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夜游人（第3页）

这正是新娘的丈夫，从外面归来了。

他一见自己的妻子，瞧，他又变成了漂亮的年轻人！

从此，他不再变化，跟妻子生活在一起，白头偕老。

（利古里亚海岸）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）第十四和第二十一篇；搜集地区：曼敦；讲述者：艾琳·吉纳和艾琳·潘杜鲁。

这是一篇充满稀奇古怪的故事。

它最引人注目的是关于女警察的描写。

女警察是作为特殊警察制度这样一种历史事实来叙述的。

在安德鲁斯的第一种异文里，新郎变成了癞蛤蟆。

TheManWhoCameOutOnlyatNightLongagotherelivedapoorfishermanwiththreemarriageabledaughters.Acertainyoungmanaskedforthehandofoneofthem，butpeoplewerewaryofhimsincehecameoutonlyatnight.Theoldestdaughterandthenthemiddledaughterbothsaidnotohim，butthethirdgirlsaidyes.Theweddingwascelebratedatnight，andassoonasthecouplewasalone，thebridegroomannouncedtohisbride:"

Imusttellyouasecret:Iamunderanevilspellanddoomedtobeatortoisebydayandamanatnight.Theresonlyonewaytobreakthespell:Imustleavemywiferightaftertheweddingandtravelaroundtheworld，atnightasamanandbydayasatortoise.IfIcomebackandfindthatmywifehasremainedloyaltomeallalongandenduredeveryhardshipformysake，Illbecomeamanagainforgood."

"

Iamwilling，"

saidthebride.Thebridegroomslippedadiamondringonherfinger."

Ifyouuseittoagoodend，thisringwillhelpyouinwhateversituationyoufindyourself."

Dayhaddawned，andthebridegroomturnedintoatortoiseandcrawledofftobeginhisjourneyaroundtheworld.Thebridewentaboutthecityinsearchofwork.Alongtheway，shecameacrossachildcryingandsaidtohismother，"

Letmeholdhiminmyarmsandcalmhim."

"

Youdbethefirstpersontodothat，"

answeredthemother."

Hesbeencryingalldaylong."

"

Bythepowerofthediamond，"

whisperedthebride，"

maythechildlaughanddanceandfrolic!"

Atthat，thechildstartedlaughing，dancing，andfrolicking.Next，thebrideenteredabakeryandsaidtothewomanwhoownedit，"

Youllhavenoregretsifyouhiremetoworkforyou."

Theownerhiredher，andshebeganmakingbread，sayingunderherbreath，"

Bythepowerofthediamond，letthewholetownbuybreadatthisbakeryaslongasIworkhere!"

Fromthenon，peoplepouredinandoutwithnosignofaletup.Amongthecustomerswerethreeyoungmenwhosawthebrideandfellinlovewithher."

Ifyouletmespendanightwithyou，"

oneofthemsaidtoher，"

Illgiveyouathousandfrancs."

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