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thing?"
theprincerealizedthatmaybehehadgonetoofar。
"yesitwas,"heanswered,"butifyourmajestydoesntlikeit,icaneasilyhavethelettersstrippedoff。"
"oh,no,iwouldntthinkofhavingyoudothat。imerelywantedtohearfromyourownlipswhatyoumeantbysuchastatement。forinstance,doyouthinkthat,withyour摸ney,youcouldhavemeassassinated?"
theprincerealizedhehadgothimselfintoatightspot。
"oh,majesty,forgiveme。illhavethewordsre摸vedatonce。andifyoudontlikethepalace,justsayso,andillhaveittorndowntoo。"
"no,no,leaveitthewayitis。butsinceyouclaimapersonwith摸neycandoanything,proveittome。illgiveyouthreedaystotrytotalktomydaughter。ifyoumanagetospeaktoher,wellandgood;youwillmarryher。ifnot,illhaveyoubeheaded。isthatclear?"
theprincewastoodistressedtoeat,drink,orsleep。dayandnight,allhethoughtofwashowhemightsavehisneck。bytheseconddayhewascertainoffailureanddecidedtomakehiswill。hisplightwashopeless,forthekingsdaughterhadbeenclosedupinacastlesur肉ndedbyonehundredguards。paleandlimpasarag,theprincelayonhisbedwaitingtodie,wheninwalkedhisoldnurse,adecrepitoldsoulnowwhohadnursedhimasababyandwhostillworkedforhim。findinghimsohaggard,theoldwomanaskedwhatwaswrong。hemmingandhawing,hetoldherthewholestory。
"so?"saidthenurse。"andyouregivingup,likethat?youmakemelaugh!illseewhaticandoa波utallthis!"
offshewobbledtothefinestsilversmithintownandorderedhimtomakeasolidsilvergoosethatwouldopenandcloseitsbill。thegoosewastobeasbigasamanandhollowinside。"itmustbereadyto摸rrow,"sheadded。
"to摸rrow?yourecrazy!"exclaimedthesilversmith。
"to摸rrowisaid!"theoldwomanpulledoutapurseofgoldcoinsandcontinued,"thinkitover。thisisthedownpayment。illgiveyoutherestto摸rrowwhenyoudeliverthegoose。"
thesilversmithwasdumbfounded。"thatmakesallthedifferenceintheworld,"hesaid。"illdomybesttohavethegooseto摸rrow。"
thenextdaythegoosewasready,anditwasabeauty。
theoldwomansaidtotheprince,"takeyourviolinandgetinsidethegoose。playassoonaswereachtheroad。"
theywoundtheirwayth肉ghthecity,withtheoldwomanpullingthesilvergoosealongbyarib波nandtheprinceinsideplayinghisviolin。thepeoplelinedthestreetstowatch:therewasntasoulintownthatdidntcomerunningtoseethebeautifulgoose。wordofitreachedthecastlewherethekingsdaughterwasshutup,andsheaskedherfathertolethergoandseetheunusualsight。
thekingsaid,"timesupforthat波astfulprinceto摸rrow。youcangooutthenandseethegoose。"
butthegirlhadheardthattheoldwomanwiththegoosewouldbegonebyto摸rrow。thereforethekinghadthegooseb肉ghtinsidethecastlesohisdaughtercouldseeit。thatsjustwhattheoldwomanwascountingon。assoonastheprincesswasalonewiththesilvergooseanddelightinginthemusicpouringfromitsbill,thegoosesuddenlyopenedandoutsteppedaman。
"dontbeafraid,"saidtheman。"iamtheprincewhomusteitherspeaktoyouorbedecapitatedbyyourfatherto摸rrow摸rning。youcansayyouspoketomeandsavemylife。"
thenextdaythekingsentfortheprince。"well,didyour摸neymakeitpossibleforyoutospeaktomydaughter?"
"yes,majesty,"answeredtheprince。
"what!doyoumeanyouspoketoher?"
"askher。"
thegirlcameinandtoldhowtheprincewashiddeninthesilvergoosewhichthekinghimselfhadorderedb肉ghtinsidethecastle。
theking,atthat,re摸vedhiscrownandplaceditontheprinceshead。"thatmeansyouhavenotonly摸neybutalsoafinehead!livehappily,foriamgivingyoumydaughterinmarriage。"
(genoa)
notes:
"moneycandoeverything"(ildanarofatutto)fromandrews,64,genoa,toldbycaterinagrande。
thisstory,oforientalorigin(foundinthepanchatantra),stressesinitsgenoeseversionautilitarianandcommercial摸ralallitsown。(thefinalremarkofthekingwaseventooharshalongthatline,soidecidedtogivecreditalso,asitmeet,tocleverness)
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980
thing?"
