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Otra vez, hablando el conde Lucanor con Patronio, su consejero, díjole así: --Patronio, uno de mis deudos me ha dicho que le están tratando de casar con una mujer muy rica y más noble que él, y que este casamiento le convendría mucho si no fuera porque le aseguran que es la mujer de peor carácter que hay en el mundo. Os ruego que me digáis si he de aconsejarle que se case con ella, conociendo su genio, o si habré de aconsejarle que no lo haga. --Señor conde-- respondió Patronio--, si él es capaz de hacer lo que hizo un mancebo moro, aconsejadle que se case con ella; si no lo es, no se lo aconsejéis. El conde le rogó que le refiriera qué había hecho aquel moro. Patronio le dijo que en un pueblo había un hombre honrado que tenía un hijo que era muy bueno, pero que no tenía dinero para vivir como él deseaba. Por ello andaba el mancebo muy preocupado, pues tenía el querer, pero no el poder. En aquel mismo pueblo había otro vecino más importante y rico que su padre, que tenía una sola hija, que era muy contraria del mozo, pues todo lo que éste tenía de buen carácter, lo tenía ella de malo, por lo que nadie quería casarse con aquel demonio. Aquel mozo tan bueno vino un día a su padre y le dijo que bien sabía que él no era tan rico que pudiera dejarle con qué vivir decentemente, y que, pues tenía que pasar miserias o irse de allí, había pensado, con su beneplácito, buscarse algún partido con que poder salir de pobreza. El padre le respondió que le agradaría mucho que pudiera hallar algún partido que le conviniera. Entonces le dijo el mancebo que, si él quería, podría pedirle a aquel honrado vecino su hija. Cuando el padre lo oyó se asombró mucho y le preguntó que cómo se le había ocurrido una cosa así, que no había nadie que la conociera que, por pobre que fuese, se quisiera casar con ella. Pidióle el hijo, como un favor, que le tratara aquel casamiento. Tanto le rogó que, aunque el padre lo encontraba muy raro, le dijo lo haría. Fuese en seguida a ver a su vecino, que era muy amigo suyo, y le dijo lo que el mancebo le había pedido, y le rogó que, pues se atrevía a casar con su hija, accediera a ello. Cuanto el otro oyó la petición le contestó diciéndole: --Por Dios, amigo, que si yo hiciera esto os haría a vos muy flaco servicio, pues vos tenéis un hijo muy bueno y yo cometería una maldad muy grande si permitiera su desgracia o su muerte, pues estoy seguro que si se casa con mi hija, ésta le matará o le hará pasar una vida mucho peor que la muerte. Y no creáis que os digo esto por desairaros, pues, si os empañáis, yo tendré mucho gusto en darla a vuestro hijo o a cualquier otro que la saque de casa. El padre del mancebo le dijo que le agradecía mucho lo que le decía y que, pues su hijo quería casarse con ella, le tomaba la palabra. Se celebró la boda y llevaron a la novia a casa del marido. Los moros tienen la costumbre de prepararles la cena a los novios, ponerles la mesa y dejarlos solos en su casa hasta el día siguiente. Así lo hicieron, pero estaban los padres y parientes de los novios con mucho miedo, temiendo que al otro día le encontrarían a él muerto o malherido. En cuanto se quedaron solos en su casa se sentaron a la mesa, mas antes que ella abriera la boca miró el novio alrededor de sí, vio un perro y le dijo muy airadamente: --¡Perro, danos agua a las manos! El perro no lo hizo. El mancebo comenzó a enfadarse y a decirle aún con más enojo que les diese agua a las manos. El perro no lo hizo. Al ver el mancebo que no lo hacía, se levantó de la mesa muy enfadado, sacó la espada y se dirigió al perro. Cuando el perro le vio venir empezó a huir y el mozo a perseguirle, saltando ambos sobre los muebles y el fuego, hasta que lo alcanzó y le cortó la cabeza y las patas y lo hizo pedazos, ensangrentando toda la casa. Muy enojado y lleno de sangre se volvió a sentar y miró alrededor. Vio entonces un gato, al cual le dijo que les diese agua a las manos. Como no lo hizo, volvió a decirle:

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Answer: Again, count Lucanor speaking with Patronio, his adviser, told him this way: --Patronio, one of my debits has told me that they are trying to marry a woman very rich and nobler than him, and that this marriage would be very convenient to him if it were not for a assure you that she is the woman of the worst character in the world. I beg you to tell me if I am to advise her to marry her, knowing her genius, or if I will advise her not to. "Mr. Count, " replied Patronio--, if he is able to do what a Moorish mancebo did, advise him to marry her; If it's not, don't advise him. The count begged him to tell him what that Moor had done. Patronio told him that in a village there was an honest man who had a son who was very good, but who had no money to live as he wished. That's why the mancebo was very worried, for he had the love, but not the power. In that same town there was another neighbor more important and richer than her father, who had only one daughter, who was very opposed to the waiter, for everything that he had of good character, she had bad, so no one wanted to marry that demon. That good waiter came to his father one day and told him that he well knew that he was not so rich that he could leave him with what to live decently, and that, because he had to go misery or leave, he had thought, with his blessing, to find a party with which to get out of poverty. The father replied that he would be very pleased if he could find a party that suited him. Then he told the mancebo that, if he wanted, he could ask that honest neighbor for his thought, with his blessing, to find a party with which to rise out of poverty. The father replied that he would be very pleased if he could find a party that suited him. Then he told the mancebo that, if he wanted to, he could ask that honest neighbor for his daughter. When the father heard him, he was very surprised and asked how he had come up with such a thing, that there was no one who knew her who, however poor, wanted to marry her. He asked the son, as a favor, to treat him for that marriage. So much begged him that, although the father found it very strange, he told him he would. He would immediately go to see his neighbor, who was a close friend of his, and told him what the mancebo had asked him to do, and he begged him, because he dared to marry his daughter, agree to it. As soon as the other heard the request he replied by saying, "By God, my friend, that if I did this I would do you very skinny service, for you have a very good son and I would commit a very great evil if I allowed his misfortune or his death, for I am sure that if he marries my daughter, he will kill him or make him spend a life much worse than death. And do not believe that I say this to you by snubling you, for, if you get engaged, I will be happy to give it to your son or anyone else who takes her out of the house. The mancebo's father told him that he was very grateful for what he was saying and that because his son wanted to marry her, he would take her say. The wedding was held and the bride was taken to the husband's house. The Moors have a habit of preparing dinner for the bride and groom, putting the table on them and leaving them alone at home until the next day. They did, but there were the parents and relatives of the bride and groom very afraid, fearing that the next day they would find him dead or badly wounded. As soon as they were left alone in their house they sat at the table, but before she opened her mouth, the groom looked around, saw a dog and said very angrily, "Dog, give us water to the hands! The dog didn't. The mancebo began to get angry and to tell him even more an anger that he gave water to his hands. The dog didn't. Seeing the mancebo who did not, he rose from the table very angry, pulled out the sword and addressed the dog. When the dog saw him coming he started to flee and the waiter to chase him, jumping both over the furniture and the fire, until he caught up with him and cut off his head and legs and shattered him, bloodied the whole house. Very angry and full of blood he sat down again and looked around. He then saw a cat, which he told to give water to his hands. Since he didn't, he said again: