μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Sharing joy and sorrow. Man pledged to do so with his wife follows instructions literally. Beats her – a joy to him and a sorrow to her.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever practical retorts. · Retorts between husband and wife. · view the constellation · filed as J1541.1.1

Cited in the index
  • general BP III 277f.
Within the index

Filed under The good words. A man pledged to give his wife only good words hits her with a prayer book.

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