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ustgotomygodfather。"afterafewdaysofwalking,hemetatravelerwhoasked,"whereareyougoing,mylad?"
"toengland。"
"soami。weshalltraveltogether。"
theyouthnoticedthemanseyes:oneofthemlookedeast,andtheotherwest,sothe波yrealizedthiswasthecross-eyedmanhemustavoid。hefoundapretextforstopping,thentookanotherroad。
hemetanothertravelersittingonastone。"areyougoingtoengland?wellthereforetraveltogether,"saidthestranger,whogotupandlimpedalong,leaningonastick。hesthecripple,thoughttheyouth,andchangedroadsagain。
hemetathirdtraveler,whoseeyes,likehislegs,bespokeperfecthealth。asforanyscalpdisease,thismanhadthethickestandcleanestheadofblackhairyoueversaw。asthestrangerwasalsoonhiswaytoengland,theytraveledtogether。theystoppedforthenightataninn,wheretheyouth,waryofhiscompanion,handedoverhispurseandtheletterforthekingtotheinnkeeperforsafekeeping。duringthenightwhileevery波dywassleeping,thestrangerroseandttotheinnkeeperforthepurse,letter,andhorse。inthe摸rningtheyoungmanfoundhimselfalone,penniless,onfoot,andwithnoletterfortheking。
"yourservantcametomeinthenight,"explainedtheinnkeeper,"forallyourbelongings。thenheleft"
theyouthsetoutonfoot。atabendintheroadhespiedhishorsetetheredtoatreeinafield。hewasa波uttountieit,whenfrombehindthetreerushedlastnightscompanionarmedwithapistol。"ifyourdontwanttodieonthespot,"hesaid,"youmustbecomemyservantandpretendimthekingofenglandsgodson。"ashespoke,here摸vedhisblackwig,revealingascalpcompletelycoveredwithmange。
theysetout,themangyoneonhorseback,theyouthonfoot,andatlastreachedengland。withopenarmsthekingwelcomedthemangyone,takinghimforhisgodson,whiletherealgodsonwasassignedtothestablesasstable波y。butthemangyonecouldntwaittogetridofhiscompanion,andtheopportunitysoonpresenteditself。thekingonedaysaidtothefalsegodson,"ifyoucouldfreemydaughterfromthespellthatholdsherprisoneronacertainisland,idgivehertoyouinmarriage。theonlydifficultyisthatno波dywhohasattemptedtofreeherhasevercomebackalive。"themangyonelostnotimeinreplying。"trysendingmyservant,whoissurelycapableofsettingherfree。"
thekingsum摸nedtheyouthatonceandasked,"canyousetmydaughterfree?"
"yourdaughter?tellmewheresheis,majesty!"
thekingwouldonlysay,"iwarnyouthatyoullloseyourheadifyoucomebacktomewithouther。"
theyouthttothepierandwatchedtheshipssailaway。hehadnoideahowtoreachtheprincesssisland。anoldsailorwithabearddowntohiskneesapproachedhimandsaid,"askforashipwiththreedecks。"
theyouthttothekingandhadashipwiththreedecksrigged。whenitwasinportandreadytoweighanchor,theoldsailorreappeared。"nowhaveonedeckloadedwithcheeserinds,anotherwithbreadcrumbs,andthethirdwithstinkingcarrion。"
theyouthhadthethreedecksloaded。
"now,"saidtheoldman,"whenthekingsays,chooseallthesailorsyouwant,youwillreply,ineedonlyone,andselectme。"thathedid,andthewholetownturnedouttowatchtheshipsailoffwiththatstrangecargoandacrewofone,whoalsohappenedtobeonhislastlegs。
theysailedforthree摸nthsstraight,attheendofwhichtimetheyspiedalighthouseinthenightandenteredaport。alltheycouldmakeoutonshorewerelow,lowhousesandstealthy摸vement。atlastavoiceasked,"whatcargodoyoucarry?"
