Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson K1517.1 — The lovers as pursuer and fugitive

K1517.1
Thompson motif reference
K
Deceptions
1
Associated ATU tale types
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Description

Motif

The lovers as pursuer and fugitive. The wife is visited by two gallants. When the husband approaches, one goes out with drawn sword; the other hides in the house. She convinces her husband that she has given refuge to a fugitive. *Type 1419D; *Bédier Fabliaux 229ff.; *Basset 1001 Contes II 143; *Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin II 186 No. 351; *Chauvin VIII 39 No. 7, IX 21 No. 8; Boccaccio Decameron VII No. 6 (Lee 203); von der Hagen II xxxii ff; Dunlop-Wilson II 114ff.; Hdwb. d. Märchens I 99b. — Spanish Exempla: Keller; Italian Novella: *Rotunda; India: Thompson-Balys.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

These links are derived from the Thompson motif references stored in the Folklore Database's ATU concordance.

ATUTitle
ATU 1419D Undefined
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