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Day 3 Story 1
Wherein a convent and its gardener have plenty of seeds to plant and plentiful crops to harvest ❤️
“There are many men and women who are so stupid as to really believe that when a young woman has the white veil placed on her head and the black cowl on her back, she is no longer a woman and no longer feels female cravings, as though when she became a nun, she was turned into a stone.”
— Jun 29, 2026 07:15AM
Wherein a convent and its gardener have plenty of seeds to plant and plentiful crops to harvest ❤️
“There are many men and women who are so stupid as to really believe that when a young woman has the white veil placed on her head and the black cowl on her back, she is no longer a woman and no longer feels female cravings, as though when she became a nun, she was turned into a stone.”
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Day 3 Story 6
An author obsessed.
Now that the lady knew how much tastier the kisses of her lover were than those of her husband, all her harshness toward Ricciardo was transformed into sweet affection, and she loved him from that day forward with the greatest tenderness in the world. Moreover, they were able to go on enjoying that love of theirs time and time again. And may God grant that we enjoy ours as well.
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An author obsessed.
Now that the lady knew how much tastier the kisses of her lover were than those of her husband, all her harshness toward Ricciardo was transformed into sweet affection, and she loved him from that day forward with the greatest tenderness in the world. Moreover, they were able to go on enjoying that love of theirs time and time again. And may God grant that we enjoy ours as well.
Murray
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Day 3 Story 5
The wife considers enjoying an affair:
“Since I'm here all by myself, and I have no reason to fear because there's nobody about, I don't see why I shouldn't take advantage of such a good opportunity while I can. No one will ever know a thing about it, and even if it were to get out, it's really better to act and repent than to do nothing and repent about that instead." ❤️🔥❤️🔥
— Jun 30, 2026 06:12PM
The wife considers enjoying an affair:
“Since I'm here all by myself, and I have no reason to fear because there's nobody about, I don't see why I shouldn't take advantage of such a good opportunity while I can. No one will ever know a thing about it, and even if it were to get out, it's really better to act and repent than to do nothing and repent about that instead." ❤️🔥❤️🔥
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Day 3 Story 4
A monk devises a penance for a husband that allows the monk to enjoy l’amore with the young wife while her husband is out of the picture.
Thus, while he carried on with his penance this way, his wife carried on her pleasant affair with the monk, during which she would quip to him from time to time: "You made Frate Puccio do the penance, but we're the ones who've gained Paradise."
— Jun 30, 2026 05:30PM
A monk devises a penance for a husband that allows the monk to enjoy l’amore with the young wife while her husband is out of the picture.
Thus, while he carried on with his penance this way, his wife carried on her pleasant affair with the monk, during which she would quip to him from time to time: "You made Frate Puccio do the penance, but we're the ones who've gained Paradise."
Murray
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Day 3 Story 3
An attractive married woman tricks a friar into becoming an unwitting go-between between herself and a man who has caught her fancy while her husband is off on a business trip.
“Having ascertained that he liked her as much as she liked him, the lady was possessed by a desire to enflame him all the more and assure him of the love she felt for him.”
💕💕 Fare l'amore 💕💕
— Jun 30, 2026 04:42PM
An attractive married woman tricks a friar into becoming an unwitting go-between between herself and a man who has caught her fancy while her husband is off on a business trip.
“Having ascertained that he liked her as much as she liked him, the lady was possessed by a desire to enflame him all the more and assure him of the love she felt for him.”
💕💕 Fare l'amore 💕💕
Murray
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Day 3 Story 3
A groom falls in love lust with the queen and impersonates the king in order to get into her bed.
“Burning in Love's fire, he did whatever he thought would give the Queen pleasure and would stand close by her stirrup, when she rode her palfrey, thinking himself blessed if he was merely able to touch her clothing.”
[A palfrey was a lightweight riding horse known for its smooth, ambling gait.]
— Jun 30, 2026 07:03AM
A groom falls in love lust with the queen and impersonates the king in order to get into her bed.
“Burning in Love's fire, he did whatever he thought would give the Queen pleasure and would stand close by her stirrup, when she rode her palfrey, thinking himself blessed if he was merely able to touch her clothing.”
[A palfrey was a lightweight riding horse known for its smooth, ambling gait.]
Murray
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Day 2, Story 10
A young woman, kidnapped by pirates 🏴☠️, chooses to remain with ‘Jack Sparrow’, rather than return to her husband.
“I have no intention of ever returning to you. For if you were squeezed till you were dry, they couldn't get a spoonful of sauce out of you.”
For hubs used every excuse not to have sex or whacking (their word) with her while the pirate sought every opportunity.