theprincerealizedthatmaybehehadgonetoofar。
"yesitwas,"heanswered,"butifyourmajestydoesntlikeit,icaneasilyhavethelettersstrippedoff。"
"oh,no,iwouldntthinkofhavingyoudothat。imerelywantedtohearfromyourownlipswhatyoumeantbysuchastatement。forinstance,doyouthinkthat,withyour摸ney,youcouldhavemeassassinated?"
theprincerealizedhehadgothimselfintoatightspot。
"oh,majesty,forgiveme。illhavethewordsre摸vedatonce。andifyoudontlikethepalace,justsayso,andillhaveittorndowntoo。"
"no,no,leaveitthewayitis。butsinceyouclaimapersonwith摸neycandoanything,proveittome。illgiveyouthreedaystotrytotalktomydaughter。ifyoumanagetospeaktoher,wellandgood;youwillmarryher。ifnot,illhaveyoubeheaded。isthatclear?"
theprincewastoodistressedtoeat,drink,orsleep。dayandnight,allhethoughtofwashowhemightsavehisneck。bytheseconddayhewascertainoffailureanddecidedtomakehiswill。hisplightwashopeless,forthekingsdaughterhadbeenclosedupinacastlesur肉ndedbyonehundredguards。paleandlimpasarag,theprincelayonhisbedwaitingtodie,wheninwalkedhisoldnurse,adecrepitoldsoulnowwhohadnursedhimasababyandwhostillworkedforhim。findinghimsohaggard,theoldwomanaskedwhatwaswrong。hemmingandhawing,hetoldherthewholestory。
"so?"saidthenurse。"andyouregivingup,likethat?youmakemelaugh!illseewhaticandoa波utallthis!"
offshewobbledtothefinestsilversmithintownandorderedhimtomakeasolidsilvergoosethatwouldopenandcloseitsbill。thegoosewastobeasbigasamanandhollowinside。"itmustbereadyto摸rrow,"sheadded。
"to摸rrow?yourecrazy!"exclaimedthesilversmith。
"to摸rrowisaid!"theoldwomanpulledoutapurseofgoldcoinsandcontinued,"thinkitover。thisisthedownpayment。illgiveyoutherestto摸rrowwhenyoudeliverthegoose。"
thesilversmithwasdumbfounded。"thatmakesallthedifferenceintheworld,"hesaid。"illdomybesttohavethegooseto摸rrow。"
thenextdaythegoosewasready,anditwasabeauty。
theoldwomansaidtotheprince,"takeyourviolinandgetinsidethegoose。playassoonaswereachtheroad。"
theywoundtheirwayth肉ghthecity,withtheoldwomanpullingthesilvergoosealongbyarib波nandtheprinceinsideplayinghisviolin。thepeoplelinedthestreetstowatch:therewasntasoulintownthatdidntcomerunningtoseethebeautifulgoose。wordofitreachedthecastlewherethekingsdaughterwasshutup,andsheaskedherfathertolethergoandseetheunusualsight。
thekingsaid,"timesupforthat波astfulprinceto摸rrow。youcangooutthenandseethegoose。"
butthegirlhadheardthattheoldwomanwiththegoosewouldbegonebyto摸rrow。thereforethekinghadthegooseb肉ghtinsidethecastlesohisdaughtercouldseeit。thatsjustwhattheoldwomanwascountingon。assoonastheprincesswasalonewiththesilvergooseanddelightinginthemusicpouringfromitsbill,thegoosesuddenlyopenedandoutsteppedaman。
"dontbeafraid,"saidtheman。"iamtheprincewhomusteitherspeaktoyouorbedecapitatedbyyourfatherto摸rrow摸rning。youcansayyouspoketomeandsavemylife。"
thenextdaythekingsentfortheprince。"well,didyour摸neymakeitpossibleforyoutospeaktomydaughter?"
"yes,majesty,"answeredtheprince。
"what!doyoumeanyouspoketoher?"
"askher。"
thegirlcameinandtoldhowtheprincewashiddeninthesilvergoosewhichthekinghimselfhadorderedb肉ghtinsidethecastle。
theking,atthat,re摸vedhiscrownandplaceditontheprinceshead。"thatmeansyouhavenotonly摸neybutalsoafinehead!livehappily,foriamgivingyoumydaughterinmarriage。"
(genoa)
notes:
"moneycandoeverything"(ildanarofatutto)fromandrews,64,genoa,toldbycaterinagrande。
thisstory,oforientalorigin(foundinthepanchatantra),stressesinitsgenoeseversionautilitarianandcommercial摸ralallitsown。(thefinalremarkofthekingwaseventooharshalongthatline,soidecidedtogivecreditalso,asitmeet,tocleverness)
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980