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

1153: Wages: as much as he can carry

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1145-1154: Ogre Frightened by Man > 1153: Wages: as much as he can carry

Description

To get rid of the boy the master offers him as large wages as he is able to carry himself. The boy says that he will be contented with what the troll can carry. [K1732]. Cf. Type 650.

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