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8TheCount'sBeard伯爵的胡子TheCount'sBeardThetownofPocapagliawasperchedonthepinnacleofahillsosteepthatitsinhabitantstiedlittlebagsonthetailfeathersoftheirhenstocatcheachfreshlylaideggthatotherwisewouldhavegonerollingdowntheslopesintothewoodsbelowAllofwhichgoestoshowthatthepeopleofPocapagliawerenottheduncestheyweresaidtobe,andthattheproverb,InPocapagliawaysThedonkeywhistles,themasterbrays,merelyreflectedthemaliciousgrudgetheneighboringtownspeopleborethePocapagliansfortheirpeacefulwaysandtheirreluctancetoquarrelwithanyone"Yes,yes,"wasallthePocapaglianswouldreply,"butjustwaituntilMasinoreturns,andyouwillseewhobraysmore,weoryou"EverybodyinPocapaglialovedMasino,thesmartestboyintownHewasnostrongerphysicallythananybodyelse;infact,heevenlookedratherpunyButhehadalwaysbeenverycleverConcernedoverhowlittlehewasatbirth,hismotherhadbathedhiminwarmwinetokeephimaliveandmakehimalittlestrongerHisfatherhadheatedthewinewithared-hothorseshoeThatwayMasinoabsorbedthesubtletyofwineandtheenduranceofironTocoolhimoffafterhisbath,hismothercradledhimintheshellofanunripenedchestnut;itwasbitterandgavehimunderstandingAtthetimethePocapaglianswereawaitingthereturnofMasino,whomnoonehadseensincethedayhewentofftobeasoldier(andwhowasnowmostlikelysomewhereinAfrica),strangethingsstartedhappeninginPocapagliaEveryeveningasthecattlecamebackfrompastureintheplainbelow,ananimalwaswhiskedawaybyMicillinatheWitchThewitchwouldhideinthewoodsatthefootofthehill,andallsheneededtodowasgiveoneheavypuff,andshehadherselfanoxWhenthefarmersheardherstealthroughthethicketafterdark,theirteethwouldchatter,andeveryonewouldfalldowninaswoonThatbecamesocommonthatpeopletooktosaying:BewareofMicillina,thatoldwitch,Forallyouroxenshewillfilch,Thentrainonyouhercrossed-eye,AndwaitforyoutofallanddieAtnighttheybeganlightinghugebonfirestokeepMicillinatheWitchfromventuringoutofthewoodsButshewouldsneakuponthesolitaryfarmerwatchingovercattlebesidethebonfireandknockhimoutinonebreathInthemorninguponawaking,he'dfindcowsandoxengone,andhisfriendswouldhearh