Ashputtle or The Mothers Ghost -2
Camethetimeforthatcuriousfairtheyusedtoholdinthattry,whenalltheresidentvirgiodanfrontofthekingssonsothathecouldpickoutthegirlhewaomarry.
Theturtledovewasmadforthat,fhtertomarrytheprinighthavethoughtherownexperienarriagemighthavetaughthertobewary,butno,needsmust,whatelseisagirltodo?Theturtledovewasmadfhtertomarrysoshefleickedupthenewsilkdresswithherbeak,draggedittotheopenwindow,threwitdouttle.Shedidthesamewiththestringofpearls.Ashputtlehadagoodwashuhepumpintheyard,putoolenfineryaoutthebackway,secretly,tothedanggrounds,butthestepsistershadtostayhomeandsulkbecausetheyhadnothingtowear.
TheturtledovestayedclosetoAshputtle,pegherearstomakeherdancevivaciously,sothattheprincewouldseeher,sothattheprincewouldloveher,sothathewouldfollowherandfindtheclueofthefallenslipper,forthestoryisnotpletewithouttheritualhumiliationoftheotherwomanailationhters.
Thesearchforthefootthatfitstheslipperisessentialtotheenatofthisritualhumiliation.
Theotherwomanwantsthatyoungmandesperately.Shewoulddoanythingtocatchhim.Notlosingadaughter,butgainingasosasonsobadlysheispreparedtocrippleherdaughters.Shetakesupacarvingknifeandchopsoffherelderdaughtersbigtoe,sothatherfootwillfitthelittleshoe.
Imagine.
Brandishingthecarvingkhewomanbearsdownonherchild,whoisasdistraughtasifshehadnotbeenagirlbutaboyandtheoldwomanwasafteramoreessentialportionthanatoe."No!"shescreams."Mother!No!Nottheknife!No!"Butoffites,allthesame,ahrowsitinthefire,amongtheashes,whereAshputtlefindsit,woit,andfeelsbothaweathephenomenonofmotherlove.
Motherlove,whidsaboutthesedaughterslikeashroud.
Theprincesawnothingfamiliarinthefaceofthetearfulyoungwoman,oneshoeoff,oneshoeon,displayedtohimintriumphbyhermother,buthesaid:"IpromisedIwouldmarrywhoevertheshoefittedsoIwillmarryyou,"andtheyrodeofftogether.
Theturtledovecameflyingroundanddidnotorcootothebridalpairbutsangahorridsong:"Look!Look!Theresbloodintheshoe!"
Thepriurheersatzex-fiaongryatthetrick,butthestepmotherhastilyloppedoffherhtersheelandpushedthatpoorfootintothebloodyshoeassoonasitwasvatso,nothingforit,amanofhisword,theprincehelpedupthenewgirlandonceagainherodeaway.
Backcamethenaggingturtledove:"Look!"And,sureenough,theshoewasfullofbloodagain.
"LetAshputtletry,"saidtheeagerturtledove.
Sonouttlemustputherfootintothehideousreceptacle,thisopenwound,stillslidwarmasitis,fornothinginanyofthemasofthistalesuggeststheprincewashedtheshoeoutbetweeings.Itwasanordealioputanakedfootintothebloodyshoe,buthermother,theturtledove,urgedhertodosoinasoft,gthatcouldnotbedenied.
Ifshedoesnotpluhoutrevulsionintothisopenwound,shewoomarry.Thatisthesongoftheturtledove,whiletheothermadmotherstoodimpotentlyby.
Ashputtlesfoot,thesizeoftheboundfootofaesewoman,astump.Almostanamputeealready,sheputhertinyfootinit.
"Look!Look!"criedtheturtledoveintriumph,evenwhilethebirdbetrayeditsghostlynaturebybeingprogressivelymoreandmoreimmaterialasAshputtlestoodupintheshoeandeowalkaround.Squelch,weumpofthefootintheshoe.Squelch."Look!"sangouttheturtledove."Herfootfitstheshoelikeacorpsefitsthecoffin!
"SeehowwellIlookafteryou,mydarling!"
2THEBURNEDCHILD
Aburnedchildlivedintheashes.No,notreallyburned--morecharred,alittlebitcharred,likeastickhalf-burnedandpickedoffthefire.Shelookedlikecharcoalandashesbecauseshelivedintheashessiherdiedaashesburnedhersoshewasscabbedandscarred.Theburnedchildlivedonthehearth,coveredinashes,asifshewerestillm.
