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Wait, so... you're telling me that El colloquio de los perros, THE famous short story by Cervantes, is actually about... two dogs talking? Is that what you're trying to tell me?? (Checks notes) yes and also it's a story within a story because we love nested narratives like the thousand and one nights.

Ok so the Illustrious Scullery Maid had a terrible twist ending.

So far the story about the Illustrious Scullery Maid is one of my favorites. It's like Rinconete y Cortadillo crossed with a romcom.

Just finished "La fuerza de la sangre".... uh... definitely not the highlight of the collection. And yet somehow Cervantes does seem to acknowledge that this guy is a total CREEP.

Paraphrasing: and so Rinconete and Cortadillo went on to have lots of adventures in the thieves' guild, and they should definitely be written down, but now this story is over ok bye bye the end, next story. (what???? Where's the rest??? MIGUEL YOU FORGOT TO WRITE THE REST??)

2nd tale and the main character has absolutely no chill of which to speak. Also Cervantes has reminded me that marriages required banns to be published beforehand, even in the 1590s. (Luckily the council of Trent says a Bishop can dispense with the banns.) (I only care about this for a research thing.)