Conclusion
All sat listening to Ciommetella’s last story. Some praised the skill with which she had told it, while others murmured at her indiscretion, saying that,
Stories from Pentamerone
The Three Citrons
Well was it in truth said by the wise man, “Do not say all you know, nor do all you are able”; for both one and the other bring unknown danger and unforeseen ruin;
Nennillo and Nennella
Woe to him who thinks to find a governess for his children by giving them a stepmother! He only brings into his house the cause of their ruin.
Sun, Moon, and Talia
It is a well-known fact that the cruel man is generally his own hangman; and he who throws stones at Heaven frequently comes off with a broken head.
The Golden Root
A person who is over-curious, and wants to know more than he ought, always carries the match in his hand to set fire to the powder-room of his own fortunes;
Pintosmalto
It has always been more difficult for a man to keep than to get; for in the one case fortune aids, which often assists injustice,