As the king grew older, he began to wonder which of his daughters should inherit the He decided to test their love and wisdom.

隨著年齡的增長，國王開始考慮由哪個女兒來繼承王位。

One day, he called his daughters to his chamber and asked them, How much do you love me?

有一天，他把女兒們叫到房裡，問她們：你們有多愛我？

His eldest daughter, Lavinia, responded, Father, I love you more than gold and diamonds.

他的大女兒拉維尼婭回答說：父親，我愛你勝過黃金和鑽石。

The king nodded and thanked her.

國王點點頭，向她表示感謝。

His second daughter, Helena, said, Father, I love you more than the richest treasure in the world.

他的二女兒海倫娜說：父親，我愛你勝過世界上最富有的財富。

The king smiled and thanked her as well.

國王也微笑著向她表示感謝。

Finally, his youngest daughter, Isabella, stepped forward.

最後，他的小女兒伊莎貝拉站了出來。

With sincerity in her eyes, she said, Father, I love you more than salt.

她眼神真誠地說：父親，我愛你勝過鹽。

The king was taken aback and his face clouded with disappointment.

國王大吃一驚，臉上露出失望的神情。

Salt, how can you say that you love me as much as a common seasoning?

鹽，你怎麼能說你像普通調味品一樣愛我？

he asked.

他問道。

Feeling misunderstood, Isabella quietly left the room with a heavy heart.

伊莎貝拉覺得自己被誤解了，心情沉重地悄悄離開了房間。

Feeling insulted by Isabella's answer, the king decided that she did not deserve any part of the kingdom and banished her.

國王覺得伊莎貝拉的回答侮辱了他，認為她不配擁有王國的任何一部分，於是將她放逐。

Isabella left the palace and wandered into the forest, where she soon found shelter with a kindly old hermit who took her in.

伊莎貝拉離開王宮，漫步到森林裡，很快就找到了一位好心的老隱士收留了她。

As she grew older, she learned many skills from the hermit and became wise and strong.

隨著年齡的增長，她從隱士那裡學到了很多本領，變得睿智而堅強。

Meanwhile, back in the kingdom, the king soon realized the error of his ways.

與此同時，回到王國後，國王很快就意識到了自己的錯誤。

Due to a sudden drought and an error in trade agreements, the kingdom faced a severe shortage of salt.

由於一場突如其來的旱災和貿易協定的錯誤，王國面臨著嚴重的食鹽短缺。

The people's food became tasteless and the land grew weak because salt was essential for preserving their supplies.

人們的食物變得索然無味，土地變得貧瘠，因為鹽是保存物資的必需品。

The king, seeing his people suffer, finally understood the true value of salt and what his youngest daughter had meant.

國王看到自己的子民受苦受難，終於明白了鹽的真正價值，也明白了小女兒的含義。

Overwhelmed by regret, he sent out search parties to find Isabella and bring her home.

他被悔恨衝昏了頭腦，派出搜索隊尋找伊莎貝拉，並把她帶回了家。

In the forest, Isabella and the hermit had heard of the kingdom's plight and brought a large supply of salt they had gathered and preserved.

在森林裡，伊莎貝拉和隱士聽說了王國的困境，帶來了他們收集和保存的大量食鹽。

When they arrived at the palace, the king wept with joy and sorrow.

當他們到達王宮時，國王喜極而泣，悲痛欲絕。

He embraced his daughter and asked for her forgiveness.

他擁抱了女兒，請求她的原諒。

Isabella, with tears in her eyes, forgave her father and the kingdom began to thrive once more.

伊莎貝拉眼含熱淚，原諒了父親，王國再次開始繁榮昌盛。

The king declared Isabella as the wisest and most deserving of his daughters and she inherited the throne.

國王宣佈伊莎貝拉是他的女兒中最聰明、最有資格繼承王位的人。

Under her rule, the kingdom flourished and people always remembered the lesson that true value sometimes lies in the simplest things we often take for granted.

在她的統治下，王國繁榮昌盛，人們始終牢記這樣一個道理：真正的價值有時在於我們常常認為理所當然的最簡單的事物。

And so, the kingdom lived in peace and prosperity.

就這樣，王國過上了和平繁榮的生活。

And all lived happily ever after.

大家從此過上了幸福的生活。