Lazy wife in soiled dress thinks husband is bringing her a new dress from market. He is bringing a goose — Mythoi

Motif

Lazy wife in soiled dress thinks husband is bringing her a new dress from market. He is bringing a goose.

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – personal. · view the constellation · filed as W111.3.1

Cited in the index

general Type 1371*.

Within the index

Filed under The lazy wife.

Filed beside it

Cat beaten for not working. Lazy wife must hold cat and is scratched Lazy wife throws bread out of window instead of putting it back into oven Why he beats her. Lazy wife beaten by husband maintains that she has done nothing. That is why he is beating her Wife too lazy to spin. Supposed dead husband comes back to life and gives his wife a beating, because there was no shirt even in the event of death "Who will not work, shall not eat." Idle daughter-in-law learns work

Carried in tale types

The Lazy Woman is Cured · ATU 902* 1 recorded variant

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