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TheLittleShepherd小羊信

TheLittleShepherd

TherewasonceashepherdboynobiggerthanamiteandasmeanascouldbeOnhis

wayouttopastureoneday,hepassedapoultrydealercarryingabasketofeggs

onherheadSowhatdidhedobutthrowastoneintothebasketandbreakeverysingle

eggEnraged,thepoorwomanscreamedacurse:"Youshallgetnobiggeruntilyou，ve

foundlovelyBargaglinaofthethreesingingapples!z/

Fromthattimeon,theshepherdboygrewthinandpuny,andthemorehismother

attendedtohim,thepunierhebecameFinallysheasked,〃Whatonearthhashappened

toyou?Haveyoudoneabadturnforwhichsomeoneplacedacurseonyou?”liethen

toldherabouthismeannesstothepoultrydealer,repeatingthewoman'swordsto

him,“Youshallgetnobiggeruntilyou'vefoundlovelyBargaglinaofthethree

singingapples!

〃Inthatcase,〃saidhismother,"you'venochoicebuttogoinsearchofthislovely

Bargaglina”

TheshepherdsetoutHecametoabridge,onwhichalittleladywasrockingtoand

froinawalnutshell

〃Whogoesthere?”

〃Afriend”

“Liftmyeyelidsalittle,soIcanseeyou”

〃I'mseekinglovelyBargaglinaofthethreesingingapplesDoyouknowanythingabout

her?"

〃No,buttakethisstone;itwillcomeinhandy”

Theshepherdcametoanotherbridge,whereanotherlittleladywasbathinginan

eggshell

“Whogoesthere?”

"Afriend"

“Liftmyeyelidsalittle,soIcanseeyou”

〃I'mseekinglovelyBargaglinaofthethreesingingapplesHaveyouanynewsofher?”

“No,buttakethisivorycomb,whichwillcomeinhandy”

Theshepherdputitinhispocketandwalkedonuntilhecametoastreamwherea

manwasfillingabagwithfogWhenaskedaboutlovelyBargaglina,themanclaimed

toknownothingabouther,buthegavetheshepherdapocketfuloffog,whichwould

comeinhandy

Nexthecametoamillwhosemiller,atalkingfox,said,〃Yes,Iknowwholovely

Bargaglinais,butyou，11havedifficultyfindingherWalkstraightaheaduntilyou

cometoahousewiththedooropenGoinsideandyou'11seeacrystalcagehungwith

manylittlebellsInthecagearethesingingapplesYoumusttakethecage,but

watchoutforacertainoldwomanIfhereyesareopen,thatmeansshe'sasleepIf

they*reclosed,she'ssurelyawake”

TheshepherdmovedonHefoundtheoldwomanwithhereyesclosedandrealizedshe

wasawake〃Mylad,〃saidtheoldwoman,“glancedowninmyhairandseeifI'veany

lice”

Helooked,andashewasdelousingher,sheopenedhereyesandheknewshehadfallen

asleepSohequicklypickedupthecrystalcageandfledButthelittlebellson

thecagetinkled,andtheoldwomanawakenedandsentahundredhorsemenafterhim

Hearingthemalmostuponhim,theshepherddroppedthestonehehadinhispocket

Itchangedinstantlyintoasteep,rockymountain,andthehorsesallfellandbroke

theirlegs

Nowhorseless,thecavalrymenreturnedtotheoldwoman,whothensentouttwohundred

mountedsoldiersSeeinghimselfinnewperil,theshepherdthrewdowntheivorycomb

Itturnedintoamountainasslickasglass,downwhichhorsesandridersallslid

totheirdeath

Theoldwomanthensentthreehundredhorsemenafterhim,buthepulledoutthe

pocketfuloffog,hurleditoverhisshoulder,andthearmygotlostinitMeanwhile,

theshepherdhadgrownthirstyand,havingnothingwithhimtodrink,removedone

ofthethreeapplesfromthecageandcutintoitAtinyvoicesaid,“Gently,please,

oryou'11hurtGently,hefinishedcuttingtheapple,ateonehalf,andputthe

otherinhispocketAtlengthhecametoawellnearhishouse,wherehereached

intohispocketfortherestoftheappleInitsplacewasatiny,tinylady

〃I'mlovelyBargaglina,shesaid,“andIlikecakeGogetmeacake,I'mfamished”

