Monkey (jackal, etc.) shows husband how to rule his wife — Mythoi

Motif

Monkey (jackal, etc.) shows husband how to rule his wife.

Sex. · Married life. · Characteristics of wives and husbands. · view the constellation · filed as T252.2.2

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Cock shows browbeaten husband how to rule his wife. (Cf. J21.16, J130.)

1 finer motif beneath it

King tells jackal his statistics are wrong since there are more men than women. Jackal: husbands ruled by their wives counted as women

Filed beside it

King sees how male stork kills his unfaithful wife. Follows its example

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