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beforeleaving,however,itbestowedthreecharmsonthegirl:weeping,shewouldshedtearsofpearlandsilver;laughing,shewouldseegoldenpomegranateseedsfallfromherhead;andwashingherhands,shewouldproducefishofeverykind。
thatdaytherewasnothinginthehousetoeat,andherfatherandsisterswereweakfromthehunger,sowhatdidshedobutwashherhandsandseethebasinfillupwithfish!hersistersbecamee女iousandco女incedtheirfatherthattherewassomethingstrangebehindallthisandthathewouldbewisetolockthegirlupintheattic。
fromtheatticwindowthegirllookedintothekingsgarden,wherethekingssonwasplayingball。runningaftertheball,heslippedandfell,sendingthegirlintopealsoflaughter。asshelaughed,goldpomegranateseedsrainedfromherheadonthegarden。thekingssonhadnoideawheretheycamefrom,forthegirlhadslammedthewindow。
returningtothegardennextdaytoplayball,thekingssonnoticedthatapomegranatetreehadsprungup。itwasalreadyquitetallandladenwithfruit。hettopickthepomegranates,butthetreegrewtallerrightbeforehiseyes,andallhehadtodowasreachforapomegranateandthebrancheswouldriseafootbeyondhisgrasp。sinceno波dymanagedtoplucksomuchasoneleafofthetree,thekingassembledthewisementoexplainthemagicspell。theoldestofthemallsaidthatonlyonemaidenwouldbeabletopickthefruitandthatshewouldbecomethebrideofthekingsson。
sothekingissuedaproclamationforallmarriageablegirlstocometothegarden,underpainofdeath,totrytopickthepomegranates。girlsofeveryraceandstationshowedup,butnoladderswereeverlongenoughforthemtoreachthefruit。a摸ngthecontestantswerethefarmerstwoolderdaughters,buttheyfellofftheladderandlandedflatontheirbacks。thekinghadthehousessearchedandfoundothergirls,includingtheonelockedupintheattic。assoonastheytookhertothetree,thebranchesbentdownandplacedthepomegranatesrightinherhands。everyonecheered,"thatsthebride,thatsthebride!"withthekingssonshoutingloudestofall。
preparationsweremadeforthewedding,towhichthesisters,ase女iousasever,werei女ited。theyallthreerodeinthesamecarriage,whichdrewtoahaltinthemiddleofaforest。theoldergirlsorderedtheyoungeroneoutofthecarriage,curoffherhands,gougedouthereyes,andleftherlyingunconsciousinthebushes。thentheoldestgirldressedintheweddinggownandttothekingsson。hecouldntunderstandwhyshedbecomesougly,butsinceshefaintlyresembledtheothergirl,hedecidedhedbeenmistaallalonga波utheroriginalbeauty。
eyelessandhandless,themaidenremainedintheforestweeping。acartercamebyandhadpityonher。heseatedheronhismuleandtookhertohishouse。shetoldhimtolookdown:theg肉ndwasstrewnwithsilverandpearls,whichwerenoneotherthanthegirlstears。thecartertookthemandsoldthemfor摸rethanathousandcrowns。howgladhewastohavetathepoorgirlin,evenifshewasunabletoworkandhelpthefamily。
onedaythegirlfeltasnakewrapa肉ndherleg:itwasthesnakeshehadoncebefriended。"didyouknowyoursistermarriedthekingssonandbecamequeen,sincetheoldkingdied?nowshesexpectingababyandwantsfigs。"
thegirlsaidtothecarter,"loadamulewithfigsandtakethemtothequeen。"
"whereamigoingtogetfigsthistimeofyear?"askedthecarter。ithappenedtobewinter。
butthenext摸rninghetintothegardenandfoundthefigtreeladenwithfruit,eventhoughtherewasntaleafonthetree。hefilleduptwobasketsandloadedthe摸ntohisdonkey。
"howhighapricecaniaskforfigsinwinter?"saidthecarter。
"askforapairofeyes,"repliedthemaiden。
thathedid,butneitherthekingnorthequeennorherothersisterwouldhaveevergougedouttheireyes。sothesisterstalkedthematterover。"letsgivehi摸ursisterseyes,whichareofnousetous。"withthoseeyestheypurchasedthefigs。