Thewellwasoneofthoseclosedwells,withaholeinthecenter,sotheshepherd

seatedtheladyontherim,tellinghertowaitthereuntilhecamebackwiththe

cake

Meanwhile,aservantknownasUglySlavecametothewellforwaterShespiedthe

lovelylittleladyandsaid,〃Howcomeyou，resolittleandbeautifulwhileI'mso

bigandugly?”Andshegrewsofuriousthatshethrewthetinycreatureintothe

well

TheshepherdreturnedandwasheartbrokentofindlovelyBargaglinagone

Nowhismotheralsowenttothatwellforwater,andwhatshouldshefindinher

bucketonedaybutafishShetookithomeandfrieditTheyateitandthrewthe

bonesoutthewindowTherewheretheyfell,atreegrewupandgotsobigthatit

shutoutallthelightfromthehouseTheshepherdthereforecutitdownandchopped

itupforfirewood,whichhebroughtinsideBythattimehismotherhaddied,and

helivedthereallbyhimself,nowpunierthenever,sincenomatterwhathetried,

hecouldn，tgrowanybiggerEverydayhewentouttothepastureandcamebackhome

atnightHowgreatwashisamazementuponfindingthedishesandpanshe'dusedin

themorningallwashedforhimwhenhecamehome!Hecouldn'timaginewhowasdoing

thisAtlasthedecidedtohidebehindthedoorandfindoutWhomshouldhethen

seebutaverydaintymaidenemergefromthewoodpile,washthedishes,sweepthe

house,andmakehisbed,afterwhichsheopenedthecupboardandhelpedherselfto

acake

Outsprangtheshepherd,asking,“Whoareyou?Howdidyougetin?”

〃I'mlovelyBargaglina,repliedthemaiden,“thegirlyoufoundinyourpocketin

placeoftheapplehalfUglySlavethrewmeintothewell,andIturnedintoafish,

thenintofishbonesthrownoutthewindowFromfishbonesIchangedintoatreeseed,

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nextintoatreethatgrewandgrew,andfinallyintofirewoodyoucutNow,every­

daywhileyou'reaway,IbecomelovelyBargaglina^

ThankstotherediscoveryoflovelyBargaglina,theshepherdgrewbyleapsandbounds,

andlovelyBargaglinaalongwithhimSoonhewasahandsomeyouthandmarriedlovely

BargaglinaTheyhadabigfeastIwasthere,underthetableTheythrewmeabone,

whichhitmeonthenoseandstuckforgood

(InlandvicinityofGenoa)

NOTES:

“TheLittleShepherd”(Ilpastorechenoncrescevamai)fromGuarnerio(Duefoie

neldialettodelcontadogenovesecollectedbyPEGuarnerio,Genoa,1892),Torriglia,

nearGenoa,toldbythecountrywomanMariaBanchero

AfeatureofthisGenoesevariantofthewidespreadtaleofthe"threeoranges”

includesencounterswithcreatureslikethoseinthepaintingsofHieronymusBosch

--tinyfairiesrockinginnutshellsoreggshellsWemeetthesamebeingsinanother

Genoeseversion(Andrews,51)

Copyright:ItaiianFolktalesSelectedandRetoldbyItaloCalvino,

translatedbyGeorgeMartin,

PantheonBooks,NewYork1980

小羊信

从前有个小羊信，他的个儿长得很小，很是调皮捣蛋。一天，他赶著羊去草地时，看到一个

小贩头顶一篮子鸡蛋从也他身旁经过，他将一块石头扔进人家的篮子里，把鸡蛋全砸碎了。

可怜的卖蛋女人气坏了，尖著嗓子诅咒说：“你呀这辈子莫想再长大了，除非你找到可爱的

巴格琳娜，她有三只会唱歌的苹果。”

从此，小羊侑变得又瘦又小。他妈妈越是疼爱他，他越变得瘦小。最后，他妈妈问道：“你

到底出了什么事？你是不是做了坏事，人家诅咒你啦？”于是，他把对卖蛋小贩恶作剧的事

讲了出来，把那个女人诅咒他的话又讲了一遍：“你呀这辈子莫想再长大了，除非你找到可

爱的巴格琳娜，她有三只会唱歌的苹果。”

“这样的话，”妈妈说，“你别无办法，只好去寻找可爱的巴格琳娜了。”

小羊信离开了家。他来到一座桥上，看见一个小女人坐在榛子壳里来回地摇晃著。

“那边是谁呀？”小女人问。

“一位朋友。”

