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«Tafar’e tammurro, pizze ’ngongole e
cemmino»; telling her to repeat these
words whenever she was in extreme
trouble, and she would get a great
benefit. Betta wondered at this present
with no substance, nevertheless she
said to herself, "He who blows into
your mouth does not wish to see you
dead, and the plant that receives water
does not wither; little things make big
ones; who knows what good fortune
may be locked in these words?" So
saying, she thanked the old woman,
and set out upon her way.
And after a long journey she came
to a beautiful city called
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