The Fireflies of Autumn by Moreno Giovannoni

Author:Moreno Giovannoni [Giovannoni, Moreno]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

All things must pass, all things must die

Mother, home and youth’s first love.

This was even more bleak than Beo’s contribution, but it was to be expected from ’Nibale.

Clearly no-one was interested in addressing the question of leaving the Enchanted Glade, leaving Ponte alle Corti or saying goodbye to the Compitesi, to the food and to the abundance of birdlife, so they talked about cows for a while, noting that, apart from anything else, cows were useful for their body heat – so much so that children were often washed in the stable in a tub filled with water heated over the fireplace, the stable warmed by the breath and bodies of the animals. And yet cows were not always appreciated. A popular saying was, ‘Ignorante come una vacca! As stupid as a cow!’

Bulletta reminded them that Sirio had been caught fornicating with a heifer before he was blown up by the American bomb that fell from the sky, so it was obvious cows had other uses too. This cast a dark cloud over the group and they all wished he hadn’t mentioned it. They agreed that Cosetta, his betrothed, should never be told.

Beo made one last attempt at a wise saying, but again it was not relevant to the question at hand:

Quando il capello dà al bianchino

Lascia la topa e datti al vino.

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