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

822: The lazy boy and the industrious girl

ATU > 750-849: RELIGIOUS TALES > 810-826: The Devil > 822: The lazy boy and the industrious girl

Description

The Lord and St. Peter come across a very lazy boy and a very industrious girl. Our Lord decrees, much to St. Peter's astonishment, that these two are to be married. [T125].

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Dead Creditor	822*	German			Internet Archive

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