The kind of fortune that never misses.

Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance.

To happen unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail.

unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

a tragedy, A joy is an ecstasy, A friend is a lover, A lover is a god, And a failure is death

Misfortune is an Italian fairy tale, from Palermo, collected by Italo Calvino in his Italian Folktales.Italo Calvino, Italian Folktales p 746 ISBN 0-15-645489-0