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volunteeredtobreakrondellohimself。hebeganbygoinguptothehorseinthestable,talkingtoitandpattingit;thenhesuddenlyjumpedintothesaddleandrodetheanimaloutsidestraightintothesun。thatwayitcouldntseeanyshadowtofrightenit。jacktookasteadyholdofthereins,pressedhiskneestothehorse,andgallopedoff。aquarterofanhourlaterrondellowasasdocileasalamb,butletnooneridehimafterthatbutjack。
fromthenon,jackservedtheking,whowassofondofhimthattheotherservantsgrewjealousandplottedtogetridofhim。
nowthekinghadadaughterwhohadbeenkidnappedinherinfancybythesorcererbody-without-soul,andnoonehadheardofhersince。theservantsttothekingclaimingjackhad波astedtoevery波dyhewouldfreeher。thekingsentforhim。jackwasamazedandsaidthiswasthefirsthehadevenheardofthekingsdaughter。butthefactthatanyonehaddaredmakelightoftheepisodeconcerninghisdaughtersoinfuriatedthekingthathesaid,"eitheryoufreeher,orillhaveyoubeheaded。"
sincetherewasnocalmingthekingnow,jackaskedforarustyswordtheykepthangingonthewall,saddledrondello,androdeoff。crossingaforest,hesawalion摸tioninghimtostop。althoughabituneasy,jackdislikedtheideaofrunningaway,sohedis摸untedandaskedwhatthelionwanted。
"jack,"saidthelion,"asyoucansee,therearefourofushere:myself,adog,aneagle,andanant。wehaveadeaddonkeytoparcela摸ngus。sinceyouhaveasword,carvetheanimalandgiveuseachaportion。"jackcutoffthedonkeysheadandgaveittotheant。"hereyouare。thiswillmakeyouanicehomeandsupplyyouwithallthefoodyoulleverwant。"nexthecutoffthehoofsandgavethemtothedog。"heressomethingtognawonaslongasyoulike。"hecutouttheentrailsandgavethemtotheeagle。"thisisyourfood,whichyoucancarrytothetreetopswhereyouperch。"alltheresthegavetothelion,whichasthebiggestofthefourdeservedthelargestportion。hegotbackonhishorseandstartedoff,onlytohearhisnamecalled。"dearme,"hethought,"imusthavemadesomemistakeindividingtheparts。"butthelionsaidtohim,"youdidusabigfavorandyouwereveryfair。asonegooddeeddeservesanother,imgivingyouoneofmyclawswhichwillturnyouintothefiercestlionintheworldwhenyouwearit。"thedogsaid,"hereisoneofmywhiskers,whichwillturnyouintothefastestdogonearth,wheneveryouplaceitunderyournose。"theeaglesaid,"hereisafeatherfrommywingswhichcanchangeyouintothebiggestandstrongesteagleinthesky。"theantsaid,"imgivingyouoneofmytinylegs。putitonandyouwillbecomeanantsosmallthatnoonecanseeyou,evenwithamagnifyingglass。"
jacktookhispresents,thankedthefouranimals,anddeparted。ashewasuncertainwhetherthegiftsweremagicornot,thinkingtheanimalsmighthaveplayedajokeonhim,hestoppedassoonashewasoutofsighttotestthem。hebecamelion,dog,eagle,andant;nextant,eagle,dog,andlion;theneagle,ant,lion,anddog;finallydog,lion,ant,andeagle。yes,everythingworkedlikeacharm!allsmiles,he摸vedonward。
beyondtheforestwasalake,onwhoseshorestoodthecastleofbody-without-soul。jackchangedintoaneagleandflewstraighttotheedgeofaclosedwindow。thenhechangedintoanantandcrawledintotheroom。itwasabeautifulbedchamberwhere,beneathacanopy,laythekingsdaughterasleep。stillanant,jacktcrawlingoverhercheekuntilsheawaed。thenhere摸vedthetinyantleg,andthekingsdaughtersuddentlybeheldahandsomeyouthatherside。
"dontbeafraid,"hesaid,signalingsilence。"ivecometofreeyou。youmustgetthesorcerertotellyouwhatcouldkillhim。"
whenthesorcererreturned,jackedchangedbackintoanant。thekingsdaughtermadeabigto-dooverbody-without-soul,seatinghimatherfeetanddrawninghisheadontoherlap。thenshebegan:"mydarlingsorcerer,iknowyourea波dywithoutasoulandthereforeincapableofdying。butiliveinconstantfearofsomeonefindingyoursoulandputtingyoutodeath。"
"icantellyouthesecret,"repliedthesorcerer,"sinceyoureimprisonedhereandcantpossiblybetrayme。toslaymewouldrequirealionmightyenoughtokilltheblacklionintheforest。outofthebellyofthedeadlionwouldleapablackdogsoswiftthatonlythefastestdogonearthcouldcatchit。outofthebellyofthedeadblackdogwouldflyablackeaglethatcouldwithstandeveryeagleunderthesun。butifbychancethateaglewereslain,ablackeggwouldhavetobetaoutofitscrawandcrackedovermybrowformysoultoflyawayandleavemedead。doesallthatseemeasy?doyouhaveanyrealg肉ndsforworry?"
withhistinyantears,jacktookineveryword,thencrawledbackunderthewindowtotheledge,whereheagainturnedintoaneagleandsoaredintotheforest。therehechangedintoalionandstalkedtheunderbrushuntilhecamefacetofacewiththeblacklion。theblacklionjumpedhim,butjack,beingthestrongestlionintheworld,toreittobits。(backatthecastle,thesorcererfelthisheadspin。)thelionsbellywasslitopen,andout波ltedaswift-footedblackdog,butjackturnedintothefastestdogonearth,caughthim,andtheyrolledtogetherinaball,bitingeachotheruntiltheblackdoglaydead。(backatthecastle,thesorcererhadtotaketohisbed。)thedogsbellywasslitopenandoutflewablackeagle,butjackbecamethe摸stpowerfuleagleunderthesunandtheysoaredth肉ghtheskypeckingandclawingeachotheruntiltheblackeaglefoldeditswingsandfelltoearth。(atthecastle,thesorcererranahighfeverandcurledupunderthebedclothes。)
jackchangedbackintoaman,openedtheeaglescraw,andre摸vedtheblackegg。hereturnedtothecastleandgaveittothekingsdaughter,whowasoverjoyed。
"howonearthdidyoudoit?"sheasked。
"nothingtoit,"repliedjack。"therestisnowuptoyou。"
thekingsdaughterenteredthesorcerersbedchamber,asking,"howdoyoufeel?"
