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

750B: The Revived Mortem

ATU > 750-849: RELIGIOUS TALES > 750-779: God Rewards and Punishes > 750B: The Revived Mortem

Description

After a pious beggar has been refused hospitality in a house where a wedding is taking place, he is hospitably received in a poor man's house. The peasant's only cow is killed for him. It comes to life again (or new cows appear) [Q1, Q141].

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Akanandun the Only Sun	750B	Indian	Internet Archive
Akanandun the Only Sun	750B	Indian	Internet Archive
Christ and the Peas	750B	British	Internet Archive
Christ and the Peas	750B	British	Internet Archive
Lake of Langui	750B	Peruvian	Internet Archive
Lake of Langui	750B	Peruvian	Internet Archive
Old Man the the Three Brothers	750B	Greek	Internet Archive
Old Man the the Three Brothers	750B	Greek	Internet Archive
Poor Widow and her Son	750B	British	Internet Archive
Poor Widow and her Son	750B	British	Internet Archive
Telltale Pepper Bush	750B	African-American	Internet Archive
Telltale Pepper Bush	750B	African-American	Internet Archive
The Choja Who Became a Monkey	750B	Japanesse	Internet Archive
The Choja Who Became a Monkey	750B	Japanesse	Internet Archive
Two Sisters-in-law	750B	Indian	Internet Archive
Two Sisters-in-law	750B	Indian	Internet Archive

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