Discuss the numerous occurrences and significance of ATU Types 560-649 in Aesop's Fables.

I have to hand it to you, Professor - that question made the rest of that exam totally worth it. In fact, were it not for that question, I would have quite a few choice words for you - but all is forgiven.

Tell me, Tales, which is more foolish: Murdock Varletti, or taking him seriously?

If I hear of any riots, duels, or general animosity between any of my Tales and the Aesopeans due to Murdock's prolific tendency towards mischief, I may very well have to laugh the offending parties out of our eccentric little community. Honestly.

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For the rag-tag bunch of scoundrels that you are, dear Tales of mine, I am really very fond of you. Professor, I'm so terribly sorry you weren't in the Thousands Nights instead.

[after this.]

( Private to Soo Min )

( Private to Rick and Riva )

( 'She does not know where any tale waits
before it's told.' )

( 'Her sister and her husband fall asleep.
She lies awake and stares up in the dark,
playing the variations in her mind' )

( 'But once the story's done, the teller's dead,
her only hope's to start another tale.
Scheherazade inspects her store of words;
half-built, half-baked ideas and dreams combine...' )