the decameron
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The Decameron
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Decameron Book 10, Day 9
Main Characters
Saladin - A valiant prince
Messer Torello – A humble man, helping Saladin blindly
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Saladin
Prince in Babylon Concerned about
breakout of war Travels to Pavia to
scout the insurgency, as a merchant
Meets Messer Torello upon his arrival.
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Messer Torello Allows Saladin and his men to stay at his home as
they arrive
Has no idea that Saladin is a prince
Treats Saladin with utmost respect and high honor
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Messer Torello’s Acts of Kindness
Allowed the men into his home Threw Magnificent feasts
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The Crusade
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Messer Torello’s Promise
Messer Tells his wife if he should not return she should feel no worry over remarriage
The wife of Messer, distraught gives him a ring, to remember her by
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Messer Meet Saladin Again
Messer is indeed captured He is imprisoned He is assigned to Hawk Training, which he is
naturally talented
Saladin takes notice of him and makes Messer his Falconer
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Saladin recognizes Messer
Saladin recognizes Messer when he elicits a smile. Saladin is not sure it is Messer, so he tests
him Messer eventually passes the test Saladin is excited to have found the man that
was so kind to him
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Messer’s Discovery
Messer finds that another man by the name of Messer Torello has died, however those in his homeland believe it to be “the” Messer Messer then finds that his wife is scheduled to
remarry Messer then succumbs to great illness,
having given up hope
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Saladin Repays Kindness
Saladin seeing the man that was so kind fall ill promise to get him back to his wife
Saladin arranges for magic transportation of Messer back to Pavia
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Messer Torello Returns
Messer is tranported back home in time for the wedding
He then has his wife brought to him without being told who he is
He slips her ring into her drink, as she realizes who it is she is rejoiced
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The Meaning Of It All
Messer feels none of this would have been possible without Saladin
However, had Messer not been so kind to Saladin he would have not been in a position to receive Saladin’s kindness
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The Golden Rule
This story follows the Golden Rule