Foolish old man

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Old man Foolish old man Lecherous old man Wise old man

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Tabelle Inset Story Entity Type Motif Arbor Inset Story Father/son relationships Age versus youth Lesson: loyalty Foolish old man Setting: nature Orchard Aristoteles Inset Story Lecherous old man Gullible (would-be) lover Lesson: women’s cleverness and deceit Deception Humiliation Deceitful woman Wise old man Foolish old man Old man 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 Curiositas Inset Story Animal tale Riches Marriage Grief Gender play Prohibtions/taboos Eagle Riding/carried by an animal Foolish old man Filius Profusus Inset Story Father/son relationships Deception Humiliation Familial relationships Riches Theft Deceitful son Debt Wise old woman Age versus youth Mother/son relationships Old woman Foolish old man Old man 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 Puer Adoptatus Inset Story Father/son relationships Deception Familial relationships Deceitful son Debt Lesson: greed Age versus youth Children Foolish old man Adoption Death Pride Zelus Inset Story Chastity Deception Murder Adultery Gullible husband Suicide Unjust execution Revenge Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Slander: wife falsely accused Deceitful advisor Marriage Foolish old man Jealous husband Violence Death Remorse