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

1725: The foolish parson in the trunk

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1725-1849: Jokes about Clergymen and Religious Figures > 1725-1774: The Clergyman is Tricked > 1725: The foolish parson in the trunk

Description

The clever rascal gets ready to throw the trunk into the water; see Type 1535, incidents III b, c, 1358.

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Pål Andrestua1725NorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway1841
Tom Totherhouse1725EnglishGeorge DasentNorway1912

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