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How it was that Mastro Ciliegia, Master Cherry, carpenter, found a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child.

Once upon a time there lived...
"A king!" my little readers will say at once.
No, my little ones, you are mistaken. Once upon a time there was a piece of wood.
It wasn't an expensive wood, but a piece good for the stack, of those that in winter are placed in stoves and fireplaces to get a fire going and make cold rooms warm.