berbunga merah. Ia memiliki dua anak yang seperti kedua pohon mawar itu, dan yang satu dipanggil Snow-white, dan yang lain Rose-red. Mereka sama baik dan bahagianya, sama rajin dan riangnya seperti dua anak mana pun di dunia ini, hanya saja Snow-white lebih pendiam dan lembut daripada Rose-red. Rose-red lebih suka berlari-lari di padang dan ladang mencari bunga dan menangkap kupu-kupu; tetapi Snow-white duduk di rumah bersama ibunya, membantunya dengan pekerjaan rumah tangga, atau membacakan untuknya ketika tak ada yang harus dikerjakan.

The two children were so fond of one another that they always held each other by the hand when they went out together, and when Snow-white said: ‘We will not leave each other,’ Rose-red answered: ‘Never so long as we live,’ and their mother would add: ‘What one has she must share with the other.’

Kedua anak itu begitu menyayangi satu sama lain sehingga mereka selalu bergandengan tangan ketika pergi bersama, dan ketika Snow-white berkata: 'Kita tak akan meninggalkan satu sama lain,' Rose-red menjawab: 'Tak akan pernah selama kita hidup,' dan ibu mereka akan menambahkan: 'Apa pun yang dimiliki yang satu harus dibagi dengan yang lain.'

They often ran about the forest alone and gathered red berries, and no beasts did them any harm, but came close to them trustfully. The little hare would eat a cabbage-leaf out of their hands, the roe grazed by their side, the stag leapt merrily by them, and the birds sat still upon the boughs, and sang whatever they knew.

Mereka sering berlari-lari sendirian di hutan dan memetik buah beri merah, dan tak ada binatang yang menyakiti mereka, melainkan mendekati mereka dengan penuh percaya. Kelinci kecil akan makan sehelai daun kubis dari tangan mereka, kijang merumput di samping mereka, rusa melompat gembira di dekat mereka, dan burung-burung duduk tenang di dahan, dan bernyanyi apa pun yang mereka tahu.

No mishap overtook them; if they had stayed too late in the forest, and night came on, they laid themselves down near one another upon the moss, and slept until morning came, and their mother knew this and did not worry on their account.

Tak ada kemalangan yang menimpa mereka; jika mereka tinggal terlalu lama di hutan, dan malam tiba, mereka berbaring berdampingan di atas lumut, dan tidur sampai pagi tiba, dan ibu mereka tahu ini dan tak khawatir soal mereka.

Once when they had spent the night in the wood and the dawn had roused them, they saw a beautiful child in a shining white dress sitting near their bed. He got up and looked quite kindly at them, but said nothing and went into the forest. And when they looked round they found that they had been sleeping quite close to a precipice, and would certainly have fallen into it in the darkness if they had gone only a few paces further. And their mother told them that it must have been the angel who watches over good children.

Suatu kali ketika mereka menghabiskan malam di hutan dan fajar membangunkan mereka, mereka melihat seorang anak yang indah berpakaian putih berkilau duduk di dekat ranjang mereka. Ia bangkit dan memandang mereka dengan lembut, tetapi tak berkata apa-apa dan pergi ke dalam hutan. Dan ketika mereka melihat sekeliling mereka mendapati bahwa mereka telah tidur sangat dekat dengan sebuah jurang, dan pasti akan jatuh ke dalamnya dalam kegelapan seandainya mereka melangkah beberapa langkah lagi. Dan ibu mereka memberitahu mereka bahwa itu pastilah malaikat yang menjaga anak-anak baik.

Snow-white and Rose-red kept their mother’s little cottage so neat that it was a pleasure to look inside it. In the summer Rose-red took care of the house, and every morning laid a wreath of flowers by her mother’s bed before she awoke, in which was a rose from each tree. In the winter Snow-white lit the fire and hung the kettle on the hob. The kettle was of brass and shone like gold, so brightly was it polished.

