Chapter 22 21. Jasmine Luanna

Once upon a time there was a drug dealer whose wife died and lived with a daughter named Stella Diana, who was beautiful and lovely.Stella Diana went to a seamstress's house every day to learn how to sew.The seamstress's house had a platform covered with various flowers and plants. Every afternoon Stella Diana would go to water the pot of jasmine flowers. She liked this kind of flowers very much.Opposite the terrace was the small balcony of another house, where a rich young man made frequent appearances.One day the young man said to her: "Stella Diana, Stella Diana How many leaves does your jasmine flower have? "

The girl answered him: "Handsome and noble knight, How many stars are there in the sky? " boy: "There are countless stars in the sky." girl: "My Jasmine Luanna flower shouldn't be seen." The young knight disguised himself as a fishmonger and went to sell fish under the window of the tailor's house.The seamstress asked Stella Diana to buy a fish to fry for dinner, and the girl went downstairs to ask the fishmonger for the price.The price the fishmonger said was simply astronomical, and Stella Diana said she didn't want it anymore.At this time, the fishmonger said, "Kiss me, and I will give you the fish for free."

Stella Diana gave the fishmonger a quick kiss, and the fishmonger gave her a fish for the tailor's supper. That afternoon, when Stella Diana appeared between the flower pots on the platform, the young knight struck up a conversation again on the opposite balcony: "Stella Diana, Stella Diana How many leaves does your jasmine flower have? " girl: "Handsome and noble knight, How many stars are there in the sky? " boy: "There are countless stars in the sky." girl: "My Jasmine Luanna flower shouldn't be seen." Then the boy said again:

"Just for a little fish, You gave me a beautiful kiss. " Stella Diana knew that she was being teased, so she left the platform angrily, and she immediately thought of a good way to take revenge on the young man.She was dressed as a man, with a rare and beautiful belt around her waist.He rode a mule and strolled to the street where the young man lived.As soon as the boy saw the belt, he said, "It's so beautiful! Can you sell it to me?" The girl pretended to be a man and told him that no matter what price she asked, she would not sell the belt.The boy told her he would do anything to get the belt.The girl said: "Then you kiss the tail of my mule, and I will give you the belt." The young man really liked the belt, and he looked around to see that no one was paying attention to him, so he kissed the mule's. Tails, holding the belt, went.

When the two of them appeared on the platform and balcony respectively, they started bickering as usual: "Stella Diana, Stella Diana How many leaves does your jasmine flower have? " "Handsome and noble knight, How many stars are there in the sky? " "There are countless stars in the sky." "My Jasmine Luanna flower shouldn't be seen." "Just for a little fish, You gave me a beautiful kiss. " "To get a belt, You kissed my mule's tail. " Hearing this sarcasm, the young knight really felt ashamed.He tried every means to get the consent of the seamstress, and asked her to allow him to hide under the stairs of her house.When Stella Diana went upstairs, the boy came down the stairs and grabbed her by the skirt.The girl cried out:

"Master, master, My clothes got caught on the stairs! " That afternoon, the conversation resumed from platform to balcony: "Stella Diana, Stella Diana How many leaves does your jasmine flower have? " "Handsome and noble knight, How many stars are there in the sky? " "There are countless stars in the sky." "My Jasmine Luanna flower shouldn't be seen." "Just for a little fish, You gave me a beautiful kiss. " "To get a belt, You kissed my mule's tail. " "Master, master, My clothes got caught on the stairs! "

This time, it was Stella Diana's turn to feel ashamed.She thought, "Now it's my turn to show you what I can do!" She paid the young man's servants, and entered the house in the dark, and then she wore a big sheet on her head, and held a torch in one hand, Holding an open book in one hand, he appeared in front of the young man.When the young man saw it, he thought it was a ghost, and trembling with fright, he said: "I was young, fair Death, You should go to my aunt, she is the old man you should go to. " Stella Diana put out the torch and left the boy's house.The next day, the two continued to bicker:

"Stella Diana, Stella Diana How many leaves does your jasmine flower have? " "Handsome and noble knight, How many stars are there in the sky? " "There are countless stars in the sky." "My Jasmine Luanna flower shouldn't be seen." "Just for a little fish, You gave me a beautiful kiss. " "To get a belt, You kissed my mule's tail. " "Master, master, My clothes got caught on the stairs! " "I was young, fair Death, You should go to my aunt, she is the old man you should go to. " Hearing this new taunt, the young man thought: "This time I can't take it anymore, I'm going to find a new way to get my revenge." He did what he said, and immediately went to the drug dealer and said that he would marry Stella. .Diana.The drug dealer was overjoyed and immediately signed the marriage contract.As the wedding date approached, Stella Diana began to worry that this might be a plot arranged by the young man to retaliate against his humiliation. She made a face doll, which was as big as herself, and looked and looked like her in every way. , and then put a soft pouch filled with cream in the doll's heart.As soon as the wedding was over, she slipped back into the room, put on her hat and clothes for the masker, and hid in a corner by herself.

Then the groom came in and said, "Finally there are only two of us left! The moment of my shame is at hand." As he spoke, he drew out his dagger and pierced the face into the heart.The pouch was punctured, and the cream splattered everywhere, even into his mouth. "Oh! What have I done! My Stella Diana's blood is so sweet! And I killed her! What have I done! Oh, I will never bring her back to life!" At this moment, Stella Diana jumped out, lively like a fish. "I'm here, I'm your Stella Diana, I'm not dead at all!" Surprised and delighted, the groom hugged her excitedly, and they were married together and lived happily ever after.

(Milan area)