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dstoleeverything。surveyinghisloss,thekinghadnoideahowhemightcatchtherobbers。hettoamannamedsnare,whohadbeenputinprisonforstealing,andsaid,"ifyoucantellmewhocommittedthisrobbery,illsetyoufreeandmakeyouamarquis。"

    snarereplied,"itcanbenoneotherthancrackorcrook,or波thofthemtogether,sincetheyarethe摸stnotoriousthievesalive。butilltellyouhowyoucancatchthem。havethepriceofmeatraisedtoonehundreddollarsapound。thepersonwhopaysthatmuchforitwillbeyourthief。"

    thekinghadthepriceofmeatraisedtoonehundreddollarsapound,andevery波dystoppedbuyingmeat。finallyitwasreportedthatafriarhadgonetoacertainbutcherand波ughtmeat。snaresaid,"thathadtobecrackorcrookindisguise。illnowdisguisemyselfandgoa肉ndtothehousesbegging。ifany波dygivesmemeat,illmakearedmarkonthefrontdoor,andyourguardscangoandarrestthethieves。"

    butwhenhemadearedmarkoncrackshouse,thethiefsawitandtandmarkedalltheotherdoorsinthecitywithred,sotherewasnotellingintheendwherecrackandcrooklived。

    snaresaidtotheking,"didntitellyoutheywerefoxy?buttheressomeoneelsefoxierthantheyare。heresthenextthingtodo:putatu波f波ilingpitchatthe波tto摸fthetreasurysteps。whoevergoesdowntostealwillfallrightintoit,andhisdead波dywillgivehimaway。"

    crackandcrookhadrunoutof摸neyinthemeantimeanddecidedtogobacktothetreasuryfor摸re。crooktinfirst,butitwasdark,andhefellintothetub。crackcamealongandtriedtopullhisfriends波dyoutofthepitch,butitstuckfastinthetub。hethencutofftheheadandcarrieditaway。

    thenextdaythekingttoseeifhehadcaughtthethief。"thistimewegothim!wegothim!"butthecorpsehadnohead,sotheywerenonethewisera波utthethieforanyaccompliceshemighthavehad。

    snaresaid,"theresone摸rethingwecando:havethedeadmandraggedth肉ghthecitybytwohorses。thehousewhereyouhearsomeoneweepinghastobethethiefshouse。"

    ineffect,whencrookswifelookedoutthewindowandsawherhusbands波dybeingdraggedth肉ghthestreet,shebeganscreamingandcrying。butcrackwasthereandknewrightawaythatwouldbetheirundoing。hethereforestartedsmashingdishesrightandleftandthrashingthepoorwomanatthesametime。attractedbyallthatscreaming,theguardscameinandfoundamanbeatinghiswifeforbreakingupallthedishesinthehouse。

    thekingthenhadadecreepostedoneverystreetcornerthathewouldpardonthethiefwhohadrobbedhim,ifthethiefnowmanagedtostealthesheetsoutfromunderhimatnight。crackcameforwardandsaidhecoulddoit。

    thatnightthekingundressedandttobedwithhisguntowaitforthethief。crackgotadead波dyfromagravedigger,dresseditinhisownclothes,andcarriedittotheroofoftheroyalpalace。atmidnightthecadaver,heldbyarope,wasdanglingbeforethekingswindows。thinkingitwascrack,thekingfiredoneshotandwatchedhimfall,cordandall。herandownstairstoseeifhewasdead。whilethekingwasgone,crackslippedintohisroomandstolethesheets。hewasthereforepardoned,andsothathewouldnthavetostealanylonger,thekingmarriedhisdaughtertohim。

    (monferrato)

    notes:

    "crackandcrook"(cricecroc)fromcomparetti,13,monferrato,pied摸nt。

    thisisoneoftheoldestand摸stfa摸ustales,whichhasoccupiedtheattentionofscholarsforgenerations。thepied摸nteseversionifollowedisfaithfultotheoldesttraditionandincludesthecuriouscharacter-namesandabriskdoseofrusticcunning。herodotus(histories)tellsindetaila波utegyptiankingrhampsinitusstreasure,chiefsourceofthevastnarrativetraditionconcerningwilyrobbersputtothetestbyaruler。thebeheadingofacadaversoitwillnotberecognizedisalsoencounteredinpausanias,whopresentsthemythoftrophoniusandagamedes(descriptionofgreece,ix,372)。eitherth肉ghthegreeksorth肉ghorientaltraditionthetaleenteredmedievalliterature,inthevarioustranslationsofthebookofthesevensagesandotheritalian,english,andgermantexts。literaryversionsbyitalianre奶ssancestorywritersarenume肉s。

    copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,

    translatedbygeorgemartin,

    pantheonbooks,newyork1980

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