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

1214: The Persuavive Auctioner

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1200-1349: Stories about a Fool > 1214: The Persuavive Auctioner

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The auctioneer praises the man's worthless cow so much in his speech that the man takes her back himself [J2087].

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