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

1218: Numskull Sits on Eggs to Finish Hatching

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1200-1349: Stories about a Fool > 1218: Numskull Sits on Eggs to Finish Hatching

Description

Cautions people to be quiet and not frighten the eggs. (Sometimes puts on honey and feathers before sitting on the eggs.) [J1902.1]. Cf. Type 1677.

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