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

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

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever practical retorts. · Retorts between husband and wife. · view the constellation · filed as J1541.1

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general *BP III 278.

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Filed under Husband outwits his wife.

1 finer motif beneath it

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

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The flute makes more noise. A man overcomes his quarrelsome wife by playing the flute as long as she is scolding Woman repulses ugly husband's advances. He placates her by telling her that he wants a handsome child Husband and wife separate and divide property. Man keeps the house, gives the wife the road

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