Wife Is the Main Thing, A

DESCRIPTION: Jack complains that there's no one to look after his house, make him a good meal, or mend his clothes. An old man says to stop complaining: "a wife's the main thing." Jack marries a farmer's daughter "and never did he rue the day"
AUTHOR: N. Stone (source: Greig/Duncan5)
EARLIEST DATE: 1914 (Greig/Duncan5)
KEYWORDS: marriage
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan5 1068, "A Wife Is the Main Thing" (1 text)
Roud #6761
File: GrD1068

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