Wise child

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Motif Hierarchy

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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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Motif Hierarchy

• Children
  • Wise child

Connected Textual Entities

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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