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

1052: A Contest in Carrying a Tree

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1030-1059: Partnership between Man and Ogre > 1052: A Contest in Carrying a Tree

Description

The boastful trickster (fox) has the ogre (bear) carry the branches of the tree while he carries the trunk. He rides on the trunk. [K71]. Cf. Type 1640.

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