Caepulla – A Milanese doctor has a gravely ill son, who craves an onion. His wife persuades the doctor to not allow his son it, and he died. The doctor learns that the onion would have cured his son, kills his wife (the boy's mother) and then himself. Adapted from Wikeley (1983) by Ava Byrne.

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ChildrenDeathDeath of sonDeceitful womanGriefFather/son relationshipsIllnessLesson: women’s cleverness and deceitMedicineMurderSuicide

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Caepulla appears in the following versions and secondary versions
Version Original Language Branch of Tradition Adapted from Erasto (Es) Italian Seven Sages of Rome L'Amabile di Continentia (Em) L'Amabile di Continentia (Em) Italian Seven Sages of Rome Mario Teluccini, Erasto in verse Italian Seven Sages of Rome Erasto (Es)

Caepulla is narrated in the following occurrences
Narrator Pages Leuco Erasto (Es), L'Amabile di Continentia (Em), Mario Teluccini, Erasto in verse, Mario Teluccini, Erasto. Pesaro: Girolamo Concordia, 1566., Parma Biblioteca Palatina Parm. 01391

Caepulla appears in the following manuscripts
Manuscript Language Siglum (Version) Language Group within Version Parma Biblioteca Palatina Parm. 01391 Italian I (Versio Italico)