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Nature tale: treeSetting: natureOrchardFather/son relationshipsTheftClimbing trees

The Branch

A roman citizen has a fruit tree in his orchard that has a particularly lovely branch, long and straight, upon which many fruits grow. The man's gardener tells him that he ought to cut off that branch, however, as unlike all the other branches, it is strong enough that theives might climb it and steal fruit from the tree. The man refuses to allow the beloved branch to be trimmed, and that night thieves break into the orchard, climb the tree using the branch, steal all the fruit, and leave it bare with all its branches broken.

Critical Literature

Gadsden (2020), Gadsden (2021), Nishimura (2001)

Ramus appears in the following versions and secondary versions

	Has Language Of Version	Has Branch Of Tradition	Is Adapted From
Early Modern and Modern Welsh Version A	Welsh	Seven Sages of Rome	Welsh Version A: Chwedleu Seith Doethon Rufein
Middle Welsh Version A	Middle Welsh	Seven Sages of Rome	French Version A: Roman des Sept Sages

Ramus is narrated in the following occurrences

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Aberystwyth National Library of Wales Cardiff MS 2.83 (RMWL MS 6), Aberystwyth National Library of Wales Cardiff MS 3.4 (RMWL Cardiff MS 5), Aberystwyth National Library of Wales Llanover MS 13075B, Aberystwyth National Library of Wales Llanstephan MS 117, Aberystwyth National Library of Wales Llanstephan MS 171, Aberystwyth National Library of Wales Llanstephan MS 2., Early Modern and Modern Welsh Version A, Middle Welsh Version A, Oxford Bodleian Library Jesus College MS. 111, Oxford Bodleian Library Jesus College MS. 20, Welsh Version A: Chwedleu Seith Doethon Rufein

Ramus appears in the following manuscripts

	Has Language	Has Siglum Of The Version Of The Seven Sages	Has Language Group Within Version
Aberystwyth National Library of Wales Cardiff MS 2.83 (RMWL MS 6)	Welsh	A (Seven Sages)	Welsh Version A: Chwedleu Seith Doethon Rufein
Aberystwyth National Library of Wales Cardiff MS 3.4 (RMWL Cardiff MS 5)	Welsh	A (Seven Sages)	Welsh Version A: Chwedleu Seith Doethon Rufein
Aberystwyth National Library of Wales Llanover MS 13075B	Welsh	A (Seven Sages)	Welsh Version A: Chwedleu Seith Doethon Rufein
Aberystwyth National Library of Wales Llanstephan MS 117	Welsh	A (Seven Sages)	Welsh Version A: Chwedleu Seith Doethon Rufein
Aberystwyth National Library of Wales Llanstephan MS 171	Welsh	A (Seven Sages)	Welsh Version A: Chwedleu Seith Doethon Rufein
Aberystwyth National Library of Wales Llanstephan MS 2.	Latin, Middle Welsh	A (Seven Sages)	Welsh Version A: Chwedleu Seith Doethon Rufein
Oxford Bodleian Library Jesus College MS. 111	Welsh	A (Seven Sages)	Welsh Version A: Chwedleu Seith Doethon Rufein