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Wewont,either,"repliedthedogs,"sinceshegaveusthreepoundsofbread。"
Shecametothebakeryoven。"Oven,burnher,burnher!"
Butthethreewomenreplied,"Wewont,either,sinceshegaveusthreepoundsofmillet,sothatnowwecanspareourhair。"
Whenshewasal摸sthome,Perina,whohadasmuchcuriosityasthenextlittlegirl,decidedtopeepintothetreasurechest。Sheopenedit,andoutcameahenandherbroodofgoldchicks。Theyscuttledawaytoofastforasoultocatchthem。Perinastruckoutafterthem。Shepassedtheappletree,buttheywerenowhereinsight。Shepassedthepeachtree,wheretherewasstillnosignofthem。Shecametothepeartree,andtherestoodthelittleoldwomanwithawandinherhandandhenandchicksfeedinga肉ndher。"Shoo,shoo!"ttheoldwoman,andthehenandchicksreenteredthetreasurechest。
Uponherarrival,thekingssoncameouttomeether。"Whenmyfatheraskedwhatyouwantasareward,tellhimthat波xfilledwithcoalinthecellar。"
Onthedoorstepoftheroyalpalacestoodthemaidservants,theking,andtheentirecourt。Perinahandedthekingthehenwiththebroodofgoldchicks。"Askforwhateveryouwant,"saidtheking,"andIwillgiveittoyou。"
"Iwouldlikethe波xofcoalinthecellar,"repliedPerina。
Theyb肉ghtherthe波xofcoal,whichsheopened,andoutjumpedthekingsson,whowashidinginside。ThekingwasthenhappyforPerinatomarryhisson。
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NOTES:
"TheLittleGirlSoldwiththePears"(Labambinavendutaconlepere)fromComparetti,10,Monferrato,Pied摸nt。