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

101: The old dog rescues the child

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 100-149: Wild Animals and Domestic Animals > 101: The old dog rescues the child

Description

A farmer plans to kill a faithful old dog. The wolf makes a plan to save the dog. The latter is to rescue the farmer's child from the wolf. The plan succeeds. The wolf in return wants to steal the farmer's sheep. The dog objects and loses the wolf's friendship.

Motives

K231.3

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Der alte Sultan	101,103	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Медведь, собака и кошка	101	Russian	Александр Афанасьев	Russia	1855

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
De ôde griize	101	Netherlands	1978	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Old Sultan	101	German		Internet Archive
The Bear, the Dog,and the Cat	101	Russian		Internet Archive

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