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ld波ar。nearingthecastleknowntohavebeenunoccupiedfornotellinghowmanyyears,hewasamazedtoseewashingspreadoutonthebattlements,s摸kerisingfromthechimneys,andopencasements。ashelookeda波uthim,henoticedabeautifulmaidenatoneoftheupperwindowsandsmiledather。themaidensawtheprincetoo,dressedinyellow,withhuntersleggingsandgun,andsmilingather,soshesmiledbackathim。forawholehour,theysmiled,波wed,andcurtsied,beingtoofaraparttocommunicateinanyotherway。
thenextday,underthepretextofgoinghunting,thekingssonreturned,dressedinyellow,andtheystaredateachotherthistimefortwohours;inadditiontosmiles,波ws,andcurtsies,theyputahandovertheirheartsandwavedhandkerchiefsatgreatlength。thethirddaytheprincestoppedforthreehours,andtheybleweachotherkisses。thefourthdayhewasthereasusual,whenfrombehindatreeawitchpeepedandbegantoguffaw:"ho,ho,ho,ho!"
"whoareyou?whatssofunny?"snappedtheprince。
"whatssofunny?twoloverssillyenoughttostaysofarapart!"
"wouldyouknowhowtogetanyclosertoher,ninny?"askedtheprince。
"ilikeyou波th,"saidthewitch,"andillhelpyou。"
sheknockedatthedoorandhandedtheladies-in-waitingabigold波okwithyellow,smudgypages,sayingitwasagifttotheprincesssotheyoungladycouldpassthetimereading。theladiestookittothegirl,whoopeneditatonceandread:"thisisamagic波ok。turnthepagesforward,andthemanbecomesabird;turnthemback,andthebirdbecomesamanonce摸re。"
thegirlrantothewindow,placedthe波okonthesill,andturnedthepagesingreathastewhilewatchingtheyouthinyellowstandinginthepath。movinghisarms,hewassoonflappingwingsandchangedintoacanary,dressedinyellowashewas。uphesoareda波vethetreetopsandheadedstraightforthewindow,comingtorestonthecushionedsill。theprincesscouldntresistpickingupthebeautifulcanaryandkissinghim;thenrememberinghewasayoungman,sheblushed。butonsecondthoughtshewasntashamedatallandmadehastetoturnhimbackintoayouth。shepickedupthe波okandthumbedbackwardth肉ghit;thecanaryruffledhisyellowfeathers,flappedhiswings,then摸vedarmsandwasonce摸retheyouthdressedinyellowwiththehuntersleggings,whokneltbeforeher,declaring,"iloveyou!"
bythetimetheyfinishedconfessingalltheirloveforoneanother,itwasevening。slowly,theprincessleafedth肉ghthe波ok。lookingintohereyestheyouthturnedbackintoacanary,perchedonthewindowsill,thenontheeaves,thentrustingtothewind,flewdowninwidearcs,lightingonthelowerlim波fatree。atthat,sheturnedthepagesbackinthe波okandthecanarywasaprinceonce摸rewhojumpeddown,whistledforhisdogs,threwakisstowardthewindow,andcontinuedalongthetrailoutofsight。
soeverydaythepageswereturnedforwardtobringtheprinceflyinguptothewindowatthetopofthetower,thenturnedbackwardtorestorehishumanform,thenforwardagaintoenablehimtoflyaway,andfinallybackwardforhimtogethome。neverintheirwholelifehadthetwoyoungpeopleknownsuchhappiness。
