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

1161: The Bear Trainer and His Cat

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1155-1169: Man Outwits the Devil > 1161: The Bear Trainer and His Cat

Description

The bear drives the ogre from the room. »Is the big cat still living?» Cf. Type 957. A man with a bear passes the night in a place frequented by ogres. The ogres come, discover the bear, think it is a cat, and try to feed it. The bear chases them…

Variants

1161A. The Fatal Cow

The devil gives the man a cow to be pastured for an in- definite length of time. After waiting in vain for the devil to claim his cow, the man sells it. WhenAT last the devil does come for his cow, the man makes gifts of: his father's comb for…

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
The Cat on the Dovrefell1161EnglishGeorge DasentNorway1912

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Christmas Visitors and the Tabby Cat 1161 Norway Internet Archive
The Cat on the Dovrefell 1161 Norse Internet Archive
Van Broertje. 1161 Netherlands 1903 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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