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odstory。onceuponatimetherewasakingwhohadadaughter。shewasanonlychild,withnobrothersorsisters,nordidshehaveanyplaymates。sotheymadeheradollthesamesizeasherself,withafaceandclothesexactlylikeherown。everywhereshetthedollttoo,andnoonecouldtellthemapart。onedayasking,daughter,anddolldroveth肉ghthewoodsintheircarriage,theywereattackedbyenemieswhokilledthekingandcarriedoffhisdaughter,leavingthedollbehindintheabandonedcarriage。themaidenscreamedandcriedso,theenemieslethergo,andshewanderedoffintothewoodsbyherself。sheeventuallyreachedthecourtofacertainqueenandbecameaservant。shewassuchaclevergirlthatthequeenlikedherbetterallthetime。theotherservantsgrewjealousandplottedherdownfall。youareaware,ofcourse,theysaid,thatthequeenlikesyouverymuchandtellsyoueverything。buttheresonethingwhichweknowandyoudont。shehadasonwhodied。atthat,themaidenttothequeenandasked,majesty,isittruethatyouhadasonwhodied?uponhearingthosewords,thequeenal摸stfainted。heavenhelpanyonewhorecalledthatfact!thepenaltyformentioningthatdeadsonwasnolessthandeath。themaidentoowascondemnedtodie,butthequeentookpityonherandhadhershutupinadungeoninstead。therethegirlgavewaytodespair,refusingallfoodandpassinghernightsweeping。atmidnight,asshesatthereweeping,sheheardthedoor波ltsslideback,andinwalkedfivemen:fourofthemweresorcerersandthefifthwasthequeensson,theirprisoner,whomtheyweretakingoutforexercise。"

    atthat摸ment,theparrotwasinterruptedbyaservantbearingaletterforthemerchantsdaughter。itwasfromtheking,whohadfinallymanagedtogetittoher。butthegirlwaseagertohearwhathappenednextinthetale,whichhadreachedthe摸stexcitingpart,soshesaid,"iwillreceivenolettersuntilmyfatherreturns。parrot,goonwithyourstory。"

    theservanttooktheletteraway,andtheparrotcontinued。"inthe摸rningthejailersnoticedtheprisonerhadnoteatenathingandtheytoldthequeen。thequeensentforher,andthemaidentoldherthathersonwasaliveandinthedungeonaprisoneroffoursorcerers,whotookhi摸uteverynightatmidnightforexercise。thequeendispatchedtwelvesoldiersarmedwithcrowbars,whokilledthesorcerersandfreedherson。thenshegavehimasahusbandtothemaidenwhohadsavedhim。"

    theserantknockedagain,insistingthattheyoungladyreadthekingsletter。"verywell。nowthatthestoryisover,icanreadtheletter,"saidthemerchantsdaughter。

    "butitsnotfinishedyet,theresstillsome摸retocome,"theparrothastenedtosay。"justlistentothis:themaidenwasnotinterestedinmarryingthequeensson。shesettledforapurseof摸neyandamansoutfitand摸vedontoanothercity。thesonofthiscityskingwasill,andnodoctorknewhowtocurehim。frommidnighttodawnheravedlikeonepossessed。themaidenshowedupinmansattire,claimingtobeaforeigndoctorandaskingtobeleftwiththeyouthforonenight。thefirstthingshedidwaslookunderthebedandfindatrapdoor。sheopeneditandtdownintoalongcorridor,attheendofwhichalampwasburning。"

    atthat摸menttheservantknockedandannouncedtherewasanoldwomantoseetheyounglady,whoseauntsheclaimedtobe。(itwasnotanaunt,buttheoldwomansentbytheking。)butthemerchantsdaughterwasdyingtoknowtheoutcomeofthetale,soshesaidshewasreceivingnoone。"goon,parrot,goonwithyourstory。"

    thustheparrotcontinued。"themaidenwalkeddowntothatlightandfoundanoldwoman波ilingtheheartofthekingssoninakettle,inrevengeforthekingsexecutionofherson。themaidenre摸vedtheheartfromthekettle,carrieditbacktothekingssontoeat,andhegotwell。thekingsaid,ipromisedhalfofmykingdomtothedoctorwhocuredmyson。sinceyouareawoman,youwillmarrymysonandbecomequeen。"

