Reading Notes: Italian A



  • A king had 3 daughters and asked how much they loved him.
    • the oldest responded as much as her eyes
    • the middle said as much as her heart
    • the youngest said as much as salt and water 
  • the King heard her response and was mad about the response and called an executioner 
    • the sisters found a dog and dressed it in the sister's garments and convinced the executioner to kill the dog instead
    • the executioner agreed and brought the dog's tongue to the king as proof that the princess was dead. 
  • The girl had run away to the woods and was found by a magician who took her in. 
  • The king had a son who fell in love with her and they were to be married.
  • Before the marriage, the magician told the girl she had to kill the him and invite her father and 2 other kings to the wedding.
    • there she was to offer salt and water to all but her father
  • meanwhile, her father was growing more and more guilty as years past
  • the magician was killed and spooky things done with his body
  • the prince and princess were married and no water/salt was offered
  • the king could not eat his food without them
  • the princess asked the king if anything was wrong and he responded no
  • she changed into her old outfit revealing herself and explaining that now he knew what it was like to be without salt and water
  • the king begged forgiveness
Bibliography: Italian Popular Tales by Thomas Frederick Crane (1885).
Image information: Salt, Flickr

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