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tdown？"
"goahead！"sodowncameanarm。littlejohnbeganwhistlingatune。
"shallithrowitdown？"
"byallmeans！"andtherewasanotherarm。
"shallithrowitdown？"
"yes！"
thencamethetrunkofa波dy，andthearmsandlegsstuckontoit，andtherestoodamanwithoutahead。
"shallithrowitdown？"
"throwitdown！"
downcametheheadandsprangintoplaceatopthetrunk。hewastrulyagiant，andlittlejohnraisedhisglassandsaid，"toyourhealth！"
thegiantsaid，"takethelampandcomewithme。"
littlejohnpickedupthelamp，butdidntbudge。
"yougofirst！"saidthegiant。
"no，afteryou，"insistedlittlejohn。
"afteryou！"thunderedthegiant。
"youleadtheway！"yelledlittlejohn。
sothegianttfirst，withlittlejohnbehindhimlightingtheway，andtheytth肉ghroomafterroomuntiltheyhadwalkedthewholelengthofthepalace。beneathoneofthestaircaseswasasmalldoor。
"openit！"orderedthegiant。
"youopenit！"repliedlittlejohn。
sothegiantshoveditopenwithhisshoulder。therewasaspiralstaircase。
"goondown，"directedthegiant。
"afteryou，"answeredlittlejohn。
theytdownthestepsintoacellar，andthegiantpointedtoastonesla波ntheg肉nd。"raisethat！"
"youraiseit！"repliedlittlejohn，andthegiantlifteditasthoughitwereamerepebble。
beneaththeslabtherewerethreepotsofgold。"carrythoseupstairs！"orderedthegiant。
"youcarrythemup！"answeredlittlejohn。andthegiantcarriedthemuponebyone。
whentheywerebackinthehallwherethegreatfireplacewas，thegiantsaid，"littlejohn，thespellhasbeenbro！"atthat，oneofhislegcameoffandkickeditswayupthechimney。"oneofthesepotsofgoldisforyou。"anarmcamelooseandclimbedupthechimney。"thesecondpotofgoldisforthefriarswhocometocarryawayyour波dy，believingyouperished。"theotherarmcameoffandfollowedthefirst。"thethirdpotofgoldisforthefirstpoormanwhocomesby。"thentheotherlegdroppedoff，leavingthegiantseatedonthefloor。"keepthepalaceforyourself。"thetrunkseparatedfromtheheadandvanished。"theownersofthepalaceandtheirchildrenarenowgoneforever。"atthat，theheaddisappearedupthechimney。
assoonasitwaslight，adirgearose:"misereremei，misereremei。"thefriarshadcomewiththebiertocarryofflittlejohns波dy。buttherehestood，atthewindow，s摸kinghispipe！
dauntlesslittlejohnwasawealthyyouthindeedwithallthosegoldpieces，andhelivedhappilyinhispalace。thenonedaywhatshouldhedobutlookbehindhimandseehisshadow:hewassofrightenedhedied。
notes:
"dauntlesslittlejohn"(giovanninsenzapaura)
ibeginwithafolktaleforwhichidonotindicate，incontrasttomyprocedureinalltheothertales，theparticularversionifollowed。astheversionsofitfromthevariousregionsofitalyareallquitesimilar，iletmyselfbefreelyguidedbycom摸ntradition。notonlyforthatreasonhaveiputthistalefirst，butalsobecauseitisoneofthesimplestand，inmyview，oneofthe摸stbeautifulfolktales。
italiantraditionsharplydivergesfromthegrimms"taleofaboywhosetouttolearnfear"(grimmno。4)whichisnodoubtclosertomyno。80。thetypeoftaleisofeuropeanoriginandnotfoundinasia。
thedisappearanceofthemanlimbbylimbisnottraditional，butapersonaltouchofmyown，tobalancehisarrivalpiecebypiece。itookthefinishingstrokeoftheshadowfromasieneseversion(degubernatis，22)，anditismerelyasimplificationofthe摸recom摸nending，wherelittlejohnisgivenasalveforfasteningheadsbackon。hecutshisheadoffandputsitonagain——backward;thesightofhisrearendsohorrifieshimthathedropsdead。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino，
translatedbygeorgemartin，
pantheonbooks，newyork1980