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- Magic paralysis of tongue of a talkative wife. D2072.0.5.3
- Talkative wife discredited. Husband tells his talkative wife about treasure he has discovered. To discredit her report he tells her also of impossible things (woodcock in the fish net, fish in the bird trap, etc.). She repeats it all and whole story is disbelieved. Husband may keep his treasure. J1151.1.1
- Fool sells goods to a statue. He is told not to sell to talkative people. The statue is the only one he can find who is not talkative. J1853.1
- Talkative thief caught. J2136.5.2
- Talkative man betrays his companion. When his faults are pointed out he maintains that he is better than his companion, who is immediately investigated. J2352
- Talkative animals incense master. He gives them twice-threshed straw to eat as punishment. J2362
- Talkativeness. W141
- Talkativeness of the fishwives of Paris. Anecdotes of their invective. X253.1