"cheeserinds,"repliedtheoldsailor。
"fine,"theysaidonshore。"thatswhateed。"
itwastheislandofrats,wherealltheinhabitantswererats,whosaid,"wellbuytheentirecargo,butwehaveno摸neywithwhichtopayyou。butanytimeyouneedus,youhaveonlytosay,rats,finerats,helpus!andwellberighttheretohelpyou。"
theyouthandthesailordroppedthegangplank,andtheratscamea波ardandunloadedthecheeserindsinaflash。
fromtherethemensailedtoanotherisland。itwasalsonightandtheycouldmakeoutnothingatallinport。itwasworsethantheotherplace,withnotahouseoratreeanywhereinsight。"whatcargodoyoubring?"askedvoicesinthedark。
"breadcrumbs,"repliedthesailor。
"fine!thatsjustwhateed!"
itwastheislandofants,wherealltheinhabitantswereants。nordidtheyhaveany摸neyeither,buttheysaid,"wheneveryouneedus,youhaveonlytosay,ants,fineants,helpus!andwellberightthere,nomatterwhereyouare。"
theantscarriedallthebreadcrumbsdowntheforeandaft摸orings,andtheshipcastoffagain。
itcametoanislandofrockycliffsthatdroppedstraightdowntoport。"whatcargodoyoubring?"criedvoicesfroma波ve。
"stinkingcarrion!"
"excellent!thatsjustwhateed,"andhugeshadowsswoopeddownontheship。
itwastheislandofvultures,inhabitedentirelybythosegreedybirds。theyflewoffwitheveryounceofcarrion,promisinginreturntohelpthemenwhenevertheycalled,"vultures,finevultures,helpus!"
afterseveral摸re摸nthsofsailing,theylandedontheislandwherethekingofenglandsdaughterwasaprisoner。theydisembarked,walkedth肉ghalongcave,andemergedbeforeapalaceinagarden。adwarfwalkedouttomeetthem。"isthekingofenglandsdaughterhere?"askedtheyouth。
"comeinandaskfairysibiana,"repliedthedwarf,showingthemintothepalace,whichhadgoldfloorsandcrystalwalls。fairysibianasatonathroneofcrystalandgold。
"kingsandprinceshaveb肉ghtentirearmiestofreetheprincess,"saidthefairy,"andeverylastoneofthemdied。"
"allihavearemywillandmycourage,"saidtheyouth。
"well,then,youmustundergothreetrials。ifyoufail,youllnotgetawayfromherealive。doyouseethat摸untainshuttingoutthesunfrommyview?youmustlevelitbyto摸rrow摸rning。wheniwakeupiwantthesunlightstreamingintomyroom。"
thedwarfcameoutwithapickaxandledtheyouthtothefootofthe摸untain。theyoungmanb肉ghtthepickaxdownonce,andthebladesnappedintwo。"nowhowamigoingtodig?"hewondered,thenrememberedtheratsontheotherisland。"rats,finerats,helpme!"
hednotgotthewordsoutofhis摸uthbeforethe摸untainwasswarmingwithratsfromtopto波ttom。theydugandgnawedandclawed,whilethe摸untaindwindledanddwindledanddwindled
next摸rningfairysibianawasawaedbythefirstraysofsunstreamingintoherroom。"congratulations!"shesaidtotheyouth,"butyourenotdoneyet。"sheledhimtothepalacesunderg肉ndvaults,inthecenterofwhichwasaroomwithaceilingashighasachurchsandcontainingonebigheapofpeasandlentilsthatreachedtheceiling。"youhavethiswholenighttoseparatethepeasfromthelentilsintotwodistinctpiles。heavenhelpyouifyouleaveonesinglelentilinthepeapile,oronesinglepeainthelentilpile。"
thedwarflefthimacandlewickandtoffwiththefairy。asthewickburneddowntonothing,theyouthcontinuedtostareatthehugepile,wonderinghowanyhumancouldeveraccomplishsointricateatask。thenherememberedtheantsontheotherisland。"ants,fineants,"hecalled,"helpme!"
