Husband eats wife's share of food as well as his own — Mythoi

Motif

Husband eats wife's share of food as well as his own.

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – personal. · view the constellation · filed as W125.5

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Gluttony.

Filed beside it

Greedy animal eats poisoned fruit in spite of warning Gluttonous wife eats all the meal while cooking it New son-in-law given choice of meals eats all Pupil eats cakes given as alms for his master [First Edition: W125.1. "I commend my family to your care", says the glutton as he begins eating a dish he has been warned will kill him.]

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