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NOTES:
"TheShipwithThreeDecks"(Ilbastimentoatrepiani)fromAndrews,2and27,Menton,toldbyGiuaninaPiomboditeLaMova,andbyAngelinaMoretti.
Prosperousseatrading,withunusualcargoscomingintoportswherethemerchandiseishighlyprized,isametaphorofluckinthepopularmind.Itrecursindiversefolktalesandiswovenintovariousplots(cf.myno.173,fromSicily).InthistalefromtheItalianRivieraborder,thecuriousmotifsoftheshipwiththreedecksandoftheislesinhabitedbyanimalsareincorporatedintothewidespreadtypefeaturingtheenchantedfilly(inoneofAndrewssversions,adviceisgivenbythehorse)andgratefulanimals(cf.mynos.24and79).IhavefreelyrenderedthetwoversionssummarizedinFrenchbyAndrews.
Copyright:ItalianFolktalesSelectedandRetoldbyItaloCalvino,
translatedbyGeorgeMartin,
PantheonBooks,NewYork1980