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

1651: Whittington's cat

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1640-1674: Lucky Accidents > 1651: Whittington's cat

Description

In a land where cats are unknown, he sells it for fortune. Cf. Types 1281, 1650. I. He Gets the Cat. (a) The hero is left a cat as his only inheritance [N411.1.1] (see Type 1650); or (b) he earns or finds four coins which he tests by throwing them…

Variants

1651A. Fortune in Salt

A merchant's son sells salt in a saltless land for a fortune [N411.4].

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Den rettferdige firskilling1651NorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway1841
The History Of Whittington1651EnglishAndrew LangEngland1889
The Cottager and His Cat1651EnglishAndrew LangIceland1903

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Salt 1651A Russian Internet Archive
Three Pennies 1651 Russian Internet Archive
Whittington and his Cat 1651 English Internet Archive

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