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

1556: The Double Pension (Burial Money)

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1525-1639: The Clever Man > 1556: The Double Pension (Burial Money)

Description

A husband and wife are jointly under a pension from the king. She reports her husband dead and gets the whole pension. He likewise reports her dead and gets the whole money. [K441.1]. (Sometimes concerned with money for the burial.) (K482.1).

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
The Death Of Abu Nowas and Of His Wife1556EnglishAndrew LangTunisia1903

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