Noah's secret betrayed by his wife. The devil persuades his wife to intoxicate him and then find out what he is doing (building the ark).
Deceptions. · Villains and traitors. · Treacherous relatives. · view the constellation · filed as K2213.4.2
Motif
Cited in the index
- general Dh I 258.
Carried in tale types
- The Devil in Noah's Ark [K485] · ATU 825 12 recorded variants
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