CASA STRETTE FEMMENE ADATTE

(TIGHT HOUSE, FIT WIFE)

A GOOD HOUSEWIFE SHOULD KNOW HOW TO ADAPT TO ANY FAMILY SITUATION.

TITTE QUANTE TI CUPRE, TERRE QUANTA NI SCUPRE

(A ROOF BIG ENOUGH TO COVER YOU, AS MUCH LAND AS YOU CAN WORK)

IN TRUTH THIS PROVERB IS NOT CURRENT. IN THE COUNTRY LIFE, WHERE THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF SUSTENANCE WAS WORKING THE LAND, THE MORE LAND ONE OWNED, THE BETTER OFF ONE WAS CONSIDERED. THE INTENSE WORK AND THE DAYS SPENT IN THE FIELDS ALLOWED ONLY GETTING SOME SLEEP AT NIGHT: IT WAS THEREFORE NOT NECESSARY TO OWN A LARGE HOUSE, IT WAS SUFFICIENT TO HAVE A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD.