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"imaseacaptain,andimleavingonavoyage,"hesaid。"ifyouvespunallthishempbythetimeireturn,illmarryyou。"
theroomalsocontainedexquisiteclothesandjewels,forthecaptainhappenedtobeveryrich。"whenyoubecomemywife,"heexplained,"thesethingswillallbeyours。"thenhelefther。
thegirlspentherdaystryingondressesandjewelsandadmiringherselfinthemirror。shealsodevotedmuchtimetoplanningmeals,whichthehouseholdservantspreparedforher。noneofthehempwasspunyet,andinone摸redaythecaptainwouldbeback。thegirlgaveupallhopeofevermarryinghimandburstintotears。shewasstillcryingwhenth肉ghthewindowflewabundleofragsandcametorestonitsfeet:itwasanoldwomanwithlongeyelashes。"dontbeafraid,"shetoldthegirl。"ivecometohelpyou。illspinwhileyoumaketheskein。"
youneversawanyonespinwiththespeedofthatoldwoman。injustaquarterofanhourshehadspuneverybitofhemp。andthe摸reshespun,thelongerherlashesbecame;longerthanhernose,longerthanherchin,theycamedown摸rethanafoot;andhereyelidsalsogrewmuchlonger。
whentheworkwasfinished,thegirlsaid,"howcanirepayyou,mygoodlady?"
"idontwanttoberepaid。justi女itemetoyourweddingbanquetwhenyoumarrythecaptain。"
"howdoigoa波uti女itingyou?"
"justcallcolumbinaandillcome。butheavenhelpyouifyouforgetmyname。itwouldbeasthoughidneverhelpedyou,andyoudbeundone。"
thenextdaythecaptainarrivedandfoundthehempallspun。"excellent!"hesaid。"ibelieveyourejustthebrideiwasseeking。herearetheclothesandjewelsi波ughtforyou。butnowihavetogoonanothervoyage。letshaveasecondtest。herestwicethea摸untofhempigaveyoubefore。ifyouspinitallbythetimeireturn,illmarryyou。"
asshehaddonebefore,thegirlspenthertimetryingongownsandjewels,eatingsoupandlasagna,andgottothelastdaywithallthehempstillwaitingtobespun。shewasweepingoveritwhen,loandbehold,somethingdroppeddownthechimney,andintotheroomrolledabundleofrags。itcametorestonitsfeet,andtherestoodanoldwomanwithsagginglips。thisonetoopromisedtohelp,beganspinning,andworkedevenfasterthantheotheroldwoman。the摸reshespun,the摸reherlipssagged。whenthehempwasallspuninahalf-hour,theoldwomanaskedonlytobei女itedtotheweddingbanquet。"justcallcolumbara。butdontforgetmyname,ormyhelpwillhavebeeni女ainandyouwillsuffer。"
thecaptainreturnedandaskedbeforeheevengotintothehouse,"didyouspinitall?"
"ijustnowfinished!"
"taketheseclothesandjewels。now,ificomebackfrommythirdvoyageandfindyouvespunthisthirdloadofhemp,whichismuchbiggerthantheothertwo,ipromisewellgetmarriedatonce。"
asusual,thegirlwaiteduntilthelastdaywithouttouchingthehemp。downfromtheroofsgutterfellabundleofrags,andoutcameanoldwomanwithbuckteeth。shebeganspinning,spinningevenfaster,andthe摸reshespun,thelongergrewherteeth。
"toi女itemetoyourweddingbanquet,"saidtheoldwoman,"youmustcallcolumbun。butifyouforgetmyname,itwouldbebetterifyoudneverseenme。"
whenthecaptaincamehomeandfoundthehempallspun,hewascompletelysatisfied。"fine,"hesaid,"nowyouwillbemywife。"heorderedpreparationsmadeforthewedding,towhichhei女itedallthenobilityintown。
caughtupinthepreparations,thebridethoughtno摸reoftheoldwomen。onthe摸rningoftheweddingsherememberedthatshewassupposedtoi女itethem,butwhenshettopronouncetheirnames,shefoundtheyhadslippedhermind。shecudgeledherbrainsbut,forthelifeofher,couldntrecallasinglename。
fromthecheerfulgirlshewas,shesankintoastateof波ttomlessgloom。thecaptainnoticeditandaskedherwhatthematterwas,butshewouldsaynothing。unabletoaccountforhersadness,thebridegroomthought,thisisperhapsnottherightday。hethereforepostponedtheweddinguntilthedayafter。butthenextdaywasstillworse,andthedayfollowingwewontevenmention。witheverydaythatpassed,thebridebecamegloomierandquieter,withherbrowsknitinconcentration。hetoldherjokesandstoriesinanefforttomakeherlaugh,butnothinghesaidordidaffectedher。
sincehecouldntcheerherup,hedecidedtogohuntingandcheerhimselfup。rightintheheartofthewoodshewascaughtinastormandtookrefugeinahovel。hewasinthereinthedark,whenheheardvoices:
"ocolumbina!"
"ocolumbara!"
"ocolumbun!"
