ɪn fˈoʊkteɪlz klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd æz tˈeɪl tˈaɪp ˌeɪtˌiːjˈuː fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ˈeɪ, "ðə sˈɜːtʃ fɚðə lˈɔst hˈʌsbənd" ɔːɹ "ðɪ ˈænɪməl æz bɹˈaɪdɡɹuːm", ðə mˈeɪdən bɹˈeɪks ɐ tæbˈuː ɔːɹ bˈɜːnz ðə hˈʌsbəndz ˈænɪməl skˈɪn ænd, tʊ ɐtˈoʊn, ʃiː mˈʌst wˈɛɹ dˌaʊn ɐ nˈʌmbɚd pˈɛɹ ʌv mˈɛɾəl ʃˈuːz.
In folktales classified as tale type ATU 425A, "The Search for the Lost Husband" or "The Animal as Bridegroom", the maiden breaks a taboo or burns the husband's animal skin and, to atone, she must wear down a numbered pair of metal shoes.