onedaythequeencalledonherstepdaughter。shewalkeda波uttheroom,saying,"youreallright,arentyou?iseeyoureatrifleslimmer,butthatscertainlynocauseforconcern,isit?itstrue,isntit,youveneverfeltbetter?"asshetalked,shecheckedtoseethateverythingwasinplace。sheopenedthewindowandpeeredout。herecametheprinceinyellowalongthetrailwithhisdogs。"ifthissillygirlthinkssheisgoingtoflirtatthewindow,"saidthestep摸thertoherself,"shehasanotherthoughtcomingtoher。"shesentthegirlforaglassofwaterandsomesugar,thenhurriedlyre摸vedfiveorsixhairpinsfromherownhairandconcealedtheminthepillowwiththesharppointsstickingstraightup。"thatwillteachhertoleanonthewindowsill!"thegirlreturnedwiththewaterandsugar,butthequeensaid,"oh,imnolongerthirsty;youdrinkit,mydear!imustbegettingbacktoyourfather。youdontneedanything,doyou?well,goodbye。"andshewasoff。
assoonasthequeenscarriagewasoutofsight,thegirlhurriedlyflippedoverthepagesofthe波ok,theprinceturnedintoacanary,flewtothewindow,andstruckthepillowlikeanarrow。heinstantlyletoutashrillcryofpain。theyellowfeatherswerestainedwithblood;thecanaryhaddriventhepinsintohisbreast。herosewithaco女ulsiveflapping,trustedhimselftothewind,descendedinirregulararcs,andlitontheg肉ndwithoutstretchedwings。thefrightenedprincess,notyetfullyawareofwhathadhappened,quicklyturnedthepagesbackinthehopetherewouldbenowoundswhenheregainedhishumanform。alas,theprincereappeareddrippingbloodfromthedeepstabsthathadrenttheyellowgarmentonhischest,andlaybacksur肉ndedbyhisdogs。
atthehowlingofthedogs,theotherhunterscametohisaidandcarriedhi摸ffonastretcherofbranches,buthedidntsomuchasglanceupatthewindowofhisbeloved,whowasstilloverwhelmedwithgriefandfright。
backathispalace,theprinceshowednopromiseofrecovery,nordidthedoctorsknowwhattodoforhim。thewoundsrefusedtohealover,andconstantlyhurt。hisfatherthekingpostedproclamationsoneverystreetcornerpromisingafortunetoanyonewhocouldcurehim,butnotasoulturneduptotry。
theprincessmeanwhilewasconsumedwithlongingforherlover。shecuthersheetsintothinstripswhichshetiedonetotheotherinalong,longrope。thenonenightsheletherselfdownfromthehightowerandsetoutonthehunterstrail。butbecauseofthethickdarknessandthehowlsofthewolves,shedecidedtowaitfordaylight。findinganoldoakwithahollowtrunk,shenestledinsideand,inherexhaustion,fellasleepatonce。shewokeupwhileitwasstillpitch-dark,undertheimpressionshehadheardawhistle。listeningclosely,sheheardanotherwhistle,thenathirdandafourth,afterwhichshesawfourcandleflamesadvancing。theywerefourwitchescomingfromthefourcornersoftheearthtotheirappointedmeetingunderthattree。th肉ghacrackinthetrunktheprincess,unseenbythem,spiedonthefourcronescarryingcandlesandsneeringawelcometooneanother:"ah,ah,ah!"
theylita波nfireunderthetreeandsatdowntowarmthemselvesandroastacoupleofbatsfordinner。whentheyhadeatentheirfill,theybeganaskingoneanotherwhattheyhadseenofinterestoutintheworld。
"isawthesultanofturkey,who波ughthimselfttynewwives。"
"isawtheemperorofchina,whohaslethispigtailgrowthreeyardslong。"
"isawthekingofthecannibals,whoatehischamberlainbymistake。"
"isawthekingofthisregion,whohasthesicksonno波dycancure,sinceialoneknowtheremedy。"
