克利克和克羅克&意大利童話
在一個遙遠的小鎮上，有一個出了名的盜賊，人送外號克利克1，並且認為永遠也不會有人抓到他。這個盜賊很想結識另一個與他同樣出名的外號叫克羅克的盜賊，想與他聯手作案。一天，克利克在一家酒館吃飯，同桌坐著一位陌生人。克利克要看時間的時候才發現懷表已經不翼而飛了。克利克想：要是這人能不被我察覺而偷走我的表，那他一定就是克羅克。他回手就偷來了那個人的錢包。陌生人要付帳的時候發現自己的錢包也沒了，便對同桌的人說：“看來你就是克利克了。”
另一個答道：“那你一定就是克羅克嘍。”
“對。”
“好極了，我們合夥吧。”就這樣兩個盜賊聯起手來。
兩個人進城，來到了由侍衛嚴密把守的國王寶庫。他們挖了一條通向寶庫的地道，盜走了寶庫裏的一些東西。國王眼看著寶庫被盜，卻找不到一點盜賊的線索，就去找一位關押在獄的盜賊，人稱灰漿盆，國王對他說：“你要是能告訴我偷寶庫的人是誰，我就放了你，還封你為侯爵。”
灰漿盆答道：“這一定是克利克和克羅克聯手幹的，他們是兩個最棒的盜賊。不過，我有辦法抓住他們。您下令把肉價抬高到每磅一百裏拉，誰還去買肉，誰就一定是盜賊。”
國王依計把肉價抬到一百裏拉一磅，沒有人再去買肉了。好不容易來人報告說有一個修道士到一家肉鋪買過肉。灰漿盆說：“這一定是克利克或克羅克化裝的。我也化裝成一個乞丐，挨家挨戶去乞討，誰給我肉吃，我就在他家的門上劃一個紅色標記，這樣侍衛就能抓到他。”
但是當他在克利克家門上劃上紅色標記時，克利克發覺了。克利克給城裏所有人家的門上都劃上了同樣的標記，結果灰漿盆一無所獲。
灰漿盆又向國王獻計說：“我不是跟您說過他們是兩個很狡猾的人嗎？但是，有人比他們更狡猾。您這麽辦：讓人在寶庫台階的下麵放上一桶滾燙的鬆樹油，進去偷東西的人就會掉下去，我們便可以坐等收屍了。”
克利克和克羅克不久就把偷來的錢用光了，隻好再去寶庫偷錢。克羅克摸黑走在前麵，結果掉進了桶裏。克利克看到朋友掉進鬆油桶死了，就想把屍體撈出來帶走，但怎麽也撈不出來。他隻好砍下克羅克的腦袋，帶走了。
第二天，國王到了現場，說：“這次抓到了，這次抓到了！”可是，隻找到一具無頭屍，沒法辨認身分，也無法斷定誰是同謀。
灰漿盆又說：“我還有一計。你讓人用兩匹馬拖著這具屍體在全城示眾，聽到哪裏有哭聲，就一定是盜賊的家。”
真的，克羅克的妻子從窗戶看到丈夫的屍體被拖著遊街，就又哭又嚎起來。克利克也在那裏，他立即意識到這樣會使自己暴露。於是，他開始摔盤子，砸碗，並且打克羅克的妻子。正在這時，侍衛們循著哭聲進來了，看到的卻是一個婦人打碎了盤、碗，而男人給了她幾個耳光，婦人就哭了起來。
國王無計可施，便讓人在全城貼出告示說，誰有本事偷走他床上的床單，他就原諒他的偷盜之罪。克利克聽到消息就來了，說自己有本事做到。
晚上國王脫衣上了床，手裏拿著一杆火槍等著盜賊。克利克從掘墓人那裏要來一具屍體，給他穿上自己的衣服，帶到王宮的屋頂。等到半夜，克利克用繩子把屍體吊在國王寢室的窗戶前。國王以為這就是克利克，朝他開了一槍，又看見他帶著繩子摔了下去。國王跑下去看看人是不是死了。可就在同時，克利克從屋頂下到國王的寢室，偷走了國王的床單。克利克被國王赦免了，而且因為他已經無所不能偷了，國王就把自己的女兒嫁給了他。
（蒙費拉托地區）
1這篇故事中的兩個盜賊的外號“克利克”與“克羅克”都是形容斷裂、破碎的象聲詞。
crackandcrook
inadistanttowntherewasafamousthiefknownascrack,whomnobodyhadeverbeenabletocatch.themainambitionofthiscrackwastomeetcrook,anothernotoriousthief,andformapartnershipwithhim.onedayascrackwaseatinglunchatthetavernacrossthetablefromastranger,hewenttolookathiswatchandfounditmissing.theonlypersoninthisworldwhocouldhavetakenitwithoutmyknowledge,hethought,iscrook.sowhatdidcrackdobutturnrightaroundandstealcrookspurse.whenthestrangergotreadytopayforhislunch,hefoundhispursegoneandsaidtohistablpanion,"well,well,youmustbecrack."
