The Contrary Wife

The contrary wife is an antagonist in the episode, The Contrary Wife and The Devil. She was the wife of a husband who worked in a field, he told her to bring her food to the field an hour early, but instead she took it out an hour late. Another time, he told her to take out better food for him, but she took out the worst food. Her husband knew she was doing quite the opposite, so he told her a lie that chicken was not good for him and she shouldn't give it to him, yet she did where he gleefully ate it. Her husband has built a pit for her to fall in, then telling her “My wife. Do not go near the pit, for you shall fall into it.” which she did, she attempted to climb out, and yet said “I would love it if even the devil could get me out.” which the devil came and attempted to help her come out by letting her climb on his back, her being contrary when he asked her to get off his back, she replied, “No, I will not.” then the devil asked a nearby horse riding soldier to help him get the wife off his back, where the soldier jeopardized that if she did not get off his back, he will slice her in two. After the soldier said, “If you won't, then stay sitting on the devil” which, she is contrary, jumped off the devil saying “No, I will not!”. She is no longer seen afterwards in the story, making her a nominal antagonist.

Her personality is persistent, adverse, negative, opposite, rude, bratty, stubborn and self-centred.