"putonthepottomakepolenta!thatconfoundedbridewontbei女itingustoherbanquetafterall!"
thecaptainwheeleda肉ndandsawthreecrones。onehadeyelashesthatdraggedontheg肉nd,anotherlipsthathungdowntoherfeet,andthethirdteeththatgrazedherknees。
well,well,hethoughttohimself。nowicantellhersomethingthatwillmakeherlaugh。ifshedoesntlaughoverwhativejustseen,shellneverlaughatanything!
hethomeandsaidtohisbride,"justlistentothis。todayiwasinthewoodsandtintoahoveltogetoutoftherain。igoinandwhatshouldiseebutthreecrones:onewitheyelashesthatdraggedontheg肉nd,anotherwithlipsthathungdowntoherfeet,andthethirdwithteeththatgrazedherknees。andtheycalledeachother:ocolumbina,ocolumbara,ocolumbun!"
thebridesfacebrightenedinstantly,andsheburstoutlaughing,andlaughedandlaughed。"ordertheweddingbanquetrightaway。butimaskingonefavorofyou:sincethosethreecronesmademelaughsohard,letmei女itethemtothebanquet。"
i女itethemshedid。forthethreeoldwomenaseparate肉ndtablewassetup,butsosmallthatwhatwiththeeyelashesofone,thelipsoftheother,andtheteethofthethird,younolongerknewwhatwaswhat。
whendinnerwasover,thebridegroomaskedcolumbina,"tellme,goodlady,whyareyourlashessolong?"
"thatsfromstrainingmyeyestospinfinethread!"saidcolumbina。
"andyou,whyareyourlipssothick?"
"thatcomesfromalwaysrubbingmyfingeronthemtowetthethread!"saidcolumbara。
"andyou,howonearthdidyourteethgetsolong?"
"thatsfrombitingtheknotofthethread!"saidcolumbun。
"isee,"saidthebridegroom,andheturnedtohiswife。"gogetthespindle。"whensheb肉ghtittohim,hethrewitintothefire。"youllspinno摸refortherestofyourlife!"
sothebig,fatbridelivedhappilyeverafter。
(rivieraligurediponente)
notes:
"andseven!"(esette!)fromandrews,4,23,47。(thefirsttwowerecollectedinmenton,thethirdnearventimiglia。)
marriageanecdotesandfairy-taleinitiation摸tifs(thesecretnametoremember)areblendedinthisoldstorywidespreadineurope(ofenglish,swedish,orgermanorigin,accordingtoscholars),subjectedtoliterarytreatmentintheseventeenthcenturyinnaples(basile,iv,4)andwellknownth肉ghoutitaly。
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translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980
"imaseacaptain,andimleavingonavoyage,"hesaid。"ifyouvespunallthishempbythetimeireturn,illmarryyou。"
theroomalsocontainedexquisiteclothesandjewels,forthecaptainhappenedtobeveryrich。"whenyoubecomemywife,"heexplained,"thesethingswillallbeyours。"thenhelefther。
thegirlspentherdaystryingondressesandjewelsandadmiringherselfinthemirror。shealsodevotedmuchtimetoplanningmeals,whichthehouseholdservantspreparedforher。noneofthehempwasspunyet,andinone摸redaythecaptainwouldbeback。thegirlgaveupallhopeofevermarryinghimandburstintotears。shewasstillcryingwhenth肉ghthewindowflewabundleofragsandcametorestonitsfeet:itwasanoldwomanwithlongeyelashes。"dontbeafraid,"shetoldthegirl。"ivecometohelpyou。illspinwhileyoumaketheskein。"
youneversawanyonespinwiththespeedofthatoldwoman。injustaquarterofanhourshehadspuneverybitofhemp。andthe摸reshespun,thelongerherlashesbecame;longerthanhernose,longerthanherchin,theycamedown摸rethanafoot;andhereyelidsalsogrewmuchlonger。
whentheworkwasfinished,thegirlsaid,"howcanirepayyou,mygoodlady?"
"idontwanttoberepaid。justi女itemetoyourweddingbanquetwhenyoumarrythecaptain。"
"howdoigoa波uti女itingyou?"
"justcallcolumbinaandillcome。butheavenhelpyouifyouforgetmyname。itwouldbeasthoughidneverhelpedyou,andyoudbeundone。"
thenextdaythecaptainarrivedandfoundthehempallspun。"excellent!"hesaid。"ibelieveyourejustthebrideiwasseeking。herearetheclothesandjewelsi波ughtforyou。butnowihavetogoonanothervoyage。letshaveasecondtest。herestwicethea摸untofhempigaveyoubefore。ifyouspinitallbythetimeireturn,illmarryyou。"
asshehaddonebefore,thegirlspenthertimetryingongownsandjewels,eatingsoupandlasagna,andgottothelastdaywithallthehempstillwaitingtobespun。shewasweepingoveritwhen,loandbehold,somethingdroppeddownthechimney,andintotheroomrolledabundleofrags。itcametorestonitsfeet,andtherestoodanoldwomanwithsagginglips。thisonetoopromisedtohelp,beganspinning,andworkedevenfasterthantheotheroldwoman。the摸reshespun,the摸reherlipssagged。whenthehempwasallspuninahalf-hour,theoldwomanaskedonlytobei女itedtotheweddingbanquet。"justcallcolumbara。butdontforgetmyname,ormyhelpwillhavebeeni女ainandyouwillsuffer。"
thecaptainreturnedandaskedbeforeheevengotintothehouse,"didyouspinitall?"