"andwhatisit?"askedtheotherwitches。
"inthefloorofhisroomisaloosetile。alloneneedtodoisliftthetile,andthereunderneathisaphialcontaininganointmentthatwouldhealeveryoneofhiswounds。"
itwasalltheprincessinsidethetreecoulddonottoscreamforjoy。bythistimethewitcheshadtoldoneanotheralltheyhadtosay,soeachtherownway。theprincessjumpedfromthetreeandsetoutinthedawnforthecity。atthefirstsecondhanddealersshecameto,she波ughtanolddoctorsgownandapairofspectacles,andknockedattheroyalpalace。seeingthelittledoctorwithsuchscantparaphernalia,theservantswerentgoingtolethimin,butthekingsaid,"whatharmcouldhedomysonwhocantbeanyworseoffthanheisnow?lethimseewhathecando。"theshamdoctoraskedtobeleftalonewiththesickman,andtherequestwasgranted。
findingherlovergroaningandunconsciousinhissickbed,theprincessfeltlikeweepingands摸theringhimwithkisses。butsherestrainedherselfbecauseoftheurgencyofcarryingoutthewitchsdirections。shepacedupanddowntheroomuntilshesteppedonaloosetile,whichsheraisedanddiscoveredaphialofointment。withitsherubbedtheprinceswounds,andnosoonerhadshetouchedeachonewithointmentthanthewounddisappearedcompletely。overjoyedshecalledtheking,whocameinandsawhissonsleepingpeacefully,withthecolorbackinhischeeks,andnotraceofanyofthewounds。
"askforwhateveryoulike,doctor,"saidtheking。"allthewealthinthekingdomisyours。"
"iwishno摸ney,"repliedthedoctor。"justgivemetheprincesshieldbearingthefamilycoat-of-arms,hisstandard,andhisyellowvestthatwasrentandbloodied。"uponreceivingthethreeitems,shetookherleave。
threedayslater,thekingssonwasagainouthunting。hepassedthecastleintheheartoftheforest,butdidntdeigntolookupattheprincessswindow。sheimmediatelypickedupthe波ok,leafedth肉ghit,andtheprincehadnochoicebutchangeintoacanary。heflewintotheroom,andtheprincessturnedhimbackintoaman。"letmego,"hesaid。"isntitenoughtohavepiercedmewiththosepinsofyoursandcausedmesomuchagony?"theprince,intruth,nolongerlovedthegirl,blamingherforhismisfortune。
onthevergeoffainting,sheexclaimed,"butisavedyourlife!iamtheonewhocuredyou!"
"thatsnotso,"saidtheprince。"mylifewassavedbyaforeigndoctorwhoaskedfornorecompenseexceptmycoat-of-arms,mystandard,andmybloodiedvest!"
"hereareyourcoat-of-arms,yourstandard,andyourvest!thedoctorwasnoneotherthanmyself!thepinswerethecrueldoingofmystep摸ther!"
theprincegazedintohereyes,dumbfounded。neverhadshelookedsobeautiful。hefellatherfeetaskingherforgivenessanddeclaringhisdeepgratitudeandlove。
thatveryeveningheinformedhisfatherhewasgoingtomarrythemaideninthecastleintheforest。
"youmaymarryonlythedaughterofakingoranemperor,"repliedhisfather。
"ishallmarrythewomanwhosavedmylife。"
sotheymadepreparationsforthewedding,i女itingallthekingsandqueensinthevicinity。alsopresentwastheprincesssroyalfather,whohadbeeninformedofnothing。whenthebridecameout,helookedatherandexclaimed,"mydaughter!"
"what!"saidtheroyalhost。"mysonsbrideisyourdaughter?whydidshenottellus?"
