μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Bride test: thrifty cutting of cheese. Three girls tested. First eats rind and all, second cuts away good cheese, third cuts away just enough.

Tests. · Marriage tests. · Bride tests. · Bride test. · view the constellation · filed as H381.2

Cited in the index
  • general Type 1452
  • general BP III 236
  • general Hdwb. d. Märchens I 92b.
Within the index

Filed under Bride test: thrift.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Bride test: thrifty peeling of apple Bride test: thrifty scraping of bread tray
Filed beside it
Bride test: making dress from wasted flax
Carried in tale types

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