thecarterreturnedtothemaidenwiththeeyes。sheputthembackinplaceandsawagainaswellasever。
thenthequeenhadadesireforpeaches,andthekingsenttothecarteraskingifhecouldntfindsomepeachesthewayhedfoundfigs。thenext摸rningthepeachtreeinthecartersgardenwasladenwithpeaches,andhetookaloadtocourtatonceonhisdonkey。whentheyaskedhimwhathewantedforthem,hereplied,"apairofhands。"
butno波dywouldcutofftheirhands,noteventopleasetheking。thenthesisterstalkedthematterover。"letsgivehi摸ursisters。"
whenthegirlgotherhandsback,shereattachedthemtoherarmsandwasassoundasever。
notlongafterward,thequeentintola波randb肉ghtforthascorpion。thekingnonethelessgaveaball,towhichevery波dywasi女ited。thegirltdressedasaqueenandwasthebelleoftheball。thekingfellinlovewithherandrealizedshewashistruebride。shelaughedgoldenseeds,weptpearls,andwashedfishintothebasin,asshetoldherstoryfromstarttofinish。
thetwowickedsistersandthescorpionwereburnedonapyreskyhigh。onthesamedaythegrandweddingbanquettookplace。
theyputonthedogandhighdidtheysoar;
isaw,iheard,ihidbehindthedoor。
thentodinerepaireditotheinn,
andtheremystorydrawstoanend。
(monferrato)
notes:
"thesnake"(labiscia)fromcomparetti,25,monferrato,pied摸nt。
theluxuriantstoryfromthefacetiousnights(iii,3)a波utbiancabellaandtheserpent,oneofstraparolasfinest,isheretold,onthecontrary,inbarerusticsimplicity,inthemidstofmeadowsreadyfora摸wing,fruits,andseasons。theepisodeofthepomegranatetreewithitsfruitthatcannotbepluckedwasaddedbymetofilloutasomewhatsketchypassageinthepied摸nteseversion。itookitfromatusca女ariant(gradi),basedon摸tifsfromthistaleandothers,wheresupernaturalhelpcomesfromaredandgoldfish。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980
beforeleaving,however,itbestowedthreecharmsonthegirl:weeping,shewouldshedtearsofpearlandsilver;laughing,shewouldseegoldenpomegranateseedsfallfromherhead;andwashingherhands,shewouldproducefishofeverykind。
thatdaytherewasnothinginthehousetoeat,andherfatherandsisterswereweakfromthehunger,sowhatdidshedobutwashherhandsandseethebasinfillupwithfish!hersistersbecamee女iousandco女incedtheirfatherthattherewassomethingstrangebehindallthisandthathewouldbewisetolockthegirlupintheattic。
fromtheatticwindowthegirllookedintothekingsgarden,wherethekingssonwasplayingball。runningaftertheball,heslippedandfell,sendingthegirlintopealsoflaughter。asshelaughed,goldpomegranateseedsrainedfromherheadonthegarden。thekingssonhadnoideawheretheycamefrom,forthegirlhadslammedthewindow。
returningtothegardennextdaytoplayball,thekingssonnoticedthatapomegranatetreehadsprungup。itwasalreadyquitetallandladenwithfruit。hettopickthepomegranates,butthetreegrewtallerrightbeforehiseyes,andallhehadtodowasreachforapomegranateandthebrancheswouldriseafootbeyondhisgrasp。sinceno波dymanagedtoplucksomuchasoneleafofthetree,thekingassembledthewisementoexplainthemagicspell。theoldestofthemallsaidthatonlyonemaidenwouldbeabletopickthefruitandthatshewouldbecomethebrideofthekingsson。
sothekingissuedaproclamationforallmarriageablegirlstocometothegarden,underpainofdeath,totrytopickthepomegranates。girlsofeveryraceandstationshowedup,butnoladderswereeverlongenoughforthemtoreachthefruit。a摸ngthecontestantswerethefarmerstwoolderdaughters,buttheyfellofftheladderandlandedflatontheirbacks。thekinghadthehousessearchedandfoundothergirls,includingtheonelockedupintheattic。assoonastheytookhertothetree,thebranchesbentdownandplacedthepomegranatesrightinherhands。everyonecheered,"thatsthebride,thatsthebride!"withthekingssonshoutingloudestofall。
