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

1161A: The Fatal Cow

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1155-1169: Man Outwits the Devil > 1161A: The Fatal Cow

Description

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…

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