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。Buttheoldsailorhadbghtalongthebarrelcontainingthewateroflonglife，inwhichheimmersedtheyouths波dy，onlytoseehimjumprightbackoutassoundaseverandsohandsomethatthekingsdaughterthrewherarmsandhisneck。

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。

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