Strength in words, in herbs, and in stones. When first two do not cure shrewish wife, the last does. (Cf. J1563.6, J1581.2, J2412.5.)

Motif

Strength in words, in herbs, and in stones. When first two do not cure shrewish wife, the last does. (Cf. J1563.6, J1581.2, J2412.5.)

Sex. · Married life. · Characteristics of wives and husbands. · view the constellation · filed as T251.5

Scholars’ trail — 2references

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general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 134
general Mensa Philosophica No. 58.

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Man ejected from heaven for folly of marrying twice Christ, not having married, knew nothing about suffering. So thinks the man after hearing all about Christ's torments Man reprimanded by judge for marrying several times. The man replies that he was always looking for a good wife Avoiding the shrewish wife Taming the shrew. By outdoing his wife in shrewishness the husband renders her obedient St. Peter's wife meets him with a broom handle. She is waiting for him at the rear door of the house Socrates and Zanthippe: "After thunder rain". He thus remarks as she empties slops on his head The browbeaten husband from under the table: "The man always has a man's heart."Husband will not search for shrewish wife who has run away from him Shrewish wife gives husband beating every morning Husband consoled by seeing woman even more shrewish than his wife. (Cf. J882.)Wife beats her husband and eats up everything he earns Fakir thankful for shrewish wife: she is a thorn in his flesh and warns him from neglecting the ways of righteousness

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When the sweet fails try the bitter. Man pleads with thief who is stealing his figs. When pleading fails he brings him down from tree with stones. (Cf. J1581.2, T251.5.)When hints do not get rid of unwelcome guests, force must be used. Thus man treats his sons-in-law Reinforcement of the request for alms. A clown asks for alms and receives nothing. He then throws pellets made of herbs at the steward, saying that there is great power in words, herbs, and stones: he has tried two of them and plans to try the third. He is given alms Healing with the cherry tree. A man whose wife refuses to talk remembers that a priest drank black cherry juice whenever he lost his voice. He cannot get the cordial but concluding that a limb of the cherry tree will have the same effect beats his wife with is. She is cured

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