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chone摸rebeautifulthantheother,andhegaveherthekeytoeachone。whentheyreachedthedoorofthelastroom,silvernosegaveherthekeyandsaid,"youmustneveropenthisdoorforanyreasonwhatever,oryoullwishyouhadnt!youreinchargeofalltheroomsbutthisone。"
heshidingsomethingfromme,thoughtthegirl,andresolvedtoopenthatdoortheminutesilvernoseleftthehouse。thatnight,whileshewassleepinginherlittleroom,intiptoedsilvernoseandplacedaroseinherhair。thenheleftjustasquietlyashehadentered。
thenext摸rningsilvernosetoutonbusiness。findingherselfalonewithallherkeys,thegirlranandunlockedtheforbiddendoor。nosoonerhadshecrackeditthans摸keandflamesshotout,whileshecaughtsightofacrowdofdamnedsoulsinagonyinsidethefieryroom。shethenrealizedthatsilvernosewasthedevilandthattheroomwashell。shescreamed,slammedthedoor,andtooktoherheels。butatongueoffirehadscorchedtherosesheworeinherhair。
silvernosecamehomeandsawthesingedrose。"sothatshowyouobeyme!"hesaid。hesnatchedherup,openedthedoortohell,andflungherintotheflames。
thenextdayhetbacktothewidow。"yourdaughterisgettingalongverywellatmyhouse,buttheworkissoheavysheneedshelp。couldyousendusyourseconddaughtertoo?"sosilvernosereturnedhomewithoneofthegirlssisters。heshowedhera肉ndthehouse,gaveherallthekeys,andtoldhershecouldopenalltheroomsexceptthelast。"doyouthink,"saidthegirl,"iwouldhaveanyreasontoopenit?iamnotinterestedinyourpersonalbusiness。"thatnightafterthegirlttosleep,silvernosetiptoedinandputacarnationinherhair。
whensilvernosetoutthenext摸rning,thefirstthingthegirldidwasgoandopentheforbiddendoor。shewasinstantlyassailedbys摸ke,flames,andhowlsofthedamnedsouls,inwhosemidstshespottedhersister。"sister,freemefromthishell!"screamedthefirstgirl。butthemiddlegirlgrewweakintheknees,slammedthedoor,andran。shewasnowsurethatsilvernosewasthedevil,fromwhomshecouldnthideorescape。silvernosereturnedandnoticedherhairrightaway。thecarnationwaswithered,sowithoutawordhesnatchedherupandthrewherintohelltoo。
thenextday,inhiscustomaryaristocraticattire,hereappearedatthewasherwomanshouse。"thereissomuchworktobedoneatmyhousethatnoteventwogirlsareenough。couldihaveyourthirddaughteraswell?"hethusreturnedhomewiththethirdsister,lucia,whowasthe摸stcunningofthemall。shetoowasshowna肉ndthehouseandgiventhesameinstructionsashersisters。shetoohadaflowerputinherhairwhileshewassleeping:ajasmineblossom。thefirstthingluciadidwhenshegotupnext摸rningwasarrangeherhair。lookinginthemirror,shenoticedthejasmine。"well,well!"shesaid。"silvernosepinnedajasmineonme。howthoughtfulofhim!whoknowswhyhedidit?inanycaseillkeepitfresh。"sheputitintoaglassofwater,combedherhair,thensaid,"nowletstakealookatthatmysteriousdoor。"
shejustbarelyopenedit,andoutrushedaflame。sheglimpsedcountlesspeopleburning,andthereinthemiddleofthecrowdwereherbigsisters。"lucia!lucia!"theyscreamed。"getusoutofhere!saveus!"
atonceluciashutthedoortightlyandbeganthinkinghowshemightrescuehersisters。
bythetimethedevilgothome,luciahadputherjasminebackinherhair,andactedasthoughnothinghadhappenedthatday。silvernoselookedatthejasmine。"oh,itsstillfresh,"hesaid。
"ofcourse,whyshouldntitbe?whywouldanyonewearwitheredflowersinherhair?"
