The envious accuser. A woman accuses another of being a harlot. The second: "You would like to be in my place but no one wants you." — Mythoi

Motif

The envious accuser. A woman accuses another of being a harlot. The second: "You would like to be in my place but no one wants you."

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever verbal retorts (repartee). · Rude retorts. · view the constellation · filed as J1351.2

Cited in the index

general *Wesselski Bebel II 127 No. 83.

Within the index

Filed under Women call each other prostitutes.

Filed beside it

Prostitutes wander. A woman having given her cook leave of absence for the next day asks her what day it is. "Saturday." "No, it is the day on which the prostitutes wander." The cook: "Yes, from one prostitute to another. Today I am with you, tomorrow with your sister."

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