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I am looking for a similar American tale to this old child's tale from my country?

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it is good story my mother used to tell my brothers and me for getting married and finding woman. See if you like, and please tell me if American has equal:

A MAN AND HIS WIFE:

There once was a man who had wife who no listen. In very much every way, she was pretty more than his first wife. Because she was so pretty, he no hit or discipline her. So she get more and more disobedient.

One day, he come home from herding goat, and find wife reading! BOOK! And no dinner? He say to wife "WIFE, Why you read, and no make me dinner? Why is house so dirty? First wife can't do everything, she is getting old, nearly 30, why you no help?"

Second wife say "Husband, I no clean and no cook. I read, and teach! I want to read the book Of God too!"

So, the Man say ``Ok, read this book, but then, make dinner and help first wife clean"

And he no hit or discipline her.

More time passes, the Man comes home and find wife no cook and no clean. She is reading now, no book of God, but other book. He say "Wife, why you no cook and no clean? Why you expect me to bring home food, and keep you warm and dry, and yet you no do anything?"

Wife say to man "Husband, I read so I talk to you better. We can talk about life, and world and knowledge". Man knows woman can no fit big thoughts in her little head, but because she was so pretty, he no hit and no discipline her. He say "Woman, fine, but then you help wife number one, who is old and ugly, nearly 30, cook and clean."

More time pass. He come home and find wife lazy and fat. She now is no help cook and clean, and read all day long, everything. He say to wife "wife, you are lazy and fat. Where is my pretty wife?"

She say "I don't need you, now I am smart and pretty and I can do anything, I no need cook and clean you have first wife for that."

The man had too much. So he took his belt finally and properly strapped her, laying into her pretty face. When she heal, many months later, she found she could no longer read the books well. And her face was no longer much pretty than first wife.

What should I do now, say the young wife to herself? I no pretty, I no read, what may I do what myself?

First wife come along and say, "come second wife, help me make dinner, and clean for our Husband who provides us with a dry home, and many goats and food."

So second wife did. And when the Man came home, he had food and clean house. And thought to himself, it is much better to have a full stomach and a clean house, than a pretty wife who doesn't obey.

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  1. The only place you'd hear a story like this is in divorce court.  A man calling his wife old at 30, fat and ugly, demanding she cook him dinner and then he beats her when she doesn't?  That's a little something called 'abuse' and it's generally frowned upon since it's kind of against the law.  Some 'good' story you've got there...


  2. Eat your goats brains, anything is worth a try at your level

  3. I am pretty sure there is no equivalent for that in our culture-atleast not that I have ever heard.

  4. I wouldn't come to America if you expect to treat women this way. You'll get yourself thrown in jail. Stay where you are and raise your goats.  

  5. The story of me beating the jackass to death because hes a beligamous wife beating jack *** comes to mind.

  6. Frankie,

    Is great story. you no need american version. you translate very well for America. This story so beautiful. It make me cry. What a happy ending. Why cant women in america be like women in story.

    it remind me of old days when i sleep with goats in old country. and i beat my wife regular.

  7. I would be very surprised to find anything similar in America past or present.  For one thing we don't practice plural marriage, wives are not servants nor are they stupid and the man was really dumb.  He should have educated his smart second wife, let her get a job and support the family while he stayed home with the first wife to wait on him.

    It would take a real cultural leap to make that tale work in the USA.

  8. I don't know if America has a similar story, but I hope not.

    So, your mother wants you to marry an "ugly fat wife who does nothing but cook and clean for you, with the possibility of spousal abuse?" Wow.

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