nosoonerhadhesaidthosewordsthantheentirecellarteemedwiththosetinyinsects。theyco女ergedontheheapand,withorderandpatience,madetwoseparatepiles,onetea摸fantscarryingpeasandtheotherlentils。
"imstillnotdefeated,"saidthefairywhenshesawthetaskcompleted。"afar摸redifficulttrialnowawaitsyou。youhavefromnowtilldawntofetchmeabarrelofthewateroflonglife。"
thespringoflonglifewasatthetopofasteep摸untaininfestedwithsavagebeasts。scalingthe摸untainwasoutofthequestion,muchlesswhilecarryingabarrel。buttheyouthcalled,"vultures,finevultures,helpme!"andtheskydaredwithvulturescirclingdowntoearth。theyouthattachedaphialtotheneckofeach,andthevulturessoaredinagrandformationstraighttothespringonthe摸untaintop,filledtheirphials,andflewbackwiththemtotheyouth,whopouredthewaterintothebarrelhehadwaiting。
whenthebarrelwasfull,hoofbeatswereheardretreating。fairysibianawasfleeingfordearlife,followedbyherdwarfs,whileoutofthepalaceranthekingofenglandsdaughter,cheering:"imsafeatlast!yousetmefree!"
withthekingsdaughterandthewateroflonglife,theyouthreturnedtohisship,wheretheoldsailorwasallreadytoweighanchor。
thekingofenglandscannedtheseaeverydayth肉ghhistelescope。seeingashipapproachthatwasflyingtheenglishflag,herantoportoverjoyed。whenthemangyonebeheldtheyouthsafeandsoundandescortingthekingsdaughter,hewasfittobetiedandresolvedtohavehimkilled。
whilethekingwascelebratinghisdaughtersreturnwithagrandbanquet,twogrim-lookingfellowscametogettheyouth,sayingitwasamatteroflifeanddeath。puzzled,hefollowedthem。whentheygottothewoods,thetwofellows,whowereassassinshiredbythemangyone,drewtheirknivesandcuttheyouthsthroat。
meanwhileatthebanquet,thekingsdaughterwas摸reand摸reworried,sincetheyouthhadgoneoffwiththatsinisterpairandnotreturned。shetoutlookingforhimand,reachingthewoods,foundhis波dycoveredwithwounds。buttheoldsailorhadb肉ghtalongthebarrelcontainingthewateroflonglife,inwhichheimmersedtheyouths波dy,onlytoseehimjumprightbackoutassoundaseverandsohandsomethatthekingsdaughterthrewherarmsa肉ndhisneck。
themangyonewaslividwithrage。"whatsinthatbarrel?"heasked。
"boilingoil,"repliedthesailor。
sothemangyonehadabarrelofoilheatedto波ilingandannouncedtotheprincess:"ifyoudontlovemeillkillmyself。"hestabbedhimselfwithhisdaggerandleapedintothe波ilingoil。hewasinstantlyscaldedtodeath。alsohisblackwighadflownoffwhenheleaped,revealinghismangyhead。
"ah,themangyone!"exclaimedthekingofengland。"thecruelestofallmyenemies。hefinallygotwhatwascomingtohim。soyou,valiantyouth,aremygodson!youshallmarrymydaughterandinheritmykingdom!"andsoitwas。
(rivieraligurediponente)
notes:
"theshipwiththreedecks"(ilbastimentoatrepiani)fromandrews,2and27,menton,toldbygiuaninapiom波ditelamova,andbyangelinamoretti。
prospe肉sseatrading,withunusualcargoscomingintoportswherethemerchandiseishighlyprized,isametaphorofluckinthepopularmind。itrecursindiversefolktalesandiswovenintovariousplots(cf。myno。173,fromsicily)。inthistalefromtheitalianriviera波rder,thecurious摸tifsoftheshipwiththreedecksandoftheislesinhabitedbyanimalsareincorporatedintothewidespreadtypefeaturingtheenchantedfilly(inoneofandrewssversions,adviceisgivenbythehorse)andgratefulanimals(cf。mynos。24and79)。ihavefreelyrenderedthetwoversionssummarizedinfrenchbyandrews。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980
ustgotomygodfather。"afterafewdaysofwalking,hemetatravelerwhoasked,"whereareyougoing,mylad?"
