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

1278: Marking the place on the boat

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1200-1349: Stories about a Fool > 1278: Marking the place on the boat

Description

An object falls into the sea from a boat. Numskulls mark the place on the boat-rail to indicate where it fell. [J1922.1].

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Marking the Boat 1 1278 British Internet Archive
Marking the Boat 2 1278 British Internet Archive
Marking the Boat 3 1278 British Internet Archive
Peilen bij de boot 1278 Netherlands 2011 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
People from Schwarzenborn Hide a Bell 1278 German Internet Archive
Whittle to the Tree 1278 British Internet Archive

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