Wife threatens husband with death if he will not tell secrets

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Wife threatens husband with death if he will not tell secrets.

Sex. · Married life. · Characteristics of wives and husbands. · view the constellation · filed as T252.3

Scholars’ trail — 3references

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India*Thompson-Balys.
general *Type 670
general **Aarne FFC XV 48ff.

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Filed under The overbearing wife.

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