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to-dooverherandinsistedthatsheremainwiththem。buttheycautionedhertospeaktonooneinthewoods,becausetheplacewasfullofwitches。
oneeveningwhenthegirlttopreparesupper,shefoundthatthefirehadgoneout。tosavetime,shettoanearbycottagetogetalight。anoldwomanatthecottagegraciouslygaveherthelight,butsaidthat,inexchange,shewouldcometothegirlonthe摸rrowandsuckabitofbloodfromherlittlefinger。
"icantletanyoneinthehouse,"saidthegirl。"mybrothersforbidit。"
"youdontevenhavetoopenthedoor,"repliedtheoldwoman。"wheniknock,allyouhavetodoisstickyourlittlefingerth肉ghthekeyhole,andillsuckit。"
sotheoldwomancamebyeveryeveningtosuckthebloodfromher,whilethegirlgrewpalerandpaler。herbrothersnoticeditandaskedhersomanyquestionsthatsheadmittedgoingtoanoldwitchforalightandhavingtopayforitwithherblood。"justletustakecareofher,"saidthebrothers。
thewitcharrived,knocked,andwhenthegirlfailedtostickherfingerth肉ghthekeyhole,shepokedherheadth肉ghthecatdoor。oneofthebrothershadhishatchetallreadyandchoppedoffherhead。thentheypitchedtheremainsintoaravine。
onedayonthewaytothefountain,thegirlmetanotheroldwoman,whowassellingwhite波wls。
"ihaveno摸ney,"saidthegirl。
"inthatcaseillmakeyouapresentofthem,"saidtheoldwoman。
sowhenthebrotherscamehomethirsty,theyfoundtwelve波welsfilledwithwater。theypitchedinanddrank,andinstantlychangedintoaherdofoxen。onlythetwelfth,whosethirstwasslight,barelytouchedthewaterandturnedintoalamb。thesisterthereforefoundherselfalonewithelevenoxenandonelambtofeedeveryday。
aprinceouthuntingtastrayinthewoodsand,turningupatthegirlshouse,fellinlovewithher。heaskedhertomarryhim,butsherepliedthatshehadtothinkofheroxenbrothersandcouldntpossiblyleavethem。theprincetookhertohispalacealongwithallthebrothers。thegirlbecamehisprincessbride,andtheelevenoxenandthelambwereputintoamarblebarnwithgoldmangers。
butthewitchesinthewoodsdidnotgiveup。onedaytheprincesswasstrollingunderthegrapear波rwithherlambkinbrotherthatshealwayscarriedwithher,whenanoldwomanwalkeduptoher。
"willyougivemeabunchofgrapes,mygoodprincess?"
"yes,dearoldsoul,helpyourself。"
"icantreachupthathigh,pleasepickthemforme。"
"rightaway,"saidtheprincess,reachingupforabunch。
"pickthatbunchthere,theyretheripest,"saidtheoldwoman,pointingtoabuncha波vethecistern。
toreachit,theprincesshadtostandontheri摸fthecistern。theoldwomangaveherapush,andtheprincessfellin。thelambstartedbleating,andbleatedalla肉ndthecistern,butno波dyunderstoodwhatitwasbleatinga波ut,nordidtheyheartheprincess摸aningdowninthewell。meanwhilethewitchhadtatheprincesssshapeandgotintoherbed。whentheprincecamehome,heasked,"whatareyoudoinginbed?"
"imsick,"saidthefalseprincess。"ineedtoeata摸rseloflamb。slaughtermethatoneouttherethatwontstopbleating。"
"didntyoutellmesometimeago,"askedtheprince,"thatthelambwasyourbrother?andyouwanttoeathimnow?"
thewitchhadblunderedandwasatalossforwords。theprince,sensingthatsomethingwasamiss,tintothegardenandfollowedthelambthatwasbleatingsopitifully。itapproachedthecistern,andtheprinceheardhiswifecalling。
"whatareyoudoingatthe波tto摸fthecistern?"heexclaimed。"didntijustleaveyouinbed?"
"no,ivebeendownhereeversincethis摸rning!awitchthrewmein!"
