Its most concise telling is in Poggio Bracciolini's Facetiae (1450), where it is titled "The man who searched in the river for his dead wife": A man, whose wife had drowned in a stream, went up the river against the current to look for the body.
Cerita paling menonjol dikisahkan dalam Facetiae (1450) karya Poggio Bracciolini, dimana cerita tersebut diberi judul "Pria yang mencari jasad istrinya di sungai": Seorang pria, yang istrinya tenggelam di sungai, mengarungi sungai tersebut melawan arus untuk mencari jasadnya.