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Motif

Seventy tales of a parrot prevent a wife's adultery. The parrot keeps her interested until her husband's return.

Deceptions. · Deceptions connected with adultery. · Other deceits connected with adultery. · view the constellation · filed as K1591

Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Boggs FFC XC 59 No. *435.
  • general *Schmidt Cukasaptati (Kiel, 1894, Stuttgart, 1896)
  • general Köhler-Bolte I 47, 336, 513
  • general Clouston Tales II 196ff.
Within the index

Filed under Other deceits connected with adultery.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Faithless wife kills magic parrot which has betrayed her Peacock left as spy on adulterous wife Dog guards chastity of master's wife during his absence
Filed beside it
The lover's gift regained Lover blackmails adulteress Husband duped by paramour into taking his wife to him. She is veiled Innocent confessor duped into being go-between for adulteress and lover. By following suggestions in her false accusations to confessor the lover reaches her side Wife takes servant's place and discovers husband's adultery. The husband says that he is going into a state of meditation with a cloth over his face. He substitutes a servant and goes to his mistress. The wife finds the deceit and takes the servant's place. On his return the husband tells the supposed servant of his adultery Paramour feigns loss of genitals in order to obtain the husband's confidence Adulteress uses the public baths as a meeting-place with her lover. A naive remark by her child exposes the deception to the husband Woman excites peasant (secretary), who draws line on floor and dares her to cross it. When she does, adultery is committed Paramour sends prostitutes in disguise to take mistress to "convent". Husband is deceived by the ruse Adulteress disguised as boy elopes with paramour Student extends his course so as to enjoy the professor's wife The "loyal" adulteress. Complacent in all except kissing. Explains that her mouth is the only part of her body which has promised fidelity to her husband Faithful wife in disguise saves husband from punishment for adultery
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