| Peruonto | |
|---|---|
 The princess feeds raisins to her foolish husband, Peruonto, both afloat in the sea. Illustration from Stories from the Pentamerone (MacMillan, 1911). | |
| Folk tale | |
| Name | Peruonto |
| Aarne–Thompson grouping | ATU 675 (The Lazy Boy) |
| Region | Italy |
| Published in | Pentamerone, by Giambattista Basile |
| Related | At the Pike's Behest The Dolphin Half-Man Foolish Hans Peter the Fool |
Peruonto is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone.[1]
Despite its origins as a literary tale, variants are recorded from oral tradition across Europe, in the Americas, and even in Asia.[2]
- ^ "Peruonto: Giambattista Basile's Il Pentamerone (Story of Stories) 1911 Version". SurLaLune Fairy Tales. 2002-11-01. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
- ^ Thompson, Stith (1977). The Folktale. University of California Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-520-03537-2.