"andyoumustbecrook."
"right."
"fine,wellworktogether."
theywenttothecityandmadeforthekingstreasury,whichwapletelysurroundedbyguards.thethievesthereforeduganundergroundtunnelintothetreasuryandstoleeverything.surveyinghisloss,thekinghadnoideahowhemightcatchtherobbers.hewenttoamannamedsnare,whohadbeenputinprisonforstealing,andsaid,"ifyoucantellmewhmittedthisrobbery,illsetyoufreeandmakeyouamarquis."
snarereplied,"itcanbenoneotherthancrackorcrook,orbothofthemtogether,sincetheyarethemostnotoriousthievesalive.butilltellyouhowyoucancatchthem.havethepriceofmeatraisedtoonehundreddorsapound.thepersonwhopaysthatmuchforitwillbeyourthief."
thekinghadthepriceofmeatraisedtoonehundreddorsapound,andeverybodystoppedbuyingmeat.finallyitwasreportedthatafriarhadgoacertainbutcherandboughtmeat.snaresaid,"thathadtobecrackorcrookindisguise.illnowdisguisemyselfandgoaroundtothehousesbegging.ifanybodygivesmemeat,illmakearedmarkonthefrontdoor,andyourguardscangoandarrestthethieves."
butwhenhemadearedmarkoncrackshouse,thethiefsawitandwentandmarkedalltheotherdoorsinthecitywithred,sotherewasnotellingintheendwherecrackandcrooklived.
snaresaidtotheking,"didntitellyoutheywerefoxy?buttheressomeoneelsefoxierthantheyare.heresthenextthingtodo:putatubofboilingpitchatthebottomofthetreasurysteps.whoevergoesdowntostealwillfallrightintoit,andhisdeadbodywillgivehimaway."
crackandcrookhadrunoutofmoneyinthemeantimeanddecidedtogobacktothetreasuryformore.crookwentinfirst,butitwasdark,andhefellintothetub.crackcamealongandtriedtopullhisfriendsbodyoutofthepitch,butitstuckfastinthetub.hethencutofftheheadandcarrieditaway.
thenextdaythekingwenttoseeifhehadcaughtthethief."thistimewegothim!wegothim!"butthecorpsehadnohead,sotheywerenhewiseraboutthethieforanyapliceshemighthavehad.
snaresaid,"theresonemorethingwecando:havethedeadmandraggedthroughthecitybytwohorses.thehousewhereyouhearsomeoneweepinghastobethethiefshouse."
ineffect,whencrookswifelookedoutthewindowandsawherhusbandsbodybeingdraggedthroughthestreet,shebeganscreamingandcrying.butcrackwasthereandknewrightawaythatwouldbetheirundoing.hethereforestartedsmashingdishesrightandleftandthrashingthepoorwomanatthesametime.attractedbyallthatscreaming,theguardscameinandfoundamanbeatinghiswifeforbreakingupallthedishesinthehouse.