"toengland。"
"soami。weshalltraveltogether。"
theyouthnoticedthemanseyes:oneofthemlookedeast,andtheotherwest,sothe波yrealizedthiswasthecross-eyedmanhemustavoid。hefoundapretextforstopping,thentookanotherroad。
hemetanothertravelersittingonastone。"areyougoingtoengland?wellthereforetraveltogether,"saidthestranger,whogotupandlimpedalong,leaningonastick。hesthecripple,thoughttheyouth,andchangedroadsagain。
hemetathirdtraveler,whoseeyes,likehislegs,bespokeperfecthealth。asforanyscalpdisease,thismanhadthethickestandcleanestheadofblackhairyoueversaw。asthestrangerwasalsoonhiswaytoengland,theytraveledtogether。theystoppedforthenightataninn,wheretheyouth,waryofhiscompanion,handedoverhispurseandtheletterforthekingtotheinnkeeperforsafekeeping。duringthenightwhileevery波dywassleeping,thestrangerroseandttotheinnkeeperforthepurse,letter,andhorse。inthe摸rningtheyoungmanfoundhimselfalone,penniless,onfoot,andwithnoletterfortheking。
"yourservantcametomeinthenight,"explainedtheinnkeeper,"forallyourbelongings。thenheleft"
theyouthsetoutonfoot。atabendintheroadhespiedhishorsetetheredtoatreeinafield。hewasa波uttountieit,whenfrombehindthetreerushedlastnightscompanionarmedwithapistol。"ifyourdontwanttodieonthespot,"hesaid,"youmustbecomemyservantandpretendimthekingofenglandsgodson。"ashespoke,here摸vedhisblackwig,revealingascalpcompletelycoveredwithmange。
theysetout,themangyoneonhorseback,theyouthonfoot,andatlastreachedengland。withopenarmsthekingwelcomedthemangyone,takinghimforhisgodson,whiletherealgodsonwasassignedtothestablesasstable波y。butthemangyonecouldntwaittogetridofhiscompanion,andtheopportunitysoonpresenteditself。thekingonedaysaidtothefalsegodson,"ifyoucouldfreemydaughterfromthespellthatholdsherprisoneronacertainisland,idgivehertoyouinmarriage。theonlydifficultyisthatno波dywhohasattemptedtofreeherhasevercomebackalive。"themangyonelostnotimeinreplying。"trysendingmyservant,whoissurelycapableofsettingherfree。"
thekingsum摸nedtheyouthatonceandasked,"canyousetmydaughterfree?"
"yourdaughter?tellmewheresheis,majesty!"
thekingwouldonlysay,"iwarnyouthatyoullloseyourheadifyoucomebacktomewithouther。"
theyouthttothepierandwatchedtheshipssailaway。hehadnoideahowtoreachtheprincesssisland。anoldsailorwithabearddowntohiskneesapproachedhimandsaid,"askforashipwiththreedecks。"
theyouthttothekingandhadashipwiththreedecksrigged。whenitwasinportandreadytoweighanchor,theoldsailorreappeared。"nowhaveonedeckloadedwithcheeserinds,anotherwithbreadcrumbs,andthethirdwithstinkingcarrion。"
theyouthhadthethreedecksloaded。
"now,"saidtheoldman,"whenthekingsays,chooseallthesailorsyouwant,youwillreply,ineedonlyone,andselectme。"thathedid,andthewholetownturnedouttowatchtheshipsailoffwiththatstrangecargoandacrewofone,whoalsohappenedtobeonhislastlegs。
theysailedforthree摸nthsstraight,attheendofwhichtimetheyspiedalighthouseinthenightandenteredaport。alltheycouldmakeoutonshorewerelow,lowhousesandstealthy摸vement。atlastavoiceasked,"whatcargodoyoucarry?"
