Dog

Motif hierarchy
Animal tale Bird Eagle Magpie Parrot Talking bird Boar Dog Elephant Fish Fox Lion Monkey Rabbit Riding/carried by an animal Rooster Serpent Sheep Swan Weasel Wolf

Connected textual entities

Inset Story	Entity Type	Motif
Canicula	Inset Story	Deceitful woman Adultery Gullible husband Deceitful old woman Money in exchange for promise of sex Failed/rejected seduction Woman tricked/coerced into sex Old woman as go-between Dog Bodily transformation Body fluids Old woman Coerced sex Woman locked up/kept indoors Love (or lust) at first sight Window
Canis	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Animal tale Violent punishment Familial relationships Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Dog Lesson: haste Lesson: loyalty Serpent Children Violence Remorse
Corpus Delicti	Inset Story	Gullible (would-be) lover Lesson: women’s cleverness and deceit Deceitful woman Animal tale Murder Adultery Disposal of corpse Multiple lovers Age versus youth Dog Poison Marriage Death of husband Foolish old man Old man Violence Death Women committing violence
Mel	Inset Story	Animal tale Violent punishment (Threat of) bodily mutilation Food and drink Beating Dog Weasel
Regina	Inset Story	Deception Violent punishment Murder Adultery Failed/rejected seduction Revenge Deceitful lover Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Slander: wife falsely accused Dog Dwarf Judgement
Roma and Lupus	Inset Story	Animal tale Deceitful old man Wise old man Dog Lesson: loyalty Military conflict Setting: exotic/orientalised Wolf Sheep
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
Tentamina	Inset Story	Violent punishment Adultery Blood Dog Mother/daughter relationships