Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
891: The Man Who Deserts his Wife and Sets Her the Task of Bearing Him a Child
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I. The Prince Deserts His Wife. (a) A girl by accident arouses the enmity of a prince, who threatens to make her half a wife, or the like, and marries her, or (b) a prince becomes angry at his wife. (c) The prince deserts his wife, (d) or imprisons…
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