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Stories from the Pentamerone

by Giambattista Basile

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  1. 1Note
  2. 2I — How the Tales came to be told
  3. 3II — The Myrtle
  4. 4III — Peruonto
  5. 5IV — Vardiello
  6. 6V — The Flea
  7. 7VI — Cenerentola
  8. 8VII — The Merchant
  9. 9VIII — Goat-Face
  10. 10IX — The Enchanted Doe
  11. 11X — Parsley
  12. 12XI — The Three Sisters
  13. 13XII — Violet
  14. 14XIII — Pippo
  15. 15XIV — The Serpent
  16. 16XV — The She-Bear
  17. 17XVI — The Dove
  18. 18XVII — Cannetella
  19. 19XVIII — Corvetto
  20. 20XIX — The Booby
  21. 21XX — The Stone in the Cock’s Head
  22. 22XXI — The Three Enchanted Princes
  23. 23XXII — The Dragon
  24. 24XXIII — The Two Cakes
  25. 25XXIV — The Seven Doves
  26. 26XXV — The Raven
  27. 27XXVI — The Months
  28. 28XXVII — Pintosmalto
  29. 29XXVIII — The Golden Root
  30. 30XXIX — Sun, Moon, and Talia
  31. 31XXX — Nennillo and Nennella
  32. 32XXXI — The Three Citrons
  33. 33XXXII — Conclusion

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