Chapter 27 26. The Wolf and the Three Girls

There were three sisters who all worked in a small town, and their mother lived in Verday.Someone brought a letter saying that their mother was seriously ill and was dying.The eldest daughter immediately prepared four bottles of wine and four cakes, put them in two baskets, and rushed to the town of Verde.Halfway there, a wolf blocked her way and said to her: "Where are you going in such a hurry?" "To see my mother in Verde, who is dying of illness." "What's in your basket?" "Four bottles of wine and four cakes." "Give me something, or I'll just eat something you brought along."

The girl left her things and ran back to her two sisters.The second daughter repacked her things and set off for Verday again.She met the wolf again. "Where are you going in such a hurry?" "To see my mother in Verde, who is dying of illness." "What's in your basket?" "Four bottles of wine and four cakes." "Give me something, or I'll just eat something you brought along." The second daughter was so frightened that she quickly poured out her things and ran back to the town.So the little girl said, "Let me go this time." She loaded the basket and set out on the road.She met the wolf again.

"Where are you going in such a hurry?" "To see my mother in Verde, who is dying of illness." "What's in your basket?" "Four bottles of wine and four cakes." "Give me something, or I'll just eat something you brought along." The little girl took out a piece of cake and threw it to the wolf, who was catching it with its mouth open.She had prepared this cake for the wolf in advance, with many nails inserted into it.The wolf took the cake she threw and bit it hard, and the nail inside pierced its mouth.The wolf jumped up from the ground in pain, spit out the cake, turned around and ran away, saying to the little girl, "I'll write this account for you first!"

The wolf took a shortcut that only he knew, and ran to the town of Verde before the little girl.It broke into the house of the sick mother, devoured her, and took her place in bed. The little girl also arrived, and saw that her mother had just poked her head down and then retracted into the quilt.She asked her mother: "Why are you turning black, Mom!" "I'm sick all over, boy," said the Wolf. "How did your head get so big, Mom?" "I'm thinking too much, boy!" "Let me hug you, Mom," said the little girl.cough!With this hug, the wolf swallowed her in one bite.

After swallowing the girl, the wolf escaped from the house.But as soon as it was on the road, people in the town saw a wolf running out of a house, picked up a fork and shovel, chased it, blocked it on the road, and killed it.Immediately afterward, the wolf's stomach was opened and the mother and girl were rescued, both alive.Later, when her mother was cured, the girl went back to her two sisters and said to them, "How is it? I can do it!" (Lake Garda area)