Tasks imposed at suggestion of spouse (sweetheart)

Motif

Tasks imposed at suggestion of spouse (sweetheart).

Tests. · Tests of prowess: tasks. · Assignment and performance of tasks. · Assignment of tasks. · Assignment of tasks in response to suggestion. · view the constellation · filed as H916

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Filed under Assignment of tasks in response to suggestion.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Tasks imposed because of wife's foolish boast Task imposed because of girl's foolish boast Tasks assigned at suggestion of wife and paramour

Filed beside it

Tasks assigned at suggestion of jealous rivals Tasks assigned at suggestion of jealous brothers (sisters) Tasks assigned by jealous parent Tasks assigned because of mother's foolish boasting. The mother foolishly boasts to the king that the daughter can perform an impossible task (often spinning) Tasks assigned because of girl's (boy's) own foolish boast Tasks assigned at own unwitting suggestion. Jason thus sent for the Golden Fleece Tasks assigned at suggestion contained in letter borne by the victim Assignment of tasks in response to suggestion – miscellaneous

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Foolish boasts get man into trouble. Man boasts to boss that his brother can do twice the work he does. The boss hires him. The two brothers tell him their father can do as much work in a day as the boys can do in a week. The boss fires them, tells them to send their father to work for him. (Cf. H915, H916, N455.4.)

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