Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson K1652 — Woman who tries to push husband into river falls in when he steps aside

K1652
Thompson motif reference
K
Deceptions
0
Associated ATU tale types

Description

Motif

Woman who tries to push husband into river falls in when he steps aside. She drowns because she has tied his hands and he is unable to aid her. (She also thinks he is blind because she has fed him rich food to induce blindness.) (Cf. Type 1380.) U.S.: *Baughman.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

No ATU tale type in the current concordance points to this Thompson motif.