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

1334: The Local Moon

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1200-1349: Stories about a Fool > 1334: The Local Moon

Description

A numskull greets the old moon as if it were new. »I haven't seen it before, for I have just come to the city.» (Each town thought to have a different moon.) [J2271.1].

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Cannings Vawk	1334	British			Internet Archive
Slibburn-Mune	1334	British			Internet Archive

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