— Jun 13, 2026 10:39AM
A young woman, kidnapped by pirates 🏴☠️, chooses to remain with ‘Jack Sparrow’, rather than return to her husband.
“I have no intention of ever returning to you. For if you were squeezed till you were dry, they couldn't get a spoonful of sauce out of you.”
For hubs used every excuse not to have sex or whacking (their word) with her while the pirate sought every opportunity.
Murray
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Day 2, Story 9
Two men enter into a wager whether the one, Ambruogiuolo, can seduce the other’s faithful wife. Ambru contrives to get into her bedroom when the husband, Bernabò, is absent, and views her naked body while she sleeps. He later relates to the husband what she looks like sans clothing. Wild with jealousy, Bernabò plans to have his wife murdered. But she survives and the story does not end there.
— Jun 08, 2026 07:14AM
Two men enter into a wager whether the one, Ambruogiuolo, can seduce the other’s faithful wife. Ambru contrives to get into her bedroom when the husband, Bernabò, is absent, and views her naked body while she sleeps. He later relates to the husband what she looks like sans clothing. Wild with jealousy, Bernabò plans to have his wife murdered. But she survives and the story does not end there.
Murray
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Day 2, Story 8
Sex, Lies, Redemption & Restoration ❤️
Giannetta no sooner entered the room than the young man's pulse began pounding and only returned to normal after she left. As a result, the doctor felt absolutely certain about his diagnosis: "Your son's health doesn't depend on the remedies of physicians, but lies in Giannetta's hands. The young man is burning with love for her!”
— May 30, 2026 08:43AM
Sex, Lies, Redemption & Restoration ❤️
Giannetta no sooner entered the room than the young man's pulse began pounding and only returned to normal after she left. As a result, the doctor felt absolutely certain about his diagnosis: "Your son's health doesn't depend on the remedies of physicians, but lies in Giannetta's hands. The young man is burning with love for her!”
Murray
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DAY 2, STORY 7
BELLADONNA 🖤💀
Belladonna, deadly nightshade, is a highly toxic plant.
A blood-soaked satire on romantic love where a succession of men murder one another in order to make the Sultan’s stunning daughter their own.
“She had slept with eight men perhaps ten thousand times, yet she came to her wedding bed as if she were a virgin, and made her man believe she really was one.”
— May 18, 2026 11:45AM
BELLADONNA 🖤💀
Belladonna, deadly nightshade, is a highly toxic plant.
A blood-soaked satire on romantic love where a succession of men murder one another in order to make the Sultan’s stunning daughter their own.
“She had slept with eight men perhaps ten thousand times, yet she came to her wedding bed as if she were a virgin, and made her man believe she really was one.”
Murray
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Day 2, Story 6
A prince is imprisoned, his family flees to an island where pirates 🏴☠️ anchor and capture all but the wife. Her children are taken. Half mad with grief she continues to survive on the island, eating grass like the doe she spots. Going into a cave she finds two beautiful fawns who she nurtures with her own milk. Soon she lives in a state as wild as that of the doe and fawns. Until …
— Apr 28, 2026 10:27AM
A prince is imprisoned, his family flees to an island where pirates 🏴☠️ anchor and capture all but the wife. Her children are taken. Half mad with grief she continues to survive on the island, eating grass like the doe she spots. Going into a cave she finds two beautiful fawns who she nurtures with her own milk. Soon she lives in a state as wild as that of the doe and fawns. Until …
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Jun 29, 2026 07:17AM
I love that this is your THIRD time reading The Decameron. So impressive! Enjoy
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That’s GR playing games. I’ll keep going till I finish it once :)
Hey Val ✨✨ thanks! The story’s 700 years old but it could be a bit of a romcom ✨✨
There are many men and women who are so stupid as to really believe that when a young woman has the white veil placed on her head and the black cowl on her back, she is no longer a woman and no longer feels female cravings, as though when she became a nun, she was turned into a stone. And if they should hear anything that runs counter to this belief of theirs, they get as angry as they would if some enormous, horrific crime had been committed against Nature. They never stop to think about themselves and reflect on how they are never satisfied despite having complete freedom to do whatever they want, nor do they consider how potent the forces produced by idleness and confinement can be. Likewise, there are a whole lot of people who believe only too readily that the hoe and the spade, coarse food, and hard living eliminate all carnal desires in those who work the land and make them dim-witted and unperceptive. But now, since the Queen has ordered me to speak, I would like to tell you a tiny little story that is quite in keeping with the topic she has chosen and that will make it clear to you just how deluded all those people are who believe such things.
