μῦθοι Mythoi
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  • Italian NovellaRotunda.
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Filed under Generosity.

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Impoverished nobleman offers wife to ruler. Latter spares her honor and aids the couple
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Philanthropist will give his spurs if someone will drive his horse for him. He has given away his coat, etc. to beggars. One finally asks for his spursMunificent monarchMan divides money into three parts: (1) for the poor, (2) for pilgrims, (3) for himself and familyMan lets himself be sold as slave so as to practice generosityGenerosity toward enemyRuler generously settles quarrel between loser and finder of moneyGeneral sends for king so that the latter may get credit for victoryPrince donates all including a tooth. When he has nothing left he is asked for a gift. He allows man to extract a tooth from his mouth. (Father had offered reward to anyone persuading his son to have it extracted.)Ruler protects thief. Asks for the stolen plate and hides it so that it will not be found on the culpritRuler rewards man who would curb himThe generous correction. Ruler asks treasurer to give man 200 crowns. Treasurer makes error and puts down 300. Ruler raises sum to 400. "I can't allow your pen to be more liberal than I."Novel sign of death. It is the first time that what he has given away seems too muchYoungest brother shares wealth with older brothers who foolishly lost theirs. (Cf. L31.)Generous person refuses no man anything. (Cf. C871.)Generous king gives away his only eye

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