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N13 Husbands wager that they will be able to do what wives tell them to do. One is told to drown himself: loses wager
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- The Obedient Drinker · ATU 1706B
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- Wager on the most obedient wife. The husband tames his shrewish wife so that he wins the wager · N12 entry
- Chastity wager. A man makes a wager on his wife's chastity. In spite of unsuccessful attempts to seduce her and of false proofs presented, he wins the wager · N15 entry
- Wagers on unborn children · N16 entry
- Wager on truthfulness of servant. The servant is sent to a neighbor's where he is made drunk and is seduced by the neighbor's wife. He tells the master all · N25 entry