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

1380: The faithless wife

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1350-1439: Stories about Married Couples > 1380-1404: The Foolish Wife and Her Husband > 1380: The faithless wife

Description

Asks God how she can fool her husband. The husband from the tree (or rafters) tells her that she can make him blind by feeding him milk-toast. The husband feigns blindness and slays the lover. The body is thrown into the river. Cf. Types 1324*, 1375,…

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Without Title	1380	Netherlands	1971	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De farske-boltsjedea	1380	Netherlands	1975	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Door het rinket	1380	Netherlands	1896	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
False Old Mawkin	1380	British		Internet Archive
Wie een kuil graaft voor een ander valt er dikwils zelf in	1380	Netherlands	1894	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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