Vain woman has her cheeks miraculously burned. (Cf. Q550.) — Mythoi

Motif

Vain woman has her cheeks miraculously burned. (Cf. Q550.)

Rewards and punishments. · Deeds punished. · Overweening punished. · view the constellation · filed as Q331.2.1.2

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella Rotunda.

Within the index

Filed under Woman's vain display punished.

Filed beside it

Devil impersonates woman's maid at her toilette Husband rubs off paint from wife's cheeks. Threatens to scrape them the next time Vain woman wears corset so tight that it stifles her to death Clothes-proud woman trips over long skirt. Devil laughs

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Miraculous punishments

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