edmondo de amicis.
NOTES.
I. IL GATTO COGLI STIVALI.
(PUSS IN BOOTS.)
[1] si sarebbero mangiata, would have devoured.
[2] non sapeva darsi pace, could not console himself.
[3] per essergli toccata, for having received.
[4] faceva egli a dire, he went on to say.