Afterhermotherdiedandwasburied,herfatherfotthemotherandfotthechildandmarriedthewomanwhousedtoraketheashes,andthatwaswhythechildlivedintheunrakedashes,andtherewasnobodytobrushherhair,soitstuckoutlikeamat,nortowipethedirtoffherscabbedfadshehadodoitforherself,butsherakedtheashesabesidethelittledgotthebursfromthebottomofthepottoeat,scrapi,squattingonthefloor,byherselfinfrontofthefire,notasifshewerehuman,becauseshewasstillm.
Hermotherwasdeadandburied,butfeltperfectexquisitepainoflovewhenshelookedupthroughtheearthandsawtheburnedchildcoveredinashes.
"Milkthecow,burnedchild,andbringbackallthemilk,"saidthestepmother,whousedtoraketheashesandmilkthecow,onceuponatime,buttheburnedchilddidallthat,now.
Theghostofthemotherwentintothecow.
"Drinkmilk,growfat,"saidthemhost.
Theburnedchildpulledontheudderanddrankenoughmilkbeforeshetookthebucketbadnobodysaw,andtimepassed,shedrankmilkeveryday,shegrewfat,shegrewbreasts,shegrewup.
Therewasamaepmotherwantedandsheaskedhimintothekittogethisdinner,butshemadetheburnedchildcookit,althoughthestepmotherdidallthecookingbefore.Aftertheburnedchildcookedthedihestepmothersentherofftomilkthecow.
"Iwantthatmanformyself,"saidtheburnedchildtothecow.
Thecowletdownmoremilk,andmore,andmore,enoughfirltohaveadrinkandwashherfadwashherhands.Whenshewashedherface,shewashedthescabsoffandnowshewasnotburall,butthecoty.
"Giveyourownmilk,ime,"saidtheghostofthemotherihecow."Youvemilkedmedry."
Thelittlecatcameby.Theghostofthemotherwentintothecat.
"Yourhairwantsdoing,"saidthecat."Liedown."
Thelittlepickedherraggylugswithitscleverpawsuntiltheburnedchildshairhungdownnicely,butithadbeensosnaggedandtahatthecatsclawsulledoutbeforeitwasfinished.
"byourownhair,ime,"saidthecat."Youvemaimedme."
Theburnedchildwasandbed,butstarknaked.
Therewasabirdsittingintheappletree.Theghostofthemotherleftthedwentintothebird.Thebirdstruckitsowwithitsbeak.Bloodpoureddownontotheburnedchilduhetree.Itranoverhershouldersandcoveredherfrontandcoveredherback.Whenthebirdhadnomoreblood,theburnedchildgotaredsilkdress.
"Makeyourowndress,ime,"saidthebird."I"mthroughwiththatbloodybusiness."
Theburnedchildwentintothekittoshowherselftotheman.Shewasnotburnedanymore,butlovely.Themaofflookingatthestepmotherandlookedatthegirl.
"ehomewithmeayourstepmotherstayandraketheashes,"hesaidtoherandofftheywent.Hegaveherahouseandmoney.Shedidallright.
"NowIgotosleep,"saidtheghostofthemother."Noweverythingisallright."
3TRAVELLINGCLOTHES
Thestepmothertookthered-hotpokerandburheorphansfacewithitbecauseshehadnotrakedtheashes.Thegirlwenttohermrave.Ihhermothersaid:"Itmustberaining.Orelseitissnowing.Uhereisaheavydewtonight."
"Itisntraining,itisntsnowing,itstooearlyforthedew.Mytearsarefallingonyrave,mother."
Thedeadwomanwaiteduntilnightcame.Thensheclimbedoutaothehouse.Thestepmothersleptoherbed,buttheburnedchildsleptonthehearthamongtheashes.Whenthedeadwomankissedher,thescarvahegirlwokeup.Thedeadwomangaveherareddress.
"IhaditwhenIwasye."
Thegirlputthereddresson.Thedeadwomantookwormsfromhereyesockets;theyturojewels.Thegirlputonadiam.
"IhaditwhenIwasye."
Theywenttogethertothegrave.
"Stepintomycoffin."
"No,"saidthegirl.Sheshuddered.
"IsteppedintomymotherscoffinwhenIwasye."
