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"oink,oink,"gruntedkingcrin.",oink,iwantthebakersdaughter!"

thekingsentforthebaker,whohadthreedaughters,andaskedifhisoldestdaughterwaswillingtomarryhispig-rnbetweenthethrillofweddingthekingssonandthehorrorofmarryingapig,thedaughtermadeuphermindtoaccepttheproposal.

tickledpink,returnedtothebridalchamber,dingtocaressher,bridewasdisgustedand,insteadofcaressinghim,gavehimakick."getawayfromhere,younastypig!"

kingcrinmovedaway,grunting."oink!youllpayforthat!"

thatnightthebridewasdiscovereddeadinherbed.

theoldkingwasquitedistressed,butafewmonthslaterwhenhissonwasagainascrossascouldbeandclamoringforawife,hesentforthebakersseconddaughter,whoaccepted.

theeveningoftheweddingkingcrinwentbackoutandwallowedinthemuddyroads,onlytoreturnandrubagainsthisbride,whodrovehimoutoftheroom."scram,younastypig!"sincidentgavethecourtabadname,beingthesecondofitskind.

moretimewentby,andkingcrinbeganactingupagain."wouldyouhavethenerve,"saidhisfather,"toaskforthebakersthirddaughter?"

"oink,oink,,oink,imusthaveher!"

sotheysentforthethirdgirltoseeifshewouldmarrykingcrinsweddingnight,asusual,kingcrinwentouttowallow,thenranbackinsideallmuddytocaresshiswife.sherespondedwithcaressesofherownanddriedhimoffwithfinelinenhandkerchiefs,murmuring,"myhandsomecrin,mydarlingcrin,iloveyouso."kingcrinwasoverjoyed.

nextmorningatthecourteverybodyexpectedtohearthatthethirdbridehadbeenfounddead,sagrandoccasionforcelebrationintheroyalhouse,andthekinggaveareception.

thenextnightthebridebecamecurioustoseekingcrinasheslept,becauseshehadhersuspicions.shelitataperandbeheldayouthhandsomebeyondallstretchesoftheimagination.butasshestoodthereraptwithadmiration,upandjumpedoutofbed,furious."youbrokethespellandwillneverseemeagain,oronlywhenyouhaveweptsevenbottlesoftearsandwornoutsevenpairsofironshoes,sevenironmantles,andsevenironhatslookingforme."atthat,hevanished.

sodeepwasherdistressthatthebridehadnochoicebuttogoinsearchofherhusband.shehadablacksmithforgesevenpairsofironshoes,sevenironmantles,andsevenironhatsforher,thendeparted.

shewalkedalldaylonguntilnightovertookheronamountain,whereshesawacottageandknockedonthedoor."mypoorgirl,"saidanoldwoman,"icantgiveyoushelter,sincemysonisthewindwhocomeshomeandturnseverythingupsidedown,andwoetoanyoneinhisway!"

dsoonarrivedandsniffedallaround,saying:

"human,human,ismellahuman."

rningsheroseatdaybreakandsoftlyawakenedtheyounglady,advising,"fleebeforemysongetsupandtakealongthischestnutasasouvenirofme,butcrackitopenonlyinaseriousemergency."

shewalkedalldaylongandwasovertakenbynightontopofanothermountain.shespiedacottage,andanoldladyonthedoorstepsaid,"iwouldgladlylodgeyou,butimlightningsmother,andpooryouifmysoncamehomeandcaughtyouhere!"rrivedsoonafterward:

"human,human,ismellahuman."

buthedidntfindherand,aftersupper,wenttobed.

"fleebeforemysonwakesup,"saidlightningsmotherinthemorning,"andtakealongthiswalnut,whichmightcomeinveryhandy."

restoodthehouseofthundersmother,undertoocameinsaying:

"human,human,ismellahuman."

butneitherdidhefindher,andinthemorningshewentoffwithahazelnutasapresentfromthundersmother.

afterwalkingformilesandmilesshereachedacitywhoseprincess,shelearned,uldshedotopreventthemarriage?howcouldshegetintothecastle?

shecrackedopenthechestnutandoutpoureddiamondsandotherjewels,youngladysaid,"illletyouhaveallthesegemsfornothing,ifyouallowmetospendonenightinthebedchamberoftheyoungmanstayingatyourpalace."

theprincesswasafraidtheyoungladywouldtalktohimandmaybepersuadehimtofleewithher,buthermaidsaid,"vehimasleepingpotionandhewontwakeup."theydidjustthat,andassoonasthehandsomeyouthwenttosleep,rowneyes,theyoungladysawthathis(sic)wasnoneotherthanherhusband.

"wakeup,mylove,wakeup!ivewalkedalloverforyou,wearingoutsevenpairsofironshoes,sevenironmantles,andsevenironvefinallyfoundyou,yousleepanddonthearme!"

andthatwentontillmorning,when,atherwitsend,utrolledexquisitegownsandsilks,sightofallthesewonderfulthings,themaidcalledtheprincess,whosimplyhadtohavethemallandthereforegrantedtheyoungladyanothernightwiththeyouth.buttheyoungladywastakenintothebedchamberlaterthanthelasttimeandbroughtoutearlierinthemorning.

quirethem,theprincessagainletherspendthenightwiththeyoungman.

butbythistimehehadgrowntiredofdrinkingwhattheybroughthimeverynight,youngladybegantalkingtohim,hemadeoutasifheweresleeping,butthemomenthewassureitwashiswife,sehorsesandcarriagestheyhadnoproblemgettingawayandbackhome,wheretherewasagrandcelebration.

theyputonthedogandhighdidtheysoar,

theysawmenot,istoodbehindthedoor.

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notes:

"kingcrin"(recrin)frompitrè(inarchivioperlostudiodelletradizionipopolari,i[1882],424),monteudapo,piedmont.

ofillustriousorigin(sinceitiscertainlyrelated——atleastinthemotifofthebridegroomwhocannotbeseeninhistrueform——tothemythofamorandpsyche),developmentrepeats——withthewalnutstobecracked,spyingonthesleeper,etc——amotifalsocommontoothertypesandofwhichmyno.140presentsaricherversion.

translatedbygeorgemartin,

pantheonbooks,newyork1980