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Motifs — first 20 of 891
- Creation match between goddess-wife, god-husband. A85
- Moon, sun are sister and brother, wife and husband. A736.1.4.2
- Star-husband. Star takes mortal maiden as wife. A762.1
- Of first parents husband so hideous he is kept hidden. A1279.1
- Origin of unrestricted sexual intercourse between husband and wife. A1352.1
- Why the wild boar is hunted by man for food: once a faithless wife killed by her husband. A1422.3
- Why woman is master of her husband. (Cf. A1372.9.) A1557
- Origin of code of conduct between husband and wife. A1571
- Why husband and wife shall not exchange hats. A1571.1
- Deity's wife creates mosquitoes to drive her husband out of jungle. A2034.1
- Why tigers do not kill women who run away after quarreling with their husbands. A2499.1
- The cat as vixen's husband. Frightens the other wild animals invited by the vixen. (Cf. K2324.) B281.9.1
- Treacherous wife forces husband to kill helpful dog. B335.1.1
- Animals warn wife of husband's danger. B521.4
- Animal wins husband for mistress. B582.1.2
- Animal husband provides characteristic animal food. B600.2
- Relatives kill animal-husband but wife throws herself into pyre. B691
- Husband ties a cock near wife's feet: snake-parasite in her stomach comes out to catch the cock and is killed by husband. B784.2.1.2
- Man commends wife to devil. Devil takes the charge seriously and guards woman's chastity during husband's absence. C12.4
- Wife curses wicked husband: "May devil take you!" Devil does. (Cf. M432.) C12.5.7
Episodes
Tale types
- ATU 103A The Cat as She-Fox's Husband
- ATU 1351A 'God Help You!' A husband and wife quarrel and do not speak to each other for a whole day
- ATU 1358B Husband Carries Off Box Containing Hidden Lover [K443
- ATU 1358C Trickster Discovers Adultery: Food Goes to Husband Instead of Lover [K1571]
- ATU 1359 Husband Outwits Adulteress and Lover
- ATU 1359B Husband Meets the Lover in the Wife's Place
- ATU 1359C Husband Prepares to Castrate the Crucifix
- ATU 1365C The Wife Insults the Husband as Lousy-head
- ATU 1366* The Cowering Husband (previously The Slippered Husband)
- ATU 1376A* How a Husband Cures his Wife of Fairy Tales (previously Story-teller Interrupted by Woman)