3 ma il povero non avea se non una sola piccola agnella, la quale egli avea comperata, e l’avea nudrita, ed ella era cresciuta con lui e coi suoi figliuoli, mangiando de’ bocconi di esso, e bevendo nella sua coppa, e giacendogli in seno; e gli era a guisa di figliuola.
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but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.
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