Wife dismisses maid who is husband's mistress and tells him she has fled. Husband understands and reforms — Mythoi

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Wife dismisses maid who is husband's mistress and tells him she has fled. Husband understands and reforms.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever persons and acts. · Clever persons. · view the constellation · filed as J1112.2

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Italian Novella Rotunda.

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Wife reforms wayward husband. Makes gift to husband's mistress so that she may receive him fittingly. Husband is shamed into reforming Clever wife advises husband how to succeed on adventures Wives prevent war by placing themselves and their children between two armies Clever wife obtains secrets from husband by questioning him

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