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

1805: Confessions of a Pious Woman

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1725-1849: Jokes about Clergymen and Religious Figures > 1800-1849: Other Jokes about Religious Figures > 1805: Confessions of a Pious Woman

Description

Allegorically tells her sin; repeatedly confesses the sin she committed in her youth, as its remembrance gives her delight (and the like). Cf. Type 1851.

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