thekingthenhadadecreepostedoneverystreetcornerthathewouldpardonthethiefwhohadrobbedhim,ifthethiefnowmanagedtostealthesheetsoutfromunderhimatnight.crackcameforwardandsaidhecoulddoit.
thatnightthekingundressedandwenttobedwithhisguntowaitforthethief.crackgotadeadbodyfromagravedigger,dresseditinhisownclothes,andcarriedittotheroofoftheroyalpce.atmidnightthecadaver,heldbyarope,wasdanglingbeforethekingswindows.thinkingitwascrack,thekingfiredoneshotandwatchedhimfall,cordandall.herandownstairstoseeifhewasdead.whilethekingwasgone,crackslippedintohisroomandstolethesheets.hewasthereforepardoned,andsothathewouldnthavetostenylonger,thekingmarriedhisdaughtertohim.
(monferrato)
notes:
"crackandcrook"(cricecroc)froparetti,13,monferrato,piedmont.
thisisoneoftheoldestandmostfamoustales,whichhasupiedtheattentionofschrsforgenerations.thepiedmonteseversionifollowedisfaithfultotheoldesttraditionandincludesthecuriouscharacter-namesandabriskdoseofrustunning.herodotus(histories)tellsindetaboutegyptiankingrhampsinitusstreasure,chiefsourceofthevastnarrativetraditionconcerningwilyrobbersputtothetestbyaruler.thebeheadingofacadaversoitwillnotberecognizedisalsoencounteredinpausanias,whopresentsthemythoftrophoniusandagamedes(descriptionofgreece,ix,372).eitherthroughthegreeksorthroughorientaltraditionthetaleenteredmedievalliterature,inthevarioustrantionsofthebookofthesevensagesandotheritalian,english,andgermantexts.literaryversionsbyitalianrenaissancestorywritersarenumerous.
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
trantedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980
在一個遙遠的小鎮上，有一個出了名的盜賊，人送外號克利克1，並且認為永遠也不會有人抓到他。這個盜賊很想結識另一個與他同樣出名的外號叫克羅克的盜賊，想與他聯手作案。一天，克利克在一家酒館吃飯，同桌坐著一位陌生人。克利克要看時間的時候才發現懷表已經不翼而飛了。克利克想：要是這人能不被我察覺而偷走我的表，那他一定就是克羅克。他回手就偷來了那個人的錢包。陌生人要付帳的時候發現自己的錢包也沒了，便對同桌的人說：“看來你就是克利克了。”
另一個答道：“那你一定就是克羅克嘍。”
“對。”
“好極了，我們合夥吧。”就這樣兩個盜賊聯起手來。
兩個人進城，來到了由侍衛嚴密把守的國王寶庫。他們挖了一條通向寶庫的地道，盜走了寶庫裏的一些東西。國王眼看著寶庫被盜，卻找不到一點盜賊的線索，就去找一位關押在獄的盜賊，人稱灰漿盆，國王對他說：“你要是能告訴我偷寶庫的人是誰，我就放了你，還封你為侯爵。”
灰漿盆答道：“這一定是克利克和克羅克聯手幹的，他們是兩個最棒的盜賊。不過，我有辦法抓住他們。您下令把肉價抬高到每磅一百裏拉，誰還去買肉，誰就一定是盜賊。”
