Man forbids wife to open chest. Loaded crossbow placed in it. She opens it and is killed — Mythoi

Motif

Man forbids wife to open chest. Loaded crossbow placed in it. She opens it and is killed.

Sex. · Married life. · Characteristics of wives and husbands. · view the constellation · filed as T254.4

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella Rotunda.

Within the index

Filed under The disobedient wife.

Filed beside it

The husband shows his wife poison to avoid: she takes it and dies Husband forbids wife to ride on the dog: she immediately does so and is bitten Man with obedient wife looks young; with disobedient, old Husband warns wife not to enter empty furnace. She does so and it falls in upon her Disobedient wife punished

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