A woman who went with her husband overseas, [and] there was amity between him and her and peace in the world, and she came and said, “My husband died,” she may marry; [or, if she said,] “My husband died,” she may be taken in yibum. [If there was] amity between him and her but war in the world, [or if there was] a conflict between him and her and peace in the world, and she came and said, “My husband died,” she is not believed. R' Yehudah says: She is never believed unless she comes weeping and with her clothes torn. They said to him: In either case she may marry.

Beis Hillel said: We have not heard [this tradition] except [in the case] where she came from the harvest, and [from] the same country, as in the incident which occurred. Beis Shammai said to them: It is the same whether she came from harvesting grain, or [picking] olives, or picking grapes, or from one country to another -— the Sages mentioned the harvest only in recounting the actual incident. Beis Hillel recanted [and began] to rule like Beis Shammai.