國王依計把肉價抬到一百裏拉一磅，沒有人再去買肉了。好不容易來人報告說有一個修道士到一家肉鋪買過肉。灰漿盆說：“這一定是克利克或克羅克化裝的。我也化裝成一個乞丐，挨家挨戶去乞討，誰給我肉吃，我就在他家的門上劃一個紅色標記，這樣侍衛就能抓到他。”
但是當他在克利克家門上劃上紅色標記時，克利克發覺了。克利克給城裏所有人家的門上都劃上了同樣的標記，結果灰漿盆一無所獲。
灰漿盆又向國王獻計說：“我不是跟您說過他們是兩個很狡猾的人嗎？但是，有人比他們更狡猾。您這麽辦：讓人在寶庫台階的下麵放上一桶滾燙的鬆樹油，進去偷東西的人就會掉下去，我們便可以坐等收屍了。”
克利克和克羅克不久就把偷來的錢用光了，隻好再去寶庫偷錢。克羅克摸黑走在前麵，結果掉進了桶裏。克利克看到朋友掉進鬆油桶死了，就想把屍體撈出來帶走，但怎麽也撈不出來。他隻好砍下克羅克的腦袋，帶走了。
第二天，國王到了現場，說：“這次抓到了，這次抓到了！”可是，隻找到一具無頭屍，沒法辨認身分，也無法斷定誰是同謀。
灰漿盆又說：“我還有一計。你讓人用兩匹馬拖著這具屍體在全城示眾，聽到哪裏有哭聲，就一定是盜賊的家。”
真的，克羅克的妻子從窗戶看到丈夫的屍體被拖著遊街，就又哭又嚎起來。克利克也在那裏，他立即意識到這樣會使自己暴露。於是，他開始摔盤子，砸碗，並且打克羅克的妻子。正在這時，侍衛們循著哭聲進來了，看到的卻是一個婦人打碎了盤、碗，而男人給了她幾個耳光，婦人就哭了起來。
國王無計可施，便讓人在全城貼出告示說，誰有本事偷走他床上的床單，他就原諒他的偷盜之罪。克利克聽到消息就來了，說自己有本事做到。
晚上國王脫衣上了床，手裏拿著一杆火槍等著盜賊。克利克從掘墓人那裏要來一具屍體，給他穿上自己的衣服，帶到王宮的屋頂。等到半夜，克利克用繩子把屍體吊在國王寢室的窗戶前。國王以為這就是克利克，朝他開了一槍，又看見他帶著繩子摔了下去。國王跑下去看看人是不是死了。可就在同時，克利克從屋頂下到國王的寢室，偷走了國王的床單。克利克被國王赦免了，而且因為他已經無所不能偷了，國王就把自己的女兒嫁給了他。
（蒙費拉托地區）
1這篇故事中的兩個盜賊的外號“克利克”與“克羅克”都是形容斷裂、破碎的象聲詞。
crackandcrook
inadistanttowntherewasafamousthiefknownascrack,whomnobodyhadeverbeenabletocatch.themainambitionofthiscrackwastomeetcrook,anothernotoriousthief,andformapartnershipwithhim.onedayascrackwaseatinglunchatthetavernacrossthetablefromastranger,hewenttolookathiswatchandfounditmissing.theonlypersoninthisworldwhocouldhavetakenitwithoutmyknowledge,hethought,iscrook.sowhatdidcrackdobutturnrightaroundandstealcrookspurse.whenthestrangergotreadytopayforhislunch,hefoundhispursegoneandsaidtohistablpanion,"well,well,youmustbecrack."
"andyoumustbecrook."
"right."
"fine,wellworktogether."
theywenttothecityandmadeforthekingstreasury,whichwapletelysurroundedbyguards.thethievesthereforeduganundergroundtunnelintothetreasuryandstoleeverything.surveyinghisloss,thekinghadnoideahowhemightcatchtherobbers.hewenttoamannamedsnare,whohadbeenputinprisonforstealing,andsaid,"ifyoucantellmewhmittedthisrobbery,illsetyoufreeandmakeyouamarquis."
snarereplied,"itcanbenoneotherthancrackorcrook,orbothofthemtogether,sincetheyarethemostnotoriousthievesalive.butilltellyouhowyoucancatchthem.havethepriceofmeatraisedtoonehundreddorsapound.thepersonwhopaysthatmuchforitwillbeyourthief."
