Не се отделяй от вратата (Образът на глупавата жена в анекдотичната приказка)
Don’t Leave the Door (The Character of the Stupid Woman in the Anecdotal Tale)

Summary/Abstract: The text analyzes an international plot (1009 according to Aarne- Thompson’s catalogue), which is spread not only in Europe, but also in Asia. The goal of the paper is to show that the interpretation of the episode as a play on words reveals only one aspect of its meaning. The plot is compared to some ritual practices amid the Slavs. An attempt is made to analyze its initial semantics, as well as its subsequent transformation and interpretation as an intellectual inadequacy. On the basis of this plot and some other anecdotal tales the question of the definition of the anecdotal genre in folklore is raised.

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