Respite from wooer while he brings clothes all night. The girl wastes time trying them on — Mythoi

Motif

Respite from wooer while he brings clothes all night. The girl wastes time trying them on.

Deceptions. · Deception into humiliating position. · Humiliated or baffled lovers. · view the constellation · filed as K1227.3

Filed across the traditions

Estonian Aarne FFC XXV 120 No. 31
Lithuanian Balys Legends Nos. 345f., 363, 398.
general BP I 221
general *Roberts 175

Within the index

Filed under Lover put off by deceptive respite.

1 finer motif beneath it

Girl refuses to dance with a devil until she is well dressed. The devil brings things till the cock crows. Another girl asks for all the things at once and must dance until she dies

Filed beside it

Lover put off till girl bathes and dresses. She escapes Suitors put off till web is woven. Unwoven each night. (Penelope.) Girl asks undesired lover to take off his boots. She pulls off one partway and escapes Woman leaves importunate lover waiting in her room. Feigns illness and then escapes Girl asks undesired lover to follow her but not to step on her shadow Girl says she has made vow not to marry until pilgrimage is made Girl as umpire in suitor test (shooting arrows) escapes Importunate lover kept overlong at supper: must leave Escape from undesired lover by alleging menstrual period

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