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Quarreling prince and princess vow that if they are married he will desert her on the wedding day and she will make him eat boiled rice and thin broth for six months. It so happens.

Ordaining the future. · Vows and oaths. · Vows concerning sex. · view the constellation · filed as M149.4

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
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Filed under Vows concerning sex – miscellaneous.

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Lovers vow to marry only each otherVow to die rather than marry unwelcome suitorVow to kill more successful rivalOath to marry daughters only into family with bridegroom for each daughterVow to get stubborn girl half-married onlyVow only to marry daughter to the man who kills snake by her house

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