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

1184: The Last Leaf

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1170-1199: Souls Saved from the Devil > 1184: The Last Leaf

Description

The man is to pay the devil when the last leaf falls from the oak tree. It never falls. [K222, cf. K221].

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Des Herrn und des Teufels Getier773,1184GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812

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