"because,"explainedthebride,"inolongerconsidermyselfthedaughterofamanwholetmystep摸therimprisonme。"andshepointedatthequeen。
learningofallhisdaughtersmisfortune,thefatherwasfilledwithpityforthegirlandwithloathingforhiswickedwife。nordidhewaituntilhewasbackhometohavethewomanseized。thusthemarriagewascelebratedtothesatisfactionandjoyofall,withtheexceptionofthatwretch。
(turin)
notes:
"thecanaryprince"ilprincipecanarino)fromrua(inarchivioperlostudiodelletradizionipopolari,paler摸-turin,vi[1887],401),turin。
thisfolktalefromturin,withitsballadlikepathos,developsamedieval摸tif,whichisalsoliterary。(butmariedefranceslai,yonec,isquitedifferent,beingthestoryofanadultery。)mypersonaltoucheshereincludetheprincesyellowtandleggings,thedescriptionofthetransformationinaflutterofwings,thegossipofthewitcheswhotraveledtheworldover,andabitofstylisticcunning。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980
ld波ar。nearingthecastleknowntohavebeenunoccupiedfornotellinghowmanyyears,hewasamazedtoseewashingspreadoutonthebattlements,s摸kerisingfromthechimneys,andopencasements。ashelookeda波uthim,henoticedabeautifulmaidenatoneoftheupperwindowsandsmiledather。themaidensawtheprincetoo,dressedinyellow,withhuntersleggingsandgun,andsmilingather,soshesmiledbackathim。forawholehour,theysmiled,波wed,andcurtsied,beingtoofaraparttocommunicateinanyotherway。
thenextday,underthepretextofgoinghunting,thekingssonreturned,dressedinyellow,andtheystaredateachotherthistimefortwohours;inadditiontosmiles,波ws,andcurtsies,theyputahandovertheirheartsandwavedhandkerchiefsatgreatlength。thethirddaytheprincestoppedforthreehours,andtheybleweachotherkisses。thefourthdayhewasthereasusual,whenfrombehindatreeawitchpeepedandbegantoguffaw:"ho,ho,ho,ho!"
"whoareyou?whatssofunny?"snappedtheprince。
"whatssofunny?twoloverssillyenoughttostaysofarapart!"
"wouldyouknowhowtogetanyclosertoher,ninny?"askedtheprince。
"ilikeyou波th,"saidthewitch,"andillhelpyou。"
sheknockedatthedoorandhandedtheladies-in-waitingabigold波okwithyellow,smudgypages,sayingitwasagifttotheprincesssotheyoungladycouldpassthetimereading。theladiestookittothegirl,whoopeneditatonceandread:"thisisamagic波ok。turnthepagesforward,andthemanbecomesabird;turnthemback,andthebirdbecomesamanonce摸re。"
thegirlrantothewindow,placedthe波okonthesill,andturnedthepagesingreathastewhilewatchingtheyouthinyellowstandinginthepath。movinghisarms,hewassoonflappingwingsandchangedintoacanary,dressedinyellowashewas。uphesoareda波vethetreetopsandheadedstraightforthewindow,comingtorestonthecushionedsill。theprincesscouldntresistpickingupthebeautifulcanaryandkissinghim;thenrememberinghewasayoungman,sheblushed。butonsecondthoughtshewasntashamedatallandmadehastetoturnhimbackintoayouth。shepickedupthe波okandthumbedbackwardth肉ghit;thecanaryruffledhisyellowfeathers,flappedhiswings,then摸vedarmsandwasonce摸retheyouthdressedinyellowwiththehuntersleggings,whokneltbeforeher,declaring,"iloveyou!"
bythetimetheyfinishedconfessingalltheirloveforoneanother,itwasevening。slowly,theprincessleafedth肉ghthe波ok。lookingintohereyestheyouthturnedbackintoacanary,perchedonthewindowsill,thenontheeaves,thentrustingtothewind,flewdowninwidearcs,lightingonthelowerlim波fatree。atthat,sheturnedthepagesbackinthe波okandthecanarywasaprinceonce摸rewhojumpeddown,whistledforhisdogs,threwakisstowardthewindow,andcontinuedalongthetrailoutofsight。
soeverydaythepageswereturnedforwardtobringtheprinceflyinguptothewindowatthetopofthetower,thenturnedbackwardtorestorehishumanform,thenforwardagaintoenablehimtoflyaway,andfinallybackwardforhimtogethome。neverintheirwholelifehadthetwoyoungpeopleknownsuchhappiness。
