The Language of Animals
This story is part of the Italian Popular Tales unit. Story source: Italian Popular Tales by Thomas Frederick Crane (1885). |
| Dog's language |
A young boy, who spent a long time in school, was sent back home because he appeared very intelligent and outstanding. The father was proud of him. However, the boy was ironic and sarcastic because he mastered as learning languages of animals. The father was disappointed and therefore ordered his servants to kill him. The servants released him and instead took the heart's dog to their master.
The boy wandered in the forest and encountered the treasurer of the prince. Because he could understand the dog language, the dog warned about the assassins would enter to the castle. He let the treasurer knew the assassins would come soon. Thus, the treasurer avoided the accident.
Then he moved to the city. There he heard the frog's confession, that because the princess threw a cross into a fountain, caused the frog croaked. The princess, in turned was sick because the noise from the frog. The king was thankful him because he had save the princess
Next, he came to Rome with three companions. When they rested under the oak, the block of bird sang a joyful song. The three companions asked why this happened. The young boy said that among them there would be a Pope. It turned out that he became the Pope. The Pope reminded about the sin that his father made, but he forgave his father.
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