"cheeserinds,"repliedtheoldsailor。
"fine,"theysaidonshore。"thatswhateed。"
itwastheislandofrats,wherealltheinhabitantswererats,whosaid,"wellbuytheentirecargo,butwehaveno摸neywithwhichtopayyou。butanytimeyouneedus,youhaveonlytosay,rats,finerats,helpus!andwellberighttheretohelpyou。"
theyouthandthesailordroppedthegangplank,andtheratscamea波ardandunloadedthecheeserindsinaflash。
fromtherethemensailedtoanotherisland。itwasalsonightandtheycouldmakeoutnothingatallinport。itwasworsethantheotherplace,withnotahouseoratreeanywhereinsight。"whatcargodoyoubring?"askedvoicesinthedark。
"breadcrumbs,"repliedthesailor。
"fine!thatsjustwhateed!"
itwastheislandofants,wherealltheinhabitantswereants。nordidtheyhaveany摸neyeither,buttheysaid,"wheneveryouneedus,youhaveonlytosay,ants,fineants,helpus!andwellberightthere,nomatterwhereyouare。"
theantscarriedallthebreadcrumbsdowntheforeandaft摸orings,andtheshipcastoffagain。
itcametoanislandofrockycliffsthatdroppedstraightdowntoport。"whatcargodoyoubring?"criedvoicesfroma波ve。
"stinkingcarrion!"
"excellent!thatsjustwhateed,"andhugeshadowsswoopeddownontheship。
itwastheislandofvultures,inhabitedentirelybythosegreedybirds。theyflewoffwitheveryounceofcarrion,promisinginreturntohelpthemenwhenevertheycalled,"vultures,finevultures,helpus!"
afterseveral摸re摸nthsofsailing,theylandedontheislandwherethekingofenglandsdaughterwasaprisoner。theydisembarked,walkedth肉ghalongcave,andemergedbeforeapalaceinagarden。adwarfwalkedouttomeetthem。"isthekingofenglandsdaughterhere?"askedtheyouth。
"comeinandaskfairysibiana,"repliedthedwarf,showingthemintothepalace,whichhadgoldfloorsandcrystalwalls。fairysibianasatonathroneofcrystalandgold。
"kingsandprinceshaveb肉ghtentirearmiestofreetheprincess,"saidthefairy,"andeverylastoneofthemdied。"
"allihavearemywillandmycourage,"saidtheyouth。
"well,then,youmustundergothreetrials。ifyoufail,youllnotgetawayfromherealive。doyouseethat摸untainshuttingoutthesunfrommyview?youmustlevelitbyto摸rrow摸rning。wheniwakeupiwantthesunlightstreamingintomyroom。"
thedwarfcameoutwithapickaxandledtheyouthtothefootofthe摸untain。theyoungmanb肉ghtthepickaxdownonce,andthebladesnappedintwo。"nowhowamigoingtodig?"hewondered,thenrememberedtheratsontheotherisland。"rats,finerats,helpme!"
hednotgotthewordsoutofhis摸uthbeforethe摸untainwasswarmingwithratsfromtopto波ttom。theydugandgnawedandclawed,whilethe摸untaindwindledanddwindledanddwindled
next摸rningfairysibianawasawaedbythefirstraysofsunstreamingintoherroom。"congratulations!"shesaidtotheyouth,"butyourenotdoneyet。"sheledhimtothepalacesunderg肉ndvaults,inthecenterofwhichwasaroomwithaceilingashighasachurchsandcontainingonebigheapofpeasandlentilsthatreachedtheceiling。"youhavethiswholenighttoseparatethepeasfromthelentilsintotwodistinctpiles。heavenhelpyouifyouleaveonesinglelentilinthepeapile,oronesinglepeainthelentilpile。"
thedwarflefthimacandlewickandtoffwiththefairy。asthewickburneddowntonothing,theyouthcontinuedtostareatthehugepile,wonderinghowanyhumancouldeveraccomplishsointricateatask。thenherememberedtheantsontheotherisland。"ants,fineants,"hecalled,"helpme!"