Snow-white dan Rose-red menjaga pondok kecil ibu mereka begitu rapi sehingga menyenangkan untuk melihat ke dalamnya. Pada musim panas Rose-red mengurus rumah, dan setiap pagi meletakkan sebuah rangkaian bunga di dekat ranjang ibunya sebelum ia bangun, yang di dalamnya ada satu mawar dari setiap pohon. Pada musim dingin Snow-white menyalakan api dan menggantungkan ketel di atas tungku. Ketel itu terbuat dari kuningan dan berkilau seperti emas, begitu mengilapnya karena selalu dipoles.

In the evening, when the snowflakes fell, the mother said: ‘Go, Snow-white, and bolt the door,’ and then they sat round the hearth, and the mother took her spectacles and read aloud out of a large book, and the two girls listened as they sat and spun. And close by them lay a lamb upon the floor, and behind them upon a perch sat a white dove with its head hidden beneath its wings.

Pada malam hari, ketika serpihan salju berjatuhan, sang ibu berkata: 'Pergilah, Snow-white, dan kunci pintunya,' dan kemudian mereka duduk mengelilingi perapian, dan sang ibu mengambil kacamatanya dan membaca dengan keras dari sebuah buku besar, dan kedua gadis itu mendengarkan sambil duduk memintal. Dan di dekat mereka berbaring seekor domba di lantai, dan di belakang mereka di sebuah tenggeran duduk seekor merpati putih dengan kepalanya tersembunyi di bawah sayapnya.

One evening, as they were thus sitting comfortably together, someone knocked at the door as if he wished to be let in. The mother said: ‘Quick, Rose-red, open the door, it must be a traveller who is seeking shelter.’ Rose-red went and pushed back the bolt, thinking that it was a poor man, but it was not; it was a bear that stretched his broad, black head within the door.

Suatu malam, ketika mereka sedang duduk bersama dengan nyaman seperti itu, seseorang mengetuk pintu seolah ingin dipersilakan masuk. Sang ibu berkata: 'Cepat, Rose-red, buka pintunya, pasti seorang pengembara yang mencari tempat berlindung.' Rose-red pergi dan mendorong gerendel ke belakang, mengira itu seorang lelaki miskin, tetapi bukan; itu adalah seekor beruang yang menjulurkan kepala hitamnya yang lebar ke dalam pintu.

Rose-red screamed and sprang back, the lamb bleated, the dove fluttered, and Snow-white hid herself behind her mother’s bed. But the bear began to speak and said: ‘Do not be afraid, I will do you no harm! I am half-frozen, and only want to warm myself a little beside you.’

Rose-red menjerit dan melompat mundur, domba itu mengembik, merpati itu mengepakkan sayapnya, dan Snow-white bersembunyi di belakang ranjang ibunya. Tetapi sang beruang mulai berbicara dan berkata: 'Jangan takut, aku tak akan menyakitimu! Aku setengah beku, dan hanya ingin menghangatkan diri sedikit di dekat kalian.'

‘Poor bear,’ said the mother, ‘lie down by the fire, only take care that you do not burn your coat.’ Then she cried: ‘Snow-white, Rose-red, come out, the bear will do you no harm, he means well.’ So they both came out, and by-and-by the lamb and dove came nearer, and were not afraid of him. The bear said: ‘Here, children, knock the snow out of my coat a little’; so they brought the broom and swept the bear’s hide clean; and he stretched himself by the fire and growled contentedly and comfortably.

'Beruang malang,' kata sang ibu, 'berbaringlah di dekat api, hanya berhati-hatilah agar bulumu tak terbakar.' Kemudian ia berseru: 'Snow-white, Rose-red, keluarlah, beruang ini tak akan menyakiti kalian, ia bermaksud baik.' Maka keduanya keluar, dan sedikit demi sedikit domba dan merpati itu mendekat, dan tak takut padanya. Sang beruang berkata: 'Ini, anak-anak, ketuklah sedikit salju dari buluku'; maka mereka membawa sapu dan menyapu bersih bulu sang beruang; dan ia meregangkan dirinya di dekat api dan menggeram dengan puas dan nyaman.

