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

951

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Variants

951A. The King and the Robber

The king in disguise joins a bank robber. The robber will not permit him to take more than six shillings, since the king has so many thieves. [K1812.2.1].

951B. The Bank Robbery

The robbers climb with iron nails and discover the conspiracy against the king. [N615].

951C. The Disguised King Joins the Thieves

The disguised king joins the thieves and listens to their boasts. He boasts he can save them if they are caught. After they rob the palace he informs on them and they are captured. He makes good his boast.

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