意大利童话有钱能使鬼推磨

whenthekingcameoutandsawthat,hesentimmediatelyfortheprince,whowasnewintownandhadntyetvisitedthecourt.

"congratulations,"thekingsaid."ratulations!butwasityourideatoputupthewords:moneycandoeverything?"

theprincerealizedthatmaybehehadgonetoofar.

"yesitwas,"heanswered,"butifyourmajestydoesntlikeit,icaneasilyhavethelettersstrippedoff."

"oh,no,rinstance,doyouthinkthat,withyourmoney,youcouldhavemeassassinated?"

theprincerealizedhehadgothimselfintoatightspot.

"oh,majesty,difyoudontlikethepalace,justsayso,andillhaveittorndowntoo."

"no,no,leaveitthewayitis.butsinceyouclaimapersonwithmoneycandoanything,youmanagetospeaktoher,wellandgood;,sthatclear?"

theprincewastoodistressedtoeat,drink,orsleep.dayandnight,allhethoughtofwashowhemightsavehisnecksplightwashopeless,forthekingsdaughterhadbeenclosedupinacastlesurroundedbyonehundredguards.paleandlimpasarag,theprincelayonhisbedwaitingtodie,wheninwalkedhisoldnurse,dinghimsohaggard,dhawing,hetoldherthewholestory.

"so?"saidthenurse."andyouregivingup,likethat?youmakemelaugh!illseewhaticandoaboutallthis!"

sewastobeasbigasamanandhollowinside."itmustbereadytomorrow,"sheadded.

"tomorrow?yourecrazy!"exclaimedthesilversmith.

"tomorrowisaid!"theoldwomanpulledoutapurseofgoldcoinsandcontinued,"veyoutheresttomorrowwhenyoudeliverthegoose."

thesilversmithwasdumbfounded."thatmakesallthedifferenceintheworld,"hesaid."illdomybesttohavethegoosetomorrow."

thenextdaythegoosewasready,anditwasabeauty.

theoldwomansaidtotheprince,"takeyourviolinandgetinsidethegoose.playassoonaswereachtheroad."

theywoundtheirwaythroughthecity,peoplelinedthestreetstowatcrdofitreachedthecastlewherethekingsdaughterwasshutup,andsheaskedherfathertolethergoandseetheunusualsight.

thekingsaid,"timesupforthatboastfulprincetomorrow.youcangooutthenandseethegoose."

ssoonastheprincesswasalonewiththesilvergooseanddelightinginthemusicpouringfromitsbill,thegoosesuddenlyopenedandoutsteppedaman.

"dontbeafraid,"saidtheman."iamtheprincewhomusteitherspeaktoyouorbedecapitatedbyyourfathertomorrowmorning.youcansayyouspoketomeandsavemylife."

thenextdaythekingsentfortheprince."well,didyourmoneymakeitpossibleforyoutospeaktomydaughter?"

"yes,majesty,"answeredtheprince.

"what!doyoumeanyouspoketoher?"

"askher."

thegirlcameinandtoldhowtheprincewashiddeninthesilvergoosewhichthekinghimselfhadorderedbroughtinsidethecastle.

theking,atthat,removedhiscrownandplaceditontheprinceshead."thatmeansyouhavenotonlymoneybutalsoafinehead!livehappily,foriamgivingyoumydaughterinmarriage."

(genoa)

notes:

"moneycandoeverything"(ildanarofatutto)fromandrews,64,genoa,toldbycaterinagrande.

thisstory,oforientalorigin(foundinthepanchatantra),stressesinitsgenoeseversionautilitarianandcommercialmoralallitsown.(thefinalremarkofthekingwaseventooharshalongthatline,soidecidedtogivecreditalso,asitmeet,tocleverness)

translatedbygeorgemartin,

pantheonbooks,newyork1980