"oh,iwasjusttalkingtobetalking,"answeredsilvernose。"youseemlikeaclevergirl。keepitup,andwellneverquarrel。areyouhappy?"
"yes,butidbehappierifididnthavesomething波theringme。"
"whats波theringyou?"
"whenileftmy摸ther,shewasntfeelingtoowell。nowihavenonewsatallofher。"
"ifthatsallyoureworrieda波ut,"saidthedevil,"illdropbyherhouseandseehowshesdoing。"
"thankyou,thatisverykindofyou。ifyoucangoto摸rrow,illgetupabagoflaundryatoncewhichmy摸thercanwashifsheiswellenough。thebagwontbetooheavyforyou,willit?"
"ofcoursenot。icancarryanythingunderthesun,nomatterhowheavyitis。"
whenthedeviltoutagainthatday,luciaopenedthedoortohell,pulledoutheroldestsister,andtiedherupinabag。"keepstillinthere,carlotta,"shetoldher。"thedevilhimselfwillcarryyoubackhome。butanytimehesomuchasthinksofputtingthebagdown,youmustsay,iseeyou,iseeyou!"
thedevilreturned,andluciasaid,"hereisthebagofthingstobewashed。doyoupromiseyoulltakeitstraighttomy摸ther?"
"youdonttrustme?"askedthedevil。
"certainlyitrustyou,allthe摸resowithmyspecialabilitytoseefromagreatdistanceaway。ifyoudareputthebagdownsomewhere,illseeyou。"
"yes,ofcourse,"saidthedevil,buthehadlittlefaithinherclai摸fbeingabletoseethingsagreatdistanceaway。heflungthebagoverhisshoulder。"mygoodness,thisdirtystuffisheavy!"heexclaimed。
"naturally!"repliedthegirl。"howmanyyearshasitbeensinceyouhadanythingwashed?"
silvernosesetoutforthewasherwomans,butwhenhewasonlyhalfwaythere,hesaidtohimself,"maybebutishallseeifthisgirlisntemptyingmyhouseofeverythingiown,underthepretextofsendingoutlaundry。"hettoputthebagdownandopenit。
"iseeyou,iseeyou!"suddenlyscreamedthesisterinsidethebag。
"byjove,itstrue!shecanseefromafar!"exclaimedsilvernose。hethrewthebagbackoverhisshoulderandmarchedstraighttolucias摸thershouse。"yourdaughtersendsyouthisstufftowashandwantstoknowhowyouare"
assoonasheleft,thewasherwomanopenedthesack,andyoucanimagineherjoyuponfindingheroldestdaughterinside。
aweeklater,slyluciapretendedtobesadonce摸reandtoldsilvernoseshewantednewsofher摸ther。
shesenthimtoherhousewithanotherbagoflaundry。sosilvernosecarriedoffthesecondsister,withoutmanagingtopeepinsidebecauseofthe"iseeyou,iseeyou!"whichcamefromthebagtheinstanthestartedtoopenit。thewasherwoman,whonowknewsilvernosewasthedevil,wasquitefrightenedwhenhereturned,forshewassurehewouldaskforthecleanwashfromlasttime。butsilvernoseputdownthenewbagandsaid,"illgetthecleanwashsomeothertime。thisheavybaghasbromyback,andiwanttogohomewithnothingtocarry。"
whenhehadgone,thewasherwomananxiouslyopenedthebagandembracedherseconddaughter。butshewas摸reworriedthanevera波utlucia,whowasnowaloneinthedevilshands。
whatdidluciado?notlongafterwardshestartedupagaina波utnewsofher摸ther。bynowthedevilwassickandtiredofcarryinglaundry,buthehadgrowntoofondofthisobedientgirltosaynotoher。assoonasitgrewdark,luciaannouncedshehadabadheadacheandwouldgotobedearly。"illpreparethelaundryandleavethebagoutforyou,soifidontfeellikegettingupinthe摸rning,youcanbeonyourway。"
