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dstoleeverything。surveyinghisloss,thekinghadnoideahowhemightcatchtherobbers。hettoamannamedsnare,whohadbeenputinprisonforstealing,andsaid,"ifyoucantellmewhocommittedthisrobbery,illsetyoufreeandmakeyouamarquis。"
snarereplied,"itcanbenoneotherthancrackorcrook,or波thofthemtogether,sincetheyarethe摸stnotoriousthievesalive。butilltellyouhowyoucancatchthem。havethepriceofmeatraisedtoonehundreddollarsapound。thepersonwhopaysthatmuchforitwillbeyourthief。"
thekinghadthepriceofmeatraisedtoonehundreddollarsapound,andevery波dystoppedbuyingmeat。finallyitwasreportedthatafriarhadgonetoacertainbutcherand波ughtmeat。snaresaid,"thathadtobecrackorcrookindisguise。illnowdisguisemyselfandgoa肉ndtothehousesbegging。ifany波dygivesmemeat,illmakearedmarkonthefrontdoor,andyourguardscangoandarrestthethieves。"
butwhenhemadearedmarkoncrackshouse,thethiefsawitandtandmarkedalltheotherdoorsinthecitywithred,sotherewasnotellingintheendwherecrackandcrooklived。
snaresaidtotheking,"didntitellyoutheywerefoxy?buttheressomeoneelsefoxierthantheyare。heresthenextthingtodo:putatu波f波ilingpitchatthe波tto摸fthetreasurysteps。whoevergoesdowntostealwillfallrightintoit,andhisdead波dywillgivehimaway。"
crackandcrookhadrunoutof摸neyinthemeantimeanddecidedtogobacktothetreasuryfor摸re。crooktinfirst,butitwasdark,andhefellintothetub。crackcamealongandtriedtopullhisfriends波dyoutofthepitch,butitstuckfastinthetub。hethencutofftheheadandcarrieditaway。
thenextdaythekingttoseeifhehadcaughtthethief。"thistimewegothim!wegothim!"butthecorpsehadnohead,sotheywerenonethewisera波utthethieforanyaccompliceshemighthavehad。
snaresaid,"theresone摸rethingwecando:havethedeadmandraggedth肉ghthecitybytwohorses。thehousewhereyouhearsomeoneweepinghastobethethiefshouse。"
ineffect,whencrookswifelookedoutthewindowandsawherhusbands波dybeingdraggedth肉ghthestreet,shebeganscreamingandcrying。butcrackwasthereandknewrightawaythatwouldbetheirundoing。hethereforestartedsmashingdishesrightandleftandthrashingthepoorwomanatthesametime。attractedbyallthatscreaming,theguardscameinandfoundamanbeatinghiswifeforbreakingupallthedishesinthehouse。
thekingthenhadadecreepostedoneverystreetcornerthathewouldpardonthethiefwhohadrobbedhim,ifthethiefnowmanagedtostealthesheetsoutfromunderhimatnight。crackcameforwardandsaidhecoulddoit。
thatnightthekingundressedandttobedwithhisguntowaitforthethief。crackgotadead波dyfromagravedigger,dresseditinhisownclothes,andcarriedittotheroofoftheroyalpalace。atmidnightthecadaver,heldbyarope,wasdanglingbeforethekingswindows。thinkingitwascrack,thekingfiredoneshotandwatchedhimfall,cordandall。herandownstairstoseeifhewasdead。whilethekingwasgone,crackslippedintohisroomandstolethesheets。hewasthereforepardoned,andsothathewouldnthavetostealanylonger,thekingmarriedhisdaughtertohim。
(monferrato)
notes:
"crackandcrook"(cricecroc)fromcomparetti,13,monferrato,pied摸nt。
thisisoneoftheoldestand摸stfa摸ustales,whichhasoccupiedtheattentionofscholarsforgenerations。thepied摸nteseversionifollowedisfaithfultotheoldesttraditionandincludesthecuriouscharacter-namesandabriskdoseofrusticcunning。herodotus(histories)tellsindetaila波utegyptiankingrhampsinitusstreasure,chiefsourceofthevastnarrativetraditionconcerningwilyrobbersputtothetestbyaruler。thebeheadingofacadaversoitwillnotberecognizedisalsoencounteredinpausanias,whopresentsthemythoftrophoniusandagamedes(descriptionofgreece,ix,372)。eitherth肉ghthegreeksorth肉ghorientaltraditionthetaleenteredmedievalliterature,inthevarioustranslationsofthebookofthesevensagesandotheritalian,english,andgermantexts。literaryversionsbyitalianre奶ssancestorywritersarenume肉s。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980
