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 They would have had happy and peaceful lives if they had had children. Both were very sad about this and one day they agreed after their lamentations, that if, at some time, they were to have children, one being male and the other female, they would have them join in marriage.

Not long thereafter, their desire was fulfilled because on almost the same day their wives with great contentment gave birth to truly exceptionally beautiful children. One was a son, called Feristeno, and the other a daughter, named Giulla.

They were brought up virtuously until they could be sent to school. Then they were entrusted to a learned and holy person who taught them to read and write as well as good manners. This program was successful because the children were very intelligent and learned as much as their wise tutor taught them. And as they were still young, they loved each other dearly and they could not be separated from one another for too long. In addition to his other skills, their tutor was also able to arrange bouquets of roses or other flowers so that they would easily represent the face of a man or a woman. The children enjoyed this art very much and, besides the other skills they learned, they became so excellent in it that hey surpassed their tutor in a short amount of time.