One man took a concubine, but his wife was jealous, so she made a row time and again.
The husband said, “I can easily go out of my mind! It is better to die than to suffer from you all my life.”
So he said and locked himself up in his room, stopped eating and drinking, did not go out and did not allow anybody to come in.
The wife was scared and said:
I will not be jealous any more, come out and eat, calm yourself!
She did not only said that, but also wrote that on a piece of paper and passed it to the husband. The husband went out and saw that the wife was really calm and gentle – a true pussy!
The husband had a friend, who also took a concubine. He heard that story and decided to do the same and to cure his wife of jealousy. He locked himself up in his room, did not eat and did not drink. A day passed, then another day. Five days passed but nobody called him. The friend became thin. He was afraid that he would slip his cable, so he started to shout for help. And the wife pretended not to hear him. She cooked different savory dishes, fried short ribs, cooked soup, and appetizing meaty smell filled the house. The husband's nerves snapped there and he went out of his room and said,
“I will not play you false any more, only give me some meat!”
The wife answered,
“Swear!”
The husband swore and the wife gave him some meat.
Then he told that story to his friend.
“How could you eat and drink nothing for almost a week! You should have done as I did. I had stored up chestnuts and then chumped them on the quiet. Otherwise I wouldn't have stood the test!”

Electronic text: Moshkov Library