The Three Black Princesses. East India was besieged by an enemy who would not retire until he had received six hundred dollars. Then the townsfolk caused it to be proclaimed by beat of drum that whosoever was able to procure the money should be burgomaster. Now there was a poor fisherman who fished on the sea with his son, and the enemy came and took the son prisoner, and gave the father six hundred dollars for him. So the father went and gave them to the great men of the town, and the enemy departed, and the fisherman became burgomaster. Then it was proclaimed that whosoever did not say "Mr. Burgomaster," should be put to death on the gallows.	De drei schwatten Prinzessinnen Ostindien was von den Fiend belagert, he wull de Stadt nig verloeten, he wull ersten seshundert Dahler hebben. Do leiten se dat ut trummen, well de schaffen könne, de soll Börgemester weren. Do was der en armen Fisker, de fiskede up de See mit sinen Sohn, do kam de Fiend un nam den Sohn gefangen und gav em daför seshundert Dahler. Do genk de Vader hen und gav dat de Heerens in de Stadt, und de Fiend trock av und de Fisker wurde Börgemester. Do word utropen, wer nig 'Heer Börgermester, segde, de soll an de Galge richtet weren.
The son got away again from the enemy, and came to a great forest on a high mountain. The mountain opened, and he went into a great enchanted castle, wherein chairs, tables, and benches were all hung with black. Then came three young princesses who were dressed entirely in black, but had a little white on their faces. They told him he was not to be afraid, they would not hurt him, and that he could rescue them. He said he would gladly do that, if he did but know how. At this, they told him he must for a whole year not speak to them and also not look at them, and what he wanted to have he was just to ask for, and if they dared give him an answer they would do so. When he had been there for a long while he said he should like to go to his father, and they told him he might go. He was to take with him this purse with money, put on this coat, and in a week he must be back there again.	De Sohn, de kam de Fiend wier ut de Hände un kam in en grauten Wold up en haujen Berg. De Berg, de dei sick up, do kam he in en graut verwünsket Schloß, woin Stohle, Diske un Bänke alle schwatt behangen wören. Do queimen drei Prinzessinnen, de gans schwatt antrocken wören, de men en lück (wenig) witt in't Gesicht hädden, de segden to em, he soll men nig bange sien, se wullen em nix dohn, he könn eer erlösen. Do seg he je, dat wull he gern dohn, wann he men wüste, wo he dat macken söll. Do segget se, he söll en gans Johr nig met en kühren (sprechen) un söll se auck nig anseihen; wat he gern hebben wull, dat söll he men seggen, wann se Antwort giewen dörften (geben dürften), wullen se et dohn. As he ,ne Tied lang der west was, sede he, he wull asse gern noh sin Vader gohn, da segget se, dat söll he men dohn, düssen Buel (Beutel) met Geld söll he met niermen, düsse Klöder soll he antrecken, un in acht Dage möst he der wier sin.
Then he was lifted up, and was instantly in east India. He could no longer find his father in the fisherman's hut, and asked the people where the poor fisherman could be, and they told him he must not say that, or he would come to the gallows. Then he went to his father and said, fisherman, how have you got here. Then the father said, you must not say that, if the great men of the town knew of that, you would come to the gallows. He, however, would not give in, and was brought to the gallows. When he was there, he said, o, my masters, just give me leave to go to the old fisherman's hut. Then he put on his old smock, and came back to the great men, and said, do you not now see. Am I not the son of the poor fisherman. Did I not earn bread for my father and mother in this dress. Hereupon his father knew him again, and begged his pardon, and took him home with him, and then related all that had happened to him, and how he had got into a forest on a high mountain, and the mountain had opened and he had gone into an enchanted castle, where all was black, and three young princesses had come to him who were black except a little white on their faces. And they had told him not to fear, and that he could rescue them. Then his mother said that might very likely not be a good thing to do, and that he ought to take a blessed candle with him, and drop some boiling wax on their faces.	Do werd he upnurmen (aufgehoben), un is glick in Ostindien. Do kann he sin Vader in de Fiskhütte nig mer finden un frög de Luide, wo doh de arme Fisker blierwen wöre, do segget se, dat möst he nig seggen, dann queim he an de Galge. Do kümmet he bi sin Vader, do seg he 'Fisker, wo sin ji do to kummen?' Do seg de 'dat möt ji nig seggen, wann dat de Heerens van de Stadt gewahr weeret, kümme ji an de Galge.' He willt ober gar nig loten, he werd noh de Galge bracht. Es he do is, seg he 'o mine Heerens, gierwet mie doh Verlöv, dat ick noh de olle Fiskhütte gohn mag.' Do tüt he sinen ollen Kiel an, do kümmet he wier noh de Heerens un seg 'seih ji et nu wull, sin ick nig en armen Fisker sinen Sohn? in düt Tueg heve ick minen Vader und Moder dat Braud gewunnen.' Do erkennet se en un badden üm Vergiebnüs un niermt en met noh sin Hues, do verteld he alle, wü et em gohn hev, dat he wöre in en Wold kummen up en haujen Berg, do hädde sick de Berg updohn, do wöre he in en verwünsket Schloß kummen, wo alles schwatt west wöre, un drei Prinzessinnen wören der an kummen, de wören schwatt west, men en lück witt in't Gesicht. De hädden em segd, he söll nig bange sien, he könn eer erlösen. Do seg sine Moder, dat mög wull nig guet sien, he soll ,ne gewiehte Wasskeefze met niermen un drüppen (tropfen) eer gleinig (glühend) Wass in't Gesicht.
He went back again, and he was in great fear, and he dropped the wax on their faces as they were sleeping, and they all turned half-white. Then all the three princesses sprang up, and said, you accursed dog, our blood shall cry for vengeance on you. Now there is no man born in the world, nor will any ever be born who can set us free. We have still three brothers who are bound by seven chains - they shall tear you to pieces. Then there was a loud shrieking all over the castle, and he sprang out of the window, and broke his leg, and the castle sank into the earth again, the mountain closed again, and no one knew where the castle had stood.	He geit wier hen, und do gruelte (graute) em so, un he drüppde er Wass in't Gesicht, asse se sleipen, un se wören all halv witt. Do sprüngen alle de drei Prinzessinnen up un segden 'de verfluchte Hund, usse Bloet soll örfer die Rache schreien, nu is kin Mensk up de Welt geboren un werd geboren, de us erlösen kann, wie hevet noh drei Bröders, de sind in siewen Ketten anschloeten, de söllt die terreiten.' Do givt et en Gekriesk in't ganse Schloß, un he sprank noh ue dat Fenster un terbrack dat Been, un dat Schloß sunk wier in de Grunde, de Berg was wier to, un nümmes wust, wo et west was.