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

1562A: The Master Who Gave Strange Names to Things in His House

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1525-1639: The Clever Man > 1562A: The Master Who Gave Strange Names to Things in His House

Description

The master has taught the servant to give peculiar names to everything. When the cat sets the barn afire the servant uses those extraordinary names and is so delayed that the fire is out of control. [J1269.12]. Cf. Type 1940.

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
Barn is Burning	1562A	African-American		Internet Archive
Clever Apprentice	1562A	British		Internet Archive
Don Nippery Septo	1562A	British		Internet Archive
Easy Decree	1562A	British		Internet Archive
Master and Servant	1562A	British		Internet Archive
Master of all Masters	1562A	British		Internet Archive
Master of all Masters	1562A	English		Internet Archive
Pedro de Urdemalas and the House with Strange Names	1562A	Mexican		Internet Archive
Seppe, de domme knecht	1562A	Netherlands	1970	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Tom Ten per Cent	1562A	British		Internet Archive

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