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

715: Demi-coq

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 700-749: Other Tales of the Supernatural > 715: Demi-coq

Description

Is put in with the horses, oxen, etc. The animals taken along (bear, wolf, etc.) help.

Variants

715A. The Wonderful Cock

An old couple have a cock and a hen; the cock flies to the rich man's manor and cries: »Cock-a-doodle-doo, I will eat you!»; the man orders it to be thrown into the stable. It pecks open the horses' heads (eyes): when thrown into the well, it…

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
O Pinto Borrachudo715PortugueseAdolfo CoelhoPortugal1879
The Half-chick715EnglishAndrew LangSpain1892
Drakestail715EnglishAndrew LangFrance1890
Bout-d'-Canard715EnglishCharles MarelleFrance1888

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Cook Who Went Traveling 715 German Internet Archive
Half Chicken 715 French Internet Archive
Mediopollo 715 España Trini Pestaña Yáñez 2016 Corpus de Literatura Oral
Van den halven Haan 715 Netherlands 1888 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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