Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales

1453: Bride test: key in flax reveals laziness

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1440-1524: Stories about a Woman > 1450-1474: Looking for a Wife > 1453: Bride test: key in flax reveals laziness

Description

Suitor hides key in flax on spinning wheel. Finds it there next day. [H382.1].

Variants

1453A. The fast weaver

Girl keeps dropping shuttle on floor.

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Stabbursnøkkelen i rokkehodet1453NorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway1841

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Key in the Distaff 1453 Norwegian Internet Archive

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