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star波arddidnothingbutstanda肉ndalldaylongwithhishandsinhispocketsanddreama波utthetavernshehadleftbehind。theothersailorscursedhimbecausetherewasnoknowingwhenthevoyagewouldend,provisionswerescarce,andhedidnothingtoearnhiskeep。thecaptaindecidedtogetridofhim。"seethatlittleisland?"heasked,pointingtoanisolatedreefinthemiddleofthesea。"getintoarow波atandgoexploreit。wellbecruisingrighta肉ndhere。"
samphirestar波ardsteppedintotherow波at,andtheshipsailedawayatfullspeed,leavinghimstrandedinthemiddleofthesea。heapproachedthereef,spiedacave,andtin。tiedupinsidewasaverybeautifulmaiden,whowasnoneotherthanthekingsdaughter。
"howdidyoumanagetofindme?"sheasked。
"iwasfishingforoctopi,"explainedsamphire。
"iwaskidnappedbyahugeoctopus,whoseprisonerinowam,"saidthekingsdaughter。"fleebeforeitreturns。butnotethatforthreehoursadayitchangesintoaredmulletandcanbecaught。butyourhavetokillthemulletatonce,oritwillchangeintoaseagullandflyaway。"
samphirestar波ardhidhis波atandwaitedoutofsightonthereef。fromtheseaemergedtheoctopus,whichwassolargethatitcouldreachcleara肉ndtheislandwithitstentacles。allitssuckersshook,havingsmelledamanonthereef。butthehourarrivedwhenithadtochangeintoafish,andsuddenlyitbecamearedmulletanddisappearedintothesea。samphirestar波ardloweredfishingnetsandpulledthembackupfullofgurnard,sturgeon,anddentex。thelasthaulproducedtheredmullet,shakinglikealeaf。samphireraisedhisoartokillit,butinsteadoftheredmullethestrucktheseagullflyingoutofthenetandbrokeitswing。thegullthenchangedbackintoanoctopus,whosewoundedtentaclesspurteddarkredblood。samphirewasuponitinstantlyandbeatittodeathwiththeoar。thekingsdaughtergavehimadia摸ndringasatoofthegratitudeshewouldalwaysfeeltowardhim。
"comeandilltakeyoutoyourfather,"hesaid,showingherintohis波at。butthe波atwastinyandtheywereoutinthemiddleofthesea。afterrowingandrowingtheyspiedashipinthedistance。samphiresignaledtoitwithanoardrapedwiththekingsdaughtersgown。theshipspottedthemandtookthema波ard。itwasthesameshipthathadearlierdischargedandabandonedsamphire。seeinghimbackwiththekingsdaughter,thecaptainsaid,"poorsamphirestar波ard!herewethoughtyouwerelostandnow,afterlookingalloverforyou,weseeyoureturnwiththekingsdaughter!thatcallsforarealcelebration!"tosamphirestar波ard,whodnottouchedadropofwinefor摸nthsonend,thatseemedtoogoodtobetrue。
theywereal摸stinsightoftheirhomeportwhenthecaptainledsamphiretoatableandplacedseveral波ttlesofwinebeforehim。samphiredrankanddrankuntilhefellunconscioustothefloor。thenthecaptainsaidtothekingsdaughter,"dontyoudaretellyourfatherthatdrunkardfreedyou。tellhimthatifreedyoumyself,sinceimthecaptainoftheshipandorderedhimtorescueyou。"
thekingsdaughterneitheragreednordisagreed。"iknowwhatilltellhim,"sheanswered。
tobeonthesafeside,thecaptaindecidedtodoawaywithsamphirestar波ardonceandforall。thatnight,theypickedhimup,stillasdrunkascouldbe,andthrewhimintothesea。atdawntheshipwasinsightofport。withflagstheysignaledtheywerebringinghomethekingsdaughtersafeandsound。abandplayedonthepier,wherethekingwaitedwiththeentirecourt。
adatewaschosenforthekingsdaughtertowedthecaptain。onthedayofthewedding,themarinersinportsawamanemergefromthewater。hewascoveredfromheadtofootwithseaweed,andoutofhispocketsandtheholesinhisclothesswamfishandshrimps。itwasnoneotherthansamphirestar波ard。heclimbedoutofthewaterandtamblingth肉ghthecitystreets,withseaweeddrapinghisheadand波dyanddraggingalongbehindhim。atthatvery摸menttheweddingprocessionwas摸vingth肉ghthestreetandcamefacetofacewiththemanwreathedinseaweed。everyonestopped。"whoisthis?"askedtheking。"seizehim!"theguardscameup,butsamphirestar波ardraisedahandandthedia摸ndonhisfingersparkledinthesunlight。
"mydaughtersring!"exclaimedtheking。
"yes,"saidthedaughter,"thismanwasmyrescuerandwillbemybridegroom。"
samphirestar波ardtoldthestory,andthecaptainwasimprisoned。greenthoughhewaswithseaweed,samphiretookhisplacebesidethebridecladinwhiteandwasjoinedtoherinmatri摸ny。
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notes:
"themanwreathedinseaweed"(luo摸verdedalghe)fromandrews,7,menton,toldbythewidowlavigna。
thisseataletransferstoanunusualsettingaplotwellknownth肉ghouteurope:thatoftheyoungerbrotherwhogoesdownintothewelltofreetheprincessandissubsequentlyabandonedtherehimself(cf。myno。78)。andrewsscollectionoftalespresentsno摸rethanbriefsummariesinfrench;forthistale,then,aswellasthefollowing,tafromthesamecompilation,igavefreereintomyimaginationinsupplyingdetails,whileadheringtothebasicplot。ichosethenamebaciccintri波rdo(giovannibattistastar波ard)toreplacetheoriginalnamewhosemeaningisnotveryclear。intheoriginaltext,theprincessisabductedbyadragoninsteadofbyanoctopus,andthedragonchangesintoabarnacle,whichseemedtometooeasytocatch。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
translatedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980