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

1536A: The woman in the chest

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1525-1639: The Clever Man > 1536A: The woman in the chest

Description

The servant boy has determined to steal. A woman lies down in a chest to spy on him. The boy kills her. He makes the preacher (rich man) believe that she has died, and at the latter's request he undertakes to bury her. Puts the corpse in the corn…

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Miserly Rich Man and the Unlucky Poor Man	1536A	Chilean	Internet Archive
Whiteshirt	1536A	Hungarian	Internet Archive
Woman in the Chest	1536A	German	Internet Archive

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