Stith Thompson motif index · Motif
Thompson K1514.1 — The husband in the chicken house
Description
MotifThe husband in the chicken house. The husband returns unexpectedly and surprises his wife with her lover. She makes the husband believe he is pursued and hides him in the chicken house. (Cf. K1514.9.) *Type 1419A; **Schofield Sources and History of the 7th Novel of the 7th Day in the Decameron (Harvard Studies and Notes II); Bédier Fabliaux 450; Boccaccio Decameron III No. 4 (Lee 213); Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles No. 88; Italian Novella: *Rotunda; India: Thompson-Balys.
Associated ATU tale types
ConcordanceNo ATU tale type in the current concordance points to this Thompson motif.
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