Men rulers in their house asked to sing. No man in congregation does so. Priest alone sings. Next year he cannot, for then he has a maid

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Men rulers in their house asked to sing. No man in congregation does so. Priest alone sings. Next year he cannot, for then he has a maid.

Sex. · Married life. · Characteristics of wives and husbands. · view the constellation · filed as T252.5

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 Wesselski Bebel II 148 No. 157
general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 811.

Within the index

Filed under The overbearing wife.

Filed beside it

Unsuccessful search for man who can rule his wife Cock shows browbeaten husband how to rule his wife. (Cf. J21.16, J130.)Wife threatens husband with death if he will not tell secrets Prize for husband who rules his wife. (Ham, egg.)Wife threatens suicide if she does not have her own way Vexed woman brings pot down on husband's head in presence of guest

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