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

173: Man and animals readjust span of life

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 150-199: Wild Animals and Humans > 173: Man and animals readjust span of life

Description

Cf. 828 AT first, 30 years are given to all animals and to man. For the animals it is too long, for man too short. Man is given a portion of animal's lives. [A1321].

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
Die Lebenszeit	173	German	Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm	Germany	1812
Ἴππος καὶ βοῦς καὶ κύων καὶ ἄνθρωπος.	173,828	Ancient Greek	Αἴσωπος	Greece	_

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Ages of Man	173	Polish	Internet Archive
Duration of Life	173	German	Internet Archive
Span of a Man's Life	173	Israeli	Internet Archive

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