"The Myrtle" is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone. It is Aarne-Thompson type 652A. == Synopsis == A woman wished for a child, even a sprig of myrtle, and gave birth to such a sprig.
"The Myrtle" is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone. It is Aarne-Thompson type 652A. == Synopsis == A woman wished for a child, even a sprig of myrtle, and gave birth to such a sprig.
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