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

1463: Finger-drying Contest Won by Deception

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1440-1524: Stories about a Woman > 1450-1474: Looking for a Wife > 1463: Finger-drying Contest Won by Deception

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Three daughters are to wet hands; the first to have hands dry is to be the first to marry. The youngest waves her hand, exclaiming, »I don't want a man!» She wins. [K95].

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