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

1313: The Man who Thought Himself Dead

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1200-1349: Stories about a Fool > 1313: The Man who Thought Himself Dead

Description

Has the corpse eat bread. (Usually has eaten from a pot of preserves said to be poisoned.)

Variants

1313A. The man takes seriously the prediction of death

1313C. Dead Man Speaks up

A numskull who has lain down thinking he is dead is carried off in a bier. The carriers lose their way. He speaks up, »I always went that way when I was alive.» [J2311.4].

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Van den man die dacht dat hij gestorven was1313ADutchG.J. BoekenoogenNetherlands_

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Van den man die dacht dat hij gestorven was. 1313A Netherlands 1901 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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