7. Fiametta tells us that there were too many hens for the one-eyed king (Day 1, Story 5)

08/08/20 • 10 min

Decameron 2020: Survival through Stories

In the 5th story of the first day Fiametta tells the story of a very beautiful (and very married) noblewoman who uses wit, cunning, and roasted hens to rebuff the not-so-subtle advances from the one-eyed King of France.

This story was narrated by Regan Sims.

Translation by John Florio. Podcast intro: Karen Alvarado. Editing and Sound Design by Brady Marchand. Copy editing by Bob Jones, Ania Upstill, Karen Alvarado, and J.M. Meyer. Project manager: Celine Dirkes. Graphic design: Hannah Lang.
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This story was narrated by Regan Sims.

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http://hebb.mit.edu/FreeMusic/jsbach_bwv996_03

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The two previous stories appealed to virtue--the fourth, told by Dioneo appeals to vice. In this story, a young monk who commits an egregious offence with a young woman, and then how he frees himself from the pain of punishment by cunningly, and scandalously, reprehending his senior Abbot with the very same offence.
Warning: This story describes a sexual assault, and may be deeply troubling to many listeners.

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In the 6th story of the first day, Emilia tells the story of a wealthy yet simple man who foolishly stumbles into the notice of the dangerous and powerful religious inquisition. As a consequence, a greedy inquisitor begins leeching the man's money, but the merchant uses just a few simple words from the Gospel to reveal the hypocrisy in the clergy.

This story was narrated by Diana Guizado.

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Decameron 2020: Survival through Stories - 7. Fiametta tells us that there were too many hens for the one-eyed king (Day 1, Story 5)

Transcript

The Lady Marquesse of Montferrat, with a Banquet of Hennes, and divers other gracious speeches beside, repressed the fond love of the King of France.

The fifth Novell.

Declaring, that wise and vertuous Ladies, ought to hold their chastitie in more esteeme, then the greatnesse and treasures of Princes: and that a discreete Lord should not offer modestie violence.

The tale reported by Dioneus