And a small toad came walking by and opened the door to her. When she entered， they all bade her welcome， and she was forced to sit down. They asked， “Where have you come from， and whither are you going？” Then she related all that had befallen（befallen v.发生，降临，落到） her， and how because she had transgressed（transgress vt.违反， 犯罪， 侵犯） the order which had been given her not to say more than three words， the stove， and the king"s son also， had disappeared， and now she was about to seek him over the hill and dale（dale n.宽谷， 溪谷） until she found him. Then the old fat one said， “Little green waitingmaid， Waitingmaid with the limping leg， Little dog of the limping leg， Hop hither and thither， And bring me the great box.”
于是蹦过来一只小蛤蟆，为公主开了门。她跨进屋，所有蛤蟆都叫欢迎欢迎，并要她坐下。它们问：“您从哪儿来？想上哪儿去？”她于是讲了自己的全部遭遇，说她违反了说话不得超过三句的戒规，铁炉子和王子一起不见了；现在她决定去寻找他，哪怕翻山越岭，走遍天涯海角，也一定要把他找着才罢休。那只老点的胖蛤蟆听了又说：
“绿色的小闺女，
盘腿儿小闺女，
盘腿的小狗狗，
蹦过来又蹦过去，
快，去取那大匣子来这里。”
Then the little one went and brought the box. After this they gave her meat and drink， and took her to a wellmade bed， which felt like silk and velvet， and she laid herself therein， in God"s name， and slept. When morning came she arose， and the old toad gave her three needles out of the great box which she was to take with her， they would be needed by her， for she had to cross a high glass mountain， and go over three piercing swords and a great lake. If she did all this she would get her lover back again. Then she gave her three things， which she was to take the greatest care of， namely， three large needles， a ploughwheel， and three nuts. With these she traveled onwards， and when she came to the glass mountain which was so slippery（slippery adj.滑的， 光滑的）， she stuck the three needles first behind her feet and then before them， and so got over it， and when she was over it， she hid them in a place which she marked carefully. After this she came to the three piercing swords， and then she seated herslef on her ploughwheel， and rolled over them. At last she arrived in front of a great lake， and when she had crossed it， she came to a large and beautiful castle. She went and asked for a place， she was a poor girl， she said， and would like to be hired. She knew， however， that the king"s son whom she had released from the iron stove in the great forest was in the castle. Then she was taken as a scullerymaid at low wages. But already the king"s son had another maiden by his side whom he wanted to marry， for he thought that she had long been dead.
那只小蛤蟆马上蹦过去，背来一只匣子。随后它们给公主吃的喝的，吃喝完又带她到一张像用绸子和天鹅绒铺垫的漂亮床前，公主躺到床上，平平安安地睡着了。第二天天一亮，她起了身，那只老蛤蟆从大匣子里取出三根针来递给她，要她带上，说她需要它们，因为她不得不翻越一座玻璃山和三口锋利的宝剑，还要过一条大河——只有这三道难关都过了，她才能找到自己爱人。说完，老蛤蟆给了她三样宝物，要她好好保管，那就是：三根针，一个犁铧的轮子，三个胡桃。带着这些东西，公主又上了路。她走到了玻璃山前，山上很滑，她便把针扎在脚后面，然后再往前爬，就这样翻越了过去。到了山那边，她把针插在一个地方并且记住。随后到了三把锋利的宝剑前，她又站到犁铧轮上，从剑锋上滚了过去。最后，她走到一条大河边，渡过大河，面前便出现一座雄伟华丽的宫殿。她走进宫去，自称是一个穷使女，希望人家雇佣她，给她一份工作做。她知道，她从大森林里的铁炉子里拯救的王子就在宫中。她于是被雇用当了厨房的使唤丫头，工钱异常微薄。这时候，王子身边已有另外一位女子，他打算娶她，因为他以为公主早死了。