Thegirlsteppedintothecoffinalthoughshethoughtitwouldbethedeathofher.Itturoacoadhorses.Thehorsesstamped,eagertobegone.
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Theturtledovewasmadforthat,fhtertomarrytheprinighthavethoughtherownexperienarriagemighthavetaughthertobewary,butno,needsmust,whatelseisagirltodo?Theturtledovewasmadfhtertomarrysoshefleickedupthenewsilkdresswithherbeak,draggedittotheopenwindow,threwitdouttle.Shedidthesamewiththestringofpearls.Ashputtlehadagoodwashuhepumpintheyard,putoolenfineryaoutthebackway,secretly,tothedanggrounds,butthestepsistershadtostayhomeandsulkbecausetheyhadnothingtowear.
TheturtledovestayedclosetoAshputtle,pegherearstomakeherdancevivaciously,sothattheprincewouldseeher,sothattheprincewouldloveher,sothathewouldfollowherandfindtheclueofthefallenslipper,forthestoryisnotpletewithouttheritualhumiliationoftheotherwomanailationhters.
Thesearchforthefootthatfitstheslipperisessentialtotheenatofthisritualhumiliation.
Theotherwomanwantsthatyoungmandesperately.Shewoulddoanythingtocatchhim.Notlosingadaughter,butgainingasosasonsobadlysheispreparedtocrippleherdaughters.Shetakesupacarvingknifeandchopsoffherelderdaughtersbigtoe,sothatherfootwillfitthelittleshoe.
Imagine.
Brandishingthecarvingkhewomanbearsdownonherchild,whoisasdistraughtasifshehadnotbeenagirlbutaboyandtheoldwomanwasafteramoreessentialportionthanatoe."No!"shescreams."Mother!No!Nottheknife!No!"Butoffites,allthesame,ahrowsitinthefire,amongtheashes,whereAshputtlefindsit,woit,andfeelsbothaweathephenomenonofmotherlove.
Motherlove,whidsaboutthesedaughterslikeashroud.
Theprincesawnothingfamiliarinthefaceofthetearfulyoungwoman,oneshoeoff,oneshoeon,displayedtohimintriumphbyhermother,buthesaid:"IpromisedIwouldmarrywhoevertheshoefittedsoIwillmarryyou,"andtheyrodeofftogether.
Theturtledovecameflyingroundanddidnotorcootothebridalpairbutsangahorridsong:"Look!Look!Theresbloodintheshoe!"
Thepriurheersatzex-fiaongryatthetrick,butthestepmotherhastilyloppedoffherhtersheelandpushedthatpoorfootintothebloodyshoeassoonasitwasvatso,nothingforit,amanofhisword,theprincehelpedupthenewgirlandonceagainherodeaway.
Backcamethenaggingturtledove:"Look!"And,sureenough,theshoewasfullofbloodagain.
"LetAshputtletry,"saidtheeagerturtledove.
Sonouttlemustputherfootintothehideousreceptacle,thisopenwound,stillslidwarmasitis,fornothinginanyofthemasofthistalesuggeststheprincewashedtheshoeoutbetweeings.Itwasanordealioputanakedfootintothebloodyshoe,buthermother,theturtledove,urgedhertodosoinasoft,gthatcouldnotbedenied.
Ifshedoesnotpluhoutrevulsionintothisopenwound,shewoomarry.Thatisthesongoftheturtledove,whiletheothermadmotherstoodimpotentlyby.
Ashputtlesfoot,thesizeoftheboundfootofaesewoman,astump.Almostanamputeealready,sheputhertinyfootinit.
"Look!Look!"criedtheturtledoveintriumph,evenwhilethebirdbetrayeditsghostlynaturebybeingprogressivelymoreandmoreimmaterialasAshputtlestoodupintheshoeandeowalkaround.Squelch,weumpofthefootintheshoe.Squelch."Look!"sangouttheturtledove."Herfootfitstheshoelikeacorpsefitsthecoffin!
"SeehowwellIlookafteryou,mydarling!"
2THEBURNEDCHILD
Aburnedchildlivedintheashes.No,notreallyburned--morecharred,alittlebitcharred,likeastickhalf-burnedandpickedoffthefire.Shelookedlikecharcoalandashesbecauseshelivedintheashessiherdiedaashesburnedhersoshewasscabbedandscarred.Theburnedchildlivedonthehearth,coveredinashes,asifshewerestillm.
