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

1750: The Parson's Stupid Wife

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1725-1849: Jokes about Clergymen and Religious Figures > 1725-1774: The Clergyman is Tricked > 1750: The Parson's Stupid Wife

Description

A mercenary lover makes the parson's wife believe that chickens can be taught to talk [J1882.1]. At her request, he undertakes to hatch out hen's eggs and receives large amounts of corn to feed them. When the chickens hatch, he declares that they…

Variants

1750A. Sending a Dog to be Educated

The servant fools the priest out of a large sum of money for the supposed education of a dog. Later on tells him that he has slain the dog because it enquired: »Does our Rector still keep relations with Barbara?» - »It is well you have slain him -…

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Talking Turkeys	1750	Arab			Internet Archive

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