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

977: The Eloping Couple and the Robbers

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 970-999: Other Realistic Tales > 977: The Eloping Couple and the Robbers

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An eloping couple comes to the house of a band of thieves who are absent. The mother of the thieves tries to detain the couple, but, unable to keep them until the robbers return, she ties a bag of seeds, or the like, to their horses so that they can…

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