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Bonsall at 14:34, 28 November 2025

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Steinmetz (1999)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Steinmetz (1999)
	\|Has Motif=Deception; Failed/rejected seduction~~; Deceitful lover~~; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder; Evidence; False evidence of unchastity/criminality; Slander: wife falsely accused; Identity object; Clothes; Ring; Member of Clergy		\|Has Motif=Deception; Failed/rejected seduction; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder; Evidence; False evidence of unchastity/criminality; Slander: wife falsely accused; Identity object; Clothes; Ring; Member of Clergy; Adultery; Misinterpretation; Concealed lover; Deceitful lover; Jealous husband; Violent punishment
	\|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-~~over~~ concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and murder her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.		\|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-lover concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and murder her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.


	[[Steinmetz, Die Hystorij von Diocleciano (1999)]]		From [[Steinmetz, Die Hystorij von Diocleciano (1999)]].

			[Added by Jane Bonsall]
	\|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:		\|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:

	'''Analogues:''' Hagen, ''Gesamtabenteuer'', 68 ‘Zwei Kaufmänner und die treue Hausfrau’ (by Ruprecht von Würzburg); ''Gesta Romanorum'', 69 ‘Das Hemd der Treue’; ''Decameron'', 2.9 (possibly the original source for this); Bandello, ''Le Novelle'', 21; Shakespeare, ''Cymbeline'' (up to the second act); Rosen, ''Das Papageienbuch'', Night 7: ‘Geschichte vom indischen Königssohn und dem Weibe des Kriegers’; Grimm, ''Deutsche Sagen'', 531 ‚Der Mann im Pflug‘.		'''Analogues:''' Hagen, ''Gesamtabenteuer'', 68 ‘Zwei Kaufmänner und die treue Hausfrau’ (by Ruprecht von Würzburg); ''Gesta Romanorum'', 69 ‘Das Hemd der Treue’; ''Decameron'', 2.9 (possibly the original source for this); Bandello, ''Le Novelle'', 21; Shakespeare, ''Cymbeline'' (up to the second act); Rosen, ''Das Papageienbuch'', Night 7: ‘Geschichte vom indischen Königssohn und dem Weibe des Kriegers’; Grimm, ''Deutsche Sagen'', 531 ‚Der Mann im Pflug‘.
	}}		}}

Bonsall at 14:19, 28 November 2025

2025-11-28T14:19:36Z

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	\|Has Motif=Deception; Failed/rejected seduction; Deceitful lover; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder; Evidence; False evidence of unchastity/criminality; Slander: wife falsely accused; Identity object; Clothes; Ring; Member of Clergy		\|Has Motif=Deception; Failed/rejected seduction; Deceitful lover; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder; Evidence; False evidence of unchastity/criminality; Slander: wife falsely accused; Identity object; Clothes; Ring; Member of Clergy
	\|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-over concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and murder her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.		\|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-over concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and murder her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.


			[[Steinmetz, Die Hystorij von Diocleciano (1999)]]
	\|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:		\|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:

	'''Analogues:''' Hagen, ''Gesamtabenteuer'', 68 ‘Zwei Kaufmänner und die treue Hausfrau’ (by Ruprecht von Würzburg); ''Gesta Romanorum'', 69 ‘Das Hemd der Treue’; ''Decameron'', 2.9 (possibly the original source for this); Bandello, ''Le Novelle'', 21; Shakespeare, ''Cymbeline'' (up to the second act); Rosen, ''Das Papageienbuch'', Night 7: ‘Geschichte vom indischen Königssohn und dem Weibe des Kriegers’; Grimm, ''Deutsche Sagen'', 531 ‚Der Mann im Pflug‘.		'''Analogues:''' Hagen, ''Gesamtabenteuer'', 68 ‘Zwei Kaufmänner und die treue Hausfrau’ (by Ruprecht von Würzburg); ''Gesta Romanorum'', 69 ‘Das Hemd der Treue’; ''Decameron'', 2.9 (possibly the original source for this); Bandello, ''Le Novelle'', 21; Shakespeare, ''Cymbeline'' (up to the second act); Rosen, ''Das Papageienbuch'', Night 7: ‘Geschichte vom indischen Königssohn und dem Weibe des Kriegers’; Grimm, ''Deutsche Sagen'', 531 ‚Der Mann im Pflug‘.
	}}		}}

Bonsall at 13:39, 1 July 2025

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Steinmetz (1999)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Steinmetz (1999)
	\|Has Motif=Deception; Failed/rejected seduction; Deceitful lover; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder; Evidence; False evidence of unchastity/criminality; Slander: wife falsely accused; Identity object; Clothes; Ring; Member of Clergy		\|Has Motif=Deception; Failed/rejected seduction; Deceitful lover; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder; Evidence; False evidence of unchastity/criminality; Slander: wife falsely accused; Identity object; Clothes; Ring; Member of Clergy
	\|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-over concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and ~~muder~~ her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.		\|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-over concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and murder her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.
	\|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:		\|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:

	'''Analogues:''' Hagen, ''Gesamtabenteuer'', 68 ‘Zwei Kaufmänner und die treue Hausfrau’ (by Ruprecht von Würzburg); ''Gesta Romanorum'', 69 ‘Das Hemd der Treue’; ''Decameron'', 2.9 (possibly the original source for this); Bandello, ''Le Novelle'', 21; Shakespeare, ''Cymbeline'' (up to the second act); Rosen, ''Das Papageienbuch'', Night 7: ‘Geschichte vom indischen Königssohn und dem Weibe des Kriegers’; Grimm, ''Deutsche Sagen'', 531 ‚Der Mann im Pflug‘.		'''Analogues:''' Hagen, ''Gesamtabenteuer'', 68 ‘Zwei Kaufmänner und die treue Hausfrau’ (by Ruprecht von Würzburg); ''Gesta Romanorum'', 69 ‘Das Hemd der Treue’; ''Decameron'', 2.9 (possibly the original source for this); Bandello, ''Le Novelle'', 21; Shakespeare, ''Cymbeline'' (up to the second act); Rosen, ''Das Papageienbuch'', Night 7: ‘Geschichte vom indischen Königssohn und dem Weibe des Kriegers’; Grimm, ''Deutsche Sagen'', 531 ‚Der Mann im Pflug‘.
	}}		}}

