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

120: The First to See the Sunrise

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 100-149: Wild Animals and Domestic Animals > 120: The First to See the Sunrise

Description

Wager between the fox and the hog. In the contest the fox places himself on a hill facing the east; the hog in a lower place facing the high trees to the west. The sun shines on the top of the trees and the hog wins. (Sometimes told with human actors.)

Motives

J2351.4

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Hanen, gauken og århanen120NorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway_

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