μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Finger-drying contest won by deception. Three daughters are to wet hands; the first to have hands dry is to be the first to marry. The youngest waves her hands, exclaiming, "I don't want a man!" She wins.

Deceptions. · Contests won by deception. · Other contests won by deception. · view the constellation · filed as K95

Filed across the traditions
  • U.S. Baughman
  • North Carolina Brown Collection I 701
  • Italian Novella Rotunda.
  • general *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 14
Within the index

Filed under Other contests won by deception.

Filed beside it
Cursing contest. Arrow sent as a curse Gambling contest won by deception Duel won by deception Beauty contest won by deception
Carried in tale types

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “finger-drying” · wander