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

1088: Eating contest

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1060-1114: Contest between Man and Ogre > 1088: Eating contest

Description

The hero slips his food (or drink) into a bag and makes the ogre believe he is the greater eater. (In many versions the hero cuts open the bag; the ogre imitates and kills himself).

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Ash Lad Who Had an Eating Match with the Troll 1088 Norwegian Internet Archive
Big Wind 1088 British Internet Archive
Boots who ate a match with the Troll 1088 Norse Internet Archive
Child Rowland 1088 British Internet Archive
Clever Little Tailor 1088 British Internet Archive
Contienda de a quién come más 1088 España Joaquín Díaz González 1977 Corpus de Literatura Oral
Derde vertelling 1088 Netherlands 1804 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Jack the Giant Killer 2 1088 British Internet Archive
Jack the Giant Killer 1088 United States Internet Archive
John and the Giants 1088 US West Virginia Internet Archive
Kriich yn 't iten 1088 Netherlands 1972 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Van een jongen en een reus 1088 Netherlands 1896 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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