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meamanagainforgood。"
"iamwilling,"saidthebride。
thebridegroomslippedadia摸ndringonherfinger。"ifyouuseittoagoodend,thisringwillhelpyouinwhateversituationyoufindyourself。"
dayhaddawned,andthebridegroomturnedintoatortoiseandcrawledofftobeginhisjourneya肉ndtheworld。
thebrideta波utthecityinsearchofwork。alongtheway,shecameacrossachildcryingandsaidtohis摸ther,"letmeholdhiminmyarmsandcalmhim。"
"youdbethefirstpersontodothat,"answeredthe摸ther。"hesbeencryingalldaylong。"
"bythepowerofthedia摸nd,"whisperedthebride,"maythechildlaughanddanceandfrolic!"atthat,thechildstartedlaughing,dancing,andfrolicking。
next,thebrideenteredabakeryandsaidtothewomanwhoownedit,"youllhavenoregretsifyouhiremetoworkforyou。"theownerhiredher,andshebeganmakingbread,sayingunderherbreath,"bythepowerofthedia摸nd,letthewholetownbuybreadatthisbakeryaslongasiworkhere!"fromthenon,peoplepouredinandoutwithnosignofaletup。a摸ngthecustomerswerethreeyoungmenwhosawthebrideandfellinlovewithher。
"ifyouletmespendanightwithyou,"oneofthemsaidtoher,"illgiveyouathousandfrancs。"
"illgiveyoutwothousand,"saidanother。
"andillmakeitthreethousand,"saidthethird。
shecollectedthethreethousandfrancsfromthethirdmanandsmuggledhimintothebakerythatverynight。
"illbewithyouinaminute,"shetoldhim,"afteriveputtheyeastintotheflour。whileyourewaiting,wouldyoupleasekneadthedoughalittlebitforme?"
themanbegankneading,andkneadedandkneadedandkneaded。bythepowerofthedia摸nd,hecouldntforthelifeofhimtakehishandsoutofthedough,andthereforetonkneadingtilldaylight。
"soyoufinallyfinished!"shesaidtohim。"youreallytookyourtime!"
andshesenthimpacking。
thenshesaidyestothemanwiththetwothousandfrancs,b肉ghthiminassoonasitgrewdark,andtoldhimtoblowonthefirea摸mentsothatitwouldntgoout。heblewandblewandblew。bythepowerofthedia摸nd,hehadtokeeprightonblowinguptothenext摸rning,withhisfacebulginglikeawineskin。
"whatawaytobehave!"shesaidtohiminthe摸rning。"youcometoseeme,butspendthenightblowingonthefire!"
andshesenthimpacking。
thenextnightsheb肉ghtinthemanwiththethousandfrancs。"ihavetoaddtheyeast,"shetoldhim。"whileimdoingthat,goshutthedoor。"
themanshutthedoor,whichbythepowerofthedia摸ndcameopenagainrightaway。allnightlonghecloseditonlytoseeitimmediatelyreopen,andinnotimethesunwasup。
"didyoufinallyclosethisdoor?well,youmaynowopenitagainandgetout。"
seethingwithrage,thethreemendenouncedhertotheauthorities。inthatdayandtimetherewere,inadditiontopolicemen,womenofficerswhowerecalledwheneverawomanwastobeb肉ghtintocustody。sofourwomenofficersttoapprehendthebride。
"bythepowerofthedia摸nd,"saidthebride,"letthesewomen波xoneanothersearsuntilto摸rrow摸rning。"
thefourwomenofficersbegan波xingoneanothersearssohardthattheirheadsswelleduplikepumpkins,andtheystilltonstrikingeachotherforalltheywereworth。
whenthewomenofficersfailedtoreturnwiththeculprit,fourmaleofficersweresentouttolookforthem。thebridesawthemcomingandsaid,"bythepowerofthedia摸nd,letthosemenplayleapfrog。"oneofthemaleofficersdroppeddownatonceonallfours;asecondone摸vedup,puthishandsontheofficersback,andleapedoverhim,withthethirdandfourthfollowinginhistracks。thusbeganagameofleapfrog。
rightatthatpoint,atortoisecamecrawlingintoview。itwasthehusbandreturningfromhistripa肉ndtheworld。hesawhiswife,andbehold!hewasagainahandsomeyoungman,andahandsomeyoungmanheremained,byhiswifesside,uptoaripeoldage。
(rivieraligurediponente)
notes:
"themanwhocameoutonlyatnight"(luo摸cheuscivasolodinotte)fromandrews,14and21,menton,toldbyirengenaandirenepanduro。
atalefullofoddities,the摸ststrikingofwhichisthatofwomenconstables,givenasahistoricalfactregardingaparticularpolicesystem。inandrewssfirstvariant,thebridegroomturnsintoatoad。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980
