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

248: The Dog and the Sparrow

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 220-299: Other Animals and Objects > 248: The Dog and the Sparrow

Description

A man runs over the dog, friend of the sparrow. The sparrow takes vengeance. The man loses his horse, his property, and finally his life.

Variants

248A. The Clever Bird

The elephant tramples the lark's nest. The lark gets the aid of the frog, who croaks and leads the elephant to fall into a dry pool; of the crow, who pecks out the elephant's eyes; and of bees, which sting the elephant to death.

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
De hond en de mus	248	Dutch	M.M. de Vries-Vogel	Germany	1940
Der Hund und der Sperling	248	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Il cane e il passero	248	Italian	_	Germany	_
Собака и дятел	248	Russian	Александр Афанасьев	Russia	1855
Hunden og spurven	248	Danish	_	Germany	_
El perro y el gorrión	248	Spanish	_	Germany	_
The Dog and the Sparrow	248	English	Margaret Hunt	Germany	_

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Dog and the Sparrow	248	German		Internet Archive
Dog and the Woodpecker	248	Russian		Internet Archive
Tweede vertelling	248	Netherlands	1804	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Van een hond en een musch.	248	Netherlands	1800	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Van een hond en een muschje.	248	Netherlands	1804	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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