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

1169: Changing Heads wih the Devil

ATU > 1000-1199: TALES OF THE STUPID OGRE (GIANT, DEVIL) > 1155-1169: Man Outwits the Devil > 1169: Changing Heads wih the Devil

Description

St. Peter accidentally strikes off heads of the devil and an old man. Trying to undo the damage he places heads back on wrong bodies. Cf. Type 774A. [A1371.1, E34].

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