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

1255: A hole to throw the earth in

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1200-1349: Stories about a Fool > 1255: A hole to throw the earth in

Description

Numskull plans to dig a hole so as to have a place to throw the earth from his excavations. [J1934].

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Without Title 1255 Netherlands 1967 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Essex Men's Well 1255 British Internet Archive
People from Schwarzenborn Dig a Well 1255 German Internet Archive

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