很久很久以前、 有十二个国王的孩子 - 十一个兄弟和一个姐姐, 爱丽萨。
Hěnjiǔ、hěnjiǔ yǐqián, yǒu shíèrgè guówáng de háizǐ - shíyīgè xiōngdì hé yīgè jiějiě, Àilìsà.
Once upon a time there were twelve royal children – eleven brothers and one older sister, Elisa.
有一天, 母亲去世了。不久后, 国王又结婚了。新王后是一个恶毒的巫婆。
Yǒu yītiān, mǔqīn qùshìle. bù jiǔ hòu, guówáng yòu jiéhūnle. Xīn wánghòu shì yīgè èdú de wūpó.
One day the mother died, and some time later the king married again. The new wife, however, was an evil witch.
她用魔法把十一个王子变成了天鹅, 然后把他们送到了大森林那边一个遥远的国家。
Tā yòng mófǎ bǎ shíyīgè wángzǐ biànchéng le tiān'é, ránhòu bǎ tāmén sòng dào le dà sēnlín nàbiān yīgè yáoyuǎn de guójiā.
She turned the eleven princes into swans and sent them far away to a distant land beyond the large forest.
她给女孩穿上了破烂的衣服, 脸上抹着丑陋的药膏, 以至于女孩的父亲没有认出她而把她赶出了宫殿。