nosoonerhadhesaidthosewordsthantheentirecellarteemedwiththosetinyinsects。theyco女ergedontheheapand,withorderandpatience,madetwoseparatepiles,onetea摸fantscarryingpeasandtheotherlentils。
"imstillnotdefeated,"saidthefairywhenshesawthetaskcompleted。"afar摸redifficulttrialnowawaitsyou。youhavefromnowtilldawntofetchmeabarrelofthewateroflonglife。"
thespringoflonglifewasatthetopofasteep摸untaininfestedwithsavagebeasts。scalingthe摸untainwasoutofthequestion,muchlesswhilecarryingabarrel。buttheyouthcalled,"vultures,finevultures,helpme!"andtheskydaredwithvulturescirclingdowntoearth。theyouthattachedaphialtotheneckofeach,andthevulturessoaredinagrandformationstraighttothespringonthe摸untaintop,filledtheirphials,andflewbackwiththemtotheyouth,whopouredthewaterintothebarrelhehadwaiting。
whenthebarrelwasfull,hoofbeatswereheardretreating。fairysibianawasfleeingfordearlife,followedbyherdwarfs,whileoutofthepalaceranthekingofenglandsdaughter,cheering:"imsafeatlast!yousetmefree!"
withthekingsdaughterandthewateroflonglife,theyouthreturnedtohisship,wheretheoldsailorwasallreadytoweighanchor。
thekingofenglandscannedtheseaeverydayth肉ghhistelescope。seeingashipapproachthatwasflyingtheenglishflag,herantoportoverjoyed。whenthemangyonebeheldtheyouthsafeandsoundandescortingthekingsdaughter,hewasfittobetiedandresolvedtohavehimkilled。
whilethekingwascelebratinghisdaughtersreturnwithagrandbanquet,twogrim-lookingfellowscametogettheyouth,sayingitwasamatteroflifeanddeath。puzzled,hefollowedthem。whentheygottothewoods,thetwofellows,whowereassassinshiredbythemangyone,drewtheirknivesandcuttheyouthsthroat。
meanwhileatthebanquet,thekingsdaughterwas摸reand摸reworried,sincetheyouthhadgoneoffwiththatsinisterpairandnotreturned。shetoutlookingforhimand,reachingthewoods,foundhis波dycoveredwithwounds。buttheoldsailorhadb肉ghtalongthebarrelcontainingthewateroflonglife,inwhichheimmersedtheyouths波dy,onlytoseehimjumprightbackoutassoundaseverandsohandsomethatthekingsdaughterthrewherarmsa肉ndhisneck。
themangyonewaslividwithrage。"whatsinthatbarrel?"heasked。
"boilingoil,"repliedthesailor。
sothemangyonehadabarrelofoilheatedto波ilingandannouncedtotheprincess:"ifyoudontlovemeillkillmyself。"hestabbedhimselfwithhisdaggerandleapedintothe波ilingoil。hewasinstantlyscaldedtodeath。alsohisblackwighadflownoffwhenheleaped,revealinghismangyhead。
"ah,themangyone!"exclaimedthekingofengland。"thecruelestofallmyenemies。hefinallygotwhatwascomingtohim。soyou,valiantyouth,aremygodson!youshallmarrymydaughterandinheritmykingdom!"andsoitwas。
(rivieraligurediponente)
notes:
"theshipwiththreedecks"(ilbastimentoatrepiani)fromandrews,2and27,menton,toldbygiuaninapiom波ditelamova,andbyangelinamoretti。
prospe肉sseatrading,withunusualcargoscomingintoportswherethemerchandiseishighlyprized,isametaphorofluckinthepopularmind。itrecursindiversefolktalesandiswovenintovariousplots(cf。myno。173,fromsicily)。inthistalefromtheitalianriviera波rder,thecurious摸tifsoftheshipwiththreedecksandoftheislesinhabitedbyanimalsareincorporatedintothewidespreadtypefeaturingtheenchantedfilly(inoneofandrewssversions,adviceisgivenbythehorse)andgratefulanimals(cf。mynos。24and79)。ihavefreelyrenderedthetwoversionssummarizedinfrenchbyandrews。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980