Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
1542: The clever boy
Description
Peik with his fooling-sticks.
I. Deceptions as a Trade. Brother and sister live together but are poor and Peik goes out to make a living by fooling people [K301]. See Type 1525A.
II. Animal Bargains. (a) He gets the king's horse by borrowing it to… Variants
1542A. Return for Tools
Trickster pretends to ride home for tools to perform his tricks; steals horse. (1542 IIa alone.) [K341.8.1].
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| Text title | ATU | Language | Author | Origin | Publication Date |
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| Peik | 1542 | Norwegian | Asbjørnsen & Moe | Norway | 1841 |
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