f to the cat, the latter out of spite jumped on the table and
blew out the candle. Cianna seeing this, and not knowing what to do,
left the room, contrary to the command of her brothers, and going into
the ogre's chamber begged him for a little light. Then the ogre,
hearing a woman's voice, said, "Welcome, madam! wait awhile,--you have
found what you are seeking." And so saying he took a Genoa stone, and
daubing it with oil he fell to whetting his tusks. But Cianna, who saw
the cart on a wrong track, seizing a lighted stick ran to her chamber;
and bolting the door inside, she placed against it bars, stools,
bedsteads, tables, stones, and everything there was in the room.

As soon as the ogre had put an edge on his teeth he ran to the chamber
of the brothers, and finding the door fastened, he fell to kicking it
to break it open. At this noise and disturbance the seven brothers at
once came home, and hearing themselves accused by the ogre of treachery
for making their chamber a refuge for one of his women enemies,
Giangrazio, who was the eldest and had more sense than the others, and
saw matters going badly, said to the ogre, "We know nothing of this
affair, and it may be that this wicked woman has perchance come into
the room whilst we were at the chase; but as she has fortified herself
inside, come with me and I will take you to a place where we can seize
her without her being able to defend herself."

Then they took the ogre by the hand, and led him to a deep, deep pit,
where, giving him a push, they sent him headlong to the bottom; and
taking a shovel, which they found on the ground, they covered him with
earth. Then they bade their sister unfasten the door, and they rated
her soundly for the fault she had committed, and the danger in which
she had placed herself; telling her to be more careful in future, and
to beware of plucking grass upon the spot where the ogre was buried, or
they would be turned into seven doves.

"Heaven keep me from bringing such a misfortune upon you!" replied
Cianna. So taking possession of all the ogre's goods and chattels, and
making themselves masters of the whole house, they lived there merrily
enough, waiting until winter should pass away, and the Sun, on taking
possession of the house of the Bull, give a present to the Earth of a
green gown embroidered with flowers, when they might set out on their
journey home.

Now it happened one day, when the brothers were gone to the mountains