| PAGE |
| Preface | vii |
| Introduction | xi |
| The story of Romolo and Remolo | 1 |
| How Virgil was born | 4 |
| Virgil, the Emperor, and the two Doves | 11 |
| Virgil and the Rock of Posilippo | 14 |
| Virgil, the Emperor, and the Truffles | 17 |
| BalsÀbo | 21 |
| Virgil, Minuzzolo, and the Siren | 33 |
| Laverna | 38 |
| Virgil and the Ugly Girl | 43 |
| Virgil and the Gem | 44 |
| II. The Flies in Rome | 45 |
| The Columns of Virgil and his Three Wonderful Statues | 49 |
| Virgil and Adelone | 54 |
| Virgil and Dorione, or the Magic Vase | 58 |
| Virgil and the Lady of Ice and Water | 63 |
| Virgil the Magician, or the Four Venuses | 66 |
| Virgil, the Lady, and the Chair | 71 |
| Virgil and the Goddess of the Chase | 75 |
| Virgil and the Spirit of Mirth | 80 |
| Nero and Seneca | 88 |
| Virgil and Cicero | 92 |
| Virgil and the Goddess Vesta | 97 |
| The Stone Fish, and how Virgil made it Eatable | 103 |
| Virgil and the Bronze Horse | 106 |
| Virgil and the Ball-Player | 108 |
| Virgil and the Gentleman who Brayed | 111 |
| Virgil and the Girl with Golden Locks | 113 |
| Virgil and the Peasant of Arezzo | 117 |
| The Girl and the Flageolet | 123 |
| La Beghina di Arezzo, or Virgil and the Sorceress | 128 |
| The Spirit of the Snow of Colle Alto | 134 |
| The Legend of La Madonna Della Neve | 139 |
| The Magician Virgil: a Legend from the Sabine | 140 |
| Virgil, the Wicked Princess, and the Iron Man | 152 |
| Giovanni di Bologna and the God Mercury | 155 |
| The Double-Faced Statue, or how Virgil Conjured Janus | 161 |
| Virgil and his Courtiers | 163 |
| Virgil and the Three Shepherds | 164 |
| The Golden Pine-Cone | 167 |
| Virgil’s Magic Loom | 172 |
| Virgil and the Priest | 180 |
| Il Giglio di Firenze, or the Story of Virgil and the Lilies | 182 |
| II. Virgil and the Beautiful Lady of the Lily | 185 |
| Virgil and the Daughter of the Emperor of Rome | 185 |
| Proverb Stories of Virgil | |
| I. Virgil and Pollione | 190 |
| II. Virgil and Matteo | 194 |
| Virgil and the Father of Twelve Children | 197 |
| Virgil as a Physician, or Virgil and the Mouse | 199 |
| The Onion of Cettardo | 203 |
