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王子娶了一只青蛙（第3页）

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Ifyoulovemenot，nevermind.Lateryoushall，whenafinefigureIcut."

Thefrogjumpedoutofthewaterontoaleaf.Thekingssongaveherthehemp，tellingherhedpickupthespunthreadthreedayslater.Threedayslatertheolderbrothersanxiouslyhastenedtothebakergirlandtheweavergirltopickuptheirspunhemp.Thebakergirlproducedabeautifulpieceofwork;theweavergirl，whowasanexpertatthissortofthing，hadspunherstolooklikesilk.Buthowdidtheyoungestsonfare?Hewenttotheditchandcalled:"

Frog，frog!"

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Whocalls?"

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Yourlovewholovesyounot."

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Ifyoulovemenot，nevermind.Lateryoushall，whenafinefigureIcut."

Shejumpedontoaleafholdingawalnutinhermouth.Hewassomewhatembarrassedtogivehisfatherawalnutwhilehisbrothersbroughtspunhemp.Heneverthelesstookheartandpresentedthekingwiththewalnut.Theking，whohadalreadyscrutinizedthehandiworkofthebakerandtheweavergirls，crackedopenthewalnutastheolderbrotherslookedon，snickering.Outcameclothasfineasgossamerthatcontinuedtounrolluntilthethroneroomwascoveredwithit."

Buttheresnoendtothiscloth!"

exclaimedtheking.Nosoonerwerethewordsoutofhismouththantheclothcametoanend.Butthefatherrefusedtoaccepttheideaofafrogbecomingqueen.Hisfavoritehuntingbitchhadjusthadthreepuppies，whichhegavethethreesons."

Takethemtoyourbetrothedandgobackforthemamonthlater.Theonewhostakenthebestcareofherdogwillbecomethequeen."

Amonthlater，thebakergirlsdoghadturnedintoabig，fatmastiff，havinggotallthebreadhecouldeat.Theweaversdog，notnearlysowellsupplied，wasnowahalf-starvedhound.Theyoungestsoncameinwithasmallbox.Thekingopeneditandoutjumpedatiny，beribbonedpoodle，impeccablygroomedandperfumed，thatstoodonitshindlegsandmarchedandcounted."

Nodoubtaboutit，"

saidtheking，"

myyoungestsonwillbeking，andthefrogwillbequeen."

Theweddingofallthreebrotherswassetforthesameday.Theolderbrotherswentfortheirbridesingarlandedcarriagesdrawnbyfourhorses，andthebridesclimbedin，deckedwithfeathersandjewels.Theyoungestboywenttotheditch，wherethefrogawaitedhiminacarriagefashionedoutofafigleafanddrawnbyfoursnails.Theysetout.Hewalkedaheadwhilethesnailsfollowed，pullingthefigleafwiththefroguponit.Everynowandthenhestoppedforthemtocatchupwithhim，andonceheevenfellasleep.Whenheawakened，agoldcarriagehadpulledupbesidehim.Itwasdrawnbytwowhitehorses，andinsideonvelvetupholstery，satamaidenasdazzlingasthesunanddressedinanemarald-greengown."

Whoareyou?"

askedtheyoungestson."

Iamthefrog."

Hecouldntbelieveit，sothemaidenopenedajewelcasecontainingthefigleaf，thefrogskin，andfoursnailshells."

Iwasaprincessturnedintoafrog，andtheonlychanceIhadofgettingmyhumanformbackwasforakingssontoagreetomarrymethewayIwas."

Thekingwasoverjoyedandtoldhistwooldersons，whowereconsumedwithenvy，thatwhoeverpickedthewrongwifewasunworthyofthecrown.Sotheyoungestboyandhisbridebecamekingandqueen.（Monferrato）NOTES:"

ThePrinceWhoMarriedaFrog"

（Ilprincipechesposòunarana）fromComparetti，4，Monferrato，Piedmont.ThetaleofthefrogbrideiscommontoallofEurope;scholarshavecounted300versions.Comparingit，forinstance，withGrimm，no.63，orwithAfanasevs"

TheFrogPrince，"

thisvariantwhichwecanclassifyasdistinctlyItalian（sinceitshowsupuniformlythroughoutthePeninsula，evenifslingingtolocatethebrideisratherrare）standsoutinitsnear-geometricallogicandlinearity.Copyright:ItalianFolktalesSelectedandRetoldbyItaloCalvino，translatedbyGeorgeMartin，PantheonBooks，NewYork1980