“向上拨一下我的眼皮，好让我看一看你。”

“我正在寻找有三只会唱歌的苹果的、可爱的巴格琳娜，你知道她的一点情况吗？”

“不知道，不过你可以带著这块石头，它迟早会有用的。”

羊但又走到另一座桥边，看见一个小女人正在一个鸡蛋壳里洗澡。

“那边是谁呀？”小女人问。

“一位朋友。”

“向上拨一下我的眼皮，好让我看一看你。”

“我正在寻找有三只会唱歌的苹果的、可爱的巴格琳娜，你听说过有关她的消息吗？”

“没有。不过你可以把这把象梳子拿去，它早晚会有用的。”

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羊信把梳子装入口袋，接著继续赶路，后来走到一条小溪边，看见一个人正在将雾装入袋子。

当小羊信问这个人是否知道可爱的巴格琳娜时，他回答说一无所知，但给了小羊信一口袋雾,

说它总会有用的。

接著，他走到一座磨坊，磨坊主是一只会说话的狐狸。它说：“我知道可爱的巴格琳娜是谁,

但你要找到她却十分困难。你一直朝前走，走到一所敞开著大门的房子。走进去，你就会看

到一只挂著许多小铃铛的水晶鸟笼。笼子里就放著会唱歌的苹果。你要拿走这只鸟笼，可要

留神看管它的老婆婆。如果她的两眼睁著，那说明她睡著了；如果她的两眼闭著，她肯定醒

争,,

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羊信继续赶路。到了那里他发现老婆婆的眼睛闭著，知道她并没有睡觉。“小伙子，”老婆

婆说，“低下头看看我的头发，找找里面有没有虱子。”

当羊信低著头给她捉虱子的时候，老婆婆睁开了双眼，他知道她睡著了。他连忙拿起水晶鸟

笼逃走了。可是，笼子上的小铃铛叮叮嘴嘴地响起来，老婆婆惊醒了。她派了一百名骑兵去

追他。听到尾随而来的骑兵马上要追上了，小羊侑掏出口袋里的那块石头丢了出去，石头马

上变成了一座陡壁悬崖的大山，追来的马全倒在地上，跌断了腿。

这些骑兵失去了马，便步行回到老婆婆那儿0接著，老婆婆又派了二百名骑兵去追赶。小羊

侑眼看自己又处在危险之中，便将那一把象牙梳子扔了出去，它变成了一座象玻璃山一样光

滑的高山，那些马和骑兵全都滑下来摔死了。

接著，老婆婆又派了三百名骑兵去追赶。小羊信又掏出那一口袋雾来，向身后猛掷出去，这

支三百人的骑兵队全都被大雾迷住了，失去了方向。跑了这么一阵子，羊信感到口渴，但身

边没有什么可解渴的东西，便将鸟笼中的三只苹果拿出一只来，准备切开。这时他听到一个

细微的声音说道：“请轻轻切，否则你要刺伤我啦。”他轻轻切开苹果，吃了一半，将另一

半装到口袋里。最后，他来到自己家附近的一口井旁，伸手去摸口袋里的一半苹果，却掏出

来一个很小、很小的小姑娘。

“我就是可爱的巴格琳娜，”她说，“我喜欢吃饼，去给我拿只饼来，我饿极啦。”

这口井的井口加了盖，中间有一个圆洞可以汲水。羊信让小姑娘坐在井边上，叫她等著，自

己便去拿饼了。

这时，一个大家叫做“丑奴隶”的仆人前来打水。她发现这个小姑娘，便说：“你怎么会长

得这么小巧、这么漂亮，而我却生得这么粗、这么丑呢？”她越说越生气，竟把这个小东西

扔进了井里。

羊信回来后发现可爱的巴格琳娜不见了，他的心都碎啦。

小羊信的母亲也是在这口井里打水用的。有一天，她发现自己的桶里有一条鱼。她把鱼拿回

家，用油煎好。他们母子吃了鱼，把骨头丢在窗外。后来，丢鱼骨头的地方长出一棵树来，

它长得很高大，把整所房子的光线都挡住了。于是，羊侑把树砍倒，劈成木柴后搬到家里。

那时，他的母亲己经去世，羊信独自一人住在这儿。如今，他比以往更瘦小了，不管怎么想

方设法，他总是长不大。他每天外出放羊，晚上回家。可是他每天回到家里时，发现早晨用

过的锅碗瓢勺都已洗好了，这是多么令人惊奇的