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- Prostitutes pursued in wild hunt. (Cf. E501.2.4.) E501.5.1.2
- "If you have to go to a prostitute, go early in the morning." H588.17
- Clever prostitute. Gives advice on many questions. J1115.8
- Literal penance: boy outwits pope. For three years not to drink wine, not to lie in bed, nor sleep with a prostitute. He goes to a convent, sleeps on eider down, and sleeps with the nuns. (God's daughters). When the pope condemns him he says he will go to his brother-in-law (Christ: he has wedded God's daughters). (Cf. J1764.5.) J1161.5
- Girls must pay for young man's virginity. Girls repulsed by man climb in his window at night. Become pregnant and demand marriage. Branded as prostitutes and must pay the man. J1174.4
- Women call each other prostitutes. J1351
- Prostitutes wander. A woman having given her cook leave of absence for the next day asks her what day it is. "Saturday." "No, it is the day on which the prostitutes wander." The cook: "Yes, from one prostitute to another. Today I am with you, tomorrow with your sister." J1351.1
- Man is robbed of gold chain while with prostitute. He swallows her string of pearls in revenge. (Cf. K302.1.) K306.3
- Prostitute claims to be intended victim's daughter. Robs him. K347.1
- Prostitute frightens lover with cries of "Thief!" Gets his money. K1213.2
- Prostitute poses as noble woman. K1315.5.1
- Prostitute paid with counterfeit money. K1581.11
- Paramour sends prostitutes in disguise to take mistress to "convent". Husband is deceived by the ruse. K1592
- Woman slandered as adulteress (prostitute). (Usually by unsuccessful suitor.) (Crescentia, Genoveva, Susanna.) K2112
- Punishment for forcing a girl to become prostitute. Q243.1.2
- Prostitute with venereal disease sent to lecherous king. Q244.3
- Father kills daughter lest she become prostitute. T314
- Wife born to be prostitute. Husband unable to change her ways, submits to them. T450.1
- Woman disappointed in love threatens to become prostitute. T450.2
- Prostitute has favorite lover. T450.4