The story deals with a wealthy old man named Januarie (often modernized as "January") who marries a young woman named May. One of Januarie's servants, a young man named Damyan (often modernized as "Damian") falls in love with May and she agrees to have an affair with him, although it is difficult for the two to spend any time alone with each other because Januarie watches May jealously. When Januarie suddenly goes blind, he becomes even more jealous and never allows May to go anywhere unless she is holding his hand. However, May and Damyan conspire to meet in Januarie's garden, a place which Januarie believes he alone can access. The fairy king magically restores Januarie's sight, allowing him to see his wife's infidelity, but the fairy queen magically gives May the ability to give her hus
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| - The story deals with a wealthy old man named Januarie (often modernized as "January") who marries a young woman named May. One of Januarie's servants, a young man named Damyan (often modernized as "Damian") falls in love with May and she agrees to have an affair with him, although it is difficult for the two to spend any time alone with each other because Januarie watches May jealously. When Januarie suddenly goes blind, he becomes even more jealous and never allows May to go anywhere unless she is holding his hand. However, May and Damyan conspire to meet in Januarie's garden, a place which Januarie believes he alone can access. The fairy king magically restores Januarie's sight, allowing him to see his wife's infidelity, but the fairy queen magically gives May the ability to give her hus
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| - The story deals with a wealthy old man named Januarie (often modernized as "January") who marries a young woman named May. One of Januarie's servants, a young man named Damyan (often modernized as "Damian") falls in love with May and she agrees to have an affair with him, although it is difficult for the two to spend any time alone with each other because Januarie watches May jealously. When Januarie suddenly goes blind, he becomes even more jealous and never allows May to go anywhere unless she is holding his hand. However, May and Damyan conspire to meet in Januarie's garden, a place which Januarie believes he alone can access. The fairy king magically restores Januarie's sight, allowing him to see his wife's infidelity, but the fairy queen magically gives May the ability to give her husband a convincing, and perfectly innocent, explanation of what she was doing.
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