In a small village, there lived a lazy girl who hated spinning thread.
在一个小村庄里，有个懒惰的女孩，她讨厌纺纱。
One day, her mother, frustrated by her idleness, scolded her loudly.
一天，母亲因她的懒惰大声斥责她。
The queen, passing by, overheard the commotion and asked what was wrong.
恰巧女王经过，听到争吵，便询问发生了什么事。
Embarrassed, the mother lied, saying, “My daughter loves spinning so much, I can’t provide enough flax for her.”
母亲尴尬地撒谎说：“我的女儿太喜欢纺纱了，我的麻根本不够她用。”
The queen, intrigued, said, “Bring her to my castle. I’ll give her all the flax she desires.”
女王感兴趣地说：“把她带到我的城堡来，我会提供她想要的所有麻。”
The mother reluctantly sent the girl to the queen, warning her to keep up the pretense.
母亲无奈地把女孩送到女王那里，并警告她一定要继续装样子。
At the castle, the queen showed the girl three rooms filled with flax.
在城堡里，女王带女孩参观了三间装满麻的房间。
“Spin all of this into thread,” the queen commanded, “and you shall marry my son.”
女王命令道：“把这些都纺成线，你就可以嫁给我的儿子。”
The girl, overwhelmed and clueless, wept bitterly as she faced the impossible task.
女孩感到绝望，一筹莫展，面对无法完成的任务痛哭起来。
Suddenly, three strange women appeared in the room.
突然，三个奇怪的女人出现在房间里。
One had a broad foot, the second a drooping lip, and the third an enormous thumb.
一个女人脚宽大，另一个嘴唇下垂，第三个大拇指巨大。
“We’ll spin the flax for you,” they offered, “but you must invite us to your wedding and honor us as your relatives.”
她们说：“我们可以替你纺这些麻，但你必须在婚礼上邀请我们，并以亲戚的身份接待我们。”
Desperate, the girl agreed. The three women worked tirelessly, spinning all the flax into thread.
绝望的女孩答应了，三位妇女辛勤工作，将所有的麻纺成了线。
When the queen saw the results, she was delighted and promised the girl would marry the prince.
女王看到成果后非常满意，并承诺女孩将嫁给王子。
On the day of the wedding, the three spinners arrived as guests.
婚礼当天，三个纺纱女作为客人出席。
The prince, curious about their unusual appearances, asked how they came to look that way.
王子对她们奇特的外貌感到好奇，便问她们为什么会变成这样。
The first woman said, “My broad foot comes from treading the spinning wheel.”
第一个女人说：“我的宽脚是因为踩纺车造成的。”
The second said, “My drooping lip comes from wetting the thread.”
第二个说：“我的下垂嘴唇是因为舔湿线造成的。”
The third said, “My large thumb comes from twisting the thread.”
第三个说：“我的大拇指是因为捻线造成的。”
Horrified by the idea of his bride enduring the same fate, the prince declared,
王子对新娘可能遭遇相同命运的想法感到震惊，便宣布：
“My wife will never spin again!”
“我的妻子再也不许纺纱！”
Thus, the girl lived a comfortable life without ever spinning thread, thanks to her wit and the help of the three spinners.
于是，女孩凭借机智和三个纺纱女的帮助，过上了无需纺纱的舒适生活。
