Vulgar words in Italian Popular Tales (Page 1)

This book at a glance

ass x 21
blockhead x 3
make love x 12
            

Page 1

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,011   ~   ~   ~

* OF A GODFATHER AND A GODMOTHER OF ST. JOHN WHO MADE LOVE.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,364   ~   ~   ~

And then there came out the handsomest youth that was ever seen, and made love to the young girl.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,367   ~   ~   ~

The other sister replied: "Because she has King Bean, who is making love to her."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,427   ~   ~   ~

I went to make love to her, and she prepared for me three vessels of water and milk, of milk, and of rose-water, and put broken glass in them, so that I had my body full of it."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 2,253   ~   ~   ~

The only survivor makes love to the sister (or mother), and causes her, for fear of discovery, to send her brother, in order to destroy him, on dangerous adventures, under the pretence of obtaining a cure for her illness.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 3,568   ~   ~   ~

In short, they began to make love in good earnest, and when he learned that she was free, he began to talk about marrying her.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 3,722   ~   ~   ~

After a time he made love to another.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 3,740   ~   ~   ~

I will not make love to any more."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 3,874   ~   ~   ~

I will give you this little ass that lays money.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 3,884   ~   ~   ~

They disputed a while, but the landlord finally consented; but he had some suspicions; and when the boy and his beast were shut in the room, he looked through the key-hole, and saw that wonder of an ass that laid money in abundance.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 3,887   ~   ~   ~

He at once looked for another ass of the same color and size, and while the lad was asleep, exchanged them.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 3,892   ~   ~   ~

Go away, blockhead, or you will find something to remember a while."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 3,928   ~   ~   ~

I have an ass that lays money, a tablecloth that prepares food at my will, and a stick to defend me from whoever annoys me."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,493   ~   ~   ~

If a few hours after sunset to-night I don't make you find your beauty, you may call me an ass."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,522   ~   ~   ~

"Oh, stupid blockheads!

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,490   ~   ~   ~

"Your name is ass!"

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,494   ~   ~   ~

"Ass!"

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,497   ~   ~   ~

"Ass, ass!"

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,500   ~   ~   ~

The Lord could not stand it any longer, but seized its ears and pulled them sharply, exclaiming: "Ass!

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,501   ~   ~   ~

Ass!

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,502   ~   ~   ~

Ass!"

~   ~   ~   Sentence 6,274   ~   ~   ~

OF A GODFATHER AND A GODMOTHER OF ST. JOHN WHO MADE LOVE.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 6,277   ~   ~   ~

e._ the one who had been godmother to the same child to which he had been godfather), the lady of the house, made love to each other in secret.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 6,395   ~   ~   ~

Two young persons made love, unknown to the girl's parents.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 7,156   ~   ~   ~

So he gave a great pull, the cat's tail was loosened, the cat fell into the dog's mouth, the dog into his mistress' mouth, the mistress into her husband's, her husband into his friend's, and his friend into the mouth of the blockheads who are listening to me.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 7,412   ~   ~   ~

The cook answered: "Whoever counts the hairs on this ass' skin will know how many stars there are in heaven."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 7,687   ~   ~   ~

The sick man replied at once: "Do you take me for an ass like yourself?"

~   ~   ~   Sentence 8,149   ~   ~   ~

He trained an ass to dance and accompany himself by his braying: in short, the prince boasted that by means of Art one could rule Nature.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 8,243   ~   ~   ~

One Sunday two peasants were passing a church; one of them had a hand-cart and the other was leading a she-ass ready to foal.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 8,546   ~   ~   ~

108 ("Hans the Hedgehog") and 144 ("The Little Ass").

~   ~   ~   Sentence 8,771   ~   ~   ~

Now the girl was enchanted; and when they came to a spring and the brother wanted to drink, she said to him: "Do not drink of this fountain, or you will become an ass."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 10,412   ~   ~   ~

Spadònia is the son of a king, who every day has bread baked and sent to the souls in purgatory by means of an ass sent for that purpose by the Lord.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 11,356   ~   ~   ~

Apple, unequally divided, indicates true friend, 204 Ass, story of the, 190.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 11,357   ~   ~   ~

Ass that lays Money, story of the, 123.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 11,452   ~   ~   ~

Godfather and Godmother of St. John who made love, story of, 228.

Page 1