They move near Federigo in the countryside, where the son gets sick.
Federigo's Falcon
Giovanni Boccaccio, translated by Mark Musa and Peter Bondanella
Monna Giovanna was now a widow, and as is the custom among our women, she went to the country with her son to spend a year on one of her possessions very close by to Federigo’s farm, and it happened that this young boy became friends with Federigo and began to enjoy birds and hunting dogs; and after he had seen Federigo’s falcon fly many times, it pleased him so much that he very much wished it were his own, but he did not dare to ask for it, for he could see how dear it was to Federigo. And during this time, it happened that the young boy took ill, and his mother was much grieved, for he was her only child and she loved him enormously. She would spend the entire day by his side, never ceasing to comfort him, and often asking him if there was anything he desired, begging him to tell her what it might be, for if it were possible to obtain it, she would certainly do everything possible to get it. After the young boy had heard her make this offer many times, he said:
“Mother, if you can arrange for me to have Federigo’s falcon, I think I would be well very soon.
What happens to Monna and her son?
They move to the countryside to get away from her husband.
Monna watches her son get sick in Florence and decides to move him to the countryside.
They move near Federigo in the countryside, where the son gets sick.
They become obsessed with Federigo's falcon and move to the country to be near it.
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