When she came out of her hut, the people could not believe their eyes. They had never seen anyone so beautiful. The marquis was very happy. They were married that day, and there was music and dancing all night.
For a long time the marquis’s country was happy. All the people loved Griselda, the daughter of Janicula. She helped the poor because she loved them. Everyone said, “The marquis did a wise and good thing when he married Griselda.”
A little girl was born to Walter and Griselda. The people said, “One day this little girl will be as beautiful as her mother.”
Walter thought, “Griselda has a child. Will she be the same now? If I ask her to do something very hard, perhaps she will not do it.”
Then Walter did something very bad. It is hard to believe it. Until now Griselda had done everything he wished, and he knew she loved him very much. But he went on went on with a hard look on his face.