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Meanwhile, Marygold slowly and sadly opened the door, and showed herself with her apron at her eyes, still sobbing as if her heart would break.
與此同時，瑪麗·戈爾德慢慢地、傷心地打開了門，露出了自己的模樣，用圍裙蒙住眼睛，還在抽泣著，仿佛她的心都要碎了。
“How now, my little lady!” cried Midas. “Pray what is the matter with you this bright morning?”
“喂，我的小姑娘！”邁達斯喊道。“請問你今天早上怎么啦?”
Marygold, without taking the apron from her eyes, held out her hand in which was one of the roses which Midas had so recently changed.
瑪麗金沒有把圍裙從眼睛上拿下來，只伸出一只手，手里拿著彌達斯剛剛換過的玫瑰花。
“Beautiful!” exclaimed her father. “And what is there in this magnificent golden rose to make you cry?”
“很美！”她的父親喊道。“這朵美麗的金玫瑰為何讓你哭泣?”
“Ah, dear father!” answered the child, as well as her sobs would let her, “it is not beautiful, but the ugliest flower that ever grew! As soon as I was dressed, I ran into the garden to gather some roses for you, because I know you like them, and like them the better when gathered by your little daughter. But, O dear, dear me! What do you think has happened? All the beautiful roses, that smelled so sweet and had so many lovely blushes, are blighted and spoiled! They are grown quite yellow, as you see this one, and have no longer any fragrance! What can have been the matter?”
“啊，親愛的父親！”孩子啜泣著答道，“它并不美麗，而是有史以來最丑的花！我一穿好衣服，就跑到花園里去摘玫瑰花給你，因為我知道你喜歡它們，而且我摘的時候，你會更喜歡它們。可是，哎呀，哎呀!你知道發生了什么事? 所有美麗的玫瑰，聞起來那么香，有那么多可愛的紅暈，都枯萎了，糟蹋了! 正如你所看到的，它們已經長得很黃了，不再有香味了！出了什么事？”
“Pooh, my dear little girl, pray don’t cry about it!” said Midas, who was ashamed to confess that he himself had brought about the change which so greatly troubled her. “Sit down and eat your bread and milk! You will find it easy enough to exchange a golden rose like that (which will last hundreds of years) for an ordinary one, which would wither in a day.”
“維尼，我親愛的小女兒，請不要為這事哭泣！” 邁達斯說，他不好意思承認是他自己引起了使她大為不安的變化。“坐下來吃你的面包和牛奶！你會發現，用這樣的一朵金玫瑰(可以保存幾百年)換一朵一天之內就會枯萎普通玫瑰，這是很好的事情。”