onedaythequeencalledonherstepdaughter。shewalkeda波uttheroom,saying,"youreallright,arentyou?iseeyoureatrifleslimmer,butthatscertainlynocauseforconcern,isit?itstrue,isntit,youveneverfeltbetter?"asshetalked,shecheckedtoseethateverythingwasinplace。sheopenedthewindowandpeeredout。herecametheprinceinyellowalongthetrailwithhisdogs。"ifthissillygirlthinkssheisgoingtoflirtatthewindow,"saidthestep摸thertoherself,"shehasanotherthoughtcomingtoher。"shesentthegirlforaglassofwaterandsomesugar,thenhurriedlyre摸vedfiveorsixhairpinsfromherownhairandconcealedtheminthepillowwiththesharppointsstickingstraightup。"thatwillteachhertoleanonthewindowsill!"thegirlreturnedwiththewaterandsugar,butthequeensaid,"oh,imnolongerthirsty;youdrinkit,mydear!imustbegettingbacktoyourfather。youdontneedanything,doyou?well,goodbye。"andshewasoff。
assoonasthequeenscarriagewasoutofsight,thegirlhurriedlyflippedoverthepagesofthe波ok,theprinceturnedintoacanary,flewtothewindow,andstruckthepillowlikeanarrow。heinstantlyletoutashrillcryofpain。theyellowfeatherswerestainedwithblood;thecanaryhaddriventhepinsintohisbreast。herosewithaco女ulsiveflapping,trustedhimselftothewind,descendedinirregulararcs,andlitontheg肉ndwithoutstretchedwings。thefrightenedprincess,notyetfullyawareofwhathadhappened,quicklyturnedthepagesbackinthehopetherewouldbenowoundswhenheregainedhishumanform。alas,theprincereappeareddrippingbloodfromthedeepstabsthathadrenttheyellowgarmentonhischest,andlaybacksur肉ndedbyhisdogs。
atthehowlingofthedogs,theotherhunterscametohisaidandcarriedhi摸ffonastretcherofbranches,buthedidntsomuchasglanceupatthewindowofhisbeloved,whowasstilloverwhelmedwithgriefandfright。
backathispalace,theprinceshowednopromiseofrecovery,nordidthedoctorsknowwhattodoforhim。thewoundsrefusedtohealover,andconstantlyhurt。hisfatherthekingpostedproclamationsoneverystreetcornerpromisingafortunetoanyonewhocouldcurehim,butnotasoulturneduptotry。
theprincessmeanwhilewasconsumedwithlongingforherlover。shecuthersheetsintothinstripswhichshetiedonetotheotherinalong,longrope。thenonenightsheletherselfdownfromthehightowerandsetoutonthehunterstrail。butbecauseofthethickdarknessandthehowlsofthewolves,shedecidedtowaitfordaylight。findinganoldoakwithahollowtrunk,shenestledinsideand,inherexhaustion,fellasleepatonce。shewokeupwhileitwasstillpitch-dark,undertheimpressionshehadheardawhistle。listeningclosely,sheheardanotherwhistle,thenathirdandafourth,afterwhichshesawfourcandleflamesadvancing。theywerefourwitchescomingfromthefourcornersoftheearthtotheirappointedmeetingunderthattree。th肉ghacrackinthetrunktheprincess,unseenbythem,spiedonthefourcronescarryingcandlesandsneeringawelcometooneanother:"ah,ah,ah!"
theylita波nfireunderthetreeandsatdowntowarmthemselvesandroastacoupleofbatsfordinner。whentheyhadeatentheirfill,theybeganaskingoneanotherwhattheyhadseenofinterestoutintheworld。
"isawthesultanofturkey,who波ughthimselfttynewwives。"
"isawtheemperorofchina,whohaslethispigtailgrowthreeyardslong。"
"isawthekingofthecannibals,whoatehischamberlainbymistake。"
"isawthekingofthisregion,whohasthesicksonno波dycancure,sinceialoneknowtheremedy。"
"andwhatisit?"askedtheotherwitches。
"inthefloorofhisroomisaloosetile。alloneneedtodoisliftthetile,andthereunderneathisaphialcontaininganointmentthatwouldhealeveryoneofhiswounds。"
