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

20C: The End of the World

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 1-99: Wild Animals > 1-69: The Clever Fox (Other Animal) > 20C: The End of the World

Description

A duck sees a man pee and things the world is on fire. He flees and tells others of the bad disaster.

Motives

J1812, B296

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Høna som skulle til Dovre forat ikke allverden skulle forgå20CNorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway1841

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Chick-Licken 20C British Internet Archive
Cickie Birdie 20C British Internet Archive
Hen and her Fellow-travellers 20C British Internet Archive
Henny Penny 20C British Internet Archive
The Cock and Hen that went to the Dovrefell 20C Norse Internet Archive
The Cock and Hen that went to the Dovrefell 20C Norse Internet Archive

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