C116. Baer (p. 119). The Foolish Woman

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Types ATU1387A the lazy wife throws bread out of window
Motifs
W0111.3.3 the lazy wife throws bread out of window
Notes

Christensen reminds readers that "in ancient times in almost all parts of Africa... the supremacy of woman in the home was well established," and she conjectures that one of her tales "seems to be a masculine protest against the prevailing inequality of the sexes"

conclusion: "This tale may well be of European provenience, yet it is consistent with African and Afro-American folktale tradition."

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I need to see if Baer has consistently listed parallels from Christensen's book!