Abandoned wife hidden under a tub

Motif

Abandoned wife hidden under a tub.

Unnatural cruelty. · Cruel persecutions. · Disposal of cast-off wife. · view the constellation · filed as S445

“" Yes," they all cried, " she shall have mercy, only do tell us." Then said he, " Our sister is here," and he lifted up the tub, and the King's daughter came forth in her royal garments with the golden star on her forehead, and she was beautiful, delicate, and fair. Then they were all rejoiced, and fell on her neck, and kissed and loved her with all their hearts. Now she stayed at home with Benjamin and helped him with the work.”

— Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 9 · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

On our shelf — the index’s citations, resolved to served chapters

generalGrimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 9Thompson cites: Grimm No. 9.

Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

general Cox 501
general Grimm No. 9. → on our shelf: Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes, Tale 9

Within the index

Filed under Disposal of cast-off wife.

Filed beside it

Cast-off wife exposed in boat Cast-off wife thrown into water. (Cf. S142.)Cast-off wife abandoned on island. (Cf. S145.)Cast-off wife abandoned in pit. (Cf. T581.2.)Cast-off wife's head shaven Cast-off wife sent to herd cows Abandoned queen blinded Cast-off wife and child abandoned in forest. (Cf. S143.)Outcast wife and her son live in poverty Rejected wife asks to take away only what she brought

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Tabu: speaking during certain time Transformation through thoughtless wish of parent Transformation by pinching flower (life token)Disenchantment by maintaining silence for a year or more Tasks performed with help of old woman Quest for lost brother(s)

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