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

1451: A suitor chooses the thrifty girl

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1440-1524: Stories about a Woman > 1450-1474: Looking for a Wife > 1451: A suitor chooses the thrifty girl

Description

The thrifty girl makes herself a dress from the flax the lazy fiancé has thrown on the floor. The young man chooses the thrifty girl. [H381.1].

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
De afvalrestjes1451DutchM.M. de Vries-VogelGermany1940
Die Schlickerlinge1451GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Gli scarti1451Italian_Germany_
Đám sợi rối1451Vietnamese_Germany_
Очески1451Russian_Germany_
Hørskæverne1451Danish_Germany_
Una muchacha hacendosa1451Spanish_Germany_
Odds and ends1451EnglishMargaret HuntGermany_
Les petits nœuds1451French_Germany_

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Half-Cup of Tea 1451 English Internet Archive
The Hurds 1451 German Internet Archive

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