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Inset Story	Entity Type	Motif
Armiger	Inset Story	Violent punishment Familial relationships Familial duty Theft Punishment for theft Debt Unjust execution Judgement Court of law
Creditor	Inset Story	Deception Violent punishment (Threat of) bodily mutilation Debt Deception of would-be lover Money in exchange for promise of sex Impossible conditions Revenge Blood Cross dressing: woman in men’s clothes Cross dressing Marriage Mistaken or concealed identity Gender play Judgement Court of law Coerced Marriage
Latronis Filii	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Deception Riches (Threat of) bodily mutilation Cannibalism Disguise Disposal of corpse Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Theft Punishment for theft Imprisonment Caves and underground spaces Blindness Judgement Court of law
Nasus praemorsus	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Violent punishment Familial relationships Riches (Threat of) bodily mutilation Theft Punishment for theft Debt Grief Judgement Court of law Profligate with wealth Spendthrift sons
Nutrix	Inset Story	Deception Familial relationships Illegitimacy Deceitful old man Murder Deceitful old woman Riches Childbirth Pregnancy (Threat of) bodily mutilation Familial duty Blindness Evidence False evidence of virtue Poison Mistaken or concealed identity Children Old woman Judgement Court of law Member of Clergy Adoption Violence Misinterpretation
Papirius	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Lesson: women’s cleverness and deceit Deception Deceitful woman Familial relationships Adultery Gullible husband Disguise Multiple lovers Cross dressing Old woman as go-between Age versus youth Wicked stepmother/mother-in-law Cross dressing: man in women’s clothes Children Wise child Gender play Court of law Concealed lover Love (or lust) at first sight Misinterpretation
Puer 5 annorum	Inset Story	Deception Riches Theft Punishment for theft Food and drink Bathing Children Wise child Old woman Judgement Court of law
Senes	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Deception Violent punishment Familial relationships Murder Familial duty Disposal of corpse Patricide Imprisonment Impossible conditions Revenge Beating Age versus youth Dog Judgement Court of law Death
Sylwius	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Deception Familial relationships Murder Familial duty Deceitful son Patricide Unjust execution Revenge Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Age versus youth Military conflict Court of law Adoption Death Pride Misinterpretation
Vaticinium and Amici	Inset Story	Chastity Father/son relationships Deception Animal tale Familial relationships Illness Medicine Riches (Threat of) bodily mutilation Disguise Magic Food and drink Bird Talking bird Dynastic marriage Overheard secret Impossible conditions Blood Identity object Ring Bathing Dreams Bodily transformation Friendship Sword Poison Body fluids Marriage Mistaken or concealed identity Children Judgement Court of law Death Misinterpretation Judicial duel