英文
CHAPTER XVIII
Esegrim came proudly over the field before the King, and he thanked the Queen, and spake with a fell mood ill words on the Fox, in suchwise that the King heard it and was wroth, and made the Wolf and the Bear anon to be arrested. You saw never wood dogs do more harm than was done to them. They were both fast bounden, so sore that all that night they might not stir hand nor foot. They might scarcely roar nor move any joint. Now hear how the Fox forth did. He hated them. He laboured so to the Queen that he got leave for to have as much of the Bear's skin upon his rigge as a foot long and a foot broad, for to make him thereof a scrip; then was the Fox ready if he had four strong shoon. Now hear how he did for to get these shoon. He said to the Queen,“Madam, I am your pilgrim. Here is my Eme, Sir Esegrim, that has four strong shoon which were good for me. If he would let me have two of them I would on the way busily think on your soul, for it is right that a pilgrim should always think and pray for them that do him good. Thus may you do your soul good if you will. And also if you might get of my aunt Dame Ersewynde also two of her shoon to give me, she may well do it, for she goes but little out, but abides alway at home.”
Then said the Queen,“Reynart, you behoves well such shoes; you may not be without them. They shall be good for you to keep your feet whole for to pass with them many a sharp mountain and stony rocks. You can find no better shoes for you than such as Esegrim and his wife have and wear. They be good and strong. Though it should touch their life, each of them shall give you two shoes for to accomplish with your high pilgrimage.”
中文
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依赛格林很骄傲地走到国王面前，很凶恶地骂着列那。国王听了大怒，下令把狼与熊都缚了起来。他们被捆缚得极紧，整个晚上，他们的足与手都丝毫不能转动。现在看狐怎么办！他恨他们。他设法向王后说，他动身时要用一尺长一尺宽的熊皮做背囊，还有，他要四只坚固的靴，以便走远路。他对王后道：“我后，我现在是你的朝陵使了。我的叔父依赛格林有四只靴，恰好合我用。我要他给我两只靴，还有他的妻，我的婶母，也要给我两只，她不大出门，没有靴也不要紧。”
王后道：“列那，这些靴你必定要的，因为你要爬山过岭。依赛格林及他的妻的靴，正合你用，又好又坚固。我叫他们每人给你两只。取下来虽痛，也无法，因为朝陵是要事。”
