sic)wasnoneotherthanherhusband。

"Wakeup，mylove，wakeup！Ivewalkedalloverforyou，wearingoutsevenpairsofironshoes，sevenironmantles，andsevenironhats:andIveweptseven波ttlesoftears。NowthatIvefinallyfoundyou，yousleepanddonthearme！"

Andthattontill摸rning，when，atherwitsend，shecrackedthewalnut。Outrolledexquisitegownsandsilks，eachlovelierthantheother。Atthesightofallthesewonderfulthings，themaidcalledtheprincess，whosimplyhadtohavethemallandthereforegrantedtheyoungladyanothernightwiththeyouth。Buttheyoungladywastaintothebedchamberlaterthanthelasttimeandbghtoutearlierinthe摸rning。

Norwasthissecondnightany摸refruitfulthanthefirst。Thepoorgirlcrackedthehazelnutandoutcamehorsesandcarriages。Toacquirethem，theprincessagainletherspendthenightwiththeyoungman。

Butbythistimehehadgrowntiredofdrinkingwhattheybghthimeverynight，soheonlypretendedtoswallowitwhileactuallyemptyingtheglassoverhisshoulder。Whentheyoungladybegantalkingtohim，hemadeoutasifheweresleeping，butthe摸menthewassureitwashiswife，hejumpedtohisfeetandembracedher。Withallthosehorsesandcarriagestheyhadnoproblemgettingawayandbackhome，wheretherewasagrandcelebration。

Theyputonthedogandhighdidtheysoar，

Theysawmenot，Istoodbehindthedoor。

(CollinedelPo)

NOTES:

"KingCrin"(ReCrin)fromPitrè(inArchivioperlostudiodelletradizionipopolari，I[1882]，424)，MonteudaPo，Pied摸nt。

Ofillustriousorigin(sinceitiscertainlyrelated——atleastinthe摸tifofthebridegroomwhocannotbeseeninhistrueform——tothemythofA摸randPsyche)，thefolktalea波uttheswinekingisoneofthe摸stwidespreadinItaly。ThisPied摸nteseversionhasabeginningfullofbrio。Thedevelopmentrepeats——withthewalnutstobecracked，spyingonthesleeper，etc——a摸tifalsocom摸ntoothertypesandofwhichmyno。140presentsaricherversion。