一一中文网

手机浏览器扫描二维码访问

有钱能使鬼推磨（第3页）

“是的，陛下，”

王子回答说。

“怎么？你是说，你跟她谈过话了？”

“问她吧。”

公主走了进来，讲了王子藏在银鹅中的事，而银鹅却又是国王亲自下令让带入城堡的。

听到这里，国王摘下王冠，戴到王子头上。

“这样看来，你不但有钱，而且还有个聪明的头脑！

我把女儿嫁给你，你们幸福地生活吧！”

（热那亚地区）注释：材料来源：詹姆士·安德鲁斯编《利古里亚故事集》（巴黎，1892年版）第六十四篇；搜集地区：热那亚；讲述者：凯特瑞纳·格兰迪。

这是一篇起源于东方的故事（收集在用梵语写的动物故事集中）。

在热那亚人的传说里，这篇故事有自己的独特之处，它强调了功利主义和商业道德（那位国王的最后一句评语与整个故事不协调，我决定赞颂聪明；再说，这也是适当的……）MoneyCanDoEverythingTherewasonceaprinceasrichascream，whotookitintohisheadtoputupapalacerightacrossthestreetfromthekings，butapalacefarmoresplendidthanthekings.Onceitwasfinished，heputonitsfrontinboldlettering:MONEYCANDOEVERYTHING.Whenthekingcameoutandsawthat，hesentimmediatelyfortheprince，whowasnewintownandhadntyetvisitedthecourt."

Congratulations，"

thekingsaid."

Yourpalaceisatruewonder.Myhouselookslikeahutcomparedwithit.Congratulations!Butwasityourideatoputupthewords:Moneycandoeverything?"

Theprincerealizedthatmaybehehadgonetoofar."

Yesitwas，"

heanswered，"

butifYourMajestydoesntlikeit，Icaneasilyhavethelettersstrippedoff."

"

Oh，no，Iwouldntthinkofhavingyoudothat.Imerelywantedtohearfromyourownlipswhatyoumeantbysuchastatement.Forinstance，doyouthinkthat，withyourmoney，youcouldhavemeassassinated?"

Theprincerealizedhehadgothimselfintoatightspot."

Oh，Majesty，forgiveme.Illhavethewordsremovedatonce.Andifyoudontlikethepalace，justsayso，andIllhaveittorndowntoo."

"

No，no，leaveitthewayitis.Butsinceyouclaimapersonwithmoneycandoanything，proveittome.Illgiveyouthreedaystotrytotalktomydaughter.Ifyoumanagetospeaktoher，wellandgood;youwillmarryher.Ifnot，Illhaveyoubeheaded.Isthatclear?"

Theprincewastoodistressedtoeat，drink，orsleep.Dayandnight，allhethoughtofwashowhemightsavehisneck.Bytheseconddayhewascertainoffailureanddecidedtomakehiswill.Hisplightwashopeless，forthekingsdaughterhadbeenclosedupinacastlesurroundedbyonehundredguards.Paleandlimpasarag，theprincelayonhisbedwaitingtodie，wheninwalkedhisoldnurse，adecrepitoldsoulnowwhohadnursedhimasababyandwhostillworkedforhim.Findinghimsohaggard，theoldwomanaskedwhatwaswrong.Hemmingandhawing，hetoldherthewholestory."

So?"

saidthenurse."

Andyouregivingup，likethat?Youmakemelaugh!IllseewhatIcandoaboutallthis!"

Offshewobbledtothefinestsilversmithintownandorderedhimtomakeasolidsilvergoosethatwouldopenandcloseitsbill.Thegoosewastobeasbigasamanandhollowinside."

Itmustbereadytomorrow，"

sheadded."