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

1095: Contest in Scratching Each Other with the Nails

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1060-1114: Contest between Man and Ogre > 1095: Contest in Scratching Each Other with the Nails

Description

The man sends his wife to meet the ogre with whom he is to have the scratching contest. She tells the devil that her husband has gone to have his nails sharpened. She shows him deep wounds her husband has scratched on her body (obscene). The ogre…

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Van een Boer die de Duyvel Bedroogh.	1095	Netherlands		1659	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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