有钱能使鬼推磨
“是的,陛下,”王子回答说。
“怎么?你是说,你跟她谈过话了?”
“问她吧。”
公主走了进来,讲了王子藏在银鹅中的事,而银鹅却又是国王亲自下令让带入城堡的。
听到这里,国王摘下王冠,戴到王子头上。“这样看来,你不但有钱,而且还有个聪明的头脑!我把女儿嫁给你,你们幸福地生活吧!”
(热那亚地区)
注释:
材料来源:詹姆士·安德鲁斯编《利古里亚故事集》(巴黎,1892年版)第六十四篇;搜集地区:热那亚;讲述者:凯特瑞纳·格兰迪。
这是一篇起源于东方的故事(收集在用梵语写的动物故事集中)。在热那亚人的传说里,这篇故事有自己的独特之处,它强调了功利主义和商业道德(那位国王的最后一句评语与整个故事不协调,我决定赞颂聪明;再说,这也是适当的……)
Money Can Do Everything
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