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-Are you married or single?
- Single,- she replied. -And you?
- I, too, am single. And do you know what? You
bear a great resemblance to a lady I was in love
with in Palermo. I’d like to have you as my wife.
- I accept,- she said.
And within a week they were married.
Soon she was pregnant. The story crosses the time:
in nine months Catarina gave birth to a handsome
baby boy. The prince came to her bedside and
asked:
-What shall we name him?
- Napoli! - Catarina answered.
And so the boy’s name was Napoli. Two years
passed, and the prince wanted to leave. Despite his
wife’s protests he insisted on it. He left a
document with her, declaring that the boy was
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