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

56A: Fox Plays Dead and Catches Bird

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 1-99: Wild Animals > 1-69: The Clever Fox (Other Animal) > 56A: Fox Plays Dead and Catches Bird

Description

The crow gives good advice to the magpies. The fox avenges himself, plays dead, and catches the crow.

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Лиса и дятел56ARussianАлександр АфанасьевRussia1855

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
El chacal y los polluelos 56A Argelia Óscar Abenójar 2013 Corpus de Literatura Oral
Fox and The Woodpecker 56A Russian Internet Archive

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