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Magic Magic object Magic spell Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches)

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Tabelle Inset Story Entity Type Motif Annulus 2 Inset Story Father/son relationships Deception Deceitful woman Adultery Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Magic Person concealed within a chest Coerced sex Man tricked/coerced into sex Setting: nature Concealed lover Cygni Inset Story Father/daughter relationships Deception Animal tale Violent punishment Gullible husband Deceitful old woman Childbirth Pregnancy Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Magic Food and drink Bird Woman tricked/coerced into sex Identity object Slander: wife falsely accused Bathing Bodily transformation Wicked stepmother/mother-in-law Rape Swan Necklace Mother/son relationships Marriage Mistaken or concealed identity Children Judgement Coerced Marriage Coerced sex Woman locked up/kept indoors Magic object Filius ingratus Inset Story Father/son relationships Familial relationships Riches Childbirth Pregnancy Familial duty Magic Food and drink Lesson: greed Age versus youth Bodily transformation Lesson: loyalty Serpent Grief Children Foolish old man Old man Remorse Fons Inset Story Deception Pregnancy Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Magic Cross dressing Deceitful advisor Genitalia Bodily transformation Sex change Cross dressing: man in women’s clothes Marriage Gender play Fur et Luna Inset Story Deception Violent punishment Murder Riches Magic Theft Punishment for theft Overheard secret Beating Magic spell Misinterpretation Nomina Inset Story (Threat of) bodily mutilation Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Magic Impotence anxiety Genitalia Bodily transformation Sex change Gender play Pirus incantata Inset Story Lesson: women’s cleverness and deceit Deception Deceitful woman Adultery Gullible husband Magic Food and drink Nature tale: tree Setting: nature Orchard Humour Concealed lover Climbing trees Polyphemus Inset Story Father/son relationships Deception Illness Medicine Murder Riches (Threat of) bodily mutilation Cannibalism Disguise Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Magic Theft Punishment for theft Food and drink Imprisonment Revenge Blindness Ring Magic object Disability Sheep Gluttony Abduction Praeceptum galli Inset Story Animal tale Violent punishment Illness Magic Rooster Food and drink Bird Talking bird Overheard secret Beating Serpent Roma – Rome Beseiged Inset Story Deception Deceitful old man Disguise Magic Religious conflict Islam Christianity Wise old man Military conflict Mistaken or concealed identity Old man Religion City besieged Sapientes – The Wise Men Inset Story Deception Violent punishment Murder Riches (Threat of) bodily mutilation Disposal of corpse Magic Caves and underground spaces Beheading Blindness Evidence Deceitful advisor Age versus youth Wise child Death Senescalcus and Roma – The Steward, and Rome Beseiged Inset Story Deception Illness Medicine Adultery Riches Disguise Magic Money in exchange for promise of sex Religious conflict Wise old man Impotence anxiety Deceitful advisor Lesson: greed Military conflict Homosexuality Mistaken or concealed identity City besieged Misinterpretation Striga and Fons – The Witch and the Fountain Inset Story Deception Deceitful woman Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Magic Overheard secret Cross dressing Deceitful advisor Genitalia Bodily transformation Sex change Cross dressing: man in women’s clothes Mistaken or concealed identity Gender play Striga – The Prince and the Ogress Inset Story Deception Deceitful woman Disguise Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Magic Overheard secret Deceitful advisor Bodily transformation Mistaken or concealed identity Setting: nature Religion Fear Striges – The Bandit and the Demons Inset Story Deception (Threat of) bodily mutilation Cannibalism Disguise Disposal of corpse Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Magic Rooster Theft Punishment for theft Food and drink Mistaken or concealed identity Children Misinterpretation Vaticinium 1 Inset Story Deceitful woman Animal tale Adultery Gullible husband Magic Food and drink Bird Talking bird Deceitful lover Woman tricked/coerced into sex Nature tale: tree Setting: nature Orchard Misinterpretation Trees 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 Vaticinium – The Prophecy Inset Story Father/son relationships Animal tale Familial relationships Murder Riches Disguise Magic Food and drink Bird Talking bird Dynastic marriage Overheard secret Mistaken or concealed identity Children Wise child Violence Virgilius – Virgil's Marvels Inset Story Deception Violent punishment Murder Riches Magic Theft Evidence Military conflict Mistaken or concealed identity Magic object City besieged Misinterpretation Trick in plain sight