The Enchanted Bird
Project: Atlas of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Sicily
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NEW FAIRY TALES AND SICILIAN FOLK TALES VOL. II By Giuseppe Pitre. In the Library of Sicilian Popular Traditions vol V.
The Aceddu 'ncantatu
Variant of CI – La Palumma
A royal princess combing her hair, for three days in a row she was
surprised by a bird that stole her braiding lace, the
comb etc; whereupon she became melancholy and never laughed again. A notice
Real promised a large reward to anyone who would make her laugh. An old one
going along the road she encountered a cart of reeds, touched one and was beaten. She followed the cart, and came to a palace where what
she touched it and beat it. She finally she saw a bird change into a
beautiful young man who kissed and kissed the comb, braiding, etc. and he was inspired by the desire of his beloved princess. The old woman immediately went to tell everything to the girl, who, having ascertained the fact, swore her faith with the fairy prince, and to disenchant him
he went to stay a year, a month and a day on a mountain.
Go back with the old one; the prince was disenchanted when he saw her turning black
he rejected it, and returned to his Kingdom. The girl goes to build a palace in front of her. The prince falls in love with her, and sends her some
gifts that she despises (see the Magic Lantern, n. LXXVI). The
For love of her, the prince has himself carried to the cataletto, where the spit that he had given to the princess when she hoped to have him as her husband after freeing him is seen thrown. Then they both get married.
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