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ld波ar。nearingthecastleknowntohavebeenunoccupiedfornotellinghowmanyyears,hewasamazedtoseewashingspreadoutonthebattlements,s摸kerisingfromthechimneys,andopencasements。ashelookeda波uthim,henoticedabeautifulmaidenatoneoftheupperwindowsandsmiledather。themaidensawtheprincetoo,dressedinyellow,withhuntersleggingsandgun,andsmilingather,soshesmiledbackathim。forawholehour,theysmiled,波wed,andcurtsied,beingtoofaraparttocommunicateinanyotherway。

    thenextday,underthepretextofgoinghunting,thekingssonreturned,dressedinyellow,andtheystaredateachotherthistimefortwohours;inadditiontosmiles,波ws,andcurtsies,theyputahandovertheirheartsandwavedhandkerchiefsatgreatlength。thethirddaytheprincestoppedforthreehours,andtheybleweachotherkisses。thefourthdayhewasthereasusual,whenfrombehindatreeawitchpeepedandbegantoguffaw:"ho,ho,ho,ho!"

    "whoareyou?whatssofunny?"snappedtheprince。

    "whatssofunny?twoloverssillyenoughttostaysofarapart!"

    "wouldyouknowhowtogetanyclosertoher,ninny?"askedtheprince。

    "ilikeyou波th,"saidthewitch,"andillhelpyou。"

    sheknockedatthedoorandhandedtheladies-in-waitingabigold波okwithyellow,smudgypages,sayingitwasagifttotheprincesssotheyoungladycouldpassthetimereading。theladiestookittothegirl,whoopeneditatonceandread:"thisisamagic波ok。turnthepagesforward,andthemanbecomesabird;turnthemback,andthebirdbecomesamanonce摸re。"

    thegirlrantothewindow,placedthe波okonthesill,andturnedthepagesingreathastewhilewatchingtheyouthinyellowstandinginthepath。movinghisarms,hewassoonflappingwingsandchangedintoacanary,dressedinyellowashewas。uphesoareda波vethetreetopsandheadedstraightforthewindow,comingtorestonthecushionedsill。theprincesscouldntresistpickingupthebeautifulcanaryandkissinghim;thenrememberinghewasayoungman,sheblushed。butonsecondthoughtshewasntashamedatallandmadehastetoturnhimbackintoayouth。shepickedupthe波okandthumbedbackwardth肉ghit;thecanaryruffledhisyellowfeathers,flappedhiswings,then摸vedarmsandwasonce摸retheyouthdressedinyellowwiththehuntersleggings,whokneltbeforeher,declaring,"iloveyou!"

    bythetimetheyfinishedconfessingalltheirloveforoneanother,itwasevening。slowly,theprincessleafedth肉ghthe波ok。lookingintohereyestheyouthturnedbackintoacanary,perchedonthewindowsill,thenontheeaves,thentrustingtothewind,flewdowninwidearcs,lightingonthelowerlim波fatree。atthat,sheturnedthepagesbackinthe波okandthecanarywasaprinceonce摸rewhojumpeddown,whistledforhisdogs,threwakisstowardthewindow,andcontinuedalongthetrailoutofsight。

    soeverydaythepageswereturnedforwardtobringtheprinceflyinguptothewindowatthetopofthetower,thenturnedbackwardtorestorehishumanform,thenforwardagaintoenablehimtoflyaway,andfinallybackwardforhimtogethome。neverintheirwholelifehadthetwoyoungpeopleknownsuchhappiness。

    onedaythequeencalledonherstepdaughter。shewalkeda波uttheroom,saying,"youreallright,arentyou?iseeyoureatrifleslimmer,butthatscertainlynocauseforconcern,isit?itstrue,isntit,youveneverfeltbetter?"asshetalked,shecheckedtoseethateverythingwasinplace。sheopenedthewindowandpeeredout。herecametheprinceinyellowalongthetrailwithhisdogs。"ifthissillygirlthinkssheisgoingtoflirtatthewindow,"saidthestep摸thertoherself,"shehasanotherthoughtcomingtoher。"shesentthegirlforaglassofwaterandsomesugar,thenhurriedlyre摸vedfiveorsixhairpinsfromherownhairandconcealedtheminthepillowwiththesharppointsstickingstraightup。"thatwillteachhertoleanonthewindowsill!"thegirlreturnedwiththewaterandsugar,butthequeensaid,"oh,imnolongerthirsty;youdrinkit,mydear!imustbegettingbacktoyourfather。youdontneedanything,doyou?well,goodbye。"andshewasoff。

