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

1738: The Dream: All Parsons in Hell

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1725-1849: Jokes about Clergymen and Religious Figures > 1725-1774: The Clergyman is Tricked > 1738: The Dream: All Parsons in Hell

Description

The smith, who is sick, sends for the parson, whoAT first refuses to come on account of bad weather. When he arrives the smith says that he has dreamed that he went to heaven, where St. Peter would not admit him before he saw a priest. There were no…

Variants

1738A. What does God do?

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
All Priests Go To Hell	1738	Mexican		Internet Archive
Crowdy of Highworth	1738	British		Internet Archive
De pastoar fan Boekelo	1738	Netherlands	1977	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Dream	1738	German		Internet Archive
Myn kryt is op	1738	Netherlands	1973	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Old Charley Creed	1738	British		Internet Archive
Old Charley Creed	1738	English		Internet Archive
Parson's Meeting	1738	English		Internet Archive
Three Premiers who went to Heaven	1738	English		Internet Archive
Two Chaps who went to Heaven	1738	English		Internet Archive

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