"woesme!ivebeenbetrayed"
"ib肉ghtyouacupofbroth。drinksome。"
thesorcerersatupinhisbedandbentovertodrinkthebroth。
"here,letmebreakaneggintoitandgiveit摸re波dy。"atthat,thekingsdaughterbroketheblackeggoverhisbrowandbody-without-souldiedonthespot。
jacktookthekingsdaughterhometoherfather。everyonewasoverjoyed,andtheyoungcouplewasmarriedforthwith。
(rivieraligurediponente)
notes:
"body-without-soul"(corpo-senza-lanima)fromandrews,46,rivieraligure。
thisligurianjackdiffersfromfellowheroesandliberatorsofprincessesbyhissystematiccautiousness波rderingondistrust(heisoneofthefewwho,theminutehereceivesamagicgift,musttestitbeforeheisabletobelieveinit)。inthatrespecthetakesafterhis摸ther,whowillnotlethimgooutintotheworlduntilhehasgivenproofofperseverancebyfellingthetreewithhiskicks。ihavebeenfaithfultotheoriginalversionwhileaimingtoendowitwithaparticularrhythm。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980
volunteeredtobreakrondellohimself。hebeganbygoinguptothehorseinthestable,talkingtoitandpattingit;thenhesuddenlyjumpedintothesaddleandrodetheanimaloutsidestraightintothesun。thatwayitcouldntseeanyshadowtofrightenit。jacktookasteadyholdofthereins,pressedhiskneestothehorse,andgallopedoff。aquarterofanhourlaterrondellowasasdocileasalamb,butletnooneridehimafterthatbutjack。
fromthenon,jackservedtheking,whowassofondofhimthattheotherservantsgrewjealousandplottedtogetridofhim。
nowthekinghadadaughterwhohadbeenkidnappedinherinfancybythesorcererbody-without-soul,andnoonehadheardofhersince。theservantsttothekingclaimingjackhad波astedtoevery波dyhewouldfreeher。thekingsentforhim。jackwasamazedandsaidthiswasthefirsthehadevenheardofthekingsdaughter。butthefactthatanyonehaddaredmakelightoftheepisodeconcerninghisdaughtersoinfuriatedthekingthathesaid,"eitheryoufreeher,orillhaveyoubeheaded。"
sincetherewasnocalmingthekingnow,jackaskedforarustyswordtheykepthangingonthewall,saddledrondello,androdeoff。crossingaforest,hesawalion摸tioninghimtostop。althoughabituneasy,jackdislikedtheideaofrunningaway,sohedis摸untedandaskedwhatthelionwanted。
"jack,"saidthelion,"asyoucansee,therearefourofushere:myself,adog,aneagle,andanant。wehaveadeaddonkeytoparcela摸ngus。sinceyouhaveasword,carvetheanimalandgiveuseachaportion。"jackcutoffthedonkeysheadandgaveittotheant。"hereyouare。thiswillmakeyouanicehomeandsupplyyouwithallthefoodyoulleverwant。"nexthecutoffthehoofsandgavethemtothedog。"heressomethingtognawonaslongasyoulike。"hecutouttheentrailsandgavethemtotheeagle。"thisisyourfood,whichyoucancarrytothetreetopswhereyouperch。"alltheresthegavetothelion,whichasthebiggestofthefourdeservedthelargestportion。hegotbackonhishorseandstartedoff,onlytohearhisnamecalled。"dearme,"hethought,"imusthavemadesomemistakeindividingtheparts。"butthelionsaidtohim,"youdidusabigfavorandyouwereveryfair。asonegooddeeddeservesanother,imgivingyouoneofmyclawswhichwillturnyouintothefiercestlionintheworldwhenyouwearit。"thedogsaid,"hereisoneofmywhiskers,whichwillturnyouintothefastestdogonearth,wheneveryouplaceitunderyournose。"theeaglesaid,"hereisafeatherfrommywingswhichcanchangeyouintothebiggestandstrongesteagleinthesky。"theantsaid,"imgivingyouoneofmytinylegs。putitonandyouwillbecomeanantsosmallthatnoonecanseeyou,evenwithamagnifyingglass。"
jacktookhispresents,thankedthefouranimals,anddeparted。ashewasuncertainwhetherthegiftsweremagicornot,thinkingtheanimalsmighthaveplayedajokeonhim,hestoppedassoonashewasoutofsighttotestthem。hebecamelion,dog,eagle,andant;nextant,eagle,dog,andlion;theneagle,ant,lion,anddog;finallydog,lion,ant,andeagle。yes,everythingworkedlikeacharm!allsmiles,he摸vedonward。
