她又让他带上另一袋的脏东西去她家。于是,银鼻子又背起她二姐上路了,这一次他又没看成袋子里的东西,因为他听到有人叫着:“我看见你了!我看见你了!”
此时,洗衣妇已知道这个银鼻子就是魔鬼了,看到他又背着一袋东西来了,紧张得不得了,生怕银鼻子向她要上次洗好的东西,但银鼻子把肩上的口袋往地上一放,说:“洗好的东西,我下一次再来取,这包东西太重,压得我骨头都快断了,我要空手回去。”
等银鼻子一走远,洗衣妇万分焦急地打开了口袋,紧紧抱住了自己的二女儿。但随后就开始替露琪亚担心,她现在一个人只身留在魔鬼的手里。
露琪亚怎么办呢?过了不久,她又假装想了解母亲的情况。魔鬼此时已经厌倦了替她带脏衣服回家,不过想到她这么听话,也就不忍拒绝。临行前的晚上,露琪亚说她头疼得厉害,要先去睡了。“我把准备好的口袋给你留下,这样,明天即使我不舒服,起不了床,你也可以自己把口袋带去。”
现在,要知道露琪亚早就缝制了一个玩具布娃娃,跟她自己一样大。她把布娃娃放在床上,盖上被子,然后剪掉自己的辫子安在布娃娃的头上,看上去就像她自己睡在床上一样。随后,她又把自己藏在了口袋里。
早上,魔鬼看到姑娘躺在被窝里,就背起口袋上路了,边走边想:今天她病了,不可能再注意我。这是偷看口袋里边到底是不是脏东西的好机会。他放下口袋,刚想打开来看。“我看见你了!我看见你了!”露琪亚喊道。
“啊!她的声音真真切切的,好像就在耳旁!最好别再跟这姑娘开这种玩笑了。”他背起口袋,一直把它送给了洗衣妇。“我以后来把洗好的东西取走,”他急急忙忙地说,“现在我得赶快回去,因为露琪亚病了。”
就这样,一家人又团聚了,而且因为露琪亚还从魔鬼那里带回很多金币,足够全家人幸福、满足地生活着。她们在家门口立起了一个十字架,魔鬼再也不敢靠近了。
SilverNose
Therewasonceawidowedwasherwomanwiththreedaughters.Allfourofthemworkedtheirfingerstothebonewashing,buttheystillwenthungry.Onedaytheoldestdaughtersaidtohermother,"Iintendtoleavehome,evenifIhavetogoandworkfortheDevil."
"Donttalklikethat,daughter,"repliedthemother."Goodnessknowswhatmighthappentoyou."
Notmanydaysafterward,theyreceivedavisitfromagentlemanattiredinblack.Hewastheheightofcourtesyandhadasilvernose.
"Iamawareofthefactthatyouhavethreedaughters,"hesaidtothemother."Wouldyouletonecomeandworkforme?"
Themotherwouldhaveconsentedatonce,haditnotbeenforthatsilvernosewhichshedidntlikethelooksof.Shecalledheroldestgirlasideandsaid,"Nomanonearthhasasilvernose.Ifyougooffwithhimyoumightwelllivetoregretit,sowatchout."
Thedaughter,whowasdyingtoleavehome,paidnoattentiontohermotherandleftwiththeman.Theywalkedformilesandmiles,crossingwoodsandmountains,andfinallycameinsightofanintenseglowinthedistancelikethatofafire."WhatisthatIseewaydownthereinthevalley?"askedthegirl,growinguneasy.
"Myhouse.Thatsjustwherewearegoing,"repliedSilverNose.
Thegirlfollowedalong,butcouldntkeepfromtrembling.Theycametoalargepalace,andSilverNosetookherthroughitandshowedhereveryroom,eachonemorebeautifulthantheother,andhegaveherthekeytoeachone.Whentheyreachedthedoorofthelastroom,SilverNosegaveherthekeyandsaid,"Youmustneveropenthisdoorforanyreasonwhatever,oryoullwishyouhadnt!Youreinchargeofalltheroomsbutthisone."
Heshidingsomethingfromme,thoughtthegirl,andresolvedtoopenthatdoortheminuteSilverNoseleftthehouse.Thatnight,whileshewassleepinginherlittleroom,intiptoedSilverNoseandplacedaroseinherhair.Thenheleftjustasquietlyashehadentered.
ThenextmorningSilverNosewentoutonbusiness.Findingherselfalonewithallherkeys,thegirlranandunlockedtheforbiddendoor.Nosoonerhadshecrackeditthansmokeandflamesshotout,whileshecaughtsightofacrowdofdamnedsoulsinagonyinsidethefieryroom.ShethenrealizedthatSilverNosewastheDevilandthattheroomwasHell.Shescreamed,slammedthedoor,andtooktoherheels.Butatongueoffirehadscorchedtherosesheworeinherhair.
SilverNosecamehomeandsawthesingedrose."Sothatshowyouobeyme!"hesaid.Hesnatchedherup,openedthedoortoHell,andflungherintotheflames.
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