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

275A: Hare and Tortoise Race: Sleeping Hare

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 220-299: Other Animals and Objects > 275A: Hare and Tortoise Race: Sleeping Hare

Description

In a race between the fast and the slow animal, the fast animal sleeps on the road and allows the slow animal to pass him.

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Χελώνη καὶ λαγωός275AAncient GreekΑἴσωποςGreece_
Tale Of a Tortoise and Of a Mischievous Monkey275AEnglishAndrew LangBrazil1904
દોડવીર કાચબો275AGujarati___

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
De haas en de schildpad 275A Netherlands 2000 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Wedden dat... 275A Netherlands 1990 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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