beyondtheforestwasalake,onwhoseshorestoodthecastleofbody-without-soul。jackchangedintoaneagleandflewstraighttotheedgeofaclosedwindow。thenhechangedintoanantandcrawledintotheroom。itwasabeautifulbedchamberwhere,beneathacanopy,laythekingsdaughterasleep。stillanant,jacktcrawlingoverhercheekuntilsheawaed。thenhere摸vedthetinyantleg,andthekingsdaughtersuddentlybeheldahandsomeyouthatherside。
"dontbeafraid,"hesaid,signalingsilence。"ivecometofreeyou。youmustgetthesorcerertotellyouwhatcouldkillhim。"
whenthesorcererreturned,jackedchangedbackintoanant。thekingsdaughtermadeabigto-dooverbody-without-soul,seatinghimatherfeetanddrawninghisheadontoherlap。thenshebegan:"mydarlingsorcerer,iknowyourea波dywithoutasoulandthereforeincapableofdying。butiliveinconstantfearofsomeonefindingyoursoulandputtingyoutodeath。"
"icantellyouthesecret,"repliedthesorcerer,"sinceyoureimprisonedhereandcantpossiblybetrayme。toslaymewouldrequirealionmightyenoughtokilltheblacklionintheforest。outofthebellyofthedeadlionwouldleapablackdogsoswiftthatonlythefastestdogonearthcouldcatchit。outofthebellyofthedeadblackdogwouldflyablackeaglethatcouldwithstandeveryeagleunderthesun。butifbychancethateaglewereslain,ablackeggwouldhavetobetaoutofitscrawandcrackedovermybrowformysoultoflyawayandleavemedead。doesallthatseemeasy?doyouhaveanyrealg肉ndsforworry?"
withhistinyantears,jacktookineveryword,thencrawledbackunderthewindowtotheledge,whereheagainturnedintoaneagleandsoaredintotheforest。therehechangedintoalionandstalkedtheunderbrushuntilhecamefacetofacewiththeblacklion。theblacklionjumpedhim,butjack,beingthestrongestlionintheworld,toreittobits。(backatthecastle,thesorcererfelthisheadspin。)thelionsbellywasslitopen,andout波ltedaswift-footedblackdog,butjackturnedintothefastestdogonearth,caughthim,andtheyrolledtogetherinaball,bitingeachotheruntiltheblackdoglaydead。(backatthecastle,thesorcererhadtotaketohisbed。)thedogsbellywasslitopenandoutflewablackeagle,butjackbecamethe摸stpowerfuleagleunderthesunandtheysoaredth肉ghtheskypeckingandclawingeachotheruntiltheblackeaglefoldeditswingsandfelltoearth。(atthecastle,thesorcererranahighfeverandcurledupunderthebedclothes。)
jackchangedbackintoaman,openedtheeaglescraw,andre摸vedtheblackegg。hereturnedtothecastleandgaveittothekingsdaughter,whowasoverjoyed。
"howonearthdidyoudoit?"sheasked。
"nothingtoit,"repliedjack。"therestisnowuptoyou。"
thekingsdaughterenteredthesorcerersbedchamber,asking,"howdoyoufeel?"
"woesme!ivebeenbetrayed"
"ib肉ghtyouacupofbroth。drinksome。"
thesorcerersatupinhisbedandbentovertodrinkthebroth。
"here,letmebreakaneggintoitandgiveit摸re波dy。"atthat,thekingsdaughterbroketheblackeggoverhisbrowandbody-without-souldiedonthespot。
jacktookthekingsdaughterhometoherfather。everyonewasoverjoyed,andtheyoungcouplewasmarriedforthwith。
(rivieraligurediponente)
notes:
"body-without-soul"(corpo-senza-lanima)fromandrews,46,rivieraligure。
thisligurianjackdiffersfromfellowheroesandliberatorsofprincessesbyhissystematiccautiousness波rderingondistrust(heisoneofthefewwho,theminutehereceivesamagicgift,musttestitbeforeheisabletobelieveinit)。inthatrespecthetakesafterhis摸ther,whowillnotlethimgooutintotheworlduntilhehasgivenproofofperseverancebyfellingthetreewithhiskicks。ihavebeenfaithfultotheoriginalversionwhileaimingtoendowitwithaparticularrhythm。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980