And the king forgot how Ciccu had served him , and desired him to do as the princess had said . This time Ciccu felt that no escape was possible , and he went to the horse and laid his hand on his neck . ` Now it is indeed good-bye , and there is no help to be got even from you , ' and he told him what fate awaited him . But the horse said , ` Oh , never lose heart , but jump on my back , and make me go till the foam flies in flecks all about me . Then get down , and scrape off the foam with a knife . This you must rub all over you , and when you are quite covered , you may suffer yourself to be cast into the oven , for the fire will not hurt you , nor anything else . ' And Ciccu did exactly as the horse bade him , and went back to the king , and before the eyes of the fairest in the world he sprang into the oven . And when the fairest in the world saw what he had done , love entered into her heart , and she said to the king , ` One thing more : before I can be your wife , you must jump into the oven as Ciccu has done . ' ` Willingly , ' replied the king , stooping over the oven . But on the brink he paused a moment and called to Ciccu , ` Tell me , Ciccu , how did you manage to prevent the fire burning you ? ' Now Ciccu could not forgive his master , whom he had served so faithfully , for sending him to his death without a thought , so he answered , ' I rubbed myself over with fat , and I am not even singed . ' When he heard these words , the king , whose head was full of the princess , never stopped to inquire if they could be true , and smeared himself over with fat , and sprang into the oven . And in a moment the fire caught him , and he was burned up . Then the fairest in the world held out her hand to Ciccu and smiled , saying , ` Now we will be man and wife . ' So Ciccu married the fairest in the world , and became king of the country . Don Giovanni De La Fortuna Sicilianische Mahrchen There was once a man whose name was Don Giovanni de la Fortuna , and he lived in a beautiful house that his father had built , and spent a great deal of money . Indeed , he spent so much that very soon there was none left , and Don Giovanni , instead of being a rich man with everything he could wish for , was forced to put on the dress of a pilgrim , and to wander from place to place begging his bread . One day he was walking down a broad road when he was stopped by a handsome man he had never seen before , who , little as Don Giovanni knew it , was the devil himself . ` Would you like to be rich , ' asked the devil , ` and to lead a pleasant life ? ' ` Yes , of course I should , ' replied the Don .
` Well , here is a purse ; take it and say to it , `` Dear purse , give me some money , '' and you will get as much as you can want But the charm will only work if you promise to remain three years , three months , and three days without washing and XXXXX combing and without shaving your beard or changing your clothes .
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