Gullible husband removes from wife's garment dust gathered while she lies with another man — Mythoi

Motif

Gullible husband removes from wife's garment dust gathered while she lies with another man.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Gullible fools. · Gullible fools. · view the constellation · filed as J2301.3

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Gullible husbands. (Cf. J2311.0.1., J2311.2, J2311.7, J2312, J2313, J2314, J2315, J2316, J2324, J2331.)

Filed beside it

Husband takes back faithless wife on her oath to be faithful His wife has become a widow. Numskull buys cloth used only by widows and is therefore convinced

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Dwarf king (fairy) laughs at the absurdities he sees about him. (1) Sees man who is to die that day complain that his shoes are too thin. (Cf. J2174.) (2) Sees women adorn their heads when they are immoral below. (Cf. J2050.) (3) Sees man remove from his wife's garment dust gathered while she lay with another man. (Cf. J2301.3.) (4) Sees persons making plans while forgetting to say, "If God wills."

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