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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
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