Afterhermotherdiedandwasburied,herfatherfotthemotherandfotthechildandmarriedthewomanwhousedtoraketheashes,andthatwaswhythechildlivedintheunrakedashes,andtherewasnobodytobrushherhair,soitstuckoutlikeamat,nortowipethedirtoffherscabbedfadshehadodoitforherself,butsherakedtheashesabesidethelittledgotthebursfromthebottomofthepottoeat,scrapi,squattingonthefloor,byherselfinfrontofthefire,notasifshewerehuman,becauseshewasstillm.
Hermotherwasdeadandburied,butfeltperfectexquisitepainoflovewhenshelookedupthroughtheearthandsawtheburnedchildcoveredinashes.
"Milkthecow,burnedchild,andbringbackallthemilk,"saidthestepmother,whousedtoraketheashesandmilkthecow,onceuponatime,buttheburnedchilddidallthat,now.
Theghostofthemotherwentintothecow.
"Drinkmilk,growfat,"saidthemhost.
Theburnedchildpulledontheudderanddrankenoughmilkbeforeshetookthebucketbadnobodysaw,andtimepassed,shedrankmilkeveryday,shegrewfat,shegrewbreasts,shegrewup.
Therewasamaepmotherwantedandsheaskedhimintothekittogethisdinner,butshemadetheburnedchildcookit,althoughthestepmotherdidallthecookingbefore.Aftertheburnedchildcookedthedihestepmothersentherofftomilkthecow.
"Iwantthatmanformyself,"saidtheburnedchildtothecow.
Thecowletdownmoremilk,andmore,andmore,enoughfirltohaveadrinkandwashherfadwashherhands.Whenshewashedherface,shewashedthescabsoffandnowshewasnotburall,butthecoty.
"Giveyourownmilk,ime,"saidtheghostofthemotherihecow."Youvemilkedmedry."
Thelittlecatcameby.Theghostofthemotherwentintothecat.
"Yourhairwantsdoing,"saidthecat."Liedown."
Thelittlepickedherraggylugswithitscleverpawsuntiltheburnedchildshairhungdownnicely,butithadbeensosnaggedandtahatthecatsclawsulledoutbeforeitwasfinished.
"byourownhair,ime,"saidthecat."Youvemaimedme."
Theburnedchildwasandbed,butstarknaked.
Therewasabirdsittingintheappletree.Theghostofthemotherleftthedwentintothebird.Thebirdstruckitsowwithitsbeak.Bloodpoureddownontotheburnedchilduhetree.Itranoverhershouldersandcoveredherfrontandcoveredherback.Whenthebirdhadnomoreblood,theburnedchildgotaredsilkdress.
"Makeyourowndress,ime,"saidthebird."I"mthroughwiththatbloodybusiness."
Theburnedchildwentintothekittoshowherselftotheman.Shewasnotburnedanymore,butlovely.Themaofflookingatthestepmotherandlookedatthegirl.
"ehomewithmeayourstepmotherstayandraketheashes,"hesaidtoherandofftheywent.Hegaveherahouseandmoney.Shedidallright.
"NowIgotosleep,"saidtheghostofthemother."Noweverythingisallright."
3TRAVELLINGCLOTHES
Thestepmothertookthered-hotpokerandburheorphansfacewithitbecauseshehadnotrakedtheashes.Thegirlwenttohermrave.Ihhermothersaid:"Itmustberaining.Orelseitissnowing.Uhereisaheavydewtonight."
"Itisntraining,itisntsnowing,itstooearlyforthedew.Mytearsarefallingonyrave,mother."
Thedeadwomanwaiteduntilnightcame.Thensheclimbedoutaothehouse.Thestepmothersleptoherbed,buttheburnedchildsleptonthehearthamongtheashes.Whenthedeadwomankissedher,thescarvahegirlwokeup.Thedeadwomangaveherareddress.
"IhaditwhenIwasye."
Thegirlputthereddresson.Thedeadwomantookwormsfromhereyesockets;theyturojewels.Thegirlputonadiam.
"IhaditwhenIwasye."
Theywenttogethertothegrave.
"Stepintomycoffin."
"No,"saidthegirl.Sheshuddered.
"IsteppedintomymotherscoffinwhenIwasye."
Thegirlsteppedintothecoffinalthoughshethoughtitwouldbethedeathofher.Itturoacoadhorses.Thehorsesstamped,eagertobegone.
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