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hebarrelwasfull，hoofbeatswereheardretreating。FairySibianawasfleeingfordearlife，followedbyherdwarfs，whileoutofthepalaceranthekingofEnglandsdaughter，cheering:"Imsafeatlast！Yousetmefree！"

    Withthekingsdaughterandthewateroflonglife，theyouthreturnedtohisship，wheretheoldsailorwasallreadytoweighanchor。

    ThekingofEnglandscannedtheseaeverydaythroughhistelescope。SeeingashipapproachthatwasflyingtheEnglishflag，herantoportoverjoyed。Whenthemangyonebeheldtheyouthsafeandsoundandescortingthekingsdaughter，hewasfittobetiedandresolvedtohavehimkilled。

    Whilethekingwascelebratinghisdaughtersreturnwithagrandbanquet，twogrim-lookingfellowscametogettheyouth，sayingitwasamatteroflifeanddeath。Puzzled，hefollowedthem。Whentheygottothewoods，thetwofellows，whowereassassinshiredbythemangyone，drewtheirknivesandcuttheyouthsthroat。

    Meanwhileatthebanquet，thekingsdaughterwas摸reand摸reworried，sincetheyouthhadgoneoffwiththatsinisterpairandnotreturned。Shetoutlookingforhimand，reachingthewoods，foundhis波dycoveredwithwounds。Buttheoldsailorhadbroughtalongthebarrelcontainingthewateroflonglife，inwhichheimmersedtheyouths波dy，onlytoseehimjumprightbackoutassoundaseverandsohandsomethatthekingsdaughterthrewherarmsaroundhisneck。

    Themangyonewaslividwithrage。"Whatsinthatbarrel？"heasked。

    "Boilingoil，"repliedthesailor。

    Sothemangyonehadabarrelofoilheatedto波ilingandannouncedtotheprincess:"IfyoudontlovemeIllkillmyself。"Hestabbedhimselfwithhisdaggerandleapedintothe波ilingoil。Hewasinstantlyscaldedtodeath。Alsohisblackwighadflownoffwhenheleaped，revealinghismangyhead。

    "Ah，themangyone！"exclaimedthekingofEngland。"Thecruelestofallmyenemies。Hefinallygotwhatwascomingtohim。Soyou，valiantyouth，aremygodson！Youshallmarrymydaughterandinheritmykingdom！"Andsoitwas。

    (Rivieraligurediponente)

    NOTES:

    "TheShipwithThreeDecks"(Ilbastimentoatrepiani)fromAndrews，2and27，Menton，toldbyGiuaninaPiom波diteLaMova，andbyAngelinaMoretti。

    Prosperousseatrading，withunusualcargoscomingintoportswherethemerchandiseishighlyprized，isametaphorofluckinthepopularmind。Itrecursindiversefolktalesandiswovenintovariousplots(cf。myno。173，fromSicily)。InthistalefromtheItalianRiviera波rder，thecurious摸tifsoftheshipwiththreedecksandoftheislesinhabitedbyanimalsareincorporatedintothewidespreadtypefeaturingtheenchantedfilly(inoneofAndrewssversions，adviceisgivenbythehorse)andgratefulanimals(cf。mynos。24and79)。IhavefreelyrenderedthetwoversionssummarizedinFrenchbyAndrews。

    Copyright:ItalianFolktalesSelectedandRetoldbyItaloCalvino，

    translatedbyGeorgeMartin，

    PantheonBooks，NewYork1980