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

1336: Diving for Cheese

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1200-1349: Stories about a Fool > 1336: Diving for Cheese

Description

Man (animal) sees moon reflected in water and, thinking it a cheese, dives in for it. [J1791.3]. This is Type 34 with human actors.

Variants

1336A. Man does not Recognize his own Reflection in the Water (Mirror)

Cf. Types 92, 1168A, 1383.

No examples in our database yet

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
De Hollandse kies 1336 Netherlands 1970 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De zeven schepenen van Eys 1336 Netherlands 1970 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Farmer and his Wife and the Mirror 1336A British Internet Archive
It spegeltsje 1336A Netherlands 1971 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Looking Glass 1336A United States Internet Archive
Moon in the Horsepond 1336 British Internet Archive
Moon in the Well 1336 British Internet Archive
The Buried Moon 1336 English Internet Archive

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