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

1437: A Sweet Word

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1350-1439: Stories about Married Couples > 1430-1439: The Foolish Couple > 1437: A Sweet Word

Description

A quarrelsome husband asked by his dying wife for a sweet word answers, "Honey is sweet" or throws a Bible at her. [J1541.1, J2497]. Cf. Type 1696B*.

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Without Title 1437 Netherlands 1967 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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