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IV

ANDREACELLINIwasyetalivewhenIwasaboutthreeyearsold，andhehadpassedhishundredth.Onedaytheyhadbeenalteringacertainconduitpertainingtoacistern，andthereissuedfromitagreatscorpionunperceivedbythem，whichcreptdownfromthecisterntotheground，andslankawaybeneathabench.Isawit，andranuptoit，andlaidmyhandsuponit.ItwassobigthatwhenIhaditinmylittlehands，itputoutitstailononeside，andontheotherthrustforthbothitsmouths.TheyrelatethatIraninhighjoytomygrandfather，cryingout:“Look，grandpapa，atmyprettylittlecrab.”Whenherecognisedthatthecreaturewasascorpion，hewasonthepointoffallingdeadforthegreatfearhehadandanxietyaboutme.Hecoaxedandentreatedmetogiveithim;butthemorehebegged，thetighterIclaspedit，cryingandsayingIwouldnotgiveittoanyone.Myfather，whowasalsointhehouse，ranupwhenheheardmyscreams，andinhisstupefactioncouldnotthinkhowtopreventthevenomousanimalfromkillingme.Justthenhiseyeschancedtofalluponapairofscissors;andso，whilesoothingandcaressingme，hecutitstailandmouthsoff.Afterwards，whenthegreatperilhadbeenthusaverted，hetooktheoccurrenceforagoodaugury.

WhenIwasaboutfiveyearsoldmyfatherhappenedtobeinabasement-chamberofourhouse，wheretheyhadbeenwashing，andwhereagoodfireofoak-logswasstillburning;hehadaviolinhishand，andwasplayingandsingingalonebesidethefire.Theweatherwasverycold.Happeningtolookintothefire，hespiedinthemiddleofthosemostburningflamesalittlecreaturelikealizard，whichwassportinginthecoreoftheintensestcoals.Beinginstantlyawareofwhatthethingwas，hehadmysisterandmecalled，andpointingitouttouschildren，gavemeagreatboxontheears，whichcausedmetohowlandweepwithallmymight.Thenhepacifiedmegood-humouredly，andspokeasfollows:“Mydearlittleboy，Iamnotstrikingyouforanywrongthatyouhavedone，butonlytomakeyourememberthatthatlizardwhichyouseeinthefireisasalamander，acreaturewhichhasneverbeenseenbeforebyanyoneofwhomwehavecredibleinformation.”Sosaying，hekissedmeandgavemesomepiecesofmoney.

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