The old maid in bed. On one side is a bundle of straw (her husband) and on the other a dog (her child). She gives the straw bundle a push and thereupon falls on the floor herself — Mythoi

Motif

The old maid in bed. On one side is a bundle of straw (her husband) and on the other a dog (her child). She gives the straw bundle a push and thereupon falls on the floor herself.

Humor. · Humor concerning sex. · Jokes on old maids. · view the constellation · filed as X752

Cited in the index

general Type 1480*.

Within the index

Filed under Jokes on old maids.

Filed beside it

X751.Marriage forbidden outside the parish. An order is read in church forbidding the young people to marry girls from other parishes A youth promises to marry an old maid if she will sit all night on the roof. She falls down The meal of beans. One of the old maid's three teeth breaks off The wolf steals the old maid. She keeps him for a husband The mother trains the old maid to speak properly. Absurd results

Carried in tale types

Miscellaneous Tales of Old Maids · ATU 1488 1 recorded variant

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