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onions, since I am accustomed not to eat anything
else". But the Mammone Cat gave her white
bread and cheese. Then Mammone invited
Caterina to go up to the top floor and led her to
the crystal stairway; Caterina swiftly took off her
wooden shoes and climbed up barefoot, so softly
that she did not make even a little scratch on the
stairway.
When she was in the drawing room they offered
her fine and poor garments, gold and brass
jewels; and she chose poor garments and brass
jewels. But Mammone then ordered the fairies to
adorn her gorgeously and to give her golden
jewels with precious stones. Once she was
dressed she looked like a queen, and Mammone
himself told her, "Here is the sieve, take it, and
when you get out the door, be _____

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