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

1544: The man who got a night's lodging

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1525-1639: The Clever Man > 1544: The man who got a night's lodging

Description

The rascal feigns deafness and eats the best food. He accepts the hospitality before it is offered [K1981.1]. He takes the man's horse out of the stable and puts his own in. He is to pay for his lodging with a goat skin; he takes one of the man's own…

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External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Author	Year	Source
Ben Sikran Improves the Couscous	1544	Arab			Internet Archive
Soldier's Riddle	1544A*	Russian			Internet Archive

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