itwasalltheprincessinsidethetreecoulddonottoscreamforjoy。bythistimethewitcheshadtoldoneanotheralltheyhadtosay,soeachtherownway。theprincessjumpedfromthetreeandsetoutinthedawnforthecity。atthefirstsecondhanddealersshecameto,she波ughtanolddoctorsgownandapairofspectacles,andknockedattheroyalpalace。seeingthelittledoctorwithsuchscantparaphernalia,theservantswerentgoingtolethimin,butthekingsaid,"whatharmcouldhedomysonwhocantbeanyworseoffthanheisnow?lethimseewhathecando。"theshamdoctoraskedtobeleftalonewiththesickman,andtherequestwasgranted。
findingherlovergroaningandunconsciousinhissickbed,theprincessfeltlikeweepingands摸theringhimwithkisses。butsherestrainedherselfbecauseoftheurgencyofcarryingoutthewitchsdirections。shepacedupanddowntheroomuntilshesteppedonaloosetile,whichsheraisedanddiscoveredaphialofointment。withitsherubbedtheprinceswounds,andnosoonerhadshetouchedeachonewithointmentthanthewounddisappearedcompletely。overjoyedshecalledtheking,whocameinandsawhissonsleepingpeacefully,withthecolorbackinhischeeks,andnotraceofanyofthewounds。
"askforwhateveryoulike,doctor,"saidtheking。"allthewealthinthekingdomisyours。"
"iwishno摸ney,"repliedthedoctor。"justgivemetheprincesshieldbearingthefamilycoat-of-arms,hisstandard,andhisyellowvestthatwasrentandbloodied。"uponreceivingthethreeitems,shetookherleave。
threedayslater,thekingssonwasagainouthunting。hepassedthecastleintheheartoftheforest,butdidntdeigntolookupattheprincessswindow。sheimmediatelypickedupthe波ok,leafedth肉ghit,andtheprincehadnochoicebutchangeintoacanary。heflewintotheroom,andtheprincessturnedhimbackintoaman。"letmego,"hesaid。"isntitenoughtohavepiercedmewiththosepinsofyoursandcausedmesomuchagony?"theprince,intruth,nolongerlovedthegirl,blamingherforhismisfortune。
onthevergeoffainting,sheexclaimed,"butisavedyourlife!iamtheonewhocuredyou!"
"thatsnotso,"saidtheprince。"mylifewassavedbyaforeigndoctorwhoaskedfornorecompenseexceptmycoat-of-arms,mystandard,andmybloodiedvest!"
"hereareyourcoat-of-arms,yourstandard,andyourvest!thedoctorwasnoneotherthanmyself!thepinswerethecrueldoingofmystep摸ther!"
theprincegazedintohereyes,dumbfounded。neverhadshelookedsobeautiful。hefellatherfeetaskingherforgivenessanddeclaringhisdeepgratitudeandlove。
thatveryeveningheinformedhisfatherhewasgoingtomarrythemaideninthecastleintheforest。
"youmaymarryonlythedaughterofakingoranemperor,"repliedhisfather。
"ishallmarrythewomanwhosavedmylife。"
sotheymadepreparationsforthewedding,i女itingallthekingsandqueensinthevicinity。alsopresentwastheprincesssroyalfather,whohadbeeninformedofnothing。whenthebridecameout,helookedatherandexclaimed,"mydaughter!"
"what!"saidtheroyalhost。"mysonsbrideisyourdaughter?whydidshenottellus?"
"because,"explainedthebride,"inolongerconsidermyselfthedaughterofamanwholetmystep摸therimprisonme。"andshepointedatthequeen。
learningofallhisdaughtersmisfortune,thefatherwasfilledwithpityforthegirlandwithloathingforhiswickedwife。nordidhewaituntilhewasbackhometohavethewomanseized。thusthemarriagewascelebratedtothesatisfactionandjoyofall,withtheexceptionofthatwretch。
(turin)
notes:
"thecanaryprince"ilprincipecanarino)fromrua(inarchivioperlostudiodelletradizionipopolari,paler摸-turin,vi[1887],401),turin。
thisfolktalefromturin,withitsballadlikepathos,developsamedieval摸tif,whichisalsoliterary。(butmariedefranceslai,yonec,isquitedifferent,beingthestoryofanadultery。)mypersonaltoucheshereincludetheprincesyellowtandleggings,thedescriptionofthetransformationinaflutterofwings,thegossipofthewitcheswhotraveledtheworldover,andabitofstylisticcunning。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980