ABSTRACT

The man from Cammarata enjoyed the taste of the money, and he returned to the rock and collected what was left of the melted-down black candle and made a little candle out of it, said the magic words, and the door of Pizziddu opened. The man was under a magic spell so that he didn’t notice that the candle was melting down. As he was carrying two sacks of gold, the candle went out, and it became dark. The rock closed, and he remained inside. He was not able to get out, and he furiously chewed on his slipper.