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

1533: The wise carving of the fowl

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1525-1639: The Clever Man > 1533: The wise carving of the fowl

Description

A clever person divides it symbolically head to head of house, neck to wife, wings to daughters, legs to sons; keeps rest for himself. (Cf. Type 875 II e.) [H601].

Variants

1533A. Hog's Head Devided According to Scripture

To be divided among three students according to their skill in quoting. First: »And they cut one ear off» (takes ear). Second: »And they gave him a box on the ear» (takes other ear). Third: »And they took him away secretly» (takes whole hog…

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Dividing the Goose	1533	Russian		Internet Archive
Just Deserts	1533	Arab		Internet Archive
King's Son and the Poor Man's Daughter	1533	US West Virginia		Internet Archive
Riddle	1533	Greek		Internet Archive
Test of the Chicken	1533	Armenian		Internet Archive
Uytlegging van een Hoen	1533A	Netherlands	1659	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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