It was not long before they grew quite at home, and played tricks with their clumsy guest. They tugged his hair with their hands, put their feet upon his back and rolled him about, or they took a hazel-switch and beat him, and when he growled they laughed. But the bear took it all in good part, only when they were too rough he called out: ‘Leave me alive, children,

Tak lama kemudian mereka sudah merasa betul-betul akrab, dan bermain-main jahil dengan tamu canggung mereka itu. Mereka menarik bulunya dengan tangan mereka, meletakkan kaki mereka di punggungnya dan menggulingkannya, atau mereka mengambil sebatang ranting hazel dan memukulnya, dan ketika ia menggeram mereka tertawa. Tetapi sang beruang menerima semua itu dengan baik, hanya ketika mereka terlalu kasar ia berseru: 'Biarkan aku hidup, anak-anak,

Snow-white, Rose-red, Will you beat your wooer dead?’

Snow-white, Rose-red, Akankah kalian pukul mati pelamarmu?'

When it was bed-time, and the others went to bed, the mother said to the bear: ‘You can lie there by the hearth, and then you will be safe from the cold and the bad weather.’ As soon as day dawned the two children let him out, and he trotted across the snow into the forest.

Ketika sudah waktunya tidur, dan yang lain pergi tidur, sang ibu berkata kepada beruang itu: 'Kau bisa berbaring di sana dekat perapian, maka kau akan aman dari dingin dan cuaca buruk.' Begitu fajar menyingsing kedua anak itu melepaskannya keluar, dan ia berlari-lari kecil menyeberangi salju masuk ke hutan.

Henceforth the bear came every evening at the same time, laid himself down by the hearth, and let the children amuse themselves with him as much as they liked; and they got so used to him that the doors were never fastened until their black friend had arrived.

Sejak itu sang beruang datang setiap malam pada waktu yang sama, berbaring di dekat perapian, dan membiarkan anak-anak itu bermain dengannya sesuka mereka; dan mereka begitu terbiasa dengannya sehingga pintu-pintu tak pernah dikunci sampai sahabat hitam mereka itu tiba.

When spring had come and all outside was green, the bear said one morning to Snow-white: ‘Now I must go away, and cannot come back for the whole summer.’ ‘Where are you going, then, dear bear?’ asked Snow-white. ‘I must go into the forest and guard my treasures from the wicked dwarfs. In the winter, when the earth is frozen hard, they are obliged to stay below and cannot work their way through; but now, when the sun has thawed and warmed the earth, they break through it, and come out to pry and steal; and what once gets into their hands, and in their caves, does not easily see daylight again.’

Ketika musim semi tiba dan segalanya di luar menghijau, sang beruang berkata suatu pagi kepada Snow-white: 'Sekarang aku harus pergi, dan tak bisa kembali sepanjang musim panas.' 'Kau hendak ke mana, beruang sayang?' tanya Snow-white. 'Aku harus pergi ke hutan dan menjaga harta-hartaku dari para kurcaci jahat. Pada musim dingin, ketika bumi membeku keras, mereka terpaksa tetap di bawah tanah dan tak bisa menerobos keluar; tetapi sekarang, ketika matahari telah mencairkan dan menghangatkan bumi, mereka menerobos keluar, dan datang untuk mengintai dan mencuri; dan apa yang sekali jatuh ke tangan mereka, dan masuk ke gua-gua mereka, tak mudah lagi melihat cahaya siang.'

Snow-white was quite sorry at his departure, and as she unbolted the door for him, and the bear was hurrying out, he caught against the bolt and a piece of his hairy coat was torn off, and it seemed to Snow-white as if she had seen gold shining through it, but she was not sure about it. The bear ran away quickly, and was soon out of sight behind the trees.

