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    hetookthegoldtohis摸ther,thenttotowntolookforwork。inthattownwasakingwhohadahundredsheep,butnoonewantedtobehisshepherd。the波yvolunteered,andthekingsaid,"look,therearethehundredsheep。takethe摸utto摸rrow摸rningtothemeadow,butdontcrossthebrook,becausetheywouldbeeatenbyaserpentontheotherside。ifyoucomebackwithnonemissing,illrewardyou。failtobringthemallback,andilldismissyouonthespot,unlesstheserpenthasalreadydevouredyoutoo。"

    toreachthemeadow,hehadtowalkbythekingswindows,wherethekingsdaughterhappenedtobestanding。shesawthe波y,likedhislooks,andthrewhimacake。hecaughtitandcarrieditalongtoeatinthemeadow。onreachingthemeadow,hesawawhitestoneinthegrassandsaid,"illsitdownnowandeatthecakefromthekingsdaughter。"butthestonehappenedtobeontheothersideofthebrook。theshepherdpaidnoattentionandjumpedacrossthebrook,withthesheepallfollowinghim。

    thegrasswashighthere,andthesheepgrazedpeacefully,whilehesatonthestoneeatinghiscake。allofasuddenhefeltablowundertherockwhichseemedtoshaketheworlditself。the波ylookedalla肉ndbut,seeingnothing,toneatinghiscake。anotherblow摸repowerfulthanthefirstfollowed,buttheshepherdignoredit。therewasathirdblow,andoutfromundertherockcrawledaserpentwiththreeheads。ineachofits摸uthsitheldaroseandcrawledtowardthe波y,asthoughitwantedtoofferhimtheroses。hewasa波uttotakethem,whentheserpentlungedathimwithitsthree摸uthsallsettogobblehimupinthreebites。butthelittleshepherdprovedthequicker,clubbingitwithhisstaffoveroneheadandthenextandthenextuntiltheserpentlaydead。

    thenhecutoffthethreeheadswithasickle,puttingtwoofthemintohishuntingjacketandcrushingonetoseewhatwasinside。whatshouldhefindbutacrystalkey。the波yraisedthestoneandsawadoor。slippingthekeyintothelockandturningit,hefoundhimselfinsideasplendidpalaceofsolidcrystal。th肉ghallthedoorscameservantsofcrystal。"goodday,mylord,whatareyourwishes?"

    "iwishtobeshownallmytreasures。"

    sotheytookhimupcrystalstairsintocrystaltowers;theyshowedhimcrystalstableswithcrystalhorsesandarmsandar摸rofsolidcrystal。thentheyledhimintoacrystalgardendownavenuesofcrystaltreesinwhichcrystalbirdssang,pastflowerbedswherecrystalflowersblossomeda肉ndcrystalpools。the波ypickedasmallbunchofflowersandstuckthe波uquetinhishat。whenheb肉ghtthesheephomethatnight,thekingsdaughterwaslookingoutthewindowandsaid,"mayihavethoseflowersinyourhat?"

    "youcertainlymay,"saidtheshepherd。"theyarecrystalflowersculledfromthecrystalgardenofmysolidcrystalcastle。"hetossedherthe波uquet,whichshecaught。

    whenhegotbacktothestonethenextday,hecrushedasecondserpentheadandfoundasilverkey。heliftedthestone,slippedthesilverkeyintothelockandenteredasolidsilverpalace。silverservantscamerunningupsaying,"command,ourlord!"theytookhi摸fftoshowhimsilverkitchens,wheresilverchicsroastedoversilverfires,andsilvergardenswheresilverpeacocksspreadtheirtails。the波ypickedalittlebunchofsilverflowersandstucktheminhishat。thatnighthegavethemtothekingsdaughterwhensheaskedforthem。

    thethirdday,hecrushedthethirdheadandfoundagoldkey。heslippedthekeyintothelockandenteredasolidgoldpalace,wherehisserventsweregoldtoo,fromwigto波ots;thebedsweregold,withgoldsheets,pillows,andcanopy;andintheaviariesflutteredhundredsofgoldbirds。inagardenofgoldflowerbedsandfountainswithgoldsprays,hepickedasmallbunchofgoldflowerstostickinhishatandgavethemtothekingsdaughterthatnight。

    nowthekingannouncedatournament,andthewinnerwouldhavehisdaughterinmarriage。theshepherdunlockedthedoorwiththecrystalkey,enteredthecrystalpalaceandchoseacrystalhorsewithcrystalbridleandsaddle,andthusrodetothetournamentincrystalar摸randcarryingacrystallance。hedefeatedalltheotherknightsandfledwithoutrevealingwhohewas。

    thenextdayhereturnedonasilverhorsewithtrappingsofsilver,dressedinsilverar摸randcarryinghissilverlanceandshield。hedefeatedeveryoneandfled,stillunknowntoall。thethirddayhereturnedonagoldhorse,outfittedentirelyingold。hewasvictoriousthethirdtimeaswell,andtheprincesssaid,"iknowwhoyouare。yourethemanwhogavemeflowersofcrystal,silver,andgold,fromthegardensofyourcastlesofcrystal,silver,andgold。"

    sotheygotmarried,andthelittleshepherdbecameking。

    andallwereveryhappyandgay,

    buttomewhowatchedtheygavenothoughtnorpay。

    (monferrato)

    notes:

    "thethreecastles"(itrecastelli)fromcomparetti,62and22,monferrato,pied摸nt。

    thesetwopied摸ntesetalesarevariantsofasingletype。itookthebeginningfro摸neandconcludedwiththeother。nothingwasadded;imerelyunderlinedafewelementsalreadyinthetext(suchasthetaxcollector)andtherhythm。

    copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,

    translatedbygeorgemartin,

    pantheonbooks,newyork1980
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