. The Nights of Straparola. for a short time,although he had full faith in the words of Rubinetto, his well-belovedcompanion. Then said the king, How now, Guerrino, what doyou say ? The time has now come when you must put an end tothis delay, and make up your mind. And Guerrino, having lookedwell first at one and then at the other of the maidens, put his handon the head of Potentiana, who had been pointed out to him by thehornet, and said, Gracious king, this one is your daughter of thegolden tresses. And when the maiden had raised her veil it wasclearly proved that it was indeed she, greatly
. The Nights of Straparola. for a short time,although he had full faith in the words of Rubinetto, his well-belovedcompanion. Then said the king, How now, Guerrino, what doyou say ? The time has now come when you must put an end tothis delay, and make up your mind. And Guerrino, having lookedwell first at one and then at the other of the maidens, put his handon the head of Potentiana, who had been pointed out to him by thehornet, and said, Gracious king, this one is your daughter of thegolden tresses. And when the maiden had raised her veil it wasclearly proved that it was indeed she, greatly to the joy of all thosewho were present, and to the satisfacflion of the people of the Zifroi the king gave her to Guerrino as his wife, and they didnot depart thence until Rubinetto had wedded the other this Guerrino declared himself to be the son of Filippomaria,King of Sicily, hearing which Zifroi was greatly rejoiced, and causedthe marriagLS to be celebrated with the greatest pomp and FABLE I.] STRAPAROLA. 235 When this news came to the father and the mother of Guerrinothey felt the greatest joy and contentment, seeing that they had bythis time given up their son as lost. When he returned to Sicilywith his dear wife and his well-loved brother and sister-in-law, theyall received a gracious and loving welcome from his father andmother, and they lived a long time in peace and happiness, and heleft behind him fair children as the heirs to his kingdom. This touching story told by Eritrea won the highest praise of allthe hearers, and she, when she saw that all were silent, proposed herenigma in the following words : A cruel beast of nature dreadFrom out a tiny germ is hate all beings else it holds,And each one trembles who beholdsIts form of fear. Death all aroundIt spreads, and oft itself is foundThe viftim of its fatal rage,And war on all the world will its breath the trees decay,The living plants will fade beast
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