Snow-white sangat sedih atas kepergiannya, dan ketika ia membuka gerendel pintu untuknya, dan beruang itu sedang bergegas keluar, ia tersangkut pada gerendel dan sepotong bulu tebalnya robek, dan tampak bagi Snow-white seolah-olah ia melihat emas berkilau di baliknya, tetapi ia tak yakin soal itu. Sang beruang berlari pergi dengan cepat, dan segera menghilang dari pandangan di balik pepohonan.

A short time afterwards the mother sent her children into the forest to get firewood. There they found a big tree which lay felled on the ground, and close by the trunk something was jumping backwards and forwards in the grass, but they could not make out what it was. When they came nearer they saw a dwarf with an old withered face and a snow-white beard a yard long. The end of the beard was caught in a crevice of the tree, and the little fellow was jumping about like a dog tied to a rope, and did not know what to do.

Tak lama kemudian sang ibu mengirim anak-anaknya ke hutan untuk mengambil kayu bakar. Di sana mereka menemukan sebatang pohon besar yang tumbang di tanah, dan di dekat batangnya sesuatu melompat-lompat maju mundur di rerumputan, tetapi mereka tak bisa mengetahui apa itu. Ketika mereka mendekat mereka melihat seorang kurcaci dengan wajah tua keriput dan janggut putih salju sepanjang satu yard. Ujung janggutnya terjepit di sebuah celah pada pohon itu, dan si kurcaci kecil melompat-lompat seperti seekor anjing yang diikat pada tali, dan tak tahu harus berbuat apa.

He glared at the girls with his fiery red eyes and cried: ‘Why do you stand there? Can you not come here and help me?’ ‘What are you up to, little man?’ asked Rose-red. ‘You stupid, prying goose!’ answered the dwarf: ‘I was going to split the tree to get a little wood for cooking.

Ia menatap tajam kedua gadis itu dengan mata merah menyalanya dan berseru: 'Kenapa kalian berdiri di situ? Tidakkah kalian bisa ke sini dan menolongku?' 'Apa yang sedang kau lakukan, lelaki kecil?' tanya Rose-red. 'Kau angsa bodoh yang suka mengintai!' jawab si kurcaci: 'Aku hendak membelah pohon ini untuk mendapatkan sedikit kayu untuk memasak.

‘The little bit of food that we people get is immediately burnt up with heavy logs; we do not swallow so much as you coarse, greedy folk. I had just driven the wedge safely in, and everything was going as I wished; but the cursed wedge was too smooth and suddenly sprang out, and the tree closed so quickly that I could not pull out my beautiful white beard; so now it is tight and I cannot get away, and the silly, sleek, milk-faced things laugh! Ugh! how odious you are!’

'Sedikit makanan yang kami dapatkan langsung terbakar habis dengan kayu bakar besar; kami tak menelan sebanyak yang kalian, orang-orang kasar dan rakus, makan. Aku baru saja memasukkan baji dengan aman, dan segalanya berjalan sesuai yang kuinginkan; tetapi baji terkutuk itu terlalu licin dan tiba-tiba mencelat keluar, dan pohon itu menutup begitu cepat sehingga aku tak bisa menarik keluar janggut putihku yang indah; jadi sekarang terjepit dan aku tak bisa pergi, dan makhluk-makhluk bodoh, licin, berwajah susu itu tertawa! Cih! betapa menjijikkannya kalian!'

The children tried very hard, but they could not pull the beard out, it was caught too fast. ‘I will run and fetch someone,’ said Rose-red. ‘You senseless goose!’ snarled the dwarf; ‘why should you fetch someone? You are already two too many for me; can you not think of something better?’ ‘Don’t be impatient,’ said Snow-white, ‘I will help you,’ and she pulled her scissors out of her pocket, and cut off the end of the beard.

