“让鉆石戒指指的魔力使这四个女人相互打耳光吧，”新娘说，“一直打到明天早晨。”
这四个女警察便相互打起耳光来。她们打得很重，一个个头肿得象大南瓜，可是还拚命地互打著。
四个女警察没有带回犯人来，四个男警察就去寻找她们。新娘见他们来了，便说：“让鉆石戒指的魔力使这些人玩跳蛙游戏吧！”于是，一个警察马上四肢著地，匍匐下来。另一个警察向前俯身，将手搭在头一个警察背上，跳了过去。第三、第四个警察也跟著照做。这样，他们连续做起跳蛙游戏来了。
就在这个节骨眼儿上，一只乌龟爬了过来。这正是新娘的丈夫，从外面归来了。他一见自己的妻子，瞧，他又变成了漂亮的年轻人！从此，他不再变化，跟妻子生活在一起，白头偕老。
（利古里亚海岸）
注释：
材料来源：詹姆士·安德鲁斯编《利古里亚故事集》（巴黎，1892年版）第十四和第二十一篇；搜集地区：曼敦；讲述者：艾琳·吉纳和艾琳·潘杜鲁。
这是一篇充满稀奇古怪的故事。它最引人注目的是关于女警察的描写。女警察是作为特殊警察制度这样一种历史事实来叙述的。在安德鲁斯的第一种异文里，新郎变成了癞蛤蟆。
TheManWhoCameOutOnlyatNight
Longagotherelivedapoorfishermanwiththreemarriageabledaughters.Acertainyoungmanaskedforthehandofoneofthem,butpeoplewerewaryofhimsincehecameoutonlyatnight.Theoldestdaughterandthenthemiddledaughterbothsaidnotohim,butthethirdgirlsaidyes.Theweddingwascelebratedatnight,andassoonasthecouplewasalone,thebridegroomannouncedtohisbride:"Imusttellyouasecret:Iamunderanevilspellanddoomedtobeatortoisebydayandamanatnight.Theresonlyonewaytobreakthespell:Imustleavemywiferightaftertheweddingandtravelaroundtheworld,atnightasamanandbydayasatortoise.IfIcomebackandfindthatmywifehasremainedloyaltomeallalongandenduredeveryhardshipformysake,Illbecomeamanagainforgood."
"Iamwilling,"saidthebride.
Thebridegroomslippedadiamondringonherfinger."Ifyouuseittoagoodend,thisringwillhelpyouinwhateversituationyoufindyourself."
Dayhaddawned,andthebridegroomturnedintoatortoiseandcrawledofftobeginhisjourneyaroundtheworld.
Thebridewentaboutthecityinsearchofwork.Alongtheway,shecameacrossachildcryingandsaidtohismother,"Letmeholdhiminmyarmsandcalmhim."
"Youdbethefirstpersontodothat,"answeredthemother."Hesbeencryingalldaylong."
"Bythepowerofthediamond,"whisperedthebride,"maythechildlaughanddanceandfrolic!"Atthat,thechildstartedlaughing,dancing,andfrolicking.
Next,thebrideenteredabakeryandsaidtothewomanwhoownedit,"Youllhavenoregretsifyouhiremetoworkforyou."Theownerhiredher,andshebeganmakingbread,sayingunderherbreath,"Bythepowerofthediamond,letthewholetownbuybreadatthisbakeryaslongasIworkhere!"Fromthenon,peoplepouredinandoutwithnosignofaletup.Amongthecustomerswerethreeyoungmenwhosawthebrideandfellinlovewithher.
"Ifyouletmespendanightwithyou,"oneofthemsaidtoher,"Illgiveyouathousandfrancs."
"Illgiveyoutwothousand,"saidanother.
"AndIllmakeitthreethousand,"saidthethird.
Shecollectedthethreethousandfrancsfromthethirdmanandsmuggledhimintothebakerythatverynight.
"Illbewithyouinaminute,"shetoldhim,"afterIveputtheyeastintotheflour.Whileyourewaiting,wouldyoupleasekneadthedoughalittlebitforme?"
Themanbegankneading,andkneadedandkneadedandkneaded.Bythepowerofthediamond,hecouldntforthelifeofhimtakehishandsoutofthedough,andthereforewentonkneadingtilldaylight.
"Soyoufinallyfinished!"shesaidtohim."Youreallytookyourtime!"
Andshesenthimpacking.
Thenshesaidyestothemanwiththetwothousandfrancs,broughthiminassoonasitgrewdark,andtoldhimtoblowonthefireamomentsothatitwouldntgoout.Heblewandblewandblew.Bythepowerofthediamond,hehadtokeeprightonblowinguptothenextmorning,withhisfacebulginglikeawineskin.
"Whatawaytobehave!"shesaidtohiminthemorning."Youcometoseeme,butspendthenightblowingonthefire!"
Andshesenthimpacking.
Thenextnightshebroughtinthemanwiththethousandfrancs."Ihavetoaddtheyeast,"shetoldhim."WhileImdoingthat,goshutthedoor."
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