kitchen. And, behold! there stood the bread piled high 鈥�four, five, six ovens full, and the seventh still waiting to be taken out of the oven. The servants stood and stared in surprise, and the king said: 鈥榃ell done, Paperarello, you have won my daughter.鈥�And he thought to himself: 鈥楾his fellow must really be a magician.鈥�
But when the princess heard what was in store for her she wept bitterly, and declared that never, never would she marry that dirty Paperarello! However, the king paid no heed to her tears and prayers, and before many days were over the wedding was celebrated with great splendour, though the bridegroom had not taken the trouble to wash himself, and was as dirty as before.
When night came he went as usual to sleep among his geese, and the princess went to the king and said: 鈥楩ather, I entreat you to have that horrible Paperarello put to death.鈥�鈥楴o, no!鈥�replied her father, 鈥榟e is a great magician, and before I put him to death, I must first find out the secret of his power, and then 鈥�we shall
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