- Everybody got a major kick out of this story, but Filomena can see that it's getting late.
- She realizes it's time for a transfer of power, so she takes the laurel crown off her head and passes it to Neifile.
- Neifile blushes and Boccaccio says she looks even more beautiful for it. But don't be tricked: she's no shrinking violet. She has a few ideas about how to rule the group.
- First, she says, they need to take a two-day sabbatical from storytelling. Since the next day is Friday, they need time for religious observances and on Saturday they have to bathe, whether they need it or not.
- Also, since they fast on Saturday in honor of the Virgin Mary, it wouldn't be a great time for a game like theirs.
- And there's one more thing: they should really think about moving to a new location, so they don't get invaded by others fleeing from Florence.
- But don't worry, Neifile says. She's got it under control.
- She also feels that their subject for that day was too broad, so she's going to narrow it down even more. So when they tell stories next, they'll tackle the theme of "Ingenuity and Industry."
- In other words, stories about people who work hard to achieve or recover something.
- Everyone agrees with Neifile, of course, and they go to play in a garden until supper.
- The day ends with Emilia dancing and Pampinea singing a song about a happy, requited love.