Clever wife — Mythoi

Motif

Clever wife.

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

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Middle Eastern The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments , Chapter 16
Australian Aboriginal Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales , 23 Goonur, the Woman-Doctor
Australian Aboriginal Australian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales , 37 Gheeger Gheeger the Cold

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Clever persons.

5 finer motifs beneath it

Wife reforms wayward husband. Makes gift to husband's mistress so that she may receive him fittingly. Husband is shamed into reforming Wife dismisses maid who is husband's mistress and tells him she has fled. Husband understands and reforms 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

Filed beside it

Clever girl Clever boy Clever servant. (Cf. J1111.6, J1341, J1561.4, N25, P360, W111.2.) Clever professions Foolish person becomes clever Animal as trickster Clever bird Clever younger generation Clever court jester

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