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

1333: The Shepherd who Cried "Wolf!" too often

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1200-1349: Stories about a Fool > 1333: The Shepherd who Cried "Wolf!" too often

Description

When the wolf really comes no one believes him [J2172.1].

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Y bachgen a’r blaidd1333WelshGan Glan AlunGreece1887
Ποιμὴν παίζων1333Ancient GreekΑἴσωποςGreece_
The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf1333EnglishGeorge Fyler TownsendGreece1867
U picuraru chi babbiava1333Sicilian_Greece_

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Without Title 1333 Netherlands 2000 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Without Title 1333 Netherlands 2006 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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