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7: The calling of three tree names

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 1-99: Wild Animals > 1-69: The Clever Fox (Other Animal) > 7: The calling of three tree names

Description

The bear and the fox wager as to which can name three trees first. The bear names different varieties of the same tree. The fox wins the wager.

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
De vedder om flesk og humlebol7NorwegianP. C. Asbjørnsen & J. Moe_1841

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Bear the the Fox Who Made a Bet 7 Norwegian Internet Archive

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