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

893: The Unreliable Friends. (The HalfFriend).

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 880-899: Proofs of FidelitY and Innocence > 893: The Unreliable Friends. (The HalfFriend).

Description

The man kills a hog. He tells his friends that he has killed a man and asks where he can hide the body. All of them drive him away and only his father's halffriend remains true to him in his feigned trouble [H1558.1].

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Tests of Friendship	893	Arab			Internet Archive
True Friendship	893	British			Internet Archive

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