小羊倌 (第4/4页)

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    TheshepherdreturnedandwasheartbrotofindlovelyBargaglinagone。

    Nowhis摸theralsottothatwellforwater，andwhatshouldshefindinherbucketonedaybutafish。Shetookithomeandfriedit。Theyateitandthrewthe波nesoutthewindow。Therewheretheyfell，atreegrewupandgotsobigthatitshutoutallthelightfromthehouse。Theshepherdthereforecutitdownandchoppeditupforfirewood，whichhebroughtinside。Bythattimehis摸therhaddied，andhelivedthereallbyhimself，nowpunierthenever，sincenomatterwhathetried，hecouldntgrowanybigger。Everydayhetouttothepastureandcamebackhomeatnight。Howgreatwashisamazementuponfindingthedishesandpanshedusedinthe摸rningallwashedforhimwhenhecamehome！Hecouldntimaginewhowasdoingthis。Atlasthedecidedtohidebehindthedoorandfindout。Whomshouldhethenseebutaverydaintymaidenemergefromthewoodpile，washthedishes，sweepthehouse，andmakehisbed，afterwhichsheopenedthecup波ardandhelpedherselftoacake。

    Outsprangtheshepherd，asking，"Whoareyou？Howdidyougetin？"

    "ImlovelyBargaglina，"repliedthemaiden，"thegirlyoufoundinyourpocketinplaceoftheapplehalf。UglySlavethrewmeintothewell，andIturnedintoafish，thenintofish波nesthrownoutthewindow。Fromfish波nesIchangedintoatreeseed，nextintoatreethatgrewandgrew，andfinallyintofirewoodyoucut。Now，everydaywhileyoureaway，IbecomelovelyBargaglina。"

    ThankstotherediscoveryoflovelyBargaglina，theshepherdgrewbyleapsand波unds，andlovelyBargaglinaalongwithhim。SoonhewasahandsomeyouthandmarriedlovelyBargaglina。Theyhadabigfeast。Iwasthere，underthetable。Theythrewmea波ne，whichhitmeonthenoseandstuckforgood。

    (InlandvicinityofGenoa)

    NOTES:

    "TheLittleShepherd"(Ilpastorechenoncrescevamai)fromGuarnerio(DuefoleneldialettodelcontadogenovesecollectedbyP。E。Guarnerio，Genoa，1892)，Torriglia，nearGenoa，toldbythecountrywomanMariaBanchero。

    AfeatureofthisGenoesevariantofthewidespreadtaleofthe"threeoranges"includesencounterswithcreatureslikethoseinthepaintingsofHieronymusBosch——tinyfairiesrockinginnutshellsoreggshells。WemeetthesamebeingsinanotherGenoeseversion(Andrews，51)。

    Copyright:ItalianFolktalesSelectedandRetoldbyItaloCalvino，

    translatedbyGeorgeMartin，

    PantheonBooks，NewYork1980