10. Look at the Moon.

Early the next morning the prince set out to look for something to eat, which he soon found at a forester's hut, where for many following days he was supplied with all that a brave prince could consider necessary. And having plenty to keep him alive for the present, he would not think of wants not yet in existence. Whenever Care intruded, this prince always bowed him out in the most princely manner. When he returned from his breakfast to his watch-cave, he saw the princess already floating about in the lake, attended by the king and queen whom he knew by their crowns—and a great company in lovely little boats, with canopies of all the colours of the rainbow, and flags and streamers of a great many more. It was a very bright day, and soon the prince, burned up with the heat, began to long for the cold water and the cool princess. But he had to endure till twilight; for the boats had provisions on board, and it was not till the sun went down that the gay party began to vanish.

Boat after boat drew away to the shore, following that of the king and queen, till only one, apparently the princess's own boat, remained. But she did not want to go home even yet, and the prince thought he saw her order the boat to the shore without her. At all events, it rowed away; and now, of all the radiant company, only one white speck remained. Then the prince began to sing. And this is what he sung:—

"Lady fair,
Swan-white,
Lift thine eyes,
Banish night
By the might
Of thine eyes.

Snowy arms,
Oars of snow,
Oar her hither,
Plashing low.
Soft and slow,
Oar her hither.

Stream behind her
O'er the lake,
Radiant whiteness!
In her wake
Following, following for her sake.
Radiant whiteness!

Cling about her,
Waters blue;
Part not from her,
But renew
Cold and true
Kisses round her.

Lap me round,
Waters sad,
That have left her.
Make me glad,
For ye had
Kissed her ere ye left her."

10.瞧那月亮

第二天一早，王子动身去找吃的，很快他就找到一个护林人的小屋。在那里，他找到了非常充足的水和食物，足够他接下来生活很多天的。这一下解决了当前如何活下去的问题，而他也不为生存之外的事情发愁。因为无论何时，如果遇上什么意外的麻烦，我们聪明的王子总是会用最高贵的方式，恭恭敬敬地将它请到一边去。当他用完早餐回到观察哨时，看到公主已经在湖里四处漂游了，后面跟着两个戴着王冠的人，那应该是国王和王后。此外，还有一大群人，都坐在一艘艘可爱的小艇中，小艇上罩着花花绿绿的遮阳篷，两侧缀满许许多多的彩旗和彩带。这是一个十分晴朗的天气，王子很快就被晒得浑身冒汗，开始想念那冷冷的湖水和酷酷的公主。不过他必 须忍耐到黄昏的降临，因为那些游船上都有很丰盛的食物，看来这一场欢快的聚会不到夕阳西下是不会结束的。

终于，一艘接一艘小艇跟着国王和王后的船，渐渐驶向岸边，湖面上只留下了一艘船，很显然，那是公主的船。她还不想回去，王子看见公主下令让船不用管她去靠岸。谢天谢地，最后一艘船也走了，熙熙攘攘的前呼后拥的人都消失了，湖面上只剩下一个白色的斑点。这时候王子开始唱起歌来。他是这么唱的：

“美丽的姑娘，

白天鹅，

抬起你的眼眸，

驱散夜幕，

用这目光的魔力哦。

雪一样的胳膊，

雪白的桨，

划到这儿哦，

轻轻地划哦，

轻又轻，

划到这儿哦。

她身后的浪，

越过湖，

熠熠白光

闪动其中，

一直一直跟着她哦

熠熠白光

闪动其中，

一直一直跟着她哦

熠熠白光！

紧贴她哦，

水蓝蓝，

不呀么不离分，

只有那阵阵

真实和冰冷

亲吻她的脸庞。

浪花在我左右，

水幽幽，

离开她身旁哦，

让我乐悠悠

荡呀荡

吻过她的脸又到我身旁！”