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Chapter 181 Chapter Thirty-Two

巨人传 弗朗索瓦·拉伯雷 2318Words 2018-03-21
Continuing to talk about the face of the fasting leader Xenomaen continued: "If you can see the fasting leader and listen to him talk, it is really a miracle in nature. "When he spits, it becomes a basket of canaries," when he blows his nose, he becomes a strip of salted eels, "when he sheds tears, he becomes a duck dipped in soy sauce," when he trembles, he becomes a hare patty." When you sweat, you get mussels with fresh milk. When you burp, you get oysters in their shells. When you sneeze, you get buckets of mustard. When you cough, you get boxes of bread. It is bundles of cress, "when you yawn, it becomes pots of bean flour," when you sigh, it becomes smoked ox tongue, "when you whistle, it becomes baskets of green beans①," when you snore, you become A pot of fresh broad beans, "when you frown, it becomes salty pig's trotters," and when you speak, it becomes the wool of Orverni, just as Balisatis hoped that when her son Sirus, the king of Persia, spoke, she wove it. Like purple satin.

"Exhale, it's a forgiveness box," blink, it's a cat in March, "shake your head, it's an iron-clad cart," get angry, it's a broken stick, "mumble, it's a king Sitting in the hall, "stomp your feet, it will be postponed for five years," once you step back, you will be the 'chicken crane'① in the sea, "clear your throat, it will be a public stove, "if your throat is hoarse, it will be a performance by the Moors," A loud fart is the leg of a brown cow, "a silent fart is Kordu's leather boots," a scratching head is a new order, "singing is an unpeeled soybean," a Shit, it is fungi and mushrooms, "when you blow the air, it is braised cabbage in oil, alias②caules amb'olif③," when you talk, it is the snow of last year, "when you worry, it is bald head and haircut," always unknown No one can fool him for one penny, "with a thought, the guy flies up the wall, ① another explanation is "endless nonsense" or "empty pardon".

① A bird that does not exist at all. ② Latin: "also known as". ③ Languedoc dialect: "braised cabbage in oil." "A dream is a mortgage IOU." The strangest thing is: work with idle hands, work with idle hands, sleep with eyes open, sleep without closing eyes, open two big eyes like a rabbit in Champagne, for fear of getting old The masked party of the rival Sausage Province came to attack.He bites and laughs, and bites with a smile; he fasts and does not eat, he does not eat and fasts; he imagines gnawing and drinking fine wine; catch lobsters; hunt under the sea, where goats, wild goats, and antelopes are hunted; blind all the crows he steals; fear only his own shadow and the cry of fat sheep; To run; to juggle with the cords of a loincloth; to use fists for hammers; to write prophecies and almanacs on wooly paper with thick pen holders. "

Brother John said, "Yes, that's him. He's exactly what I'm looking for. I'm going to challenge him." "A queer man," said Paiguguet, "if he should be called a man. You bring to my mind the image and face of Amordente and Discordence." Brother John asked, "What are they like? I have never heard of them. God forgive me." "I will tell you what I have read in ancient fables," replied Paiguguay. Physius (that is, the god of nature) produced beauty and harmony in his first birth without mating, because he Its own reproductive power is strong, plump and fertile. Antiphiches ⑦ has always been against the god of nature. Seeing that the child it gave birth to is so dignified and noble, he was jealous for a moment, so he went to intercourse with Telume ⑧ and gave birth to Amodant and Discorddowns.

"The heads of these two children were as round as balls, not slightly flattened on the sides like human heads. The ears were turned up, and were about the size of donkey ears; the eyes were outside the heads, and grew like heel bones. On the top, there are no eyebrows, which are hard like crab eyes; the feet are round, like tennis balls; the arms and hands are carried backwards on the shoulders; Rolling forward like this. Even so (you all know that in the eyes of the monkey mantle, the little monkey mantle is the most beautiful thing in the world), Antiphizis still praised him strongly, boasting that his child is more beautiful than Feizi The child of Sis was well-grown, and said that the head and feet were round, and that walking and rolling forward was a correct and perfect form from the gods, and that the whole universe and all eternal things were of such appearance. Feet upward , with the head down, this is the imitation of the image of the creator of heaven and earth, because human hair is like the roots of a tree, and his legs are branches. Trees always grow their roots under the ground, never on the branches. To describe it, Antiphizis just said that his child is like a small tree that goes straight up and down, but Phyzis' child has turned into a small tree that falls upside down. As for the arms and hands, they are carried on the shoulders. This means that it looks right, because this part cannot be without protection, but there are already teeth in the front. With the teeth, not only can you bite things without using your hands, but you can also use the teeth to resist pests.

"And so, backed up by the reasoning of the beast, drew all mindless lunatics to its side, and was admired by all fools, lacking judgment and common sense. Since then, it has The lunatic who gave birth to Matagot ①, Cargot ②, Barberal ③, and Bistoia ④ deliberately pointed out that after the priests joined the church, they had to obey the orders of their superiors, and they were blind. ② Priests are afraid of being betrayed by fellow priests, and afraid that the fat sheep they plan to eat will make a sound. ③ Refers to Franciscan monks wearing a rope around their waists and going out to collect donations.

④ "Amodunt" (Amodunt): According to Latin, it means "an image without image" (a modo sine modo). ⑤ "Discordance" (Discordance): It means "dissonantia". ⑥ The so-called ancient fables are not ancient. The original work was published in Basel, Switzerland in 1544 by the Italian humanist writer Cailius Carcaninus.The quoted fable is on page 622 of the original book, and the sentence has been changed. ⑦ "Antiphysie" (Antiphysie), meaning "against nature, disgust, rebellion". ⑧ Telume: The god of land in Roman mythology, also known as the god of production.

① "Matagot" means "old monkey man, old lunatic". The impostor of Neiva, the madman of Calvin, the madman of Pterbos, Brive, Caffar, Saumit, Caniba, and other ugly monsters and unnatural monsters . " ② "Cargot" means "hypocrite". ③ "Babolal" means "a hypocrite". ④ Bistoia: The name of a small town in Italy. In 1300, there was a riot between black and white sects. ⑤ Calvinists and Rabelais are enemies. ① Pterbos: Gabriel de Puy Albo, a priest of Floro, published Theotimus, Sive de Tollendis et Expurgandis Malis Libris (On the Elimination of Bad Books) in 1549, saying Rabelais is the enemy of the church.

② "Bliver" means "a parasite who lives on donations". ③ "Kafar" means "a hypocrite, a hypocrite". ④ "Shadmit" means "a person with a kind appearance and a poisonous heart". ⑤ "Kaniba" means "dog-faced person".
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