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[Raffaele Giancarlo]

Dear All,

enclosed please find another Apostolic tale. This story even became a  
novel by Giuseppe Longo.
Linda Pagli has translated that novel in vulgar, e.g., Boccaccio  
style. I have translated the summary of the story, with some notes. In  
due time, the entire novel will be translated.

You will find attached: the translated summary and the vulgar version .

Here is a recap of the story.
rg

The Novel of Feltino
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In January 1978, a school on Complexity took place in Erice (Sicily).  
Among the attendees, there were Alberto (in the story referred to as  
Alberto Salernitano), a few young, intelligent and beautiful ladies  
and a man, apparently named Feltino. This latter had a largely   
unmotivated excellent opinion of himself and was also somewhat  
arrogant. On top of that, he though that his charm was irresistible to  
women. So, he started courting the young ladies at the gathering,  
although he was a married man. The ladies made some fun of the guy and  
talked to Alberto about the courting. Alberto decided that something  
had to be done about that. So, he plotted the following.

Alberto made Feltino believe that some Sicilian women had madly fallen  
in love with Alberto, Feltino and Ottavio, another member of the  
company. Those women urged  a romantic meeting, since their hearths  
were burning for those young man. Now, you see, it is very well known  
that Sicilian man are quite jealous  of their women. So, when Feltino  
learned this news by Alberto he was indeed flattered, surely tempted,  
but reluctant because of the possible consequences if family member of  
the women would find out. Sure enough, Alberto convinced Feltino that  
the women would make arrangements so that no one would find out.  
Marital bonds ? apparently they were dismissed by saying that he  
(Feltino) would do anything not to acquire  the reputation of  man  
that  has  ladies wait for him.

Indeed, the place of the romantic meeting was set at night in a garden  
in Erice. The women would be hiding to show up only once that Feltino  
had sung a particular song, which he did sing in romantic expectation.  
But then, from the bushes, several very mad Siciian man came out  
yelling. Alberto and Ottavio disappeared very quickly and Feltino was  
left to deal with  the man, who claimed to be the relatives of the  
women that Feltino had dishonored. Such a thing demand a solid beating  
of Feltino and then marriage. Feltino was speechless and scared, He  
was taken by the man to another place, where the entire student  
gathering  was waiting for him. It was explained to him by Alberto  
that there were no women waiting for him and that everything was  
pre-arranged. He also told him that all is well that ends well and  
recommended Feltino to think about what had just happened in the  
future. Then, the company left Feltino to his embarrassment and went  
on to have fun for the rest of the night.
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