Kedua anak itu berusaha keras, tetapi mereka tak bisa menarik keluar janggut itu, terjepit terlalu erat. 'Aku akan berlari mencari seseorang,' kata Rose-red. 'Kau angsa tak berotak!' geram si kurcaci; 'kenapa kau harus mencari seseorang? Kau sudah dua orang terlalu banyak untukku; tidakkah kau bisa memikirkan sesuatu yang lebih baik?' 'Jangan tak sabar,' kata Snow-white, 'aku akan menolongmu,' dan ia mengeluarkan guntingnya dari sakunya, dan memotong ujung janggut itu.

As soon as the dwarf felt himself free he laid hold of a bag which lay amongst the roots of the tree, and which was full of gold, and lifted it up, grumbling to himself: ‘Uncouth people, to cut off a piece of my fine beard. Bad luck to you!’ and then he swung the bag upon his back, and went off without even once looking at the children.

Begitu si kurcaci merasa dirinya bebas ia meraih sebuah kantong yang tergeletak di antara akar-akar pohon itu, dan yang penuh dengan emas, dan mengangkatnya, sambil menggerutu pada dirinya sendiri: 'Orang-orang kasar, memotong sebagian janggut indahku. Sial bagi kalian!' dan kemudian ia mengayunkan kantong itu ke punggungnya, dan pergi tanpa sekalipun menoleh ke arah anak-anak itu.

Some time afterwards Snow-white and Rose-red went to catch a dish of fish. As they came near the brook they saw something like a large grasshopper jumping towards the water, as if it were going to leap in. They ran to it and found it was the dwarf. ‘Where are you going?’ said Rose-red; ‘you surely don’t want to go into the water?’ ‘I am not such a fool!’ cried the dwarf; ‘don’t you see that the accursed fish wants to pull me in?’

Beberapa waktu kemudian Snow-white dan Rose-red pergi menangkap seporsi ikan. Ketika mereka mendekati sungai kecil itu mereka melihat sesuatu seperti belalang besar melompat-lompat menuju air, seolah hendak melompat masuk. Mereka berlari ke sana dan mendapati itu adalah si kurcaci. 'Kau hendak ke mana?' kata Rose-red; 'kau pasti tak ingin masuk ke air, bukan?' 'Aku bukan orang bodoh seperti itu!' seru si kurcaci; 'tidakkah kau lihat ikan terkutuk itu ingin menyeretku masuk?'

The little man had been sitting there fishing, and unluckily the wind had tangled up his beard with the fishing-line; a moment later a big fish made a bite and the feeble creature had not strength to pull it out; the fish kept the upper hand and pulled the dwarf towards him. He held on to all the reeds and rushes, but it was of little good, for he was forced to follow the movements of the fish, and was in urgent danger of being dragged into the water.

Si lelaki kecil itu sedang duduk di sana memancing, dan sialnya angin telah membuat janggutnya kusut dengan tali pancing; sesaat kemudian seekor ikan besar menyambar dan makhluk yang lemah itu tak punya kekuatan untuk menariknya keluar; ikan itu menguasai keadaan dan menarik si kurcaci ke arahnya. Ia berpegangan pada semua alang-alang dan gelagah, tetapi tak banyak gunanya, sebab ia terpaksa mengikuti gerakan ikan itu, dan berada dalam bahaya besar untuk terseret ke dalam air.

The girls came just in time; they held him fast and tried to free his beard from the line, but all in vain, beard and line were entangled fast together. There was nothing to do but to bring out the scissors and cut the beard, whereby a small part of it was lost.

Kedua gadis itu datang tepat pada waktunya; mereka memegangnya erat dan mencoba membebaskan janggutnya dari tali itu, tetapi sia-sia, janggut dan tali itu terjalin rapat bersama. Tak ada yang bisa dilakukan selain mengeluarkan gunting dan memotong janggut itu, yang membuat sebagian kecil darinya hilang.