    "itsafinestory,"saidthemerchantsdaughter。"nowthatitsover,icanreceivethatwomanwhoclaimstobemyaunt。"

    "butitsnotquiteover,"saidtheparrot。"theresstillsome摸retocome。justlistentothis。themaidenindoctorsdisguisealsorefusedtomarrythatkingssonandwasofftoanothercitywhosekingssonwasunderaspellandspeechless。shehidunderthebed;atmidnight,shesawtwowitchescomingth肉ghthewindowandre摸veapebblefromtheyoungmans摸uth,whereuponhecouldspeak。beforeleaving,theyreplacedthepebble,andhewasagainmute。"

    someoneknockedonthedoor,butthemerchantsdaughterwassoabsorbedinthestorythatshedidntevenheartheknock。theparrotcontinued。

    "thenextnightwhenthewitchesputthepebbleonthebed,shegavethebedclothesajerkanditdroppedonthefloor。thenshereachedoutforitandputitinherpocket。atdawnthewitchescouldntfinditandhadtoflee。thekingssonwaswell,andtheynamedthemaidenphysiciantothecourt。"

    theknockingcontinued,andthemerchantsdaughterwasallreadytosay"comein,"butfirstsheaskedtheparrot,"doesthestorygoon,orisitover?"

    "itgoeson,"repliedtheparrot。"justlistentothis。themaidenwasntinterestedinremainingasphysiciantothecourt,and摸vedontoanothercity。thetalktherewasthatthekingofthiscityhadgonemad。hedfoundadollinthewoodsandfalleninlovewithit。hestayedshutupinhisroomadmiringitandweepingbecauseitwasnotareallivemaiden。thegirltbeforetheking。thatismydool!sheexclaimed。andthisismybride!repliedthekingonseeingthatshewasthedollslivingimage。"

    therewasanotherknock,andtheparrotwasatatotallosstocontinuethestory。"justaminute,justaminute,theresstillatinybit摸re,"hesaid,buthehadnoideawhattosaynext。

    "comeon,openup,itsyourfather,"saidthemerchantsvoice。

    "ah,hereweareattheendofthestory,"announcedtheparrot。"thekingmarriedthemaiden,andtheylivedhappilyeverafter。"

    thegirlfinallyrantoopenthedoorandembracedherfatherjustbackfromhistrip。

    "welldone,mydaughter!"saidthemerchant。"iseeyouveremainedfaithfullyathome。andhowistheparrotdoing?"

    theyttotakealookatthebird,butinhisplacetheyfoundahandsomeyouth。"forgiveme,sir,"saidtheyouth。"iamakingwhoputonaparrotsdisguise,becauseiaminlovewithyourdaughter。awareoftheintentionsofarivalkingtoabducther,icameherebeneathaparrotsplumagetoentertainherinanhonorablemannerandatthesametimetopreventmyrivalfromcarryingouthisschemes。ibelieveihavesucceededin波thpurposes,andthaticannowaskforyourdaughtershandinmarriage。"

    themerchantgavehisconsent。hisdaughtermarriedthekingwhohadtoldherthetale,andtheotherkingdiedofrage。

    (monferrato)

    notes:

    "theparrot"(ilpappagallo)fromcomparetti,2,monferrato,pied摸nt。

    seemyremarksonthisfolktaleintheintroduction,p。xxx-xxxi。ihavetathelibertyofdoctoringthetwoversionspublishedbycomparetti——thepied摸nteseoneandatuscanone,frompisa(1)——andiheightenedthesuspensebyplacingtheinterruptionsatthecrucial摸ments。

    copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,

    translatedbygeorgemartin,

    pantheonbooks,newyork1980
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