Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
1416: The mouse in the silver jug. The new Eve
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The New Eve. A poor woman laments at Eve's curiosity and says women are no longer so. The king lets them enjoy themselves in castle, but they must not open a certain silver jug [C324]. The woman can not let it alone. There is a mouse in the jug.… Examples
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| Text title | ATU | Language | Author | Origin | Publication Date |
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| A Lost Paradise | 1416 | English | Andrew Lang | France | 1910 |
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