When the dwarf saw that he screamed out: ‘Is that civil, you toadstool, to disfigure a man’s face? Was it not enough to clip off the end of my beard? Now you have cut off the best part of it. I cannot let myself be seen by my people. I wish you had been made to run the soles off your shoes!’ Then he took out a sack of pearls which lay in the rushes, and without another word he dragged it away and disappeared behind a stone.

Ketika si kurcaci melihat itu ia menjerit: 'Apakah itu sopan, kalian jamur beracun, merusak wajah seorang lelaki? Belum cukupkah memotong ujung janggutku? Sekarang kalian sudah memotong bagian terbaiknya. Aku tak bisa lagi menampakkan diri di hadapan kaumku. Kuharap kalian dipaksa berlari sampai sol sepatu kalian habis!' Kemudian ia mengeluarkan sebuah kantong mutiara yang tergeletak di antara gelagah, dan tanpa sepatah kata lagi ia menyeretnya pergi dan menghilang di balik sebuah batu.

It happened that soon afterwards the mother sent the two children to the town to buy needles and thread, and laces and ribbons. The road led them across a heath upon which huge pieces of rock lay strewn about. There they noticed a large bird hovering in the air, flying slowly round and round above them; it sank lower and lower, and at last settled near a rock not far away. Immediately they heard a loud, piteous cry. They ran up and saw with horror that the eagle had seized their old acquaintance the dwarf, and was going to carry him off.

Kebetulan tak lama kemudian sang ibu mengirim kedua anak itu ke kota untuk membeli jarum dan benang, serta renda dan pita. Jalan itu membawa mereka melintasi sebuah padang tandus tempat bongkahan-bongkahan batu besar bertebaran. Di sana mereka melihat seekor burung besar melayang di udara, terbang perlahan berputar-putar di atas mereka; ia turun semakin rendah, dan akhirnya hinggap di dekat sebuah batu tak jauh dari sana. Seketika itu juga mereka mendengar sebuah jeritan keras dan memelas. Mereka berlari mendekat dan melihat dengan ngeri bahwa sang elang telah menangkap kenalan lama mereka si kurcaci, dan hendak membawanya pergi.

The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the little man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go. As soon as the dwarf had recovered from his first fright he cried with his shrill voice: ‘Could you not have done it more carefully! You dragged at my brown coat so that it is all torn and full of holes, you clumsy creatures!’ Then he took up a sack full of precious stones, and slipped away again under the rock into his hole. The girls, who by this time were used to his ingratitude, went on their way and did their business in town.

Kedua anak itu, penuh belas kasih, segera memegang erat si lelaki kecil itu, dan menarik melawan sang elang begitu lama sehingga akhirnya ia melepaskan mangsanya. Begitu si kurcaci pulih dari ketakutan pertamanya ia berseru dengan suaranya yang melengking: 'Tidakkah kalian bisa melakukannya dengan lebih hati-hati! Kalian menyeret mantel cokelatku sampai robek dan berlubang-lubang, makhluk-makhluk kikuk!' Kemudian ia mengambil sebuah kantong penuh batu-batu berharga, dan menyelinap pergi lagi di bawah batu itu masuk ke lubangnya. Kedua gadis itu, yang saat ini sudah terbiasa dengan sikap tak tahu terima kasihnya, melanjutkan perjalanan mereka dan menyelesaikan urusan mereka di kota.

As they crossed the heath again on their way home they surprised the dwarf, who had emptied out his bag of precious stones in a clean spot, and had not thought that anyone would come there so late. The evening sun shone upon the brilliant stones; they glittered and sparkled with all colours so beautifully that the children stood still and stared at them.

Ketika mereka menyeberangi padang tandus itu lagi dalam perjalanan pulang mereka mengejutkan si kurcaci, yang telah mengeluarkan seluruh isi kantong batu-batu berharganya di sebuah tempat yang bersih, dan tak menyangka ada yang akan datang ke sana selarut itu. Matahari senja bersinar pada batu-batu yang berkilau itu; mereka berkilauan dan berkelip dengan segala warna begitu indahnya sehingga kedua anak itu berdiri diam dan menatapnya.

