μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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  • JewishGaster Exempla 220 No. 159, *Neuman.
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Filed under Seduction by bearing false order from husband or father.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Trickster asks husband for one thing and the wife for another. The husband's order: "Let him have what he wants."Trickster friar seduces woman under pretence of administering forgotten sacrament. When the woman objects, the husband who thinks the friar is engaging in a legitimate process, orders: "Bear the ordeal in peace."Fox sleeps with tiger's wife by giving her deceptive message from her mate
Filed beside it
"Both?" The youth is sent to the house to get two articles. He meets the two daughters and calls back to the master. "Both?" "Yes, I said both!" replies the master. The youth has his will of both daughtersSeduction by bearing false order from motherSeduction by bearing false order from lover

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