rd, may be freed from my trials and troubles, then I pray thee teach me how itmay be done, so that I may win the young lady, since I now see that she isof thy kind, and that I must be of it to be worthy of her." Then Gianni saw the old woman sweep like a flash of light from a lantern up from the ground, and, touching him, bore him away from the ladder, when lo! the light was a cat, who had been anon the witch, and she said, "Thou wilt soon set forth on a long journey, and in thy way wiltfind a wretched worn out horse, when thou must say:- 'Fairy Diana! Fairy Diana! Fairy Diana! I conjure thee to do some little good To this poor beast.' Then thou wilt find A great goat A true he-goat And thou shalt say, 'Good evening, fair goat! And he will reply, 'Good evening, fair sir! I am so weary That I can go no farther' And thou shalt reply as usual, 'Fairy Diana, I conjure thee To give to this goat relief and peace!' "Then will we enter in a great hall where thou wilt see many beautifulladies who will try to fascinate thee; but let thy answer ever be, 'She whom I love is her of Monteroni.' "And now Gianni, to horse; mount and away!" So he mounted the cat, which flew as quick as thought, and found the mare, and having pronounced over it the incantation, it became a woman and said: - In the name of the Fairy Diana! Mayest thou hereby become A beautiful young man, Red and white in hue, Like to milk and blood!After this he found the goat and conjured it in like manner, and it replied: - In the name of the Fairy Diana! Be thou attired more richly than a prince! So he passed to the hall, where he was wooed by beautiful ladies, but his answer to them all was that his love was at Monterone. Then he saw or knew no more, but ...
