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十二头牛 (第3/3页)
rnwithgoldmangers。
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,andbleatedallaroundthecistern,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utthesisterwhorescuesherbrotherorbrotherschangedintoanimalscanbedividedintotwogroups: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
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