While this tale is quite simple, the Manciple's ornamentation turns the simple legend found in Ovid's Metamorphosis into something almost ludicrously overblown. He alludes to all sorts of classical lore, relevant or not. He even stops his narration for digressions and piles up pointless rhetorical devices. The moral he appends to the tale is clear: Repeating scandal is a dangerous business, so one should restrain one's tongue and think upon the crow.
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