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

150: The Bird's Three Precepts

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 150-199: Wild Animals and Humans > 150: The Bird's Three Precepts

Description

A man releases a fox (bird) if the latter will give him three counsels: "When you have a fox, don't let him loose."

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Laborer and the Nightengale 150 British Internet Archive

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