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 He also greatly marveled at all the events that occurred because of the cruel and impious sentence that the harsh tyrant had given Feristeno, as he mounted his horse before the appearance of dawn of the following day. Moreover, he did not need the sedan any more now he had become healthy and he reached the seventh palace at the hour of Tierces.

He dismounted there, and he took the damsel whom he met by the hand and enjoyed for quite a while the delightful conversation with her. And while relaxing with some delicious foods, he ordered the storyteller, who was the last one, to begin his tale. The storyteller who was not far from the Lord, obeyed his order, and giving him due reverence, he began his story in this way, "Sire, I think that the other storytellers have recounted events that occurred to others in their stories. But I, instead, will narrate what has happened to myself, rather than to others."

 Novella VII – Sunday

N my country, called Chimo, among other skills in which people usually train their children, it is rare if they do not also involve music. Hence, many are found there that excel in the music profession. And while I was the son of a man of few means, he willingly spent his earnings solely so that I had skills that were equal to those of other young men of my age. 