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

1385: A Woman Loses Her Husband's Money

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1350-1439: Stories about Married Couples > 1380-1404: The Foolish Wife and Her Husband > 1385: A Woman Loses Her Husband's Money

Description

The wife sells cows. Gets one of them back as pledge for the unpaid purchase price [J2086]. Cf. Types 1382, 1384.

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Pesce lucente1385ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Dommer as dom 1385 Netherlands 1972 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Jan 'e zien wief 1385 Netherlands 1881 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Ninety-nine Hens and a Rooster 1385 Greek Internet Archive
Shining Fish 1385* Italian Internet Archive

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