“In a few years, the date-tree had grown as tall as a woman, and out of it came a Fairy, who said to Zezolla, "What do you wish for?””
Zezolla, The Cat Cinderella: An Italian Fairytale
Quotes by Giambattista Basile
“...the Moon, the enemy of poets...("Merchant's Two Sons")””
Spells of Enchantment: The Wondrous Fairy Tales of Western Culture
“Thus, after all these storms of fate, they experienced the truth that”
Pentamerone. English
“Ma a l'ommo, c'have 'ngiegno, non s'è curata de darele sta commodetate, perché sape da se medesemo procacciarese chello che l'abbesogna; chesta è la causa che se vedeno ordenariamente pezziente li sapute e ricche li bestiale, comme da lo cunto che vi dirraggio poterrite racogliere.””
Lo cunto de li cunti
“Poverty is a tick that feeds on virtue.””
The Tale of Tales, or Entertainment for Little Ones
Giambattista BasileGiambattista Basile was an Italian poet and courtier, renowned for his contributions to the fairy tale genre. Born in Naples into a middle-class family, he served various Italian princes, including th...