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Motif

Lover hidden in chest with feathers. Husband believes he is a devil. (Cf. K1218.1.)

Deceptions. · Deceptions connected with adultery. · Adulteress outwits husband. · view the constellation · filed as K1517.4

Cited in the index
  • general J. Prinz "A Tale of a Prioress and her Three Wooers" Literar.-Hist. Forschungen XLVII (Berlin, 1912) 65ff., 113ff.
  • general Hilka Compilatio Singularis Exemplorum No. 14.
Within the index

Filed under Paramour escapes by disguise.

1 finer motif beneath it
Paramour falls in cesspool. Husband thinks he is a demon
Filed beside it
The lovers as pursuer and fugitive. The wife is visited by two gallants. When the husband approaches, one goes out with drawn sword; the other hides in the house. She convinces her husband that she has given refuge to a fugitive Paramour poses as doctor Paramour in vat: disguise as vat-buyer. Husband thinks he is testing the vat Paramour poses as unsuccessful suitor. When surprised with the wife he tells the husband that he has been trying to force the woman, with no success. The wife supports the statement Paramour escapes disguised as monk Paramour disguised as pregnant woman Paramour poses as robber Paramour disguised as cloth merchant is surprised by the husband. He asks the woman to be paid for a pretended sale Paramour leaving love-tryst is met by husband. Pretends he had come to see him on business Paramour escapes by pretending to be returning borrowed basket Escaping paramour said to be a deity
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
The entrapped suitors. (Lai l'épervier.) The chaste wife has them one at a time undress and hide. The husband and guests come and chase them off

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