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“The King of Cyprus and the Woman of Gascony“
A gentlewoman of Gascony is on the return leg of a road teases the king for his attitude. So she appears before him
trip to the Holy Land when she’s attacked by a gang of and “humbly” asks if he can teach her how to take such
thugs in Cyprus. Naturally, she’s pretty upset. She decides insults calmly, since he’s so good at lying down and taking
to lodge a complaint with the King of Cyprus, but everyone it. The king feels the sting of her comments and finally
tells her she’s wasting her time because he’s spineless. The gets some courage. He punishes the lady’s assailants and
lady despairs but thinks that she’ll feel better if she at least stands up to all the evildoers in his kingdom.
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