Thief overhears and oversees quarrel of two jealous wives. Arraigned before judge, he asks any punishment be given him rather than that of having two wives — Mythoi

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Thief overhears and oversees quarrel of two jealous wives. Arraigned before judge, he asks any punishment be given him rather than that of having two wives.

Sex. · Married life. · Characteristics of wives and husbands. · view the constellation · filed as T251.1.6

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Avoiding the shrewish wife.

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Belfagor. The devil frightened by the shrewish wife. A man persuades his shrewish wife to let herself be lowered into a well. When he comes to pull her out he raises a genie (devil) who is glad to escape from the woman. Later he frightens the devil by telling him that his wife has escaped Late husband chooses to remain in Purgatory rather than to return to his shrewish wife Man had rather remain transformed to mule than to live with his shrewish wife Man forces devil to take back the shrewish wife Minstrel throws wife into sea: her tongue the heaviest thing on board. Ordered to throw all heavy articles overboard

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