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

1154: The Man Who Falls From the Tree and the Demons

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1145-1154: Ogre Frightened by Man > 1154: The Man Who Falls From the Tree and the Demons

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Cf. Types 121, 1653. I. Tree Refuge. Two men take refuge in a tree. Below them (a) demons or (b) tigers assemble. One man, through accident, or overcome by fear, falls from the tree in the midst of the demons or tigers. The man in the tree shouts…

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