The curious wife: wait and see. A man and his wife overhear thieves planning to rob the house, put the man out of the way, and have their will of the wife. The man wants to raise an alarm. She says, "Wait and see."

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The curious wife: wait and see. A man and his wife overhear thieves planning to rob the house, put the man out of the way, and have their will of the wife. The man wants to raise an alarm. She says, "Wait and see."

Sex. · Married life. · Characteristics of wives and husbands. · view the constellation · filed as T258.1

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general *Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin II 242 No. 538.

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Husband insists on knowing wife's secret

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Wife insists upon knowing husband's secret

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