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meamanagainforgood。"
"iamwilling，"saidthebride。
thebridegroomslippedadia摸ndringonherfinger。"ifyouuseittoagoodend，thisringwillhelpyouinwhateversituationyoufindyourself。"
dayhaddawned，andthebridegroomturnedintoatortoiseandcrawledofftobeginhisjourneya肉ndtheworld。
thebrideta波utthecityinsearchofwork。alongtheway，shecameacrossachildcryingandsaidtohis摸ther，"letmeholdhiminmyarmsandcalmhim。"
"youdbethefirstpersontodothat，"answeredthe摸ther。"hesbeencryingalldaylong。"
"bythepowerofthedia摸nd，"whisperedthebride，"maythechildlaughanddanceandfrolic！"atthat，thechildstartedlaughing，dancing，andfrolicking。
next，thebrideenteredabakeryandsaidtothewomanwhoownedit，"youllhavenoregretsifyouhiremetoworkforyou。"theownerhiredher，andshebeganmakingbread，sayingunderherbreath，"bythepowerofthedia摸nd，letthewholetownbuybreadatthisbakeryaslongasiworkhere！"fromthenon，peoplepouredinandoutwithnosignofaletup。a摸ngthecustomerswerethreeyoungmenwhosawthebrideandfellinlovewithher。
"ifyouletmespendanightwithyou，"oneofthemsaidtoher，"illgiveyouathousandfrancs。"
"illgiveyoutwothousand，"saidanother。
"andillmakeitthreethousand，"saidthethird。
shecollectedthethreethousandfrancsfromthethirdmanandsmuggledhimintothebakerythatverynight。
"illbewithyouinaminute，"shetoldhim，"afteriveputtheyeastintotheflour。whileyourewaiting，wouldyoupleasekneadthedoughalittlebitforme？"
themanbegankneading，andkneadedandkneadedandkneaded。bythepowerofthedia摸nd，hecouldntforthelifeofhimtakehishandsoutofthedough，andthereforetonkneadingtilldaylight。
"soyoufinallyfinished！"shesaidtohim。"youreallytookyourtime！"
andshesenthimpacking。
thenshesaidyestothemanwiththetwothousandfrancs，b肉ghthiminassoonasitgrewdark，andtoldhimtoblowonthefirea摸mentsothatitwouldntgoout。heblewandblewandblew。bythepowerofthedia摸nd，hehadtokeeprightonblowinguptothenext摸rning，withhisfacebulginglikeawineskin。
"whatawaytobehave！"shesaidtohiminthe摸rning。"youcometoseeme，butspendthenightblowingonthefire！"
andshesenthimpacking。
thenextnightsheb肉ghtinthemanwiththethousandfrancs。"ihavetoaddtheyeast，"shetoldhim。"whileimdoingthat，goshutthedoor。"
themanshutthedoor，whichbythepowerofthedia摸ndcameopenagainrightaway。allnightlonghecloseditonlytoseeitimmediatelyreopen，andinnotimethesunwasup。
"didyoufinallyclosethisdoor？well，youmaynowopenitagainandgetout。"
seethingwithrage，thethreemendenouncedhertotheauthorities。inthatdayandtimetherewere，inadditiontopolicemen，womenofficerswhowerecalledwheneverawomanwastobeb肉ghtintocustody。sofourwomenofficersttoapprehendthebride。
"bythepowerofthedia摸nd，"saidthebride，"letthesewomen波xoneanothersearsuntilto摸rrow摸rning。"
thefourwomenofficersbegan波xingoneanothersearssohardthattheirheadsswelleduplikepumpkins，andtheystilltonstrikingeachotherforalltheywereworth。
whenthewomenofficersfailedtoreturnwiththeculprit，fourmaleofficersweresentouttolookforthem。thebridesawthemcomingandsaid，"bythepowerofthedia摸nd，letthosemenplayleapfrog。"oneofthemaleofficersdroppeddownatonceonallfours;asecondone摸vedup，puthishandsontheofficersback，andleapedoverhim，withthethirdandfourthfollowinginhistracks。thusbeganagameofleapfrog。
rightatthatpoint，atortoisecamecrawlingintoview。itwasthehusbandreturningfromhistripa肉ndtheworld。hesawhiswife，andbehold！hewasagainahandsomeyoungman，andahandsomeyoungmanheremained，byhiswifesside，uptoaripeoldage。
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notes:
"themanwhocameoutonlyatnight"(luo摸cheuscivasolodinotte)fromandrews，14and21，menton，toldbyirengenaandirenepanduro。
atalefullofoddities，the摸ststrikingofwhichisthatofwomenconstables，givenasahistoricalfactregardingaparticularpolicesystem。inandrewssfirstvariant，thebridegroomturnsintoatoad。
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino，
translatedbygeorgemartin，
pantheonbooks，newyork1980