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

1242: Loading the wood

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1200-1349: Stories about a Fool > 1242: Loading the wood

Variants

1242A. Carrying part of the load

A rider takes the meal-sack on his shoulder to relieve the ass of his burden.

1242B. Balancing the Mealsack

Man puts sack of meal on one side of saddle, balances it on the other side with a rock. [J1874.2].

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Dommer as dom 1242A Netherlands 1972 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Loading the Ass 1242A Greek Internet Archive
Pal Hall's Quiffs 1242A British Internet Archive
Wise Men of Gotham 2 1242A British Internet Archive

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