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

1138: Gilding the Beard

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1115-1144: Man Kills (Injures) Ogre > 1138: Gilding the Beard

Description

A man named »Such a one» persuades the ogre to have his beard gilded. Covers it with tar, and leaves the ogre caught to the tar-kettle. The ogre with his kettle wanders about and asks everyone »Have you seen such a one?» [K1013.1].

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Pedro de Urdemalas and the Priest 1138 Mexican Internet Archive

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