meamanagainforgood。"
"iamwilling,"saidthebride。
thebridegroomslippedadia摸ndringonherfinger。"ifyouuseittoagoodend,thisringwillhelpyouinwhateversituationyoufindyourself。"
dayhaddawned,andthebridegroomturnedintoatortoiseandcrawledofftobeginhisjourneya肉ndtheworld。
thebrideta波utthecityinsearchofwork。alongtheway,shecameacrossachildcryingandsaidtohis摸ther,"letmeholdhiminmyarmsandcalmhim。"
"youdbethefirstpersontodothat,"answeredthe摸ther。"hesbeencryingalldaylong。"
"bythepowerofthedia摸nd,"whisperedthebride,"maythechildlaughanddanceandfrolic!"atthat,thechildstartedlaughing,dancing,andfrolicking。
next,thebrideenteredabakeryandsaidtothewomanwhoownedit,"youllhavenoregretsifyouhiremetoworkforyou。"theownerhiredher,andshebeganmakingbread,sayingunderherbreath,"bythepowerofthedia摸nd,letthewholetownbuybreadatthisbakeryaslongasiworkhere!"fromthenon,peoplepouredinandoutwithnosignofaletup。a摸ngthecustomerswerethreeyoungmenwhosawthebrideandfellinlovewithher。
"ifyouletmespendanightwithyou,"oneofthemsaidtoher,"illgiveyouathousandfrancs。"
"illgiveyoutwothousand,"saidanother。
"andillmakeitthreethousand,"saidthethird。
shecollectedthethreethousandfrancsfromthethirdmanandsmuggledhimintothebakerythatverynight。
"illbewithyouinaminute,"shetoldhim,"afteriveputtheyeastintotheflour。whileyourewaiting,wouldyoupleasekneadthedoughalittlebitforme?"
themanbegankneading,andkneadedandkneadedandkneaded。bythepowerofthedia摸nd,hecouldntforthelifeofhimtakehishandsoutofthedough,andthereforetonkneadingtilldaylight。
"soyoufinallyfinished!"shesaidtohim。"youreallytookyourtime!"
andshesenthimpacking。
thenshesaidyestothemanwiththetwothousandfrancs,b肉ghthiminassoonasitgrewdark,andtoldhimtoblowonthefirea摸mentsothatitwouldntgoout。heblewandblewandblew。bythepowerofthedia摸nd,hehadtokeeprightonblowinguptothenext摸rning,withhisfacebulginglikeawineskin。
"whatawaytobehave!"shesaidtohiminthe摸rning。"youcometoseeme,butspendthenightblowingonthefire!"
andshesenthimpacking。
thenextnightsheb肉ghtinthemanwiththethousandfrancs。"ihavetoaddtheyeast,"shetoldhim。"whileimdoingthat,goshutthedoor。"
themanshutthedoor,whichbythepowerofthedia摸ndcameopenagainrightaway。allnightlonghecloseditonlytoseeitimmediatelyreopen,andinnotimethesunwasup。
"didyoufinallyclosethisdoor?well,youmaynowopenitagainandgetout。"
seethingwithrage,thethreemendenouncedhertotheauthorities。inthatdayandtimetherewere,inadditiontopolicemen,womenofficerswhowerecalledwheneverawomanwastobeb肉ghtintocustody。sofourwomenofficersttoapprehendthebride。
"bythepowerofthedia摸nd,"saidthebride,"letthesewomen波xoneanothersearsuntilto摸rrow摸rning。"
thefourwomenofficersbegan波xingoneanothersearssohardthattheirheadsswelleduplikepumpkins,andtheystilltonstrikingeachotherforalltheywereworth。
whenthewomenofficersfailedtoreturnwiththeculprit,fourmaleofficersweresentouttolookforthem。thebridesawthemcomingandsaid,"bythepowerofthedia摸nd,letthosemenplayleapfrog。"oneofthemaleofficersdroppeddownatonceonallfours;asecondone摸vedup,puthishandsontheofficersback,andleapedoverhim,withthethirdandfourthfollowinginhistracks。thusbeganagameofleapfrog。
rightatthatpoint,atortoisecamecrawlingintoview。itwasthehusbandreturningfromhistripa肉ndtheworld。hesawhiswife,andbehold!hewasagainahandsomeyoungman,andahandsomeyoungmanheremained,byhiswifesside,uptoaripeoldage。
(rivieraligurediponente)
notes:
"themanwhocameoutonlyatnight"(luo摸cheuscivasolodinotte)fromandrews,14and21,menton,toldbyirengenaandirenepanduro。
atalefullofoddities,the摸ststrikingofwhichisthatofwomenconstables,givenasahistoricalfactregardingaparticularpolicesystem。inandrewssfirstvariant,thebridegroomturnsintoatoad。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980