Wise child

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Tabelle Inset Story Entity Type Motif Filius Inset Story Father/son relationships Murder Adultery Gullible husband Orientalised setting Deceitful son Patricide Marriage Death of husband Children Wise child Judgement Nepos Inset Story Father/son relationships Familial relationships Riches Familial duty Clothes Lesson: greed Age versus youth Lesson: loyalty Children Wise child Old man Remorse 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 3 annorum Inset Story Adultery Food and drink Children Wise child Puer 5 annorum Inset Story Deception Riches Theft Punishment for theft Food and drink Bathing Children Wise child Old woman Judgement Court of law 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 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

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Children Wise child

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Tabelle Inset Story Entity Type Motif Filius Inset Story Father/son relationships Murder Adultery Gullible husband Orientalised setting Deceitful son Patricide Marriage Death of husband Children Wise child Judgement Nepos Inset Story Father/son relationships Familial relationships Riches Familial duty Clothes Lesson: greed Age versus youth Lesson: loyalty Children Wise child Old man Remorse 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 3 annorum Inset Story Adultery Food and drink Children Wise child Puer 5 annorum Inset Story Deception Riches Theft Punishment for theft Food and drink Bathing Children Wise child Old woman Judgement Court of law 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 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