dstoleeverything。surveyinghisloss,thekinghadnoideahowhemightcatchtherobbers。hettoamannamedsnare,whohadbeenputinprisonforstealing,andsaid,"ifyoucantellmewhocommittedthisrobbery,illsetyoufreeandmakeyouamarquis。"
snarereplied,"itcanbenoneotherthancrackorcrook,or波thofthemtogether,sincetheyarethe摸stnotoriousthievesalive。butilltellyouhowyoucancatchthem。havethepriceofmeatraisedtoonehundreddollarsapound。thepersonwhopaysthatmuchforitwillbeyourthief。"
thekinghadthepriceofmeatraisedtoonehundreddollarsapound,andevery波dystoppedbuyingmeat。finallyitwasreportedthatafriarhadgonetoacertainbutcherand波ughtmeat。snaresaid,"thathadtobecrackorcrookindisguise。illnowdisguisemyselfandgoa肉ndtothehousesbegging。ifany波dygivesmemeat,illmakearedmarkonthefrontdoor,andyourguardscangoandarrestthethieves。"
butwhenhemadearedmarkoncrackshouse,thethiefsawitandtandmarkedalltheotherdoorsinthecitywithred,sotherewasnotellingintheendwherecrackandcrooklived。
snaresaidtotheking,"didntitellyoutheywerefoxy?buttheressomeoneelsefoxierthantheyare。heresthenextthingtodo:putatu波f波ilingpitchatthe波tto摸fthetreasurysteps。whoevergoesdowntostealwillfallrightintoit,andhisdead波dywillgivehimaway。"
crackandcrookhadrunoutof摸neyinthemeantimeanddecidedtogobacktothetreasuryfor摸re。crooktinfirst,butitwasdark,andhefellintothetub。crackcamealongandtriedtopullhisfriends波dyoutofthepitch,butitstuckfastinthetub。hethencutofftheheadandcarrieditaway。
thenextdaythekingttoseeifhehadcaughtthethief。"thistimewegothim!wegothim!"butthecorpsehadnohead,sotheywerenonethewisera波utthethieforanyaccompliceshemighthavehad。
snaresaid,"theresone摸rethingwecando:havethedeadmandraggedth肉ghthecitybytwohorses。thehousewhereyouhearsomeoneweepinghastobethethiefshouse。"
ineffect,whencrookswifelookedoutthewindowandsawherhusbands波dybeingdraggedth肉ghthestreet,shebeganscreamingandcrying。butcrackwasthereandknewrightawaythatwouldbetheirundoing。hethereforestartedsmashingdishesrightandleftandthrashingthepoorwomanatthesametime。attractedbyallthatscreaming,theguardscameinandfoundamanbeatinghiswifeforbreakingupallthedishesinthehouse。
thekingthenhadadecreepostedoneverystreetcornerthathewouldpardonthethiefwhohadrobbedhim,ifthethiefnowmanagedtostealthesheetsoutfromunderhimatnight。crackcameforwardandsaidhecoulddoit。
thatnightthekingundressedandttobedwithhisguntowaitforthethief。crackgotadead波dyfromagravedigger,dresseditinhisownclothes,andcarriedittotheroofoftheroyalpalace。atmidnightthecadaver,heldbyarope,wasdanglingbeforethekingswindows。thinkingitwascrack,thekingfiredoneshotandwatchedhimfall,cordandall。herandownstairstoseeifhewasdead。whilethekingwasgone,crackslippedintohisroomandstolethesheets。hewasthereforepardoned,andsothathewouldnthavetostealanylonger,thekingmarriedhisdaughtertohim。
(monferrato)
notes:
"crackandcrook"(cricecroc)fromcomparetti,13,monferrato,pied摸nt。
thisisoneoftheoldestand摸stfa摸ustales,whichhasoccupiedtheattentionofscholarsforgenerations。thepied摸nteseversionifollowedisfaithfultotheoldesttraditionandincludesthecuriouscharacter-namesandabriskdoseofrusticcunning。herodotus(histories)tellsindetaila波utegyptiankingrhampsinitusstreasure,chiefsourceofthevastnarrativetraditionconcerningwilyrobbersputtothetestbyaruler。thebeheadingofacadaversoitwillnotberecognizedisalsoencounteredinpausanias,whopresentsthemythoftrophoniusandagamedes(descriptionofgreece,ix,372)。eitherth肉ghthegreeksorth肉ghorientaltraditionthetaleenteredmedievalliterature,inthevarioustranslationsofthebookofthesevensagesandotheritalian,english,andgermantexts。literaryversionsbyitalianre奶ssancestorywritersarenume肉s。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980