Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
670: The Language of Animals
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A man learns animal languages. His wife wants to discover his secret. The advice of the cock. Cf. Types 517, 671.
I. The Gift of the Snake. A man receives from a grateful snake the power of understanding animal languages. He is not to reveal this… Variants
670A. The Woman Who Understood Animal Languages
I. The Ring and the Corpse. A newly married bride hears jackals, etc., talking and learns that a corpse floating in the river has on its finger a valuable ring [N547]. She pulls the corpse from the river and removes the ring. (a) In order to remove…
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