一身海草的人
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chedadropofwineformonthsonend,thatseemedtoogoodtobetrue.
TheywerealmostinsightoftheirhomeportwhenthecaptainledSamphiretoatableandplacedseveralbottlesofwinebeforehim.Samphiredrankanddrankuntilhefellunconscioustothefloor.Thenthecaptainsaidtothekingsdaughter,"DontyoudaretellyourfatherllhimthatIfreedyoumyself,sinceImthecaptainoftheshipandorderedhimtorescueyou."
Thekingsdaughterneitheragreednordisagreed."IknowwhatIlltellhim,"sheanswered.
Tobeonthesafeside,thecaptaindecidedtodoawaywithSamphireStarboardonceandforall.Thatnight,theypickedhimup,stillasdrunkascouldbe,andthrewhimintothesea.Atdawntheshipwasinsightofport.Withflagstheysignaledtheywerebringinghomethekingsdaughtersafeandsound.Abandplayedonthepier,wherethekingwaitedwiththeentirecourt.
Adatewaschosenforthekingsdauhedayofthewedding,themarinersinportsawamanemergefromthewater.Hewascoveredfromheadtofootwithseaweed,andoutofhispocketsandtheholesinhisclothesswamfishandshrimps.ItwasnoneotherthanSamphireStarboard.Heclimbedoutofthewaterandwentamblingthroughthecitystreets,withseaweeddrapinghisheadandbodyanddraggingalongbehindhim.Atthatverymomenttheweddingprocessionwasmovingthroughthestreetandcamefacetofacewiththemanwreathedinseaweed.Everyonestopped."Whoisthis?"askedtheking."Seizehim!"Theguardscameup,butSamphireStarboardraisedahandandthediamondonhisfingersparkledinthesunlight.
"Mydaughtersring!"exclaimedtheking.
"Yes,"saidthedaughter,"thismanwasmyrescuerandwillbemybridegroom."
SamphireStarboardtoldthestory,andtheenthoughhewaswithseaweed,Samphiretookhisplacebesidethebridecladinwhiteandwasjoinedtoherinmatrimony.
(Rivieraligurediponente)
NOTES:
"TheManWreathedinSeaweed"(Luomoverdedalghe)fromAndrews,7ldbythewidowLavigna.
ThisseataletransferstoanunusualsettingaplotwellknownthroughoutEurope:thatoftheyoungerbrotherwhogoesdownintothewelltofreetheprincessandissubsequentlyabandonedtherehimself(cf.myno.78).AndrewsscollectionoftalespresentsnomorethanbriefsummariesinFrench;forthistale,then,aswellasthefollowing,takenfromthesamecompilation,Igavefreereintomyimaginationinsupplyingdetails,whileadheringtothebasicplot.IchosethenameBaciccinTribordo(GiovanniBattistaStarboard)toreplacetheoriginalnamewhosemeaningisnotveryclear.Intheoriginaltext,theprincessisabductedbyadragoninsteadofbyanoctopus,andthedragonchangesintoabarnacle,whichseemedtometooeasytocatch.
Copyright:ItalianFolktalesSelectedandRetoldbyItaloCalvino,
translatedbyGeorgeMartin,
wYork1980
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