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

1551: The Wager that Sheep are Hogs

ATU > 1200-1999: ANECDOTES AND JOKES > 1525-1724: Stories about a Man > 1525-1639: The Clever Man > 1551: The Wager that Sheep are Hogs

Description

A trickster wagers with a sheep driver that the sheep he is driving are hogs. The next man to overtake them will act as umpire. The trickster's confederate now arrives and declares that they are hogs. [K451.2].

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External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Irishman Bets with a Bartender 1551 United States Internet Archive
Peasant Sells a Cow as a Goat 1551 German Internet Archive

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