Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
1405: The Lazy Spinner
Description
The woman hidden in the bushes calls out to her husband, who is cutting wood: »Whoever cuts wood for a spinning wheel will die; whoever uses the wheel will be destroyed.» The man becomes worried and no longer keeps her at the reel [K1971.4.1]. When… Examples
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| Text title | ATU | Language | Author | Origin | Publication Date |
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| Die faule Spinnerin | 1405 | German | Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm | Germany | _ |
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