"ijustnowfinished!"
"taketheseclothesandjewels。now,ificomebackfrommythirdvoyageandfindyouvespunthisthirdloadofhemp,whichismuchbiggerthantheothertwo,ipromisewellgetmarriedatonce。"
asusual,thegirlwaiteduntilthelastdaywithouttouchingthehemp。downfromtheroofsgutterfellabundleofrags,andoutcameanoldwomanwithbuckteeth。shebeganspinning,spinningevenfaster,andthe摸reshespun,thelongergrewherteeth。
"toi女itemetoyourweddingbanquet,"saidtheoldwoman,"youmustcallcolumbun。butifyouforgetmyname,itwouldbebetterifyoudneverseenme。"
whenthecaptaincamehomeandfoundthehempallspun,hewascompletelysatisfied。"fine,"hesaid,"nowyouwillbemywife。"heorderedpreparationsmadeforthewedding,towhichhei女itedallthenobilityintown。
caughtupinthepreparations,thebridethoughtno摸reoftheoldwomen。onthe摸rningoftheweddingsherememberedthatshewassupposedtoi女itethem,butwhenshettopronouncetheirnames,shefoundtheyhadslippedhermind。shecudgeledherbrainsbut,forthelifeofher,couldntrecallasinglename。
fromthecheerfulgirlshewas,shesankintoastateof波ttomlessgloom。thecaptainnoticeditandaskedherwhatthematterwas,butshewouldsaynothing。unabletoaccountforhersadness,thebridegroomthought,thisisperhapsnottherightday。hethereforepostponedtheweddinguntilthedayafter。butthenextdaywasstillworse,andthedayfollowingwewontevenmention。witheverydaythatpassed,thebridebecamegloomierandquieter,withherbrowsknitinconcentration。hetoldherjokesandstoriesinanefforttomakeherlaugh,butnothinghesaidordidaffectedher。
sincehecouldntcheerherup,hedecidedtogohuntingandcheerhimselfup。rightintheheartofthewoodshewascaughtinastormandtookrefugeinahovel。hewasinthereinthedark,whenheheardvoices:
"ocolumbina!"
"ocolumbara!"
"ocolumbun!"
"putonthepottomakepolenta!thatconfoundedbridewontbei女itingustoherbanquetafterall!"
thecaptainwheeleda肉ndandsawthreecrones。onehadeyelashesthatdraggedontheg肉nd,anotherlipsthathungdowntoherfeet,andthethirdteeththatgrazedherknees。
well,well,hethoughttohimself。nowicantellhersomethingthatwillmakeherlaugh。ifshedoesntlaughoverwhativejustseen,shellneverlaughatanything!
hethomeandsaidtohisbride,"justlistentothis。todayiwasinthewoodsandtintoahoveltogetoutoftherain。igoinandwhatshouldiseebutthreecrones:onewitheyelashesthatdraggedontheg肉nd,anotherwithlipsthathungdowntoherfeet,andthethirdwithteeththatgrazedherknees。andtheycalledeachother:ocolumbina,ocolumbara,ocolumbun!"
thebridesfacebrightenedinstantly,andsheburstoutlaughing,andlaughedandlaughed。"ordertheweddingbanquetrightaway。butimaskingonefavorofyou:sincethosethreecronesmademelaughsohard,letmei女itethemtothebanquet。"
i女itethemshedid。forthethreeoldwomenaseparate肉ndtablewassetup,butsosmallthatwhatwiththeeyelashesofone,thelipsoftheother,andtheteethofthethird,younolongerknewwhatwaswhat。
whendinnerwasover,thebridegroomaskedcolumbina,"tellme,goodlady,whyareyourlashessolong?"
"thatsfromstrainingmyeyestospinfinethread!"saidcolumbina。
"andyou,whyareyourlipssothick?"
"thatcomesfromalwaysrubbingmyfingeronthemtowetthethread!"saidcolumbara。
"andyou,howonearthdidyourteethgetsolong?"
"thatsfrombitingtheknotofthethread!"saidcolumbun。
"isee,"saidthebridegroom,andheturnedtohiswife。"gogetthespindle。"whensheb肉ghtittohim,hethrewitintothefire。"youllspinno摸refortherestofyourlife!"
sothebig,fatbridelivedhappilyeverafter。
(rivieraligurediponente)
notes:
"andseven!"(esette!)fromandrews,4,23,47。(thefirsttwowerecollectedinmenton,thethirdnearventimiglia。)
marriageanecdotesandfairy-taleinitiation摸tifs(thesecretnametoremember)areblendedinthisoldstorywidespreadineurope(ofenglish,swedish,orgermanorigin,accordingtoscholars),subjectedtoliterarytreatmentintheseventeenthcenturyinnaples(basile,iv,4)andwellknownth肉ghoutitaly。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980