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

1536

Missing record

Variants

1536A. The woman in the chest

The servant boy has determined to steal. A woman lies down in a chest to spy on him. The boy kills her. He makes the preacher (rich man) believe that she has died, and at the latter's request he undertakes to bury her. Puts the corpse in the corn…

1536B. The Three Hunchback Brothers Drowned

The three hunchback brothers are killed. A drunken man is employed by the woman who has accidentally slain them to throw one into the river. He does so. Then she puts another one out and finally the third [K2322]. The man thinks they keep coming to…

1536C. The Murdered Lover

His corpse carried about. A combination of Type 1380 and 1537.

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Baker and Jack the Fool	1536B	British		Internet Archive
Dead Body	1536	Russian		Internet Archive
Drie gebochelde broeders	1536B	Netherlands	1896	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Miserly Rich Man and the Unlucky Poor Man	1536A	Chilean		Internet Archive
Pedro Urdimale and the Dead Priests	1536B	Chilean		Internet Archive
Whiteshirt	1536A	Hungarian		Internet Archive
Woman in the Chest	1536A	German		Internet Archive

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