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

280A: The Ants and the Grasshopper

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 220-299: Other Animals and Objects > 280A: The Ants and the Grasshopper

Description

A grasshopper has been playing all summer and begs the ant for food when winter comes.

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Vande Mier ende Krekel280ADutch Joost van den VondelNetherlands0
Стрекоза и муравей280ARussianИван КрыловRussia1808
A formiga e a cigarra280APortugueseDiogo BernardesPortugal0
La Cigarra y la Hormiga 280ASpanishFélix María SamaniegoSpain_
Τέττιξ καὶ μύρμηκες280AAncient GreekΑἴσωποςGreece_
Τέττιξ καὶ μύρμηκες280AAncient GreekΒαβρίαςGreece_
Μύρμηξ καὶ τέττιξ280AAncient GreekSyntipasGreece_
Щурец и мравии280ABulgarianПетко СлавейковBulgaria1852
La Cigale et la Fourmi280AFrenchJean de La FontaineFrance1668

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Bum Bee 280A British Internet Archive

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