Rash promise

The rash promise is a common motif in medieval and folk literature, especially fairy tales.[1][2] It was also termed a blind promise or rash boon. It is classified in the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature as motif M223[3][4] and likely has an Oriental origin.[5]

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  3. ^ Thompson, Stith (1955–58). Motif-index of folk-literature : a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books, and local legends. Bloomington: Indiana UP.
  4. ^ Chaucer, Geoffrey; Benson, Larry Dean (2008). The riverside Chaucer: based on The works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Oxford UP. pp. 895–. ISBN 9780199552092. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  5. ^ Edwards, Robert R. (2003). "The Franklin's Tale". In Robert M. Correale (ed.). Sources and Analogues of the Canterbury Tales. Vol. 1. Mary Hamel. Cambridge: D. S. Brewer. pp. 211–65. ISBN 9780859918282.