Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales

1049: The heavy axe

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1030-1059: Partnership between Man and Ogre > 1049: The heavy axe

Description

The boastful trickster told to cut wood with an axe or get water in a bucket demands one large enough to bring in the whole well (cut the whole forest). The ogre is frightened. [K1741.1, K1741.3].

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Der Riese und der Schneider1049GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Baldchin and the Drakos 1049 Greek Internet Archive
Giant and the Tailor 1049 German Internet Archive
Gypsy and the Bear 1049 US US West Virginia Internet Archive

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