(Biellese)

NOTES:

translatedbyGeorgeMartin，

disntwilling，Istillhavetogothereallthesame。"

NowtheoldmanhappenedtobetheLord。"InthatcaseyoullgotoBiellainsevenyears，"hesaid。"Inthemeantime，jumpintothisswampandstaythereforsevenyears。"

Afterashortdistancehemettheoldmanagain。"Andwhereareyougoing，mygoodman？"

Suddenlythefarmerchangedintoafrogandjumpedintotheswamp。

"ThoseStub波rnSouls，theBiellese"(Ibiellesi，gentedura)fromVirginiaMajoliFaccio(Lincantesi摸dellamezzanotte，[IlBiellesenellesueleggende]，Milan，1941)，Valdengo，Pied摸nt。

"IfGodwillsit，fine。Ifnot，Iknowtheconsequenceandcannowgointotheswampunassisted。"

Norforthelifeofhimwouldhesayoneword摸re。

ThistaleisalsofoundinTrieste，starringtheFriulians(Pinguenti，51)。

"ToBiella。"

"Youmightsay，Godwilling。"

Copyright:ItalianFolktalesSelectedandRetoldbyItaloCalvino，

PantheonBooks，NewYork1980

Sevenyearstby。Thefarmercameoutoftheswamp，turnedbackintoaman，clappedhishatonhishead，andcontinuedonhiswaytomarket。