The Snow-Child. (Modus Leibinc.) A sailor's wife bears a son in his absence and says that it came from eating snow. Later the husband makes away with the boy who, he says, melted in the sun

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The Snow-Child. (Modus Leibinc.) A sailor's wife bears a son in his absence and says that it came from eating snow. Later the husband makes away with the boy who, he says, melted in the sun.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever practical retorts. · One absurdity rebukes another. · view the constellation · filed as J1532.1

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Scholars’ trail — 4references

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Italian Novella*Rotunda.
general *Type 1362
general *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 208
general BP IV 130

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Filed under Adulteress's absurdity rebuked.

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Retorts between husband and wife. (Cf. J1532.1.)

Carried in tale types

The Snow-Child · ATU 13621 recorded variant

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