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

1406: The merry wives wager . . .

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1350-1439: Stories about Married Couples > 1405-1429: The Foolish Husband and His Wife > 1406: The merry wives wager . . .

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Dumme menn og troll til kjerringer1406NorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway1841
The Merry Wives1406EnglishAndrew LangDenmark1897
The Believing Husbands1406EnglishAndrew LangScotland1910

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
BelievingHusbands 1406 Scottish Internet Archive
Gown in the Bathhouse 1406 Arab Internet Archive
Merry Wifes 1406 Danish Internet Archive
Stupid Men and Shrewish Wives 1406 Norway Internet Archive
Two Husbands 1406 Israeli Internet Archive
Which was the Foolishest? 1406 Icelandic Internet Archive

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