On and on s tiffs t barked and rus anyone coming t her pass.

    After  told o say:

    quot;Fine er so red,

    I must make e;

    Else, of you aste.quot;

    At ters parted and let hrough.

    On t and largest palaces in t t no one could possibly go in. Perina to its  opened and closed quite gently.

    Inside, Perina spied treasure c sitting on a small table. S up and  to go off , ;Door, kill ;

    quot;I , eit  been looked after since goodness knows w;

    Perina reac said, quot;River, drown ;

    quot;I , eit; replied t;since ser so red.quot;

    So t said, quot;Dogs, devour ;

    quot;e , eit; replied t;since s;

    So t;Oven, burn ;

    But t;e , eit, so t now we can spare our ;

    y as t little girl, decided to peep into treasure c. S, and out came a tled aoo fast for a soul to catcruck out after tree, but t. Sree, o tree, and tood ttle old ;S;  tered treasure c.

    Upon  to meet ; you  as a reell  box filled ;

    On tep of tood ts, tire court. Perina ;Ask for ,quot; said t;and I  to you.quot;

    quot;I ; replied Perina.

    t  jumped to marry his son.

    (Monferrato)

    NOtES:

    quot;ttle Girl Sold ; (La bambina venduta con le pere) from Comparetti, 10, Monferrato, Piedmont.

    I cina to Perina (Pearlet), and I invented tif of tree and ttle old o reinforce the pear/girl link.

    Copyrigalian Folktales Selected and Retold by Italo Calvino,

    translated by George Martin,

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