The rash promise, also blind promise or rash boon is a promise given without considering its consequences. It is a common motif in medieval and folk literature...

Finally, to get rid of him and in a lighthearted mood, she makes a rash promise and tells Aurelius that he might have her love providing he can dispose...

[season]"), generally uttered as a riposte to an unlikely prediction, or as a rash promise to fulfill a request. This adynaton has the same sense as the English...

name the gift; he would not refuse it. Polydectes held Perseus to his rash promise and demanded the snake-haired Medusa's head. Medusa and her two immortal...

weakening of the sight of my left eye." The story revolves around Jephtha's rash promise to the Almighty that if he is victorious, he will sacrifice the first...

Potiphar's wife L. Reversal of Fortune M. Ordaining the Future M223. Rash promise N. Chance and Fate N411.1 Whittington's cat P. Society Q. Rewards and...

sweetness of Anne had won her son's heart, and the Earl also gave Sarah a rash promise that Charles should be ruled by Marlborough in all things political....

Mona is a 2000 American crime comedy film starring Danny DeVito as Wyatt Rash, a local police chief from Verplanck, New York, who investigates the mysterious...

and he requests Rhiannon. Rhiannon rebukes Pwyll a second time for his rash promise, but provides the means and the plan to salvage the situation. She holds...

sweetness of Anne had won her son's heart, and the Earl also gave Sarah a rash promise that Charles should be ruled by Marlborough in all things political....

appears in the French literary tale "Bearskin". The story includes the "rash promise" motif. Various attempts have been made to explain why her hands are...

are set to be married. However, Yingying's mother begins to regret her rash promise to Zhang Sheng, and takes back her word, with the excuse that Yingying...

losing a pet such as a young puppy or a kitten and therefore makes a rash promise to agree to the deal. The miller returning to his home is surprised to...

together. After his death, Rukmani rashly promises Puli his health if he returns to the country with her, a promise Kenny and Selvam will help her keep...

Anangarati and four suitors 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 4.1 (Tamil story 9) 9 Madanasena's rash promise 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 4.2 Three very sensitive wives 11 11 10 4 11 11 10...

The story is about a pact of a miller with a devil, which includes a rash promise. It is based on Lithuanian folklore. Unlike most stories of the type...

and is similar to the Greek myth of Jason and Medea. It includes the "rash promise" and The Forgotten Bride motifs. Lang transcribed the tale dictated by...

Olwen, a tale in the Welsh Mabinogion. In both, the male heroes make rash promises after having been stricken by the beauty of non-mortal maidens; both...

Goes the Neighborhood" October 1, 2014 (2014-10-01) 1.16 David makes a rash promise to a client without first consulting James, which could ultimately cost...

Canterbury Tales recounts how a young suitor releases a wife from a rash promise because of the respect in his conscience for the freedom to be truthful...

actually Quigley (from Another Fine Myth). Unfortunately Skeeve makes a rash promise which makes escape for Tananda a lot harder. After that, Aahz and Skeeve...

his brothers return to their father's house. The story includes the "rash promise" motif. According to scholars, the story is a combination of three tale...

and invites people in to tell her stories. Some variants include the "rash promise" motif. According to Emmanouela Katrinaki, Greek variants of type ATU...

When the chairman of the Fenn Street School governors makes rash promises to his "niece", the whole school is affected. Cromwell gets a secretary...

in a forest that the king of The Grateful Prince lost his way, and rashly promised his child for aid, where the heroines, and their wicked stepsisters...

conjuring up a new procedure" and "another is to seduce customers with rash promises and endorsements from acolytes and sycophants." Singer and Lalich (1997:195)...

Olwen, a tale in the Welsh Mabinogion. In both, the male heroes make rash promises after having been stricken by the beauty of non-mortal maidens; both...

27 July 2005 (2005-07-27) The Koalas are having a tea party, and Mitzi makes rash promises about how she can help. 43 17 "George Goes Faster" 11 August 2005 (2005-08-11)...

possessing a clear message to young men of Egenolf's social class: a rash promise in the pursuit of sexual pleasure ends tragically through female vindictiveness...

Maker The Outlaws are (as usual) short of funds, and William makes a rash promise to rectify the situation. William - the Avenger William and Ginger take...