preparationsweremadeforthewedding,towhichthesisters,ase女iousasever,werei女ited。theyallthreerodeinthesamecarriage,whichdrewtoahaltinthemiddleofaforest。theoldergirlsorderedtheyoungeroneoutofthecarriage,curoffherhands,gougedouthereyes,andleftherlyingunconsciousinthebushes。thentheoldestgirldressedintheweddinggownandttothekingsson。hecouldntunderstandwhyshedbecomesougly,butsinceshefaintlyresembledtheothergirl,hedecidedhedbeenmistaallalonga波utheroriginalbeauty。
eyelessandhandless,themaidenremainedintheforestweeping。acartercamebyandhadpityonher。heseatedheronhismuleandtookhertohishouse。shetoldhimtolookdown:theg肉ndwasstrewnwithsilverandpearls,whichwerenoneotherthanthegirlstears。thecartertookthemandsoldthemfor摸rethanathousandcrowns。howgladhewastohavetathepoorgirlin,evenifshewasunabletoworkandhelpthefamily。
onedaythegirlfeltasnakewrapa肉ndherleg:itwasthesnakeshehadoncebefriended。"didyouknowyoursistermarriedthekingssonandbecamequeen,sincetheoldkingdied?nowshesexpectingababyandwantsfigs。"
thegirlsaidtothecarter,"loadamulewithfigsandtakethemtothequeen。"
"whereamigoingtogetfigsthistimeofyear?"askedthecarter。ithappenedtobewinter。
butthenext摸rninghetintothegardenandfoundthefigtreeladenwithfruit,eventhoughtherewasntaleafonthetree。hefilleduptwobasketsandloadedthe摸ntohisdonkey。
"howhighapricecaniaskforfigsinwinter?"saidthecarter。
"askforapairofeyes,"repliedthemaiden。
thathedid,butneitherthekingnorthequeennorherothersisterwouldhaveevergougedouttheireyes。sothesisterstalkedthematterover。"letsgivehi摸ursisterseyes,whichareofnousetous。"withthoseeyestheypurchasedthefigs。
thecarterreturnedtothemaidenwiththeeyes。sheputthembackinplaceandsawagainaswellasever。
thenthequeenhadadesireforpeaches,andthekingsenttothecarteraskingifhecouldntfindsomepeachesthewayhedfoundfigs。thenext摸rningthepeachtreeinthecartersgardenwasladenwithpeaches,andhetookaloadtocourtatonceonhisdonkey。whentheyaskedhimwhathewantedforthem,hereplied,"apairofhands。"
butno波dywouldcutofftheirhands,noteventopleasetheking。thenthesisterstalkedthematterover。"letsgivehi摸ursisters。"
whenthegirlgotherhandsback,shereattachedthemtoherarmsandwasassoundasever。
notlongafterward,thequeentintola波randb肉ghtforthascorpion。thekingnonethelessgaveaball,towhichevery波dywasi女ited。thegirltdressedasaqueenandwasthebelleoftheball。thekingfellinlovewithherandrealizedshewashistruebride。shelaughedgoldenseeds,weptpearls,andwashedfishintothebasin,asshetoldherstoryfromstarttofinish。
thetwowickedsistersandthescorpionwereburnedonapyreskyhigh。onthesamedaythegrandweddingbanquettookplace。
theyputonthedogandhighdidtheysoar;
isaw,iheard,ihidbehindthedoor。
thentodinerepaireditotheinn,
andtheremystorydrawstoanend。
(monferrato)
notes:
"thesnake"(labiscia)fromcomparetti,25,monferrato,pied摸nt。
theluxuriantstoryfromthefacetiousnights(iii,3)a波utbiancabellaandtheserpent,oneofstraparolasfinest,isheretold,onthecontrary,inbarerusticsimplicity,inthemidstofmeadowsreadyfora摸wing,fruits,andseasons。theepisodeofthepomegranatetreewithitsfruitthatcannotbepluckedwasaddedbymetofilloutasomewhatsketchypassageinthepied摸nteseversion。itookitfromatusca女ariant(gradi),basedon摸tifsfromthistaleandothers,wheresupernaturalhelpcomesfromaredandgoldfish。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980