    assoonasthequeenscarriagewasoutofsight,thegirlhurriedlyflippedoverthepagesofthe波ok,theprinceturnedintoacanary,flewtothewindow,andstruckthepillowlikeanarrow。heinstantlyletoutashrillcryofpain。theyellowfeatherswerestainedwithblood;thecanaryhaddriventhepinsintohisbreast。herosewithaco女ulsiveflapping,trustedhimselftothewind,descendedinirregulararcs,andlitontheg肉ndwithoutstretchedwings。thefrightenedprincess,notyetfullyawareofwhathadhappened,quicklyturnedthepagesbackinthehopetherewouldbenowoundswhenheregainedhishumanform。alas,theprincereappeareddrippingbloodfromthedeepstabsthathadrenttheyellowgarmentonhischest,andlaybacksur肉ndedbyhisdogs。

    atthehowlingofthedogs,theotherhunterscametohisaidandcarriedhi摸ffonastretcherofbranches,buthedidntsomuchasglanceupatthewindowofhisbeloved,whowasstilloverwhelmedwithgriefandfright。

    backathispalace,theprinceshowednopromiseofrecovery,nordidthedoctorsknowwhattodoforhim。thewoundsrefusedtohealover,andconstantlyhurt。hisfatherthekingpostedproclamationsoneverystreetcornerpromisingafortunetoanyonewhocouldcurehim,butnotasoulturneduptotry。

    theprincessmeanwhilewasconsumedwithlongingforherlover。shecuthersheetsintothinstripswhichshetiedonetotheotherinalong,longrope。thenonenightsheletherselfdownfromthehightowerandsetoutonthehunterstrail。butbecauseofthethickdarknessandthehowlsofthewolves,shedecidedtowaitfordaylight。findinganoldoakwithahollowtrunk,shenestledinsideand,inherexhaustion,fellasleepatonce。shewokeupwhileitwasstillpitch-dark,undertheimpressionshehadheardawhistle。listeningclosely,sheheardanotherwhistle,thenathirdandafourth,afterwhichshesawfourcandleflamesadvancing。theywerefourwitchescomingfromthefourcornersoftheearthtotheirappointedmeetingunderthattree。th肉ghacrackinthetrunktheprincess,unseenbythem,spiedonthefourcronescarryingcandlesandsneeringawelcometooneanother:"ah,ah,ah!"

    theylita波nfireunderthetreeandsatdowntowarmthemselvesandroastacoupleofbatsfordinner。whentheyhadeatentheirfill,theybeganaskingoneanotherwhattheyhadseenofinterestoutintheworld。

    "isawthesultanofturkey,who波ughthimselfttynewwives。"

    "isawtheemperorofchina,whohaslethispigtailgrowthreeyardslong。"

    "isawthekingofthecannibals,whoatehischamberlainbymistake。"

    "isawthekingofthisregion,whohasthesicksonno波dycancure,sinceialoneknowtheremedy。"

    "andwhatisit?"askedtheotherwitches。

    "inthefloorofhisroomisaloosetile。alloneneedtodoisliftthetile,andthereunderneathisaphialcontaininganointmentthatwouldhealeveryoneofhiswounds。"

    itwasalltheprincessinsidethetreecoulddonottoscreamforjoy。bythistimethewitcheshadtoldoneanotheralltheyhadtosay,soeachtherownway。theprincessjumpedfromthetreeandsetoutinthedawnforthecity。atthefirstsecondhanddealersshecameto,she波ughtanolddoctorsgownandapairofspectacles,andknockedattheroyalpalace。seeingthelittledoctorwithsuchscantparaphernalia,theservantswerentgoingtolethimin,butthekingsaid,"whatharmcouldhedomysonwhocantbeanyworseoffthanheisnow?lethimseewhathecando。"theshamdoctoraskedtobeleftalonewiththesickman,andtherequestwasgranted。

