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Bride test: thrift.

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

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  • general *Types 1451, 1452.
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Filed under Bride test.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Bride test: making dress from wasted flax Bride test: thrifty cutting of cheese. Three girls tested. First eats rind and all, second cuts away good cheese, third cuts away just enough
Filed beside it
Ring (jewel) bride test. Hero will marry girl possessing certain ring or jewel Bride chosen from girls assembled at feast. (Cf. H311.) Deceased wife marriage test. Man will marry woman meeting certain specifications prescribed by his deceased wife Bride test: size of feet Bride test: performance of tasks Bride contest: game Bride test: industry Bride test: domestic skill Bride test: kindness Bride test: greediness Bride test: obedience Bride test: constancy Bride test: wisdom (cleverness)

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