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

15: Stealing the Partner's Butter

ATU > 1-299: ANIMAL TALES > 1-99: Wild Animals > 1-69: The Clever Fox (Other Animal) > 15: Stealing the Partner's Butter

Description

The fox (the hen) pretends that he has been invited to be godfather and steals the butter stored by him and the bear (the cock) for the winter. He smears butter on the mouth (tail) of the sleeping bear.

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Kat en muis samen thuis15DutchM.M. de Vries-VogelGermany1940
Katze und Maus in Gesellschaft15GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Gatto e topo in società15Italian_Germany_
Mèo, chuột kết nghĩa15Vietnamese_Germany_
Дружба кошки и мышки15Russian_Germany_
Kat og mus i bofælleskab15Danish_Germany_
Gato e rato em companhia15Portuguese_Germany_
El gato y el ratón hacen vida en común15Spanish_Germany_
Cat and mouse in partnership15EnglishMargaret HuntGermany_
Spółka kota z myszą15Polish_Germany_
Дружба кошки и мышки15__Germany_
The Cat and the Mouse In Partnership15EnglishAndrew LangGermany1894
Chat et souris associés15French_Germany_
Comare Volpe e Compare Lupo15ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956
Reynard and Bruin15EnglishJoseph Jacobs_1916

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Bruin and Reynard 15 Norse Internet Archive
Cat and Mouse in Partnership 15 German Internet Archive
Cat and Mouse in Partnership 15 Internet Archive
De Vos en de Wolf 15 Netherlands 1894 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De vos, de beer en het tobbeken vet 15 Netherlands 1889 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
El chacal y la tortuga de agricultores 15 Argelia Óscar Abenójar 2013 Corpus de Literatura Oral
Fox and the Heron 15 Irish Internet Archive
Little Hen and Little Cock 15 German Internet Archive
Mrs. Fox and Mr. Wolf 15 Italian Internet Archive
Rabbit fool the Panther 15 African-American Internet Archive
Reynard and Bruin 15 European Internet Archive
The Wolf and the Fox 15 French Internet Archive
Tub of Butter 15 Canadian Internet Archive
Van den vos en den wolf. 15 Netherlands 1894 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Voedsel stelen door peetvader te spelen 15 Netherlands 1970 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank

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