The Facetious Nights of Straparola - Fairy Tales

Fairy Tales

Fairy tales that originally appeared in Nights of Straparola, with later adaptations by Giambattista Basile, Charles Perrault, Carlo Gozzi, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.

  • 1.2, “Cassandrino” (Grimms’ "The Master Thief")
  • 1.3, “Pre Scarpacifico” (Grimms’ "Little Farmer")
  • 1.4, “Tebaldo and Doralice” (Basile’s "The Bear"; Charles Perrault’s "Donkey-Skin"; the Grimms’ "All Fur")
  • 2.1, “The Pig King” (Grimms’ "Hans My Hedgehog")
  • 3.1, “Crazy Peter” (Basile’s "Peruonto"; Grimms’ "Simple Hans")
  • 3.3, “Biancabella and the Snake” (elements of Basile’s "Penta With the Chopped-Off Hands" and "The Two Little Pizzas")
  • 3.4, “Fortunio” (elements of the Grimms’ "The Nixie in the Pond")
  • 4.1, “Costanza / Costanzo” (Grimms’ "How Six Made Their Way in the World")
  • 4.3, “Ancilotto, King of Provino” (Grimms’ "The Three Little Birds"; Carlo Gozzi’s "The Green Bird"; Crane's "The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird")
  • 5.1, “Guerrino and the Savage Man” (Grimms’ "Iron Hans")
  • 5.2, “Adamantina” (Basile’s "The Goose"; Grimms’ "The Golden Goose")
  • 7.5, “The Three Brothers” (Basile’s "The Five Sons"; Grimms’ "The Four Skillful Brothers")
  • 8.4, “Maestro Lattantio and His Apprentice Dionigi” (Grimms’ "The Thief and His Master")
  • 10.3, “Cesarino di Berni” (Basile’s "The Merchant"; Grimms’ "The Two Brothers")
  • 11.1, “Costantino Fortunato” (Basile’s "Cagliuso"; Perrault’s "Puss in Boots")

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