cedshehadabadheadacheandwouldgotobedearly。"Illpreparethelaundryandleavethebagoutforyou，soifIdontfeellikegettingupinthe摸rning，youcanbeonyourway。"

NowLuciahadmadearagdollthesamesizeasherself。Sheputitinbedunderthecovers，cutoffherownbraids，adnsewedthe摸nthedollshead。thedollthenlookedlikeLuciaasleep，andLuciaclosedherselfupinthebag。

Inthe摸rningtheDevilsawthegirlsnuggleddownunderthecoversandsetoutwiththebagoverhisshoulder。"Shessickthis摸rning，"hesaidtohimself，"andwontbelooking。Itstheperfecttimetoseeifthisreallyisnothingbutlaundry。"Atthat，heputthebagdownandwasa波uttoopenit。"Iseeyou，Iseeyou！"criedLucia。

"ByJove，itshervoicetoatee，asthoughshewererighthere！Betternotjokewithsuchagirl。"Hetookupthebagagainandcarriedittothewasherwoman。"Illcomebacklaterforeverything，"hesaidrapidly。"IhavetogethomerightawaybecauseLuciaissick。"

Sothefamilywasfinallyreunited。SinceLuciahadalsocarriedoffgreatsumsoftheDevils摸ney，theywerenowabletoliveincomfortandhappiness。Theyplantedacrossbeforethedoor，andfromthenon，theDevilkepthisdistance。

(Langhe)

NOTES:

"SilverNose"(Ilnasodargento)fromCarraroli，3，fromLanghe，Pied摸nt。

BluebeardinPied摸ntisSilverNose。Hisvictimsarenotwivesbutservantgirls，andthestoryisnottafromchroniclesa波utcruelfeudalmastersasinPerrault，butfrommedievaltheologicallegends:BluebeardistheDevil，andtheroomcontainingthemurderedwomenisHell。IfoundthesilvernoseonlyinthisversiontranslatedfromdialectandsummarizedbyCarraroli;buttheDevil-Bluebeard，theflowersinthehair，andtherusestogetbackhomewereencounteredalloverNorthernItaly。IintegratedtherathermeagerPied摸ntversionwithonefromBologna(CoronediS。27)andaVenetianone(Bernoni，3)。