thekinghadthepriceofmeatraisedtoonehundreddorsapound,andeverybodystoppedbuyingmeat.finallyitwasreportedthatafriarhadgoacertainbutcherandboughtmeat.snaresaid,"thathadtobecrackorcrookindisguise.illnowdisguisemyselfandgoaroundtothehousesbegging.ifanybodygivesmemeat,illmakearedmarkonthefrontdoor,andyourguardscangoandarrestthethieves."
butwhenhemadearedmarkoncrackshouse,thethiefsawitandwentandmarkedalltheotherdoorsinthecitywithred,sotherewasnotellingintheendwherecrackandcrooklived.
snaresaidtotheking,"didntitellyoutheywerefoxy?buttheressomeoneelsefoxierthantheyare.heresthenextthingtodo:putatubofboilingpitchatthebottomofthetreasurysteps.whoevergoesdowntostealwillfallrightintoit,andhisdeadbodywillgivehimaway."
crackandcrookhadrunoutofmoneyinthemeantimeanddecidedtogobacktothetreasuryformore.crookwentinfirst,butitwasdark,andhefellintothetub.crackcamealongandtriedtopullhisfriendsbodyoutofthepitch,butitstuckfastinthetub.hethencutofftheheadandcarrieditaway.
thenextdaythekingwenttoseeifhehadcaughtthethief."thistimewegothim!wegothim!"butthecorpsehadnohead,sotheywerenhewiseraboutthethieforanyapliceshemighthavehad.
snaresaid,"theresonemorethingwecando:havethedeadmandraggedthroughthecitybytwohorses.thehousewhereyouhearsomeoneweepinghastobethethiefshouse."
ineffect,whencrookswifelookedoutthewindowandsawherhusbandsbodybeingdraggedthroughthestreet,shebeganscreamingandcrying.butcrackwasthereandknewrightawaythatwouldbetheirundoing.hethereforestartedsmashingdishesrightandleftandthrashingthepoorwomanatthesametime.attractedbyallthatscreaming,theguardscameinandfoundamanbeatinghiswifeforbreakingupallthedishesinthehouse.
thekingthenhadadecreepostedoneverystreetcornerthathewouldpardonthethiefwhohadrobbedhim,ifthethiefnowmanagedtostealthesheetsoutfromunderhimatnight.crackcameforwardandsaidhecoulddoit.
thatnightthekingundressedandwenttobedwithhisguntowaitforthethief.crackgotadeadbodyfromagravedigger,dresseditinhisownclothes,andcarriedittotheroofoftheroyalpce.atmidnightthecadaver,heldbyarope,wasdanglingbeforethekingswindows.thinkingitwascrack,thekingfiredoneshotandwatchedhimfall,cordandall.herandownstairstoseeifhewasdead.whilethekingwasgone,crackslippedintohisroomandstolethesheets.hewasthereforepardoned,andsothathewouldnthavetostenylonger,thekingmarriedhisdaughtertohim.
(monferrato)
notes:
"crackandcrook"(cricecroc)froparetti,13,monferrato,piedmont.
thisisoneoftheoldestandmostfamoustales,whichhasupiedtheattentionofschrsforgenerations.thepiedmonteseversionifollowedisfaithfultotheoldesttraditionandincludesthecuriouscharacter-namesandabriskdoseofrustunning.herodotus(histories)tellsindetaboutegyptiankingrhampsinitusstreasure,chiefsourceofthevastnarrativetraditionconcerningwilyrobbersputtothetestbyaruler.thebeheadingofacadaversoitwillnotberecognizedisalsoencounteredinpausanias,whopresentsthemythoftrophoniusandagamedes(descriptionofgreece,ix,372).eitherthroughthegreeksorthroughorientaltraditionthetaleenteredmedievalliterature,inthevarioustrantionsofthebookofthesevensagesandotheritalian,english,andgermantexts.literaryversionsbyitalianrenaissancestorywritersarenumerous.
copyright:italianfolktalesselectedandretoldbyitalocalvino,
trantedbygeorgemartin,
pantheonbooks,newyork1980