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

1250: Bringing Water from the Well

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1200-1349: Stories about a Fool > 1250: Bringing Water from the Well

Description

A log is laid across the top of the well. One man holds to the log with his hands, the next climbs down and holds to his feet, and so on; the uppermost man becomes tired and lets go to spit on his hands. [J2133.5]. Cf. Type 121.

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Moon in the Well	1250	British	Internet Archive
Panikar's Blunder	1250	Indian	Internet Archive
People from Schwarzenborn Measure the Depth of the Well	1250	German	Internet Archive

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