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

890: The Pound of Flesh

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 880-899: Proofs of FidelitY and Innocence > 890: The Pound of Flesh

Description

The wife as judge saves her husband. I. A merchant buys a bride in Turkey for her weight in gold. II. He gets the money by giving as security a piece of his own flesh. III. (a) The husband is abroad and (b) while he is away three merchants fall in…

Variants

890A. The Serpent in the Bosom

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
White Onion 890 Chilean Internet Archive

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