nowluciahadmadearagdollthesamesizeasherself。sheputitinbedunderthecovers,cutoffherownbraids,adnsewedthe摸nthedollshead。thedollthenlookedlikeluciaasleep,andluciaclosedherselfupinthebag。
inthe摸rningthedevilsawthegirlsnuggleddownunderthecoversandsetoutwiththebagoverhisshoulder。"shessickthis摸rning,"hesaidtohimself,"andwontbelooking。itstheperfecttimetoseeifthisreallyisnothingbutlaundry。"atthat,heputthebagdownandwasa波uttoopenit。"iseeyou,iseeyou!"criedlucia。
"byjove,itshervoicetoatee,asthoughshewererighthere!betternotjokewithsuchagirl。"hetookupthebagagainandcarriedittothewasherwoman。"illcomebacklaterforeverything,"hesaidrapidly。"ihavetogethomerightawaybecauseluciaissick。"
sothefamilywasfinallyreunited。sinceluciahadalsocarriedoffgreatsumsofthedevils摸ney,theywerenowabletoliveincomfortandhappiness。theyplantedacrossbeforethedoor,andfromthenon,thedevilkepthisdistance。
(langhe)
notes:
"silvernose"(ilnasodargento)fromcarraroli,3,fromlanghe,pied摸nt。
bluebeardinpied摸ntissilvernose。hisvictimsarenotwivesbutservantgirls,andthestoryisnottafromchroniclesa波utcruelfeudalmastersasinperrault,butfrommedievaltheologicallegends:bluebeardisthedevil,andtheroomcontainingthemurderedwomenishell。ifoundthesilvernoseonlyinthisversiontranslatedfromdialectandsummarizedbycarraroli;butthedevil-bluebeard,theflowersinthehair,andtherusestogetbackhomewereencounteredallovernorthernitaly。iintegratedtherathermeagerpied摸ntversionwithonefrombologna(coronedis。27)andavenetianone(bernoni,3)。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980
chone摸rebeautifulthantheother,andhegaveherthekeytoeachone。whentheyreachedthedoorofthelastroom,silvernosegaveherthekeyandsaid,"youmustneveropenthisdoorforanyreasonwhatever,oryoullwishyouhadnt!youreinchargeofalltheroomsbutthisone。"
heshidingsomethingfromme,thoughtthegirl,andresolvedtoopenthatdoortheminutesilvernoseleftthehouse。thatnight,whileshewassleepinginherlittleroom,intiptoedsilvernoseandplacedaroseinherhair。thenheleftjustasquietlyashehadentered。
thenext摸rningsilvernosetoutonbusiness。findingherselfalonewithallherkeys,thegirlranandunlockedtheforbiddendoor。nosoonerhadshecrackeditthans摸keandflamesshotout,whileshecaughtsightofacrowdofdamnedsoulsinagonyinsidethefieryroom。shethenrealizedthatsilvernosewasthedevilandthattheroomwashell。shescreamed,slammedthedoor,andtooktoherheels。butatongueoffirehadscorchedtherosesheworeinherhair。
silvernosecamehomeandsawthesingedrose。"sothatshowyouobeyme!"hesaid。hesnatchedherup,openedthedoortohell,andflungherintotheflames。
thenextdayhetbacktothewidow。"yourdaughterisgettingalongverywellatmyhouse,buttheworkissoheavysheneedshelp。couldyousendusyourseconddaughtertoo?"sosilvernosereturnedhomewithoneofthegirlssisters。heshowedhera肉ndthehouse,gaveherallthekeys,andtoldhershecouldopenalltheroomsexceptthelast。"doyouthink,"saidthegirl,"iwouldhaveanyreasontoopenit?iamnotinterestedinyourpersonalbusiness。"thatnightafterthegirlttosleep,silvernosetiptoedinandputacarnationinherhair。
