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

1213: The Pent Cuckoo

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1200-1349: Stories about a Fool > 1213: The Pent Cuckoo

Description

Fools build an enclosure to keep in the cuckoo. She flies over the hedge. They say that they have not built the hedge high enough. [J1904.2].

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Borrowdale Cuckoo 1213 British Internet Archive
Borrowdale Cuckoo 1213 English Internet Archive
When One Man Has Two Wives 1213 Arab Internet Archive
Yabberton Yawnies 1213 British Internet Archive

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