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Youdonttrustme?"

askedtheDevil."

CertainlyItrustyou，allthemoresowithmyspecialabilitytoseefromagreatdistanceaway.Ifyoudareputthebagdownsomewhere，Illseeyou."

"

Yes，ofcourse，"

saidtheDevil，buthehadlittlefaithinherclaimofbeingabletoseethingsagreatdistanceaway.Heflungthebagoverhisshoulder."

Mygoodness，thisdirtystuffisheavy!"

heexclaimed."

Naturally!"

repliedthegirl."

Howmanyyearshasitbeensinceyouhadanythingwashed?"

SilverNosesetoutforthewasherwomans，butwhenhewasonlyhalfwaythere，hesaidtohimself，"

MaybebutIshallseeifthisgirlisntemptyingmyhouseofeverythingIown，underthepretextofsendingoutlaundry."

Hewenttoputthebagdownandopenit."

Iseeyou，Iseeyou!"

suddenlyscreamedthesisterinsidethebag."

ByJove，itstrue!Shecanseefromafar!"

exclaimedSilverNose.HethrewthebagbackoverhisshoulderandmarchedstraighttoLuciasmothershouse."

Yourdaughtersendsyouthisstufftowashandwantstoknowhowyouare"

Assoonasheleft，thewasherwomanopenedthesack，andyoucanimagineherjoyuponfindingheroldestdaughterinside.Aweeklater，slyLuciapretendedtobesadoncemoreandtoldSilverNoseshewantednewsofhermother.Shesenthimtoherhousewithanotherbagoflaundry.SoSilverNosecarriedoffthesecondsister，withoutmanagingtopeepinsidebecauseofthe"

Iseeyou，Iseeyou!"

whichcamefromthebagtheinstanthestartedtoopenit.Thewasherwoman，whonowknewSilverNosewastheDevil，wasquitefrightenedwhenhereturned，forshewassurehewouldaskforthecleanwashfromlasttime.ButSilverNoseputdownthenewbagandsaid，"

Illgetthecleanwashsomeothertime.Thisheavybaghasbrokenmyback，andIwanttogohomewithnothingtocarry."

Whenhehadgone，thewasherwomananxiouslyopenedthebagandembracedherseconddaughter.ButshewasmoreworriedthaneveraboutLucia，whowasnowaloneintheDevilshands.WhatdidLuciado?Notlongafterwardshestartedupagainaboutnewsofhermother.BynowtheDevilwassickandtiredofcarryinglaundry，buthehadgrowntoofondofthisobedientgirltosaynotoher.Assoonasitgrewdark，Luciaannouncedshehadabadheadacheandwouldgotobedearly."

Illpreparethelaundryandleavethebagoutforyou，soifIdontfeellikegettingupinthemorning，youcanbeonyourway."

NowLuciahadmadearagdollthesamesizeasherself.Sheputitinbedunderthecovers，cutoffherownbraids，adnsewedthemonthedollshead.thedollthenlookedlikeLuciaasleep，andLuciaclosedherselfupinthebag.InthemorningtheDevilsawthegirlsnuggleddownunderthecoversandsetoutwiththebagoverhisshoulder."

Shessickthismorning，"

hesaidtohimself，"

andwontbelooking.Itstheperfecttimetoseeifthisreallyisnothingbutlaundry."

Atthat，heputthebagdownandwasabouttoopenit."

Iseeyou，Iseeyou!"

criedLucia."

ByJove，itshervoicetoatee，asthoughshewererighthere!Betternotjokewithsuchagirl."

Hetookupthebagagainandcarriedittothewasherwoman."

Illcomebacklaterforeverything，"

hesaidrapidly."

IhavetogethomerightawaybecauseLuciaissick."

Sothefamilywasfinallyreunited.SinceLuciahadalsocarriedoffgreatsumsoftheDevilsmoney，theywerenowabletoliveincomfortandhappiness.Theyplantedacrossbeforethedoor，andfromthenon，theDevilkepthisdistance.（Langhe）NOTES:"

SilverNose"

（Ilnasodargento）fromCarraroli，3，fromLanghe，Piedmont.BluebeardinPiedmontisSilverNose.Hisvictimsarenotwivesbutservantgirls，andthestoryisnottakenfromchroniclesaboutcruelfeudalmastersasinPerrault，butfrommedievaltheologicallegends:BluebeardistheDevil，andtheroomcontainingthemurderedwomenisHell.IfoundthesilvernoseonlyinthisversiontranslatedfromdialectandsummarizedbyCarraroli;buttheDevil-Bluebeard，theflowersinthehair，andtherusestogetbackhomewereencounteredalloverNorthernItaly.IintegratedtherathermeagerPiedmontversionwithonefromBologna（CoronediS.27）andaVenetianone（Bernoni，3）.Copyright:ItalianFolktalesSelectedandRetoldbyItaloCalvino，translatedbyGeorgeMartin，PantheonBooks，NewYork1980