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The Sixth Day


             The First Novell



             STORYTELLER: FILOMENA                                                       Women shouldn’t make long speeches, so all of these things are
             ARTWORK: THE DECAMERON OF PETRU RUSU                                        suited to them rather than men. She complains that women are
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                                                                                         either too stupid or just unlucky, because they can’t seem to think
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                                                                                         of anything witty to say. However, she’ll tell a story about one
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                                                                                         woman who figured out just the right thing to say to a knight.











































































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