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
The duration of life173EnglishMargaret HuntGermany1884
The Man,the Horse, the Ox and the Dog173,828EnglishLaura GibbsGreece_

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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