Papirius
Papirius
Benjamin's mother died when he was three years old. His inconsolable father one day noticed a beautiful maiden on the street, whom he then married. Her marital fidelity gradually declined, and, with the help of a procuress, she obtained a young man who was disguised as a virgin.
In his tenth year, Benjamin came to the town hall. To probe him, his stepmother took him for a walk in the garden, which pleased his father so much that he even admonished his son to be grateful to her for it. Benjamin soon tired of his stepmother’s questioning and judged that what was under question was whether a woman can have two husbands. Incited by his stepmother, the women of the town organised a revolt and came to the town hall, where they forced the decree banning this to be revoked. In their opinion, it could indeed be the case that a woman might have two husbands, but the other way round was unacceptable.
(From Murko, translated by Ava Byrne)
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Entered by Ava Byrne |
| Critical Literature |
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| Murko (1890), Nishimura (2001) |
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