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

1415: Trading Away One's Fortune

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1350-1439: Stories about Married Couples > 1405-1429: The Foolish Husband and His Wife > 1415: Trading Away One's Fortune

Description

Foolish bargains. He trades his horse for a cow, the cow for a hog, the latter for a goose, until finally he has nothing left [J2081.1]. Wins the wager when his wife does not get angry [N11].

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Gudbrand i Lia1415NorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway_
Hans im Glück1415GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Hvad fatter gør, det er altid det rigtige1415DanishH.C. AndersenDenmark1861

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Barter 1415 Russian Internet Archive
Gudbrand on the Hill-side 1415 Norse Internet Archive
Hans in Luck 1415 German Internet Archive
Jack's Wonderful Bargains 1415 British Internet Archive
Jan de-n-tuitelaar 1415 Netherlands 1888 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Mei alles tefreden 1415 Netherlands 1977 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Mr Vinegar 1415 British Internet Archive
The Hedley Kow 1415 English Internet Archive
Wat Vader doet is altijd goed 1415 Netherlands 1991 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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