The Carefree Wife

Once upon a time, there lived a husband and wife. The wife was a lazy and carefree woman, and on top of that, she had a big sweet tooth: she had eaten up everything on nuts and gingerbread, so that in the end, she was left with only one shirt, and even that one was worn out and torn.

A big holiday was approaching, but the wife had nothing to wear except that tattered shirt. So she said to her husband:
"Go to the market, husband, and buy me a shirt for the holiday."

The husband went to the market, saw a goose being sold, and bought it instead of a shirt.

When he came home, his wife asked:
"Did you buy me a shirt?"
"I did," replied the husband, "but it's a goose."

The wife misheard him and said:
"Well, even if it's tight, I'll wear it out!"
She took off her torn shirt and threw it into the stove.

Then she asked:
"Where is the shirt? Let me put it on."
"But I told you I bought a goose, not a shirt."

And so the wife was left without a shirt, completely naked.

More fairy tales

• The Rooster and the Hen
• The Miraculous Shirt
• The Winter Quarters of the Animals
• The Bean Seed
• Fear Has Big Eyes