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Motif

The husband in the chicken house. The husband returns unexpectedly and surprises his wife with her lover. She makes the husband believe he is pursued and hides him in the chicken house. (Cf. K1514.9.)

Deceptions. · Deceptions connected with adultery. · Adulteress outwits husband. · view the constellation · filed as K1514.1

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Scholars’ trail — 7references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Italian Novella*Rotunda
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
  • general *Type 1419A
  • general **Schofield Sources and History of the 7th Novel of the 7th Day in the Decameron (Harvard Studies and Notes II)
  • general Bédier Fabliaux 450
  • general Boccaccio Decameron III No. 4 (Lee 213)
  • general Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles No. 88
Within the index

Filed under Adulteress gets rid of husband while she entertains lover.

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Husband duped into doing penance while rascal enjoys the wifeHusband duped into believing he is in purgatoryReturning husband beaten by servants. Mistaken for lover whom he has told them to beatHusband hides in chest to catch paramour. (Cf. K1566.)Adulteress locks up hidden husband and meets loversWife has hiding husband carried off in basket by thievesWife throws husband down precipice so she can be with loverAdulteress has lover unload wood on doorstep. This keeps husband outAdulteress sets husband to watch for intruder while she entertains the paramourIllness feigned to call physician paramourAdulteress pretends to go to say her prayers. Keeps tryst with paramourAdulteress gives paramour tryst in house of ill-fame. Meets husband who leaves in shameParamour unties mare. Husband chases mare while the wife entertains the paramourAdulteress throws small coffer out of window. While the husband retrieves it the paramour changes hiding placesLover masks as pregnant woman: adulteress sent by husband to act as midwife, meets loverAdulteress together with lover while husband sleeps
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Adulteress has lover unload wood on doorstep. This keeps husband out
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