The lazy wife — Mythoi

Motif

The lazy wife.

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – personal. · view the constellation · filed as W111.3

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Middle EasternThe Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Chapter 14
Middle EasternThe Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Chapter 8
Australian AboriginalAustralian Legendary Tales and More Australian Legendary Tales, 20Ouyan the Curlew

Within the index

Filed under Laziness.

6 finer motifs beneath 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 "Who will not work, shall not eat." Idle daughter-in-law learns work

Filed beside it

Contest in laziness. Each cites instances of his laziness The lazy servant Lazy husband Other lazy persons