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Motif

Husband beaten by paramour. Husband, dressed in wife's clothing, is beaten by forewarned paramour. The latter says that he is testing the wife's fidelity to her husband.

Deceptions. · Deceptions connected with adultery. · Adulteress outwits husband. · view the constellation · filed as K1514.4.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Childers
  • Italian Novella *Rotunda.
Within the index

Filed under Returning husband beaten by servants. Mistaken for lover whom he has told them to beat.

Filed beside it
Husband hides in curtain to catch paramour. On entering, paramour threatens to kill husband if he should appear

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “forewarned” · wander