Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
101: The old dog rescues the child
Description
A farmer plans to kill a faithful old dog. The wolf makes a plan to save the dog. The latter is to rescue the farmer's child from the wolf. The plan succeeds. The wolf in return wants to steal the farmer's sheep. The dog objects and loses the wolf's friendship.
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Text title | ATU | Language | Author | Origin | Publication Date |
Old Sultan | 101 | English | Margaret Hunt | Germany | _ |
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