"Who will not work, shall not eat." Idle daughter-in-law learns work — Mythoi

Motif

"Who will not work, shall not eat." Idle daughter-in-law learns work.

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – personal. · view the constellation · filed as W111.3.6

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 59 59.— FEEDEEICK AND CATHEEINE.
Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 185 185.— THE POOR BOY IN THE GRAVE.
Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 34 34.— CLEVEE ELSIE.
Literary Crystallization Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None , Chapter 72 LXXII. THE SUPPER.

Filed across the traditions

Lithuanian Balys Index No. 1370A*.

Within the index

Filed under The lazy wife.

Filed beside it

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

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