Lover's gift regained: borrowing from the husband and returning to the wife. The lover borrows money from the husband with which to corrupt the wife, later telling the husband that the money was returned to the wife during the husband's absence — Mythoi

Motif

Lover's gift regained: borrowing from the husband and returning to the wife. The lover borrows money from the husband with which to corrupt the wife, later telling the husband that the money was returned to the wife during the husband's absence.

Deceptions. · Deceptions connected with adultery. · Other deceits connected with adultery. · view the constellation · filed as K1581.3

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella *Rotunda.
general **Spargo FFC XCI
general Boccaccio Decameron VIII Nos. 1, 2 (*Lee 247ff.)
general F. N. Robinson Works of Chaucer 838a (Shipman's Tale)

Within the index

Filed under The lover's gift regained.

Filed beside it

Lover's gift regained: the broken (removed) article. The lover breaks (or removes) an article of household equipment and convinces the husband that for that reason the wife has confiscated that which he gave her as a present Lover's gift regained: horse and wagon as gift. The lover regains gift of horse and wagon by pretending to the husband that the wife has confiscated them because he brought wood of uneven quality Lover's gift regained: accidental discovery of identity. The lover, ignorant of the identity of the husband, tells him of his experience with the wife. The husband persuades the lover to lead him to the scene, where the wife is compelled to restore all but a small part of the money Lover's gift regained: piece of cloth as gift. The lover regains by a ruse and thievery the borrowed piece of cloth which he has presented to his mistress Lover's gift regained: jewelry as gift. The lover presents the wife with a valuable piece of jewelry, which he regains by pretending to the husband that he has left it as a pledge Lover's gift regained: anser venalis (goose as gift). The lover regains his gift by a ruse (obscene) Lover's gift regained: refusal to leave bed. Woman fearing exposure returns money Lover's gift regained: spending money to purchase lover's worthless goods Lover's gift regained: payment with worthless money. Lover bargains with the husband. Pays him with worthless money Prostitute paid with counterfeit money Husband gets gift which paramour has given to wife

Carried in tale types

Borrowing from the Husband and Returning to the Wife · ATU 1420C 1 recorded variant

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