We know who the true king is, we who live underneath everything. We know everything that lies under the castle, in the storehouse. So when the king’s son found the door, and came in to see us, I called my maid: “Little green waiting maid Waiting maid of...
My son has become so idle! If only his father were alive to give him some manly discipline! Instead, Aladdin has come home with a magic lamp and a genie who grants his every whim. Now I am certain he will never grow up! Aladdin’s Mother, in Aladdin and the...
My brother is a goldsmith, and he’s very rich. Me, I just make brooms. Today, when I went into the forest to collect wood, a golden bird flew out of the bushes. I threw a stone at it, and it got away, but it left behind a golden feather. I picked the feather up...
I am interested in how good things—a comfortable home, physical beauty and riches, for example—influence the human heart. Must they always corrupt? To find out the answer to my question, I shall conduct a little experiment. The peasant Masaniello has twelve daughters...
