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

1083: Duel with Long Poles or Cudgels

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1060-1114: Contest between Man and Ogre > 1083: Duel with Long Poles or Cudgels

Description

The rascal with the short pole comes to the ogre and beats him. Then they exchange. The rascal again punishes him. Suggests that he can protect himself by going into the pig-sty. The ogre goes and the rascal beats him through a hole in the wall.…

Variants

1083A. The Duel: Bayonet and Pitchfork

The man: »You will give me but one wound, with one thrust I shall give you five»; they exchange weapons; the man takes his place behind the fence.

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