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

1053: Shooting Wild Boars

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1030-1059: Partnership between Man and Ogre > 1053: Shooting Wild Boars

Description

Boastful trickster, told to shoot a wild boar or two, asks, »Why not a thousand at one shot?» Frightens ogre. [K1741.2].

Variants

1053A. The Big Rope

A man makes a big rope in order to be able to capture the whole flock.

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