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

882: The wager on the wife's chastity

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 880-899: Proofs of FidelitY and Innocence > 882: The wager on the wife's chastity

Description

A ship captain marries a poor girl. Makes a wager with a merchant on the chastity of his wife. Through treachery, the merchant secures a token of unfaithfulness (ring). The captain leaves home. The wife follows him in men's clothing. They reach home…

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Great Narbone	882	Italian	Internet Archive
Innkeeper of Moscow	882	German	Internet Archive
Piniated Englishman and Hellfire Jack	882	British	Internet Archive
Wager on the Wife's Chastity	882	Chilean	Internet Archive
Wormwood	882	Italian	Internet Archive
Wright's Chaste Wife	882A*	British	Internet Archive

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