ten female storytellers to keep her amused; disguised among them is Zoza. Each tells five stories, most of which are more suitable to courtly, rather than juvenile, audiences. The Moorish woman's treachery is revealed in the final story (related, suitably, by Zoza), and she is buried, pregnant, up to her neck in the ground and left to die. Zoza and the Prince live happily ever after. Many of these fairy tales are the oldest known variants in existence. The fairy tales are: The First Day "The Tale of the Ogre" "The Myrtle" "Peruonto" - connected to Russian tale "At the Pike's Behest" ("Emelian the Fool") "Vardiello" "The Flea" "Cenerentola" – translated into English as Cinderella "The Merchant" "Goat-Face" "The Enchanted Doe" - a variant of The Knights of the Fish "The Flayed Old Lady" - variant of The King Who Would Have a Beautiful Wife The Second Day "Parsley" – a variant of Rapunzel "Green Meadow" - variant of The Bird Lover "Violet" "Pippo" – a variant of Puss In Boots "The Snake" "The She-Bear" – a variant of Allerleirauh "The Dove" – a variant of The Master Maid "The Young Slave" – a variant of Snow White "The Padlock" "The Buddy" The Third Day "Cannetella" "Penta of the Chopped-off Hands" – a variant of The Girl Without Hands "Face" "Sapia Liccarda" "The Cockroach, the Mouse, and the Cricket" - variant of The Princess Who Never Smiled "The Garlic Patch" "Corvetto" "The Booby" "Rosella" "The Three Fairies" – a variant of Frau Holle The Fourth Day "The Stone in the Cock's Head" "The Two Brothers" "The Three Enchanted Princes" "The Seven Little Pork Rinds" – a variant of The Three Spinners "The Dragon" "The Three Crowns" "The Two Cakes" – a variant of Diamonds and Toads "The Seven Doves" – a variant of The Seven Ravens "The Raven" – a variant of Trusty John "Pride Punished" – a variant of King Thrushbeard The Fifth Day "The Goose" "The Months" "Pintosmalto" – a variant of Mr Simigdáli "The Golden Root" – a variant of Cupid and Psyche "Sun, Moon, and Talia" – a variant of Sleeping Beauty "Sapia" "The Five Sons" "Nennillo and Nennella" – a variant of Brother and Sister "The Three Citrons" – a variant of The Love for Three Oranges Translations The text was translated into German by Felix Liebrecht in 1846, into English by John Edward Taylor