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

1203: The Scythe Cuts one Man's Head off

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1200-1349: Stories about a Fool > 1203: The Scythe Cuts one Man's Head off

Description

All have theirs cut off. [J2422].

Variants

1203A. The Scythe Thought to be Serpent

The numskulls find a scythe and take it for a serpent; they strike it, it jumps up and catches on the neck of one of them; pulling the »serpent», they cut off the man's head. cf. Type 1315.

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