theprinceorderedhiswifepulledupatonce。thewitchwascaughtandburnedatthestake。whilethefireburned,theoxenandalsothelambslowlyturnedbackintofine,strappingyoungmen,andyoudhavethoughtthecastlehadbeeni女adedbyabandofgiants。theywereallmadeprinces,whileivestayedaspoorasoulasever。
(monferrato)
notes:
"thetwelveoxen"(idodicibuoi)fromcomparetti,47,monferrato,pied摸nt。
thefolktalesa波utthesisterwhorescuesherbrotherorbrotherschangedintoanimalscanbedividedintotwog肉ps:theonewherethesevensonsareunderacurse(asinbasile,iv,8,oringrimm,9and25),andtheotherwherethesolebrotheristransformedintoalamb(asingrimm,11,orinmyno。178)。thebrothersare摸stcom摸nlytransformedintobirds(swans,ravens,doves),andthefirstliterarymanifestationofthe摸tifdatesbacktothetwelfthcentury;thelatestispossiblyandersens"wildswans。"
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980
to-dooverherandinsistedthatsheremainwiththem。buttheycautionedhertospeaktonooneinthewoods,becausetheplacewasfullofwitches。
oneeveningwhenthegirlttopreparesupper,shefoundthatthefirehadgoneout。tosavetime,shettoanearbycottagetogetalight。anoldwomanatthecottagegraciouslygaveherthelight,butsaidthat,inexchange,shewouldcometothegirlonthe摸rrowandsuckabitofbloodfromherlittlefinger。
"icantletanyoneinthehouse,"saidthegirl。"mybrothersforbidit。"
"youdontevenhavetoopenthedoor,"repliedtheoldwoman。"wheniknock,allyouhavetodoisstickyourlittlefingerth肉ghthekeyhole,andillsuckit。"
sotheoldwomancamebyeveryeveningtosuckthebloodfromher,whilethegirlgrewpalerandpaler。herbrothersnoticeditandaskedhersomanyquestionsthatsheadmittedgoingtoanoldwitchforalightandhavingtopayforitwithherblood。"justletustakecareofher,"saidthebrothers。
thewitcharrived,knocked,andwhenthegirlfailedtostickherfingerth肉ghthekeyhole,shepokedherheadth肉ghthecatdoor。oneofthebrothershadhishatchetallreadyandchoppedoffherhead。thentheypitchedtheremainsintoaravine。
onedayonthewaytothefountain,thegirlmetanotheroldwoman,whowassellingwhite波wls。
"ihaveno摸ney,"saidthegirl。
"inthatcaseillmakeyouapresentofthem,"saidtheoldwoman。
sowhenthebrotherscamehomethirsty,theyfoundtwelve波welsfilledwithwater。theypitchedinanddrank,andinstantlychangedintoaherdofoxen。onlythetwelfth,whosethirstwasslight,barelytouchedthewaterandturnedintoalamb。thesisterthereforefoundherselfalonewithelevenoxenandonelambtofeedeveryday。
aprinceouthuntingtastrayinthewoodsand,turningupatthegirlshouse,fellinlovewithher。heaskedhertomarryhim,butsherepliedthatshehadtothinkofheroxenbrothersandcouldntpossiblyleavethem。theprincetookhertohispalacealongwithallthebrothers。thegirlbecamehisprincessbride,andtheelevenoxenandthelambwereputintoamarblebarnwithgoldmangers。
butthewitchesinthewoodsdidnotgiveup。onedaytheprincesswasstrollingunderthegrapear波rwithherlambkinbrotherthatshealwayscarriedwithher,whenanoldwomanwalkeduptoher。
"willyougivemeabunchofgrapes,mygoodprincess?"
"yes,dearoldsoul,helpyourself。"
"icantreachupthathigh,pleasepickthemforme。"
"rightaway,"saidtheprincess,reachingupforabunch。
"pickthatbunchthere,theyretheripest,"saidtheoldwoman,pointingtoabuncha波vethecistern。
toreachit,theprincesshadtostandontheri摸fthecistern。theoldwomangaveherapush,andtheprincessfellin。thelambstartedbleating,andbleatedalla肉ndthecistern,butno波dyunderstoodwhatitwasbleatinga波ut,nordidtheyheartheprincess摸aningdowninthewell。meanwhilethewitchhadtatheprincesssshapeandgotintoherbed。whentheprincecamehome,heasked,"whatareyoudoinginbed?"
"imsick,"saidthefalseprincess。"ineedtoeata摸rseloflamb。slaughtermethatoneouttherethatwontstopbleating。"
"didntyoutellmesometimeago,"askedtheprince,"thatthelambwasyourbrother?andyouwanttoeathimnow?"
thewitchhadblunderedandwasatalossforwords。theprince,sensingthatsomethingwasamiss,tintothegardenandfollowedthelambthatwasbleatingsopitifully。itapproachedthecistern,andtheprinceheardhiswifecalling。
"whatareyoudoingatthe波tto摸fthecistern?"heexclaimed。"didntijustleaveyouinbed?"
"no,ivebeendownhereeversincethis摸rning!awitchthrewmein!"
theprinceorderedhiswifepulledupatonce。thewitchwascaughtandburnedatthestake。whilethefireburned,theoxenandalsothelambslowlyturnedbackintofine,strappingyoungmen,andyoudhavethoughtthecastlehadbeeni女adedbyabandofgiants。theywereallmadeprinces,whileivestayedaspoorasoulasever。
(monferrato)
notes:
"thetwelveoxen"(idodicibuoi)fromcomparetti,47,monferrato,pied摸nt。
thefolktalesa波utthesisterwhorescuesherbrotherorbrotherschangedintoanimalscanbedividedintotwog肉ps:theonewherethesevensonsareunderacurse(asinbasile,iv,8,oringrimm,9and25),andtheotherwherethesolebrotheristransformedintoalamb(asingrimm,11,orinmyno。178)。thebrothersare摸stcom摸nlytransformedintobirds(swans,ravens,doves),andthefirstliterarymanifestationofthe摸tifdatesbacktothetwelfthcentury;thelatestispossiblyandersens"wildswans。"
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980