to arm-thick,

    Lard-soft to iron-strong...

    t go ;

    quot;Very ; said Masino, stretc by t;Im noo sleep for a fe midniger tc;   over his face and fell asleep.

    t perfectly quiet until midnig even daring to breat midnig times into t up  looking at a soul, and he woods.

    tayed bec embers turn to as t! A count t , kicked, and pleaded for mercy.

    quot;c; cried Masino, and asked, quot; t;

    Beneatares, t tried to make ting on tten fly.

    quot;t; explained Masino, quot;since you o to lose in tracks made by big  all of you go barefoot. Nor could t, since  o buy all t cord to tie up t w;

    S tried to  beard of ousled and torn in pulling  of the bushes.

    quot; by just looking at us?quot; asked one farmer.

    quot;e you on t way you would ;

    quot;And t?quot; asked another.

    quot;to  look like a womans ;

    Until tened in silence, but orm of ss arose: quot;Burn ring s and six dogs!quot;

    quot;; said t in a voice just above a whisper.

    quot;Spare ; said Masino, quot;and tle and clean your barns. And since o t nig and gatell to pick up to Micillina tc;

    tion, and soon Masino left Pocapaglia to travel about travels, ing in first one ed so long t his saying sprang up:

    Soldier fig a !

    retc.

    You feed the cannon powder:

    Boom-BOOM! Boom-BOOM! Boom louder!

    (Bra)

    NOtES:

    quot;ts Beardquot; (La barba del Conte). Publis time, collected by Giovanni Arpino in Ju