Then one of them stooped down to stroke it, but the Serpent raised its head and put out its fangs and was about to sting the child to death.
樵夫的孩子过来看到蛇慢慢的起死回生了，其中的一个弯下腰试图抚摸它，蛇却抬起头，露出毒牙，想叮死孩子。
One wintry day a Woodman was tramping home from his work when he saw something black lying on the snow. When he came closer he saw it was a Serpent to all appearance dead. But he took it up and put it in his bosom to warm while he hurried home.
一个寒冷的冬天，樵夫做完活，步履沉重的往家走，路上见到一团黑东西在雪中若隐若现，走近一看，是一条毒蛇，看起来已经冻死了。
So the Woodman seized his axe, and with one stroke cut the Serpent in two. "Ah," said he, "No gratitude from the wicked."
樵夫立刻抓起斧子，一斧子下去把蛇劈成两半，他说：“别指望邪恶者感恩。
As soon as he got indoors he put the Serpent down on the hearth before the fire. The children watched it and saw it slowly come to life again.
樵夫捡起蛇，揣进怀中急忙往家赶。一进门，樵夫便把蛇放在壁炉前的地板上，希望可以救活它。