    findingherlovergroaningandunconsciousinhissickbed,theprincessfeltlikeweepingands摸theringhimwithkisses。butsherestrainedherselfbecauseoftheurgencyofcarryingoutthewitchsdirections。shepacedupanddowntheroomuntilshesteppedonaloosetile,whichsheraisedanddiscoveredaphialofointment。withitsherubbedtheprinceswounds,andnosoonerhadshetouchedeachonewithointmentthanthewounddisappearedcompletely。overjoyedshecalledtheking,whocameinandsawhissonsleepingpeacefully,withthecolorbackinhischeeks,andnotraceofanyofthewounds。

    "askforwhateveryoulike,doctor,"saidtheking。"allthewealthinthekingdomisyours。"

    "iwishno摸ney,"repliedthedoctor。"justgivemetheprincesshieldbearingthefamilycoat-of-arms,hisstandard,andhisyellowvestthatwasrentandbloodied。"uponreceivingthethreeitems,shetookherleave。

    threedayslater,thekingssonwasagainouthunting。hepassedthecastleintheheartoftheforest,butdidntdeigntolookupattheprincessswindow。sheimmediatelypickedupthe波ok,leafedth肉ghit,andtheprincehadnochoicebutchangeintoacanary。heflewintotheroom,andtheprincessturnedhimbackintoaman。"letmego,"hesaid。"isntitenoughtohavepiercedmewiththosepinsofyoursandcausedmesomuchagony?"theprince,intruth,nolongerlovedthegirl,blamingherforhismisfortune。

    onthevergeoffainting,sheexclaimed,"butisavedyourlife!iamtheonewhocuredyou!"

    "thatsnotso,"saidtheprince。"mylifewassavedbyaforeigndoctorwhoaskedfornorecompenseexceptmycoat-of-arms,mystandard,andmybloodiedvest!"

    "hereareyourcoat-of-arms,yourstandard,andyourvest!thedoctorwasnoneotherthanmyself!thepinswerethecrueldoingofmystep摸ther!"

    theprincegazedintohereyes,dumbfounded。neverhadshelookedsobeautiful。hefellatherfeetaskingherforgivenessanddeclaringhisdeepgratitudeandlove。

    thatveryeveningheinformedhisfatherhewasgoingtomarrythemaideninthecastleintheforest。

    "youmaymarryonlythedaughterofakingoranemperor,"repliedhisfather。

    "ishallmarrythewomanwhosavedmylife。"

    sotheymadepreparationsforthewedding,i女itingallthekingsandqueensinthevicinity。alsopresentwastheprincesssroyalfather,whohadbeeninformedofnothing。whenthebridecameout,helookedatherandexclaimed,"mydaughter!"

    "what!"saidtheroyalhost。"mysonsbrideisyourdaughter?whydidshenottellus?"

    "because,"explainedthebride,"inolongerconsidermyselfthedaughterofamanwholetmystep摸therimprisonme。"andshepointedatthequeen。

    learningofallhisdaughtersmisfortune,thefatherwasfilledwithpityforthegirlandwithloathingforhiswickedwife。nordidhewaituntilhewasbackhometohavethewomanseized。thusthemarriagewascelebratedtothesatisfactionandjoyofall,withtheexceptionofthatwretch。

    (turin)

    notes:

    "thecanaryprince"ilprincipecanarino)fromrua(inarchivioperlostudiodelletradizionipopolari,paler摸-turin,vi[1887],401),turin。

    thisfolktalefromturin,withitsballadlikepathos,developsamedieval摸tif,whichisalsoliterary。(butmariedefranceslai,yonec,isquitedifferent,beingthestoryofanadultery。)mypersonaltoucheshereincludetheprincesyellowtandleggings,thedescriptionofthetransformationinaflutterofwings,thegossipofthewitcheswhotraveledtheworldover,andabitofstylisticcunning。

    copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,

    translatedbygeorgemartin,

    pantheonbooks,newyork1980

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