‘Why do you stand gaping there?’ cried the dwarf, and his ashen-grey face became copper-red with rage. He was still cursing when a loud growling was heard, and a black bear came trotting towards them out of the forest. The dwarf sprang up in a fright, but he could not reach his cave, for the bear was already close.

'Kenapa kalian berdiri melongo di situ?' seru si kurcaci, dan wajah abu-abunya berubah menjadi merah tembaga karena amarah. Ia masih mengumpat ketika terdengar sebuah geraman keras, dan seekor beruang hitam datang berlari-lari kecil menuju mereka dari hutan. Si kurcaci melompat kaget, tetapi ia tak bisa mencapai guanya, sebab sang beruang sudah dekat.

Then in the dread of his heart he cried: ‘Dear Mr Bear, spare me, I will give you all my treasures; look, the beautiful jewels lying there! Grant me my life; what do you want with such a slender little fellow as I? you would not feel me between your teeth. Come, take these two wicked girls, they are tender morsels for you, fat as young quails; for mercy’s sake eat them!’ The bear took no heed of his words, but gave the wicked creature a single blow with his paw, and he did not move again.

Kemudian dalam ketakutannya yang mendalam ia berseru: 'Tuan Beruang yang baik, ampuni aku, aku akan berikan semua hartaku; lihat, permata-permata indah yang tergeletak di sana! Berilah aku hidup; apa gunanya bagimu makhluk kurus kecil seperti aku ini? kau bahkan tak akan merasakanku di antara gigimu. Ayo, ambil kedua gadis jahat ini, mereka adalah santapan yang empuk untukmu, segemuk burung puyuh muda; demi belas kasihan, makanlah mereka!' Sang beruang tak menghiraukan kata-katanya, melainkan memberikan makhluk jahat itu satu pukulan dengan cakarnya, dan ia tak bergerak lagi.

The girls had run away, but the bear called to them: ‘Snow-white and Rose-red, do not be afraid; wait, I will come with you.’ Then they recognized his voice and waited, and when he came up to them suddenly his bearskin fell off, and he stood there a handsome man, clothed all in gold. ‘I am a king’s son,’ he said, ‘and I was bewitched by that wicked dwarf, who had stolen my treasures; I have had to run about the forest as a savage bear until I was freed by his death. Now he has got his well-deserved punishment.’

Kedua gadis itu telah berlari pergi, tetapi sang beruang memanggil mereka: 'Snow-white dan Rose-red, jangan takut; tunggu, aku akan ikut bersama kalian.' Kemudian mereka mengenali suaranya dan menunggu, dan ketika ia mendekati mereka tiba-tiba kulit beruangnya terlepas, dan berdirilah ia sebagai seorang pria tampan, berpakaian serba emas. 'Aku adalah putra seorang raja,' katanya, 'dan aku telah disihir oleh kurcaci jahat itu, yang telah mencuri harta-hartaku; aku terpaksa berlari-lari di hutan sebagai seekor beruang buas sampai aku dibebaskan oleh kematiannya. Kini ia telah mendapat hukuman yang pantas ia terima.'

Snow-white was married to him, and Rose-red to his brother, and they divided between them the great treasure which the dwarf had gathered together in his cave. The old mother lived peacefully and happily with her children for many years. She took the two rose-trees with her, and they stood before her window, and every year bore the most beautiful roses, white and red.

Snow-white menikah dengannya, dan Rose-red menikah dengan saudaranya, dan mereka membagi di antara mereka harta besar yang telah dikumpulkan si kurcaci di guanya. Sang ibu tua hidup dengan damai dan bahagia bersama anak-anaknya selama bertahun-tahun. Ia membawa serta kedua pohon mawar itu, dan mereka berdiri di depan jendelanya, dan setiap tahun berbunga mawar-mawar terindah, putih dan merah.