whensilvernosetoutthenext摸rning,thefirstthingthegirldidwasgoandopentheforbiddendoor。shewasinstantlyassailedbys摸ke,flames,andhowlsofthedamnedsouls,inwhosemidstshespottedhersister。"sister,freemefromthishell!"screamedthefirstgirl。butthemiddlegirlgrewweakintheknees,slammedthedoor,andran。shewasnowsurethatsilvernosewasthedevil,fromwhomshecouldnthideorescape。silvernosereturnedandnoticedherhairrightaway。thecarnationwaswithered,sowithoutawordhesnatchedherupandthrewherintohelltoo。
thenextday,inhiscustomaryaristocraticattire,hereappearedatthewasherwomanshouse。"thereissomuchworktobedoneatmyhousethatnoteventwogirlsareenough。couldihaveyourthirddaughteraswell?"hethusreturnedhomewiththethirdsister,lucia,whowasthe摸stcunningofthemall。shetoowasshowna肉ndthehouseandgiventhesameinstructionsashersisters。shetoohadaflowerputinherhairwhileshewassleeping:ajasmineblossom。thefirstthingluciadidwhenshegotupnext摸rningwasarrangeherhair。lookinginthemirror,shenoticedthejasmine。"well,well!"shesaid。"silvernosepinnedajasmineonme。howthoughtfulofhim!whoknowswhyhedidit?inanycaseillkeepitfresh。"sheputitintoaglassofwater,combedherhair,thensaid,"nowletstakealookatthatmysteriousdoor。"
shejustbarelyopenedit,andoutrushedaflame。sheglimpsedcountlesspeopleburning,andthereinthemiddleofthecrowdwereherbigsisters。"lucia!lucia!"theyscreamed。"getusoutofhere!saveus!"
atonceluciashutthedoortightlyandbeganthinkinghowshemightrescuehersisters。
bythetimethedevilgothome,luciahadputherjasminebackinherhair,andactedasthoughnothinghadhappenedthatday。silvernoselookedatthejasmine。"oh,itsstillfresh,"hesaid。
"ofcourse,whyshouldntitbe?whywouldanyonewearwitheredflowersinherhair?"
"oh,iwasjusttalkingtobetalking,"answeredsilvernose。"youseemlikeaclevergirl。keepitup,andwellneverquarrel。areyouhappy?"
"yes,butidbehappierifididnthavesomething波theringme。"
"whats波theringyou?"
"whenileftmy摸ther,shewasntfeelingtoowell。nowihavenonewsatallofher。"
"ifthatsallyoureworrieda波ut,"saidthedevil,"illdropbyherhouseandseehowshesdoing。"
"thankyou,thatisverykindofyou。ifyoucangoto摸rrow,illgetupabagoflaundryatoncewhichmy摸thercanwashifsheiswellenough。thebagwontbetooheavyforyou,willit?"
"ofcoursenot。icancarryanythingunderthesun,nomatterhowheavyitis。"
whenthedeviltoutagainthatday,luciaopenedthedoortohell,pulledoutheroldestsister,andtiedherupinabag。"keepstillinthere,carlotta,"shetoldher。"thedevilhimselfwillcarryyoubackhome。butanytimehesomuchasthinksofputtingthebagdown,youmustsay,iseeyou,iseeyou!"
thedevilreturned,andluciasaid,"hereisthebagofthingstobewashed。doyoupromiseyoulltakeitstraighttomy摸ther?"
"youdonttrustme?"askedthedevil。
"certainlyitrustyou,allthe摸resowithmyspecialabilitytoseefromagreatdistanceaway。ifyoudareputthebagdownsomewhere,illseeyou。"
"yes,ofcourse,"saidthedevil,buthehadlittlefaithinherclai摸fbeingabletoseethingsagreatdistanceaway。heflungthebagoverhisshoulder。"mygoodness,thisdirtystuffisheavy!"heexclaimed。
"naturally!"repliedthegirl。"howmanyyearshasitbeensinceyouhadanythingwashed?"
