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 titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
De duur van het leven173DutchM.M. de Vries-VogelGermany1940
Die Lebenszeit173GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Tuổi thọ173Vietnamese_Germany_
Levetiden173Danish_Germany_
La duración de la vida173Spanish_Germany_
Ἴππος καὶ βοῦς καὶ κύων καὶ ἄνθρωπος. 173,828Ancient GreekΑἴσωποςGreece_
The duration of life173EnglishMargaret HuntGermany1884
The Man,the Horse, the Ox and the Dog173,828EnglishLaura GibbsGreece_
Czas żywota173Polish_Germany_
Le temps de la vie173French_Germany_

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
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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