Page 59 - La Gatta racconta la storia della sia fiaba - PussTells the History of Her Fairy Tale

- You have to know – he said – that I was generous
during the first century of my imprisonment. I thought
of making rich forever whoever would have freed me.
But nobody came. Then I decided to show to my
deliverer the secret treasures hidden underground, but
nobody came. Then I vowed to be the faithful servant of
my savior,to make him or her forever happy,but nobody
came, and centuries passed. At last I became angry, and
I decided to kill my deliverer. And here you are, prepare
yourself to die. - The poor fisherman felt that he was
lost and soiled himself in fear; this hadn’t happened to
him since his childhood! Then he thought that human
beings are frail in front of a demon, but they were
endowed by God with a mind that makes them greater
than any other creature.He said, quivering: - Great
demon, would you grant a last wish? The demon
nodded.
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