One day, the merchant came into the butcher shop. "Thank you for being so kind to my fiancé," he said to Silvio. "After we're married, our maid will take over the shopping. So please remember what my new wife likes."
The next day, the girl disappeared. Silvio didn’t show up for work. They were never heard from again.
Months later, a new butcher shop opened up in Favelloni a few towns away. They say the butcher there was a master – he always had the freshest meat and saved the best cuts for good customers. And his wife was extraordinarily beautiful. She always knew just how to cook the braciole di vitello so it would stay juicy and tender. And the right wine to have with ragu bolognese.
