The Valley of the Woman
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SICILIAN FAIRY TALES AND FOLK TALES VOL. IV By Giuseppe Pitrè. In the Library of Sicilian Popular Traditions vol VII.
CCXXII- Go to the Woman
We remember how many years Conti Ruggeru won in Pigghiari
our stealth ca was 'n capu the Rocca di la Motta all
the Saracens are not jeru ddà 'n capu162, and the Christians are cummattianu of the Serra of the Bannera, there is still lu
pirtusu ca cci mittianu the bannera; and who knows its name first
the Serra di la Bannera. The Christians can conquer the Saracens, and a little Saracen girl is so scared that she said to
fuijri. Let's not gather the Christians and tell them later
163, the juncieru ddà near the woman's goddata 'n
let us have fun with him164, and kill him, there are no vozi cuntintari165; and who knows, the woman's name is Vaddi.
Casteltermini166
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162 All the Saracens went up there.
163 The Christians ran after them, chased them.
164 It is the ancient forest of Chiudía, of which only the name remains.
165 And they killed her, since she did not want to please them.
166 Told by maestro Filippo Martorana, from Ferraro, and collected by
Mr. Gaetano Di Giovanni.
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