 In the Netherlands, there is a folk tale about an indecisive girl and tulips. Three great knights wanted to marry the girl, and each one brought a gift. The first knight placed a crown on her head, and promised to treat her like a queen. The next night immediately laid his sword beside her and swore he would protect her. Finally, the third knight put a bag of gold at her feet and said, “Marry me, and you will be wealthy beyond your dreams!”
在荷蘭當地，有一則關於一位優柔寡斷的女孩及鬱金香的民間故事。三個偉大的武士想要娶這個女孩，每個人分別帶了一樣禮物。第一個武士在她頭上戴了一個皇冠，答應待她如女皇。下一個武士馬上將他的劍放在她身邊，發誓會保護她。最後，第三個武士放了一袋黃金在她腳邊並說，「嫁給我吧，妳將會有做夢都想不到的財富！」
The girl did not know how to choose, so she asked a fairy for help. The fairy looked at the girl seated among her gifts. “I will help you, and you will never have to make a decision again,” the fairy said.
這個女孩不知道怎麼選擇，所以她請求仙子幫忙。仙子看著坐在禮物中間的女孩。「我會幫妳，妳將永遠不用再做選擇。」仙子說。
The fairy turned the girl into a tulip, with the crown as the petals of the flower, the sword as the leaves, and the bag of gold as the tulip bulb. Just as the fairy had promised, the girl never had to decide on anything again.
仙子將女孩變成了一朵鬱金香，皇冠變成了花瓣，劍是葉子，而一袋的黃金則是鬱金香球莖。正如仙子所允諾的，這個女孩再也不須做任何出抉擇了。
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