Les quatre voeux du vilain et de sa femme

In 14th-century France, Vilain is a peasant who prays often and fervently to Saint Martin. Touched by this devotion, the Saint appears to the peasant and offers him four wishes. Villain tell... Read allIn 14th-century France, Vilain is a peasant who prays often and fervently to Saint Martin. Touched by this devotion, the Saint appears to the peasant and offers him four wishes. Villain tells his robust and disbelieving wife, who laughingly makes a wish for anatomical changes in ... Read allIn 14th-century France, Vilain is a peasant who prays often and fervently to Saint Martin. Touched by this devotion, the Saint appears to the peasant and offers him four wishes. Villain tells his robust and disbelieving wife, who laughingly makes a wish for anatomical changes in her husband. Saint Martin complies, and Villain replies in kind with a wish of his own abo... Read all