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

1415: Trading Away One's Fortune

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1350-1439: Stories about Married Couples > 1405-1429: The Foolish Husband and His Wife > 1415: Trading Away One's Fortune

Description

Foolish bargains. He trades his horse for a cow, the cow for a hog, the latter for a goose, until finally he has nothing left [J2081.1]. Wins the wager when his wife does not get angry [N11].

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Gudbrand i Lia1415NorwegianAsbjørnsen & MoeNorway_
Gelukkige Hans1415DutchM.M. de Vries-VogelGermany1940
Wat vader doet is altijd goed1415Dutch_Denmark_
Hans im Glück1415GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Gudbrand vom Berge1415German_Norway_
Wie's der Alte macht, ist's immer richtig1415German_Denmark_
Quel che fa il babbo è sempre giusto1415Italian_Denmark_
La fortuna di Gianni1415Italian_Germany_
Chú Hans sung sướng1415Vietnamese_Germany_
Hvad fatter gør, det er altid det rigtige1415DanishH.C. AndersenDenmark1861
Lykkehans1415Danish_Germany_
Lo que hace el padre bien hecho está1415Spanish_Denmark_
Juan con suerte1415Spanish_Germany_
Hans in luck1415EnglishMargaret HuntGermany_
What the old man does is always right1415EnglishH. P. PaullDenmark1872
Gudbrand on the Hill-side1415EnglishGeorge DasentNorway1912
Ce que le Père fait est bien fait1415French_Denmark_
Jean le chanceux1415French_Germany_

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Barter 1415 Russian Internet Archive
Gudbrand on the Hill-side 1415 Norse Internet Archive
Hans in Luck 1415 German Internet Archive
Jack's Wonderful Bargains 1415 British Internet Archive
Jan de-n-tuitelaar 1415 Netherlands 1888 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Mei alles tefreden 1415 Netherlands 1977 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Mr Vinegar 1415 British Internet Archive
The Hedley Kow 1415 English Internet Archive
Wat Vader doet is altijd goed 1415 Netherlands 1991 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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