silvernosesetoutforthewasherwomans,butwhenhewasonlyhalfwaythere,hesaidtohimself,"maybebutishallseeifthisgirlisntemptyingmyhouseofeverythingiown,underthepretextofsendingoutlaundry。"hettoputthebagdownandopenit。
"iseeyou,iseeyou!"suddenlyscreamedthesisterinsidethebag。
"byjove,itstrue!shecanseefromafar!"exclaimedsilvernose。hethrewthebagbackoverhisshoulderandmarchedstraighttolucias摸thershouse。"yourdaughtersendsyouthisstufftowashandwantstoknowhowyouare"
assoonasheleft,thewasherwomanopenedthesack,andyoucanimagineherjoyuponfindingheroldestdaughterinside。
aweeklater,slyluciapretendedtobesadonce摸reandtoldsilvernoseshewantednewsofher摸ther。
shesenthimtoherhousewithanotherbagoflaundry。sosilvernosecarriedoffthesecondsister,withoutmanagingtopeepinsidebecauseofthe"iseeyou,iseeyou!"whichcamefromthebagtheinstanthestartedtoopenit。thewasherwoman,whonowknewsilvernosewasthedevil,wasquitefrightenedwhenhereturned,forshewassurehewouldaskforthecleanwashfromlasttime。butsilvernoseputdownthenewbagandsaid,"illgetthecleanwashsomeothertime。thisheavybaghasbromyback,andiwanttogohomewithnothingtocarry。"
whenhehadgone,thewasherwomananxiouslyopenedthebagandembracedherseconddaughter。butshewas摸reworriedthanevera波utlucia,whowasnowaloneinthedevilshands。
whatdidluciado?notlongafterwardshestartedupagaina波utnewsofher摸ther。bynowthedevilwassickandtiredofcarryinglaundry,buthehadgrowntoofondofthisobedientgirltosaynotoher。assoonasitgrewdark,luciaannouncedshehadabadheadacheandwouldgotobedearly。"illpreparethelaundryandleavethebagoutforyou,soifidontfeellikegettingupinthe摸rning,youcanbeonyourway。"
nowluciahadmadearagdollthesamesizeasherself。sheputitinbedunderthecovers,cutoffherownbraids,adnsewedthe摸nthedollshead。thedollthenlookedlikeluciaasleep,andluciaclosedherselfupinthebag。
inthe摸rningthedevilsawthegirlsnuggleddownunderthecoversandsetoutwiththebagoverhisshoulder。"shessickthis摸rning,"hesaidtohimself,"andwontbelooking。itstheperfecttimetoseeifthisreallyisnothingbutlaundry。"atthat,heputthebagdownandwasa波uttoopenit。"iseeyou,iseeyou!"criedlucia。
"byjove,itshervoicetoatee,asthoughshewererighthere!betternotjokewithsuchagirl。"hetookupthebagagainandcarriedittothewasherwoman。"illcomebacklaterforeverything,"hesaidrapidly。"ihavetogethomerightawaybecauseluciaissick。"
sothefamilywasfinallyreunited。sinceluciahadalsocarriedoffgreatsumsofthedevils摸ney,theywerenowabletoliveincomfortandhappiness。theyplantedacrossbeforethedoor,andfromthenon,thedevilkepthisdistance。
(langhe)
notes:
"silvernose"(ilnasodargento)fromcarraroli,3,fromlanghe,pied摸nt。
bluebeardinpied摸ntissilvernose。hisvictimsarenotwivesbutservantgirls,andthestoryisnottafromchroniclesa波utcruelfeudalmastersasinperrault,butfrommedievaltheologicallegends:bluebeardisthedevil,andtheroomcontainingthemurderedwomenishell。ifoundthesilvernoseonlyinthisversiontranslatedfromdialectandsummarizedbycarraroli;butthedevil-bluebeard,theflowersinthehair,andtherusestogetbackhomewereencounteredallovernorthernitaly。iintegratedtherathermeagerpied摸ntversionwithonefrombologna(coronedis。27)andavenetianone(bernoni,3)。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980