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unhappy beggar-girl. And when
Sweet Diamond Pie, who already
began to get a little more sense,
heard this, he guessed how matters
stood, and resolved that, if it
happened again that he should be
sent to sleep with the poor girl, he
would not drink what the Queen
gave him.
Betta now wished to make the third
trial, so she said the words, « Tafaro e
tammurro, pizze ’ngongole e
cemmine » and instantly there
appeared a quantity of stuffs of silk
and gold, and embroidered scarfs,
with a golden cup; in short, the
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