Man commends wife to devil. Devil takes the charge seriously and guards woman's chastity during husband's absence

Motif

Man commends wife to devil. Devil takes the charge seriously and guards woman's chastity during husband's absence.

Tabu. · Tabu connected with supernatural beings. · Tabu: profanely calling up spirit (devil, etc.). · view the constellation · filed as C12.4

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general *Type 1352
general *Wesseiski Märchen 193.

Within the index

Filed under Devil invoked: appears unexpectedly.

1 finer motif beneath it

Mother wishes lazy daughter may marry devil. Devil appears and marries her

Filed beside it

Devil called on for help. When the devil appears man excuses himself Oath: "May the devil take me if.". Devil does Oath: "May the devil whet my scythe." Devil leaves only the handle Devil's name used in curse. Appears

Carried in tale types

The Devil Guards the Wife's Chastity · ATU 13521 recorded variant

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