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

2200: Catch-tales

ATU > 2000-2399: FORMULA TALES > 2200-2299: Catch Tales > 2200: Catch-tales

Description

The manner of telling forces the hearer to ask a particular question, to which the teller returns a ridiculous answer. [X13].

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Without Title 2200 Netherlands 1974 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Without Title 2200 Netherlands 1973 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Without Title 2200 Netherlands 1881 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Plaagvertelsel 2200 Netherlands 1941 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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