Bonsall at 11:55, 4 April 2025

2025-04-04T11:55:44Z

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	{{Inset Story		{{Inset Story
	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Steinmetz (1999)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Steinmetz (1999)
	\|Has Motif=Deception; Failed/rejected seduction; Deceitful lover; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder; Evidence; False evidence of unchastity/criminality; Slander: wife falsely accused; Identity object; Clothes; Ring		\|Has Motif=Deception; Failed/rejected seduction; Deceitful lover; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder; Evidence; False evidence of unchastity/criminality; Slander: wife falsely accused; Identity object; Clothes; Ring; Member of Clergy
	\|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-over concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and muder her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.		\|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-over concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and muder her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.
	\|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:		\|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:

Noeth: Text replacement - "Has Content Tag=" to "Has Motif="

2025-03-04T19:13:04Z

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	{{Inset Story		{{Inset Story
	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Steinmetz (1999)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Steinmetz (1999)
	\|Has ~~Content Tag~~=Deception; Failed/rejected seduction; Deceitful lover; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder; Evidence; False evidence of unchastity/criminality; Slander: wife falsely accused; Identity object; Clothes; Ring		\|Has Motif=Deception; Failed/rejected seduction; Deceitful lover; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder; Evidence; False evidence of unchastity/criminality; Slander: wife falsely accused; Identity object; Clothes; Ring
	\|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-over concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and muder her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.		\|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-over concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and muder her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.
	\|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:		\|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:

Bonsall at 16:31, 21 January 2025

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	{{Inset Story		{{Inset Story
	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Steinmetz (1999)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Steinmetz (1999)
	\|Has Content Tag=Deception; Failed/rejected seduction; Deceitful lover; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder; Evidence; False evidence of unchastity/criminality; Slander: wife falsely accused		\|Has Content Tag=Deception; Failed/rejected seduction; Deceitful lover; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder; Evidence; False evidence of unchastity/criminality; Slander: wife falsely accused; Identity object; Clothes; Ring
	\|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-over concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and muder her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.		\|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-over concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and muder her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.
	\|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:		\|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:

Bonsall at 12:53, 20 January 2025

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	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Steinmetz (1999)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Steinmetz (1999)
	\|Has Content Tag=Deception; Failed/rejected seduction; Deceitful lover; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder; Evidence; False evidence of unchastity/criminality		\|Has Content Tag=Deception; Failed/rejected seduction; Deceitful lover; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder; Evidence; False evidence of unchastity/criminality; Slander: wife falsely accused
	\|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-over concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and muder her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.		\|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-over concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and muder her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.
	\|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:		\|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:

Bonsall at 12:53, 20 January 2025

2025-01-20T12:53:27Z

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	{{Inset Story		{{Inset Story
	\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Steinmetz (1999)		\|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Steinmetz (1999)
	\|Has Content Tag=~~(False) proof of fidelity;~~ Deception; Failed/rejected seduction; Deceitful lover; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder		\|Has Content Tag=Deception; Failed/rejected seduction; Deceitful lover; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder; Evidence; False evidence of unchastity/criminality
	\|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-over concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and muder her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.		\|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-over concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and muder her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.
	\|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:		\|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:

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{{Inset Story
|Has Critical Literature=Nishimura (2001); Steinmetz (1999)
|Has Content Tag=(False) proof of fidelity; Deception; Failed/rejected seduction; Deceitful lover; Person concealed within a chest; Chastity; Riches; Murder
|Has Summary=A merchant brags to his fellows about his wife's chastity. He bets a huge amount of money that none of them could seduce her, and one of them sets out to try. However, despite all his efforts, the wife is unmoved. The would-be-lover despairs, until he is offered a solution by a pious-seeming monk. The monk contrives an excuse to have a large chest delivered to the merchant's wife's chambers, with the would-be-over concealed inside. Once there, the man collects some of her belongings - a belt, a ring - and also spies on her in her sleep, observing that she has a mole under her right breast. Armed with this false evidence, he returns to the merchant, who believes that his wife has indeed been unfaithful. The merchant sends a servant to his household ahead of his return, with instructions to take his wife out into the woods and muder her. Taking pity on her, the servant lets the wife escape, and brings her bloody nightgown to his master as evidence of her death.
|Has Note=Nishimura notes motif types for this story (TMI K1342, K2112.1, ATU 882, TU5194), and several analogues and reference stories:

'''Analogues:''' Hagen, ''Gesamtabenteuer'', 68 ‘Zwei Kaufmänner und die treue Hausfrau’ (by Ruprecht von Würzburg); ''Gesta Romanorum'', 69 ‘Das Hemd der Treue’; ''Decameron'', 2.9 (possibly the original source for this); Bandello, ''Le Novelle'', 21; Shakespeare, ''Cymbeline'' (up to the second act); Rosen, ''Das Papageienbuch'', Night 7: ‘Geschichte vom indischen Königssohn und dem Weibe des Kriegers’; Grimm, ''Deutsche Sagen'', 531 ‚Der Mann im Pflug‘.
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