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

1529: Thief Claims to have been Transformed into a Horse

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1525-1639: The Clever Man > 1529: Thief Claims to have been Transformed into a Horse

Description

While the owner sleeps, the peasant steals his horse. He hitches himself to the owner's wagon and says that he is a horse transformed to a man. [K403].

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Year	Source
De Dree Soldaoten.	1529	Netherlands	1881	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De gestolen koe	1529	Netherlands	1859	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Hast al wer flokt?	1529	Netherlands	1972	Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
John Brodison and the Policeman	1529	Irish		Internet Archive
Metamorphosis	1529	British		Internet Archive
Monks and the Donkey	1529	US West Virginia		Internet Archive
Passover Miracle	1529	Israeli		Internet Archive
Pedlar's Ass	1529	British		Internet Archive
Rob Hall and the Gentleman	1529A*	British		Internet Archive

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