
English: 
There were once three brothers who were travelling along a lonely winding road at twilight.
In time, the brothers reached a river too treacherous to pass
but being learned in the magical arts, the three brothers simply waved their wands and made a bridge.
Before they could cross, however, they found their path blocked by a hooded figure.
It was Death, and he felt cheated.
Cheated, because travelers would normally drown in the river, but Death was cunning.
He pretended to congratulate the three brothers on their magic and said that each should earn a prize
for having been clever enough to evade him.
The oldest asked for a wand
more powerful than any in existence.

Chinese: 
從前有三兄弟，在暮色中沿著一條孤寂蜿蜒的道路行走
最後，三兄弟到達一條險詐難渡的河
不過他們學過魔法，於是三兄弟就揮揮魔杖變出一座橋
然而，在渡河前，他們發現一個戴兜帽的人影擋住去路
那是死神，死神他覺得被三兄弟矇騙了
因為途經的旅客通常會溺死在河中，不過死神很狡詐
他假裝向三兄弟道賀他們高明的魔法，並說他們每個人都贏得了獎勵
因為他們聰明到能躲過他的魔掌
大哥討了一根世上最強大的魔杖

Chinese: 
於是死神便用附近的一株接骨木做成一根魔杖給他
二哥決定他要更進一步羞辱死神
他便要求能從墳墓喚醒所愛的能力
死神從河中撿出一顆石頭交給他
最後，死神轉向最小的弟弟
小弟是個謙遜的人
他要求一樣能讓他從此地繼續前進
且不被死神跟隨的物品
於是死神不情願地交出自己的隱形斗篷
大哥來到一座遙遠的村莊
有了接骨木魔杖在手
他殺死曾和他有過節的一位巫師
他陶醉在接骨木魔杖賦予他的力量中
他吹噓自己的所向無敵

English: 
So Death fashioned him one
from an elder tree that stood nearby.
The second brother decided he wanted
to humiliate Death even further...
...and asked for the power
to recall loved ones from the grave.
So Death plucked a stone from the river
and offered it to him.
Finally,
Death turned to the third brother.
A humble man...
...he asked for something that would
allow him to go forth from that place...
...without being followed by Death.
And so it was that Death reluctantly
handed over his own Cloak, of Invisibility.
The first brother traveled
to a distant village...
...where, with the Elder Wand in hand...
...he killed a wizard
with whom he had once quarreled.
Drunk, with the power
that the Elder Wand had given him...
...he bragged of his invincibility.

English: 
But that night,
another wizard stole the wand...
...and slit the brother's throat
for good measure.
And so Death took, the first brother
for his own.
The second brother journeyed
to his home where he took the stone
and turned it thrice in hand.
To his delight, the girl he'd once hoped
to marry before her untimely death...
...appeared before him.
Yet, soon she turned sad and cold for she did not belong in the mortal world.
Driven mad with hopeless longing the second brother killed himself so as to join her.
And so Death took, the second brother.
As for the third brother, Death searched for many years
but was never able to find him.
Only when he attained a great age
did the youngest brother..
..shed the Cloak of Invisibility
and give it to his son.

Chinese: 
但那夜，另一個巫師偷走魔杖
而且還劃破大哥的喉嚨以絕後患
於是死神得到大哥
二哥回到家中，他拿出石頭並在手中轉三次
令他喜出望外的是，曾想迎娶卻不幸早逝的那女孩
出現在他面前
然而不久後她變得憂傷且冰冷，因為她並不屬於人世
被渴望與絕望給逼瘋，二哥為了和女孩相守自殺了
於是死神得到二哥
至於三弟，死神尋找多年，但從沒能找到他
只有到他十分年邁時，這個最年輕的三弟
脫掉了隱形斗篷，並將其交給他兒子

English: 
He then greeted Death as an old friend
and went with him gladly departing this life as equals.

Chinese: 
他後來像是個多年好友般向死神打招呼，並欣然地和死神一起走，以同等地位之姿離開人世
